Nikon S2600 manual

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i Introduction Parts of the Camera and Basic Operation Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Shooting Fe atures Play ba ck Fea tur es Recordin g and Playing B ack Movie s General Camera Setu p Reference Section Technical Notes and Index[...]

ii Introduction Introduct ion Read Thi s First Thank you for purchasing the Niko n COOLP IX S2600 digital camera. Before using th e camer a, pl ease r ead the info rmation in “For Your Safety” ( A vi) and familiarize yourself with the inf ormation provided in this manual. After reading, pleas e keep this manual handy and refer to it to e nhance[...]

iii Read This First Introduction About This Manual If you want to start using the camera right away, see “Basic Steps for Shooting and Playb ack” ( A 13). To learn about the parts of the camera and basic operations, s ee “Parts of the Camera and Bas ic Operation” ( A 1). Other Information • Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to fin[...]

iv Read Th is Fi rst Introduction Information and Precaut ions Life-Long Le arning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoi ng product support and education, continua lly upda ted inform ation is a vailab le online at t he followin g site s: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Eu rope and [...]

v Read This First Introduction Abou t the M anua ls • No part of the documenta tion included with this product may be re produced, transmitted , transcr ibed, sto red in a r etrieval system, o r transla ted into a ny la nguage in any for m, by any means, without Nikon’s prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specif[...]

vi Introduction For Y ou r S a f e t y To prevent dam age to your Nikon pro duct or injury to you rself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equ ipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. The con sequ ences that could resu lt from failu re to observ e[...]

vii For You r Safe ty Introduction Obse rve caution wh en handling the battery The b atter y ma y leak, over heat or explode if improperly han dled. Observe the follow ing precautions when handling the battery for use in this p ro duc t: • Before replacing the battery, turn the p roduct off. If y ou ar e usi ng t he Charging A C Ada pter/AC adapt[...]

viii For Your Safe ty Introduction • Do not handle the plug or Charging AC Adapter with wet hands. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric s hock. • Do not use with travel converters or adapters designed to convert from one voltage to another or with DC- to-AC inverters. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the pr[...]

ix Introduction Notices Notices fo r Custom ers in the U.S.A . IMPO RTANT SAF ETY IN STRU CTIONS– SAVE THESE INST RUCTIONS. DANGER - TO REDUC E THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY FO LLOW THESE INSTRUCTIO NS For connection to a supply not in the U.S.A., use an attachment plug adapter of the proper configuration for the powe r out let if[...]

x Noti ces Introduction Notice f or cus tomer s in th e State of California WARN ING Handling the cord on thi s product will expose you to lead, a chemical know n to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling . Nikon Inc., 1300 W alt Whit man R oad Melvi lle, N ew York 1174 7-3064 USA Tel: 6[...]

xi Introduction T able of C ont ents Introduction ..... ............... ......... ............... ......... .......... .............. .......... ............... ......... .... ........... ......... ... ii Read This First ..................................... ........................... ....................................... ......... .............[...]

xii Tabl e of Co ntent s Introduction A (Auto) Mode .................................. ........................... ....................................... ............... ............ .... 36 Chang ing A ( Auto) Mode Settings .............................. .............. ...................... ............... ...................... 3 6 Shootin g Me[...]

xiii Table of Contents Introduction The Setup Menu ................................. ........................... .......................... ........................... ................. 82 Reference Section ......... ......... .......... .............. .......... .............. .......... ............... ......... .......... ......... E 1 Using Pan[...]

xiv Tabl e of Conten ts Introduction h Copy (Copy Between Internal Memory and Memory Card) ...................... ............. E 46 The Movie Menu ............................................... .................................................................. ......... E 47 Movie Options ........... ...................... .......................[...]

1 Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Parts of the Camera and Basic Operation This chapter describes the pa rts of the ca mera and also e xplains how to use ba sic came ra fea tures . Parts of the Camera ................. ..................... ............... .......2 The Camera Body ... ............ ......... ............ ......... ..........[...]

2 Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Parts of th e Camer a and Basic Oper atio n P arts of the Camer a The Camera Body 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 Lens cover closed 1 Shutter-release button............ ........ 4, 5, 28 2 Zoom control ................. ....................... 4, 5, 27 f : Wide-angle ........................ ............. 4, 27 g : Telep[...]

3 Parts of the Camera Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion 8 9 6 7 5 4 2 1 3 10 11 1 2 13 14 15 16 17 1 Charge lamp ................... .................17, E 63 Flash lamp........................ ................................. 50 2 b ( e movie-record) button..... 4, 5, 74 3 A (shooting mode) button ................... ......................[...]

4 Parts of the Camera Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Camera Controls Used in Shooting Mode Control Name Main function A Shooting mode button Changes the shoot ing mode (displays the shoot ing-mod e selection screen). 24 Zoom con trol Zooms in an d out; rota te to g ( i ) to zoom in, an d rotate to f ( h ) to zoom out . 27 Mult i selec tor[...]

5 Parts of the Camera Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Camera Controls Used in Playba ck Mode Control Name Main function A Playbac k bu tton • Chang es the playback mode (dis plays the play back-mo de selec tion screen). • When the c amera is t urned off, press and ho ld this butto n to turn the camera on in playback mode. 66 21 Zoom co[...]

6 Parts of the Camera Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion The Monitor The in form atio n tha t is d ispla yed in the mon itor d uri ng sho oti ng a nd pla ybac k changes depending on th e camera’s settings and state o f use. At the default setti ng, the in dicators b elow are displayed when th e camera is tu rned on or is in operatio n, and [...]

7 Parts of the Camera Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Playba ck M ode 1 m 0 s 1 m 0s 999/ 999 999/ 999 1 m 0 s 1 m 0s 9999/9999 9999/9999 9999. J P G 9999. J PG 999/ 999 999/ 999 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 2 : 0 0 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 2 : 00 19 13 14 15 17 16 5 6 7 8 b a 1 2 4 3 9 11 10 1 2 1 8 1 Date of recording ....................... .................[...]

8 Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Basic O perat ions Switching Between Sh ooting Mode and Playback Mode The camera has two modes of operation: Shooting mode, which is used for taking pictures, and playback mode, which is use d for viewing pictures. While using shooting mode, press the c (playback) button to sw itch to playback mode; while [...]

9 Basic Operations Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Using th e Multi S elector Operate by pressing the multi sele ctor up ( H ), do wn ( I ), left ( J ), or right ( K ), o r pressing the k button. Shooting Mode Playba ck M ode * When disp laying im age thumb nails or wh en th e image is ma gnified, this butto n switches the ca mera to full-[...]

10 Basic Operations Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Using Menus ( the d Butt on) If you press the d button while the shooting screen o r playback screen is displ ayed, the menu for the curre nt mode is displayed. O nce the menu is displa yed, you can change v arious se tting s. C If Tabs are not Displayed If you press the d button and the [...]

11 Basic Operations Parts of the Camera and Basic Operat ion Switc hing Be tween T abs Selec ting I tems C When the Menu Co ntains Tw o or More Pag es The scroll bar is displa yed when all of the menu items do not fit on one screen. Attaching th e Camera Strap Shooting menu Image mode W hite ba l ance Continuous Autofocus mode ISO sensitivity AF ar[...]

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13 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Preparatio n Preparation 1 Insert t he Battery ...... ............ ......... .............. ............ ......... ............ ......... . 14 Preparation 2 Charge t he Battery ......... ............... ........... ......... ............... ............ ......... . 16 Pr[...]

14 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Basic S teps f or Sh ooting and P layb ack Pr epar ation 1 Insert the Batt er y 1 Open th e battery -chamber /memory card slot cover. 2 Inse rt th e inc lud ed Re char geabl e Li -ion Ba ttery EN- EL1 9. • Use the batter y to push th e orange batt ery la tch in t he di rec tion indicated by the arro w ( 1 [...]

