Nikon COOLPIX 7600 manual

( En ) The Nikon Gui de to Digi tal Photography with the En DIGITAL CAMERA Printed i n Japan Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR5B02( 11) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA0611 1-- No reproduction in any form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quot ation in critical a rticles or revie ws), may be ma de withou t written a ut[...]

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i Notices/Fo r Your Safety For Yo ur Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or i njury to yourself or to other s, read the following safety precautions in thei r entirety before usi ng this equipment. Keep these safety instruct ions where all those who use the product will read them. The conse quences that could resu lt from failure to obse[...]

ii Notices/Fo r Your Safety • Do not expose ba tteries to flam e or to excessive heat . • Do n ot im merse in or exp ose to wa ter . • Do not transport or stor e wi th metal objects such as necklaces or hairp ins. • Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged. T o avoid damage to the product, be sure to remove the batteries when no[...]

iii Notices/Fo r Your Safety Cautions To ens ure cont inued e njo yment of your N iko n pro duct, observ e th e fo llow ing prec auti ons when stor ing or usin g the device : Keep dry The device will b e damaged if imme rsed i n water o r subjec ted t o high levels of moisture. Hand le the le ns and all moving parts wi th care Do not apply fo rce t[...]

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v Notices/Fo r Your Safety Noti ce for cus tomers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Int erfer- ence Causing Equipment Regulations. ATTEN TION Cet appar eil numériqu e de la classe B re- specte toutes les exige nces du Règlement sur le mat ériel brouilleu r du Canada. Notice Conc erning Prohib[...]

vi Notices/Fo r Your Safety Bef ore Tak ing Im port ant Pi ctures Befor e taking pictu res on impo rtant occas ions (such as at weddings or before taking the camera with you on a tr ip), take a test sh o t to ensure that the camer a is func tioning normally. Nikon w ill not be held lia ble for d amage s or lost profits that m ay resu lt from produ [...]

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viii Movies ... ............. ................... ................... ............. .................... 70 W Record ing Mov ies ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ .. 70 Viewin g Movi es ...... ........... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ........ 76[...]

1 Before Y ou Begin Before Yo u Begin Introduction Thank you for your purchas e of a Nikon C OOLPIX 7 600 dig ital came ra. Th is man- ual h as been written to he lp you enjoy taking pic tures with yo ur Nikon digital camer a. Read this man ual thor oughly bef ore use, and keep i t hand y whe n us ing the pr oduct. To make it easier to fin d the in[...]

2 Before Y ou Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-re lease butto n ( Q 20) Power switch ( Q 12) Viewfinder ( Q 18) Built-in Speedlight ( Q 24) Self-timer lamp ( Q 26) Red- eye reduction lamp ( Q 24) AF-Assi st illuminator ( Q vi, 25, 123) Lens ( Q 18) Power-on la mp ( Q 12) Attachin g the Camera Strap Memory card slot cover ( Q 10) Eyel et f or camer[...]

3 Parts o f the Camera Before Y ou Begin Zoom ( l / O ) buttons ( Q 18) Red ( ! ) la mp ( Q 20) Moni tor ( Q 5, 18) Battery-ch a mber cover ( Q 8) Mode dial ( Q 6) USB co nnector ( Q 53, 59) Audio/video (A V) out connecto r ( Q 51) Interfa ce connec tor cover ( Q 51, 53) Tripod soc ket ( Q 25, 26) u (delete) button ( Q 22, 23 ) Viewfinder ( Q 18) M[...]

4 Before Y ou Begin The Monitor Shooting See page 42 and 44 for the monitor indicators durin g voice recording and voice play- back. 1 Shooti ng mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 13 Number of expos ures remaining/ length of m ovie . . . . . . . . 16, 1 7, 70 2 AE-L 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3 Focus in dicator 2 . . . . . . . .[...]

5 The Monitor Before Y ou Begin Playback Controlling the Monitor To hide or display ind icators in the monitor, sele ct the Photo info opt ion i n the MONITO R SET- TINGS menu. ( Q 100) Monitor turns off while f lash is char ging ( Q 20). 1 Curren t folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 10 Movi e playb ack indi cator . . . . . . 76 2 File n umber a[...]

6 Before Y ou Begin The Mode Dial Using the mode dial, you can sele ct from se ven sh ooting modes an d setup m ode. Choo se a shoot ing mod e accordin g to shoot ing condi tions. To sele ct a m ode, a lign the mo de ico n with the “ W ” mark ne xt to the mode d ial. e Scene ( Q 28, 35) Choose from elev en “scenes” suited to differ ent subj[...]

7 Before Y ou Begin Navigating the Menus The mu lti s elec tor is u sed to n avig ate thro ugh t he c ame ra m enu s. The COOL PIX 7600 di splays exp lanati ons abou t modes and menus of the ca mera in the monitor. Pres sing O ( T ) button when dis playing t he assis t ( Q 29) or scene ( Q 35) menu di splay s the hel p for t he sele cted a ssist or[...]

8 Firs t Steps First S teps Inserting Batteries Open the battery-chamber cover • Slide the battery-chamber cov er latch as illus- trated ( c ), pull the b attery-chamb er cove r ( d ) and open ( e ). Insert the batteries • Insert the batteries as shown in the label inside the battery cham ber. Close the battery-c hamber cover • Close the batt[...]

9 Inserting Batteries Firs t Steps Replacing B atteries Turn the camera off and make s ure that the power-on la mp has gone out before removing or in- serting batteries. Read Batter y Warnings Read and fo llow all warni ngs and instruct ions suppli ed by the battery ma nufacturer . Damaged Bat teries The following batte ries can no t be used: • B[...]

10 Firs t Steps Inserting Memory Cards Picture s or so unds ca n be sto red in th e came ra’s inter nal mem ory (abo ut 14 MB) or on Secur e Digital (SD) memo ry card. If no mem ory card has bee n inserted i n the camera , picture s o r soun ds will be stored in the memory, an d if the camera contai n s a memory ca rd, then they will a utomat ica[...]

