Nikon 4600 manuel d'utilisation

( En ) ( En ) ( En ) The Nikon Guide to Digital Photogra phy with the En DIGITAL CAM ERA Prin ted in Jap an Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR4K 0900 0201(11 ) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA0 5111- - No reproduct ion in a ny form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quot ation in critical articles or reviews), may be mad[...]

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i Noti ces/For Y our Safe ty For Your Safety To prevent dama g e to your Nikon pr oduct or injury to yours elf or to others, read the fol lowing safety precauti ons in their ent irety before usi ng this equipment. Keep these safety ins tructions where all those who use the product will read them. The c onseq uence s that co uld resu lt fro m failu [...]

ii Noti ces/For Y our Safe ty • Do not expose batt eries to flam e or to excessive heat. • Do no t im me rse in or e xp ose to wa te r . • Do not transpor t or store with m etal objects such as neckl aces or hairpins. • Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged . T o avoid damage to the product, be sur e to r emove the batteries [...]

iii Noti ces/For Y our Safe ty Cautions To e ns ure c ont in ued e nj oyme nt o f y our N ik on pr od uct, obser ve the f ollo wing pr ecau ti ons whe n stor ing or us in g the de vi ce: Keep dry The d evice will be damaged if im mers ed i n wat er o r s ubje ct ed t o high levels of m oistur e. Han dle th e lens a nd all movi ng part s with care D[...]

iv Noti ces/For Y our Safe ty Notices • No part of the man uals in cluded w ith this prod uct may be rep rod uced, trans - m itted, transcribed, stored in a retri eval system, or tr anslated into any languag e in any form, by any means, withou t Nikon 's prior w ritten perm ission. • Nikon r eserves the rig ht to cha nge the specifications[...]

v Noti ces/For Y our Safe ty No tice for custo mers in C anada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets al l requir ements of the Canadian Interfer- ence Causing Equipment Regulations. AT TENTIO N Cet a ppare il num ériqu e de la classe B re- specte toutes l es exigences du Règleme nt sur le m atérie l br ouil leur du Can ada. Notice Concern[...]

vi Noti ces/For Y our Safe ty B efore Tak ing Im po rtan t Pict ures Bef ore taking picture s on impo rtant occas ions (suc h as at wed dings or b efore taki ng the ca mera with y ou on a tr ip), tak e a tes t shot to e nsure t hat the c amer a is fu nction ing nor mally. Nikon will n ot be he ld liabl e for d ama ges o r lost pr ofits tha t may re[...]

vii Table of contents Fo r Your Saf ety .. .... ..... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .. i Ca utions .. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .. ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .. .... .... .... ..... . i ii Not ices .. .... ...... .... ..... .... .... [...]

viii The Shooti ng Menu ........ ............ ............. ............. ............. ....... 6 5 Using the Shooting Menu ........................... .............................................. .... 65 Ima ge Mode ... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... .. 67 Whi te B[...]

1 Bef ore You Begi n Befor e You Begin Introduction Tha nk yo u for y our purchas e of a Nikon COOL PIX5600 (E5600 )/COO LPIX460 0 (E 4600 ) di gi tal came ra. T hi s manu al h as be en w ri tte n to hel p yo u en joy tak ing pic tures wit h your Nikon digi tal came ra. Read this manu al thor oughly b efore us e, and ke ep i t hand y whe n usi ng t[...]

2 Bef ore You Begi n Parts of the Cam era Shut ter-relea se button ( Q 7) Pow er switch ( Q 12) Viewf inder ( Q 18) Built-i n Sp eedlight ( Q 24) Self- timer lamp ( Q 26 ) Len s ( Q 18) Power-on lamp ( Q 12) Attac hing the Camera S trap Memory ca rd slot cove r ( Q 10) Ey el et f or camera s trap Microph one (E5600 on ly) ( Q 47) Power con nector c[...]

3 Part s of the Ca mera Bef ore You Begi n Zoom ( l / O ) bu ttons ( Q 18) Red ( ! ) lamp ( Q 20) Moni tor ( Q 5, 18) Battery -chamber cover ( Q 8) Mode dia l ( Q 6) US B connector ( Q 50, 56) Audio /video (AV) out conne ctor (E56 00 only) ( Q 48)/ Video outp ut connecto r (E4600 only) ( Q 48) Inter face c onnec tor cov er ( Q 48, 50) Tripo d socke[...]

4 Bef ore You Begi n The Monitor Shooting 1 Sho oting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 12 Numbe r of exposur es remaining / len gth o f mo vie . . . . . . . . 1 6, 1 7, 6 0 2 AE-L 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 3 Focus indicato r 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 13 F lash m ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 4 Zoom ind icator[...]

5 The M onitor Bef ore You Begi n Playback Controlling the Mo nitor To hide o r disp lay indicators in the moni tor, select the Photo in f o opt ion in t he MON ITOR SET- TINGS menu. ( Q 92) Moni tor tu rns of f while f lash is chargin g ( Q 20). 2005 . 05 . 01 2005 . 05 . 01 12 : 00 12 : 00 100NIKON 100NIKON 0008 . JPG 0008 . JPG 10 10 8 8 5M 5M S[...]

6 Bef ore You Begi n The Mode Dial U sing the mode dial, you can sel ect fr om se ven sh ooting mode s and se tup m ode. C hoose a sho oti ng mod e acco rding to sho otin g condit ions. To selec t a mode , al ign th e mode i con wi th th e " J " m ark next t o the m ode dial . e Scen e ( Q 28, 35 ) Choos e fr om twelve "sc enes"[...]

7 Bef ore You Begi n Navigating the M enus T he m ult i s elec t or i s u sed to navi ga te thro ugh t he c am era me nu s. Y our cam era ha s a two s tage shut ter-r elease b utton. The ca mera se ts fo cus and exp osur e when th e button is press ed half way. Th e green ( AF) lam p next to the vi ewfinde r will li ght whe n the foc us op eratio n[...]

