Rear of camera controls
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As you can see the rear of the 4500 has been much simplified since the 995. In addition to this simplification the flash button has now migrated across to the lens portion of the camera. Other notable changes are the zoom controller which is now a single rocker, the lack of a record/play switch (Nikon has realized its redundancy since the introduction of the Quick View button) and the new joystick style Multi selector (4-way controller) which is actually easier to use.
| Button | 
Shooting mode |
Playback mode |
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Switches
LCD display between: • Monitor Off • Monitor On, detail hidden • Monitor On, detail shown |
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Quick Review
/ Play: • Press once for quarter screen "quick review" of last shot • Press again for play mode • Half-press of shutter release cancels quick review / play mode |
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| W / T | Zoom to full
Wide angle (38 mm) or Telephoto (155 mm) * |
Enter thumbnail view mode or Magnify image |
| MENU | Enter or leave mode menu | |
| QUICK |
Quick Review / Play: • Press once for quarter screen "quick review" of last shot • Press again for play mode • Half-press of shutter release cancels quick review / play mode |
No action |
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When"AF Area Mode"
is set to Manual then pressing the 4-way direction pad selects the
AF area spot, current spot is indicated on the main LCD by a red bracket.
SET Button: AE-L / AF-L - Auto Exposure &/ Auto Focus Lock button. Press and hold SET to lock Auto Focus and/or Auto Exposure. |
Browse images |
* It's worth noting that the Coolpix 4500 provides very fine control over zoom position. Other digital cameras tend to have just five or six zoom positions between wide and telephoto, the Coolpix 4500 appears to have tens of steps and this allows for very accurate selection of zoom position.
Multi function Buttons (Shooting mode)
| Button |
Press button |
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Hold button and turn command dial |
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Flash mode: • Auto Flash • Flash Cancel • Auto Anti-Redeye • Fill-in Flash • Slow Sync |
Select ISO sensitivity: |
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Auto focus mode: Playback mode: Delete |
Manual focus |
* Nikon has chosen to highlight ISO 800 in red when selected, this is to indicate that while the option is available it will produce quite noisy images and is only recommended for extreme situations.
