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Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual

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Table of Contents

For Your Safety ........................................................................................................................................ ii

WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. ii

Notices ....................................................................................................................................................... v

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1

About This Manual ................................................................................................................................ 1
Information and Precautions ............................................................................................................. 2
Parts of the Camera ............................................................................................................................... 4

Camera Body .............................................................................................................................................................4
Changing the Angle of the Monitor ...........................................................................................................6
Raising and Lowering the Flash.....................................................................................................................7
Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap ............................................................................................7
Monitor .........................................................................................................................................................................8

Basic Operations...................................................................................................................................11

Command Dial ......................................................................................................................................................11
Multi Selector .........................................................................................................................................................12
d (Menu) Button............................................................................................................................................13
Switching Between Tabs in the Menu Screen...................................................................................13
Using Camera Menus........................................................................................................................................14
Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Halfway/All the Way ........................................................15
x (Monitor) Button .........................................................................................................................................16
s (Display) Button ......................................................................................................................................17

First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 18

Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................18

Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................19

Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................20

Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................23

Setting the Display Language, Date and Time..........................................................................24
Inserting the Memory Card ..............................................................................................................26

Removing the Memory Card........................................................................................................................26