Nikon Coolpix 7600 User Manual

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

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To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read

the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment.

Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.

The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed

in this section are indicated by the following symbol:

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Nikon product to prevent possible injury.

WARNINGS

Turn off immediately in the

event of malfunction

Do not disassemble

Touching the product’s internal parts

could result in injury. In the event of

malfunction, the product should be

repaired only by a qualified techni-

cian. Should the product break open

as the result of a fall or other acci-

dent, take the product to a Nikon-

authorized service center for inspec-

tion after unplugging the AC

adapter and removing the batteries.

Should you notice smoke or an

unusual smell coming from the

equipment or from the AC adapter

(available separately), unplug the AC

adapter and remove the batteries

immediately, taking care to avoid

burns. Continued operation could

result in injury. After removing the

batteries, take the equipment to a

Nikon-authorized service center for

inspection.

Observe proper precautions

when handling batteries

Batteries may leak or explode if

improperly handled. Observe the fol-

lowing precautions when handling

batteries for use in this product:

Do not use in the presence of

flammable gas

Do not use electronic equipment in

the presence of flammable gas, as

this could result in explosion or fire.

•

Before replacing the batteries,

turn the camera off and make sure

the power-on lamp has gone out.

If you are using an AC adapter, be

sure it is unplugged.

Observe caution when using the

camera strap

•

Use a pair of rechargeable Nikon

EN-MH1 NiMH batteries, two ZR6

(AA) nickel manganese batteries,

LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries, or two

FR6/L91 (AA) lithium batteries. Do

not use other types of battery. Do

not mix batteries of different types.

Never place the strap around the

neck of an infant or child.

• When inserting batteries, do not

attempt to insert them upside

down or backwards.

•

Do not short or disassemble batteries.

• Do not expose batteries to flame

or to excessive heat.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs on which the software

and manuals are distributed should

not be played back on audio CD

equipment. Playing CD-ROMs on an

audio CD player could cause hearing

loss or damage the equipment.

•

Do not immerse in or expose to water.

Do not transport or store with metal

objects such as necklaces or hairpins.

Batteries are prone to leakage when

fully discharged. To avoid damage to

the product, be sure to remove the

batteries when no charge remains.

When the battery is not in use, at

tach the terminal cover and store in

a cool place.

•

Observe caution when operat-

ing the flash

•

Using the flash close to your sub-

ject’s eyes could cause temporary

visual impairment. Particular care

should be observed if photograph-

ing infants, when the flash should

be no less than one meter (39″)

from the subject.

Immediately after use, or when the

product is used on battery power

for an extended period, the batter-

ies may become hot. Before remov-

ing the batteries, turn the camera

off and allow the batteries to cool.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

• Discontinue use immediately

should you notice any changes in

the batteries, such as discolora-

tion or deformation.

Should the monitor break, care

should be taken to avoid injury due

to broken glass and to prevent liq-

uid crystal from the monitor touch-

ing the skin or entering the eyes or

mouth.

Use appropriate cables

When connecting cables to the

input and output jacks, use only the

cables provided or sold by Nikon for

the purpose, to maintain compli-

ance with product regulations.

Keep out of reach of children

Particular care should be taken to pre-

vent infants from putting the batteries

or other small parts into their mouths.

Removing memory cards

Memory cards may become hot during

use. Observe due caution when remov-

ing memory cards from the camera.

Cautions

To ensure continued enjoyment of your Nikon product, observe the following

precautions when storing or using the device:

Keep dry

Do not drop

The device will be damaged if

immersed in water or subjected to

high levels of moisture.

The product may malfunction if sub-

jected to strong shocks or vibration.

Keep away from strong mag-

netic fields

Handle the lens and all moving

parts with care

Do not use or store this device in

the vicinity of equipment that gen-

erates strong electromagnetic radia-

tion or magnetic fields. Strong static

charges or the magnetic fields pro-

duced by equipment such as radio

transmitters could interfere with the

monitor, damage data stored on the

memory card, or affect the prod-

uct’s internal circuitry.

Do not apply force to the lens or

lens cover, or to the connector, card

slot, or battery chamber covers.

These parts are especially suscepti-

ble to damage.

Turn the product off before

removing or disconnecting the

power source

Do not unplug the product or

remove the batteries while the

product is on, or while images are

being recorded or deleted. Forcibly

cutting power in these circum-

stances could result in loss of data

or in damage to product memory or

internal circuitry. To prevent an acci-

dental interruption of power, avoid

carrying the product from one

place to another while the AC

adapter (available separately) is

connected.

Avoid sudden changes in tem-

perature

Sudden changes in temperature,

such as occur when entering or leav-

ing a heated building on a cold day,

can cause condensation inside the

device. To prevent condensation,

place the device in a carrying case or

a plastic bag before exposing it to

sudden changes in temperature.

Do not point the lens at strong

light sources for extended peri-

ods

Avoid pointing the lens at the sun

or other strong light sources for

extended periods when using or

storing the camera. Intense light

may cause deterioration in the CCD

image sensor, producing a white

blur effect in photographs.

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Notices

•

No part of the manuals included with

this product may be reproduced, trans-

mitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval

system, or translated into any language

in any form, by any means, without

Nikon’s prior written permission.

• Nikon will not be held liable for any

damages resulting from the use of this

product.

•

While every effort has been made to

ensure that the information in these

manuals is accurate and complete, we

would appreciate it were you to bring

any errors or omissions to the attention

of the Nikon representative in your

area (address provided separately).

• Nikon reserves the right to change the

specifications of the hardware and

software described in these manuals at

any time and without prior notice.

Notice for customers in the U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to

E7600

comply with the limits for a Class B digital de-

Tested To Comply

With FCC Standards

vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reason-

able protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment gen-

erates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accor-

dance with the instructions, may cause harm-

ful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interfer-

ence will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interfer-

ence to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment

off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

television technician for help.

CAUTIONS

Modifications

The FCC requires the user to be notified that

any changes or modifications made to this de-

vice that are not expressly approved by Nikon

Corporation may void the user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

Interface Cables

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the re-

ceiver is connected.

Use the interface cables sold or provided by Ni-

kon for your equipment. Using other interface

cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15

of the FCC rules.

Notice for customers in the State of California

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the

State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Nikon Inc.,

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Notice for customers in Canada

CAUTION

ATTENTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all

requirements of the Canadian Interfer-

ence Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B re-

specte toutes les exigences du Règlement

sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or repro-

duced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law.

• Items prohibited by law from

being copied or reproduced

• Cautions on certain copies and

reproductions

Do not copy or reproduce paper

money, coins, securities, govern-

ment bonds, or local government

bonds, even if such copies or repro-

ductions are stamped “Sample.”

The government has issued cautions

on copies or reproductions of securi-

ties issued by private companies

(shares, bills, checks, gift certificates,

etc.), commuter passes, or coupon

tickets, except when a minimum of

necessary copies are to be provided

for business use by a company.

Also, do not copy or reproduce pass-

ports issued by the government,

licenses issued by public agencies and

private groups, ID cards, and tickets,

such as passes and meal coupons.

The copying or reproduction of

paper money, coins, or securities

which are circulated in a foreign

country is prohibited.

Unless the prior permission of the

government has been obtained, the

copying or reproduction of unused

postage stamps or post cards issued

by the government is prohibited.

• Comply with copyright notices

The copying or reproduction of

copyrighted creative works such as

books, music, paintings, woodcut

prints, maps, drawings, movies, and

The copying or reproduction of

stamps issued by the government

and of certified documents stipu-

lated by law is prohibited.

photographs is governed

national and international copyright

laws. Do not use this product for the

purpose of making illegal copies or

to infringe copyright laws.

Before Taking Important Pictures

Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at weddings or before

taking the camera with you on a trip), take a test shot to ensure that the camera

is functioning normally. Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits

that may result from product malfunction.

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Your Nikon COOLPIX camera is designed to the highest standards and includes

complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including

battery chargers, batteries, and AC adapters) certified by Nikon specifically for

use with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within

the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry.

THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY

VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY.

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local autho-

rized Nikon dealer.

The AF-Assist Illuminator LED

The light-emitting diode (LED) used in the AF-

assist illuminator conforms to the following IEC

standard:

CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT

IEC60825-1 Edition 1.2^-2001

Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)

Your camera conforms to the Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF), a stan-

dard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among

different makes of camera.

Exif Version 2.2

Your camera supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cam-

eras) version 2.2, a standard that allows information stored with pictures to be

used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on Exif-compliant

printers.

Table of contents

For Your Safety................................................................................................ i

Cautions.........................................................................................................iii

Notices...........................................................................................................iv

Before You Begin........................................................................1

Introduction ................................................................................................... 1

Parts of the Camera........................................................................................2

The Monitor ................................................................................................... 4

The Mode Dial................................................................................................6

Navigating the Menus .................................................................................... 7

Displaying the Help......................................................................................... 7

First Steps....................................................................................8

Inserting Batteries........................................................................................... 8

Inserting Memory Cards ...............................................................................10

Checking the Battery Level ...........................................................................12

Basic Setup................................................................................................... 14

Basic Photography....................................................................16

Step 1 - Select P (auto) Mode...................................................................16

Step 2 - Frame the Picture ............................................................................ 18

Step 3 - Focus and Shoot.............................................................................. 20

Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)...................................22

More on Photography..............................................................24

When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash ......................................................... 24

Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer ................................................... 26

Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode ......................................................... 27

Assist and Scene Modes ...............................................................................28

Framing Assist ..............................................................................................29

e Scene Mode ......................................................................................... 35

More on Playback .....................................................................48

Viewing Pictures on the Camera...................................................................48

Voice Memos: Recording and Playback ..................................................... 50

Viewing Pictures on TV................................................................................. 51

Viewing Pictures on a Computer...................................................................52

Printing Pictures............................................................................................55

Printing Via Direct USB Connection............................................................... 59

Picture Editing...........................................................................65

Available Picture Editing ...............................................................................65

Cropping Pictures: Crop ...............................................................................66

Adjusting a picture tone: D-Lighting ............................................................. 67

Resizing a picture: Small picture.................................................................... 69

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Movies .......................................................................................70

W Recording Movies ................................................................................... 70

Viewing Movies............................................................................................76

The Shooting Menu..................................................................77

Using the Shooting Menu.............................................................................77

Image Mode................................................................................................. 79

White Balance ..............................................................................................81

Exp. +/- ........................................................................................................ 83

Continuous ..................................................................................................84

Best Shot Selector......................................................................................... 85

Color Options............................................................................................... 86

The Playback Menu...................................................................87

Using the Playback Menu .............................................................................87

Slide Show ................................................................................................... 88

Delete .......................................................................................................... 89

Protect ......................................................................................................... 91

Transfer Marking..........................................................................................92

Copy ............................................................................................................ 94

The Set-up Menu ......................................................................96

Using the Set-up Menu................................................................................. 96

Welcome Screen........................................................................................... 97

Date.............................................................................................................98

Monitor Settings......................................................................................... 100

Date Imprint............................................................................................... 101

Sound Settings ........................................................................................... 103

Blur Warning..............................................................................................104

Auto Off..................................................................................................... 105

Format memory/card .................................................................................. 106

Language ................................................................................................... 108

Interface..................................................................................................... 108

Auto Transfer ............................................................................................. 109

Reset All..................................................................................................... 109

Battery Type ............................................................................................... 111

Menus........................................................................................................ 112

Firmware Version........................................................................................112

Technical Notes.......................................................................113

Optional Accessories................................................................................... 113

Caring for Your Camera .............................................................................114

Error Messages........................................................................................... 116

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 120

Specifications ............................................................................................. 123

Index.......................................................................................................... 125

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Before You Begin

Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX 7600 digital camera. This man-

ual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital

camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy when using

the product.

To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and

conventions are used:

This icon marks cautions,

information you should read

before use to prevent damage

to your camera.

This icon marks tips, addi-

tional information you may

find helpful when using your

camera.

This icon indicates that more

information is available else-

where in this manual or in the

Quick Start Guide.

This icon marks notes, infor-

mation that you should read

before using your camera.

Illustrations and on-screen text in this manual may differ from the actual display.

Internal Memory and SD Memory Card

This camera uses both an internal memory and an SD memory card for storing

pictures. If you insert a card into the camera, pictures will automatically be stored

on the card instead of in the memory. To store, view or delete pictures in the

memory or to format the memory, remove the memory card first.

Life-Long Learning

As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product support and education,

continually-updated information is available on-line at the following sites:

• For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/

• For users in Europe: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support/

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa: http://www.nikon-asia.com/

Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the latest product information, tips, answers to fre-

quently-asked questions (FAQs), and general advice on digital imaging and photography.

Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area. See the

URL below for contact information:

http://nikonimaging.com/

Parts of the Camera

Power-on lamp

Power switch

(Q 12)

Microphone (Q 50)

Viewfinder

(Q 18)

(Q 12)

Shutter-release button (Q 20)

Built-inSpeedlight

24)

Self-timer lamp

(Q 26)

Red-eye

reduction lamp

(Q 24)

AF-Assist

Eyelet for

camera strap

illuminator

(Q vi, 25, 123)

Memory card

slot cover

(Q 10)

Lens (Q 18)

Power connector cover

for AC adapter

Attaching the Camera Strap

Parts of the Camera

Zoom (l/O) buttons (Q 18)

Mode dial (Q 6)

Green (AF) lamp

Menu button (Q 77, 87)

Red (!) lamp (Q 20)

(Q 20)

Multi selector

(!/Y/&/V)

(Q 7)

Viewfinder

(Q 18)

u(delete) button

(Q 22, 23)

Monitor

x(play) button

(Q 5, 18)

(Q 22)

Battery-chamber

Speaker

cover (Q 8)

Battery-chamber

cover latch (Q 8)

Tripod socket (Q 25, 26)

Interface connector cover

(Q 51, 53)

Interface connector cover

USB connector (

Audio/video (AV) out

connector ( 51)

53, 59)

The Monitor

Shooting

AE-L

+1.0

AUTO 999

14 13

16 15

Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

13 Number of exposures remaining/

length of movie. . . . . . . .16, 17, 70

AE-L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Focus indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

14 Flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

15 Electronic VR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

16 Image mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

17 Exposure compensation . . . . . . .83

Zoom indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Battery level indicator . . . . . . . . 12

Internal memory/memory card

indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

18 Sensitivity gain indicator . . . . . .25

Camera shake icon . . . . . . . . . . 25

19 Continuous shooting mode. . . . .84

20 Best Shot Selector (BSS). . . . . . . .85

21 White balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

22 Color options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

23 Macro close-up mode . . . . . . . . .27

“Date not set” icon . . . . . . . . . 14

Time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

10 Self-timer indicator. . . . . . . . . . . 26

11 Date imprint indicator . . . . . . . 101

12 Date counter/

stored date number . . . . . . . . . 102

Appears when taking pictures with Panorama

Assist.

Displayed when zoom buttons are pressed.

Appears when batteries are running low.

Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that

pictures may be blurred.

Appears when camera clock has not been set.

Indicates that camera has raised sensitivity

automatically.

See page 42 and 44 for the monitor indicators during voice recording and voice play-

back.

The Monitor

Playback

Current folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

10 Movie playback indicator . . . . . . 76

11 D-Lighting icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

12 Voice memo icon . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

13 Image mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

14 Movie indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

15 Protect icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

16 Print-order icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

17 Transfer icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

18 Time of recording. . . . . . . . . .14-15

19 Date of recording. . . . . . . . . .14-15

File number and type . . . . . . . . . 23

Internal memory/memory card

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Battery level indicator . . . . . . . . 12

D-Lighting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Volume indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Voice memo recording guide . . . .50

Voice memo playback guide. . . . 50

Current frame number/total number

of frames/length of movie. . . .23, 76

Appears when batteries are running low.

Controlling the Monitor

To hide or display indicators in the monitor, select the Photo info option in the MONITOR SET-

TINGS menu. (Q 100)

AUTO

Monitor off

Monitor shows current settings

and view through lens

Monitor shows view

through lens only

Monitor turns off while flash is charging (Q 20).

The Mode Dial

Using the mode dial, you can select from seven shooting modes and setup mode.

Choose a shooting mode according to shooting conditions.

To select a mode, align the mode icon with the “W”

mark next to the mode dial.

P Auto (Q 16)

Choose this mode to take pictures.

Select from six shooting menus to

achieve the desired effect.

e Scene (Q 28, 35)

Choose from eleven “scenes”

suited to different subjects or

shooting conditions and let the

camera do the rest. You can also

record sounds or play back re-

corded sounds using @ VOICE

RECORDING.

W Movie (Q 70-76)

Make movies with sound.

Choose from five kinds of movies.

i Portrait Assist

N Landscape Assist

j Sports Assist

f Setup (Q 96)

Choose this mode to display the SET-

UP menu, where you can perform

such tasks as setting the camera clock

and adjusting monitor brightness.

m Night Portrait Assist

Use framing assist to help compose

pictures suited to a particular type

of subject (

28-34).

Navigating the Menus

The multi selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.

Move cursor up.

Press center (I) to

make selection.

Cancel and return to previous

menu, or move cursor left.

Display sub-menu,

move cursor right,

or make selection.

Move cursor down.

Displaying the Help

The COOLPIX 7600 displays explanations about modes and

menus of the camera in the monitor.

PORTRAIT

Use for portrait

pictures, create

Pressing O (T) button when displaying the assist (Q 29) or

scene (Q 35) menu displays the help for the selected assist

or scene.

soft skin tone effects.

Exit

Confirm

Back

Pressing O (T) button when displaying the SHOOTING MENU

(Q 77), MOVIE menu (Q 70), PLAYBACK MENU (Q 87) or

SET-UP menu (Q 96) displays the help for the selected item.

Pressing I while displaying the help performs the function.

Image mode

Set image quality and

size.

Exit

Confirm

Back

First Steps

Inserting Batteries

Open the battery-chamber cover

• Slide the battery-chamber cover latch as illus-

trated (c), pull the battery-chamber cover (d)

and open (e).

Insert the batteries

• Insert the batteries as shown in the label inside

the battery chamber.

AA batteries

Close the battery-chamber cover

• Close the battery-chamber cover (c) and slide

it in until it latches (d). Be sure that the bat-

tery-chamber cover is properly latched.

Your camera uses:

• LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries (×2), or

• Nikon EN-MH1 rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries (×2), or

• ZR6 (AA) nickel manganese batteries (×2), or

• FR6/L91 (AA) lithium batteries (×2)

*Do not mix batteries of different types.

[IMPORTANT] Battery Type

To improve battery performance, select the type of battery currently inserted in the camera in the

SET-UP menu. The default setting is the type of the included batteries. For cameras purchased in

Europe, if included batteries are alkaline, change the default setting to Alkaline. When any other

type of battery is used, turn the camera on and change the setting (

111).

Inserting Batteries

Replacing Batteries

Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp has gone out before removing or in-

serting batteries.

Read Battery Warnings

Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.

Damaged Batteries

The following batteries can not be used:

• Batteries with peeling or damaged insulation. Using batter-

ies with damaged insulation could result in leakage, over-

heating, or rupture. Note that due to manufacturing

defects even new batteries may have faulty insulation.

• Batteries with insulation that covers only the sides of the

battery and not the area around the negative terminal.

• Batteries with a flat negative terminal. Do not use such bat-

teries even if the insulation adequately covers the area

around the negative terminal.

Alkaline Batteries

Performance of alkaline batteries may vary greatly depending on the manufacturer. Choose a reli-

able brand.

EN-MH1 Batteries

Using an MH-71 battery charger, charge EN-MH1 batteries before first use. Charge each pair of

batteries at the same time — do not charge batteries one at a time or mix batteries with different

charges. Note that EN-MH1 batteries may discharge quickly immediately after purchase or after the

batteries have been left unused for an extended period. This is normal, and the batteries will retain

a charge for longer periods after being used and recharged several times. For more information on

charging batteries, see the documentation provided with the MH-71.

Alternative Power Sources

To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an EH-62B AC adapter (Q 113). Do

not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe

this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera.

Inserting Memory Cards

Pictures or sounds can be stored in the camera’s internal memory (about 14 MB)

or on Secure Digital (SD) memory card. If no memory card has been inserted in

the camera, pictures or sounds will be stored in the memory, and if the camera

contains a memory card, then they will automatically be stored on the card.

Confirm that the camera is off

• The power-on lamp should be off.

Open the memory card slot cover

Insert the memory card

• Insert the memory card in the direction of the

arrow as shown. Insert straight without bend-

ing.

Inserting Memory Cards

Terminals

Insert the memory card terminals first.

Inserting the card upside down or backwards could

Direction

damage the camera or the card. Check to be sure the

card is in the correct orientation.

Front

of insertion

Close the memory card slot cover

Inserting Memory Cards

Formatting Memory Cards

Memory cards must be formatted before first use. For information on formatting memory cards,

see “The SET-UP Menu: Format memory/card” (Q 106, 107).

Removing Memory Cards

Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the

camera is off. To remove memory cards, turn the camera off

and confirm that the power-on lamp is off. Do not open the

memory card slot cover while the power-on lamp is lit.

Open the memory card slot cover and press the memory card

to partially eject the card. The card can then be removed by

hand.

Memory Cards

• Use only Secure Digital (SD) memory cards.

• Do not disassemble or modify.

• Do not drop, bend, or expose to water or strong physical shocks.

• Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects.

• Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card.

• Do not leave in direct sunlight in a closed vehicle or in other areas exposed to high

temperatures.

• Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas.

The Write Protect Switch

SD cards are equipped with a write protect switch to prevent accidental loss of data. When this

switch is in the “lock” position, pictures or sounds can not be recorded, deleted, or edited, and the

card can not be formatted. Do not lock the card when recording, deleting, or editing pictures or

sounds.

Write protect switch

When card is locked, pictures or sounds

can be played back but can not be re-

corded, deleted, edited, or transferred

using the camera I (V) button.

Checking the Battery Level

Turn the camera on

• Press the power switch. The power-on lamp

will light. Rotate the mode dial to a setting

other than f.

Check the battery level in the monitor

• When the camera is turned on for the first time,

a language selection dialog will be displayed.

Choose the desired language and press

center of multi selector). See “First Steps: Basic

Setup” ( 14).

(the

AUTO

• Before checking the battery level, select the

appropriate Battery type option in the SET-

UP menu (Q 111).

Display

NO ICON

Meaning

Batteries fully charged.

Low battery.

WARNING!! Batteries exhausted.

BATTERY Replace with new or fully charged

EXHAUSTED batteries.

The red (!) and green (AF) lamps will blink when

the “BATTERY EXHAUSTED” warning is displayed.

The x Button

The camera can also be turned on by pressing the x button for about a second. Your most

recent picture will be displayed in the monitor (Q 22).

Checking the Battery Level

Turning the Camera Off

To turn the camera off, press the power switch when the power-on lamp is lit. Do not remove the

batteries or disconnect the EH-62B AC adapter until the power-on lamp has gone out.

The Power-on Lamp

When the power on lamp is

The camera is

Blinking

Off

In standby mode

Off

Auto Power Off (Standby Mode)

If no operations are performed for one minute (default setting), the monitor will turn off automat-

ically and the camera will enter standby mode to reduce the drain on the batteries. While the cam-

era is in standby mode, the power-on lamp will blink. If no operations are performed for three

minutes after the camera enters standby mode, the camera will turn off automatically and the

power-on lamp will go out. The camera will be reactivated from standby mode when you:

• Press the power switch

• Press the shutter-release button halfway

• Press the x button to view the last picture taken

• Press ^ button to display the menu for the current mode

• Rotate the mode dial to select a new mode

The length of time before the camera enters standby mode can be changed using the Auto

off option in the SET-UP menu (Q 105). However, when a menu or the SET-UP menu is

displayed, the monitor will turn off after three minutes, and when pictures are being shown

in a non-stop slide show (Q 88) or when the camera is powered by an AC adapter, the mon-

itor will turn off after thirty minutes.

Sleep Mode

Turning sleep mode on will cause the camera to enter standby mode when there is no change in

the brightness of the subject, even before the time selected in the AUTO OFF menu has elapsed

(Q 105).

Basic Setup

The first time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in

the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date.

Highlight Deutsch (German), English

Español (Spanish), Français (French),

Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch),

(Russian), Svenska (Swedish),

(Japanese),

Chinese),

of the multi selector).

(Simplified

(Traditional Chinese)

(Korean) and press

(the center

Cancel

Confirm

Select No to exit to mode currently se-

lected with mode dial. If you exit without

setting time and date, Z (“date not

set”) icon will flash in monitor when

camera is in shooting mode and all pic-

tures will have time stamp of

“0000.00.00 00:00” (still images) or

“2005.01.01 00:00” (movies).

DATE

Set time annd date?

Yes

Confirm

Highlight Yes and press I.

TIME ZONE

HOME TIMME ZONE

London, Casablanca

DaylightSaving

London, Casablanca

Confirm

Back

Confirm

TIME ZONE menu displayed.

†

Display map of world time zones.

†

To turn daylight saving time on or off, press the multi selector down to high-

light DaylightSaving and press I. When DaylightSaving is checked, time

will automatically be advanced one hour (Q 99). To return to Step 3, press

the multi selector up to highlight current time zone.

The Clock Battery

When the main batteries are installed or the camera is powered by an AC adapter, the clock battery

will charge in about ten hours. When fully charged, the clock battery can provide several days of

back-up power.

Basic Setup

HOME TIMME ZONE

DATE

01 . 2005

London, Casablanca

Back

Confirm

:Set

Select home time zone.

Display DATE menu.

DATE

01 . 2005

2005

:Set

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and Select Month. Repeat steps 7–8 to edit

Year may differ in some areas).

Month, Year, hour, and minute.

DATE

08 . 2005

01 . 2005

Confirm

Highlight D M Y.

Choose order in which Day, Month,

and Year will be displayed.

Exit to mode currently selected with

mode dial. Note that time and date of re-

cording will not be imprinted on pictures

unless Date or Date and time is select-

ed for Date imprint option (Q 101).

AUTO

Setting the Clock from PictureProject (Windows XP/Mac OS X Only)

If the camera is connected with the USB option set to PTP

52), PictureProject (included) can be used to set

the camera clock to the same time and date as the computer. See the PictureProject Reference Manual for details.

Basic Photography

Step 1 - Select P Mode

This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in P (auto) mode.

In this automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of camera settings are

controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions, producing optimal

results in most situations.

Rotate the mode dial to P

Turn the camera on

• The power-on lamp will light and the monitor

will display a welcome screen (Q 97). The

camera is ready to shoot when the monitor

shows the view through the camera lens.

Memory/memory card

When the camera contains a

memory card, / is displayed,

and when there is no card in

Shooting mode/scene mode

P indicates auto mode.

the camera, } is displayed.

Image mode

Choose from six options depending

on how you plan to use the picture

79). The default setting is

AUTO

Flash mode

Number of exposures remaining

Choose from five modes de-

pending on lighting and your

creative intent (Q 24). The de-

fault setting is !# (auto).

The number of pictures that can be stored

depends on the capacity of the memory or

memory card and the option chosen for

Image mode (Q 79).