8 Fi rs t Ste ps Fir st Step s Inserting Batterie s Your cam era uses : • LR6 (AA) alk aline batt eries (× 2), or • Nikon EN-MH1 r echargeable n ickel-meta l hydrid e (NiMH) batte ries (× 2), or • ZR6 (A A) nic kel man ganes e batt eries (×2 ), or • FR6/L 91 (AA) lithiu m batter ies ( ×2) Open t he ba tter y-chamber cover • Slide the [...]

9 Inserting Batteries Fi rs t Ste ps Replac i n g Batteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp has gone out be fore removin g or in- serting batteries. Read Ba ttery War nings Read and follow a ll warnings a nd instruct ions supp lied by the batt ery manuf acturer. Dam aged Batteries The followin g batteries can not be u sed: [...]

10 Fi rs t Ste ps Inserting Memory Cards Pic tures c an be stor ed in the came ra's inte rnal mem ory (ab out 14 M B) or on S e- cure Digita l (SD) memory card. If no memory card h as bee n inser ted in the cam- era, p ic tures will be stor ed in th e memo ry, and if the camera conta ins a me mory card, t hen pict ures wil l automa tically be [...]

11 I nsert ing Memor y Cards Fi rs t Ste ps For matti ng Memo ry Ca rds Memory cards must be fo rmatted before first use. For information on formatting memory cards, see "The SET-UP Menu: Format memory/card" ( Q 97, 98). Remov ing Memor y Cards Memory cards ca n be remov ed without loss of data when the camera is off. To r emove memory ca[...]

12 Fi rs t Ste ps Checking the Batt ery Level Turn the camera on • Press the power switch. The powe r-on lamp will light. Rotate the mode d i al to a setting other than f . Check the battery leve l in the monitor • W hen the ca me ra is tu rned on for the f irst tim e, a la nguage s elec tion di alog will be dis played . Choose the desir ed la [...]

13 Check ing the Bat tery L evel Fi rs t Ste ps Tu rnin g the Cam er a Of f To turn the camera off, press the power switch when the power-on lamp is lit. Do not remove the batteries or disconne ct the E H-62B AC a dapter until the powe r-on lamp ha s gone o ut. The Pow er- on Lam p Auto Pow er Off (Stand by Mode) If no operations are performed for [...]

14 Fi rs t Ste ps Basic Setup The first tim e the camera is tur ne d on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to c hoose a language and set t he time and date. The Cl ock Batte ry When the main ba tteries are ins talled or the ca mera is powered by an AC adapte r, the clock ba ttery will charge in abo[...]

15 Ba sic S etu p Fi rs t Ste ps Setting the Clock from Pictur eProject (Windows XP/Mac OS X Only) If the c ame r a is conne cted with the USB opti on set to PTP ( Q 49), PictureProject (in cluded) can be u sed to set t he ca mera c lo ck t o th e same ti me an d dat e as th e comput er . S ee t he Pi ctur eP ro ject Refe rence Man ual for det ails[...]

16 Basic P hotography Basic Photo graphy Step 1 - Select P Mode This se ction deta ils the basic ste ps involved i n tak ing pictur es in P (a uto) mode . In this au tomat ic, "poi nt-and -shoo t" mode, the majo rity of ca mera s ettings ar e con troll ed by the cam era in resp onse to shoot ing condit ions, p rodu cing opt imal resu lts [...]

17 Step 1 - Sel ect P Mode Basic P hotography Numb er o f Exposures Rem aining If the number of exposures rema i ning is zero, the message "OUT OF ME M ORY" will be displayed in the monitor. No fur ther pictu res can be taken until you: • choo se a lower Image mo de setting ( Q 67 ) • ins ert a new memory card ( Q 10) • del et e so [...]

18 Basic P hotography Step 2 - Frame t he Picture Re ady the c am era Hold the c amera steadily in both hands. Photo- graphs c an be frame d in the monitor or t he view finder. Frame y our subj ect Your N ikon di gital ca mera is equ ipped w ith tw o types of built- in zo om: op tical zoom, in wh ich t he camer a's teles coping lens can be use[...]

19 St ep 2 - Fram e th e Pi ctu re Basic P hotography Digital Zoom In digital zoom, data from the camera's image sensor ar e processed digitally, enlarging the cente r portion of the picture to fill the frame. U nlike opt ical z oom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture . Instead, details visible at maximu[...]

20 Basic P hotography Step 3 - Focus and Shoot Focus Press t he shutter-re lease button halfw ay to set focus a nd exposure. In P mode, the camer a will automa tic ally foc us on the subjec t at the cent er of th e fram e. Focus and exposure will lock while th e shutter-re lease button is pre ssed halfway. With the shutter -release but ton pressed [...]

21 Step 3 - Foc us and Sho ot Basic P hotography During Re cording While pictur es are being recorded to the memory or m emory ca rd, the gree n ( AF) lamp blink s, and the < icon lig hts or the memory icon } / / blinks. You can continue to take picture s until the < icon is d isplayed. Do no t turn th e camer a off, ej ect the memory card, o[...]

22 Basic P hotography Step 4 - View the Res ults (Ful l-screen Playback M ode) Press the x butto n Vi ew pict ure s i n the m onito r To vie w additional pictures, press the m ulti se- lector down or right to view pictures in the or- der rec orded, up or left to view pict ures in reverse order . To scroll quickly to a partic ular fram e num ber wit[...]

23 Ste p 4 - View th e Results (Full-sc reen Play back M ode) Basic P hotography Deleting Yo ur Last Sho t At any time during shooting, you ca n p ress the u button to dele t e the las t picture taken. The confirmation dial og shown at right will be displayed. Delete the pict ure as descr ibed opposite under "Dele ting Unwante d Pic- tures.&qu[...]

24 More on Photography More on Photography When Lighting Is P oor: Using the Fla sh The following flas h modes are available: To select the flash m ode: Di sp la y F la s h m en u. High light de sired m ode (to exit w ithou t cha nging mode, wait for a w hile or pr ess the mu lti s ele ctor to l eft). Auto wi th Red-eye Redu ction The E5600/E4600 A[...]

25 Wh en L igh t ing Is Poor: Using the Flash More on Photography Exit menu. Flash mode shown by icon at bottom of monitor. Sensitivity ( ISO Equivalenc y) "Sensitivity" is a m ea sure of how quickly the camera responds to light. Your Nikon digital camera normally has a s ens itivity roughly equivalent to film with an ISO 50 rating. When [...]

26 More on Photography Taking a Self-Po rtr a it: Using the Sel f - Timer Wh en th e sel f-time r is on , pict ures are ta ken ten se cond s aft er th e shu tter-rel ease but ton i s pres sed. Thi s can be u sed t o al low yo u to ap pea r in yo ur ow n pic ture s or t o preven t close -up or l o w-ligh t shots f rom bei ng blur red by th e cam era[...]

27 More on Photography Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode Ma cro c lose-u p mod e is use d for taking close- up sh ots of s mall o bjects at very shor t d ist anc es ( min imum 4 cm/ 1 .6 ″ ). Dis play Macr o cl os e-up menu . Exit menu. & icon ap pears in monitor when camer a is in macro close-up. Highlight ON (to exit without changing sett[...]

28 More on Photography Assist and Scene M odes Your Nikon digital cam era off ers a choice of fou r "assist " and twe lve "sce ne" modes. In thes e modes, camer a settin gs are au tomatic ally optimi zed for t he se- le cted subje ct ty pe, spar ing yo u the ne cessi ty of ad ju sti ng set ti ngs on e-by -on e. Assi st Modes Ass[...]

29 Assis t and Scene M odes More on Photography Assist and Scene M odes Depending on your subj ect, assist and scene modes may not always produce th e desired results. If results are not to your satisfa ction, ch oose P (a uto) a nd try aga in. Image Mo de The Image m ode option is availabl e in the assist mode and scene mode menu ( Q 67). Assist a[...]

30 More on Photography Framing Assist The four a ssist mo des offe r a select ion of fr aming a ssist opt ions th at allow you to compo se pictu res with th e help of fr aming gu ides dis played i n the moni tor. To use fr aming ass ist, ro tate th e mode dia l to the desi red mode and follo w t he step s bel ow . After selecting mode, display f ra[...]

31 Frami ng Assi st More on Photography i Portra it Assist i ( portrai t a ssis t) mode helps yo u fra me portr ai ts in whi ch the main s ubjec t stands out clea rly whil e back ground det ails are sof tened , lendi ng the composi tion a s ense of dept h (the de- gre e of s ofteni ng dep ends on t he amoun t of l ight a vai lable). A fra ming a ss[...]

32 Framing Ass ist More on Photography N L andscape Assist N (lands cape a ssist ) mode h elps you frame vivid l ands cape sho ts that en hance outlines , colors, a nd con trast. A f raming ass ist me nu helps you frame not o nly natu ral land scape s but also c itysca pes and po rtrai t shots fea turing a l andmar k in the bac kground . * Other mo[...]

33 Frami ng Assi st More on Photography j S por ts As si st j (sp ort s a ss ist ) mode is us ed f or dy namic act ion s hots that capt ure mo ving obj ec ts. The ass is t menu le ts y ou f reez e t he act ion in a single s hot o r recor d mo tion in a series of pic - ture s. Sp orts A ssist In Sports or S ports composite mode, the focus is constan[...]

34 Framing Ass ist More on Photography m Night Portrait Ass i s t m (night portra it assist) m ode i s used f or takin g port rait sho ts at nig ht, when i t provides a natural balance betwee n the main sub ject a nd the back groun d. Pi ctures taken at sl ow shut ter sp eed s are a djust ed to im prov e qual it y, sl igh tly i n- cre asing proce s[...]

35 More on Photography e Scene Mode e ( scen e) mode of fers a me n u of t welve "scenes ," each corr espondi ng to a common s ituat ion, such as a back lit subjec t, s unset , or i nter ior s hot. C amera se ttin gs are au tom atica l l y adju sted to suit th e select ed s cene, sp ar- i ng you the ne cessit y of adjus ting ea ch sett in[...]

36 e Scen e Mod e More on Photography The fo llo win g scenes are avai lab le: * Other mode s can be selec ted. The 2 (Camer a Shake ) Icon When the 2 icon appears in the monitor, pictures may be blurr ed. In this sec tion, the precautions that you can take to avoid blur are in dicated by stars:  hold camera in both hands a nd brace elbows a gai[...]

37 e Scen e Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be selec ted. E DUSK/DAWN Pr eserves the colors seen in the weak natura l light before sunrise or after sunset. F o c u s is f i x e d a t i n fi n i t y.  Pictur es taken at slow shutter spe eds are pr ocessed to impr ove quality , slightly incr easing time befor e pictur es ar e save d to[...]

38 e Scen e Mod e More on Photography * Other mode s can be selec ted. G MUSEUM Fla sh tu rns o ff ( $ ) automati cal ly. Use t his m od e indoor s wher e fl ash phot og ra phy is pr ohi bi ted (f or exa mpl e, i n museu ms a nd ar t g al le ri es ) or in other in door settings in wh ich you do not w ant to use the flash.  •The Best Sho t Sele[...]

39 e Scen e Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be selec ted. J BACK LIGHT Us e when light i s coming fro m behind you r subject , t hrowi ng the ir featur es into shad ow , or when y our subj ect is in the shade but the ba ckgr ound is bri ghtly li t. The flash will fir e aut omatically to "fill in" (illuminate) shadows. M UNDERW[...]

