Nikon Coolpix L18 Review

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Nikon Coolpix L18



Playback Modes & Screens


Nikon Coolpix L18

The Playback screen displays the time and date of capture, filename and number of total pictures. After a few seconds the info dissapears and you will only see the picture.


Nikon Coolpix L18

Press the zoom "W"ide button to enter the Index mode which can show 4, 9 or 16 thumbnail images per page. This allows you to quickly search through your stored images.



Nikon Coolpix L18

Press the zoom "T"ele button to enlarge the playback image. It can be magnified from 1.2x to 10.0x in multiple steps, once enlarged you can scroll around inside of it using the 4-way controller. At any magnification step you can save the cropped image by pressing the shutter button.



Nikon Coolpix L18

Playback Menu:
    D-Lighting - Adjusts the image to reveal more of the image inside the shadows and dark areas
    Print Set - Adjust the print settings
    Slide show - Run a slide show of the images on the camera
    Delete - Erase selected or all images
    Small pic. - Resize your images




Nikon Coolpix L18

The Photo Trim option works in conjunction with playback zoom, allowing you to crop out a smaller section of an image. These operations prompt you to create a new image or overwrite the original.



Nikon Coolpix L18

Pressing the info (Tele zoom) button in a menu gives you a description of what that functions does.



Nikon Coolpix L18

Movies are played back in full screen mode, playback starts by pressing the OK button in the center of the 4-way controller. During playback, the 4-way controller's left and right buttons are used to select the playback controls displayed at the top of the LCD; pressing OK performs the selected action. The bar at the bottom indicates the playback position with the running time in seconds displayed on the right.



Nikon Coolpix L18

The Set-Up menu options:
    Return - Go back to the previous menu (Playback or Shooting menus)
    Menus - Select text or icon style menu screens
    Welcome screen - Change the image used in the power up screen
    Date - Set the internal time and date
    Monitor Settings - Info displayed on LCD, backlight intensity, framing grids
    Date imprint - Records date, date & time, date counter onto image
    Anti-Shake AE - Auto or Off
    AF Assist - Auto or Off
    Sound settings - Camera sound effects and volume
    Auto Off - Sleep delay time: 30s, 1m, 5m, 30m
    Format card - Format SD card
    Language - Choose from one of the many languages
    Video Mode - NTSC, PAL
    Reset all - Reset all settings to default
    Battery type - Alkaline, Lithium or NiMH
    Protect - Choose an image to protect from being deleted
    Copy - Copy back and forth between internal memory and memory card
    Firmware version - Display the camera's internal software version




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