Step 1 - Select P Mode

Number of Exposures Remaining

If the number of exposures remaining is zero, the message “OUT OF MEMORY” will be displayed

in the monitor. No further pictures can be taken until you:

• choose a lower Image mode setting (Q 79

)

• insert a new memory card (Q 10)

• delete some pictures (Q 22-23, 89-90)

Shooting Menu

Pressing ^ button in P (auto) mode displays the SHOOTING MENU (Q 77). Using the SHOOT-

ING MENU, Image mode (Q 79), White balance (Q 81), Exp. +/- (Q 83), Continuous (Q 84),

BSS (Q 85) or Color options (Q 86) options are available for your shooting purpose.

Step 2 - Frame the Picture

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Photo-

graphs can be framed in the monitor or the

viewfinder.

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep

your fingers and other objects away from the

lens, flash window and microphone.

Frame your subject

Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two

types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the

camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the

subject up to 3 ×, and digital zoom, in which digital

processing is used to further magnify the image up

to 4 ×, for a total of 12 ×. Use the zoom buttons to

frame your subject in the center of the monitor:

Zoom out

Zoom in

• Press the l (W) button to zoom out from

your subject, increasing the area visible in the

frame.

AUTO

• Press the O (T) button to zoom in on your sub-

ject so that it fills a larger area of the frame.

Indicator in monitor shows

amount of zoom when ei-

ther button is pressed

• When the camera is zoomed in to maximum

magnification, holding the O (T) button down

for about two seconds will trigger digital

zoom. The zoom indicator will turn yellow,

and the green (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder

will blink. Use the O (T) and l (W) buttons

to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range. To

cancel digital zoom, press l (W) until the

zoom indicator turns white.

AUTO

Digital zoom

Step 2 - Frame the Picture

Digital Zoom

In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally, enlarging the center

portion of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the

amount of detail visible in the picture. Instead, details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply

enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image. Note that the effects of digital zoom are not visible

in the viewfinder - use the monitor when framing pictures with digital zoom. Digital zoom is not

available when the monitor is off or when Multi-shot 16 is selected in the CONTINUOUS menu

(Q 84).

When Lighting Is Poor

When lighting is poor, sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor may be

slightly mottled. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

Monitor or Viewfinder?

Use the monitor to confirm camera settings at a glance while at the same time viewing an image

that shows how the final picture will appear. This is particularly useful when the image in the view-

finder does not accurately reflect what will appear in the final picture, for example when:

• your subject is less than a meter (3´3”) from the camera

• digital zoom is in effect

Use the viewfinder when you want to save power by turning the monitor off (Q 5), or when

bright ambient lighting makes it difficult to see the display in the monitor.

Step 3 - Focus and Shoot

Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to set

focus and exposure. In P mode, the camera

will automatically focus on the subject at the

center of the frame. Focus and exposure will

lock while the shutter-release button is pressed

halfway.

With the shutter-release button pressed half-

way, check focus and flash. Focus is indicated by

the green AF (autofocus) lamp next to the view-

finder and by the focus indicator in the monitor.

Flash status is indicated by the red ! (flash-

ready) lamp next to the viewfinder.

Red (!) lamp

Flash will fire when picture is

taken.

Flash charging. Wait until lamp

comes on.

Blinks

Off

Flash off or not required.

Subject in focus.

Green (AF) lamp

Focus indicator

Camera unable to focus on sub-

ject at center of frame. Using

Flashes focus lock, focus on another

subject at same distance, then

recompose picture and shoot.

Monitor turns off while flash is charging.

Take the picture

AUTO

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the

way down to take the picture. The shutter

sound is played when the shutter-release button

is pressed (default setting Q 103). To prevent

blur, press the shutter-release button down

smoothly. You can choose whether or not to

display the camera shake warning (Q 25).

Step 3 - Focus and Shoot

During Recording

While pictures are being recorded 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. Do not turn the camera off, eject the memory card, or remove or discon-

nect the power source while pictures are being recorded. Cutting power or removing the

memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the background and the

subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are

objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subject and their

features are in deep shadow), or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera

at the center of the frame (e.g., your subject is inside a cage).

Focusing on Off-Center Subjects: Focus Lock

If your subject is not at the center of the frame when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway,

your picture may be out of focus. To focus on an off-center subject:

Focus

Position the subject in the center of the frame and

press the shutter-release button halfway.

Check the green (AF) lamp and focus indicator

AUTO

With the shutter-release button pressed halfway,

check that the green (AF) lamp and focus indicator

glow steadily, indicating that the subject is in focus.

Focus and exposure will remain locked while the

shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Recompose the picture

Keeping the shutter-release button pressed half-

way, recompose your picture. Do not change the

distance between the camera and your subject

while focus lock is in effect. If your subject moves,

remove your finger from the shutter-release button

and focus again at the new distance.

AUTO

Take the picture

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way

down to shoot.

Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)

Press the x button

View pictures in the monitor

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To view additional pictures, press the multi se-

lector down or right to view pictures in the or-

der recorded, up or left to view pictures in

reverse order. To scroll quickly to a particular

frame number without viewing the intervening

pictures, press and hold the multi selector. O:

@ (voice memo recording guide) is displayed.

To cancel full-screen playback and return to

shooting mode, press the x button again.

((s)?

Deleting Unwanted Pictures

To delete the picture displayed in the monitor,

press the u button. A confirmation dialog will be

displayed. Press the multi selector up or down to

highlight Yes and then press the center of the multi

selector. To exit without deleting the picture, high-

light No and press I (the center of the multi selec-

tor).

:Confirm

Yes

Done

Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode)

Deleting Your Last Shot

At any time during shooting, you can press the u button to delete the last

picture taken. The confirmation dialog shown at right will be displayed.

Delete the picture as described opposite under “Deleting Unwanted Pic-

tures.”

Erase 1 immage (s)?

:Confirm

Yes

Image File and Folder Names

In the memory or on the memory card, pictures and voice recordings are identified by file names

with three parts: a four letter identifier, a four-digit file number assigned automatically by the cam-

era in ascending order, and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”)

Picture type

Still picture

Identifier

DSCN

Extension

.JPG

Original

Copy

Movie

DSCN

.MOV

.JPG

Cropped copy

RSCN

Copy created with

the D-Lighting function

FSCN

.JPG

Small copy

SSCN

DSCN

.JPG

Voice recording

.WAV

Audio file

DSCN, SSCN,

RSCN, FSCN

Voice memo

.WAV

When a picture is viewed in the monitor, the file number and extension appear in the top right corner

of the display. The identifier is not displayed, but is visible when the picture is transferred to a computer.

Pictures or voice recordings are stored in folders created automatically by the camera and named

with a three-digit folder number followed by “NIKON” (e.g., “100NIKON”) or “SOUND” (e.g.,

“101SOUND”). Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if you take a picture when the current folder

contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding one to the current folder number. If

you take a picture when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999, a new folder will be

created and file numbering will begin again from 0001. If the number of files reaches 200 or file

numbering reaches 9999 when the memory or memory card contains a folder numbered 999, no

further pictures can be taken until the memory or memory card has been formatted (

new memory card inserted.

106) or a

Playback Tip

The first and last pictures in memory are linked. Pressing the multi selector up or left when the first

picture in memory is displayed will take you to the last picture. Pressing the multi selector down or

right when the last picture is displayed takes you to the first picture.

More on Playback

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback

Pressing the l (W) button in full-screen playback

displays the pictures in the memory or on the memory

card in “contact sheets” of four thumbnail images.

The following operations can be performed while

thumbnails are displayed:

Press

Description

Press multi selector up, down, left or right to highlight

pictures. Press I (the center of the multi selector) to

return to full-screen playback.

Highlight

pictures

With four thumbnails displayed, press l (W) button

once to view nine thumbnails. Press O (T) to “zoom in”

l (W)/O (T) from nine thumbnails to four-thumbnail view, or, when

four thumbnails are displayed, to return to full-screen

playback.

Change

number of

pictures

displayed

Cancel

thumbnail

playback

Cancel thumbnail playback and return to full-screen

playback.

Confirmation dialog will be dis-

played. Press the multi selector

up or down to highlight option,

and press I to select.

Erase 1 image (s)?

Delete

highlighted

picture

:Confirm

Yes

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom

Use the O (T) button to zoom in on still images dis-

played in full-screen playback. While the picture is

zoomed in, you can save a cropped copy of the pic-

ture that contains only the portion of the image visi-

ble in the monitor. Playback zoom and cropping are

not available when the current picture is a movie or a

copy created using the small picture option (Q 76,

69). Cropped copies can not be further cropped.

4.0

Zoom

Scroll

Press

Description

Zoom increases each time button is pressed, to a maxi-

mum of 10×. While image is zoomed in, O icon and

zoom ratio are displayed in top left corner of monitor.

Zoom in

O (T)

View other

areas of

picture

Use the multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not vis-

ible in monitor. To use the multi selector to view other

pictures, cancel zoom.

Zoom decreases each time l (W) button is pressed. To

cancel zoom, zoom picture out until entire picture is dis-

played.

Zoom out

l (W)

Cancel zoom

Cancel zoom and return to full-screen playback.

Only portion of picture visible in monitor can be

cropped.

Crop picture

Confirmation dialog will be dis-

Erase 1 image (s)?

played. Press multi selector up

Delete picture

or down to highlight option,

press the center of the multi

selector to select.

:Confirm

Yes

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Voice Memos: Recording and Playback

Using the camera’s microphone, you can record a

voice memo by pressing the shutter-release button

while a picture with the O:@ (voice memo recording

guide) is displayed in full-screen playback (Q 22). Do

not touch the microphone during recording. Voice

memos cannot be recorded or played back for movies

(Q 70) or during thumbnail playback (Q 48) or play-

back zoom (Q 49).

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If a voice memo already exists for the current picture,

[1] (voice memo icon) and O: [1] (voice memo

playback guide) are displayed and a new voice memo

can not be recorded.

Press

Description

If O: @ icon is displayed on current picture, memo will

be recorded while shutter-release button is held down.

During recording, zREC icon blinks. Recording ends

after about 20s or when shutter-release button is

released. Do not touch microphone during recording.

Record voice

memo

Pictures for which voice memo exists are marked by 1

icon. Press shutter-release button to play voice memo.

Playback ends when voice memo ends or shutter-release

button is pressed again.

Play voice

memo

Zoom buttons control volume during playback. Press

(

Change

volume

l (W)/

O (T)

W) to lower volume, O (T) to increase. Volume can also

be adjusted using Sound settings > Volume option in

the SET-UP menu (Q 103).

onfirmation dialog will be dis-

played. Press multi selector up or

down to highlight option, press

Erase 1 image (s)?

(the center of the multi selector) to

select.

• Select No to exit without delet-

ing picture or voice memo.

• Select [1] to delete voice memo

only.

:Confirm

Delete picture

or voice memo

Yes

• Select Yes to delete both picture

and voice memo.

Voice Memos

Voice memo file names consist of an identifier (“DSCN” for memos appended to original pictures,

“SND_” for memos appended to copies), a four-digit file number copied from the associated pic-

ture, and the extension “.WAV” (e.g., “DSCN0015.WAV”).

Viewing Pictures on TV

Using the EG-CP14 audio/video (AV) cable included with your camera, you can

connect the camera to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR).

Choosing a Video Mode

The Video mode item in the Interface option of the SET-UP menu offers a choice of NTSC and

PAL standards (Q 108). Be sure that the standard selected matches that used in the device.

Turn the camera off

• Turn the camera off before connecting or dis-

connecting the AV cable.

Connect the AV cable to the camera

• Open the interface connector cover and insert

the black plug into the camera’s interface con-

nector.

Connect the AV cable to the television

or VCR

• Insert the yellow plug on the AV cable into the

video-in jack on the television or VCR and the

white plug into the audio-in jack.

Turn the camera on

• Press the x button for about a second to turn

the camera on. The camera monitor will re-

main off and the television will display the im-

age normally shown in the monitor. If the

camera is connected to a VCR, images can be

recorded to video tape.

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Using the UC-E6 USB cable and PictureProject software provided with your camera,

you can view your photographs and movies on a computer. Before you can transfer

(copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install PictureProject. For more

information on installing PictureProject and transferring pictures to your computer,

see the Quick Start Guide and the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Before Connecting the Camera

Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by:

• Pressing the I (V) button on the camera (Q 92)

• Clicking the Transfer button in PictureProject

Which method you will use depends on your computer’s operating system and

the USB option selected in the SET-UP menu of the camera. After consulting the

following table, select the appropriate option using the USB item in the SET-UP

menu of the camera. The default option is Mass storage.

SET-UP 2/3

Blur warning

USB

PTP

Mass storage

INTERFACE

USB

Video mode

Auto off

Format memory

Language

Interface

Confirm

Help

Confirm

Pictures transferred using:

Operating system

Camera I (V)

button*

PictureProject

Transfer button

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Professional

Choose Mass storage or PTP.

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Choose Mass storage.

Choose Mass storage

or PTP.

Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later

Choose PTP.

* The camera I (V) button can not be used to transfer pictures in the following cases. Use the

Transfer button in PictureProject.

• When transferring pictures from the camera memory and Mass storage is selected for

the USB option

• When the memory card write-protect switch is in the “lock” position. Unlock by sliding

the switch to the “write” position before transferring pictures.

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Connecting the USB Cable

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. After confirming that the cam-

era is off, connect the UC-E6 USB cable as shown below. Connect the camera

directly to the computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard.

UC-E6 USB cable

You can now turn the camera on and transfer pictures as described in the Quick

Start Guide.

