Nikon Coolpix 8800 Review: Digital Photography Review

Scene Menu

	Pressing the MENU button with the Scene user setting selected displays the scene mode selection menu. Each scene mode is represented by an icon, use the multi selector to select the required scene mode then press the SET button to select that mode. A shortcut to selecting Scene mode is to hold the FUNC button and turn the command dial. The current scene mode is indicated by SCE1 - SCEc on the Control Panel display.

Pressing the MENU button with the Scene user setting selected displays the scene mode selection menu. Each scene mode is represented by an icon, use the multi selector to select the required scene mode then press the SET button to select that mode. A shortcut to selecting Scene mode is to hold the FUNC button and turn the command dial. The current scene mode is indicated by SCE1 - SCEc on the Control Panel display.

My Menu (P, S, A, M)

	Pressing the MENU button in one of the manual record modes (P, S, A or M) displays the "My Menu" over the current live view. This menu has five options which can be customized by the user to best fit their shooting style or situation. By default this menu has the options seen on the left. Select the 'Show all menus' option to revert to the full Shooting menu (described below).

Pressing the MENU button in one of the manual record modes (P, S, A or M) displays the "My Menu" over the current live view. This menu has five options which can be customized by the user to best fit their shooting style or situation. By default this menu has the options seen on the left.

Select the 'Show all menus' option to revert to the full Shooting menu (described below).

All Menus (P, S, A, M)

	The full record menu is split across three pages, use the multi selector to move up and down options, certain options can be changed by rolling the main dial, otherwise press the right arrow to enter a sub-menu and change a setting.

Full Custom Menu

Menu	Options	Notes
White Balance	• Auto • White Balance Preset Measure Cancel • Fine * • Incandescent * • Fluorescent * • Cloudy * � Speedlight (Flash) * � Shade *	Choose the current white balance mode, those white balance settings marked with a * can be fine tuned +/-3 levels.
Metering	• Matrix • Spot • Center-Weighted Average • Spot AF Area	- 256-segment matrix metering - Meters only a small central portion - 80% to the central quarter - Spot meter only selected AF area
Continuous Mode	• Single • Continuous H • Continuous L • Multi-Shot 16 • Ultra HS • 5 shot buffer • Time lapse • Movie	- Approx. 2.3 fps - Approx. 1.2 fps - 16 816x612 frames on an image - TV (640x480), 30 fps, 100 images - 1 fps, stores last 5 images in a burst - Records a frame at set intervals - Movie clips (up to 3 mins)
Best Shot Selector	• Off • On • Exposure BSS Highlight BSS Shadow BSS Histogram BSS	(Five frames) - Smallest overexposure select - Smallest underexposure select - Smallest over/underexposure select
Image Adjustment	• Auto • Normal • More Contrast • Less Contrast	Sets tone parameters for cameras internal image processing algorithm. Note the removal of the brightness settings.
Saturation Control	• Auto • +2 Maximum • +1 Enhanced • 0 Normal • -1 Moderate • -2 Minimum • Black & White	Sets colour saturation parameters for cameras internal image processing algorithm
User Setting	• User 1 • User 2	User memories

Image mode	• Image quality RAW HI EXTRA FINE NORMAL BASIC • Image size 8M (3264 x 2448) 5M (2592 x 1944) 3M (2048 x 1536) 2M (1600 x 1200) 1M (1280 x 960) PC (1024 x 768) TV (640 x 480) 3:2 (3264 x 2176)	Image size and quality
Sensitivity	• 50 • 100 • 200 • 400 • Auto
Image Sharpening	• Auto • High • Normal • Low • Off	Controls the camera's internal sharpening algorithm
Lens	• Normal • Wide Adapter • Telephoto • Fisheye
Exposure Options	• AE Lock Off On Reset • Bulb/Time Bulb release Timed release 30 sec 1 min 3 min 5 min 10 min	- Maximum 10 minutes - Define the length of next exposure
Focus Options	• AF Area Mode Auto Manual Off • Auto-focus Mode Single AF Continuous AF • Focus Confirmation Manual Focus On Off	This menu provides you with control over the way the camera selects the AF area mode, whether it evaluates auto focus all the time (continuous) or just when you half-press the shutter release and when focus confirmation (LCD image sharpening effect) is used.
Zoom Options	• Digital Tele On Off • Fixed Aperture Off On	- Enable or disable digital zoom - Maintain fixed aperture in A / M mode

VR mode	• VR Normal • VR Active
Speedlight Options	• Pop Up Auto Manual • Flash Exp. Compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps • Speedlight Control Auto Internal Off	- Flash pop-up when needed - Pop-up when flash button pressed - External or Internal flash fired - Internal flash turned off
Auto Bracketing	• Off • Auto Bracketing 3, +/-0.3 3, +/-0.7 3, +/-1.0 5, +/-0.3 5, +/-0.7 5, +/-1.0 • WB Bracketing
Noise Reduction	• Off • On	When set to 'On' the camera will use dark frame subtraction to remove noise from exposures of 1/4 sec or longer.
Reset	• No • Reset	Resets current User setting to defaults
My Menu	• Sensitivity> • Focus options > • Metering > • Continuous > • BSS > • Image adjustment >	Each 'My Menu' position can be re-programmed to any one of the main menu options
CF card format	• No • Format