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En Use r ’ s M a nu al DIGIT AL CAMER A[...]
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T rademar k Information • M icr osoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either register ed trademarks or trademarks of Mic ro soft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • Macintosh, M ac OS, and Q uickTi me are tradem arks of App le Inc. • Adob e and Acrobat are registered tradem arks of Adobe Sys tems Inc. • The SD logo is [...]
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i Introduction Firs t S tep s A Basic Photogr a ph y and Playback: Au to Mode y Shooting Sui ted fo r the Scene Shoot pic tures using A , B , C and D G Usin g t he GPS c More o n P layback D Mov ies E V oice Recordin gs Connecti ng to T elevisio ns, Computers and Printers H Uploa ding Pic tures to th e my Pictureto wn Ser ver (P icture Bank) d Shoo[...]
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ii For Y o u r S a f et y To prevent dam age to your Nikon product o r injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. The con sequ ences that co uld re sult from fai lure to obs erve the pr ecaut [...]
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iii For Y o ur S a fet y Observ e the f ollowin g prec autions when ha ndling the battery The b a tt ery may lea k or ex plod e if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling the battery for use in this product: • Before replacing the battery, turn the prod uct off. I f you are us ing the AC adapter, be sure it is unplugge[...]
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iv Fo r You r S a fe t y Use ap propriate cables When connect ing cab les to t he input and out put ja cks, use only t he cable s provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, t o maintain complian ce with product regulations. Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or other objects are not pinched by the lens cover or other movin g[...]
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v Notic es Notice for Customers in the U.S.A. Federa l Commun icatio ns Comm ission ( FCC) Radi o Frequ ency Interfer ence Stat ement Thi s equipmen t has b e en test ed and found to comply wit h the limits fo r a Cla ss B digi tal device, p ur suant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. T hese limits are designe d to provide re asonable protection against [...]
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vi Noti ces Notice for custo mers in Canada CAUTION This Class B digital apparatus complies wit h Canadi an I CES-003. ATTENTION Cet appare il numérique de la cl asse B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Notice for custo mers in Europe This symbol indicates that this product is to be c ollected separat ely. The following apply o nly to us[...]
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vii T able of C ontents F or Y our Safety .................................... ..................................................... ....................... .... .................... ii W ARNINGS ................... ...................... .................................... .............................. ............ .......... ...................[...]
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viii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s A Basic Photograph y and Playback: Auto Mode............ ........................ .................... .......... 24 Step 1 Turn the Camera O n and Sel ect A (Auto) Mode ...................................... .................. 24 Indicators Displaye d in A (A uto) Mode ............. ...................... ........[...]
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ix T abl e of Contents G Using the GPS ......... ........................ ................... .............. .................... .............. ............. ........... . 60 Recording P ositional Information to Pi ctures ............................................ ................................60 Changing GPS Settings (GPS Menu)...............[...]
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x Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Connecting to T elevisions, Computers and P rinters ....... ............... ................... ............... ..... 90 Connecting to a T V .......................................... ....................................... ............................ ................. 90 Connecting to a Computer ....................[...]
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xi T abl e of Contents d Shooting, Pla y back and Setup Menus .... ........................ ................... ............... .............121 Shooting Options: The Shooting Men u ................ .................................................................. .. 121 Displaying the Shooting Menu .......................... .....................[...]
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xii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s U FUNC Button............... ..................................... ............................. ...................... ............ ............. ................. 172 S Customize My Menu ............ ............................. ...................... ............................. ................. ..... ........[...]
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1 Introduction Introduc tion Abou t This Man ual Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon CO OLPIX P6000 digital camera. This manual was written to help you enjoy shooting with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual tho roughly before use, and keep it where all those who use the product will read it. Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to [...]
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2 Introduction Info rmati on and Preca utio ns Life-Long Le arning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoi ng product support and education, continua lly updated informatio n is availab le online at the fol lowing sit es: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Eu rope and Africa: http://www.[...]
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3 Information and Precautions Introduction Notice Concerning Pr ohibition of Copyi ng or Reprod uction Note that simply bein g in possess ion of material that was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital cam era or other device may be puni shable by law. • Items prohibite d by law from bein g copied or reproduced Do n ot c op[...]
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4 Information and Pr ecautions Introduction Note the follo wing impor tant points bef ore using this product’s LAN f eatures. P erson al Inform ation Ma nagement an d Discl aimer • User information registered and configu red with the product, including net work connection set ting s and other perso nal i nform atio n, i s susce pti ble to alte [...]
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5 Information and Precautions Introduction • Y ou understand that (i) your right to use the Ser vices may be terminated by Nikon and/or (ii) the materials you post, e-mail or other wise transmit or communicate through the Service s may be deleted or removed by Nikon in the e vent you b rea ch the for egoin g, or an y othe r terms and conditions t[...]
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6 Introduction P arts of the Camer a Th e C am er a B o dy 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 12 8 16 15 14 13 17 18 19 9 Lens cover closed Built -in fl ash r aised 1 Command dial ....... ...................... .................. 11 2 Pow er switch/Power -on lamp ... 17, 169 3 Mode dial.......................... ................................. 10 4 Viewfinder .[...]
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7 Par t s o f th e C am er a Introduction 18 3 24 17 15 1 5 7 8 6 14 13 12 11 10 9 16 22 21 20 23 19 1 K (flash pop-up) button...................... 33 2 Viewfinder ......... .............................. .................. 26 3 Flash la mp ........................ ...................... ........... 34 4 Autofocus (AF) lamp ......... .............[...]
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8 Pa r t s o f t h e C a m er a Introduction Th e M on i to r The following indicators may appear in the monitor du ring shooting and playback (actual display varies with current camera settings). See page 14 for details on changing the moni to r d isplay . W ith Sh ooting * Differs according to the current shooting mode. 1/125 1/125 1/125 F2.7 F2.[...]
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9 Par t s o f th e C am er a Introduction Wi th P l a yb a c k * Differs according to the selected option during shooting. 999/ 999 999/ 999 999/ 999 9999/9999 9999/9999 9999/9999 59m59s 59m59s 59m59s 9h59m59s 9h59m59s 9h59m59s 15/11/2008 00:00 15/11/2008 00:00 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 999/ 999 999/ 999 999/ 999 15/11/2008 00:00 23 4 1 10 11 12 7[...]
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10 Introduction Basic O perations The Mode dial Align the mode icon with the mark next to the mode dial. A Auto ( A 24) Choose this sim ple mode, an automatic, “point-and- shoot” mode recommen ded for f irst- time users of di gital cameras. A , B , C , D ( A 50) Choo se th ese mod es f or greate r control ov e r shutte r speed a nd ape r tu re [...]
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11 Basic Operations Introduction T he Com man d Dial and w (FUN C) Bu tton Rotate the command dial, and use the dial with t he w button , to s elec t mo de or menu quickly and change settings. W ith Sh ooting Wi th P l a yb a c k Mod e Use Descript ion A Prog r ammed auto (mode di al set to A ) Change the flexibl e program. 52 Shut ter-pri orit y a[...]
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12 Basic Operations Introduction The Multi Selector This section describes standar d uses of th e multi sele ctor to select modes, select menu options and to ap ply selection. W ith Sh ooting Wi th P l a yb a c k Wi th M e n u S c re e n s C Notes on t he Mult i Selec tor In t his m anual, up, down , lef t, an d ri ght pres ses o f the multi selec [...]
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13 Basic Operations Introduction Th e d Button Pres s t he d button to display the menu f or the selected mode. • Use the multi selector to navigate the menus ( A 12). • Menu options can also be selected by r o tating the command di al. • Choose the tab on the left to display each menu item. • Press the d butto n ag ain t o exit t he menu. [...]
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14 Basic Operations Introduction Th e x (M onitor) Bu tton T o hide or show monitor indicators during shooting and playback , press the x button. 1 Available when mode dial is set to A , B , C , D , E or F . 2 Shutter will not click when focus is not locked and the AF lamp does not light up. 3 The brightest por tions of the image (hig hlight) blink[...]
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15 Basic Operations Introduction Th e I (My Menu) button Pres s t he I bu tton to display the menu items that are used frequently during shooting (only when shooting mode is set to A , B , C , D , E or F ). Press the I button again t o stop displaying My Menu. Options that ar e displayed in M y Menu can be ch anged in Cus tomize My Menu ( A 17 3) o[...]
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16 Firs t Ste ps Fir st Ste ps Inser tin g the Bat ter y Inse r t a Rec harg eab le L i-i on Batt er y EN-EL5 (supplied) into the camera. • Charge the batter y before first use or when the batter y is running low ( A 18). 1 Open th e batt ery-chamber/memory card slot cover . 2 Insert the batt er y . • Confirm th at the p ositive (+) and nega ti[...]
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Firs t Ste ps 17 Inse rting the Batter y Removing the Battery Befor e removing the battery, turn the camera off and confirm that t he pow e r-on lamp a nd monito r are off . T o eject the batter y , o pen the battery- chamber/ memor y card slot cover and slide the b att er y latch in the dire ction shown 1 . The battery can then be removed by hand [...]
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18 Firs t Ste ps Char ging the Batt er y Inser t a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 (supplied) into the camera and charge the batter y by con necting the AC Adapter EH-66 (supplied). 1 Co nnect the po wer cabl e and AC a dapt er 1 . 2 Confirm t hat the p ower-on l amp and th e monitor are off. • Do n ot turn o n the c amera. Y ou ca nnot charge[...]
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Firs t Ste ps 19 Charging the Battery 5 The batt er y begins charg ing. • The power- on lamp and AF lamp will blink , and the batter y will sta rt charging. • The power- on lamp and AF lam p will stop blink ing when char ging is comp lete. • A fully- exhauste d batter y will charge in ab out three hours. The fo l lowing chart explains camera [...]
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20 Firs t Ste ps Settin g Displa y Language , Date an d Time A language -selection and date setting screen fo r the internal clock is displayed the first ti me the camera is turned on. 1 P ress t he power sw itch t o turn on the c amera . • The power- on lamp wi ll flicke r and the m onitor will tu rn on. 2 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose the [...]
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Firs t Ste ps 21 Setting Display Language, Date and Time 5 Edit the dat e. • Pr ess H or I , to ed it the highlighte d item. • Pr ess K to high light D (day) ➝ M (month ) ➝ Y (ye ar) ➝ hour ➝ minute ➝ DMY (the order in which the day , month an d year are displayed ). • Pr ess J to highlight items in r everse order (order may differ [...]
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22 Firs t Ste ps Inser t t he Memor y Card Pi c tur es are s tored in the came ra ’ s inte rnal memory (approx. 48 MB) or on remo vable Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately) ( A 178) . If a memor y card is inser ted in the camera, data are automatical ly stored on the memory card and all data will be played back, deleted or tr a[...]
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Firs t Ste ps 23 Inse rt the Memory C ard B Fo rmatting a Memory Card If the messag e at right is dis play ed, the me mory card mu st be for ma tte d bef ore use . Note that formatt ing ( A 170) permanen tly delete s all pict ures and other d ata on the memory card. Be sure to make copies of any pictur es you wish t o keep before formatting the mem[...]
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24 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Basic Pho tograph y and Play back: A uto Mode Step 1 T urn the Camer a On and Select A (Auto ) M od e Choose this A (auto) mod e, an au tomatic, “ p oint -and-shoot” mode recommended for fir st-time users of digital cameras. 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to A . 2 P ress th e pow er switc h to tur[...]
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25 Step 1 T urn the Camera On and Select A (Aut o) M ode Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) M od e D Note on the Flash When the built-in fla sh is lowered, the flash setting is fixed at off and W appear s at t he t op of the monitor. In situations where flash is needed, su ch as in dark locations or w[...]
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26 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Step 2 Fr ame a Picture 1 Ready th e camera. • Hold the camer a steadily in both hands. • Keep yo ur fingers, hair, strap and othe r objec ts away from the len s, AF-assist illumin ator , micropho ne and speak er . 2 Frame the p ictu re. • Position the main sub ject near the center of the m[...]
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27 Step 2 Fr am e a Pictur e Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Using the Zoom Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate g to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame, or f to zoom o ut, thus increas ing the area visible in the frame. A zoom indicator is displayed at t he top of the monit or wh en th e[...]
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28 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Step 3 Focus and Shoot 1 P ress t he shutter-r elease butt on halfway . • The camera a utomatically focu ses on the subject in t he center focus area. When the su bject is in focus, th e focus are a will glow green , and the green AF lamp next to the vie wfinder wil l light. • When digital zo[...]
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29 Step 3 Focus a nd Sh oot Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de B During Recording While images a re being recorded, the AF lamp and/or the ind icator showing the number of exp osures remaining will blink. D o not turn the camera off, open the batter y-chamber/ memory card slot cover , or remove or disconnect the power source while th[...]
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30 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Step 4 Viewing and De letin g Pictu res V iewing Pictures (Playback Mode) P ress th e c button. • The last pic ture shot will be di splayed in full-frame playback mode. • Pr ess the multi sele ctor HIJK to view additional pictures. Hold down the buttons to fast for ward pictures. The command [...]
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31 Step 4 Viewing an d Deleting Pic tures Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de C Playback Mode The following options are avail able in full-fra me playbac k mode. C Pressi ng t he c button to T u rn On the Camera When the camera is off, holding down the c button wil l turn th e camera on in playback mode. The lens does not extend. C V [...]
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32 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Us in g t h e Fl a sh In dark locations or when the subject is backlit, you can shoot pictures with flash by raising the built -in flash. The flash ha s a range of abou t 0.3 to 6.0 m (1 to 19 f t.) when th e camera is zoo med out all the wa y. Wit h maximum opt ical zo om ap plie d, the range is[...]
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33 Usin g the F l as h Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Setting the Flash Mode 1 P ress t he K (fla sh po p-up) b utto n. Built-in flash will be raised. • When the built-in fla sh is lowered, it is fixed to W (off ). 2 P ress m ( flash mod e). • The flash mo de menu is displayed . 3 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose the desire[...]
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34 Usin g th e Flas h Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de B Shooting When Lighting is P oo r or when the Flash is Disabled ( W ) • Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of camera shake. Set Vibration reduction ( A 167 ) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the came ra dur ing[...]
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35 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Shoo ting with the Self-time r/Remote C ontr ol The self-timer and optional remote control (ML -L3) is suitable f o r taking memorial pictures and f or reducing vibration due to pr e ssing of the shutter-r elease button. When using the self-timer and remote control, use of a tripod is reco mmende[...]
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36 Shooting with the Self-timer /Remote Control Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Shooting with Remote Control An optional remote control (ML -L3) is required. 1 Choose Re mote control mode using the mul ti sele ctor i n the sel f-tim er menu (step 2 of A 35) and pr ess the k button . • Z (quick- response remote): Press the send b[...]
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37 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Choos ing a F ocus Mod e Choose a fo cus mode according to the subject and composition. Focus Mo des Availabl e in Ea ch Shoot ing Mod e 1 Default s etting for each shooting mode. 2 Availability varies between different scene modes ( A 42 t o 49). C Th e F o cus Mode Settin g When the flash mod e[...]
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38 Choos ing a Focus M ode Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Setting the Focus Mode 1 P ress L (focus mode). • The focus mode menu is dis play ed. 2 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose the desire d f ocus mo de and pr ess the k butto n. • The icon for th e selected foc us mode is displayed at th e monitor . • When A ( autofocus[...]
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39 Choos ing a F ocus Mode Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Usi ng M an ua l Fo cu s 1 P ress L (focus mode) to displa y the foc us menu . • Use the multi selec tor to choose E , and press the k button. 2 Focus while rotating th e command di al and pre ssing the J button. • Adjust the focus whil e viewing the image in the monit[...]
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40 Bas ic Ph otog rap hy and Play back : Au to Mo de Exposure Compen sation Exposure co mpensation is used to alter exp osure from the value sugg ested by the camera to mak e pictur es brighte r or d arker. 1 P ress o (exposure compensation ). • The exposur e compen satio n value will be displa yed. • Exposure comp ensation is no t available in[...]
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41 Shooting Su ited f or the Scene Shoo t in g Suit ed fo r the Scene Shoo ting in the Sc ene Mod e Choose this mode f o r automat ic adjustment of settings to suit the selected subject ty pe, or us e the v oice re cordi ng op tion to reco rd sou nd only. * See “Voice Recordings” ( A 85). Setting the Scene Mo de 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to y .[...]
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42 Sho oting in th e Sc ene M ode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene Fe a t u r es * Other se ttings can be selected. * Other se ttings can be selected. C Icons Used for Descriptio ns X is the flash mode setting when the built-in flash is raised ( A 33). n is the setting for self-timer ( A 35), L is the setting for focus mode ( A 37), and o is the set[...]
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43 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene 1A l s o E (manual f ocus) can be selected. 2 Other se ttings can be selected. 1 Fill flash with slow sync and red- eye reduction. 2 Other se ttings can be selected. O : For thos e scene modes with O , us e of a tripod is recommended. Turn Vib ration reduction ( A 167) to Off wh en using[...]
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44 Sho oting in th e Sc ene M ode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene 1 F ill flash with sl ow sync a nd red-eye re duction. Other settings ca n be selected. 2 Other se ttings can be selected. * Other se ttings can be selected. * Other se ttings can be selected. O : For thos e scene modes with O , us e of a tripod is recommended. Turn Vib ration reduct[...]
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45 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene * Other se ttings can be selected. * Other se ttings can be selected. O : For thos e scene modes with O , us e of a tripod is recommended. Turn Vib ration reduction ( A 167) to Off wh en using a tripod. Q : Pictures shot in scene mod es utilizing Q may be processed to reduce noise and th[...]
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46 Sho oting in th e Sc ene M ode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene * Oth er settings can be selected. Note that the fl ash may be unable to light entire subject at dis tance s of le ss t han 30 cm (1 ft.) . 1 Other se ttings can be selected. 2A l s o D (macro cl ose- up) can be select ed. k Close -up Photograph flowers, insects and other small ob je[...]
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47 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene * Remote control can be chosen. 1 Other se ttings can be selected. 2A l s o D (macro cl ose- up) can be select ed. * Other se ttings can be selected. O : For thos e scene modes with O , us e of a tripod is recommended. Turn Vib ration reduction ( A 167) to Off wh en using a tripod. m Fir[...]
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48 Sho oting in th e Sc ene M ode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene 1 Other se ttings can be selected. 2 D (macro c lose- up) or B (infinity ) can also be selec ted. Shooting Pictures for a Panorama The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame . Use a tripod f or best results. Se t V ibratio n reduction ( A 167) to Off when using a tr[...]
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49 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Su ited f or the Scene 3 Shoot the fi rst picture. • The first picture is displayed in the first third of the mo nitor . 4 Shoot the sec ond picture. • Compose the ne xt pictu r e so that 1/3 of it ov erlaps th e firs t picture , and pres s the shutter-releas e button. • Repeat unt il you have shot the n[...]
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50 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D Shoot pic tures using A , B , C and D A , B , C , D mode By rota ting the mo de dia l, you can sh oot p ic ture s in the follo win g fou r exp osu re modes: A (programmed auto), B (shutter-priority auto), C (aper ture-priority auto), and D (manual). In ad dition to allowing you to set the shutter spee d and a[...]
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51 A , B , C , D mode Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D D Shutter Speed and Aper ture The same exposur e can be achieved with diff erent combinations of shutter speed and aper ture, allowing you to fr eeze or blur motion and co ntrol depth of field. The f ollowing f igure show s how s hutte r speed and aperture affects exposure. When the ISO sen[...]
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52 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D A (Pr ogrammed A uto ) Mode Shoot pictures with shu tte r speed and aper tur e value set automatically by the came ra. 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to A . 2 Frame the s ubjec t and s hoot. • Camera au tomatically selects the focu s area (one of nine) con taining the sub ject close st to the camera ( A 144). Fl[...]
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53 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D B (Shutter-P riority Auto) Mod e Set the shutter speed and shoot pictures. 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to B . 2 Rotate the comm and dial to c hoose the shutte r speed valu e between 1/2,000 s and 8 s. 3 F ocus and shoot. • Camera au tomatically selects the focu s area (one of nine) con taining the sub ject cl[...]
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54 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D C ( Aperture -Priority A uto) M ode Set the aper ture value and shoot pictures. 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to C . 2 Rotate the comm and dial to c hoose the f/-numbe r (aperture v alue). • When the c amer a is z oomed a ll the way out, ape rture ca n be set to va lues bet ween f/2 .7 and f /7.2; at m axim um [...]
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55 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D D (Manu al) Mod e Set the shutter speed an d aperture value, and shoot pictures. 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to D . 2 P ress t he multi sele ctor K , an d choo se the shutt er speed set ting. • The active set ting switches bet ween shutter sp eed and aper ture each time th e multi selec tor K is pressed. • [...]
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56 D (Manual) Mode Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D 5 Rotate the comm and dial to c hoose an aperture value. • Repeat steps 2 to 5 to mo dify shu tter speed and aper ture setti ngs until the desired exp osure is achiev ed. 6 F ocus and shoot. • Camera au tomatically selects the focu s area (one of nine) con taining the sub ject close st to [...]
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57 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D Ac ti ve D -L ig ht i ng “ Active D-Lighting” preserves details in highlights and shadows, cr e ating photographs with natu ral contrast. Use f or high contrast scenes , for example when photogr aphin g brigh tly lit o utdoor sc ener y throu gh a do or or win dow or tak in g p i c t u r e s o f s h a d e [...]
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58 Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D Us in g E , F (U ser Setting Mode) Settings that are f requently used for A , B , C and D shooting mode can be registered in mode di al E or F . Rotating the mode d ial to E or F enables you to shoot with the settings that are frequently used. The fo llowing settings can be r egister ed for E and F . 1 Settin[...]
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59 Using E , F (User Setting Mode ) Shoot pictures using A , B , C and D 2 Change to a frequen tly used set ting. 3 P ress t he d bu tton. • The shooting menu is displayed. 4 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose Sa ve us er settin gs and press the k button. 5 Choose the desti nation t o regist er to a nd pres s the k butto n. • The current se tti[...]
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60 Using the G PS Usin g the G PS Recordin g P osi tiona l Infor mation to Picture s The Global Po sitioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system using the electr o-magneti c wave s of a network of GPS satellites placed into orbit. I t allows users to determine their locations anywhere on Earth. The camera ’ s internal GPS receiv e[...]
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61 Recording Positional Information to Pictures Using the G PS 5 P ress t he d bu tton. • This returns to the GPS signal status disp lay screen. • Check th e positioning sta tus before shooting. Refer to the “GPS Sign al Status Display” below for more informatio n on the positioning st atus. 6 Rota te the m ode d ial to t he shoo ting mode [...]
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62 Recording Positional Information to Pictures Using the G PS B Notes on G PS • After about two hours of po sitioning or if the batter y has been ch a n g e d, i t w i l l t ak e s e v e r a l m in u t e s to obtain the positional information. • P ositions of th e GPS satellites change constantly. Y ou may not be able to determine the positi o[...]
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63 Using the G PS Changi ng GPS Se ttings (GPS Menu) Set Record GPS data to On in the GP S menu to change the valid st orage period for r ecording positional information onto a pic ture or manually update the positional information. Y ou can also use the signal transmission from the GPS satellites to set the date/time of the built-in clock in the c[...]
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64 Changing GPS Settings (GPS Menu) Using the G PS Syn chro ni ze This function allows you to use the signal transmission fro m the G PS satellite s to set the date /t ime o f t he c ame ra c lock . S et Record GPS data ( A 60) t o On and chec k the positioning status bef ore starting Synchronize . 1 Use t he multi sele c to r to ch oose Synchroniz[...]
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65 More on Playback More on Playb ack V i ewing Mul tiple Pic tures : T humbn ail Playback Rotate the zoom control to f ( h ) in full-frame playback mode ( A 30 ) to display pictures as thumbnail images in thumbnail playback mode. The following operations can be per formed in thumbnail playback. C Icons on the Thum bnails When pictures for which Pr[...]
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66 More on Playback T aking a Closer L ook: Playback Zoo m Rotating the zoom c ontrol to g ( i ) during full-frame playback mode ( A 30) zooms the current picture, w ith the center of the picture disp layed in the mo nitor . • The guide at lower right sho ws which portion of the pictu re is enla rged . The following operations can be per formed w[...]
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67 More on Playback Edit ing Pi ctures The C OOLPIX P6000 can use the functions below to edit images, and s tore them as separa te files ( A 181) . C Not es on Pict ure E dit ing • Pic tur es s ho t at an Image size ( A 126) of I 4224×28 16 , G 4224 ×2376 , and H 3168×316 8 cannot be modifie d using an editing func tion other than black border[...]
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68 Editi ng Pic ture s More on Playback Enhancing Brightness and C ontrast: D -Lighting D-Lighting can be u s ed t o create copies wit h enhanced brightness and contrast, brightening dark portions of a picture. Enhanced copies are stor e d as separate files . 1 Select the d esir ed pictur e from full-fr ame ( A 30) or thumb nail ( A 65) pl ayback m[...]
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69 Editi ng Pic ture s More on Playback Crop Pic ture This function is only available whe n u is displa yed in the monitor with playback zoom ( A 66) enab led . Cro pped co pies a re sto red as separa te file s. 1 Rotate th e zoom contr ol to g ( i ) in full-fram e playba ck mod e ( A 30) to zoom in on the image. • T o crop a p icture displayed i[...]
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70 Editi ng Pic ture s More on Playback Resizing Pictures: Small Picture Create a small copy of the current pic ture. The following sizes are available. S mall copies are stored as separate files w ith a compression ratio of 1:16. 1 Select the d esir ed pictur e from full-fr ame ( A 30) or thumb nail ( A 65) pl ayback mo de and pr ess the d button [...]
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71 Editi ng Pic ture s More on Playback Adding Black F rame on Pic tures: Black Border This function cr eate s blac k li nes al ong bo rde rs of pictur es. Choo se fr om Th in , Medium , or Br oad black lines. Copies with black borders are stored as separate files. 1 Select the d esir ed pictur e from full-fr ame ( A 30) or thumb nail ( A 65) pl ay[...]
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72 Editi ng Pic ture s More on Playback RA W Pr o cessing U sin g the Camer a: NRW (RA W ) Processing Create JPEG-for mat copies by RA W p roces sing the NR W (RAW ) images stored at Image qua lity ( A 124) se ttings of NRW (RAW) , NRW (R A W ) + Fine , NRW (RA W ) + Normal or NRW (RA W ) + Basic within the camera. 1 P ress t he d button in pla yba[...]
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73 Editi ng Pic ture s More on Playback 4 Ad ju st th e White b alan ce , Exp . +/– , Pic ture Cont r ol , Image q uality and Image siz e options as desired. • Apply th e settings below whi le check ing the image and rotating the zoom c ontrol to g ( i ). Rotate to g ( i ) again to return to the settin g screen. - White balance : Cho ose w hite[...]
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74 More on Playback V oice Memo s: Recording an d Playback Use the ca mera ’ s built-in mic rophone t o record vo ice memos f or pictures marked with n in full- frame playback mode ( A 30). Recording V oice Memos A voic e memo, up to 20 sec onds i n length, wil l be reco rde d wh ile the k button is pr esse d down. • Do not touc h the built -in[...]
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75 More on Playback V i ewing Pic ture s by Date In calend ar mo de or list b y date mode, pictu res sh ot on a spe cified date ca n be displayed. In full-frame playback , zooming of images, editing, record ing/playback of voic e memos or movie pla yback can be done. When the d button is pressed and the calendar/list by date menu is displayed, all [...]
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76 Vi ewing P ictures by D ate More on Playback Selec ting a Date in L ist by Date Mode 1 P ress th e w butt on in pla ybac k mode and u se the co mmand di al to c hoose C List by dat e . • When the w button is releas ed, the ca mera enter s list by date mode. • Dates for wh ich pictures exist will be listed. 2 Choos e the date and pre ss the k[...]
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77 Viewing Pic tures by Da te More on Playback Using C alendar Mod e and List by Date Mode The f ollow ing operat ions ar e possibl e fr om the date se lection sc re en. B Note s on Calen dar Mode and List by Date Mode • On ly t he m os t re ce nt 9, 00 0 p ic tu re s ca n b e di sp l aye d in c al en da r mo de o r i n li st by d a te mo de . I [...]
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78 Vi ewing P ictures by D ate More on Playback Calendar and L ist by Date Menus Pres s t he d button in either mode to display the following menus for only the pictu res shot on t he speci fied dat e. D-Lighting * A 68 Print set A 101 Slid e show A 155 Delet e A 156 Prot ec t A 156 Rotate image * A 157 Hide im age A 15 7 Small pic. * A 70 Bla ck b[...]
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79 Movies Movies Recording Movies Shoot movies wit h sound . 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to D . • Exposure co unt display s hows maximum tot al length of movie that can be r e cor de d. 2 P ress t he shutter-r elease butt on all the way down to start recordin g . • Ca mera fo cus es on the sub ject in th e center focu s area. • A progress bar a[...]
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80 Movies T he Movie Menu Movi e opti ons and Auto fo cus mo de settings can be changed from the movie menu ( A 81) . Press the d button in movi e mode to displ ay the movie menu and u se the multi selector to modify and apply settings. Selec ting Movie Options The m ovi e menu of f ers t he optio ns shown be low . D Using the C o mmand Dial to Cho[...]
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81 The Mov ie Menu Movies C Movie Opt ions and Maximum Movie Length and Frames * All fi gures are appro ximate. Ma ximum movie length o r fram es varies wi th make of memory card. The maximum fil e size for a single movie is 2 GB. Therefore, the 2 GB maximum movie length wil l be displayed even when memory card s with greater capacities are used. D[...]
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82 Th e Movi e Menu Movies Tim e -L ap se M ov ie s Record flowers opening or butter flies emerging from cocoons. 1 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose Mo vie options from the movi e menu, and pr ess the k butt on. 2 Choose y Time-laps e mov ie P and press the k butto n. 3 Choos e the interval be tween shots and pr ess the k butto n. • Choose from[...]
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83 The Mov ie Menu Movies B Notes on Time-Lapse Movie • Flash mode ( A 32), focu s mode ( A 37), and expos ure compensation ( A 40) cann ot be a djusted after the first picture is shot. All frames thereaft er will be shot usi ng the same setti ng. Settings cannot be changed after shooting starts. Apply the approp riate settings before shooting be[...]
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84 Movies Movie P laybac k In full-frame playba ck mode ( A 30), movi es are recogniz ed by movie options ( A 80). T o play a mo vie, press k . Use t he zoom cont rol g ( i )/ f ( h ) dur ing pla yback to adjust the volu me. Rotate the command d ial t o advance or rewind the movie . Pr ess the multi selec tor JK to choose a contro l. The following [...]
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85 Voi ce R ec or din gs V oice Record ings Mak ing V oice Record ings Audio voi ce recordings can be r ecorded over the built-in microphone and played back over the built-in speaker . 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to y . 2 P ress t he d button to display the shooting menu scre en, choo se E Voice recordin g with the mu lti selector an d pr ess the k b[...]
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86 Making Voi ce R ecor dings Voi ce R ec or din gs Operati ons Duri ng Recordi ng * The copied files can be played back using QuickTime or any other W A V- compatible audio player , but index points created with the camera cannot be used. Option Use Descript ion Reac tiv ate the monitor c If the monitor has tur ned off, press the c bu tton to reac[...]
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87 Voi ce R ec or din gs Playing V oice Recording s 1 P ress t he c but ton in the v oice recording scr een ( A 85, s tep 3). 2 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose the desire d sound file and press the k bu tton. • The select ed so und file wi ll b e play ed b ack. 008 009 007 006 15/12/2008 17:30 15/12/2008 18:30 26/12/2008 13:00 29/12/2008 16:40[...]
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88 Play ing Voice Rec o rdi ng s Voi ce R ec or din gs Operati ons Duri ng Playback Use the zoom control g ( i )/ f ( h ) during playback to ad just the volume. Rotate the command dial t o advance or r ewind the voice re cording. Pr ess the multi selec tor JK to choose a c ontrol. The f ollowing operati ons are ava ila bl e. Deleting Sound Files Pr[...]
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89 Voi ce R ec or din gs C opying V oice Recordings Copy v oice record ings between the internal memory and a memory card. Do this only when a memor y card is inserted in the camera. 1 P ress t he d button in the se lec t s ound file scr een ( A 87, s tep 2). 2 Use the multi selec tor to choose an option fro m the c o py scre en and pr ess the k bu[...]
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90 Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers Connect ing to T elevi sions, Compu ters and Printers Connect ing to a T V Connect the c amera to a television using the supplied audio/ video cable to play back pictures on the television. 1 T urn off the came ra. 2 Co nnect the c a mera to th e T V . • Connec t the yellow plug to the video[...]
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91 Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers C o nnecting to a C omputer Use the supp lied USB cable to connec t the camera to a computer , and copy (transfer) pictures to a computer w ith the supp lied Nik on T ran sfer software. Be fore Co nne ct in g the Cam era Insta lling th e Sof tware Bef ore connecting the camera to a computer , [...]
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92 Connec tin g to a Com puter Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers T ransf erring Pic tures from the Camera to a Computer 1 Start the c ompu ter to which Nik on T ransfer w as installed . 2 T urn off the came ra. 3 Co nnect the c a mera to th e computer u sing the suppl ied USB cable. 4 T urn on the ca mera. The power-on lamp will [...]
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93 Conne cting to a Comp uter Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers 5 T ransfe r pictures when Nikon T ransfer has finished loading . • Click th e Start T ransfer button in Nik on T r ansfer . At the default sett ing, all pict ures are transferred to the c omputer (N ikon Transfer default setting ). • At the Nik on T ransfer defa[...]
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94 Connec tin g to a Com puter Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers D Using a C ard Reader The pictures stored on the memor y card inser ted into a card reader or similar device can also be transferred to the computer usi ng Nikon Transfer . • If the memor y card has a capacity greater than 2 GB, or is SDHC- compliant, the intende[...]
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95 Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers Connec ting to a Printe r Users of PictBridge- compatible ( A 200) printer s can connect the camer a directly t o the printer and print pictur e s without using a computer . The steps f or printing are as follows. B Notes on Power Sou rce • When connecting the cam era to a computer or prin t[...]
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96 Connecting to a Printer Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers Co nnec ting the Camera and Printer 1 T urn off the came ra. 2 T urn on the pri nter . • Check pr inter settin gs. 3 Co nnect the c a mera to th e printer u sing the s upplied USB cable . 4 T urn on the ca mera. • When conn ected cor rectly, the PictBridg e startu p[...]
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97 Conne ctin g to a Printer Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers Printing Pictures One at a T ime After connecting the came ra to the printer correctly ( A 96 ), print pictures by following the pr o cedure below . 1 Use t he multi sele ctor to se lec t t he pictur e to be pr inted and press th e k butt on. • The command di al can[...]
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98 Connecting to a Printer Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers 6 Choose Sta rt pr int and press the k bu tton. 7 Pri nting starts. • Monito r display returns to that show n in step 1 when printing is comp lete. • T o cancel b efore all copies have bee n printed, press the k button. Printing Multiple Pictures After connecting th[...]
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99 Conne ctin g to a Printer Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers 4 Choose Print s election , P rint al l images or DPOF printing and p r ess the k butt on. Pri nt s ele ct io n Choose th e pictures and nu mber of cop ies (up to nine) o f each. • Press the multi selector JK to select pi ctures, and p ress HI to set the number of c[...]
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100 Connecting to a Printer Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers 5 Pri nting starts. • Monito r display returns to that show n in step 2 when printing is comp lete. • T o cancel b efore all copies have bee n printed, press the k button. C Pap er S iz e In P ape r size, o t he r than Defaul t (the defaul t paper size for the curr[...]
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101 Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers Crea ting a DPOF Prin t Order: Prin t S et The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create digital “print orders ” for printing on DPOF-compatible devices ( A 200) . When the camera is connected to a PictBridge -compatible pr inte r , pictures can be printed fr om the printer [...]
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102 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set Connecti ng to T elevi sions, Computers and Printers 5 Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information. • Choose Date and pr ess t he k button to print date of recording on all pictures in the pr int order . • Choose In fo and press the k button to prin t photo informatio n (shu[...]
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103 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Uplo ading P ictures to the my Picture town Serv er (Pictur e Bank) LAN F e atur es and m y Pi ct uret own Pi c tur e Bank can be used with the came ra ’ s LAN f eature. P icture B ank can be used to upl oad and save pi c tur es taken ont o my P icturetown. T o upload pi c tur e s[...]
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104 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) my Pict uretown Set up W or kflow Bef ore ta king ad vant age o f my P ictu reto w n s er vic es usi ng the LAN feat ures of the camera, the camera’ s network settings must be configured and y ou must r egister with my P icturetown. Configure the camera ’ s netwo rk settings by [...]
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105 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) F i rst Ste ps Co nfirming LA N C onnec tion Requ irem ents • LAN cable - Only use LAN cables/switchi ng hubs/broadband r o ute rs that are c ompatible with “100BASE- TX ” . • ADS L modem or r outer equ ipped b roadband ne twork env ironment - my Picturet own is not availabl[...]
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106 Fi r st S te p s Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) my Picture town User I nformatio n The fo llowing information is requir ed to regi s ter user inf ormation and the camera ( A 114) with my Pictureto w n, and t o log-in to m y Pictureto wn ( A 120) aft er pictur e upload. P rote c tin g th e Ca mera with a P asswo r[...]
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107 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Settings from the C amera Set up camera network connect ions and user inf ormatio n. Basic Operation of the Network Settings Displayi ng the Ne twork Sett ings Me nu 1 Rota te the m ode d ial to H . • The selec t image screen is displayed. 2 P ress t he d bu tton. • The network [...]
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108 Settings from the Camera Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Enterin g T ex t with the Came ra T ext for information such as aliases, e-m ail addresses, and password can be entered using the mu lti selector . Rotate the command dial , or pr ess HIJK , to choos e a char act er , GH , I , or J in the keyboard area. • [...]
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109 Settings from the Camera Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Co nfiguring a Net work P rofile Enable connection of the camera to the In ternet via a LAN ac cess point. Enter the same set tings as the de sired LAN net work . C onf iguri ng a Netw ork Pr ofil e 1 Choose Ne twork prof ile from the Network setti ngs me nu[...]
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110 Settings from the Camera Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Entering my Picturetown User I nformation Enter the i nformation re quired f or user r egistration with m y Picturetown fr o m the Sender option. This inf ormation is necessary to log-in to m y Pi cturetown after picture upload. If you hav e alread y regi st[...]
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111 Settings from the Camera Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Pr otecting LAN I nfo rma tion S tore d in t he Came ra A password can be ap plied to prevent access to LAN information stored in the camera, including network profiles and reci pient e-mail ad dresses, by third parties if the camera should be lost or stolen[...]
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112 Settings from the Camera Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) 3 Spec ify a passw ord f or the came ra, o r edit the curren t password. • T o specif y a password, enter a pa ssword of four number s in the new pass word screen. • T o edit the pa sswor d, ente r the curr ent pas swor d in the current pa ssword screen.[...]
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113 Settings from the Camera Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Resett ing the Camera’ s Network S ettin g F o llow t he instructions below to reset all LAN connec tion settings , including the camera ’ s password, stored in the camera. Use the Reset option to de lete all user information stored in the camera before [...]
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114 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Registe ring wi th my Pic turetown Registration (cr e ation of a user account) wit h my P icturetown is required to take advantage of my Pi cturetown ser vices. 1 T o register , upload p ictu res to my Picturetow n. • See “Using Pic ture Bank” ( A 117) for more information on [...]
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115 Registering with my Picturetown Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) B Notes on User Registra t ion • Register user informat ion as soon as possible. Using the cam era without registering user information will cause any pictures saved to be revealed to a third part y if the camera is stolen or lost. • Until user in[...]
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116 Registering with my Picturetown Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Registering a Camera with m y Picturetown A camera must be regist ered with the my Picturetown ser ver in any of the following situations: • Y ou registered with my P ic turetown bef ore setting up the L A N f eatures of this camera (e .g. this i s [...]
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117 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Using Pic ture Bank Uploading All Pictures at Once The camera automatically star ts charging and upload pictures that have not yet been up loaded to the my Picturetown ser ver whenever the AC adapter and the LAN network is connected to the camera. 1 Co nnect the po wer cabl e and AC[...]
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118 Usin g Pic ture Ban k Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) Uploading Se lected Pictures 1 T urn off the came ra. 2 Co nnect the n etwork device t o the ca mera us ing the L AN cable . 3 T urn on the ca mera. 4 Rota te the m ode d ial to H . • If se nder set ting has not been configu red, ent e r you r Email ID (e -ma[...]
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119 Using Picture Bank Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) 6 Uploa d picture s. • Choose Ye s and p ress the k b utton to star t uploa ding. • Choose No an d press the k button to return to the screen shown in step 5. • The connec ting to ser ver screen and th e uploading s c r e e n w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d i [...]
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120 Uploading Pictures to the my Picturetown Server (Picture Bank) V iewing Pi c tures on the m y Picturet o wn Server Use a computer ’ s Web browser to access http://mypictureto wn.com/ and enter the Email ID (e -mail address) a nd password registered with my Pict ureto wn to disp lay the My Photos page. Fro m My Phot os page, you can upload and[...]
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121 Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Shooti ng, Playbac k and Setup Menus Shoo ting Options : The Shooti ng Menu The shooting me nu of A , B , C , D , E and F modes contain the following options. q Image quality * A 124 Choose t he image q uality ( compression ratio) of recorded pic tures. r Image size * A 126 Choose t he image s ize of recorde [...]
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122 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus * These options can be set in other s hooting mode menus (except for movie menu). C Restric tions on Camera Set tings Multiple fu nctions c annot be set sim ultaneously ( A 150) . Q Distor tion control A 148 Corr ect the di stort ion. X Wide -ang le conver ter A 149 Adj[...]
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123 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Displaying the Shooting Menu Choose A (P rogrammed Auto), B (Shutter-P riority Au to), C (Aperture-Priority Auto ), D (Manual), or E / F by rotating the mode dial. Pr es s the d button to display the shooting menu. • Use the multi selector t o select items and set fu[...]
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124 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus q Image Quality Choose the compression ratio for the pictures recorded. Lower comp ress ion rati os res ult i n hig her quali ty pic ture s, but also l arger file s izes, limiting the number of pictures that can be r ecorded. * Can only b e chosen in Auto shooting modes[...]
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125 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus C C OOLPIX P6000 NRW (RA W ) images • The extension of the im age taken is “ .N RW ” . • COOLPIX Pi cture Control ( A 129) settings will not be recorded on any NRW (RAW ) images taken. COOLPIX Picture Controls f or NRW (RA W ) images can be set in NRW (RAW) pro[...]
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126 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus r Image Size Choose the size (pixel count) f or the pictures r ecorded. Pi c tur es shot at l arge s izes requir e more memory and ar e suitable f or printing, bu t the numbe r of shot s that can be taken will be f ewer . Small image s izes are suitable for pictures tha[...]
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127 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus C Number of exposures remaining The following table lists the ap proximate number of pictures that ca n be stor ed in interna l memory, and on a 256 MB memory car d, at each combination of Imag e qu alit y ( A 124) a nd Image size ( A 126) settings . Note that the numb[...]
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128 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus 1 If t he nu mber of exposu res remai ning is 10,000 o r more, th e numb er of exp osures r emainin g displa y show s “9999” . 2 When the printer resolution i s set to 300 dpi. Print sizes are calculated by dividing the number of pixels by printer resolution (dpi) a[...]
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129 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus a Pic tu re Control (C OOLPI X Pic tu re Cont rol) Change the settings for creating images to be re corded according to the shooting scene or your preferences. Shar pness, contrast and saturation can be adjusted in detail. * Will only be displayed when the setting cust[...]
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130 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus B COOLPIX Pic tu re C ont rol •C o n t r a s t ( A 132) c annot be ad justed manu ally when Ac t ive D -L igh tin g ( A 5 7) is set to se ttings other than Off . • COOLPIX P icture Control settings will not be recorded on any NRW (RAW ) images taken. COOLPIX Picture[...]
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131 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Cu stomizing Ex isting CO OLPIX Picture Contr ols: Quick A djust and Manua l Adjust COOLPIX P icture Control can be c ustomized using quick adjust, which allows for balanced adjustment of sharpness, contrast, saturatio n and other image editing components, or manual ad[...]
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132 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Quick adjust 1 Adjust the sharpn ess, contrast and sat uration l evels automa tically. F ive le vels of adjustment can be done by choosing from valu es between -2 up to +2 . Choose from o ptions betwe en –2 and +2 to reduce or emphasize the effec t of the selected CO [...]
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133 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus 1 Quick adjust cannot be chosen in Neutr al , Monochrom e , Custo m 1 and Cu st om 2 . The values s et manually will be disabled if quick adjus t is used after ma nual setting. 2 Will not be d isplayed for Mo noch ro me . 3 Will only be displaye d for Mono chr ome . B [...]
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134 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus a Cu st o m P ic tu re Co nt ro l (COO L PI X Cu st om P ic t u re Cont rol) The COOL PI X Pic tu re Co ntro ls ( A 129) supplied with the camera can be ad justed into customized picture ed iting options and saved as custom P icture Controls. Creating C O OLPIX Custo m [...]
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135 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus De le ti ng COOL P IX Cu st o m Pi c tu re Co nt ro ls 1 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose De lete and pr ess the k button . 2 Ch oo se a COO LP IX Cus to m Pic t ure Co ntro l t o delete, and pre ss the k butto n. 3 Choose Ye s and pre ss the k butt on. • The regis[...]
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136 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus B White Balance The human eye is able to adapt to changes in the c olor of the light source , with the result t hat white objects appear white whether seen in the shade, direct sunlight, or u nder i ncandes cent li ghting. Di gi tal ca me ras can mimic this adjust ment [...]
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137 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Pr eset Manual Pr es et manual is used with mixed lighting or to compens at e for light sources with a stro ng color cas t when the des ired eff ec t has no t been achieved wit h settings like Aut o and Incand escent (for example, to make pictures shot under a lamp wit[...]
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138 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus E ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity , the more eff ec tive it is to shoot in dark places or mo ving subjects, but the image taken will appear s lightly grainy . At the settings o ther than Auto[...]
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139 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus G Metering Choose ho w the camera meters exposure. Set the metering method. B Note on M etering At magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8×, Met eri ng is set to Center-w eighted , and at magnif icati ons of 2. 0× to 4.0×, to Spo t . When digital zoom is in effect, the meter[...]
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140 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus C Continuous Select the option to shoot pictures one at a time, in a sequence, or with Bes t Shot Selector (BSS) . When Cont inu ou s , BS S , or Multi -shot 16 is selected, the flash will be set to W , and focus, exposure and white balan ce are fixed at the values for [...]
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141 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus B Not es on Co ntinu ous Shoot ing • The maximum frame ra te with continuous shooting may var y, d epending upon the cu rrent image quality setting, image size setting, and the memory card used . • Be aware that s hooting will stop if the built-in flash is raised o[...]
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142 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Int erval Time r Shoot ing Pi ctures are shot automatically at specified intervals. Choose from 30 s , 1 min , 5 min , 10 mi n , 30 min , 60 min . 1 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose Intvl ti mer shooti ng in the Continuous mo de screen and pre ss the k butt on. 2 Choo[...]
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143 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus H Auto Br acketing Auto bracketing is used to vary exposure by a selected amount over a s eries of pictures, “bracketing” the exposure value selected by the camera or with expo sure compensation. Use in situations in which it is difficult to guess the correct expos[...]
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144 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus G AF Area Mode Choose w here the camera focuses. When digital zoom is effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center of the screen regardless of the applied AF area mode option. z Fa c e p r i o r i t y The camera det ects and focuses o n a face looking towa[...]
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145 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Shooting with Face Priori ty When Fac e p ri o r it y is selected for AF area m ode, or the Por tra it scene mo de or Night portra it scene mode is s elected during shooting, the face priority function will be applied. The camera automatically detects and focuses on a [...]
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146 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus B Fa c e Pr io r it y • When Face p ri or it y i s s e le c te d f or AF area mode , the setting will automatically switch to Au to if no face is recognized when the shut ter-r elease button is p ressed halfway . • If no face is r ecognized when the shut ter- rel ea[...]
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147 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus J Flas h Exp. Com p . Fl ash compensation can be used to adjust flash output when the brightness of the main subject relative to the background needs to be changed. When the Speedlight SB-400, SB-600, SB-800 or SB-900 flash unit ( A 18 0) is mounted on th e camera, fla[...]
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148 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus M Noise Reduc tion At slow sh utter spe eds, pic tures may b e affected by “noise” in the form of rand omly- spaced, brightly-colored dots concentrated in d ark par ts of the imag e. Use this option to reduce noise at s low s hutter speeds. Enabling noise r educ ti [...]
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149 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus X Wi de - an g l e C onv e r t er This option is f or use with the Step- down Ring Adapter UR-E21 (available s eparately from Nikon) to attach the co nv er ter lens WC-E76 (available separately from Nik on) listed below . F o r mor e information on attaching the wide-a[...]
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150 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Res tri ctio ns on Ca mera Se tting s Restrictions apply to the following settings in A , B , C , D , E and F modes. Fla sh mo de • Flash mode is disabled ( W ) wh en B (infinity) is selected for focus mode, Cont inu ous , BSS , or Mult i-shot 16 is sele cted for Cont[...]
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151 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shoot ing Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Pic tur e Con tro l • White ba lance will cha nge to Auto wh en Picture Control is set to Monoch rome . Selecting an option other than Monochrome for Picture Cont rol restores the original White balance setti ng. •C o n t r a s t can not be adjus ted when Active D-[...]
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152 Shoot ing Opt ions: The Sho o ting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus AF area mode When AF area mode is set to Cen ter while Mete ring is set to Spot AF area , the Metering set ting will automat ically chang e to Matrix . Wh en a s etting other th an Cente r is selected f or AF area mode , the Metering setting auto matically rever ts back[...]
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153 Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Playback Opti ons: T h e Pla yback Menu The playback menu contains the f o llowing options. Displaying the Playback Menu Change to playback mode by pressing the c button. Display the playback menu by pressing the d button. • Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings ( A 12). • T o exit the playb[...]
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154 Playback O ptions: The Playba ck Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Selectin g Multipl e Pi c tur es The picture selection screen, as s hown at right, will be displayed with the following menus: •P l a y b a c k m e n u : D-Lighting * ( A 68), Sele ct imag es ( A 101) in Print set, Erase sel ected im ages ( A 156) in Delete, Pro tec t ([...]
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155 Playback O ptions: The Playback Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus b Slide Show Pla y back pictures , store d in the int e rna l memory or on a memory car d, one by one in an auto mated “ slide show . ” 1 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose St ar t and pre ss the k butt on. • T o change the interva l between pic tures, choose Fr am [...]
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156 Playback O ptions: The Playba ck Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus c Del ete Delete pictures . B Not es on Dele tion • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recover ed. T r ansf er im portant im ages to a compu ter bef ore delet ion. • Pictures marked with the s icon are prot e cte d and ca nnot be dele ted . d Protec t Pr otect selec ted[...]
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157 Playback O ptions: The Playback Men u Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus f Rotate Image After shooting, set the orientation in which pictures are displayed during playback . Y ou can rotate still pic tures 90 degrees clock wise or 90 degrees counterclockwise. Im age s tha t were tak en in po rt rait orie nt atio n wi ll be rota ted 18 0 de gre[...]
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158 Playback O ptions: The Playba ck Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus h Copy Copy pictu res between the internal memory and a memory card . 1 Use the multi select or to select an option from the c o py scre en and press the k button. • q : C opy pictures from intern al memor y to mem ory c ard . • r : Copy p ictures from memor y card to[...]
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159 Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Basic Camer a S etup: T he Setup Menu The setup menu contains the fo llowing options. c Wel co me sc re e n A 161 Selec t screen d isplayed wh en camera is tur ned on. d Date A 162 Set camera clock and choose home and des tination time zones. e Bright ness A 165 Adj u st moni tor brightne ss. f Date imprint A[...]
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160 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Displaying the Setup Menu Choose z tab in the menu screen. 1 P ress t he d button to di splay the menu scre en. 2 P ress t he multi sele ctor J . • T ab w ill be s electabl e. 3 P ress HI to select the z tab. 4 P ress K or the k button . • The setup men u items will be s[...]
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161 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus c W elcome S creen Y ou can select the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned on. None (default setting) Welcome screen is not d isplayed. COOLPIX Displays a welcome screen. Select an image Select a picture in the internal memor y or on the memor y card f o[...]
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162 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus d Date Set t he came ra clock. The Time Zone (f eature that calculates the time differ ence) function that is useful when traveling overseas can also be set. Settin g T rav el Destina tion T ime Zone 1 Use t he multi sele ctor to choose Time zo ne and pr ess the k button . ?[...]
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163 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus 3 P ress K . • The new city time zone menu is disp layed. 4 P ress J or K to se lec t t he trav el destin ation time zone. • Pr essing H in a time zone where daylight saving is in effect will d isplay the W ma rk on the top of the screen. Daylight sav ing will be tur ned[...]
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164 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus D Time Zones ( A 20) The camera supports the time zones listed below . For time differences not listed be low , set the camera cl ock using Date . UTC +/– Location UTC +/– Location –20 Midway, Samoa –8 Madrid, Paris, Berlin –19 Hawa ii, T ahiti –7 Athens, Helsink[...]
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165 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus e Brightness Choose from five settings for monit or brightne ss. The default s etting is 3 . f Date Imprint Date and time o f recording c an be imprinted on pictures. This information can be printed even fr o m printers that do not support printing of date and time ( A 102).[...]
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166 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Using Date Counter Pi c tures shot while this option is in e ff ect are imprinted with the number of days remaining u ntil, or the nu mber of da y s elapsed sinc e a specified date; f o r example a birthday. Use it to track the growth of a c hild or count down the days until[...]
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167 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus g V ibration Reduction Vibr ati on red uc tio n effec t ively cor rec ts blur , caused by slight hand movement k n o w n a s c a m e r a s h a k e , t ha t c o m m o n l y o c c u r s w he n s h o o t in g w i t h zo o m a p p l i ed or at slo w shutter speeds . Vibration re[...]
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168 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus h AF Ass ist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination. u Digital Zoom Enable or dis able digital zoo m. B Notes on Di gital Zoom • When digi tal zoom is i n effect, AF Area mode i s set to Center ( A 144). • Digital zoom is not available in the following situations: -W h[...]
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169 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus i Sound Setti ngs Adjust the following sound settings. k Aut o Of f If no operations are per formed for the selected length of time, the monitor will turn off and the camera will e nter stand by mode ( A 17) to reduce the drain on the battery. The power-on lamp will blink in[...]
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170 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus l / m Fo rmat Memor y/Format C ard Use this option to f orm at the int ernal memor y or a memory card. Formatting t he Inter nal Memo ry T o format the internal memory , remove the memory car d from the camera . The Fo rmat memory option appears in the setup menu. F ormatt i[...]
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171 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus n Language Choose one of 24 languages for display of camera menus and messages. o V ideo Mode Adjust settings for connection to T V . Choose NT SC or PA L . Czech Polish Danish Por tuguese German Russian (defaul t setting) Finnish Spanish Swedish Greek Turkish French Simplif[...]
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172 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus U FUNC Button Change the function per formed by the w button in A , B , C , D , E and F modes . Press the w button to display the shooting menu option assigned to it. This option is applied using the FUNC button item. Hold dow n the w button and rotate t he command dial to s[...]
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173 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus S Custo mize My Menu Regist er fre quently used menu items into My Menu (maximum of six). Menu it ems that are reg istered into My Menu ca n be retrieved and edited easily by pressing the I button ( w hen shooting mo de is set t o A , B , C , D , E or F ). The following item[...]
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174 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus p Reset All When Reset is selected, the camera ’ s settings will be restor ed to their default values. Po p- u p Me n u Shootin g in t he Scene Mode Movi e Menu The Shooting Menu Option Defa ult va lue Fla sh mo de ( A 32) Auto Self -timer /Remo te con tro l ( A 35) OFF Fo[...]
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175 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus The Set up Men u GPS Menu AF area mode( A 144) Auto Aut ofo cus mod e( A 146) Single AF Fla sh exp . co mp. ( A 147) 0.0 Fla sh con tro l( A 147) Auto Noise red uction( A 148) Auto Distor tion control ( A 148) Off Wide -ang le conver ter ( A 149) None Active D-Ligh ting( A 5[...]
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176 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Me nus Network Settings Menu Others • Choosi ng Reset all also clears the current file number ( A 181) from the memory. Numbering will continue f rom the lowest number ava ilable. T o reset file numbering to “0001” , delete all pictures from the internal memory or memory card[...]
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177 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s T echnical N otes Optio nal A cc essories See our websites o r product catalogs for up -to-date information on accessories for the C OOLPIX P6 000. Rechargeable battery Rec harge able L i-io n Batter y E N-EL5 Batte r y cha rger Batter y Charg er MH-61 AC adapter AC Adap ter EH-6 6 USB cabl e USB Cable UC-E6 A/V cable[...]
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178 Opti ona l Access orie s Te c h n i c a l N o t e s B C on verter s and Ad apter Rings Do not attach lens hoods or filters to the converter lens or adapter ring, as they may cause shading ar ou nd t he edge s of pi cture s shot with the COOLPIX P6000. B External flash The accessory shoe for COOLPIX P6000 is compatible with Nikon Speedlights SB-[...]
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179 Opti ona l Access orie s Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Wi de - a ng l e Co nve r te r Attach the Wide- angle Converter WC-E76 (available separately from N ikon) as described be low . 1 T u rn the ca mera off and remove the le ns rin g as shown at righ t. 2 Remov e the r ear cap fr om the wide-angle convert er . 3 At tach the A dapter Ring UR- E21 [...]
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180 Opti ona l Access orie s Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Using Optiona l Speedlights (Ex ternal Flash) The camera is e quipped with an accessor y shoe with a s af e ty lock , allowing Speedlights SB-400, SB-6 00, SB-800 and SB-9 00 (available separately) to be moun ted direc tly on t he camer a. Use Speedli ghts for indirec t lighting or wh en addit[...]