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me),

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Do NOT select PTP when connecting the camera to a computer running one of the above operat-

ing systems. If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating

systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect the camera as described below. Be sure to

select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera.

Windows 2000 Professional

A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard.

Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updat-

ed, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to exit the wizard,

and then disconnect the camera.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then

disconnect the camera.

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Disconnecting the Camera

If PTP is selected in the USB menu, you can turn the camera off and disconnect

the USB cable once transfer is complete. If you have not changed the USB option

in the camera SET-UP menu from its default setting of Mass storage, you must

remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera

off or disconnecting the cable.

Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Pro-

fessional

Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in

the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass

Storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows 2000 Professional

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon (

) in

the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage

Device from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon (

) in

the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the

menu that appears.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, click with the right mouse button

on the removable disk corresponding to the cam-

era and select Eject from the menu that appears.

Mac OS X

Drag the “NO_NAME” camera volume into the

Trash.

Mac OS X

Printing Pictures

Pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card can be printed in the same

way as pictures taken with a film camera. Using the Print set option in the PLAY-

BACK MENU, you can specify the pictures to be printed, the number of prints,

and the information to be included with each print.

Printing pictures

Pictures can be printed as follows.

Printing

method

Internal camera

memory

Memory card

Bring the memory card containing Copy pictures in the

pictures to a digital photo lab. If a internal memory to

Digital photo lab print order* has been created, the memory card, then print 56, 94

photo lab must support DPOF to them by following the

use the settings.

procedure described at

left. Print order* must

be created on the mem-

ory card. Pictures in the

internal memory can be

printed directly from the

camera depending on

the photo lab.

Insert a memory card containing

pictures into the memory card slot

on the printer. If a print order* has

been created, the printer must

support DPOF to use the settings.

Printer with

memory card slot

56, 94

Printer that sup- Connect the camera to a printer that supports PictBridge.

ports PictBridge Print order* data can be used.

56, 59

Transferring pic-

tures to a PC and See the PictureProject Reference Manual.

print them

*If a print order has not been created, each pictures in the memory or on the

memory card is printed.

Printing Pictures

PRINT SET

Print selected

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Print set

Slide show

Delete

Delete print set

Protect

Transfer marking

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Help

Highlight Print set.

Display PRINT SET menu.

PRINT SELECTION

PRINT SET

Print selected

Delete print set

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Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Highlight Print selected.

Pictures on memory card displayed as

thumbnail images.

PRINT SELECTION

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Highlight picture.

Select highlighted picture. Selected pic-

tures marked by d icon.

“Delete print set”

To cancel the current print order, highlight Delete print set in the PRINT SET menu and press the

multi selector to the right. Print marking will be removed from all pictures in the current print order;

the pictures themselves will not be deleted.

Printing Pictures

Use the multi selector to specify number

of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture,

press the multi selector down until icon

disappears. Repeat steps 5-7 to select

additional pictures. To exit without alter-

ing print order, press ^ button.

PRINT SELECTION

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Confirm

Complete print order and display menu

of print options.

PRINT SET

Done

• To print date of recording on all pictures in

print order, highlight Date and press I.

Check will appear in box next to item.

Date

Info

• To print shutter speed and aperture on all

pictures in print order, highlight Info and

press I.

Exit

Confirm

Check will appear in box next to item.

• To deselect checked item, highlight and

press I.

• To exit without altering print order, press

^ button.

Done

• To complete print order and return to

playback, highlight Done and press I.

Done is displayed and the screen returns

to the PLAYBACK MENU. Press ^ button

to return to full-screen playback.

Printing Pictures

Print Set

If you display the PRINT SET menu after creating a print order, the Date and Info options will be

reset.

“Date”

If Date is selected, the date of recording will appear on pictures printed

using DPOF. The date is based on the photo information recorded with

the picture, and will not be correct if the camera clock was set incorrectly

when the picture was taken (Q 14-15). The date will not be printed if the

print system does not support the DPOF date function.

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The date stamp recorded when Date or Date and time is selected

for Date imprint (Q 101) forms a permanent part of the image and

will appear whenever the pictures are printed, even if the printer

does not support the DPOF date function. Print set can not be used

to print the time and date of recording on pictures recorded when

Date or Date and time is selected for Date imprint.

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

Your camera allows pictures to be printed directly from the camera using

PictBridge. If the UC-E6 USB cable is used to connect the camera to a printer that

supports PictBridge, pictures can be printed directly from the memory or memory

card without having to be transferred to a computer.

Select PTP in the camera USB menu.

USB

• For more information on selecting the

USB option, see “Viewing Pictures on a

Computer” (Q 52).

PTP

Mass storage

Confirm

After confirming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E6 USB cable as shown

above.

You can now turn the camera and printer on.

Before Printing

Before printing via direct USB connection, make sure that the printer supports PictBridge or USB

Direct and check printer settings. See the printer manual for details.

Use a Reliable Power Source

When printing pictures via direct USB connection, be sure the battery is fully charged. If in doubt,

recharge the battery before printing or use the optional EH-62B AC adapter.

PictBridge

PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that ensures compatibility when different de-

vices are connected.

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

The opening screen and a recorded image are displayed in full-screen when the

camera has recognized the printer.

• Press l (W) button to display six thumbnail images. Press O (T) button with

six thumbnails displayed to return to full-screen playback.

• The picture displayed in full-screen can be printed (Q 64).

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

DPOF printing

Paper size

Cancel

Back

Confirm

Display the PictBridge menu.

• Press ^ button again to go back to the

screen on the right in step 3.

Option

Description

Print selection

Print all images

Select picture and specify number of prints.

All pictures in internal memory or on memory card are printed.

Pictures for which print order has been created are printed

accordingly.

DPOF printing

Paper size

The size of paper for printing can be set.

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

DPOF printing

Paper size

Cancel

PAPER SIZE 1/2

Default

3.5" × 5"

5" × 7"

Postcard

100mm

Display PAPER SIZE menu.

150mm

Back

Confirm

Highlight Paper size.

PAPER SIZE 1/2

Default

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

DPOF printing

Paper size

Cancel

3.5" × 5"

5" × 7"

Postcard

100mm

150mm

Confirm

Back

Confirm

Select paper size.

Display the PictBridge menu.

• Select Default to print according to the

paper settings of the printer.

• Following size options can be selected:

3.5” × 5” (89mm × 127mm), 5” × 7”

(127mm × 178mm), Postcard, 100mm

× 150mm, 4” × 6” (102mm × 152mm),

8” × 10” (203mm × 254mm), Letter

(216mm × 279mm), A3, and A4 (210mm

× 297mm)

Selectable size options may vary depend-

ing on the printer.

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

PRINT SELECTION

DPOF printing

Paper size

Cancel

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Highlight Print selection.*

Display PRINT SELECTION dialog.

*To print one copy of all pictures in the

memory or on memory card, highlight

Print all images and press multi selec-

tor to right.

PRINT SELECTION

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Back

Confirm

Back

Confirm

Scroll through pictures. Current picture

shown at bottom of display.

Select current picture and set number of

prints to 1. Selected pictures marked by

d icon.

PRINT SELECTION

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Back

Confirm

Back

Start print

Use the multi selector to specify number

of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture,

press the multi selector down when

number of prints is 1. Repeat steps 11–

13 to select additional pictures.

View selected pictures. Press the multi

selector up, right, left, or down to view

pictures not visible in display.

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

Printing

002/007

Done

Cancel

Start printing.

• To interrupt printing, press I (Cancel).

Message shown above at right is displayed when printing is complete. Turn cam-

era off and disconnect USB cable. If no operations are performed for a while, the

screen returns to the PRINT SELECTION dialog or the PictBridge screen (when

Print all images was selected).

To print the current print order:

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

DPOF PRINTING

Printer ready?

007 prints

DPOF printing

Paper size

Cancel

Start print

Confirm

Cancel

Back

Confirm

Highlight DPOF printing after selecting

the paper size.

Display options.

DPOF PRINTING

CONFIRM

Printer ready?

007 prints

Start print

Confirm

Cancel

Confirm

Back

Start print

Highlight Confirm. To exit without

printing pictures, highlight Cancel and

Display print order. Press the multi selec-

tor up, right, left, or down to view pic-

tures not visible in display.

press

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

Printing

002/007

Done

Cancel

Start printing.

• To interrupt printing, press I (Cancel).

Message shown above at right is displayed when printing is complete. Turn camera

off and disconnect USB cable. If no operations are performed for a while, the

screen returns to the PictBridge screen.

DPOF Printing

The DPOF printing option is only available if a print order has been created.

Error Messages

If an error message is displayed, an error has occurred. After checking the

printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer manual, high-

light Resume and press I to resume printing. Select Cancel to exit with-

out printing the remaining images.

PRINTER ERROR

CHECK PRINTER

STATUS

Resume

Cancel

Printing Displayed Picture

Connect the camera to the printer. Press I with the picture displayed to

display the Print menu. To print a single picture according to the printer pa-

per size settings, press multi selector up or down to select Start print and

press I.

To change the number of prints or paper size, press multi selector up or

down and select Copies or Paper size.

PRINT MENU

Start print

Copies

Paper size

Confirm

Picture Editing

Available Picture Editing

The COOLPIX 7600 can edit a picture using the following editing functions and

store it as a separate file.

Edited copies are identified by identifiers corresponding to the editing function

and file numbers assigned automatically by the camera (Q 23).

Editing

Identi-

fier

Description

Purpose

function

To enlarge a subject or retouch the

composition.

Crop

Crops part of a picture.

RSCN

To brighten a picture which is dark

due to backlight or insufficient flash FSCN

light volume.

Adjusts the picture tone

automatically.

D-Lighting

Creates a small copy of To display pictures on web pages, or

the picture.

Small Picture

SSCN

send as e-mail attachment.

Restrictions for editing pictures

Editing copies that have already been edited have restrictions as follows.

2nd editing

1st editing

Crop

Not available*¹

Available

D-Lighting

Not available *²

Small Picture

Not available

Crop

D-Lighting

Small Picture

Available

Not available

*¹Attempting the second editing displays the message “IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED” (Q 117).

*²Attempting the second editing displays the message “Image has already been modified. D-

Lighting cannot be used.” (Q 117).

Picture Editing

• The COOLPIX 7600 editing functions may not be available for pictures taken with non-

COOLPIX 7600 digital cameras.

• If a copy created using the COOLPIX 7600 is viewed on a different digital camera, the pic-

ture may not be displayed or may not be transferred to a computer.

• Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted.

The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted.

• Editing functions are not available when there is not enough free space in the memory or

on the memory card.

• Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original.

Cropping Pictures: Crop

This option lets you crop part of a picture and save it as a separate file.

1.2

4.0

Zoom

Scroll

Zoom

Scroll

Zoom picture in and out.

Scroll picture. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until

desired portion of image is displayed in

monitor.

To view the new, cropped copy, press

the multi selector down until the copy

is displayed.

CROP

Save this image as

displaayed?

Confirm

Yes

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select

Yes to create cropped copy or No to exit

without creating copy, and press I (the

center of the multi selector).

Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy 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 × 480, 320 × 240, or 160 × 120 pixels in

size. Cropped pictures are stored as JPEG files (compression ratio 1 : 8).

Adjusting a picture tone: D-Lighting

The tone adjusted picture is created automatically as a separate picture. This

function is called D-Lighting. Using D-Lighting, backlit or insufficient flash light

volumes can be adjusted brightly.

D-Lighting Samples

Before

After

Adjusting a picture tone: D-Lighting

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0001.JPG

D-Lighting

Confirm

Cancel

Display the picture to adjust the tone in

The original picture is displayed at the

top left and the tone adjusted picture is

displayed at the top right.

full-screen playback.

• I:N (D-Lighting guide) is displayed for

pictures that can be adjusted automatical-

ly.

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D-Lighting

Confirm

Cancel

Highlight OK.

Save the automatically adjusted picture.

• To exit without creating the adjusted pic-

ture, highlight Cancel and press I.

• N (D-Lighting icon) is displayed when im-

ages created with D-Lighting are played

back.

D-Lighting

• The Auto transfer option set to the original pictures is applied to copies created with D-

Lighting.

• The Print set option and Protect set to the original pictures are not applied to copies cre-

ated with D-Lighting.

Resizing a picture: Small picture

To create a small copy of a picture, select Small pic. in the PLAYBACK MENU af-

ter displaying the image in full-screen playback or selecting it in the thumbnail

display.

Option

Size (pixels)

Description

Copy can be displayed full-screen on television or 13”

monitor with no drop in quality.

q 640 × 480

640 × 480

(default option)

Suited to display on web pages. Small file size reduces

time needed to display picture in web browser.

320 × 240

r 320 × 240

Copy can be sent and received quickly as e-mail attach-

160 × 120 ment. Where application supports display of JPEG

images, picture can be viewed in message window.

s 160 × 120

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Print set

PLAYBACK MEENU 2/2

Small pic.

Slide show

Copy

Delete

Protect

Transfer marking

Exit

Confirm

Help

Exit

Confirm

Help

Display the PLAYBACK MENU.

Highlight Small pic. and press the multi

selector to right.

SMALL PIC

Save this image as

displaayed?

640 × 480

320 × 240

160 × 120

Yes

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Highlight option.

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select

Yes to create resized copy or No to exit

without creating copy, and press I.

To view the new, resized copy, press the multi selector down until the copy is dis-

played. The copy will be displayed after the last picture recorded (in thumbnail

playback, small pictures are indicated by a gray border). To reduce file size, copies

are stored in the memory or on the memory card as BASIC-quality JPEG files

(compression ratio 1 : 16).

Movies

W Recording Movies

Movies can be recorded with sound recorded via the camera’s built-in micro-

phone.

Rotate the mode dial to W

Turn the camera on

The monitor shows the length of the movie that

can be recorded.

0h 0m20s

Start recording

Press the shutter-release button all the way down

to start recording. During recording, the zREC

icon blinks and progress is shown by the indicator

at the bottom of the monitor.

• Recording will end automatically when no

more memory is available in the memory or on

the memory card.

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W Recording Movies

Notes on Movies

Depending on the make of memory card used, recording may end before the memory card

is full (Q 117). During recording, do not touch the built-in microphone. To prevent the

sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording, select a focus mode of Sin-

gle AF.

Flash Mode Selection in W Mode

The flash turns off ($) automatically when movie mode is selected.

Digital Zoom

Digital zoom can not be used while recording is in progress.

Macro Close-up Mode in W Mode

Macro close-up turns off automatically when focus mode is set to Continuous AF. If using

Macro close-up, set focus mode to Single AF.

Movies

Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files with the extension “.MOV” and can be played

back on a computer after transfer.

W Recording Movies

The type of movie recorded can be selected from the following options:

Length of movie

Type

Description

Memory

14 MB

Memory card

128 MB

256 MB

Movies are recorded at 30 frames

per second. Each frame is 640 × 480 Approx.

TV movie 640B

Approx.

pixels in size. Less flicker, smoother

motion than TV movie 640

12 s

1 m 50 s 3 m 40 s^*2

Movies are recorded at 15 frames

per second. Each frame is 640 ×

480 pixels in size.

TV movie 640

Approx.

24 s

Approx. Approx.

3 m 40 s 7 m 20 s

Movies are recorded at 30 frames

per second. Each frame is 320 × 240 Approx.

Approx. Approx.

3 m 40 s 7 m 20 s

Small size 320B

pixels in size. Less flicker, smoother

motion than Small size 320

24 s

Small size 320 Movies are recorded at 15 frames

per second. Each frame is 320 ×

240 pixels in size.

Approx.

49 s

Approx. Approx.

7 m 10 s 14 m 40 s

(default option)

Movies are recorded at 15 frames

Smaller size 160 per second. Each frame is 160 × Approx.

120 pixels in size. Small size allows 2 m 42 s

longer movies to be recorded.

Approx.

24 m

Approx.

48 m 20 s

Total recording time shown is approximate. Time may vary depending on type of memory card used.

To prevent TV movie 640B from ending unexpectedly, use card rated for 10 MB/s.

W Recording Movies

To select a movie mode:

MOVIE

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

0h 0m20s

Exit

Confirm

Help

Select W Mode.

Display MOVIE menu.

MOVIE

MOVIE OPTIONS

TV movie 640

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

TV movie 640

Small size 320

Smaller size 160

Exit

Confirm

Help

Exit

Confirm

Highlight Movie options.

Display MOVIE OPTIONS menu.

MOVIE OPTIONS

MOVIE

TV movie 640

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

TV movie 640

Small size 320

Smaller size 160

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Help

Highlight mode.*

*To exit without changing mode,

press button.

Make selection to return to the MOVIE

menu.

Return to shooting mode. Selected movie

mode shown in monitor.

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W Recording Movies

The MOVIE menu includes the following focus options:

Focus mode

Single AF

Description

Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Focus locks when focus operation is complete.

(default option)

Continuous AF

Camera adjusts focus when necessary.

To choose a focus option from the MOVIE menu:

MOVIE

AUTO-FOCUS MODE

Single AF

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

Continuous AF

Exit

Confirm

Help

Exit

Confirm

Highlight Auto-focus mode.

Display options.

AUTO-FOCUS MODE

Single AF

MOVIE

Movie options

Continuous AF

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Help

Highlight desired focus mode.

Make selection.

Return to shooting mode.

0h 0m20s

W Recording Movies

The MOVIE menu also includes the following vibration reduction options:

Option

Description

Reduces effects of camera shake.

U On

V Off

(default option)

Vibration reduction off.

To choose a vibration reduction option from the MOVIE menu:

MOVIE

ELECTRONIC VR

Off

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

Exit

Confirm

Help

Exit

Confirm

Highlight Electronic VR.

Display options.

ELECTROONIC VR

MOVIE

Off

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Help

Highlight option.

Make selection.

Return to shooting mode.

• When electronic VR is on, an U icon

appears in the monitor.

0h 0m20s

Viewing Movies

In full-screen playback mode (Q 22), movies can be

played with sound. Movies are indicated by a W icon

and can be viewed by pressing I (the center of the

multi selector). Playback controls are displayed at the

top of the monitor; press the multi selector to left or

right to highlight a control, then press I to perform

the selected operation.

When Pausing

0h 0m25s

Press

Description

While movie is in progress, use multi selector to select

( icon, then press and hold center of multi selector.

Rewind

(

Use multi selector to select * icon, then press and

hold center of multi selector. Playback ends at the last

frame; once playback has ended, the first frame of

movie will be displayed.

Fast forward

Use multi selector to select ) icon, then press center

of multi selector to pause display.

Pause playback

)

Rewind movie

one frame

When movie is paused, use multi selector to select

icon, then press center of multi selector.

Advance movie

one frame

When movie is paused, use multi selector to select -

icon, then press center of multi selector.

Resume play-

back

When movie is paused, use multi selector to select +

icon, then press center of multi selector.

Use multi selector to select = icon, then press center

of multi selector to return to full-screen playback.

Stop playback

Playback Volume

The zoom buttons control volume during playback. Press l (W) to decrease volume, O (T)

to increase.

Deleting Movies

To delete a movie, press the u button. A confirmation dialog will be displayed; press the

multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press the center of the multi selector.

• Yes: delete movie and return to full-screen playback

• No: exit to full-screen playback without deleting movie

The Shooting Menu

Using the Shooting Menu

In P (auto) mode, the following settings can be adjusted from the SHOOTING

MENU:

Option

Description

Choose image size and quality.

79-80

Image mode

White balance

Match white balance to your light source.

Adjust exposure for very bright, very dark, or high-

contrast subjects.

Exp. +/-

Continuous

BSS

Take pictures one at a time or in a sequence.

Turn the Best Shot Selector (BSS) on or off.

Choose a standard color, vivid color, black-and-white,

sepia, or cyanotype effect for your pictures.

Color Options

In P (auto) mode, the SHOOTING MENU is displayed when ^ button is

pressed.

To display the SHOOTING MENU:

SHOOTING MENU 1/2

Image mode

White balance

Exp. +/-

Continuous

BSS

Exit

Confirm

Help

Display the SHOOTING MENU.

• Using the Menus option of the SET-UP menu

switches the menu display between Text and

Icons (Q 112).

Using the Shooting Menu

To make a selection from the SHOOTING MENU:

SHOOTING MENU 1/2

Image mode

EXP. +/-

+0.3

White balance

Exp. +/-

Continuous

BSS

0.3

Exit

Confirm

Help

Exit

Confirm

Highlight menu item.

Display options.

EXP. +/-

+0.7

+0.3

Exit

Confirm

AUTO

Highlight option and press I. To return

to previous step, press the multi selector

to left.

To exit menu and return to shooting

mode, press ^ button.

Image mode

Image Mode

Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as

image files. The size of the files, and with it the num-

ber of images that can be recorded in the memory or

on the memory card, depends on the size and quality

of the images. Before shooting, choose image quality

and size according to how you plan to use the picture.

IMAGE MOODE 1/2

(

)

Hi h 3072

(

)

Normal 3072

(

Normal 2592

(

Normal 2048

(

)

PC screen 1024

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Confirm

Size

Print size

Option

Quality*

Description

(pixels)

(cm)†

High quality, suitable for enlarge-

ments or high-quality prints.

P (3072B)

1 : 4

26 × 19.5

(10.2” ×

7.7”)

3,072 ×

2,304

Q (3072)

(default option)

1 : 8

Best choice in most situations.

Better choice in most situations.

2,592 ×

1,944

22 × 16.5

H (2592)

(8.6” × 6.5”)

2,048 ×

1,536

Smaller size allows more pictures to 17 × 13

be stored on memory card.

b (2048)

(7” × 5”)

9 × 7

(3.5” ×

2.5”)

S PC screen 1,024 ×

(1024) 768

Suited to display on computer moni-

tors 17” or larger.

1 : 8

Can be displayed full-screen on a

television or 13” monitor. Suited to

distribution by e-mail or the web.

5 × 4

(2” ×

1.5”)

R TV screen 640

(640) 480

* To reduce the amount of memory each shot occupies, pictures are compressed as they are saved

to the memory or memory card. Compression selectively reduces the quality of the image. The

more a picture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be. The figures

show the appropriate compression ratio for each setting.

† All figures are approximate. Dimensions in “Description” column assume a printer resolution of

approximately 200 dpi, dimensions in “Print size” column a resolution of approximately 300 dpi.

If in doubt, choose

played back in the monitor after shooting (

Normal (3072). Pictures can be reduced or cropped when

66, 69).

Image Mode

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be

stored in the memory or on 128- and 256-megabyte memory cards at different

image mode settings.

Memory

14 MB

Memory card

Image mode

128 MB

256 MB

High (3072B)

Normal (3072)

Normal (2592)

Normal (2048)

PC screen (1024)

TV screen (640)

Approx. 4

Approx. 7

Approx. 10

Approx. 17

Approx. 57

Approx. 123

Approx. 35

Approx. 70

Approx. 140

Approx. 195

Approx. 305

Approx. 1,025

Approx. 2,200

Approx. 95

Approx. 155

Approx. 510

Approx. 1,095

All figures are approximate. File size of pictures depends on scene recorded, producing wide vari-

ations in number of images that can be stored.

Image Mode and Number of Exposures Remaining

The figure shown in the monitor for the number of exposures remaining is only an approximation.

The file size of compressed images varies with the scene recorded, producing wide variations in the

number of pictures that can be stored.

Image Size

Smaller images create smaller files suited to transmission by e-mail or use in web pages. When

printed at larger sizes, however, small images will be rough and uneven in appearance.

Print Size

The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution: the higher the resolution, the

smaller the final print size.

Image Mode

The current image mode setting is shown by an icon at the bottom left

corner of the monitor.

AUTO

White Balance

White balance

The color of the light reflected from an object varies

with the color of the light source. The human brain is

able to adapt to such changes in color, with the result

that we see white objects as white, regardless of

whether they are in the shade, direct sunlight, or under

incandescent lighting. Digital cameras can mimic this

adjustment by processing information from the cam-

era’s image sensor (CCD) according to the color of the

light source. This process is known as a “white balance

adjustment.”

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

A-WB

Auto

PRE

White bal.. preset

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Exit

Confirm

• If you cannot achieve the desired white balance with Auto (M) or you want to

lock the white balance for a specific light source or shooting conditions,

choose a setting other than Auto (M).

• When the white balance setting is changed, the new setting is reflected in the

picture in the monitor.

Option

M Auto

Description

White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting condi-

tions. Best choice in most situations.

(default option)

Gray object used as reference to set white balance under

unusual lighting conditions.

n White bal. preset

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Use under incandescent lighting.

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Use under most types of fluorescent lighting.

Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.

Use with the flash.

Speedlight

White Balance

Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used when shooting under

mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with

a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures tak-

en under a lamp with a red shade look as though they

had been taken under white light). When White bal.

preset is selected from the WHITE BALANCE menu,

the camera will zoom in and the menu shown at right

will be displayed in the monitor.

WHITE BAL PRESET

Cancel

Measure

Exit

Confirm

White balance measuring

window

Option

Cancel

Description

Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from memory and

sets white balance to this value.

To measure a new value for white balance, place a gray object, such as a

piece of cardboard, under the lighting that will be used in the final picture.

Frame this object so that it fills the square in the center of the menu shown

Measure above. Highlight Measure and press I (the center of the multi selector)

to measure a new value for white balance (shutter will be released and

camera will return to original zoom position, but no picture will be

recorded).

White Balance

At settings other than Auto, white balance is shown by an icon in the mon-

itor.

AUTO

Exp. +/-

The EXP. +/- (exposure compensation) menu is used

to alter exposure from the value suggested by the

camera, making pictures brighter or darker. Exposure

can be adjusted in the range -2.0 to +2.0 EV.

• When the exposure compensation is altered, the

new setting is reflected in the picture in the moni-

tor.

EXP. +/-

+0.3

0.3

Exit

Confirm

Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value

As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit (for ex-

ample, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or when the background

is much brighter than the main subject. Choose negative values when large areas of the frame are

very dark (for example, when photographing a forest of dark green leaves) or when the back-

ground is much darker than the main subject. This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme

over- or under-exposure, tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure

when the frame is very dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally dark

subjects appear over-bright, or “washed out.”

Exposure Compensation

At settings other than 0, exposure compensation is shown in the monitor.

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Continuous

Use the options in this menu to capture a fleeting ex-

pression on a portrait subject, photograph a subject

that is moving unpredictably, or capture motion in a

series of pictures.

CONTINNUOUS

Single

Continuous

Multi-shot 16

Exit

Confirm

Option

Description

Single

Camera takes one picture each time shutter-release button is

pressed.

(default option)

Camera takes pictures continuously while shutter-release button is

held down. Pictures are recorded at a rate of about four frames

every three seconds. Camera records 14 pictures when image

mode is set to Q Normal (3072).

Continuous

When shutter-release button is pressed all the way, camera takes

sixteen consecutive images at a rate of about three frames every

two seconds. The sixteen images are arranged in four rows of four

images and saved as a single picture. Image mode is fixed at Q

Normal (3072).

Multi-shot 16

Restrictions on Camera Settings

At settings other than Single, the flash (Q 24) turns off automatically and focus (Q 20), exposure

(Q 83), and auto white balance (Q 81) for all photos are determined by the first picture in each

series. When Multi-shot 16 is selected, digital zoom (Q 18) can not be used. Multi-shot 16 can

not be selected when digital zoom is in effect. BSS (Q 85) is available only at a setting of Single.

Continuous

At settings other than Single, the current Continuous setting is indicated

by an icon in the monitor.

Best Shot Selector

BSS

When the “Best Shot Selector” (BSS) is on, the cam-

era takes pictures as long as the shutter-release but-

ton is held down, to a maximum of ten. These images

are then compared and the sharpest picture (the pic-

ture with highest level of detail) is saved to the mem-

ory or memory card. BSS is recommended for

situations in which inadvertent camera movement

can produce blurred pictures, for example when:

• the camera is zoomed in

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Off

Exit

Confirm

• lighting is poor and the flash can not be used

Option

Description

BSS off; camera functions normally.

Off

(default option)

BSS on. Flash turns off automatically and focus, exposure, and auto

white balance for all photos are determined by the first picture in each

series.

Notes on BSS

BSS may not produce the desired results with a moving subject or if you change the composition

while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.

“Continuous” and BSS

CONTINUOUS is automatically set to Single when BSS is on. Choosing another option for CON-

TINUOUS cancels BSS.

The Self-Timer

BSS will not take effect when the self-timer is on, even if On is selected in the BEST SHOT SELEC-

TOR menu.

BSS

When BSS is on, a BSS icon appears in the monitor.

Color Options

Use the options in this menu to add special effects to

your pictures. There are five special effects to choose

from.

• The effect you choose is reflected in the picture dis-

played in the monitor.

COLOR OPPTIONS

Standard color

Vivid color

Black-and-white

Sepia

Cyanotype

Exit

Confirm

Option

Description

Standard color

(default option)

Picture appears with natural colors.

Picture appears in sharp colors.

Picture appears in black and white.

Picture appears in sepia tones.

Picture appears with blue cast.

Vivid color

Black-and-white

Sepia

Cyanotype

White Balance

When Black-and-white, Sepia or Cyanotype is selected, the White balance option is not avail-

able in the SHOOTING MENU.

Color Options Indicator

When an option other than Standard color is chosen, the selected mode

indicator is displayed in the monitor.

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The Playback Menu

Using the Playback Menu

The PLAYBACK MENU contains the following options:

Option

Description

Select pictures for printing on a DPOF-compatible device;

specify number of copies and information to be included on 55-58

prints.

Print set

View pictures in the memory or on the memory card in an

automatic slide show.

Slide show

Delete

Protect

Delete all or selected pictures.

89-90

Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion.

Transfer

marking

Mark all or selected pictures for transfer to a computer; turn

auto transfer marking on or off.

92-93

Small pic.

Create small copies of pictures.

Transfer pictures from internal memory to memory card or

vice versa. (This option is displayed only when the memory 94-95

card is inserted.)

Copy

To display the PLAYBACK MENU:

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Print set

Slide show

Delete

Protect

Transfer marking

Exit

Confirm

Help

Display the PLAYBACK MENU.

• Using the Menus option of the SET-UP menu

switches the menu display between Text and

Icons (Q 112).

Slide Show

Slide show

This option is used to play back pictures in an automated “slide show” with

about three seconds between each picture.

SLIDE SHOW

Pause

Start

Loop

Exit

Confirm

Highlight Start.

Begin slide show.

The following operations can be performed during the show:

Press

Description

Menu shown right will be dis-

played. Highlight Restart and press

I (the center of the multi selector)

to resume show. Highlight End and

press I to end show.

Pause

End

Pause slide

show

Restart

Confirm

Exit

Press the multi selector to right or down to skip to next

slide. Hold the multi selector down to fast forward

through show.

Skip to next

frame

Press the multi selector to left or up to return to previous

slide. Hold the multi selector down to rewind through

show.

Return to

frame

End slide

show

End slide show and return to playback.

“Loop”

If Loop is selected in the starting screen, the slide show will repeat auto-

matically. To select or deselect the Loop option, highlight Loop and press

I. A check mark next to Loop indicates that the Loop option is selected.

SLIDE SHOW

Pause

Start

Loop

Exit

Confirm

Auto Off

The camera will enter standby mode if no operations are performed for thirty minutes during a slide show.

Small Pictures and Movies

Copies created with the small picture option (Q 69) are not displayed during slide shows. Movies

are displayed as still images showing the movie’s first frame.

Delete

The DELETE menu contains the following options:

If no memory card is inserted in the camera, pictures

in the internal memory will be deleted.

If the camera contains a memory card, pictures on the

card will be deleted.

DELETE

Erase selected images

Erase all images

To delete pictures in the internal memory, re-

move the memory card.

Exit

Confirm

Deleting Selected Pictures

ERASE SELECCTED IIMMAGES

DELETE

Erase selected images

Erase all images

OFF

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Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Highlight Erase selected images.

Pictures in the memory or on the memory

card displayed as thumbnail images.

ERASE SELECCTED IIMMAGES

OFF

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Highlight picture.

Select highlighted picture. Selected pic-

tures marked by u icon.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select additional pictures. To deselect picture, highlight and

press the multi selector down. To exit without deleting pictures, press ^ button.

Delete

DELETE

Erase 1 image (s)?

Yes

Exit

Confirm

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select Yes

to delete pictures or No to exit without

deleting pictures, and press I.

Deleting All Pictures

To delete all unprotected pictures in the memory or on the memory card:

DELETE

Erase selected images

Erase all images

Erasing all images

(

)

excluded

Yes

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Highlight Erase all images.

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select

Yes to delete pictures or No to exit with-

out deleting pictures, and press I.

Before Deletion

Once deleted, pictures can not be recovered. Be sure that any pictures you would like to keep

have been transferred to a computer (Q 52-54).

Protected Pictures

Pictures marked with a U icon are protected and can not be deleted (Q 91).

Protect

This option is used to protect pictures from accidental deletion. Protected files

can not be deleted by pressing the ubutton or using the options in the DELETE

menu. Note, however, that protected pictures will be deleted when the memory

or memory card is formatted.

PROTECT

OFF

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Highlight picture.

Select highlighted picture. Selected pic-

tures marked by Uicon.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select ad-

ditional pictures. To deselect pic-

ture, highlight and press multi

selector down. To exit without

changing protected status of pic-

tures, press ^button.

Done

Complete operation and return to the

PLAYBACK MENU.

Notes on Protecting Pictures

Protected pictures cannot be deleted using the Delete button or menu. However, all pictures, in-

cluding protected files, will be deleted when the memory or memory card is formatted.

The Protect Icon

During playback, a Uicon appears on all protected pictures.

Transfer Marking

Transfer marking

This option is used to mark stored pictures for transfer

to a computer.

TRANSFER MMARKING

All on

All off

Select image(s)

Exit

Confirm

Option

V All on

Description

All pictures in the memory or on the memory card are

marked for transfer.

Remove transfer marking from all pictures in the memory

or on the memory card.

All off

Select image(s)

Mark selected pictures for transfer.

Transferring More than 999 Pictures

No more than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer. If more than 999 pictures are marked,

use PictureProject to transfer the pictures. See the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD)

for details.

Hidden Pictures

Some Nikon digital cameras allow you to hide pictures during playback. Hidden pictures can be

viewed on the COOLPIX 7600 but can not be selected for transfer.

The V Icon

Pictures that have been selected for transfer are identified by a Vicon.

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Full-screen playback

Thumbnail playback

When you connect the camera to a computer via the UC-E6 USB cable and press

(the center of the multi selector) to transfer pictures, only pictures marked with a

icon will be transferred ( 52).

As the default setting of the Auto Transfer option is On

109), all pictures taken

are set to be transferred and the

icon is added when displayed.

Transfer Marking

Marking Selected Pictures for Transfer

TRANSFER MMARKING

All on

TRANSFER MAARKING

All off

Select image(s)

OFF

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Highlight Select image(s).

Pictures in the memory or on the memo-

ry card displayed as thumbnail images.

TRANSFER MAARKING

OFF

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Highlight picture.

Select highlighted picture. Selected pic-

tures marked by V icon.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select ad-

ditional pictures. To deselect pic-

ture, highlight and press the multi

selector down. To exit without

changing transfer status of pic-

tures, press ^button.

Done

Complete operation.

Marking Pictures for Transfer with Other Cameras

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.

Copy

This option is used to transfer pictures from the cam-

era’s internal memory to the memory card, or vice

versa.

COPY

This option is displayed only when the memory card

is inserted.

Exit

Confirm

COPY

CAMERRA TO CARD

Selected images

All images

Exit

Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Highlight

card) or

ry), press the multi selector to right.

(memory → memory

(memory card → memo-

Highlight Selected images.

• To copy all pictures, highlight All images

and press the multi selector to right. Then

go to step 6 (Q95).

COPY

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Confirm

Back

Confirm

Pictures in the memory or on the memo-

ry card are displayed. (Based on when

is selected in step 1)

Highlight picture.

Copy

COPY

CAMERA TO CARD

Selected images

will be coppied. OK?

Yes

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Confirm

Exit

Confirm

Select highlighted picture.

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select

Yes to copy pictures or No to exit with-

out copying pictures, and press I.

Selected pictures marked by A icon.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select additional

pictures. To deselect picture, highlight

and press the multi selector down.

• When All images is selected in step 2 (Q

94), the message “All images will be cop-

ied. OK?” is displayed.

Copy

• If there is not enough space in the memory or on the memory card to receive the copy,

the message “IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED” will be displayed (Q 117). Delete unwanted

pictures or voice recordings, or insert a new memory card (if using a memory card) before

trying again.

• Copying of pictures taken with another make of camera or retouched on a computer is

not guaranteed by Nikon.

File Number

• When pictures are copied using the All images option, all the pictures in the folder are

copied with the same file numbers. The newly copied folder is assigned the lowest avail-

able number.

• When pictures are copied using the Selected images option, the newly copied pictures

are numbered consecutively from the largest number existing between the two memory

sources.

Ex: when the last number in the source memory is 32 (DSCN0032.JPG) and the last number

in the destination memory is 15 (DSCN0015.JPG)

The copied pictures are assigned numbers starting from DSCN0033.

After that, numbering will continue from the lowest number after the number of the last

file that was copied.

Print Set

If a print order has been created, the print order data will not be copied with the picture.

The Set-up Menu

Using the Set-up Menu

The SET-UP menu contains the following options:

Option

Welcome screen

Date

Description

Choose the welcome screen displayed when the camera

is turned on.

Set the camera clock.

98-99

100

Hide or display the monitor indicators and set the moni-

tor brightness.

Monitor settings

Date imprint

Imprint pictures with the date and/or time of recording.

Adjust volume of button, shutter and start-up sounds.

101

103

Sound settings

Choose whether or not to perform a camera shake

check.

Blur warning

Auto off

104

105

Choose how long the monitor will remain on before

turning off automatically to save power.

Format memory/

card

Format internal memory or memory cards for use in the

camera.

106

108

Language

Choose a language for camera menus and messages.

52,

108

Interface

Set USB mode or the video mode.

Choose whether or not to set Transfer marking

option to the picture taken.

Auto transfer

109

Reset all

Battery type

Menus

Restore camera settings to default values.

Choose the type of batteries inserted in the camera.

Choose a type of the camera menu.

109

111

112

Firmware version

Display the current firmware version.

SET-UP 1/3

Welcome screen

Date

Monitor settings

Date imprint

Sound settings

Confirm

Help

• Using Menus option of the SET-UP menu switches the menu display between Text

and Icons (Q112).

To clear the SET-UP menu from the monitor, rotate the mode dial to another setting or press the

button.

Welcome Screen

Welcome screen

This option is used to choose the welcome screen displayed

when the camera is turned on.

WELCOME IMAGE SELECT

Disable welcome

Nikon

Animation

Select an image

Confirm

Option

Description

Disable welcome No welcome screen is displayed when camera is turned on.

Image shown at right is displayed when camera

is turned on.

Nikon

Animation

Short animation is displayed when camera is

turned on.

(default option)

You can choose the welcome screen from pic-

tures currently stored in the memory or on the

memory card.

1 The SELECT IMAGE screen is displayed. High-

light a picture using the multi selector.

2 Press I (the center of the multi selector).

To select a picture stored in the camera

memory, remove the memory card.

SELECT IIMAGE

Select

an image

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Small Pictures and Cropped Copies

Resized copies created with the small picture and cropping options can only be selected for the

welcome screen if they are (q) 640 × 480 pixels or larger.

“Select an Image”

When Select an image is selected, the chosen picture will appear

WELCOME IMMAGE SELECT

at startup even when the memory card containing the image is re-

Replace cuurrent

moved from the camera. If you select Select an image after choos-

image?

ing a custom welcome screen, the confirmation dialog shown at

right will be displayed. Select Yes to choose a new picture for the

Yes

Confirm

welcome screen, No to exit leaving the welcome screen unchanged.

Date

This option is used to set the camera clock.

DATE

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This option is available after you have set the camera clock

when using your camera for the first time. For more infor-

mation on setting the camera clock, see “First Steps: Basic

Setup” (Q

14).

Date

Time zone

Confirm

Option

Date

Description

Set the date and time (Q14).

Select the time zone.

The normal time zone setting is

zone).

(home time

TIME ZONE

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London, Casablanca

DaylightSaving

Tokyo, Seoul

If you select

(travel destination time zone),

the time difference is automatically calculated

and the date and time in the selected region are

displayed.

DaylightSaving

Confirm

1 Press the multi selector up or down to high-

HOME TIMME ZONE

light

, then press I (the center of

Time zone

the multi selector).

Press the multi selector down to highlight

DaylightSaving and press I. The h icon

is displayed. Selecting daylight saving time

automatically advances the time one hour. To

cancel daylight saving time, press I again.

2 Press the multi selector right to display the

time zone screen.

London, Casablanca

Back

Confirm

3 Press the multi selector left or right to high-

light a time zone (region), then press I.

The Camera Clock

The camera clock is less accurate than most watches or household clocks. Check the clock regularly

against more accurate timepieces and reset as necessary.

Date

(Travel Destination Time Zone)

To set the clock to the travel destination time zone, high-

light

the travel destination time zone is selected, a

be displayed in the monitor when the camera is in shooting

mode. To choose a new travel destination, highlight and

press the multi selector to the right, then choose a location

as described on the previous page.

and press I (the center of the multi selector). While

icon will

AUTO

DaylightSaving (Daylight Saving Time)

To turn daylight saving time on or off, highlight DaylightSaving and press I.

Selecting daylight saving time automatically advances the time one hour.

The camera supports the following time zones:

GMT +/–

GMT –11

GMT –10

GMT –9

Location

GMT +/–

GMT –1

GMT

Location

Azores

Midway, Samoa

Hawaii, Tahiti

London, Casablanca

Madrid, Paris, Berlin

Athens, Helsinki

Moscow, Nairobi

Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Islamabad, Karachi

Colombo, Dhaka

Bangkok, Jakarta

Beijing, HK, Singapore

Tokyo, Seoul

Alaska, Anchorage

GMT +1

GMT +2

GMT +3

GMT +4

GMT +5

GMT +6

GMT +7

GMT +8

GMT +9

GMT +10

GMT +11

GMT +12

PST (PDT): Los Angeles,

Seattle, Vancouver

GMT –8

GMT –7

GMT –6

GMT –5

MST (MDT): Denver,

Phoenix, La Paz

CST (CDT): Chicago,

Houston, Mexico City

EST (EDT): New York

Toronto, Lima

GMT –4

GMT –3

GMT –2

Caracas, Manaus

BuenosAires, SanPaulo

Fernando de Noronha

Sydney, Guam

New Caledonia

Auckland, Fiji

Time Zones

The time zone can not be selected if the date and time have not been set.

Time zone increments of less than one hour are not supported. When travelling to or from

destinations at half- or quarter-hour increments from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), such as

Afghanistan, Central Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, or Newfoundland, set the camera clock to

local time (Q 14).

Monitor Settings

Monitor settings

This option is used to set the monitor display.

MONITOR SETTINGS

Photo info

Brightness

Confirm

Photo Info

Select this option to hide or display the

monitor indicators, or turn the monitor off.

PHOTOO INFO

Show info

Hide info

Monitor off

Confirm

Option

Description

Show info

(default option)

Display current settings in monitor when taking or viewing pictures.

Hide info

Current settings are hidden.

Monitor off

Turn the monitor off (Pmode only).

Brightness

Press the multi selector up or down to

increase or decrease the brightness of the

monitor by moving the indicator on the left

BRIGHTTNESS

of the display up or down. Press

(the

center of the multi selector) to make a

selection. To return to the SET-UP menu,

press the multi selector to the left.

Confirm

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Date Imprint

Date imprint

The Date imprint option is used to imprint the date

or the date and time of recording on pictures as they

are recorded to the memory or memory card. It can

not be used to imprint a date stamp on pictures after

recording.

DATE IMPRINT

Off

Date

Date and time

Date counter

Confirm

Option

Description

Time and date do not appear on pictures.

Off

(default option)

Date is imprinted at bottom right corner of all pictures taken

while this option is in effect.

Date

Date and time are imprinted at bottom right corner of all pic-

tures taken while this option is in effect.

Date and time

Number of days from stored date until date of recording is

imprinted at bottom right corner of all pictures taken while this

option is in effect.

Date counter

Image Mode

Data imprinted at an Image mode setting of RTV screen (640) may be difficult to read. Choose

a setting of SPC screen (1024) or larger when using the Date imprint option.

Date Imprint

Imprinted data forms a permanent part of the image and will appear

whenever the image is printed, regardless of whether the Date option is

chosen in the PRINT SET menu. At settings other than Off, a Date imprint

indicator is displayed in the monitor during shooting. Check before shoot-

ing to make sure that the camera clock is set to the correct time and date.

AUTO

The date is recorded in the order selected in the DATE menu. You will not

be able to select Date imprint if the camera clock has not been set.

When shooting with the following, Date Imprint is automatically canceled.

BSS, Continuous in the Continuous menu, j SPORTS and \ SPORT SPECTATOR in

assist modes, GMUSEUM, ICOPY (if flash does not fire) and KPANORAMA ASSIST

in scene modes, and W(Movie)

Print Set

The Print set option can be used to print the date and time of recording on images taken with Off

selected in the DATE IMPRINT menu.

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Date Imprint

Date counter

This option is used to store the date and imprint the

number of days from that date until the date of re-

cording on pictures. To imprint the number of days

that have elapsed, set the day count option by select-

ing Date counter in the DATE IMPRINT menu.

If the stored date is earlier than the date of recording,

the number of days that have elapsed is imprinted on

pictures.

DATE COUNTER

0212

01.01.2005

Number of days

Confirm

If the stored date is later than the date of recording, zfollowed by the number

of days until the date of storage is imprinted on pictures.

Option

Description

Up to 3 dates can be stored. Press the multi

selector up or down to highlight option in

STORED DATES menu, then press the multi

selector to right. Enter date. Follow steps

described in Basic Setup (Q 14).

STORED DATES

01.08.2005

20.10.2005

----.--.--

Confirm

Stored dates

Dates between 1 January 1910 and 31 Decem-

ber 2037 can be stored.

DATE

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Confirm

Press the multi selector up or down to highlight

Display options, then press I (the center of

the multi selector).

DISPLAY OPTIONS

Number of days

Display

options

Years and days

Yrs, mnths, days

Confirm

Date counter

When a date that has been stored in the date counter is selected and the

date imprint option is set to Date counter, the date counter indicator and

stored date number are displayed in the monitor.

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Sound Settings

Sound settings

The options in this menu control the sound settings listed

below.

SOUND SETTTINGS

Button sound

Shutter sound

Start-up sound

Volume

Confirm

Option

Description

Control the sounds that alert you to camera’s

functions:

BUTTON SOUND

Off

•When the mode dial is set.

•When the mode is changed

(shooting ↔ playback).

Button sound

Confirm

•When menu settings are made.

•When an error occurs.

There are three shutter sounds to choose from.

Press the multi selector up or down to highlight

option, and press I (the center of the multi

selector) to select.

SHUTTER SSOUND

Shutter sound

Start-up sound

Volume

Off

Confirm

Adjust volume of sound played when camera is

turned on.

START-UP SOUND

Off

Confirm

Adjust volume of voice memos, movies, and shut-

ter and start-up sounds. Choose volume for built-

in speaker from Loud and Normal. Choosing Off

mutes shutter and start-up sounds, and plays

voice memos and movies at lowest volume.

VOLUME

Loud

Normal

Off

Confirm

Shutter sound

Regardless of setting chosen, no sound is played when j(sports assist) is selected in assist modes

(Q33), Continuous settings other than Single (Q84) are set, or D BSS is on (Q85).

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Blur Warning

Blur warning

This option is used to display or hide the camera shake

warning after you have taken a picture.

BLUR WARRNING

Off

Confirm

Selecting On displays the warning only if inadvertent cam-

era movement has caused the picture you have just taken

to be blurred.

PICTURE IS BLURRED.

SAVE PICTURE?

Select Yes to keep the picture or No to delete it.

Confirm

Yes

Shooting modes where the Blur Warning does not function

In the shooting modes shown below, the blur warning is not available even if Blur warning option

is set to On: C Continuous (Q84), ]Multi-shot 16 (Q84), and D BSS (Q85) modes, as

well as j(sports assist) (Q33) of assist mode, GMUSEUM (Q38), HFIREWORKS SHOW

(Q38), and KPANORAMA ASSIST (Q40) of scene mode.

Additionally, the Blur warning option is not available when self-timer is on.

Blur Check

If you want to check how blurred the picture is before deciding whether to delete it or not, select

Yes to save the picture and then press x.

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Auto Off

Auto off

To save battery power, the camera will enter standby

mode if no operations are performed for a preset

length of time.

AUTO OFF

Auto off

Sleep mode

OFF

Confirm

Option

Description

Choose how long monitor will remain on

before turning off automatically. Choose

from thirty seconds (30s), one minute (1m)

default setting, five minutes (5m) and thirty

minutes (30m). Regardless of option chosen

in the AUTO OFF menu, monitor will remain

on for three minutes when menus are dis-

played. When powered by AC adapter, cam-

era will enter standby mode if no operations

are performed for thirty minutes.

AUTO OFF

30s

30m

Auto Off

Confirm

If On is selected, camera will enter standby

mode when there is no change in brightness

of subject, even before time selected in

AUTO OFF menu has elapsed.

SLEEP MODE

Off

The camera will enter sleep mode after thirty

seconds of non-operation when Auto off is

set to thirty seconds (30s) or one minute

(1m), and after one minute when Auto off

is set to five minutes (5m) or thirty minutes

(30m).

Sleep mode

Confirm

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Format memory

Format card

Format memory/card

This option is used when you need to format the cam-

era’s internal memory or a memory card.

MEMORY CARD FORMAT

Quick format

If no memory card is inserted in the camera, the inter-

nal memory will be formatted, and if the camera con-

tains a memory card, the card will be formatted.

To format the internal memory, remove the

memory card.

Format

Confirm

MEMORY CARD FORMAT

Quick format

MEMORY CARD FORMAT

WARNING!

All images wwill be

deleted!

Format

Confirm

Highlight Quick format or Format*. To

exit without formatting the memory or

the card, press the multi selector left to

return to the SET-UP menu.

Highlight Format*. To exit without for-

matting the memory or the card, high-

light No and press I (the center of the

multi selector).

*When the internal memory is format-

ted, start the operation from step 2.

*When the memory card is not inserted,

the FORMAT MEMORY screen is dis-

played.

FORMATTING

Begin formatting. While formatting is in

progress, the message shown above will

be displayed.

106

Format memory/card

Formatting Memory/Card

• When formatting memory cards, use the Format card option of the camera. The camera

may be unable to access memory cards formatted using a computer or other device.

• Do not turn the camera off or remove the batteries or memory card when the message

“FORMATTING” is displayed on the monitor.

• When memory or memory cards are formatted, all data in the memory or the memory

cards is deleted. Before formatting transfer the pictures you wish to save to a computer.

Quick format and Format

• When Quick format is selected in the MEMORY CARD FORMAT menu, only the data re-

corded on the card is formatted. This option is used for formatting memory cards that

have been formatted with the COOLPIX 7600.

• When Format is selected in the MEMORY CARD FORMAT menu, the entire card is for-

matted. This option is used for formatting memory cards not formatted with the COOLPIX

7600.

• New memory cards must be formatted with Format before use.

• Using Format regularly for memory cards is recommended to maintain the performance

of memory cards.

• Format requires more time than Quick format.

• Format is not available when X(Q 12) is displayed.

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Language

Choose the language for camera menus and messages from

Deutsch (German), English

Español (Spanish), Français

(French), Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch),

(Russian), Svenska (Swedish),

(Simplified Chinese),

(Korean).

(Japanese),

(Traditional Chinese) or

Back

Confirm

Interface

Set USB mode or the video

mode. After choosing USB

or Video mode from the

SET-UP menu, choose PTP

or Mass storage for the

USB option, or choose

NTSC or PAL for the Video

mode option.

VIDEOO MODE

NTSC

PAL

INTERFACE

USB

Video mode

Confirm

Item

Option

Description

Select this option when operating system of the USB

connected computer supports only PTP (Q52).

Select this option when printing via direct USB con-

nection (Q 59).

PTP

USB

Mass storage Select this option when connecting via USB other

(default option) than the above.

Select this option when connecting the camera to

NTSC devices.

NTSC

Video mode*

Select this option when connecting the camera to

PAL devices.

PAL

*The default option depends on the area, country or region where the camera was pur-

chased.

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Auto Transfer

Auto transfer

Choose whether or not to add the

when pictures are taken.

(transfer) icon

AUTO TRANSFER

Off

When you connect the camera to a computer with Picture-

Project installed via the UC-E6 USB cable and press (the

center of the multi selector) to transfer pictures, only pic-

tures marked with a

icon will be transferred (

52).

Confirm

Option

Description

VOn

(default option)

Select this option to set pictures or movies to be transferred auto-

matically when they are taken or recorded.

Select this option to set pictures or movies to not be transferred

automatically when they are taken or recorded.

Off

Set a

icon to stored pictures

The Vicon can be added or removed from stored pictures using the Transfer marking option

in the PLAYBACK MENU (Q92).

Reset All

Reset all

Select this option to restore the settings listed on the next

page to their original state.

RESET ALL

Reset all seettings

to defaultt values

Reset

Confirm

Option

Description

Exit menu, leaving settings unchanged.

Restore settings to default values.

Reset

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Reset All

The following settings are affected:

Setting

Default

iPortrait assist

NLandscape assist

jSports assist

mNight portrait assist

eScene

FACE-PRIORITY AF

LANDSCAPE

SPORTS

NIGHT PORTRAIT

PARTY/INDOOR

WMovie

Small size 320, Single AF, Electronic VR: off

Speedlight

Off

Self-timer

Macro close-up

Image mode

White balance

Exp. +/-

Off

Normal (3072)

Auto

±0

Continuous

Single

Best Shot Selector

Color options

Welcome screen

Photo info

Off

Standard color

Animation

Show info

Brightness

Date imprint

Button sound

Shutter sound

Start-up sound

Volume

Off

Normal

Blur warning

Auto Off

Sleep mode

Off

Auto transfer

Menus

Text

Choosing Reset also clears the current file number (

23) from memory. Numbering will

continue from the lowest number available in the memory or on the memory card. All oth-

er settings are unaffected.

