Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product E5600 Nikon
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( En ) ( En ) ( En ) The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the En DIGITAL CAMERA Printed i n Japan Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR4K0 9000201( 11) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA051.
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i Notices/Fo r Your Safety For Yo ur Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or i njury to yourself or to other s, read the following safety precautions in thei r entirety before usi ng this equipment. Keep these safety instruct ions where all those who use the product will read them.
ii Notices/Fo r Your Safety • Do not expose ba tteries to flam e or to excessive heat . • Do n o t im me rs e i n or exp o se to wat er . • Do not transport or stor e with metal objects such as necklaces or hairp ins. • Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged.
iii Notices/Fo r Your Safety Cautions To ens ur e co ntin ued e njo yme nt o f you r Nik on p rod uct, obse rv e th e fo llo wing prec auti ons w hen st orin g or us ing th e devi ce: Keep dry The device will b e damaged if imme rse d in wa te r or s ubje cte d to high levels of moisture.
iv Notices/Fo r Your Safety Notices • No part of the manuals included with this pr oduct m ay be re pr oduced, trans - mitted, transcribed, stor ed in a retrieval system, or translated i nto any language in any form, by any means , without Nikon's p rior written permission .
v Notices/Fo r Your Safety Noti ce for cus tomers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Int erfer- ence Causing Equipment Regulations. ATTEN TION Cet appar eil n uméri que de la clas se B re- specte toutes les exige nces du Règlement sur le mat érie l brouil leur du Can ada.
vi Notices/Fo r Your Safety Bef ore Tak ing Im port ant Pi ctures Befor e taking pictu res on impo rtant occas ions (such as at weddings or before taking the came ra with you on a tr ip), ta ke a tes t shot to ensure tha t the camer a is func tioning normally.
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viii The Shooting Menu ........ ................... ............. ................... ....... 65 Using the Shooting Menu .................................................. ........................... 65 Image Mode......... ..... .... .... .... ...... .
1 Before Y ou Begin Before Yo u Begin Introduction Thank you for your pur chase of a Niko n COOL PIX5600 (E5600)/CO OLPIX4 600 (E46 00) d ig ita l came ra . Th is ma nua l h as be en wr itt en to he lp yo u en joy tak ing picture s with yo ur Nikon digi tal camera .
2 Before Y ou Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-re lease but ton ( Q 7) Power sw itch ( Q 12) Viewfinde r ( Q 18) Built-in S peedli ght ( Q 24) Self-timer lamp ( Q 26) Lens ( Q 18) Power-on la mp ( Q .
3 Parts o f the Camera Before Y ou Begin Zoom ( l / O ) button s ( Q 18) Red ( ! ) lamp ( Q 20) Monitor ( Q 5, 18) Battery-ch amber cover ( Q 8) Mode dial ( Q 6) USB co nnector ( Q 50, 56) Audio/video.
4 Before Y ou Begin The Monitor Shooting 1 Shooti ng mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 12 Number of expos ures remai ning/ length of m ovie . . . . . . . . 16, 17, 6 0 2 AE-L 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3 Focus in dicator 2 . . . .
5 The Monitor Before Y ou Begin Playback Controlling the Monitor To hide or display ind icators in the monitor, sele ct the Photo info opt ion i n th e MONI TOR SE T- TINGS menu. ( Q 92) Monitor turns off while flas h is cha rging ( Q 20). 2005 . 05 .
6 Before Y ou Begin The Mode Dial Using the mode dial, you can sele ct from se ven sh ooting modes an d setup m ode. Choo se a shoot ing mod e accordin g to shoot ing condi tions. To sel ect a mo de, al ign the mode icon wit h the " J " ma rk next to th e mode di al.
7 Before Y ou Begin Navigating the Menus The mu lti s elec tor is u sed to n avig ate thro ugh t he c ame ra m enu s. Your ca mera ha s a two s tage shutt er-relea se butto n. The ca mera sets focus an d expos ure whe n the button is pressed halfway .
8 Firs t St eps First S teps Inserting Batteries Your ca mera us es: • LR6 (AA ) alkaline ba tteries (× 2), or • Nikon EN-MH1 r echarge able nickel-me tal hydr ide (NiMH) batte ries (×2) , or .