40 e Scen e Mod e More on Photography * Other mode s can be selec ted. To use pan orama assist, follow the step s below. Highlight K (PANOR AMA ASSIST) . Press I (the center of the multi se- lector). Pan di rec tion displayed in greenish yellow. Select how pictures will be joined toget her in completed panor ama. This is the direc- tion in which to[...]

41 e Scen e Mode More on Photography Compose the next shot to overlap with the previous picture. Take firs t picture. Ab out one third of pic- ture is shown superimpos ed on view through lens (if pan direct ion is le ft to ri ght, pictur e wi ll appea r on l eft si de of monito r ) . Take the nex t p icture. Repeat st eps 6 and 7 until all shots in[...]

42 More o n Pl aybac k More on P layback Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewi n g Multiple Picture s: Thumbnail Play back Pres sing th e l ( W ) butto n in ful l-screen playbac k disp lays t he pi ctures in th e memory or on the memory car d in "cont act shee ts" of four thu mbna il image s. The foll owing operat ions c an b e perf ormed [...]

43 Viewi ng Pictures on the Cam era More o n Pl aybac k Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zo o m Us e the O ( T ) but ton to zoom in on still image s dis- played in full-sc reen pla yback. While th e picture is zoo med in , you can s ave a cropped copy o f th e pic- tur e th at co ntains only t he p orti on of the i mage visi- ble in the mo nito r. Pl[...]

44 Viewi ng Pict ures o n the Camer a More o n Pl aybac k Cropping Pict ures Thi s optio n lets you crop part of a pict ure and sav e it as a se para te file. Zoom picture in and out. Scroll pict ure. Repe at steps 1 and 2 until desired portion of image is displayed in monitor. Confirmation dialog displayed. Select Yes t o create cropped copy, No t[...]

45 Viewi ng Pictures on the Cam era More o n Pl aybac k Adjusting a picture tone automatically Pres s I (the c enter of th e mult i selecto r) in full-scr een play back . The tone ad- jus ted pi cture i s crea ted a utom atica lly as a separ ate pictur e. This f unct ion is calle d D -Lightin g in th e E560 0/E4600 . Using D-Ligh ting, backlit o r [...]

46 Viewi ng Pict ures o n the Camer a More o n Pl aybac k D- Ligh ting Sam pl es + + Be fore A fte r +[...]

47 Viewi ng Pictures on the Cam era More o n Pl aybac k Voice M emos: Re cording and Playba ck (E5600 o nly) Usin g the cam era’s micr ophone , you c an record a voice memo by pressing the shutte r-release b utto n while a picture wi th the O : @ icon is displayed in full -screen pla yback ( Q 22). Do not touch the micro - phone d uring rec ordin[...]

48 More o n Pl aybac k Viewing Pictures on TV U sing the EG -CP14 audi o/vide o (AV) cab l e (E560 0) o r EG -CP11 video cab le (E4 600) include d with you r camer a, yo u can co nnect the ca mera to a te levisio n or vi deo- cass ette re corde r (VCR ). Choos ing a Video Mod e The Vi deo mode item in the In terfa ce option of the SET-UP menu offer[...]

49 More o n Pl aybac k Viewing Pictures on a Computer Usin g the UC-E6 USB ca ble and Pic tureProj ect so ftware pro vided w ith you r ca m e ra, yo u can view yo ur pho tog ra phs an d mo vies on a c ompu te r. Bef ore you c an tra nsf er (copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to in stall PictureProject. For more information on installing[...]

50 Viewing Pictures on a Compu ter More o n Pl aybac k Connec ting the USB Cable T urn t he com pu ter o n a nd w ait for it t o s tar t up. Af ter conf irm ing th at th e ca m- era is off, c onnect t he UC-E6 USB cab le as sh own below . Conn ect the camera direc tly to t he compu ter; do no t conn ect the ca ble via a U SB hub or key boar d. You [...]

51 Viewing Pictures on a Comp uter More o n Pl aybac k Disconnect ing the C amera If PTP is select ed in the USB me nu, yo u can turn the ca mera of f and disco nnect th e USB ca ble once tr ansf er is com plet e. If y ou ha ve no t cha nge d the USB op tion in th e camer a SE T-UP me nu fro m its d efault sett ing of Ma ss s tora ge , you must rem[...]

52 More o n Pl aybac k Printing Pictures Pi ctures store d in the memory or on the me mory card ca n be prin ted in the sa me wa y as p ictur es ta ken w ith a film c ame ra. U sing the Print s et op ti on i n t he P LAY- BACK MEN U, yo u can speci fy the pictures to be prin ted, the num ber of print s, and the inform ation to be incl uded with e a[...]

53 Prin ting Pict ures More o n Pl aybac k Highlight Print set . Display PRI NT SET menu. Highlight Print selected . Pictures on memory c ard di splayed as thumbnail im ages. Highlight picture. Select highlighted picture. Selected pic- tures m arked by d icon. "Del ete pr int se t" To ca n cel the current print order, highlight Del ete pr[...]

54 Prin ting Pictur es More o n Pl aybac k Use the m ulti selector to specify number of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture, press the m ulti selector down un til icon disappears. Repeat steps 5 -7 to select additional pictures. To exit without alte r- ing print or der, press ^ butt on. Press I (the center of the multi selector) to complet e prin[...]

55 Prin ting Pict ures More o n Pl aybac k Prin t Set If you display the PR INT SET menu after creating a p rint order, the Date a nd In fo options will be reset. "D ate" If Da te is selected, the date of record i ng w ill appear on pictures printed using DPOF. The date is based on the ph oto information recorded with the picture, and wil[...]

56 More o n Pl aybac k Printing Via Dire ct USB Connection You r ca mera a llow s pi ctur es t o be pr inte d di rect ly fr om the came ra us ing Pi ct - Brid ge. If th e UC-E6 USB ca ble i s used t o conn ect th e camera to a pr inte r that suppo rts Pic tBri dge, pi ctures can be pr inted dire ctly from the me mory or me mory car d without having[...]