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181 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Image/ Sound Fi le and F older Names Pi c tur es, movi e s , voice memos and voice rec ordings are assig ned file names as follows. • Files are stored in folders named with a f older number f ollowed by a five- character identifier: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence numbe r for pictures shot using Panora ma assis[...]
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182 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Caring for the Camer a To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon pro duct, observe the follo wing precautions when using or s toring the device: B Kee p dry The dev ice will be da maged if immerse d in wat er or sub jected to high humidity. B Do no t drop The product may malfunction if subjec ted to strong shock or [...]
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183 Caring fo r the Camera Te c h n i c a l N o t e s C The Battery • Check the battery leve l when taking the camera out, and charge the battery if necessary ( A 18). Do not continue charging once the battery is fully cha rged, as t his will r esult i n reduce d battery performance. If possible, carry a fully-cha rged spare battery when taking p[...]
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184 Caring f or the Camera Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Storage Turn the camera of f when not in use. C heck that the power-on la mp is off before putting the camera away. Remove the battery if the camera will not be used for an extended period. Do not store the c amera with naphtha or camphor moth balls, or in any of the f ollowing locations: • Ne[...]
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185 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Error Messages Th e f oll owing t able li sts th e error messag es and o ther wa rnings d ispla yed in the monitor , as well as the solutions f or dealing with them. Displ ay Descr iption Solution A O (blin ks) Clock not set. Set clock . 162 B Battery runnin g low . Prepare to charge or change battery . 16, 18 N Batte[...]
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186 Error Messages Te c h n i c a l N o t e s P Image can not be save d. Error occurred while recording picture. F ormat int ernal m emory or memo r y card. 170 Camera has run out of file n umbers. • Insert new me mory card . • F ormat i nterna l memory or me mory card. 22 170 Picture cannot be used for welcome screen. NR W (RA W ) pictures, pi[...]
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187 Err or Mes sages Te c h n i c a l N o t e s N File contains no imag e data. F ile not created with CO OLP IX P6000 . View file on computer or other device. - P This file cannot be played back . N All imag es are hidden. Dat e and time ar e not set for pictures to be dis play ed in cale ndar mode or l ist by date mode. -- All pictu res in intern[...]
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188 Error Messages Te c h n i c a l N o t e s p (blin ks) Group A has not been sele cte d for group set ting w hen sho oting using wirele ss lightin g. Set the group setting of the master comman der and remote flas h to Group A. 180 Lens err or Q Lens is not operating properly . T urn came ra of f an d then on again . If error persists, contact ret[...]
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189 Err or Mes sages Te c h n i c a l N o t e s * See the documentation provided with yo ur print er for f ur ther guidance and information. P Fa il ed t o u p d a te G P S data Signals fr om GPS sate lli tes c ann ot be rec eiv ed. T r y po sitioning at another pl ace and time. 62, 63, 64 P Could not obtain GPS data. PR Printer error: check prin t[...]
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190 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s T roubl eshootin g If the camera fails to fu nc tion as expected , check the list of common pr oblems below before c onsulting your r etailer or Nikon-authorized servic e repr e sentative . Refer to the page numbers in the r ight-mos t column for more information. Display, Settin gs and Po wer Sup ply Prob le m Cause/[...]
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191 T rouble shooti ng Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Elec tronic ally Controll ed Cameras In extremely rare instances, u nusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may sto p fun ction ing. In most c ases, th is phe nomen on is cause d by a st rong ex tern al static char ge. T ur n the camera off , remove and replace the battery, then t[...]
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192 Tr ou b l es h oo t i n g Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Camera can not focus. • The intended subj ect is one with which autofocus does not pe r form well. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto . • Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button pressed hal fway . • The focus mode is set to E (manu al focus). • Turn camera off a[...]
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193 T rouble shooti ng Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom in the setup menu is set to Off . • Digital zoom is not avail able in the following situations: - The f ocus mode i s set to E (manu al focus). - When Po rt ra i t , Night po rtrait is selec ted in scene mode - When Image qual ity in the shootin g menu[...]
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194 Tr ou b l es h oo t i n g Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Playba ck Randoml y spaced bright pixels (“ noise ”) appea r in image. Subject is dark , and either the shutter speed is too slow , or ISO sen sitivity ha s been ra ised. • Use f las h. • Specifying a lower ISO s ensitivity setting. • Applying Noise reduc tion in the shooting menu t[...]
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195 T rouble shooti ng Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Cannot zoom in on picture. Playback zoom cannot be used with movies, small pi ctures, or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 × 240. - Ca nno t re co rd o r playback voice memo. • Voice memos cannot be app ended to movies. • Voice memos cannot be app ended to pictures shot by other ca m[...]
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196 Tr ou b l es h oo t i n g Te c h n i c a l N o t e s GPS Networ k Prob le m Cause/Solution A Power lamp flicke rs when camera is turned off Camera was turned off with GPS menu Rec ord G PS data set to On . 62 A long time is taken for positioning. About two hours have passed without receivi ng any sign als fro m GP S sa tel lite. 62 Pos iti ona [...]
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197 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Speci ficati ons Nikon C OOLPI X P6000 Digital Camer a Ty p e Compact digital camera Effec tive pixe ls 13.5 million Image sensor 1/1.7-in. CCD; tot al pixels: approx. 1 3.93 million Len s 4× optic al zoom, NIKKO R lens Focal le ngth 6-24mm (equivale nt with 35mm [135] format p i cture angle: 28-1 12mm) f/-n umbe r f[...]
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198 Spe cific ation s Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Image size (pixe ls) ISO s ensit ivity (S tandard out put sens itivity) ISO 64 , 100, 200, 40 0, 800, 1600 , 2000, 32 00, 6400, Auto (auto gain from ISO 64 to 800) , High ISO Sensitivit y auto (ISO 64 to 1600), F ixed rang e auto (100, 200, 400) Expo sure Mete ring 256-segment matr ix, center-weighte[...]
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199 Spe cifica tion s Te c h n i c a l N o t e s • All figures a re for a camera with a f ully-charged R echargeable Li-ion Battery EN- EL5 operated at an ambient tempe ratur e of 25 °C (77 °F). * Based on Ca mera an d Imaging Products Associat ion (CIP A) stan dards for measu ring the l ife o f c am e r a b a t te ri e s . M ea su r e d a t 2 [...]
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200 Spe cific ation s Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Suppor ted Standards •D C F : D esign Rule for Ca mera File System i s a stand ard wid ely u sed in t he digita l camera industry to ensure compat ibility among diff ere nt makes of camera. •D P O F : Digital Print Order F orm at is an industry-wide standard that allows pictur es to be printe d f[...]
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201 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Inde x Sym bo ls R 49 C Aperture-priority au to 50 , 54 k Apply sel ection bu tton 12 A Auto m ode 24 B Calendar mode 75 l Delete butt on 30 , 31 , 74 , 84 , 88 o Exposure c o mpensation 40 X Fl as h m od e 33 K Fl ash pop-up butto n 33 L Foc us m o de 38 w FUNC butto n 11 , 17 2 G GPS mod e 60 j Help 15 C List by dat[...]
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202 Index Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Cal endar mod e 75 Close-up k 46 Command dial 11 Com pute r 91 , 114 , 120 Conn ec tor cove r 6 Cont inuo us 14 0 Cont inuou s f lash 140 Cont rast 132 COOLP IX Cu stom P icture Contr ol 134 COOL PIX Pic tu re Co ntrol 129 Copy 158 Copy n 47 Copy s ound file s 89 Crop 69 Custo m Pictur e Contr ol 134 Cust omiz e[...]
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203 Inde x Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Intern al memor y 22 INTN 181 Int vl tim er shoo ting 140 , 14 2 IP address 105 , 109 ISO sensitivity 34 , 13 8 K Key information 106 , 114 L LAN connec tor 7 , 117 , 118 Land scap e c 42 Lang uag e 171 Le ns 6 , 197 Le ns co ve r 6 Le ns ri n g 6 , 179 Li-i on Ba tter y 16 , 18 Li-ion Rechargeab le Battery 16 [...]
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204 Index Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Pri nt set 101 Prin t Set Date 102 Pri nt er 95 Pri nt in g 95 Prot ec t 15 6 Q Quick adjust 13 2 R Rear -curtain sync 32 Rechar geabl e battery 177 Recor d GPS dat a 60 Red-e ye reduction 32 , 34 Remote control 35 , 177 Reset 113 Reset all 174 Reset user sett ings 59 Rotat e image 15 7 RSCN 181 S Satu ratio n 1[...]
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205 Inde x Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Wide- angle conver ter 149 , 177 , 17 9 Z Zoom 27 Zoom con trol 6 , 27[...]
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