9 Inserting Batteries Firs t St eps Replacing B atteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp has gone out be fore removing or in- serting batteries. Read Batter y Warnings Read and fo llow all warni ngs and instruct ions suppli ed by the battery ma nufacturer .
10 Firs t St eps Inserting Memory Cards Picture s can be st ored in the camera 's internal memory (about 14 MB) or on Se- cure Dig ital ( SD) memo ry car d.
11 Inse rting Memor y Cards Firs t St eps Format ting Me mory C ards Memory cards must be formatted before first use. For information on formatting memory cards, see "The SE T-UP Menu: Forma t memory/card" ( Q 97, 98). Removin g Memory Card s Memory cards can b e removed withou t loss of data when the camera is off.
12 Firs t St eps Checking the Battery Lev el Turn the camera on • Press the power switch . The power-on lam p will light. Rotate the mode dial to a setting other than f . Check the battery level in the monitor • Wh en th e came ra is tu rned on for the firs t time, a langua ge sel ection di alog will be d isplay ed.
13 Checkin g the B attery L evel Firs t St eps Turn ing the Cam era O ff To turn the camera off, press the power switch when the power-on lamp is lit. Do not remove the batteries or disconnect the EH-62B AC adapter until the powe r-on lamp ha s gone out.
14 Firs t St eps Basic Setup The first time the cam era is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to c hoose a language a nd set the time and date.
15 Basi c Se tup Firs t St eps Setting the Clock from PictureProject ( Windows XP/Mac OS X Only) If the cam era is co nnected with th e USB option set to PTP ( Q 49), PictureProjec t (included) c an be u sed to set the camer a clo ck to the s ame ti me and date as th e comput er .
16 Basic Photog raphy Basic Photogra phy Step 1 - Select P Mode This sectio n details th e basic s teps involv ed in takin g pictures in P (a uto) mode .
17 Step 1 - Selec t P Mode Basic Photog raphy Number of Expos ures Remaining If the number of exposures remaining is zero, the message "OUT OF ME MORY" will be dis played in the monitor.
18 Basic Photog raphy Step 2 - Frame th e Picture Read y th e cam era Hold the camera ste adily in both hands. Photo- graphs can be fra med in the monitor or the viewfinder .
19 Step 2 - Fra me the Pi ctu re Basic Photog raphy Digital Zoom In digital zoom, data from the camera's image sensor are processed digita lly, enlarging the center portion of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike opt ical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the p icture.
20 Basic Photog raphy Step 3 - Focus and Shoot Focus Press the shutt er-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. In P mode, the ca mera will automatically focus on the subject at t he center of the frame. F ocus and exposure will lock while th e shutter-release b utton is pressed halfway.
21 Step 3 - Foc us and Shoot Basic Photog raphy During Recording While pictures are being recorde d to the memory or memory card, the green (AF) lamp blinks, and the < icon lights or the memory icon } / / blinks. You can continue to take pictures until the < icon is displayed.
22 Basic Photog raphy Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode) Press t he x bu tton View pi cture s in the monitor To view additional pictures, press the multi se- lector down or right to view pictures in the or- der recorde d, up or left to view pictures in reverse order.
23 Step 4 - View the Resul ts (Full-sc reen Playba ck Mode ) Basic Photog raphy Deleting Your Last Shot At any time during shooting, you can press the u button to de lete the last picture taken. The confirmation dial og shown at right will be displayed.
24 More on Photography More on Phot ography When Lighting Is Poor: Usin g the Flash The following flash mo des are available: To select the flash mode: Dis pl ay F la sh men u. Highligh t desire d mode (to exit with out chan ging mode , wait for a while or pres s the mul ti se lecto r to l eft).
25 When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash More on Photography Exit menu. Flash mode shown by icon at bottom of monitor. Sensitivity ( ISO Equivalency) "Sensitivity" is a measure of ho w quickly the camera responds to light. Your Nikon digital camera normally has a sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with an ISO 50 rating.