15 Preparation 1 Insert the Battery Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Remo ving the Ba ttery Be sure that the power-o n lamp and the monitor have turned off and op en the batte ry-chamb er/memory card slot cov er. Push the orange battery latch in the d irection indicated by the arrow ( 1 ), and then remove the battery. Pull the ba tte r y s tra[...]

16 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Pr epar ation 2 Charge t he Batt ery 1 Prepare the include d Charging AC Adapt er EH-69P. • If a pl ug adap ter* is in cluded, at tach the p lug a dapter to the plug on the Charg ing AC Adapter . Push the pl ug adapt er firmly until it is securely held in pla ce. Once the two a re connec ted, atte mpting t[...]

17 Preparation 2 Charge the Battery Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Unders tandi ng the Charg e Lamp B Note About Cha rging AC Adap ter Be sure to read an d follow the warnings for the Charg ing A C Adapte r on page vii an d the secti on, “Charging AC Adapter” ( F 5) befo re use. C Charging Using Computer or Battery C harger • Connectin[...]

18 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Pr epar ation 3 Insert a Memory Car d 1 Be sure that the power-on la mp and the monitor a re of f and open the battery- cham ber/mem ory card sl ot cove r. • Be sure to tu rn off the camera be fore open ing the cov er. 2 Inse rt the me mory card. • Slide the memor y card in correct ly until it clicks int[...]

19 Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Removing Mem ory Card s Be sure that the power-o n lamp and the monitor have turned off and op en the batte ry-chamb er/memory card slot cov er. Gently push the memory card into the camera ( 1 ) to partially eject the ca rd, and then remo ve the card. Pull the memory card s[...]

20 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 1 T urn the Ca mera On 1 Press t he power switch to turn on the camera. • If you are turning the camera on for the first time, see “Setting Display La nguage, Date a nd Time” ( A 22). • The lens exte nds and the monito r turns on. 2 Check the ba ttery le vel in dicat or and th e number o f expo[...]

21 Step 1 Tu rn the C amera On Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Turning the Camera On and Off • When the camera is turned o n, the power-on lamp (green) will lig ht, and then the monitor will turn o n (the power-on lamp turns off when the monitor turns on). • To turn off the c amera, press the power switch. When the ca mera is turned off, [...]

22 Step 1 Turn the Cam era On Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Setting Display Language, Date and Time A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to choose the d esired langua ge and pr ess the k button. 2 Press H or I to choose Yes and pres s the k button. 3 Press J or [...]

23 Step 1 Tu rn the C amera On Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback 6 Press H or I to choose Yes and pres s the k button. • When the s etting s are app lied, the lens exte nds and the monitor disp lay exits to sh ooting m ode. Daylight Saving Time If daylight saving time is in effect, press H to e n ab l e th e daylight saving time function whil[...]

24 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 2 Select a Shooting Mode 1 Press t he A button. • The shooting-mode selection menu which allows you to select th e desired shooting mode, is displayed. 2 Press th e multi selec tor H or I to cho ose a sho oti ng mod e. • A (auto) mode is used in this example. Select A Aut o m ode . 3 Press t he k b[...]

25 Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Available Sh ooting Mode s C Features That A re Availabl e in Each Sho oting Mode • The multi s electo r H ( m ), I ( p ), J ( n ), and K ( o ) can be used to s et the corresponding features. See “Fea tures That Can Be Set U sing the Multi Sele ctor” ( A 49) for more inf o[...]

26 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 3 Fr ame a Picture 1 Hold the camer a steadily in both h ands. • Keep finge rs and othe r objects aw ay from the lens, fl ash, AF a ssist-i llumin ator, microp hone, an d speake r. • When taking pictur es in portrait (“t all”) orient ation, turn the camera so that the built-in flash is abo ve t[...]

27 Step 3 F ram e a P ict ure Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Using th e Zo om Use the z oom control t o activate optical z oom. • Rotate the zoom control to g to zoom in so that the subject f ills a larger a rea of the fra me. • Rotate the zoom control to f t o zoom out, thus incre asing th e area v isi ble i n the fr ame. • The zoom p[...]

28 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 4 Fo cus and Shoot 1 Pre ss the shu tter-relea se but ton halfwa y, i.e., pr ess the b u tton s lightly until y ou feel r esist ance. • When you press the shut ter-relea se button halfway, the camera sets focus and e xposure (shutter sp eed and aper ture val ue). Focus and exposur e remain lock ed wh[...]

29 Step 4 F ocus an d Shoot Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback B Note on R ecording Image s and Sa ving Movies The in dicator showing the num ber of ex posures re maining or the indica tor showi ng the ma ximum movie length flas hes while images are being recorded or while a m ovie is being saved . Do not open the batter y-chamb er/memo ry card [...]

30 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 5 Play Back Images 1 Press t he c (playback) button. • The camera en ters playb ack mode, and the last image capt ured is disp layed in fu ll- frame pl ayback m ode. 2 Use the mult i se lecto r to sele ct an imag e to display . • Press H or J to view the pre vious imag e. • Press I or K to vie w [...]

31 Step 5 Play Back Images Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Changing How Images Ar e Displayed When using pla yback mode , you can change how images are disp la ye d b y r ota ti ng th e z oo m c on tro l to f ( h ) an d g ( i ) ( A 4). Playbac k Zoom • You can adj ust the zoom rat io by rotati ng the zoom c ontr ol to f ( h )/ g ( i ). Imag[...]

32 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 6 Delete Un wanted I mages 1 Press t he l button to delet e the imag e currently displa yed in the monitor. 2 Press t he multi s elector H or I to choose the desi red de letion method a nd press the k button. • Current i mage : Delete the image curr ently displayed. • Erase selected images : S elec[...]

33 Step 6 Delete Unwanted Images Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Oper ating the Erase S elected Images Screen 1 Press t he multi sele ctor J or K to choose an imag e to be de leted, an d then pre ss H to display y . • To undo the sel ection, press I to remov e y . • Rota te the zoom c ontr ol ( A 2) to g ( i ) to switch back to full- f ra[...]

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35 Shooting Features Shooting Features This chapter describes each of the camera’s shooting modes and the features that are available when usin g each shooting m ode. By referring to this information, you will learn ho w to select different shooting modes and adjust setting s according to the shooting conditions and the k ind of images you want t[...]

36 Shooting Features Shoo ting Feat ures A (A u to) Mo de A (aut o) mo de i s usef ul for gene ral photogr aphy, and it allows you to c ustomize a variety of settings to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to ca p tur e ( A 37 ). • You can cha nge how the came ra sele cts the area of the frame to focus o n by pres sing t he[...]

37 A (Auto) Mo de Shooting Features Shooting M enu O ptions in A (Auto) Mode In A (auto) mode, the following options can be cha nged. On the A (Auto) mode shooting screen M d button Option Descrip tion A Image mode Allows you to select the comb ination of image siz e and image qual ity us ed when saving images. The default setting is R 43 2 0 × 3 [...]

38 A (Auto) Mode Shooting Features C Functions That Cannot Be Used Simu ltaneously There are functions with which this setting cannot be en abled ( A 59). Color option s Allows you to change the color ton es of images at the time of s hooting. The availa ble s ettings ar e St and ard color (defa ult se tting), Vivid col or , Black-and-white , Sep i[...]

39 Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shoo ting Suit ed to Scenes) Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected subject type. Scene m odes shown as b elow are availab le. * The icon for the l ast scen e mod e select ed is disp layed. The de fault setti ng is x (Sc ene au to selector ). C Displaying a Descr iption of Each Scene Mode (Hel [...]

