Nikon Coolpix 990 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 1

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I/O terminalPower inputVideo outputDigital output terminal (USB/Serial)Sync terminal for external Speedlight Bundled SoftwareNikonView Version 3, Alt

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The all glass, 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens has 38-115mm coverage (35mm equivalent) plus avirtually stepless 4x digital zoom option. If you enjoy shooting clos

Shown here is the older WC-E24 and the new and larger WC-E63 wideangleconversion lenses. The WC-E63 features ED glass for less distortion and flares a

programmable mode/function buttons. The command dial has been moved to thetop-rear of the camera and is easily operated with your thumb.Note the "

The Coolpix 990, like its sibling the Coolpix 950, has a swiveling lens and an all-metalmagnesium chassis for lightness and durability. The 990 sports

The Coolpix 990 uses four AA size batteries as its power source. I highly recommendNiMH rechargeables as this camera like all digicams, eats alkaline

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Click on the camera for 360-degree QTVR tourThe Nikon Coolpix 990 is the first of the new wave of 3.34-megapixel resolution digitalcameras. It retains

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The Coolpix 990 has a new 4-way jog switch on the back that lets you more easilynavigate the extensive menu system. Some menu items can also be change

The first menu option is the white balance settings. Choices should be rather obvious;Automatic, White Balance Preset (see next frame), Fine (Sunny),

Metering options are Matrix (256 element), Center-Weighted, Spot and the Spotmetering option that is used if you are using the Autofocus Area option.

Here's the Record mode options:Single: Camera records one picture each time shutter is pressed● Continuous: Camera records pictures in continuo

When using the optional Nikkor lenses you can lock in certain presets with theConverters menu:Normal: No modifications made to settings (default)● W

Image enhancement menu, these settings are hopefully obvious. Only one setting maybe used at a time.Image Sharpness menu options. To give the user com

As with the Coolpix 950 the 990 allows you to build three user profiles of camerasettings and store them for easy recall. Any modifications you make w

Exposure Options. Set, reset or release the AE Lock, most useful when shootingpanorama shots.Auto Bracketing now lets you shoot a sequence of five sho

Using the focusing options you can enable the focus tracking manual mode and you'llsee these brackets on the LCD monitor. By using the jog switch

Nikon has finally answered the question of how to keep the lens cap with the camera.They now include a "lens string" that slips around the j

Fixed Aperture - if possible the aperture is fixed when zooming in or out.Those of us with the Coolpix 950 practically screamed for this option and no

Flash Options: Variable Power - the power output of the builtin flash can be varied from-2 to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV.Speedlight Control: Enable

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Another most-requested item, the ability to use the selftimer while in macro mode is nowa reality. You simply push the lower-left mode button below th

and bring up different combinations of shutter speed and aperture. When the 990 is inFlexible Program mode the "P" changes to a "P*&quo

The Setup menu while in M-Rec is now a 3 page affair. You can toggle over to thenumbers on the left and then quickly jump to the desired menu page.Her

The "Led Shot Confirm" when enabled will blink the redeye reduction lamp on the frontof the camera when the shutter fires. The video output

The rest of the screen shots will show the various features in the Play mode. This is astandard Play mode screen showing the last picture taken with a

Here's the Play mode menu of options, the same as the Coolpix 950. You'll note theobvious beta firmware error with the word "Scrole&quo

The Coolpix 990 has an exclusive Multi-Area autofocus mode for quick compositionwithout interruption. It searches the 5 zones for closest subject or s

and down using the 4-way jog switch.As with the Coolpix 950, the 990 displays all the camera and exposure data of theviewed picture by rotating the co

This is the second page of camera and exposure data.New to the Nikon 990 is this histogram display like the expensive pro cameras. Thehistogram graphi

The last page is also new to the 990 and it shows lens and focus settings including whatarea the autofocus was centered on.Steve's conclusionWell

3D color matrix metering and multizone autofocus like the D1● Flexible Program mode with a variety of shutter speed and aperture combinations● Spo

The Coolpix 990 has benefited greatly by what Nikon learned while designing the D1.You may not know what the big deal is about multizone focusing but

of pictures and alter each one up to two f/stops in both the plus and minus directions.You get five shots of the same scene, all of them slightly diff

color when the Nikon folks first told me about it but, it does grow on you and now itdoesn't really bother me at all.Before you think that this i

(This procedure verified on Coolpix 700, 800, 950 and 990 cameras)Thanks to some detective work by Don Hergert we now know that you can also upgradeyo

Turn Mode dial to A-Rec or M-Rec and format the CF card to erase the firmwareupgrade software and use your camera normally.13. Additional info for Ma

Continue on toSteve's Sample PicsJohn Cowley's Nikon 990 ReviewImaging-Resource's Nikon 990 ReviewMegapixel.net's Nikon 990 Review

files to a PC or Mac very fast. This is a dual I/O port supporting both USB and serialRS-232 connections. Nikon does not supply a serial port cable an

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The 990's CompactFlash card slot is located on the side, making it easy to changecards without removing it from a tripod. Nikon is supplying a 16

Nikon has bundled one of Lexar Media's new and fast 8x speed, 16MB USB-enabledJumpSHOT CompactFlash cards. Included is a mail-in coupon for the J

Coolpix 990 Specifications CCD 1/1.8-in. high-density CCD; total number of pixels: 3.34 million Image size2,048 x 1,536 pixelsXGA-size (1,024 x 768)VG

Capture modes1) Single2) Continuous3) Multi-Shot 16 (16 frames in 1/16 size)4) VGA Sequence5) Ultra High-speed Continuous (approx. 30 fps for 80 QVGA