26 More on Photography Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer Wh en the s elf-time r is on , pictur es are taken t en secon ds aft er the s hutter -rele ase butt on is pres sed.
27 More on Photography Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode Macr o close -up mod e is used f or taking close- up shot s of sm all objects at very shor t dis tanc es ( min imum 4 cm/ 1.6 ″ ). Dis play Macr o cl os e-up menu . Exit menu. & icon appears in monitor when camera is in macro close-up.
28 More on Photography Assist and Scene M odes Your Ni kon digita l camera off ers a choice of four "ass ist" and twe lve "scene " modes. In th ese mode s, camer a sett ings are au tomatic ally optimize d for the se - lecte d sub ject t ype, spar ing yo u the ne cess ity of adju sti ng set ting s one- by- one.
29 Assist an d Scene Mod es More on Photography Assist and S cene Modes Depending on your subject, assist and scene modes may not always produce the desired results. If results are no t to your satisfaction, ch oose P (aut o) an d tr y ag ain. Image Mode The Image mode option is available in the assist mode and scene mode menu ( Q 67) .
30 More on Photography Framing Assist The fou r assist mo des offe r a selectio n of framing assist opt ions that allow yo u to compose pic tures with the help of fr aming guides dis played i n the monito r. To use frami ng assis t, rotate the mode dia l to the desi red mode and follow the ste ps belo w.
31 Frami ng As sist More on Photography i Portrait Assi st i (por trait a ssis t) mode hel ps you f rame portr aits in whic h the main subj ect st ands out clea rly whil e backgro und details are soft ened, len ding the composi tion a sens e of depth (the de- gree of soft ening dep ends on the a mount of light a vail able).
32 Framing Assi st More on Photography N Landscape Assist N (landsca pe assi st) mode helps you frame vi vid lands cape shots th at enhan ce outlines , colors, a nd contras t. A framing assist menu help s you frame not only natu ral landsc apes but also citys capes an d portrai t shots featu ring a land mark in the b ackgrou nd.
33 Frami ng As sist More on Photography j Sp ort s A ssi st j (spo rts ass ist ) mode is used for dy namic act ion sho ts t hat capt ure mo vi ng obj ec ts. Th e ass is t me nu le ts y ou f reez e the action i n a sin gle shot o r record m otion in a se ries of pic - tures.
34 Framing Assi st More on Photography m Night Portrait Assist m (night po rtrait ass ist) mode is used for taking po rtrait shots at night, whe n it provides a natural bal ance betw een the m ain sub ject an d the backgroun d.
35 More on Photography e Scene Mode e (sc ene) mode offers a menu of twelv e "scenes ," each correspondi ng to a common situati on, such a s a backlit subj ect, s unset, or int erior s hot.
36 e Scene Mode More on Photography The fol lowi ng scen es are avail abl e: * Other mode s can be sel ected. The 2 (C amera Sh ake) Icon When the 2 icon app ears in the monitor, pictures may be blurred.
37 e Scene Mo de More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. E DUSK/DAWN Pres erves the colors seen in the weak natural light befor e sunrise or after sunset.
38 e Scene Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. G MUSEUM Fla sh tu rn s off ( $ ) au tomatica lly. Use th is mode in doors wher e flas h phot ogr aphy is pr ohi bi ted (for ex ampl e, i n muse ums a nd ar t gal le ri es) or in other indo or settings in which you d o not want to use th e flash.
39 e Scene Mo de More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. J BACK LIGHT Use when li ght is c oming fr om behind your subje ct, thr owing their fe atur es into shad ow , o r when your s ubject is in the shade but the backgr ound is bri ghtly lit.
40 e Scene Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. To use panorama as sist, follow the steps below. Highlight K (PANORAM A ASS IST). Press I (the center of the multi se- lector). Pan direction displayed in greenish yellow. Select how pictures w ill be joined together in complet ed panorama.
41 e Scene Mo de More on Photography Compose the n ext shot to overlap with the previous picture. Take first pictur e. About one third of pic- ture is sho wn superi mposed on view through le ns (if p an direct ion is le ft to right, picture will app ear on l eft side of monito r).
42 More on Playbac k More on Playba ck Viewing Pictures on the Ca mera Viewing Mult iple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Pres sing the l ( W ) button in f ull-screen playbac k display s the pi ctur es in th e memory or o n the memo ry card in "c ontact shee ts" of four thumbnail i mages.
43 Viewing Pict ures on the Camera More on Playbac k Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use th e O ( T ) button to zoom in on still im ages dis- played in full- screen p layback. While the picture is zoom ed in, yo u can s ave a cr opped co py of th e pic- ture that co ntains only t he port ion of the i mage v isi- ble in t he monito r.
44 Viewing Pictures on the Camera More on Playbac k Cropping Pictures This o ption lets you crop part of a pictur e and save it as a separa te file. Zoom picture in and out. Scroll pic t ure. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until desired portion of ima ge is displayed in monitor.
45 Viewing Pict ures on the Camera More on Playbac k Adjusting a picture tone automa tically Pres s I (the cente r of the mult i selector) in full-scree n playba ck. The tone ad- justed pictur e is crea ted aut omatica lly as a separ ate pict ure. Th is funct ion is ca lled D-Lig hting in the E560 0/E4600 .
46 Viewing Pictures on the Camera More on Playbac k D-Li ght ing Sam ple s + + Befo re Afte r +.
47 Viewing Pict ures on the Camera More on Playbac k Voice Memo s: Recording and Playba ck (E5600 on ly) Using the camera’ s mic rophone , you c an record a voice memo by pressing the shutter-rele ase button while a picture wi th the O : @ icon is displayed in full-sc reen pl ayback ( Q 22).
48 More on Playbac k Viewing Pictures on TV Using the E G-CP14 audio/ video (A V) cab le (E560 0) or E G-CP11 video cable (E460 0) incl uded with your c amera, yo u can co nnect the came ra to a te levisio n or vid eo-cass ette re corde r (VCR).
49 More on Playbac k Viewing Pictures on a Com puter Using th e UC- E6 USB cable and Pic tureProj ect softw are provi ded with your ca mera, you c an vie w yo ur pho togra phs an d mov ies on a com pute r. Befo re yo u can tra nsfe r (copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install PictureProject.
50 Viewing Pictur es on a Compu ter More on Playbac k Connecting the USB Cable Tur n the com pute r on a nd wait for it to s tart u p. A fter conf irm ing th at th e cam - era is of f, connec t the UC-E6 USB cab le as show n below . Connec t the came ra directl y to the com puter; do no t connec t the cable via a USB hub or keyboar d.
51 Viewing Pictures on a Com puter More on Playbac k Disconnecting the Camera If PTP is select ed in the USB m enu, yo u can turn the camer a off and d isconnect the USB cabl e on ce tr ansf er is compl et e.
52 More on Playbac k Printing Pictures Pictur es sto red in the memo ry or on the me mory card can be printe d in the same way a s pict ures ta ken wi th a fi lm came ra.
53 Printin g Pictures More on Playbac k Highlight Print set . Display PRINT SET menu. Highlight Print selected . Pic tures on memory card displayed as thumbnail images. Highlight picture. Select highlighted picture. Selected pic- tures marke d by d icon.
54 Printing Pi ctures More on Playbac k Use the multi selector to specify numbe r of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture, press the multi selec tor down until icon disappears. Repeat steps 5-7 to selec t additional pictures. To exit without alter- ing print order, press ^ button.
55 Printin g Pictures More on Playbac k Print S et If you display the PRINT SET menu afte r creating a print order, the Date and Info options will be reset. "Dat e" If Dat e is selected, the date of recordi ng will appear on pictures printed using DPOF.
56 More on Playbac k Printing Via Direct USB Co nnection Your camer a al low s pict ur es to be pri nte d di rect ly fr om t he came ra us in g Pict - Bridge.
57 Printing Via Direct USB Connection More on Playbac k Highlight Print select ion .* Display PRINT SELECTION dialog. * To pri nt one copy of all pict ures on memo ry card, highlight Print all im- ages and press m ulti selector to right. Scroll through pictures.