40 Scene Mod e (Shooti ng Suit ed to Scene s) Shooting Features Scene Mode and Features Use of a tripod is recomme nded in scene mod es indicated with O . x Scene auto selector The camera simplifies shooting by automatically selecting the optimum scene mode as shown below when the shot is framed. e : Portrait, f : Landscape, h : Night portrait, g :[...]

41 Scene Mode (S hooting Suited to Scenes ) Shooting Features d Sports Use this mode fo r dynamic action shots tha t freeze the actio n in a single shot an d record motion in a series of still images . • The camera f ocuses at the center of th e frame. • To take im ages continu ously, h old dow n the shutter -release button. Up to 8 images are [...]

42 Scene Mod e (Shooti ng Suit ed to Scene s) Shooting Features Use of a tripod is recomme nded in scene mod es indicated with O . z Snow Captures th e brightn ess of sunlit sn ow. • The camera f ocuses at the center of th e frame. h Sunset Preserves the deep hu es seen in sunsets a nd sun rises. • The camera f ocuses at the center of th e fram[...]

43 Scene Mode (S hooting Suited to Scenes ) Shooting Features k Clos e-up Photograph flowers, insects an d other sma ll objects at close range. • Macro mo de ( A 53) is ena bled and t he c amera autom atica lly zooms to th e closes t positio n at which it can focu s. • The act ive focus area can be mo ved by pressin g the k button and then pr e[...]

44 Scene Mod e (Shooti ng Suit ed to Scene s) Shooting Features Use of a tripod is recomme nded in scene mod es indicated with O . m Firew orks sh ow Slow shutte r speeds ar e used to captur e the expan ding burst of light fro m a firew ork. • The camera focuses at infinity. • When the shut ter-relea se button is pressed halfway, the focus indi[...]

45 Scene Mode (S hooting Suited to Scenes ) Shooting Features O Pet por trait Use this mo de for ta king portra its of pe ts (dogs o r cats). When the camera detects the face of a dog or ca t, it focuses on the face and auto matically releases the shutter (p et portrait auto release ). • On the scree n display ed when O Pet portrait is selected f[...]

46 Shooting Features Smar t Por t rait M ode (Captur ing Imag es of Smil ing F ace s) When human smiles are detected , the camera au tomatically releases the shutter without you having to pres s the shutter-release button (smile timer). You can a lso use the skin softening option to smooth the skin tones in human faces. 1 Frame a pictu re and wait [...]

47 Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces) Shooting Features B Notes Abou t Smar t Portr ait M ode • Digital zoom is not available. • Under some sh ooting conditio ns, the came ra may be un able to detect faces or smiles. • See “Notes About Face Detection Function” ( A 62) for more inform ation. C Auto O ff in Smile T imer[...]

48 Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces) Shooting Features Changing Smar t Portrait Mode Settin gs • Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector ( A 49): Fla s h mode ( A 50) , self-timer ( A 52), and ex posure compe nsatio n ( A 54) . • See “Smart Portrait Menu Options” ( A 48) for more information about functions t[...]

49 Shooting Features Features That Ca n B e Se t Usi ng t he M ulti Se lec to r The following shooting functions can be set by pressing the multi se lector H ( m ), I ( p ), J ( n ), or K ( o ) when shootin g. Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode The functions that can be se t vary depending on the shooting mode, as shown below. • See “De[...]

50 Features That C an Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features Using the Flash (Flash Modes) The flash mode can be s et to match the shooting cond itions. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H ( m flash mode). 2 Press t he multi s elector H or I to choose the desired flash m ode and press th e k button. • See “Availa ble Fl ash M odes” ( A[...]

51 Features That Can Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features Avail able Fla s h Modes C The Flash Mode Setting • The default flash mode setting var ies with shooting mode. See “D efault Settings” ( A 55) and “Functions Availa ble for Each Shooting Mode” ( A 49) for more informatio n. • Some flash settings cannot be used with [...]

52 Features That C an Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features Using the Self-timer The camera is equipped with a self-timer that releases the shutter ten seconds or two seconds after you press the shutter-re lease button. The self-timer is useful when you want to be in the picture you are taking, and when you want to avoid the effects of[...]

53 Features That Can Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features Using Macro Mode When using macro mod e, the came ra ca n focu s on object s as cl ose as 10 cm (4 i n.) from the front of the lens. This feature is u seful when taking close-u p pictures of flowe rs and othe r small subj ects. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor I ( p ma cro m ode). [...]

54 Features That C an Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensa tion) Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value sugges ted by the camera to make images brighte r or darker. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor K ( o exposure compens atio n). 2 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I t o select[...]

55 Features That Can Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features Default Settings The default settings for each function in each shooting mode a re described below. • Se e th e ne xt pag e f or in fo rm atio n abo ut th e def aul t se tti ng s in th e sc ene modes. 1 Cannot be us ed when Blink proof is set to On . 2 Can be se t when Sm ile[...]

56 Features That C an Be Set Using the M ulti Selector Shooting Features The de fault sett ings fo r ea ch f unction in scene mode are descr ibed below. 1 U ( Auto ) or W ( Of f ) can be selected. W hen U ( Auto ) is selected, the ca mera automatica lly select s the flash mod e appropr iate for th e scene it has been select ed. 2 Canno t be modif i[...]

57 Shooting Features Changin g the Image Siz e (Image Mode) You can us e the Image mo de setting in the shooting menu to select the combination of image size and compression ratio that is u sed when saving image s. Choose the image mode best suited to the manner in which images will be used and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card. Th[...]

58 Changing the Image Si ze (Image Mode) Shooting Features C Image Mode • Change made to this setting applies to all shoot ing mo des. • There are functions with which this setting canno t be enabl ed. See “Functions That Cannot Be Applied Simul taneously” ( A 59) for more informatio n. C Numb er of Ex posures Rema inin g The following tabl[...]

59 Shooting Features F unctions Tha t Cannot Be Appl ied Simultaneousl y Some shooting settings cannot be used w ith other functions. Restrict ed functio n Setting Desc riptio ns Flash m ode Conti nuous ( A 37) When Continu ous , BSS , or Mul ti-shot 1 6 is selecte d, flash is dis abled. Self -ti mer AF are a m ode ( A 38) When Subject tracking is [...]

60 Functions That Cannot Be Applied Si multaneously Shooting Features B Notes About Digi tal Zo om • Digital zoom cannot be used with some settings and shooting modes ( E 58 ). • When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame. Motion detectio n Conti nuous ( A 37) When Multi-sh ot 1 6 is selected, Motion detection[...]

61 Shooting Features Fa c e D e t e c t i o n When the camera is po inted at a human face in the shooti ng m odes as sh own b elow , the cam era automatically detects the face and f ocuses on it. When the ca mera detects more than one fac e , the double border (focus area) is displayed aro und the face that is focused on, and single borders around [...]

62 Face Detection Shooting Features B Notes About Face De tection Fun cti on • The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. The cam era may be unab le to detect faces in the following situations: - When faces are partially hidd en by sunglasses or otherwi se obs[...]

63 Shooting Features Ski n S o ft eni ng In the shooting modes as shown below, the camera d etects up to three human faces when the shutter is released, and processes the image to soften facial skin tones before saving the image. • Scen e auto s elector , Portrait ( A 40) or Night portrait ( A 41) scene mo de • Smart portrait mod e Editing func[...]

64 Shooting Features F ocus Lock Use f ocus lo ck to focus on off- cente r subject s when cent er is selec ted for AF area mode. To f ocus o n off-cen ter subjects when Cent er i s s e l ec t e d f or AF area mod e in the shooting menu ( A 37) in A (auto ) mode, use fo cus lo ck as desc ribed below. 1 Posit ion the subject in the center of the fram[...]

65 Playback Feature s Playback Feature s This chapter describes how to select certai n types of images for playback as well as some of the f eat ures avai labl e when play ing back im ages . 4/ 4 4/ 4 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 5 : 3 0 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 5 : 30 0004. J P G 0004. J PG Auto sort 4/ 4 4/ 4 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 5 : 3 0 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 5 : 30 0004. J P G [...]

66 Playback Feature s Play back Feat ures Selecting Certain T ypes of Images f or Playback You can change the playb ack mode according to the type of images you want to view. Available Playback Mod es Switching Between Playback Mod es 1 Press the c button in full -frame or thumbnail play back mode. • The screen used to select a pla yback mode (th[...]

67 Playback Feature s F unc tions A vailable in Pla yback Mode (Pla yback Menu) When viewing images in full-frame playback mo de or thumbnail pla yback mode, you can c onfigure the menu operations liste d below by pressing the d button. When using favorite pictures ( h ), auto sort ( F ), or lis t by date ( C ) mode, th e menu fo r the curr ent pla[...]

68 Playback Feature s Con n e c t i n g t h e Ca me r a to a T el e v i s i o n , Com p u t e r , o r Pr i n te r You can enhanc e your enj oyment of imag es and mo vies by connec ting the camera to a TV, computer, or printer. • Before connecti ng the camera to a n exte rnal device, make sure the remaining battery level is sufficient and the came[...]

69 Playback Feature s Using V iewNX 2 ViewNX 2 is an all-in-one software pac kage w hich enables you to transfer, view, edit and share images. Install ViewNX 2 u sing the ViewNX 2 Installer CD-ROM . Installing ViewN X 2 • An Internet connection is required. Compat ibl e Oper ating Syst ems Wind ows • Windows 7 H ome Basic/ Home Premium/Prof ess[...]

70 Using ViewNX 2 Playback Feature s 2 Select a langua ge in the languag e selecti on dial og to open t he installation window. • If the d esired language is not av ailable, click Reg ion Selection to choose a diff erent region and then choose the desired language (t he Region Selection but ton is n ot availab le in the Europea n releas e). • C[...]

71 Using ViewNX 2 Playback Feature s Transferring Image s to t he Computer 1 Choos e how images w ill be copied to t he comp uter. Choose one of the fol lowing methods: • Direct USB connection : Turn the camera off an d ensure th at the me mory car d is inserted in the camera . Connect th e camera to th e computer us ing the supp lied USB Cable U[...]

72 Using ViewNX 2 Playback Feature s 2 Transfer images to the computer. • Confirm that the name of the conn ected camera or remo vable di sk is displaye d as the “Source” on th e “Options ” title bar of Nikon Tran sfer 2 ( 1 ). • Click Start Transfer ( 2 ). • At default sett ings, all the ima ges on the memo ry card will be c opied to[...]

73 Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording and Playing Back Movies You can record movies by s imply pressing the b ( e movie-record) button. In playback mode, pre ss the k button to play a movie. 1 350 1 350 8m 0 s 8m 0s 1 5 s 1 5s 00 1 0. A V I 00 1 0. AVI 20s 20s 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 5 : 3 0 1 5/05/20 1 2 1 5 : 30 4s 4s[...]

74 Recording and Playing Back Movies Recor ding an d Playin g Back Movies Recording Movies You can record movies by s imply pressing the b ( e movie-record) button. Hue, white balance, and other settings are the same when recording movies as they are wh en ta k ing s till im age s. 1 Tu r n on t h e c a me r a a n d b e s u r e t h a t it i s i n s[...]

75 Recording Movie s Recording and Playing Back Movies B Recordin g Movies • Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rati ng of 6 or faster are recom mended when record ing movie s ( A 19). Movie r ecording may s top unexpectedly when memor y cards with a lowe r Speed Cla ss ra tin gs a re use d. • When Electronic VR ( A 83) is set to Auto in the s[...]

76 Rec ord ing Mo vie s Recording and Playing Back Movies B Movie Options and Maxi mum Recording T ime All figures are appr oximate. The maximum recording time may va ry depending on the make of memor y car d. 1 n HD 7 2 0 p ( 1 28 0 × 7 2 0 ) cannot be s elected when saving movi es to the camera ’s internal memory. 2 The maximum file size for a[...]

77 Recording Movie s Recording and Playing Back Movies Changing Movie Recording Settin gs (The Movie Menu) The following options can be adjusted. On the shootin g screen M d button M D tab ( A 10) Item Descrip tion A Mov ie opti ons The following movie types are availabl e: n HD 7 2 0 p ( 1 28 0 × 7 2 0 ) , m VGA (6 40 × 4 8 0 ) , a nd W QVG A ( [...]

78 Recording and Playing Back Movies Movie Playback 1 Press t he c (playback) button to en ter playb ack mode . • Press the m ulti selecto r to choose th e desired mo vie. • Movies are ind icated by th e movie optio ns icon ( A 76). 2 Press the k bu tton . • The movie is played b ack. Operation during Movie Playbac k Playb ack co ntr ols a re[...]

79 Movie Play back Recording and Playing Back Movies Adjust ing t he Vol ume Rotate the zoom control to g or f ( A 5) during movie playback. Dele ting a Movie File To delete a mov ie, select the de sired movie in full-fram e playback m ode ( A 30) or thumbnail playback mod e ( A 31) and press the l bu tton ( A 32) . B Note About Mo vie Playback Mov[...]

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81 General Ca mera Set up General Camera Setup This chapter describes the various settings that can be adjusted in the z setup menu. • See “Using Me nus (the d Button)” ( A 10) for inf ormation about using the camera’s menus. • See “The Setup Menu” ( E 49) in Reference Section for more information. 1 350 1 350 8m 0 s 8m 0s Set up W e [...]

82 General Ca mera Set up Genera l Camer a Se tup The Setup Me nu The following settings can be c hanged in the se tup menu by selec ting the z ta b. Press th e d button M z (setup) tab ( A 10) Option Descrip tion A W elc ome scr een Allows you to select th e image disp layed as th e welcom e screen when the camera is tur ned on. Select COOLPIX to [...]

83 The Setup Menu General Ca mera Set up Elect ro nic VR Allows you to reduce blur ring caused by camera sha ke when shooting. The default setting is Off . E 56 Motion detectio n When the c amera dete cts camera sh ake or subj ect movement at the time of shooting, it automatically increases ISO sen sitivity an d shutter s peed t o reduce blurring .[...]

84 The Setup Menu General Ca mera Set up Format memory/ Format ca rd Allows you to format the internal mem ory (on ly wh en a memory card is not inserted) or the memory card (when a memory card is inserted). • All data st ore d in th e in ternal memory or on the memory card is de leted during f ormatting and cannot be rest ored. Be sure to transf[...]

E 1 E Reference Sect ion Reference Section The Reference Section provides detailed information and hints for using the came ra. Shootin g Using Panorama Assist ............ ......... ............ ......... ........... ......... ............... ............ .... E 2 Playback Favorite Pi ctures Mode......... ......... ............ ......... .........[...]

E 2 Reference Sect ion Refere nce Se ctio n Using Panorama Assist Use a tripod for the be st resul ts. * The icon for the l ast scen e mod e select ed is disp layed. The de fault setti ng is x (Sc ene au to selector ). 1 Use the multi select or to choose the direct ion in which imag es will be join ed and pres s the k butt on. • Panora ma dire ct[...]

E 3 Using Pano rama As sist Reference Sect ion 4 Press t he k button when shooting is compl ete. • The camera returns to st ep 1. B Notes About Panorama Assist • Flas h mode, s elf-timer, macro mode an d expos ure compensat ion se ttings c anno t be ad justed after the first picture is taken. Images cannot be d eleted, nor can zoom or Image mod[...]

E 4 Reference Sect ion Fa v o r i t e P i c t u r e s M o d e You can sort your favorite pictures into ni ne albums (this option is not available for movies). Once they are ad ded, you can ch oose to play back only favorite pictures by selecting favorite pictures mode . • Categorizing albums by theme or type of subje ct makes it easier to find a [...]

E 5 Favori te Pictu res Mo de Reference Sect ion Viewing Image s in an Album Use the multi selector to select a n album and then press the k button to play back images in the selected album. • The following operations are available from the albu m select ion sc reen. - d button: Changes the albums icon (their colors and s hapes) ( E 6). - l butto[...]

E 6 Fav orit e Pictur es Mode Reference Sect ion Changing Ico ns Assigned to Albums From the album selection screen ( A 66, E 5) , sele ct an album and press the d button to change the album’s icon. • Select a color, p ress the k button, a nd select an icon and pre ss the k button to change the icon. B Notes About Icon s for Albu ms • Choose [...]

E 7 Reference Sect ion Aut o S or t M o de Images are automatically sorted in to cate gories, such as portraits, landscap es, and movies. Select a category with the mu lti selector, and press the k button to play back images in the selec ted category. • The following operation is available while the category selection screen is displayed. - l but[...]

E 8 Auto Sor t Mod e Reference Sect ion B Notes About Auto S ort Mod e • Up to 9 99 images and movie fil es can be sorted to each category in auto sort mod e. If 999 ima ges or movies have alr eady been s orted to a specific cate gory, new images an d movies can not be sorted to that category nor can they be displayed in auto sort mode. Display i[...]

E 9 Reference Sect ion List by Date Mode Select a date with the multi selector, and pre ss the k button to play ba ck images captu red on the selected date. • The first image captured on the selected d ate is disp laye d. • The foll owing op erations are a vailable while the shooting date selection screen is displayed. - d button: Y ou can sele[...]

E 10 Reference Sect ion Editing Imag es (Sti ll Imag es) Editing Functions Use the CO OLPIX S2600 to e dit images in-c amera and store them as sepa rate files ( E 69). The editing functions described below are available. B Notes About Image Edit ing • Images capture d at an Image mode setting of P 4 22 4 ×2 37 6 ( A 57) ca nnot b e ed ited . •[...]

E 11 Editing Images (Still Images) Reference Sect ion C Restriction s on Image Edit ing When an edited copy is furth er modified with anothe r edit in g fun ction , check the fol lowing restrictions. • Copies created with an ed iting function cannot be further edited with the same function used to create them. • When combining the small picture[...]

E 12 Editing Images (Still Image s) Reference Sect ion k Quick Retouch: Enhan cing Contrast and Saturat ion Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to choos e the degre e of enh ancement pe rforme d and pr ess the k butt on. • The original version is disp layed on the lef t and the edited version is dis played on t he right. • To exit with out saving[...]

E 13 Editing Images (Still Images) Reference Sect ion s Glamour Retouch: Soft ening Skin and Making Face s Looking Smal ler with Large r Eyes 1 Press th e multi selecto r H or I to choose Al l or Ski n softenin g and press t he k butto n. • All : Soften facia l skin tone s, make faces look sma ller, and make ey es look larger. • Skin softening [...]

E 14 Editing Images (Still Image s) Reference Sect ion p Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I t o selec t the type of the effe cts and press t he k butt on. • When Cross screen , Fisheye , or Miniature effect is selected, pro ceed to st ep 3. 2 Adjust the effect and pr ess the k button. • When usin[...]

E 15 Editing Images (Still Images) Reference Sect ion 3 Check the re sults, and pre ss the k button . • A new, edited c opy is creat ed. • Press J to select a p revious scr een. • To exit witho ut saving the copy , press the d button. • Copies cre ated with th e filter effects option can be recogni zed by the c icon displayed in playback mo[...]

E 16 Editing Images (Still Image s) Reference Sect ion a Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy Create a copy containing only the por tion visible in t he monitor when u is displayed with playbac k zoom ( A 31 ) ena bled. C ropped copies a re store d as separa te files . 1 Enlar ge the image f or croppin g ( A 31). 2 Refin e copy composi tion. • Rota te t[...]

E 17 Reference Sect ion C o nnecting the Camer a to a T V (Playback on a T V ) Connect the camera to a television using the included audio/video cable to play back images on a television. 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Conn ect the c amera to t he TV. • Connect the y ellow plug to the vid eo-in jack and the white plug to the audio-in ja ck on the TV. [...]

E 18 Reference Sect ion C onnec ting the C amera to a Pri nter (Di rect Prin t) User s of P ictB ridg e-c ompa tible ( F 18) printers can connect the camera d irectly to the printer and print images without us ing a computer. Follo w the procedur es below to print ima ges. B Notes About Po wer S ource • When connecting the camera to a printer, us[...]

E 19 Connecting the Came ra to a Printer (Di rect Print) Reference Sect ion Connecting the Camer a to a Printer 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Turn on the pri nter. • Check pr inter set tings. 3 Conn ect the c amera to the printer us ing the i ncluded USB cable. • Be sure th at co nnec tors a re proper ly or ient ed. Do not attem pt to in sert con n[...]

E 20 Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Dire ct Print) Reference Sect ion Printing Images O ne by O ne After properly connecting the camera to the printer ( E 19), follow the proc edure described below to print an image. 1 Use th e multi selec tor to choos e the desired image and press the k butto n. • Rota te the zoom cont rol to f ( h ) to swi[...]

E 21 Connecting the Came ra to a Printer (Di rect Print) Reference Sect ion 6 Choose St art pr int and pr ess the k button. 7 Printi ng begins . • Monitor di splay re turns to the pr int selecti on scre en shown in st ep 1 when p rinting is complete . • To cancel p rinting be fore all co pies have bee n printe d, press the k butt on. Printing M[...]

E 22 Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Dire ct Print) Reference Sect ion 3 Choose the desire d paper s ize and pre ss the k butt on. • To specify pa per size usi ng printe r settings , choose Default in the pa per size me nu. 4 Choose Pr int se lec tion , Print all imag es or DPOF printing and pres s the k button. Print se lection Choose images[...]

E 23 Connecting the Came ra to a Printer (Di rect Print) Reference Sect ion 5 Printi ng begins . • The monitor display re turns to the print menu shown in step 2 whe n printing is compl ete. • To cancel p rinting be fore all co pies have bee n printe d, press the k butt on. C Paper Siz e The camera supports the followi ng paper sizes: Default ([...]

E 24 Reference Sect ion The S hooting Menu (f or A (Auto) Mode) • See “Cha nging t he Imag e Size ( Image Mo de) ” ( A 57) for information about Image mo de . White Balance (Adjusting Hue) The color of light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source. The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the c olor of the lig[...]

E 25 The Shooting Menu (for A (Au to ) Mo de ) Reference Sect ion Preset Man ual The preset manual option is effective with mixed li ghting or to compensate for light sour ces wit h a strong co lor cast w hen the des ired effec t has not been achieved with white balance settings like Aut o and Incandescent (for example, to make pic tures taken u nd[...]

E 26 The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode ) Reference Sect ion Continuous Enable continuous shooting or BSS (best shot se lector). At settings other than Si ngle , the indicator f or the current setting is displayed in the monitor ( A 6). On the A (auto) mode sh ooting s creen M d button M Continuo us Option Descr iption U Single (de fau lt s ett i[...]

E 27 The Shooting Menu (for A (Au to ) Mo de ) Reference Sect ion B Not es About Con tinu ous Shootin g • When Continuous , BSS , or Mult i-shot 1 6 is selected , flash is d i sabled. Focus, exposure, a nd whi te bala nce are fixed a t the v alue s deter mined w ith th e fir st imag e in ea ch seri es. • The frame rate with continuous shooting [...]