11 Inse rting Memory Cards Firs t Steps Format ting Memory C ards Memory cards must be formatted before first use. For information on formatting memory cards, see “The SE T-UP Menu: Forma t memory/card” ( Q 106, 107). Removin g Memory Card s Memory cards can b e removed without los s of data when the camera is off. To remove memory cards, turn [...]

12 Firs t Steps Checking the Battery Lev el Turn the camera on • Press the power switch . The power-on lam p will light. Rotate the mode dial to a setting other than f . Check the battery level in the monitor • Wh en the came ra is turned o n for the first t i me, a langua ge sel ection di alog will be d isplay ed. Choose th e desire d language[...]

13 Checkin g the B attery L evel Firs t Steps Turn ing the Cam era O ff To turn the camera off, press the power switch when the power-on lamp is lit. Do not remove the batteries or disconnect the EH-62B AC a d apter until the power-on lamp has gone out. The Powe r-on Lam p Auto Power Off (Standby M ode) If no operations are performed for one minute[...]

14 Firs t Steps Basic Setup The first time the cam era is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to c hoose a language a nd set the time and date. The Cloc k Battery When the main batteries a re installed or the camera is powered by a n AC adapte r, the clock battery will charge in about ten [...]

15 Basi c Setup Firs t Steps Setting the Clock from PictureProject ( W indows XP/Mac OS X Only) If the cam era is co nnected with the USB option set to PTP ( Q 52), PictureProjec t (i ncluded) c an be u s ed to s et the camer a clo ck to the s ame ti me and date as th e comput er . See the Pict ureP roject Refere nce Ma nu al for detai ls. 56 Selec[...]

16 Basic Photog raphy Basic Photogra phy Step 1 - Select P Mode This sectio n details th e basic ste ps involved i n taking pictures in P (aut o) mode. In this auto matic, “point-and -shoot” mode, the majorit y of camera s e ttings are con trolled by the cam era in response to sh ooting co nditions , produ cing opt imal results in most s ituati[...]

17 Step 1 - Selec t P Mode Basic Photog raphy Number of Expos ures Remaining If the number of exposures remaining is zero, the message “OUT OF ME MORY” will be dis played in the monitor. No further pictures can be taken until you: • c hoose a lower Image mode setting ( Q 79 ) • i nsert a new memory card ( Q 10) • d elet e some pi ctu res [...]

18 Basic Photog raphy Step 2 - Frame th e Picture Read y th e cam era Hold the camera ste adily in both hands. Photo- graphs can be fra med in the monitor or the viewfinder . Frame your s ubject Your Ni kon digit al camera is equip ped with two types of built -in zoom: optical zo om, in wh ich the camera’s t elescopi ng lens can be us e d to m ag[...]

19 Step 2 - Fram e the Picture Basic Photog raphy Digital Zoom In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digita lly, enlarging the center portion of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike opt ical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the p icture. Instead, deta ils visible at maximum optical[...]

20 Basic Photog raphy Step 3 - Focus and Shoot Focus Press the shutt er-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. In P mode, the ca mera will automatically focus on the subject at t he center of the frame. F ocus and exposure will lock while th e shutter-release b utton is pressed halfway. With the shutter-release but ton pressed half- way,[...]

21 Step 3 - Foc us and Shoot Basic Photog raphy During Recording While pictures are being recorde d to the memory or memory card, the green (AF) lamp blinks, and the < icon lights or the memory icon } / / blinks. You can continue to take pictures until the < icon is displayed. D o not tu rn the came ra off, ej ect the mem ory ca rd, or remo v[...]

22 Basic Photog raphy Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode) Press t he x bu tton View pi cture s in the monitor To view additional pictures, press the multi se- lector down or right to view pictures in the or- der recorde d, up or left to view pictures in reverse order. To scroll quickly to a particular frame number witho ut viewing[...]

23 Step 4 - View the Resul ts (Full-sc reen Playba ck Mode ) Basic Photog raphy Deleting Your Last Shot At any time during shooting, you can press the u button to delet e the last picture taken. The confirmation dial og shown at right will be displayed. Delete the picture as described oppos ite under “Deleting Unwanted P ic- tures.” Im age File[...]

24 More on Photography More on Phot ography When Lighting Is Poor: Usin g the Flash The following flash mo des are available: To select the flash mode: Flash Range Flash range v aries with zoom po sition. The ra nge at minimum zo om is 0.4 - 3.3m (1’4 ” - 10’10”) and 0.4 - 3.4 m (1 ’4” - 11’2”) at maximum zoom. Mode How i t work s W[...]

25 When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash More on Photography Red-Eye Reduct ion The COOLPIX 7600 Red-eye reduction flash function us es an advanced red-eye reduction method. Red-eye reduction lamp f ire s before th e main flash to reduce “red-eye.” In addition, if red-eye is detected, the camera will automati cally correct it when storing the [...]

26 More on Photography Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer Wh en the s elf-time r is on , pictur es are taken t en secon ds aft er the s hutter -rele ase butt on is pres sed. This ca n be used to al low you to ap pear in you r own pictu res or to pr event clo se-up or low-ligh t shots from being blur red by th e camera m ove- ment t hat oc[...]

27 More on Photography Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode Macr o close -up mod e is used f or taking close- up shot s of sm all objects at very shor t dis tances ( mini mum 4 cm/1.6 ″ ). Macr o Clos e-up Mode At short ranges, the viewfinder does not show the im age that will appear in the final picture. Use the monitor for close-ups. In macro cl[...]

28 More on Photography Assist and Scene M odes Your Ni kon digita l camera off ers a choice of four “ass ist” and twe lve “scene ” modes. In th ese modes, camer a settings are au tomatical ly optimized for the se - lecte d subject ty pe, spari ng yo u the ne cessi ty of ad just ing setti ngs one-by -one. Assist Mode s Assist mo des a re cho[...]

29 More on Photography Framing Assist The fou r assist mo des offe r a selectio n of framing assist opt ions that allow yo u to compose pic tures with the help of fr aming guides dis played in the mo n ito r. To use frami n g assis t, rotate the mode dia l to the desired mode and follow the step s belo w. * When the mode dial is rotated to i (portr[...]

30 Framing Assi st More on Photography i Portrait Assi st i (por trait a ssis t) mode hel ps you f rame portr aits in whic h the main subj ect st ands out clea rly whil e backgro und details are soft ened, len ding the composi tion a sens e of depth (the de- gree of soft ening dep ends on the a mount of light a vail able). A framing assist menu hel[...]

31 Frami n g As sist More on Photography To use the F a ce-prio rity AF, follow the st eps below. Face- priori ty AF • The camera focuse s continuou sly, until the camer a recognizes a subject’s face. • When the camera does not recognize a face, the object at the center of t he frame is focused. • Op tical zoom is available in the Face -pri[...]

32 Framing Assi st More on Photography N Landscape Ass ist N (landsca pe assi st) mode helps you frame vi vid lands cape shots th at enhan ce outlines , colors, a nd contras t. A framing assist menu help s you frame not only natu ral landsc apes but also citys capes an d portrai t shots featu ring a land mark in the b ackgrou nd. * Other mode s can[...]

33 Frami n g As sist More on Photography j Sp ort s As sist j (spo rts a ssist) mo de is used for dyna mic act ion shots that capt ure mo ving obje cts. Th e ass ist m enu l ets y ou freez e the action i n a sin gle shot o r record m otion in a se ries of pic - tures. Sports Assi st In j SPORTS or ] SPORT COMPOSITE mode, the focus is constantly res[...]

34 Framing Assi st More on Photography m Night Portrait Assist m (night po rtrait ass ist) mode is used for taking po rtrait shots at night, whe n it provides a natural bal ance betw een the m ain sub ject an d the backgroun d. Pi ctures t aken at slow shutte r speeds ar e adjust ed to improv e qualit y, slig htly in- creas ing processi ng time; to[...]

35 More on Photography e Scene Mode e (sc ene) mode offers a menu of twelv e “scenes ,” each correspondi ng to a common situati on, such a s a backlit subj ect, s unset, or int erior s hot. C amera sett ings are auto matically adju sted to s uit the selected scene, s par- ing you t he necessit y of adju sting each set ting separ ately. You can [...]

36 e Scene Mode More on Photography The fol lowin g scenes are availa ble: * Other mode s can be sel ected. The 2 (C amera Sh ake) Icon When the 2 icon app ears in the monitor, pictures may be blurred. In this se ction, the precaution s that you can ta ke to avoid blur are indicated by s tars:  hold camera in both hands and brace elbows against [...]

37 e Scene Mo de More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. E DUSK/DAWN Pres erves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after s unset. Foc u s is f i xe d at i n fi ni t y.  Picture s taken at slow shutter speeds ar e processed to impr ove quality , slightly increasi ng time before pictu res are saved to memory o[...]

38 e Scene Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. G MUSEUM Fla sh tu rns off ( $ ) au tomatica lly. Use th is mode in doors wher e flas h phot ogr aphy is pr ohi bi ted (for ex ampl e, i n muse ums a nd ar t gal le ri es) or in other indo or settings in which you do not want to use the flash.  • The Best Sho t Selector (BSS;[...]

39 e Scene Mo de More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. J BACK LIGHT Use when li ght is coming fro m behind your subject , thr o wing their fe atur es into shadow , or whe n your subj e ct is in the shade but the backgr ound is brightl y lit. The flash will fir e automatica lly to “fill in” (illuminate) shadows. ! ! Y OFF* & O[...]

40 e Scene Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. To use panorama as s ist, follow the steps below. K PANORAMA ASSIST Use to take a series of photograp hs that you will later join to form a single scene (for example, a panorama or 360º virtual-reality im age) . 12 Highlight K ( PANORAMA ASSIST). Pan direction displayed in greeni[...]

41 e Scene Mo de More on Photography Panoram a Assi st The pan direction, fla sh mode, macro c los e- up mode, and exposure compensation can not be changed after the first picture is taken. To change the pan direction, press ^ button to end shoot- ing and repeat steps 1–3. Using a Tr ipod Using a tr ipod makes it ea sier to compose s hots so that[...]

42 e Scene Mode More on Photography Maki ng a V oic e Rec ordin g @ VOICE RECORDING V oice reco rdings of about 29 minutes in the memory or up to five hour s on the memory car d (256 MB or more) ca n be re corde d. 12 Highlight @ (VOICE RECORDING) in the scene menu. The monitor w ill show a @ icon and the length of the voice recording (hr:min.:sec.[...]

43 e Scene Mo de More on Photography Sound F iles Voice recordings are stored in fold e rs with name s consisting of a three-digit folder number fol- lowed by “S OUND” (e.g., “1 01SOUND”). File names c onsist of “DSCN” fo llowed by a four-digi t file number (assigned by adding one to the largest file number in the current folder) and th[...]

44 e Scene Mode More on Photography Playing Voic e Recordings 12 Highlight @ (VOICE RECORDING) in the scene menu. The monitor w ill show a @ icon and the length of the voice recording (hr:min.:sec.) that can be made. 3 Press the x button to display a list of the voice recordings. 4 Select a v oice recor ding. 5 Begin playback. While playback is in [...]

45 e Scene Mo de More on Photography The co ntrols o f the voi ce recor din g pl ayback are di splay ed at the top of th e mon- itor; press the multi selector left or right to highlig ht a c ontrol, and press I to perf orm the se lected o perati on. Playba ck Volume The zoom buttons co ntrol volume during playba ck. Press l ( W ) to dec rease volu [...]

46 e Scene Mode More on Photography Copying Voice Recording s This option is us ed to t ransfer v oice re cordings from the camer a’s inte rnal mem - ory to the memory car d, or vic e vers a. This opt ion is displ a yed o nly when the memory car d is ins erted. When c opying vo ice recor dings, first perform s teps 1 - 3 on page 44 and sw itch to[...]

47 e Scene Mo de More on Photography Copy • If the re is not en ough sp ace in the mem ory or o n the m emory ca rd to receiv e the copy, t he message “S OUND FIL E CANNOT BE SAVE D” will be dis play ed ( Q 117). Dele te unwa nted pictur es or voice record ings, or i nsert a new mem ory ca rd (if usin g a mem ory ca rd) bef ore trying again. [...]

48 More on Playback More on Playba ck Viewing Pictures on the Ca mera Viewing Mult iple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Pres sing th e l ( W ) button in ful l-screen playback display s the pictur es in the memory or on t h e memory card in “c ontact shee ts” of four thumbnail i mages. The f ollowing operat ions can be per formed while thum bnails [...]

49 Viewing Pict ures on the Camera More on Playback Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use th e O ( T ) button to zoom in on s till images dis - played in full- screen playback. While the picture is zoom ed in, yo u can s ave a cr opped co py of th e pic- ture that co ntains only t he port ion of the i mage v isi- ble in t he monito r. Playba ck z[...]

50 Viewing Pictures on the Camera More on Playback Voice Memos: Recording and Playback Using the camera’ s microphone , you can record a voice memo by pressing the shutter-rele ase button while a pi cture wi th the O : @ (v oice memo r eco rding guide) is displayed in full-screen playback ( Q 22). Do not touch the mic rophone during r ecording . [...]

51 More on Playback Viewing Pictures on TV Usin g the EG- CP14 audi o/vide o (AV) c able incl uded wit h your ca mera, yo u can connect the came ra to a telev ision or video -cass ette re corder (VCR). Choosing a Video Mode The Video mode item in the Interf ace option of the SET-UP menu offers a ch oice of NTSC and PAL standards ( Q 108) . Be sure [...]

52 More on Playback Viewing Pictures on a Com puter Using th e UC- E6 USB ca ble and Pict ureProje ct software pro vided with you r camera, you c an vie w yo ur pho togra phs an d mov ies on a com pute r. Befo re yo u can tra nsfe r (copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install PictureProject. For more information on installing Picture[...]

53 Viewing Pictures on a Com puter More on Playback Connecting the USB Cable Tur n the com pute r on a nd wait for it to s tart u p. A fter conf irm ing th at th e cam - era is of f, connec t the UC-E6 USB cab le as show n below . Connec t the came ra directl y to the com puter; do no t connec t the cable via a USB hub or keyboar d. You can now tur[...]

54 Viewing Pictur es on a Compu ter More on Playback Disconnecting the Camera If PTP is selected i n the USB m enu, yo u can turn th e camer a off and dis connect the USB cabl e once tr ansfer is compl ete. If yo u have not c hanged th e USB option in the camera SET-UP me n u fro m its default settin g of Ma ss storage , y ou must remove th e camer[...]

55 More on Playback Printing Pictures Pictur es stored in the memo ry or on the memor y card can be printed in the same way a s pict ures ta ken wi th a fi lm came ra. U sing th e Print s et opti on in the P LAY- BACK MENU, you can specify the pict ures to be printe d, the nu mber of print s, and t he infor mation to be included with e ach pr int. [...]

56 Printing Pi ctures More on Playback “Del ete print se t” To cancel the current print order, highlight D ele te prin t set in th e PRINT SET me nu and pr ess the multi selector to the right. Print marking will be re moved from all pictures in the current print order; the pictures themselves will no t be deleted. 12 Highlight Print set . D isp[...]

57 Printin g Pictures More on Playback 7 Use the multi selector to specify numbe r of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture, press the multi selec tor down until icon disappears. Repeat steps 5-7 to selec t additional pictures. To exit without alter- ing print order, press ^ button. 8 Complete print orde r and display menu of print options. • T o[...]

58 Printing Pi ctures More on Playback Print S et If you display the PRINT SET menu afte r creating a print order, the Date and Info options will be reset. “Dat e” If Dat e is selected, the date of recordi ng will appear on pictures printed using DPOF. The date is based on the photo information re corded with the picture, and will not be correc[...]

59 More on Playback Printing Via Direct USB Co nnection Your camer a allows pictu res to be printed di rectly fr o m the camera u sing PictBr idge. If the UC-E6 USB ca ble is used to connect the ca mera to a prin ter tha t supports PictBridge, pi ctures can be prin ted direc tly from the memory or me mo ry card wi thout havi ng to be trans ferred t[...]

60 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More on Playback 3 The opening scr een and a record ed imag e are displ ayed in fu ll-screen when the cam era has rec ogni zed the prin ter. •P r e s s l ( W ) button to d isplay si x thumb nail image s. Press O ( T ) butt on with six thum bnai ls di spla yed to r eturn to full -sc re en pla yback . • The [...]

61 Printing Via Direct USB Connection More on Playback 56 Highlight Paper size . Display PAPER SIZE me nu. 78 Select paper size. • Select Defau lt to print according to the paper settings of the printer. • Following size options can be selected: 3.5” × 5” (89mm × 127m m), 5” × 7” (127mm × 178mm), Po stcard , 1 00mm × 150mm , 4” ?[...]

62 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More on Playback 91 0 Highlight Prin t selection .* * To print one copy of all pictu res in t he memor y or on memor y ca rd, hig hli ght Print all images and pr ess mu lti s elec - tor to right . Display PRINT SELECTION dialog. 11 12 Scroll through pictures. C urrent picture shown at bottom of display. Select[...]

63 Printing Via Direct USB Connection More on Playback To print the cu rrent pr int order: 15 Start printing. • T o inter rupt prin ting, press I (Cancel). Mess age sho wn abov e at righ t is disp layed wh en pr inting is c omplete . Turn c am- era of f and d isconnect US B cab le. If no o perations a re perf ormed fo r a while , the scree n retu[...]

64 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More on Playback DPOF Printing The D POF printing option is only a vailable if a p rint order has bee n crea ted. Error Messages If an error message is displayed, an error ha s occurred. After checking the printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer manual, high- light Re sume and press I to [...]

65 Picture Edi ting Picture E diting Available Picture Editing The CO OLPIX 7600 ca n edit a pictur e usin g the fol lowing ed iting fu nctions and stor e it a s a separa te file. Edite d cop ies are identifi ed b y ident ifiers corres ponding to the editin g func tion and fil e numbers assigned au tomatically by the c amera ( Q 23). Restriction s [...]

66 Picture Edi ting Cropping Pictures: Crop This o ption lets you crop part of a pictur e and save it as a separa te file. Dependi ng on the s ize of the ori ginal and t he zoo m ratio a t the tim e the cop y was created, copies will be 2,592 × 1,944, 2,288 × 1, 712, 2, 048 × 1, 536, 1,600 × 1,200, 1,280 × 960, 1,024 × 768 , 640 × 4 80, 320 [...]

67 Picture Edi ting Adjusting a picture tone: D- Lighting The tone adjust ed pict ure is creat ed autom atically a s a separ ate pictur e. This funct ion is called D- Lighting. Us ing D-Lightin g, backlit or insuffici ent flash light volum es can be adjusted br ightly. D-Li ghting Sample s + + Before Aft er +[...]

68 Adjusting a picture tone: D-L ighting Picture Edi ting D-Lighting •T h e Auto tra nsfer option set to the o riginal pictu res is appl ied to copies cre ated with D- Light ing. •T h e Print set o ption and Protect set to the original pictures are no t applied to copies c re- ated with D-L ighting. 12 Display the pictur e to adjust the tone in[...]

69 Picture Edi ting Resizing a picture: Small p icture To crea te a smal l copy of a pi cture, sele ct Small pic. in the PLAYBA CK MENU af- ter dis playing the image in full-scre en playbac k or selec ting it in t he thumb nail disp lay. To vi ew th e new, r esized c opy, pr ess th e multi s electo r down u ntil the copy is dis- playe d. The cop y [...]

70 Movies Movies W Recording Movies Movi es can b e record ed with so und rec orded v ia the cam era’s bui lt-in micr o- phone. Rotate the mode dial to W Turn the camera on The monitor show s the length of the movie tha t can be recorded. Start recording Press the sh utter- releas e but ton all the wa y down to star t recording . During re cordin[...]

71 W Reco rding M ovies Movies Note s on Mov ies Depend ing on the make of me mory card u sed, recor ding may end before the memory car d is full ( Q 117). D uring recordin g, do not touch the built-in microp hone. To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interf ering with recording , select a focus mode o f Sin- gle A F . Flash Mode Select[...]

72 W Recording Movi es Movies The type of movie re corded can be selected from the f ollowing opt ions: *1 Total recording time shown i s approxi mate. Ti me may vary depe nding on t ype of memory c ard used. *2 To pr event TV movi e 64 0 B from e nding une xpectedly, u s e card rated for 10 MB/s. Ty p e Descripti on Length of movie *1 Memory Memor[...]

73 W Reco rding M ovies Movies To sel ect a movie mod e : 12 Select W Mode. Display MOVIE m enu. 34 Highlight Movie options . Display MOVIE OPTIONS menu. 56 Highlight mode.* * To exit wit hout chang ing mode, pres s ^ button. Make se lection to return to the MOV IE menu. 7 Return to shooti ng mode. Sel ected mo vie mode shown i n monit or. 0h 0m20s[...]

74 W Recording Movi es Movies The M OVIE menu include s the follow ing foc us opt ions: To choos e a focus option from t he MOVIE me nu: Focu s m ode Description Single AF (default optio n) Camera focuse s when shutter-rele ase button is pre ssed halfway. Focus locks wh en focus operatio n is complete . Continuous AF Camera adjusts focus when neces[...]

75 W Reco rding M ovies Movies The MOVI E menu also includ es the foll owing vib ration re duction op tions: To choos e a vibration reduction option fro m the MOV IE menu: Option Description U On Reduces effe cts of camera shak e. V Off (default optio n) Vibr ati on reduc tion of f. 12 Highlight Electronic VR . Display options. 34 Highlight option.[...]

76 Movies Viewing Movies In full-scre en playback mode ( Q 2 2), movies ca n be play ed with s ound. Movies are i ndicated by a W icon and can be viewed by pr essin g I (the center of th e multi selector ). Playba ck control s are display ed at the top of th e monitor ; press the m ulti select or to left or right to highlight a c ontrol, then press[...]

77 The Shooting Menu The Shooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu In P ( auto) mode, the fo llowing settings can be adjusted from the SHOOTING MENU: In P (auto) mode , the SHOOTING MENU is display ed when ^ button is pres sed. To display the SHOOTING MENU: Optio n Description Q Image mode Choose i mage size and qua lity. 79-80 White balance Match whit[...]

78 Using the Shoot ing Menu The Shooting Menu To make a selec t ion fr om the SHOOTING MENU: 12 Highlight menu item. Display options. 34 Highlight option and press I . To re turn to previous step, press the multi selector to le ft. To exit m enu and return to shooting mode, press ^ button. Help Help Image mode White balance Exp. +/- Continuous BSS [...]