58 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More on Playbac k Display confirmat ion dialog. Press the m ult i selector up or down to highlight option, and press I (the center of the mu lti selector) to select. • Sele ct Star t print to st art print ing. T o inte rrup t prin ting , press I , th en tur n ca mera o f f a nd disco nne ct USB c abl e.
59 Printing Via Direct USB Connection More on Playbac k Display confirmation dialog. Press the multi s e lector up or do wn to high light option, press I (the center of the multi selector) to select. • Sele ct Star t print to st art print ing. T o inte rrup t prin ting , press I , th en tur n ca mera o f f a nd disco nne ct USB c abl e.
60 Movies Movies W Recording Movies Movi es can b e record ed with so und rec orded v ia the cam era's bui lt-in micr o- phone, using the E5 600, or sil ent movie s using the E4600: Rotate the mode dial to W Turn the camera on The monitor show s the length of the movie tha t can be recorded.
61 W Reco rding M ovies Movies The type of movie re corded can be selected from the f ollowing opt ions: *1 Tota l reco rding time shown is appr ox imate. Time may vary de pendin g on type of memory card used. *2 Total r ecor ding tim e is shor ter with E5600 becau se movie i s record ed wi th sound .
62 W Recording Movi es Movies To sel ect a movi e mode: Select W Mode . Display MO VIE menu. Highlight Movie options . Display MOVIE OPT IONS menu. Highlight mode.* * To exi t without ch anging mod e, press ^ button. Ma ke se lec tio n to retu rn to t he MO VIE menu.
63 W Reco rding M ovies Movies The MO VIE menu also incl udes t he f ollow ing foc us opt io ns: To choos e a focus option from t he MOVIE me nu: Highlight Auto-f ocus mode . Display options. Highlight desired fo cus mode. M ake selection. Return to shooting mode.
64 Movies Viewing Movies In full-scre en playbac k mode ( Q 22), movies ca n be playe d with so und (E560 0 only). Mo vies ar e indicated by a W icon a nd can be view ed by pr essing I (the cent er of the mul ti se lect or) .
65 The Shooting Menu The Shooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu In P ( auto) mode, the following set tings can be adjust ed from the SHOOTING MENU: In P (auto) mode , the SHOOTING MENU is display ed when ^ button is pres sed.
66 Using the Shoot ing Menu The Shooting Menu To make a selec tion from the SHOOTING MENU: Highlight menu item. Highlight option. To return to pr evious step, press the multi selector to left. Display options. Make selection. To e xit menu and return to shooting mode, press ^ button.
67 The Shooting Menu Image Mode Image mode Pict ures ta ken w ith a dig ital c amera a re re corded as imag e file s. The size o f the f iles, a nd w ith it the n um- ber of image s that ca n be reco rded in t he memory or on th e memo ry card, de pends on the size an d qualit y of t he i mages .
68 Image Mode The Shooting Menu The fo llowing t able sho ws the ap proxim ate numb er of pict ures th at can be stored in the memory or on 128- and 2 56-meg abyt e memor y car ds a t di fferen t imag e mode se ttings . * All figures ar e approximate.
69 The Shooting Menu White Balance White balance The color of the ligh t reflecte d from an object v aries with the color of the l ight sour ce. T he human b rain is able to ad apt to such chan ges i .
70 Wh ite Ba la nce The Shooting Menu Preset Wh ite Balan ce Pres et w hite bal anc e is use d whe n sho oti ng under mixed lighting or to comp ensate f or light s ources w ith a stro ng col or cast ( for ex ampl e, t o make pict ures tak - en und er a la mp wi th a r ed sha de lo ok as thoug h they had bee n taken under white light ).
71 The Shooting Menu Exp. +/- Exp. +/- The EXP. +/- (expos ure comp ensa tion) m enu is used to alte r expos ure fro m the va lue suggeste d by th e came ra, maki ng pictur es bright er or darke r. Expo sure can be adjust ed in the r ange -2. 0 to +2.
72 The Shooting Menu Continuous Continuous Use the options i n this men u to captur e a fleeting ex - press ion on a p ortrait subject, photograp h a s ubject that is moving un predic tably, or c apture mo tion in a series of pic tures.
