Nikon 990 Guide D’Installation Rapide

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By default, the flash automatically
fires when lighting is poor.  To
choose another flash setting, press
the 

 button.  The following

options are available:

Auto (default)
Flash fires when needed.
Flash Cancel (off)

By default, the camera automatical-
ly adjusts focus for subjects 30 cm
(1 ft.) or more from the lens.  To
choose another focus setting, press
the 

 button.  The following

options are available:

Autofocus (default)
Infinity (

∞

)

Captures distant scenes with
maximum clarity.  Flash turns
off automatically.

This Fast Track  Guide takes you
through the steps involved in setting
up your camera and using it in
“A-REC,” an automatic, point-and-
shoot mode designed to produce the
best results in most circumstances.
For more complete information,
refer to the Guide to Digital Photogra-
phy.  Cross-references to other
documentation are marked by the
following symbols:

Guide to Digital Photography
(page numbers refer to the
print edition)

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Before inserting or removing
batteries, turn the camera off.

The battery chamber is in the
bottom of the camera handgrip.
To open, unlatch the cover and flip
it open.  Insert four AA (LR6)
batteries as shown inside the
cover.  Close the cover and, press-
ing the label “▼Push” to keep the
cover firmly closed, return the
latch to the locked position.

Before inserting or removing the
memory card, turn the camera off.

Open the card-slot cover and
slide the memory card in as shown
above (1).  Fold the eject button
over (2) before closing the card-
slot cover.

Turn the mode dial to A-REC.
Check that the control panel on
top of the camera is on and that
the battery indicator is not flash-
ing.

The diopter adjustment dial next
to the viewfinder can be used to
adjust the finder to suit individual
differences in vision.

The picture just taken will be
displayed briefly in the LCD moni-
tor while the camera transfers it
to memory.  Press the 

 (

)

button to freeze the display for
twenty seconds.  If you are not
satisfied with the results, press 
(

) to delete the photo be-

fore returning to shooting mode.

Gently depress the shutter-release
button halfway and check the
autofocus and flash indicators next
to the viewfinder.  The camera is
ready to take a picture when the
autofocus lamp (green) glows
steadily and the flash lamp (red) is
not blinking.

To take a picture, fully depress the
shutter-release button.

To select an image size, turn the
command dial while pressing the

 button.

Full (2048

×

1536 pixels)

XGA 1024

×

768 pixels

VGA 640

×

480 pixels

3 : 2 2048

×

1360 pixels (same

proportions as 35 mm film)

Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject in the viewfinder or LCD
monitor.  The 

 button zooms the camera out (A), reducing magnification

and increasing the field of view.  The 

 button zooms the camera in (B).  If

the LCD monitor is on or the camera is connected to a television set, you
can hold the 

 button down for two seconds at maximum zoom to enter

digital zoom mode (C), where you can zoom in a further 

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Together with image size, image
quality determines the number of
images that can be stored on the
memory card.  Press the 
button to choose an image-quality
setting from:

NORMAL Default

FINE Fewer pictures, higher quality

BASIC More pictures, basic quality

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Macro close-up
Use this mode when taking
photos of small objects at
close range.  At the middle
optical zoom position (shown
by a yellow   icon in the
LCD monitor), you can focus
on objects as little as 2 cm
(0.8 in.) from the lens.
Self timer
Delays shutter release to
prevent camera shake or for
self portraits.  Press the
shutter-release button once
for a ten-second delay, twice
for a delay of three seconds.

Auto with red-eye reduc-
tion
Preflash fires before main
flash to reduce red-eye
effects a flash can sometimes
cause.
Anytime Flash (fill flash)
Use when photographing a
back-lit subject.
Slow sync
Balances the flash and
background lighting.  Ideal for
low-light photography at
night.

18 MODE (FUNC 1) button

9 Flash/Sensitivity (Thumbnail)

button 

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1 Shutter-release button

2 Mode dial
3 Exposure compensation

(FUNC 2) button

4 Command dial

6 Zoom-in (

) button

8 Image-quality/Size button 

17 Control panel

16 MENU button

15 MONITOR button

13 Flash-ready lamp

14 Viewfinder eyepiece

11 LCD Monitor

10 Focus mode (Delete)

button 

 ( )

12 Autofocus lamp

7 Zoom-out (

) button

5 Multi Selector

32 VIDEO OUT

29 Eyelet for camera strap

30 Memory card slot
31 USB/serial connector

28 Battery-chamber cover

27 Battery-chamber latch

26 Tripod socket

33 DC-IN connector

19 Lens

20 Viewfinder

25 Diopter adjustment dial

23 Photocell

24 Connector for external flash

21 Built-in flash
22 Red-eye reduction lamp

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Press the MENU button to display
the A-REC menu.  Choose Date
and use the multi selector to set
the camera to the current time
and date.

Playback
To play images back, turn the mode dial to PLAY.  The most
recent image in memory will be displayed in the LCD
monitor.  The operations that can be performed in single-
image playback are summarized in the following chart:

Rotate

View additional information on

current photo

Press

View other photographs in

memory

 

(

)

Press

Zoom in on photograph (use

multi selector to scroll image)

Press

Cancel zoom

 

(

)

Press

Select current photo for

deletion

Press

Start or stop movie playback

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How Many Images Can I Record?
The approximate number of images that can be recorded on an
16 MB memory card at different combinations of image quality and
size is shown in the following chart: