Making movies, Exposure compensation – Nikon Coolpix 4300 User Manual

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Beyond Point-and-Shoot—Making Mo

vies/Exposur

e Compensation

Making Movies

m (movie) mode, the COOLPIX4300 can record silent movies up to

forty seconds in length at a rate of about fifteen frames per second.

Set the mode dial to

m (movie).

F2.8

40"

F2.8

1/125

40"

1/125

320

Press to start recording.

• The exposure count display

will show the length of the
movie that can be recorded.

• The movie mode icon

appears in the bottom left
corner of the monitor.

Press again to end recording.

• Recording will end automatically forty seconds after

recording starts or if no more memory is available
on the memory card.

• The movie will be stored as a QuickTime movie file

with a file name ending in “.MOV”.

For more information on Playing movies back: P. 62

Notes on Movie mode

• Digital zoom is not available.
• Movies can not be recorded unless the monitor is on.
• The flash turns off automatically.

Exposure Compensation

The

1 Button

Alter the exposure from the value set by the camera to make pictures
bright or darker.

Exposure compensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV
(underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of 1/3 EV.
Press

≤/≥ on the Multi selector while holding the 1 button.

By default, the camera “remembers” the exposure-compensation value restoring
it the next time the mode dial is set to

å. If desired, exposure compensation

can be set to return to ±0.0 EV when the mode dial is turned to a new setting
or the camera is turned off.

F2.8

1/250

2.0

2272

Confirm exposure value in monitor.
Effects of compensation are visible
in monitor; adjust until desired result
is achieved.
! icon is displayed in monitor.

Press

≤ to increase exposure

value,

≥ to decrease exposure

value while holding the

1 button.

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