73 The Shooting Menu Best Shot Selecto r BSS When the " Best Sh ot Select or" (BS S) is on , the c am- era t akes pict ur es as long as th e shu tter -rel eas e but - ton is he ld down , to a maxi mum o f ten.
74 The Shooting Menu Color Options Color Options Use t he op ti ons in thi s menu to ad d s peci al e ffec ts to you r pictures. There are f ive specia l effects to choose from. • The effect yo u choose i s r eflecte d in the pict ure dis- played in th e mon itor .
75 The Play back Menu The Playba ck Menu Using the Playback Menu The PLAY BACK ME NU contains the followin g options: To display the PLAYBACK MENU: Display the PLAY BACK M ENU. Option Description Q Print set Select pictures for printing on a D POF-compatible devic e; speci fy number of cop ies and in formation to be included o n prin ts.
76 Using the Play back Men u The Play back Menu Icon Type Display Using th e Me nu s option of the SET-UP menu switche s the menu display between Text and Icons ( Q 103). Playback Menu Help Pres sing O ( T ) but ton when displaying the PLAYBACK MENU dis plays the help for the se lected item.
77 The Play back Menu Slide Show Slide show This opt ion is us ed to play picture s back in a n autom ated "sl ide show " with abo ut three second s be tween e ach pi cture.
78 The Play back Menu Delete Delete The D ELETE me nu contains the follo wing option s: If no memory ca rd is inse rted in the ca mera, pic tures in the internal memory will be deleted . If the ca mera con tains a memory card, p ictur es on th e card will b e delete d.
79 Delete The Play back Menu Confir mati on di alog d isp layed. Selec t Yes to dele te pictur es, No to exit with out de- letin g pict ur es. Deleting All Pic tures To dele te all unprot ected pict ures in the memory or on t he memo ry card: Highlight Erase all images .
80 The Play back Menu Protect Protect This opti on is used to protect pictur es from acciden tal deletion . Protected files can not be de let ed by press in g the u butto n or using the op tions in the DEL ETE menu . Note, howev er, that pr otected pict ures will be de leted whe n the memo ry or memory ca rd is fo rmatted.
81 The Play back Menu Transfer Marking T ransfer marking This option is us ed to m ark pict ures fo r transf er to a compute r and to t urn au tomat ic tr ansf er mar king o n and of f. Transf erring Mo re than 99 9 Pictures No more than 999 pictures can be marked for tr ansfer.
82 Transfer M arking The Play back Menu Marking S elected Pi cture s for Trans fer Highlight Select image(s) . Highlight picture. Repeat ste ps 3 and 4 to sele ct addi- tional pictures. To deselect picture, highlight and press the multi selec- tor down.
83 The Play back Menu Small Picture Small pic. To crea te a sm all copy o f a pictu re, selec t Small pic. af ter disp laying the im age in full-sc reen playba ck or sel ecting it in the thumbna il display . Highlight option. C onfirmation dialog displayed.
84 The Play back Menu Copy Copy This o ption is used to tr ansfer pictures from th e cam- era 's int ernal m emo ry to the me mory card , or v ice versa. } indi cate s the c amera 's in tern al me mory and / the memory card. This opti on is d ispl ayed onl y when th e memory card is inserted .
85 Copy The Play back Menu Select highligh ted pi cture. Selec ted pictur es mar ked by A icon. Repea t steps 4 and 5 to s elect add itional picture s. To d eselect pictu re, high light and pre ss the mu lti select or down . Confirmation dialog displayed.
86 Copy The Play back Menu Copy • If there is not en ough space in the memory or o n the memory card to rece ive the copy, the message "IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED" will be displayed ( Q 109). Delete unw anted picture s or insert a new memory card ( if using a memory ca rd) before tryin g again.
87 The Set-u p Menu The Set- up Menu Using the Set-up Menu The SET-UP menu con tains the follow ing options: To clear the SET-UP men u from the monitor, rotate the mode di al to another setting or press the x button. Optio n Description Q Welc ome scr een C hoose the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on.