E 28 The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode ) Reference Sect ion ISO Sensitivity The higher the sensitivity, the less light is needed to expose an imag e, allowing capturing darker subjects. Additionally, even with subjects of s imilar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and bl urring caus ed by cam era shake and subject movem[...]

E 29 The Shooting Menu (for A (Au to ) Mo de ) Reference Sect ion Color Options Make colors more vivid o r save images in monoc hrome. At settings other than Stand ard co lor , the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor ( A 6). Color tones in shooting display change according to the selecte d col or opt ion. B Note A bout Co lor O[...]

E 30 The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode ) Reference Sect ion AF Area Mode Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus. On the A (auto) mode sh ooting s creen M d button M AF area mod e Option Desc riptio n a Face p riorit y (defaul t setting) When the c amer a dete cts a hu man face, it foc uses on tha t face.[...]

E 31 The Shooting Menu (for A (Au to ) Mo de ) Reference Sect ion B Notes Abou t AF Area Mode • When digita l zoom is in ef fect, focus will be on the center of the screen rega rdless of the AF ar ea mode setting. • Autofocus may not perform as expected ( A 29). • There are functions with which this setting canno t be enabl ed. See “Functio[...]

E 32 The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode ) Reference Sect ion Using Subject Tracking Use this function to take pictures of moving su bjects. When a subject is reg istered, the ca mera automatical ly moves th e focus ar ea to track the subject. I f the camera detects a human face, it automatically registers the human face and begins tra cki ng t ha[...]

E 33 The Shooting Menu (for A (Au to ) Mo de ) Reference Sect ion Autofocus Mode Choos e how th e came ra focu ses. C Autofocus Mode for Movie Record ing Autofocus mode for movie recordi ng can be set with Autofocus mode ( E 48 ) in the movie menu ( E 47). On the A (auto) mode sh ooting s creen M d button M Autofocus mode Option Descr iption A Sing[...]

E 34 Reference Sect ion Sm a rt P ort ra it Me nu • See “Cha nging t he Imag e Size ( Image Mo de) ” ( A 57) for information about Image mo de . Skin Softenin g Enable skin softening. The current setting can be confirmed by the indicator d isplayed in the monitor with shooting ( A 6). No indicator is displayed when Off is select ed. The e ffe[...]

E 35 Smart Portrait Menu Reference Sect ion Blin k Proo f The camera automa tically releas es the shu tter twice each time a p icture is taken. Of the tw o shots, one in which th e subjec t’s eyes are op en is saved . The current blink proof setting is indicated by an icon when shooting ( A 6). No ico n i s di sp lay ed w hen Off is selected. On [...]

E 36 Reference Sect ion The Pl ayback Menu See “Ed iting Images ( Still Images )” ( E 10) for information about image editing feat ures . a Print Order (Creating a DPOF Print O rder) When printing images s tored on the memory card using any o f the following methods, the Print orde r option in the playback menu is used to create digital “prin[...]

E 37 The Pl ayback Menu Reference Sect ion 3 Choo se wh ethe r or n ot to pri nt s hoo ting d ate and photo informat ion. • Choose Date and press the k butt on to print the shootin g date on all imag es in the prin t order. • Choose In fo and press the k b utton to pr int shutter speed and ap erture value inform ation on all imag es in the prin[...]

E 38 The Playback Menu Reference Sect ion B Notes Abo ut Print Order When a print ord er is cr eated in f avorite pictures mode, aut o sort mo de or li st by da te mode, th e screen shown below is dis played if images other than those in the sele cted album, or category , or captured on the selected shooting date, have been m arked for printing . ?[...]

E 39 The Pl ayback Menu Reference Sect ion B Not es About Pri nting Shoo ting Da te and Photo I nform atio n When the Date and Info options are ena bled in the print or der option, shooting date and photo inf ormat ion ar e printe d on images when a DPOF- compatib le ( F 18) printer which supports printing of shooting date and photo information is [...]

E 40 The Playback Menu Reference Sect ion b Slide Show Play back images st ored in the internal memory or on a memory card one by one in an a utomated “slide show. ” 1 Use the multi se lector to choose Start and press t he k button. • To change the interval between ima ges, choos e Frame intvl , sel ect the d esire d in terva l tim e, a nd pr[...]

E 41 The Pl ayback Menu Reference Sect ion d Protect Protect selected images from accidental deletion. Sele ct image s to prote ct or canc el prote ction for prev ious ly prot ecte d images from the image s election screen. See “ Selecting Imag es” ( E 42). Note that formattin g the camera’s inte rnal memory or the memory card will permanentl[...]

E 42 The Playback Menu Reference Sect ion Select ing Images The image selection s creen like that show n at right is displayed with the following operatio ns: • Print order> Select im ages ( E 36) • Prot ect ( E 41) • Rotate image ( E 43 ) • Copy> Se lecte d imag es ( E 46) • Welco me screen > Select an image ( E 49) • Delete&g[...]

E 43 The Pl ayback Menu Reference Sect ion f Rotate Image Specify the orientation in whic h recorded images are displayed with playback. Still images can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees c ounterclockwise. Images that were recorded in portrait ( “tall”) orientation can be rotated up to 180 degrees in either direc tion. Select an im[...]

E 44 The Playback Menu Reference Sect ion E Voice Memo Use the camera’s built-in mic rophone to record voice memos for images. • When playing back an image with no voice memo attached, the screen changes to the recording screen. When playing back an imag e with a voice memo attached (indicated by the p icon in full-f rame), the screen changes t[...]

E 45 The Pl ayback Menu Reference Sect ion Deleting Voice Me mos In voice memo playback screen, press the l button. Press the multi selec tor H or I to c hoose Ye s and press the k button. Only the voice memo will be deleted . B Notes About Voic e Memos • When an image with a voice memo atta ched is deleted, bo th the image and its voice memo are[...]

E 46 The Playback Menu Reference Sect ion h Copy (Copy Between I nternal Memory and Memory Card) Copy images between the internal memory and a memory card. 1 Use the mult i se lect or to sele ct a n opt ion from t he c opy sc reen and pres s the k button. • Camera to card : Copy images fr om internal mem ory to memory card. • Card to ca me ra :[...]

E 47 Reference Sect ion The M ovie Menu Movie Options Select the desired movie option for recording movies. * When recording in the internal memory, the def ault setting is m VGA (6 40 × 4 8 0 ) . • The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options . • See page 76 for more inf ormation about maximum movie lengt h. C Image Fil[...]

E 48 The Movie Menu Reference Sect ion Autofocus Mode Select the autofocus method used when recording no rmal speed movies. Wind Noise Reduction Select whether wind noise is reduced when recording normal speed movies. When the wind noise reduction setting is enabled, the current setting is displayed during sh ootin g ( A 6) . When Off is selected, [...]

E 49 Reference Sect ion The Setup Me nu Welcom e Screen Choose whether or not a welcome screen is d isplayed when the camera is turned on. Press th e d button M z tab M W elcome scr een Option Desc riptio n None (default sett ing ) The camera enters shooting or p layback mode without displaying the welc ome scr een. COOLPIX The camera disp lays a w[...]

E 50 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Time Zone and Date Set the camera clock. Select ing Travel Destin ation Tim e Zone 1 Use the multi se lector to choose Time zone and press the k button. 2 Choose x Travel de stinati on and press the k butt on. • The date and ti me displayed in the monitor changes according to the region currently selected. P[...]