57 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More o n Pl aybac k Highlight Prin t s elect ion .* Display PRINT SELECTION dialog. * To pri nt on e co py of a ll pic tu res o n m emory c ard, high light Pri nt all im- ages and press multi selector to right. Scroll through pic tures. Current picture shown at bottom of display. Use the m ulti selector to spe[...]

58 Printing Via Direct U SB Connection More o n Pl aybac k Display c onf i rmat ion dialog. Pr ess the mult i sele ctor up or down to highlight option, and pr ess I (the ce nter of the mu lti selector) to select. • Sele ct Star t print to star t pri ntin g. T o inte rr upt p rin ting , press I , then tu r n ca mera o f f a nd dis con nect USB c a[...]

59 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More o n Pl aybac k Display confirmati on di alog. Press the multi s e lector up o r do wn to high light option , press I (the center of the mul ti selector ) to select. • Sele ct Star t print to star t pri ntin g. T o inte rr upt p rin ting , press I , then tu r n ca mera o f f a nd dis con nect USB c abl e[...]

60 Movies Movi es W Recording Movie s Mo vies ca n be r ecord ed with s ound r ecor ded v i a the cam era's built-i n micro- phon e, us i n g the E5 600, or sil ent mov ies using t he E4600: Rotate the m ode dia l to W Turn the camera on The m onitor shows the length of the movie tha t can be recorded. Start recording Pr ess th e sh utter- rel[...]

61 W Reco rding Mo vies Movies The t ype of mov ie rec orded ca n be selec ted fro m the followin g options: *1 To tal r ecord ing time shown i s appr oxi mate. Time may va ry depe ndin g on ty pe of me mory c ard used . *2 To tal rec ording tim e is sh orter with E5600 becau se mov ie is r ecord ed w ith so und. Flash M ode Selection in W Mode The[...]

62 W Reco rding M ovies Movies To s ele ct a movi e mod e: Sele ct W Mo de. Display MOVIE menu. Highlight Movie options . Display MO VIE OPTIONS me nu. Highlight mode.* * To exit w ithou t changi ng mode, pres s ^ butto n. Ma ke s e le cti o n to re turn to the MOV IE menu . Retu rn t o sho oti ng mod e. Sel ected movi e mode sho wn i n mo nit or. [...]

63 W Reco rding Mo vies Movies The MOVI E men u al so in clud es t he fol low ing foc us o pti ons : To ch oose a foc us opt i o n from the M OVIE me nu: Highlight Aut o-foc us mode . Display op tions. Highlight desire d focus mode. Make selection. Return to shooting mode. Foc us m ode Descript ion Single AF Camera fo cuses when shut ter-relea se b[...]

64 Movies Viewing Movies In full-sc reen pl ayback mode ( Q 2 2), movie s can be pla yed wi th sound (E560 0 only) . Movi es are indi cated by a W icon and can be vi ewed by pr essing I (the cent er of th e multi selec tor) . Play bac k cont rol s ar e di splay ed a t the t op o f t he mo ni tor; pres s the mul ti sele ctor to le ft or righ t to hi[...]

65 The Shoo ting Menu The Sh ooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu In P (auto) mo de, the follo wing settings can be adjust ed from the SHOOTING MENU: In P (auto) mo de, the SHOO TING M ENU is display ed when ^ butt on i s pr esse d. To displa y the SHOOTI NG MENU: Icon Type Display Usin g the M enus option of the SET-UP menu switche s the me n u d i[...]

66 Using the Sh ooting Menu The Shoo ting Menu To make a s election from the SH OOTING MENU : Highlight m enu item. Highlight option. To re turn to pr evious step, press the multi selector t o left. Display op tions. Make se l e ction. To exit menu and ret urn to shooting m ode, press ^ button. Shoot ing Menu Help Pre ssi ng O ( T ) button whe n d [...]

67 The Shoo ting Menu Image Mode Image mode Pic ture s ta ken w ith a di gital cam era a re re cord ed as im age files . The size o f th e fi les, a nd with it the n um- ber of ima ges tha t can be r ecord ed in the memory or on th e mem ory card, de pend s on the s ize an d quality of the i mages . Befo re s hooti ng , ch oose i mage qua li ty and[...]

68 Image M ode The Shoo ting Menu The followi ng tabl e sho ws the appr oxima te numb er of pi ctures that ca n be stor ed i n th e me mory or on 128- and 256- megab yte me mory car ds at di fferen t im age mo de se ttings . * All figur es are approx imate. File siz e of pictur es depends o n s cen e recorded , producin g wide var i- ations in n um[...]

69 The Shoo ting Menu White Balance White balance The color o f the light ref lected from an object varies with the color of the l ight sour ce. The h uman brai n is able t o adapt to such changes in color, wit h the resul t that w e s ee white obje cts as whit e, regardl ess of whethe r th ey are in the sh ade, d irect sun light, or under incand e[...]

70 Wh it e Ba la nce The Shoo ting Menu Preset White B alance Pr eset whi te bal anc e i s us ed when s hooti ng unde r mix ed ligh ting or t o comp ensat e for li ght sou rces wi th a st ron g col or ca st ( for ex ampl e, t o ma ke pi ctur es tak - en un der a lamp with a red sha de lo ok as thou gh t hey had been t aken under white l ight). When[...]

71 The Shoo ting Menu Exp. +/- Exp. +/- The EX P. +/- ( expos ure com pen sati on) m enu i s used to al ter e xposu re from t he va lue su gges ted by the cam era, m aking pictur es brig hter or darker. Ex posu re can be ad justed in the r ange - 2.0 to + 2.0 EV . • Wh en the e xpo sure comp ensa tion is a ltered , th e ne w sett ing i s r eflec [...]