79 The Shooting Menu Image Mode Image mode Pict ures ta ken w ith a dig ital c amera a re re corded as imag e file s. The size o f the f iles, a nd w ith it the n um- ber of image s that can be reco rded in the memory or on th e memo ry card, de pends on the size an d qualit y of t he images . Befo re s hooti ng, ch oose image qua lity and si ze ac[...]

80 Image Mode The Shooting Menu The fo llowing t able sho ws the ap proxim ate numb er of pict ures th at can be stored in the me mo ry o r o n 128- and 256-meg abyte memory cards at d iffe rent imag e mode se ttings . * All figures ar e approximate. Fi le size of pictur es depends on scen e recorded, pro ducing wide v ari- ations in numb er of ima[...]

81 The Shooting Menu White Balance White balance The color of the ligh t reflected fro m an object varies with the color of the li ght source. The h uman brain is able to ad apt to such chan ges in colo r, with the result that we see w hite obje cts as white, regardle ss of whether t hey ar e in the shade , direct sun light, or under incandescen t [...]

82 Wh ite Ba la nce The Shooting Menu Preset Wh ite Balan ce Pres et white balance i s used w he n shoo ting un der mixed lighting or to comp ensate f or light s ources w ith a stro ng col or cast (f or exa mple, to ma ke pictur es tak- en und e r a l amp wi th a red shade look as though t hey had bee n taken under white light ). Wh en White b al. [...]

83 The Shooting Menu Exp. +/- Exp. +/- The EXP. +/- (expos ure comp ensa tion) m enu is used to alte r exposure fro m the va lue su ggested b y the came ra, maki ng pictur es bright er or darke r. Expo sure can be adjust ed in the r ange -2. 0 to +2.0 EV . • Wh en th e expo sure com pen sation is a ltered, t he new se tting i s reflec ted in the [...]

84 The Shooting Menu Continuous Continuous Use the options i n this men u to captur e a fleeting ex - press ion on a p ortrait subject, photograp h a s ubject that is moving un predic tably, or c apture mo tion in a series of pic tures. Restrictions on Cam era Set tings At settings other than Single , the flas h ( Q 24) tur ns off automatically and[...]

85 The Shooting Menu Best Shot Selecto r BSS When the “ Best Sh ot Select or” (BS S) is on , the c am- era t akes pict ures as l ong as the shutt er-rele ase bu t- ton is he ld down , to a maxi mum o f ten. Thes e images are then compa red and the sha rpes t pictu re (th e pic- ture with hig hest leve l of detail) is saved to t he mem- ory or m[...]

86 The Shooting Menu Color Options Color Options Use t he option s in this menu to ad d spec ial e ffects to you r pictures. There are f ive specia l effects to choose from. • The effect yo u choose i s r eflec ted in the pict ure dis- played in th e mon itor . White Balance When Black- and-white , Sepia or Cyanotype is s elected, the White balan[...]

87 The Pl ayba ck M enu The Playba ck Menu Using the Playback Menu The PLAY BACK ME NU contains the followin g options: To display the PLAYBACK MENU: Option Description Q Print set Select pictures for printing on a D POF-compatible devic e; speci fy number of cop ies and information to be inc luded on prin ts. 55-5 8 Slide sho w View picture s in t[...]

88 The Pl ayba ck M enu Slide Show Slide show This option is us ed to play back pi ctures in a n autom ated “s lide show ” with abo ut three second s be tween e ach pi cture. The fo llow ing op erat ions can be pe rformed duri ng th e show: “Loop” If Loop is selected in the starting screen , the slide show will repeat auto- matically. To se[...]

89 The Pl ayba ck M enu Delete Delete The D ELETE me nu contains the follo wing option s: If no memory ca rd is inse rted in the ca mera, pictu res in the internal memory will be d e leted . If the ca mera cont ains a memory ca rd, pict u res o n the card will b e delete d. To dele te pic tures in th e inter n al memory, re- move the memory ca rd. [...]

90 Delete The Pl ayba ck M enu Deleting All Pic tures To dele te all unprot ected pict ures in the memory or on t he memo ry card: Befo re Dele tion Once de leted, pictures ca n not b e recove red. Be sure that any pictur e s you woul d like to keep have been transferred to a computer ( Q 52-54). Protec ted Picture s Pict ures mar ked wi th a U ico[...]

91 The Pl ayba ck M enu Protect Protect This opti on is used to protect pictur es from acciden tal deletion . Protected files can not be del eted by pre ssing th e u but ton or using the op tions in th e DELETE menu . Note, howev er, that pr otected pict ures will be de leted whe n the memo ry or memory ca rd is formatted. Notes on Prot ecting Pict[...]

92 The Pl ayba ck M enu Transfer Marking T ransfer marking This opt ion is used to mark s tored pic tures for tra nsfer to a co mputer . Transf erring Mo re than 99 9 Pictures No more than 999 pictures can be marked for tr ansfer. If more than 999 pi ctures are marked, use PictureProje ct to transfer the pictures. See the PictureProjec t Reference [...]

93 Transfer M arking The Pl ayba ck M enu Marking S elected Pi c ture s for Transf er Marking Pictures f or Transfer with Other Ca meras Pictures selected for transfer with another model of Nikon camera can not be transferred when the memory card is inserted in the COOLPIX 7600. Use the COOLPIX 7600 to reselect the pictures. 12 Highlight Select ima[...]

94 The Pl ayba ck M enu Copy Copy This o ption is used to tr ansfer pictures from th e cam- era ’s int ernal m emo ry to the me mory card , or v ice versa. This opti on is display e d onl y when the memory card is inserted . 12 Highlight (memor y → memory card) o r (memory c ard → mem o- ry), press the multi selector to right. Highlight Selec[...]

95 Copy The Pl ayba ck M enu Copy • If there is not en ough space in the memory or o n the memory card t o receive the copy, the message “IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED” will be displayed ( Q 117). Delete unw anted picture s or voi ce recordings , or insert a new memory card ( if using a memory card) before tryi ng aga in. • Copying of pictur es tak[...]

96 The Set-up Men u The Set- up Menu Using the Set-up Menu The SET-UP menu con tai ns the follow ing options: • Using Menu s opt ion of the SET-UP menu switches the menu display betw een Text and Icon s ( Q 112). To clear the SE T-UP menu from the monitor, rotate the mode dial to another setting or press the x button. Optio n Description Q Welc o[...]

97 The Set-up Men u Welcome Screen Welcome screen This opti on is us ed to choose the welc ome s cree n displ aye d when t he camera is turned on . Small Pictur es and Cropped Co pies Resized copies c reated w ith the s mall pictur e a nd cropping options can only be selected for the welco me screen i f th ey are ( q ) 640 × 48 0 pixels or larger.[...]

98 The Set-up Men u Date Date This option is used to se t the camera c lock. This option i s a vailable after yo u have set the camera clock when u sing your cam era for the first tim e. For more i nfor- mation on setting the cam era clock, see “First Steps: Basic Setup” ( Q 14). The Camer a Clock The camera clock is less accurate than most wat[...]

99 Date The Set-up Men u (Travel Destination T ime Zone) To set the cloc k to th e travel destinatio n time z one, high - light and press I (the cent e r of t he multi selector) . While the t ravel de stinati on time zone is selecte d, a icon wi ll be displ ayed in the mo nitor when th e camera is in shooti n g mode . To choo se a n ew trav el dest[...]

100 The Set-up Men u Monitor Settings Monitor settings This opt io n i s used to set the monitor displ ay. Photo Info Sel ect thi s opti on to hide or dis pla y the monitor i ndicato rs, or turn the monitor o ff. Brightness Press the mul ti selector up or do wn to increase or decreas e the brightness o f the monitor by moving the indicator on the l[...]

101 The Set-up Men u Date Imprint Date imprint The Da te im print opti on is used to i mprint the date or the date an d time o f recordi ng on pi ctures a s they are r ecorded to the memo ry or memory ca rd. It c an not b e used to impr int a da te sta mp on pict ures aft er recordin g . Image M ode Data imprinted at an Image mode s etting of R TV [...]

102 Date Imprint The Set-up Men u Date counter This option is us ed to st ore the d ate and i mpri nt t he numbe r of day s from tha t date unti l the date of re- cord ing o n pi ctures. To i mprint th e number of days that have el apsed, set the day c ount op tion by s elect - ing Date c ou nter in the DATE IMPRIN T menu. If the store d date i s e[...]

103 The Set-up Men u Sound Settings Sound settings The option s i n thi s menu control the so und settings listed below. Shut ter sou nd Regardless of setting chosen, no sound is played when j (sports assist) is selected in assist modes ( Q 33), Continu ous settings other than Single ( Q 84) are set, or D BSS is o n ( Q 85). Option Description Butt[...]

104 The Set-up Men u Blur Warning Blur warning This optio n is used to disp lay or hid e the ca mera sha ke warning after you have taken a picture. Selecting On disp lays the wa rnin g only if inad vertent ca m- era movement h as caused the p icture you have just taken to be blurred. Select Yes to keep the picture or No to dele te it. Shooting m od[...]

105 The Set-up Men u Auto Off Auto off To save ba ttery powe r, the camera wil l ent er stan dby mode if no operat ions are pe rformed for a prese t length of t ime. Option Description Auto Off Choose how long moni tor will remain on before turni ng off automaticall y. Cho ose from thirty seconds ( 30 s ), one min ute ( 1m ) default setting , five [...]

106 The Set-up Men u Format memory/card Format card Format memory This opti on is used when you need to format the c am- era’ s inter n al me mory or a memory card. If no memory card is i n serte d in the camera, the inte r- nal memory will be for matted, and if the camer a con- tains a me mo ry ca rd, the card will be formatted. To format th e i[...]

107 Forma t memory/c ard The Set-up Men u Formatt ing Memory/Card • Wh en formattin g memory c ards, use the Form at card option of t he camera. The camera may be unabl e to access memory cards formatte d using a compute r or other device . • Do not turn the camera off or re move the batteries or memory card when the message “FORMATT ING” i[...]

108 The Set-up Men u Language Language Choo se the langu age f or ca mera menus a nd mes sages fro m Deutsc h (German), Englis h , Español (Spanish), Français (Fr ench) , Itali ano (Italian), Nederlan ds (Dutch), (Rus sian ), Svensk a (Swedish), (Japanese), (Simp lified Ch inese), (Tradit ional Chine se) or (Korean). Set USB mode or th e vi deo m[...]

109 The Set-up Men u Auto Transfer Auto transfer Choo se whet her or not t o add th e V (transfer) icon when pictures are taken. When you con n ect the camera to a com puter with Picture- Project installed via th e UC-E6 USB cable and press I (th e center of the mu lti selector) to transfer pictures, only pic- tures ma rked with a V icon w ill be t[...]

110 Reset All The Set-up Men u The following settin g s are affected: Choo sing Reset also clears the cur rent file number ( Q 23) from mem ory. Numbering will continue from the low est numb er available in the mem ory or on the mem ory card. All oth- er settings are unaffected. Resettin g File Numbering to 000 1 To reset file numbering ( Q 23) to [...]

111 The Set-up Men u Battery Type Battery type This option i s used to choose the type o f batteries inserted in the camera. Select the correct option w hen the type of batteries us ed i s cha nge d. The defa ult option depends on th e area, country o r region where th e camera wa s purcha sed. Backup Bat tery If the backup batte ry ( Q 14) is not [...]

112 The Set-up Men u Menus Menus This option is u sed to switch the men u display of th e SHOOTING ME NU, PLAYB ACK ME NU o r SET-UP menu to Text or Icons . Select this option to displ ay the current firmw are version. Te x t Icons MENUS MENUS Confirm Confirm Firmware Version Firmware version Back E7600 V er .XX[...]

113 Technical Note s Technical Notes Optional Accessories At the tim e of writing , the follow ing optiona l accessor ies were av ailable for your Nikon digital came ra. Contac t your local reta iler or Nikon repr esenta tive for de- tails. * 1 Not available in U.S. Approved Memo r y Cards The followi ng memo ry ca rds hav e been tested and app rov[...]

114 Technical Note s Caring for Your Camera Cleaning Lens One k ey to clea ning the lens is to n ot touch it with your fing ers. Re move du st or lint w ith a b lower ( typically a small device with a r ubber bulb attach ed to o ne end that y ou pump to produc e a stream of air out the other) . To remo ve finger prints or ot her sta ins t hat can n[...]

115 Caring for You r Camera Technical Note s Stor age Turn the came ra off when not i n use and check t hat the power-on lamp i s off be- fore putting the camera away. To prevent mold or mildew, store the camera in a dry, well-venti lated area. If you will not be using the product for long periods, re- move the batteries to prevent leakage and stor[...]

116 Technical Note s Error Messages The fol lowing tab le lists t he error mess ages and ot her warnin gs that appear in the mo nitor and ho w to deal wi th them. Display Problem Soluti on Q Z (Flashes) C lock no t set . Set clock to c urrent date an d time. 14 WA R N I N G ! ! BA TTERY EXHAUSTED Batteries ex hausted. Turn camera off and re place b[...]

117 Erro r Messag es Technical Note s THIS CA RD CANNOT BE USED 4 Error acc e ssing memory card. • Use approved card. • Check that conne ctors ar e clean. 113 - WA R N I N G ! ! THI S CARD CAN- NOT BE READ / OUT OF MEMORY / Camera in sho oting mode : Insufficient memory to recor d pictures at cu rrent settings. • Choose lower image qual- ity/[...]

118 Error Me ssages Technical Note s MEMO RY CONTAIN S NO IMAGES No picture s in the me mory or on the memory car d that can be viewed on the camera . Press x button to ret urn to shooting mod e . 22 ALL I MAGES ARE HI DDEN No picture s in the me mory or on the memory car d that can be viewed on the camera . NO SOUN D FILE No voice record ings in t[...]

119 Erro r Messag es Technical Note s TRANSFER ERROR V Error occu rred when pic tures were transferre d to computer. Chec k that camera is con- nected an d that batte ries are fully char ged. 12, 53 THERE ARE NO MORE INDE X POINTS No index points availa ble when R or S sele cted. Index poin ts can be inse rted during reco rding. 43 NEW CITY IS I N [...]

120 Technical Note s Troubleshooting If your camer a fails to functio n as expecte d , check th e list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Niko n repres entative. Refe r to the pa ge numbers liste d in the right-mos t column for informat ion on solving the pr oblems lis ted here. Electronically-Cont rolled Cam eras In extrem[...]

121 Troubleshoo ting Technical Note s No picture is taken when shut ter - release button is pressed • C amera is in playback mode. • Batteries are exhaust ed. •R e d ( ! ) lamp flickers: flash is charg ing. • Gr een (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to foc us . • Message “C ARD IS NOT FO RMA TTE D” appears in monitor: memory ca rd is [...]

122 Troubleshoo ting Technical Note s Picture or voice reco rding c an not be played b ack • Pi cture or v oic e rec ordin g ha s bee n ov erwri tte n or r enamed by comput er or other make of came ra. - Copy can not be cr e- ated using small pic - tur e, cr op, or D- Ligh ting op tion • Pic ture i s a m ov ie. • Pictur e was cre ated wi th s[...]

123 Technical Note s Specifications T ype E7600 di gital cam era Effective pixels 7.1 million CCD 1/1.8” high-density CCD; total p ixels: 7.41 million Image size (pixels) 3,072 × 2,304 (3 072) 2,592 × 1,944 (2 592) 2,048 × 1,536 (2 048) 1,024 × 768 (102 4) 640 × 480 (640) Lens 3 × Zoo m Nikkor ED lens Focal length F= 7.8 - 23.4 mm (35-mm [1[...]

124 Specificat ions Technical Note s Self-t imer T en-second durati on Built-in Speedlight Range (app rox.) W: 0 .4 - 3.4 m/1´4” - 11´2” T : 0.4 - 2.0 m/1 ´4” - 6´7” Flash control Sensor f lash system Vo ic e recording File format WAV E Max. reco rd ing time Approximatel y 5 hours with a SD memo ry card (256 M B or mor e) Interface USB [...]

125 Index Index Symbol s I button, 7 P (auto) m ode, 6, 16 u (delet e) button, 3, 22, 23, 45, 48, 4 9, 50, 76 K Face-priority AF, 30, 31 ! lamp, see La mp, red ( ! ) N (landscape as sist) mode, 6, 32 W (movie) m ode, 6, 70-76 m (nigh t portra it assi st) mod e, 6, 34 x (play) b utton, 3 , 12, 22, 44 i (portra it ass ist) mode, 6, 30 j (sports assis[...]

126 Ind ex Index MH-7 1 batte ry charge r, 9, 1 13 Micro phone, 2, 5 0 Mode d ial, 3, 6 Monit or, ii, 3, 4- 5, 18-1 9, 114 indi cators i n, 4-5 turnin g on and o ff, 5, 100 Monitor sett ings , 100 MOV, 23 , 71 Movi e me nu, 73 Movie options , 7 3 Movies, 70- 76 auto -focus mo de, 74 recordin g, 70- 75 view ing, 76 Multi select or, 3, 7 MUSEUM , 38 [...]

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( En ) The Nikon Gui de to Digi tal Photography with the En DIGITAL CAMERA Printed i n Japan Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR5C03( 11) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA0611 1-- No reproduction in any form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical a rticles or revie w s), may be made withou t written autho[...]