88 Using the Set-up M enu The Set-u p Menu Icon Type Display Using Menus option of the SET-UP menu switches the menu display be- tween Text and Icon s ( Q 103). Set-up Menu Help Pres sing O ( T ) button when displa ying the SET-UP menu dis plays the he lp for the selected item.
89 The Set-u p Menu Welcome Screen Welcome screen This opti on is us ed to choose the welc ome s cree n displ aye d when t he camera is tu rned on. Small Pictur es and Cropped Co pies Resized copies c.
90 The Set-u p Menu Date Date This option is used to se t the camera clock. This option is availab le after yo u have set the came ra clock when u sing your c amera fo r the first tim e. For m ore infor- mation on se tting the cam era clo ck, see "F irst Steps: Bas ic Setup" ( Q 14).
91 Date The Set-u p Menu (Travel Destinati on Time Zon e) To set the cloc k to th e travel destinatio n time z one, high - light and press I (the cent er of t he multi select or) . While the t ravel de stinati on time zone is selecte d, a icon wi ll be displ ayed in the mo nitor when the camer a is in shoo ting mode .
92 The Set-u p Menu Monitor Settings Monitor settings This opt ion is u sed to set the monito r dis play. Photo Info Sel ect thi s opti on to hide or dis pla y the monitor indicators, o r turn the m onitor o ff.
93 The Set-u p Menu Date Imprint Date imprint The Date impr int option is used to imprint the date or th e date and time of record ing on picture s as they are reco rded to the m emory o r mem ory card. It can not be u sed to im- print a date stamp on pictures after record ing.
94 The Set-u p Menu Sound Settings Sound settings The option s in this m enu control th e sound se ttings li sted below. Wit h E460 0, so und se tti ngs ca n onl y be s et On or Off . Choo sing Off mutes b utton, shutte r and start-up sou nds. Tone and volume ca nnot be adjusted .
95 The Set-u p Menu Blur Warning Blur warning This optio n is used to disp lay or hid e the camera s hake warning after you have taken a picture. Selecting On disp lays the w arnin g o nly if i nadv erte nt cam - era movement h as caused the picture yo u have just taken to be blurred.
96 The Set-u p Menu Auto Off Auto off To save ba tter y powe r, the ca mera wi ll enter st andby mode if no operat ions are pe rformed for a prese t length of t ime. Auto off Sleep mode AUTO OFF AUTO OFF : Set : Set OFF 1m Option Description Auto Off Choose how long moni tor will remain on before turni ng off a utomaticall y.
97 The Set-u p Menu Format memory/card Format card Format memory This opti on is used when you nee d to forma t th e cam- era' s int ernal me mory or a memor y card . If no memory card is i nserte d in the camera, the inte r- nal memory will be for matte d, and if t he ca mera co n- tains a me mory ca rd, the c ard will be f ormatte d.
98 Format memo ry/ca rd The Set-u p Menu Formatt ing Memory/Card • Wh en formattin g memory c ards, us e the Format c ard option o f the came ra. The c amera may be unabl e to access memor y cards formatte d using a compute r or other dev ice.
99 The Set-u p Menu Language Language Choo se the langu age f or ca mera menus a nd mes sages fro m Deutsc h (German), Englis h , Español (Spanish), Français (Fr ench) , Italia no (Italian ), Nederla nds (Dutch), Svensk a (Swedish), (Japanese), ( Simplified C hinese), (Traditional Chinese) or (Korean).
100 The Set-u p Menu Auto Transfer Auto transfer Choo se whet her or not to set Trans fer m ark ing option to the picture taken. When t he Auto tr ansfe r option is set to On , all p ictur es taken are set to be trans ferred and V icon is a dded when di spl ayed.
101 Reset All The Set-u p Menu The following settin gs are affected: Choo sing Reset also clears the cur rent file num ber ( Q 23) from mem ory. Numbering will continue from the lowest nu mber av ailable in the me mory or on the m emory c ard. All oth- er settings are unaffe cted.
102 The Set-u p Menu Battery Type Battery type This option is used to choose the type o f batteries in serted in the camera. Backup Bat tery If the backup batte ry ( Q 14) is not cha rged sufficiently, the battery type se tting may revert to the default setting.