72 The Shoo ting Menu Continuous Continuous U se the opt ions in th is men u to capt ure a fle eting ex - pre ssion on a p ortrait subject , phot ograp h a subj ect tha t is mov ing un predic tably, or captur e motion in a ser ies o f pic tures. Rest rictions o n Came ra Set tings At settings other tha n Single , the flas h ( Q 24) tur ns off autom[...]

73 The Shoo ting Menu Best Shot Selecto r BSS Wh en th e "Bes t Sh ot Se l e ctor" ( BSS) i s on , the c am- er a tak es pi ctur es as lon g as the s hutt er -rele as e bu t- ton is held d own, to a maxi mum o f ten. Th ese im ages are th en comp are d and th e shar pes t p ict ure ( the pi c- ture with highest l evel o f d etail) saved t[...]

74 The Shoo ting Menu Color Options Color Options Us e the opti ons in th is me nu to add s peci al e ff ects to you r pictur es. Ther e are f i v e spec ial effec ts to ch oose from. • The e f fec t you cho ose is reflecte d in the pict ur e dis - play ed in the m onit or . White Balance When Black-a nd-white , Sepi a or Cyanotype is selected, t[...]

75 The Play back Menu The P laybac k Menu Using the Playba ck Menu The PLAYBAC K MENU co ntains the follow ing option s: To display the PLAY BACK MENU: Displ ay the PLAYBA CK M ENU. Opt ion Description Q Pr int set Select pictures f or p rin ti ng on a DPOF-compat ible device; speci fy number of cop ies and in formation to be include d on pri nt s.[...]

76 Using th e Playba ck Men u The Play back Menu Icon Type Display Usin g the Me nu s option of the SET-UP menu switche s the menu disp lay between Text and Ic o n s ( Q 103). Playback Menu Help Pre ssi ng O ( T ) button when displa ying the PLAYBACK MENU displays the help for the selected ite m. Print set Print set : Set : Set : Help : Exit : Exit[...]

77 The Play back Menu Slide Show Slide show Thi s option is used to play pictu res back in an a utom ated "s lide show " wi th abo ut t hree second s be tween eac h pi cture. Highlight Start . Begin s lide show. The f oll owi ng op erat io ns can be per for med dur ing t he sh ow: "Loop" If Loop is select e d in the starting sc [...]

78 The Play back Menu Delete Delete The DELE TE menu c ontains the follo wing op tions: If no memory card i s inserte d in the came ra, pic tures in the inte rnal memory wi ll be d eleted . If the camer a conta ins a memory ca rd, p ictur es on th e card wil l be dele ted. To de lete pictu res in the inte rnal memor y, re - move th e memor y card .[...]

79 Delete The Play back Menu Conf irmat ion dial og d isp laye d. Sel ect Yes to de lete pic tures, No to exit w ithout de- leti ng pi ct ures . Deleting All Pictures To de lete al l un protec ted pict ures in the m emor y or on the m emory card: Highlight Erase all i mages . Confirm ation dialog displayed. Se lect Yes t o delete pi cture s, No to [...]

80 The Play back Menu Protect Protect Thi s option is used to protec t pictures f rom acciden tal deleti on. Protect ed files can no t b e dele ted by p res sin g th e u butto n or using the op tions i n the DELETE me nu. Note , howev er, that pr otecte d pictures w ill be dele ted whe n the memo ry or memor y card is forma tted. Highlight picture.[...]

81 The Play back Menu Transfer Marking T ransfer marking Thi s opti on is used to m ark pictures for tr ansfer to a compu ter and to tur n au tomati c tr ansf er mar ki ng on and of f. Tran sfer ring Mor e than 99 9 Pictur es No more than 999 pictures ca n be marked for tr ansfer. If more than 999 pi ctures are marked, use PicturePr oject to transf[...]

82 Trans fer Marki ng The Play back Menu Mark ing Sele cted Pi ctures fo r Transf er Highlight Select image(s ) . Highlight picture. Repea t steps 3 and 4 to select addi- tional pict ures. To deselec t picture, highlight and press the multi selec- tor dow n. To exit without changing transfe r status of pictures, press ^ button. Pictur es in me mory[...]

83 The Play back Menu Small Picture Small pic. To cr eate a sma ll copy o f a pic ture, s elect Sma ll pic. afte r dis play ing th e image in full- screen p layback o r selecti ng it in t he thumbna il displ ay. Highlight option. Confirm ation dialog displayed. Se lect Yes to create resiz ed copy, No to exit without creating c opy. To v iew the n e[...]

84 The Play back Menu Copy Copy Thi s opti on is us ed to tr ansf er pict ures fr om th e cam- era 's i nter nal m emo ry to th e mem o ry ca rd, o r vic e vers a. } in dica tes t he c ame ra's in tern al m emor y a nd / the memo ry card. This opti on is dis play ed onl y when th e memory card is inserte d. Copying Sele cted Pictu res Hig[...]

85 Copy The Play back Menu Selec t high lighte d pi c t ure. Sele cted pic tures mar ked by A icon. Rep eat ste ps 4 an d 5 to s elect add itiona l pictur es. T o d eselect pic ture, highlig ht and p ress the multi select or dow n. Confirm ation dialog displayed. Se lect Yes to copy pictures, No to exit without copying pic tures. Copying All Pi ctu[...]

86 Copy The Play back Menu Copy • If the re is not enough s pace in th e memory or on the memory ca rd to rece ive the copy, the message "IMAGE CANNOT BE SAV ED " w ill be displayed ( Q 109). De lete unwa nted pictu res or insert a n ew memory card (if us ing a memory card) b efore tryin g a g ain. • Copy ing of pictur es taken w ith [...]