E 51 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion 3 Press K . • The time zone select ion screen is displayed. 4 Press J or K to choos e th e tra vel de sti nat ion time zone . • Press H in a time zone where day light savin g is in effect to en able the daylight sav ing time function an d automatica lly advan ce the time by on e hour. The W icon will be di[...]

E 52 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion C Time Z ones The camera supports the time zones listed below. For time zone not listed below, set the camera clock to local time from the Date and time opti on. UTC +/– Location UTC +/ – Loc ation –11 Midway , Samoa +1 M adrid, Paris, Berl in –10 Hawaii, Ta hiti +2 A thens, Helsink i, Ankara –9 Alas[...]

E 53 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Monitor Settings Set the options below. Photo Info Select whether or not the photo information is displayed in the monitor. See “The Monitor” ( A 6) for information on indicators displayed in the monitor. Press th e d button M z tab M Monitor settings Option Descr iption Ph oto in fo Choose information dis[...]

E 54 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Framin g grid+auto info Movie frame+auto in fo The curr ent setting s or operatio n guide is dis played, as in Auto info . Shooting m ode Playback mode 1 350 1 350 8m 0 s 8m 0s In addition to infor mation sh own with Auto info , a framing grid is displaye d as a ref erence fo r framing a picture . The grid is [...]

E 55 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time) The shooting date and time can be imprinted on the images with shooting, allowing the information to be printed even from p rinters that do not support date printing ( E 39) . The current print date setting can be c onfirmed in the camera monitor with shooting ( A 6). When[...]

E 56 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Ele ctro nic VR Choose whether or not to u se electronic VR (vibration reduction), whic h reduces th e effe cts of ca mera shak e during sho oting. B Notes About Electr onic Vi brati on Red ucti on • The effectivenes s of electronic vibrat ion re duction decre ases as camera shake increa ses. • The image c[...]

E 57 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Motion Detect ion Enable motion detection to reduce the e f fe cts of subject move ment and came ra shake when sho oting still image s. The current moti on detection setting can be c o nfirmed in the c amera monitor wi th sh oo tin g ( A 6). The motion detection icon tu rns green when the camera det ects c ame[...]

E 58 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion AF Assist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination, which assists autofocus operation when the sub je ct i s p oor ly l it. Digital Zo om Enable or dis able dig ital zoom . B Notes About Digi tal Zo om • When digital z oom is used, the camera focuses at the center of the frame regardl ess of the AF area mode[...]

E 59 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Sound Settings Adjust the following sound settings. B Note About Sound Settings In Pet portrait scene mode, button and shutter sounds are disabled. Auto Off When the camera i s on and a p eriod of time pa sses without any operations having been performed , the monito r will be turned off and the c amera will e[...]

E 60 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Format Memo ry/Format Card Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card. Formatting the internal memory or m emory cards permanently deletes all data. Data that has been deleted cannot be restored. Be sure to transfer important im age s to a co mputer befo re form att ing. Form atting th e In[...]

E 61 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Lang uage Choose one of 28 languag es for displ ay of camera menus an d messages. Video Mode Adjust settings neces sary for connection to a television. Select from NTSC and PAL . Press th e d button M z tab M Lang uage Czech Portuguese Danish Ru ssian German Roman ian (defaul t setting) Finnish Spanish Swedish[...]

E 62 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Charge by Co mputer Choose whether or not the battery ins erted in the camera is charged when the camera is connecte d to a computer via USB cable. B Notes Abo ut Connecti ng the Ca mera to a Pri nter • The battery cannot be charged with connection to a printer, even if the printer compl ies with the Pict Br[...]

E 63 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion C Char ge La mp The follo wing char t explai ns charg e lamp s tatus when the camera is connected to a computer. Char ge l amp Description Flashes slowly (green) Battery charging. Off Battery not charging. When the charge lamp chan ges from slow fla shing (green ) to off while the power-o n lamp is lit, chargi[...]

E 64 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Blin k W arni ng Specify whether or not the camera dete cts human s u bjects that have blinked when shooting with face detection ( A 61) in the following modes. • A (auto) mode (when Face pri ority ( E 30) is selected for A F are a mode option). • Scen e auto s elector ( A 40), Portra it ( A 40), or Night [...]

E 65 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Opera tin g the Blin k Warnin g Scre en When the Did someon e blink? screen sh own on the right is d isplayed in the monitor, the operations described below a re available. If no operations are pe rformed within a few seconds, the camera automatically returns to shooting mode. Option Us e Descrip tion Enlarge [...]

E 66 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Res et A ll When Reset i s selected, the camera’s settings will be restored to their d efault values. Basic Shooting Fun ctions Shooting Me n u Scene Mo de Press th e d button M z tab M Rese t all Option Defau lt valu e Flash m ode ( A 50) Auto Self -ti mer ( A 52) Off Macro mode ( A 53) Off Exposu re compen[...]

E 67 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Smart Portrait Menu Movi e Menu Setup Me nu Option Defau lt valu e Skin sof ten ing ( E 34) Normal Smil e ti mer ( E 34) On Blink pr oof ( E 35) Off Option Defau lt valu e Mov ie opti ons ( E 47) When inser ting a memory card: n HD 720p (1 280×7 20) When using the internal memory: m VGA (6 40×48 0) Autofocus[...]

E 68 The Setup Menu Reference Sect ion Other s • Choosi ng Reset all als o clears the current file number ( E 69 ) from memo ry. Numbe ring will continue from the lowest number available. To rese t file numbering to “0001”, delete all images ( A 32) befor e sele cting Reset a ll . • The following menu settings will r emain unaffected when m[...]

E 69 Reference Sect ion Image/So und F ile and F older Names Images, movies or voice memos are assi gned file names a s foll ows. • Files are stored in folders named with a folder numbe r followed by a five- character identifier: “P_” plus a three-digit sequential number for images capture d in Panora ma assist sc ene mode (e .g. “101P_00 1[...]

E 70 Reference Sect ion Optional A cces s ories 1 Included with the c amera at the tim e of purch ase ( ➝ A ii). 2 When using in other coun tries, use a plug ad apt er (ava ilable comm erciall y) as nece ssary. For more inf o rmat ion abo ut plug a dapters , consul t your t ravel ag ency. Rechargeable batter y Rechar geable Li -ion Batt ery E N-E[...]

E 71 Reference Sect ion Err or Messag es The following table lists the erro r messages and othe r warnings displayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them. Displ ay Cause/S olution A O (flashe s) Clock not set. Set date and time. E 50 Battery ex haust ed. Charge o r replace th e battery. 14, 16 Battery tem peratu re high Ba[...]

E 72 Error Messages Reference Sect ion Image can not be saved. Error occ urred w hile savin g imag e. Format internal memory or memory card. E 60 Camera has run out of file nu mbers. Insert a new memory card, or format internal memory or memory card. E 69 Image cannot be used for welco me scree n. The following images canno t be registe red as welc[...]

E 73 Error Me ssages Reference Sect ion File cont ains no image data. File not create d with C OOLPIX S260 0. File canno t be v iewed on COOLPI X S2600. V iew file using a computer or the devices used to create or edit this file . – This file ca nnot be played bac k. All imag es are hidden. No images availa ble for a slide show. E 40 This image c[...]

E 74 Error Messages Reference Sect ion * See the documentat ion provided with your printer for further guidance and information. Pri nter e rror : out of ink Running out of ink or ink cartridge is empty. Replace ink cart ridge, se lect Resume and press the k button to resum e printin g.* – Pri nter e rror : fil e corr up t An erro r cause d by th[...]

F 1 Technical Not es and Index Technical Notes and Index Maximizing Camera Life and Pe rformance ........... ....... F 2 Memory Cards..... ......... ............... ............ ......... .............. ............ ......... ............ ......... ...... F 5 Cleaning .......... ......... ............... ............ ......... ............ ........[...]