103 The Set-u p Menu Menus Menus This option is u sed to switch the men u display of th e SHOOTING ME NU, PLAYBACK ME NU or SET-UP menu to Text or Icons .
104 The Set-u p Menu Firmware Version Firmware version Select this option to displ ay the current firmw are version. : Back E5600 V er .XX.
105 Technical Notes Technical Notes Optional Accessories At the tim e of writing , the follow ing optiona l accessor ies were av ailable for your Nikon digital came ra. Contac t your local reta iler or Nikon repr esenta tive for de- tails. * 1 Not available in U.
106 Technical Notes Caring for Your Camera Cleaning Lens One k ey to clea ning the lens is to n ot touch it with your fing ers. Re move du st or lint w ith a b lower ( typically a small device with a r ubber bulb attach ed to o ne end that y ou pump to produc e a stream of air out the other) .
107 Caring for You r Camera Technical Notes Stor age Turn the came ra off when not i n use and check t hat the power-on lamp i s off be- fore putting the camera away.
108 Technical Notes Error Messages The fol lo wing ta ble l ist s the er ror me ssag es and othe r warni ngs that ap pea r in the mo nitor and ho w to deal wi th them. Display Problem Soluti on Q Z (Flashes) C lock no t set . Set clock to current date and time.
109 Erro r Messag es Technical Notes THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED 4 Error acc essing memory c ard. • Use approved card. • Check that conne ctors ar e clean. 105 - WA R N I N G ! ! THI S CARD CAN- NOT BE READ / OUT OF MEMORY / Camera in sho oting mode : Insufficient memory to recor d pictures at cu rrent setting s.
110 Error Me ssages Technical Notes WARNING! MODE DIAL IS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION Mode dial i s positio ned between two mode s. Adju st m ode di al t o sele ct desired mode . 6 THIS I MAGE CAN- NOT BE DEL ETED Attempt to delete prot ected picture. Remove protec tion before deleting pictu re.
111 Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your camer a fail s to functio n as expec ted, check th e list of co mmon proble ms below before consul ting yo ur reta iler or Niko n repr esenta tive . Refer t o the page numbers liste d in the right- most column for infor mation on solvin g the problems lis ted he re .
112 Troubleshoo ting Technical Notes No picture is taken when shut ter - release button is pressed • C amera is in playback mode. • Batteries are exhaust ed. •R e d ( ! ) lamp flickers: fla sh is charging. • Gr een (AF) lamp flickers: camera una ble to focus.
113 Troubleshoo ting Technical Notes Copy can not be cr e- ated using small pic - tur e, cr op, or D- Ligh ting op tion • Pic ture i s a m ov ie. • Pictur e w as cr eated wi th small pi ctur e, cr op, o r D-Ligh t- ing opti on. • There is not enou gh fr ee space in the me mory or on the memory car d to stor e new copy .
114 Technical Notes Specifications T ype E5600/E46 00 digital camera Effective pixels 5. 1 million (E5600); 4.0 million (E4600) CCD E5600 1/2.5” high-density CCD; total pixels: 5 .
115 Specif ications Technical Notes Sensitivity Approximately equivalent to I SO 50 (auto gain of two to four times) (up to equivale nt of ISO 200) Self-t imer T en-seco nd duration Built-in Speedlight Range (app rox.) W: 0 .4 - 3. 3 m/1 ´4” - 10 ´10” T : 0.
116 Index Index Symbol s I button, 7 P (auto) m ode, 6, 16 u (delet e) button, 3, 22, 23, 42, 43, 6 4 ! lamp, see La mp, red ( ! ) N (landscape as sist) mode, 6, 32 W (movie) m ode, 6, 60-64 m (nigh t.
117 Index Index Movies, 60- 64 auto -fo cus mo de, 63 recordin g, 60- 63 view in g, 64 Multi select or, 3, 7 MUSEUM , 38 N NIGHT LANDSCAPE , 37 NTSC, see Vide o mo de Numbe r of exp osures r emain- in.
( En ) ( En ) ( En ) The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the En DIGITAL CAMERA Printed i n Hong Kong Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR4L 01(11) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA0561 1.
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