87 Th e Set-up Menu The Set-up Menu Using the Set-up M enu The SET-UP men u contains the follow i ng opti ons: To clear the SET-U P menu fro m the mon itor, rotate the m ode di al to another setting or press the x button . Opt ion Descript ion Q W elco me scre en C hoose the welc o me screen displayed when the camer a is turn e d o n. 89 Date Set t[...]

88 Using the Se t-up Menu Th e Set-up Menu Icon Type Display Usin g Menus op tion of the SET-UP m enu s witches the menu displa y be- tween Text and Ico ns ( Q 103). Set-up Men u Help Pre ssi ng O ( T ) button when displaying the SET-UP menu displa ys the help for the sele cted item. Welcome screen Welcome screen : Set : Help Choose the image displ[...]

89 Th e Set-up Menu Welcome Screen Welcome screen Th is op tio n is us ed t o choo se t he welc ome s cre en di spl aye d when the camera is turne d on . Sma ll Pictures and Cr opped Co pi e s Re sized cop ies cr eated w ith th e small picture a nd crop ping options can only be selected for the wel come s creen i f th ey ar e ( q ) 6 40 × 48 0 pix[...]

90 Th e Set-up Menu Date Date This option i s used to set the cam era clock. This o ption is a v ailab le after yo u have set the ca mera c lock when using yo ur cam era for th e first tim e. For m ore infor- mation on se tti ng the cam era clock, see " First Steps : Bas ic Setup" ( Q 14). Th e Camera Clo ck The camera clock is less accur[...]

91 Date Th e Set-up Menu (Travel Destination T ime Zon e) To s et the clock t o th e trave l destin ation t ime z one, high - ligh t and pres s I (th e center o f the mu lti select or) . While the trave l dest inati on time zone is s electe d, a icon will be dis played i n the monit or when the camer a is in shoo ting mo de. T o choo se a n ew tr a[...]

92 Th e Set-up Menu Monitor Settings Monitor settings This option i s used to s et th e moni tor dis play. Photo Info Se le ct th i s opt ion to hi de or di spl ay t he mo nitor indica tors, or tu rn the m onitor o ff. Brightness Press the m ulti selector u p or dow n to increase or d ecrease th e brightn ess of th e mo nitor by mo ving the ind ica[...]

93 Th e Set-up Menu Date Imprint Date imprint The Date i mprint opti on is use d to imp rint the date or the date an d time of recordin g on picture s as th ey are rec orded to the m emory o r memor y card. It can not be used to im- print a date stam p on pictu res after recordin g. Image Mode Data imprinted at a n Image mode setting of TV sc reen [...]

94 Th e Set-up Menu Sound Settings Sound settings The opti ons in this me nu co ntrol the so und se tti ng s listed below. Wi th E4 600, so und s ett ing s ca n on ly be se t On or Off . Ch oosi ng Off mu tes butto n, shutte r and start-u p sou nds. Tone and vo lume cann ot be adjusted. Sh utte r sou nd Regardless of setting chosen, no sound is pla[...]

95 Th e Set-up Menu Blur Warning Blur warning This op tion i s used to d isplay or hid e the ca mera s hake warning after you have taken a picture. Selecting On disp lays t he wa rn ing o nly if i nad ve rtent c am - era moveme nt has caused th e picture you h ave ju s t taken to be blurre d. Select Yes to keep the p icture or No to d elete i t. Sh[...]

96 Th e Set-up Menu Auto Off Auto off To sav e batt ery po we r, the ca mera wi ll e nter stand by mo de if no o perati ons are pe rform ed for a p reset length o f time . Auto of f Sleep mode AUT O OFF AUT O OFF : Set : Set OFF 1m Opt ion Descriptio n Auto Off Choose how lo ng monitor will remain on before t urning o ff au tomaticall y. Choos e fr[...]

97 Th e Set-up Menu Format memory/ card Format card Format memory This opti on is use d when y ou need to forma t th e cam- era' s inter nal me mory or a memor y ca rd. If no memo ry ca rd is i nserte d in the ca mera, the inte r- nal memory wil l be for mat ted, an d if the c amer a con- tain s a memor y card , the c ard will be f ormatte d. [...]

98 Fo rmat memory /card Th e Set-up Menu Formatt ing Memory /Card • When fo rmattin g memory c ards, use the Form at ca rd option o f the ca mera. The camera may be una ble to acces s memory cards formatted us ing a computer or other devi ce. • Do not tu rn the camera of f o r remove the batte ries or memory ca rd when the message "FORM AT[...]

99 Th e Set-up Menu Language Language Choo se t he la nguage fo r cam era menus and m essa ges fro m Deut sch (German), Engl ish , Espa ñol (Spanish), Français ( Frenc h) , Italia no (Italia n), Nede rlands (Dutch), Sven ska (Swedish), (J apanese), (Si m plif ied Chinese) , (Traditi on al Chinese) or (Korean). Se t US B mo de or th e v id eo mode[...]

100 Th e Set-up Menu Auto Transfer Auto transfer Ch oose whethe r or not to set Tran sfe r ma rkin g option to the picture taken . When the Au to tran sfe r opti on is set to On , a ll pic ture s taken are set to b e transferred a nd V icon is ad ded whe n disp lay ed. Select this option to restore the setti ngs listed on th e next page to thei r o[...]

101 Rese t All Th e Set-up Menu The follow ing settings a re a ffected: Ch oosi ng Reset also clea rs the current f ile numbe r ( Q 23) from mem ory. Numbering will continu e from the lo west nu mber availa ble i n the mem ory or on th e memory card. All oth- er settin gs are u naffecte d. Rese tting File Numbe ring to 0001 To reset file numbering [...]

102 Th e Set-up Menu Battery Type Battery type This o ption is used to cho ose the type o f batteries in serted in the camera. Back up Batter y If the back up battery ( Q 14) is not charge d sufficiently, the battery type se tting may revert to the default setting. Opt ion Descri ption Alkaline Select thi s op tion when you have inserted a lkaline [...]