F 2 Technical Not es and Index Techni cal Note s and Index Maximizing Camer a Life and P er fo rmance To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon pro duct, observe the precautions described below in additi on to the warnings in “For Your Safety” ( A vi) when usi ng or stor ing the device. The Camera B Kee p D ry The dev ice will be da maged if [...]

Maximizing Camera Life and Perf ormance F 3 Technical Not es and Index B Notes on th e Mo nit or • Monitors and electr onic viewfinders are constructed with extr emely hig h precisio n; at least 99.99 % of pixels are effective , with no more than 0.01 % being missing or defective . Hence while these d is p l ay s m a y co n t ai n p i xe l s t h [...]

Maximizing Camera Life and Performance F 4 Technical Not es and Index The Battery • Check the battery leve l before using the camera and re place or charge the battery if nece ssary. Do not continue charging once the battery is fully ch arged as this will result in red uced batte ry performance. Whenever possible, carr y a fully charged spare bat[...]

Maximizing Camera Life and Perf ormance F 5 Technical Not es and Index Charging AC Adapter • The Charging AC Adapter EH-69P is f or use only wi th compatible devices. Do not use with another make or model of device. • The EH-69P is com p atible with AC 100-2 40 V, 50/60 Hz electri cal outlets. W hen using in o ther countrie s, use a plug adap t[...]

Maximizing Camera Life and Performance F 6 Technical Not es and Index Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals. Storage Turn the camera o ff when not in us e. Be su re that the power-on lamp is o ff before putting the camera away. Remove the battery if the camera will not be used for an extended period. Do not store the c a[...]

F 7 Technical Not es and Index T roubleshoo ting If th e camera fail s to f u nction as e xpected, c heck the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon -aut horize d serv ice r epresen tat ive. Displ ay, Se ttings an d Power Supply Problem Cause /Solution A Battery ins erted into the camera cannot be charged. • Confi [...]

Troub lesho otin g F 8 Technical Not es and Index Monitor is bla nk. • Camera is off. • Battery is e xhausted. • Standby mode for savin g powe r. Press th e power swi tch, shu tter-r elease button, A button, c butt on, or b ( e movie -reco rd) button. • When flash lamp flas hes, wa it until flas h has charged. • Came ra an d co mputer a r[...]

Trouble shooting F 9 Technical Not es and Index Elect ronically Contro lled Came ras In extremely rare instances , unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop f u nctioning. In most cases, t his phenomenon is caused by a strong external static c harge. Turn the ca mera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the came[...]

Troub lesho otin g F 10 Technical Not es and Index Camera cannot focus. • The subj ect is too clo se to the camer a. Try shooting using macro mode, or Scene auto selector or Close-up sc ene mode. • The inte nded subject is one with w hich autofo cus does no t perform w ell. • Select Auto for AF assist in the set up menu. • Turn came ra of f[...]

Trouble shooting F 11 Technical Not es and Index Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Off in t he setup menu. • Digital zoom is not available in t he fo llowing situatio ns. -W h e n Continuous is set to Multi -shot 1 6 in A (auto) mode. -W h e n AF area mode is set to Subject tracking in A (auto) mo de. -W h e n Scene auto sel[...]

Troub lesho otin g F 12 Technical Not es and Index Ima ges are too dar k (unde rexpose d). • The flas h mode is set to W ( Off ). • Flash windo w is b locked. • Subject is be yond flash rang e. • Adjust exposur e compe nsation . • Increase ISO sensitivity. • Subj ect is bac klit . Select Backlighting sc ene mode or set t he flash mode s[...]

Trouble shooting F 13 Technical Not es and Index Playba ck Problem Cause /Solution A File cann ot be played back. • File or folder was ove rwritten or re named by computer or other make of camera. • Movies recor ded by a camera other than th e COOL PIX S2 600 canno t be p layed ba ck. – 78 Cannot zoom in on image. • Images captured with ca [...]

Troub lesho otin g F 14 Technical Not es and Index The recorded images ar e not displayed in auto sort mode. • The desired image was sorted to a category othe r than th e catego ry curre ntly displa yed. • Image s recorde d by a came ra other than t he COOLPIX S260 0 an d images copied us ing the copy option cannot b e displayed in auto so rt m[...]

F 15 Technical Not es and Index Spec ifica tio ns Niko n COOLP IX S2600 Di gita l Camer a Type Compact digital camera Effec tive pix els 14 .0 milli on Image sensor 1 / 2.3 -in. type CCD; total p ixels: ap prox. 14. 48 million Lens 5× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens Focal length 4.6–23.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 26–130 mm lens i n 35mm[...]

Spe cif icat ions F 16 Technical Not es and Index ISO sen sitivity (Standard output se nsitivit y) • ISO 80, 100 , 200, 400, 8 00, 160 0, 3200 • Auto (au t o gain from ISO 80 to 1600 ) • Fixed ra nge au to (ISO 80 to 40 0, 80 to 80 0) Expo sur e Mete ring 256-segment matr ix, center-w eighted (digita l zoom less than 2×), spot (digital zoom [...]

Specificatio ns F 17 Technical Not es and Index • Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged Rechargeable L i-ion Battery EN -EL19 op erated at an ambient temperature of 25° C (77°F). * Based o n Cam era and Imaging Produ cts Ass ociatio n (CIPA ) standar ds for meas uring th e life of c am er a ba tt er i e s. M[...]

Spe cif icat ions F 18 Technical Not es and Index Supported S tandards • DCF : Design Rule for Camera File System is a stand ard widely used in the digital camera indus try to ensu re compati bil ity among different makes o f camera. • DPOF : Digital Print Order F ormat is an industry-wide standard that allows images to be printed from print or[...]

F 19 Technical Not es and Index Index Symbols A Auto mode 20, 24, 36 C Scene mode 39 F Smart portra it mode 46 c Playba ck mode 30, 66 h Favorite pictures mode 66, E 4 F Auto sort 66, E7 C List by date 66 , E9 z Setup menu 82 g (Telephoto) 2, 27 f (Wide-angle) 2, 27 i Playba ck zoo m 2, 31 h Thumbnail pla yback 2, 31 j Help 2, 39 b ( e movie -recor[...]

Index F 20 Technical Not es and Index Connector cover 3 Continuous 37, E2 6 Copying pictu res 67, E46 Crop 31, E16 Cross scr een 67, E 14 Cyanotype 38, E29 D Date and time 22, E50 Date format 22, E50 Daylight E24 Daylig ht sav ing t ime 23, 82 , E5 1 Delete 32, 79, E 45 Digital zoom 27 , 83, E 58 Direct print 68 , E18 D-Lighting 67, E12 DPOF F18 DP[...]

Index F 21 Technical Not es and Index M Macr o m ode 53 Memo ry c ard 18, 19 Memo ry c ard slot 3, 18 Miniatur e effect 67 , E 14 Mon itor 3, 6, F 6 Mon itor s etti ngs 82, E53 Motio n d ete cti on 83, E57 Movi e leng th 74, 76 Movie menu 77, E47 Movie opt ions 77, E47 Movie pl ayback 78 Movie re cording 74 Multi select or 3, 4, 5, 9 Mult i-shot 16[...]

Index F 22 Technical Not es and Index Slide show 67, E40 Slow sync 51 Small picture 67, E15 Smart portr a it menu 48, E34 Smart portr ait mode 46 Smile timer 48 , E34 Snow z 42 Soft 67 , E14 Sound settings 83, E59 Speaker 3 Sports d 41 SSCN E69 Standard col or 38, E2 9 Strap ii, 11 Subject tr a cking 38, E31, E32 Sunset h 42 T Telephoto 27 Televisi[...]

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