103 Th e Set-up Menu Menus Menus This op tion is used to switch th e menu display of th e SHOOT ING MENU, PLAYBA CK MENU or SET-UP men u to Text or Icons . Te x t Icons MENUS MENUS : Set : Set[...]

104 Th e Set-up Menu Firmware Versio n Firmware version Select this option to display the current firm ware ve rsion. : Back E5600 V er .XX[...]

105 Technical Notes Technical Notes Optional Accessorie s A t t h e time of wr iting, the fo llow i n g optiona l access ories w ere avai lable for y our N i k on digital cam era . Co ntact yo ur local re tailer or Nik on repres entative for de- tails . * 1 Not available in U.S. * 2 Not av ailable in som e areas. Approved M emory Ca rds The fol l o[...]

106 Technical Notes Caring for Your Ca mera Cleaning Lens On e key to clea ning the lens i s to not touch it with your fing ers. Remov e dust or lint with a blo wer ( typica lly a sm all dev ice w ith a r ubber bulb at tach ed to o ne en d tha t you p ump to p roduc e a stre am of ai r out th e other). To remo ve fing erpr i n ts or othe r s tai ns[...]

107 Cari ng for Your Came ra Technical Notes Sto rag e Turn the camera off when not in use and check t hat the power-on lamp is off be- fore putti ng the camera away. To prevent mold or mildew, st ore the camera in a dry, well -ventilated area. If you will not be using the product for long periods, re- move the batter ies to prevent leakage and sto[...]

108 Technical Notes Error Messages The f ol lowi ng tab le l ists t h e erro r mess age s and ot her warn ings that app ear in the mo nitor a nd how to deal with t hem. Display Problem Sol ution Q Z (Flashes) C loc k no t set . Set clo ck to current date and time. 14 WA R N I N G ! ! BA TTE RY EXHA USTED Batterie s exhaus ted. Turn came ra off and [...]

109 Erro r Mess ag es Technical Notes THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED 4 Error access ing memory car d. • Use approved car d. • Check that co nnectors ar e clean. 105 - WA R N I N G ! ! THI S CARD CAN- NOT B E REA D / OUT OF MEMORY / Camera in s hooting mod e : Insuff icient memor y to record picture s at current s ettings. • Choose lower image qual-[...]

110 Error Mess ages Technical Notes WARNI NG! MO DE DI AL IS NOT IN T HE PROPER POSITION Mode dia l is positione d between tw o modes. Adj ust mo de di al t o se lec t desi red mode. 6 THIS IMAGE CAN- NOT BE D ELETED Attemp t to delete protecte d picture . Remov e protection befor e deletin g picture. 80 COMMUN ICA - TIONS ERROR USB c able dis conn[...]

111 Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your ca mera fa ils to f unction a s expec ted, check the list of common prob lems below be fore co nsultin g your retaile r or Niko n repr esen tati ve. Refe r to the page numbers lis ted in the ri ght-most colu mn for informat ion on solving t he problems li ste d he re. Electron ically-Controlled Cameras In[...]

112 Troubles hooting Technical Notes No pic tur e is taken when shut ter - release butto n is pressed • Cam era is in playback mod e. • B a tteries are e x hau sted. •R e d ( ! ) lamp flick e r s: flash is charg ing. • Gre en (AF) lamp flick ers: camera unable to focus. • Messag e "CARD IS NOT FO RMA TTED" ap pears i n monitor :[...]

113 Tro ubleshooting Technical Notes Copy can not be cr e - ated usin g small pic- tur e, cr op, or D- Li ght ing op tio n • Pic tu re is a m ov ie . • Pict ure was c rea ted wi th small pi ctur e, c rop, or D- Light- ing opti on. • Ther e is not e nough fr e e s pace in the me mory or on the memory car d to store new copy . 64 44, 45 , 83 Ca[...]

114 Technical Notes Specifications T ype E5600 /E4600 digi tal came ra Effective pixels 5.1 million (E5600); 4.0 million (E4 600) CCD E5600 1/2.5” high-density CCD; total pixels: 5.36 million E4600 1/2.5” high-density CCD; total pixels: 4.23 million Image size (p ix e l s) 2,592 × 1, 944 (2 592) (E560 0 only ) 2,288 × 1, 712 (2 288) (E460 0 o[...]

115 Speci ficatio ns Technical Notes Sensitivity Approximately equival ent to ISO 50 (auto gain of two to four times) ( up to equiv alent of ISO 200) Sel f-timer T en- second dur ation Built-in Speedlig ht Range (app rox.) W : 0. 4 - 3.3 m /1´4” - 10´10” T : 0 .4 - 2.0 m /1´4” - 6´7 ” Flash control Sensor flash syste m Interface USB Vid[...]

116 Index Index Symb ol s I butt on, 7 P (auto ) mode, 6, 16 u (del ete) butt on, 3, 22, 23, 42, 43 , 64 ! lamp, se e Lamp, red ( ! ) N (lands cape assist ) mode, 6, 32 W (mov ie) mode , 6, 60- 64 m (ni ght p ortrait assi st) mod e, 6, 34 x (pla y ) butto n, 3, 1 2, 22 i (por trai t assist ) mode, 6, 31 j (sport s assis t) mode, 6, 33 O : @ (voice [...]

117 Index Index Mo v ies, 6 0-64 au to-f oc us mo de, 63 reco rding, 6 0-63 vie wi ng, 64 Multi sel ector, 3, 7 MUSEUM , 38 N NIGHT LAND SCAPE , 3 7 NTSC, se e Vide o mo de Nu mber o f exp osures r emain - ing, 16 , 17, 6 8 O On/of f, see Power swit ch P PAL, see Vi deo mo de PANORAMA ASS IST , 40 PART Y/INDOOR , 28, 3 5, 36 Pict Bridge, 56, 59 Pic[...]

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