Resetting File Numbering to 0001

To reset file numbering (Q23) to 0001, select Reset All after either deleting all pictures (Q90)

or formatting the memory card (Q106).

110

Battery Type

Battery type

This option is used to choose the type of batteries inserted

in the camera.

BATTERY TYPE

Alkaline

Select the correct option when the type of batteries used is

changed.

The default option depends on the area, country or region

where the camera was purchased.

(

)

COOLPIX NiMH

Lithium

Confirm

Option

Description

Alkaline

Alkaline (AA) batteries

COOLPIX

(NiMH)

Rechargeable EN-MH1 (AA) nickel-metal hydride batteries

Lithium (AA) batteries or nickel-manganese (AA) batteries

Lithium

Backup Battery

If the backup battery (Q14) is not charged sufficiently, the battery type setting may revert to the

default setting.

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Menus

This option is used to switch the menu display of the

SHOOTING MENU, PLAYBACK MENU or SET-UP menu to

MENUS

Text

Icons

Text or Icons

Confirm

Firmware Version

Firmware version

Select this option to display the current firmware version.

E7600 Ver.XX

Back

112

Technical Notes

Optional Accessories

At the time of writing, the following optional accessories were available for your

Nikon digital camera. Contact your local retailer or Nikon representative for de-

tails.

Additional EN-MH1 NiMH batteries are available from

Rechargeable battery

your retailer or local Nikon representative.

Battery charger

AC adapter

MH-71, MH-70 battery charger for EN-MH1 batteries

EH-62B AC adapter

Carrying case

CS-CP18 soft case

* Not available in U.S.

Approved Memory Cards

The following memory cards have been tested and approved for use with your

Nikon digital camera:

16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 256 MB*,

SanDisk

512 MB, 512 MB*, 1 GB

16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 128 MB*, 256 MB,

256 MB*, 512 MB

Toshiba

16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB*, 512 MB*,

1 GB*

Panasonic

* High speed type of 10 MB/s

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Caring for Your Camera

Cleaning

Lens

One key to cleaning the lens is to not touch it with your fingers. Remove dust or

lint with a blower (typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end

that you pump to produce a stream of air out the other). To remove fingerprints

or other stains that can not be removed with a blower, wipe the lens with a soft

cloth, using a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to

the edges.

Monitor

Remove dust or lint with a blower. To remove fingerprints and other stains, clean

the monitor with a soft, dry cloth, being careful not to apply pressure.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken

glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or en-

tering the eyes or mouth.

Body

Use a blower to remove dust, dirt, or sand then wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.

After using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off any sand or salt with a

dry cloth lightly dampened with fresh water, then dry thoroughly.

The camera may be damaged if foreign matter gets inside the camera body.

Nikon cannot accept liability for damage caused by dirt or sand.

Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals.

Notes on the Monitor

• The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light. This is a char-

acteristic common to all TFT LCD monitors, and does not indicate a malfunction. Images

recorded using the product will not be affected.

• When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten toward either end

may appear in the monitor. This phenomenon, known as “smear,” does not appear in the

final photograph and does not indicate a malfunction. Some smear may appear in movies.

• Images in the monitor may be difficult to see in a bright light.

• The monitor is lit by an LED backlit. Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker, contact

your Nikon service representative.

114

Caring for Your Camera

Storage

Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power-on lamp is off be-

fore putting the camera away. To prevent mold or mildew, store the camera in a

dry, well-ventilated area. If you will not be using the product for long periods, re-

move the batteries to prevent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag con-

taining a desiccant. Do not store the camera case (available separately) in a plastic

bag, as this may cause the material to deteriorate. Note that desiccant gradually

loses its capacity to absorb moisture and should be replaced at regular intervals.

Do not store your camera with naptha or camphor moth balls or in locations that:

• are poorly ventilated or damp

• are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fields, such as

televisions or radios

• are exposed to temperatures below -10 °C (14 °F) or above 50 °C (122 °F; for

example near a space heater or in a closed vehicle on a sunny day)

• are subject to humidities of over 60%

To prevent mold or mildew, take the camera out of storage at least once a

month. Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before putting

the camera away again.

Store the batteries in a cool, dry place.

Batteries

• When turning the camera on, check that

the batteries are charged. The monitor

will display a warning when batteries are

low.

• Repeatedly recharging NiMH batteries be-

fore they are fully exhausted may result in

a “memory” effect, causing the batteries

to lose their charge quickly. The batteries

will return to normal after being fully dis-

charged and recharged.

• On cold days, the capacity of batteries

tends to decrease. Be sure that the batter-

ies are fully charged before heading out-

side to take pictures in cold weather.

Keep spare batteries in a warm place and

exchange as necessary. Once warmed, a

cold battery may recover some of its

charge.

• NiMH batteries gradually lose their charge

when left unused. We recommend that

you charge NiMH batteries immediately

before use.

• Used batteries are a valuable resource.

Please recycle used batteries in accor-

dance with local regulations.

• If the battery terminals are dirty, wipe

them off with a clean, dry cloth before

use.

Ni-MH

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Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in

the monitor and how to deal with them.

Display

Problem

Clock not set.

Solution

(Flashes)

Set clock to current date and

time.

WARNING ! !

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

Turn camera off and replace

batteries.

Batteries exhausted.

Camera cannot focus.

Use focus lock to focus on

another subject at same dis-

tance, then recompose picture.

AFz

(zflashes red)

Use flash, or steady camera

using tripod, by placing cam-

era on level surface, or by

holding camera in both hands

with elbows against torso.

Slow shutter speed. Pictures

may be blurred.

18,

24-25

Select Yes to keep picture,

No to delete. Camera shake

warning can be hidden.

PICTURE ISS BLURRRED.

SAVE PICTURE?

Recorded picture may be

blurred.

104

Confirm

Yes

WARNING ! !

PLEASE WAIT Camera turned off or x but-

FOR THE CAM- ton pressed during recording.

ERA TO FINISH The mode dial was rotated

Message clears from display

automatically when recording

is complete.

RECORDING

during recording.

MEMORY

CARD IS WRITE

PROTECTED

Write-protect switch is in Slide write-protect to “write”

“lock” position.

position.

CARD IS NOT

FORMATTED

Press multi selector up to

Memory card has not been highlight Format and press 106,

formatted for use in camera. I to format card, or turn 10-11

camera off and replace card.

Format

116

Error Messages

Display

Problem

Solution

THIS CARD

CANNOT BE USED

• Use approved card.

Error accessing memory card. • Check that connectors are

clean.

113

WARNING ! !

THIS CARD CAN-

NOT BE READ

• Choose lower image qual- 79-80

ity/ size.

Insufficient memory to record • Delete pictures or voice 45, 89,

Camera in shooting mode:

pictures at current settings.

recordings.

Insert new memory card.

OUT OF

MEMORY

Camera connected to com-

puter: Not enough space on

memory card to record infor-

mation needed for transfer.

Disconnect camera, delete

unwanted pictures or voice 45, 89

recordings, and try again.

• Memory card has not been • Reformat memory card.

formatted for use in cam-

era, or error occurred while

106

saving picture.

• Camera has run out of file • Insert new memory card or

IMAGE CANNOT

BE SAVED

10,

delete pictures or voice 45, 89

recordings.

numbers.

• Camera can not copy pic-

ture using crop options.

• Images can only be adjusted

using D-Lighting one time.

Further adjustments can not

be made.

Image has

already been

modified. D-

Lighting cannot

be used.

Copies from D-Lighting, crop

Image can not be adjusted or small picture option can

using D-Lighting.

not be adjusted using D-

Lighting

SOUND FILE

CANNOT BE

SAVED

Insert new memory card or

delete pictures or voice

recordings.

Camera has run out of file

numbers.

10,45,

• Memory card has not been • Reformat memory card.

formatted for use in camera.

• Error occurred while saving

movie.

• Camera has run out of file • Insert new memory card or

106

CANNOT

RECORD

MOVIE

10,

numbers.

• Takes long time to save

movie on memory card.

delete pictures or voice 45, 89,

recordings. 71

• Insert memory card with 113

faster processing speed.

117

Error Messages

Display

Problem

Solution

MEMORY

CONTAINS

NO IMAGES

No pictures in the memory or

on the memory card that can

be viewed on the camera.

Press x button to return to

shooting mode.

No pictures in the memory or

on the memory card that can

be viewed on the camera.

ALL IMAGES

ARE HIDDEN

No voice recordings in the

NO SOUND FILE memory or on the memory

card.

Press x button to return to

voice recording mode.

FILE CONTAINS

NO IMAGE DATA

File created by computer or View file on computer or cor-

different make of camera. rect make of camera.

THIS FILE CAN-

NOT BE PLAYED

BACK

WARNING!

MODE DIAL IS

NOT IN THE

Mode dial is positioned Adjust mode dial to select

between two modes. desired mode.

PROPER POSITION

THIS IMAGE CAN- Attempt to delete protected Remove protection before

NOT BE DELETED picture.

deleting picture.

If error appears in computer

USB cable disconnected or monitor, click OK to exit Picture-

memory card removed while Project. Turn camera off, recon-

pictures are being transferred nect cable or replace memory 52-54

13,

to computer.

card, then turn camera on and

transfer pictures.

COMMUNICA-

TIONS ERROR

Turn camera off and discon-

nect cable, then choose new

USB setting in the SET-UP

menu of the camera and

reconnect camera. If error per-

sists, use PictureProject Trans-

fer button to transfer pictures.

USB option set incorrectly.

No pictures selected for trans- Disconnect camera and select

fer when I (V) button at least one picture for trans-

NO IMAGES

ARE MARKED

FOR TRANSFER

54,

pressed to transfer pictures to fer, then begin transfer 92-93

computer. again.

118

Error Messages

Display

Problem

Solution

TRANSFER

ERROR

Check that camera is con-

nected and that batteries are

fully charged.

Error occurred when pictures

were transferred to computer.

12,

THERE ARE NO

MORE INDEX

POINTS

No index points available Index points can be inserted

when R or S selected.

during recording.

NEW CITY IS IN

THE CURRENT

TIME ZONE

No need to specify new time zone

if travel destination is in same

time zone as home location.

Travel destination is in same

time zone as home location.

Turn camera off and then on

Error has occurred during lens again. If error persists, con-

LENS ERROR

operation.

tact retailer or Nikon repre-

sentative.

Check the printer. After fix-

ing the error, press multi

selector up or down to select

PRINTER ERROR

CHECKPRINTER

STATUS

Resume and press

resume printing. Select Can-

cel to abort printing. If you

Error occurred when printing

was attempted.

cannot

because of the error, select

select

Resume

Cancel.

Turn camera off, unplug

optional AC adapter (if

using), remove and reinsert

batteries, and turn camera

on. If error persists, contact

retailer or Nikon representa-

tive.

Error has occurred in camera’s

internal circuitry.

8-9,

SYSTEM ERROR

119

Troubleshooting

If your camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems

below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page

numbers listed in the right-most column for information on solving the problems

listed here.

Electronically-Controlled Cameras

In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera

may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static

charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the batteries, and turn the camera on

again, or, if you are using an AC adapter (available separately), disconnect and reconnect

the adapter, and turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact

your retailer or Nikon representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described

above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to the memory or memory card at the

time the problem occurred. Data already recorded to the memory or memory card will not

be affected.

Problem

Possible cause

• Camera is off.

• Batteries are not correctly inserted or battery-chamber

cover is not properly latched.

• Batteries are exhausted.

• EH-62B AC adapter (available separately) is not prop-

erly connected.

Monitor is blank

• Camera is in sleep mode. Press shutter-release button

halfway.

• Monitor is off.

• USB cable is connected.

• AV cable is connected.

Camera turns off

without warning

• Batteries are low.

• Batteries are cold.

115

No indicators appear • Indicators are hidden. Select Show info for Photo

in monitor

100

info option in the Monitor settings menu.

• Ambient lighting is too bright: move to a darker loca-

tion or use viewfinder.

• Monitor brightness needs adjustment.

• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.

Monitor is hard to

read

100

114

120

Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

• Camera is in playback mode.

• Batteries are exhausted.

• Red (!) lamp flickers: flash is charging.

No picture is taken • Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.

when shutter-

release button is

pressed

• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in 10-11,

monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your

camera.

• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor:

insufficient memory to record picture at current Image

mode setting.

106

• Flash is off.

Pictures are too dark • Flash window is blocked.

(underexposed)

• Subject is outside range of flash.

• Exposure compensation is too low.

Pictures are too

bright (overexposed)

• Exposure compensation is too high.

• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release

button was pressed halfway.

• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.

Pictures are out of

focus

• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera

shake can be reduced by:

Pictures are blurred

Š Using the flash

Š Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)

Š Using the self-timer with a tripod

• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

Š Using the flash

Randomly-spaced

bright pixels

(“noise”) appear in

image

34,

(night portrait assist) mode is selected or

DAWN or NIGHT LANDSCAPE is selected in

(scene) mode.

• White balance does not match light source.

DUSK/

Colors are unnatural

Flash does not fire

• Color options is not set to Standard color.

• Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically

when;

Š The mode dial is set to N(landscape assist),

j(sports assist), or W(movie), or to e(scene)

mode with any of DSUNSET, EDUSK/DAWN,

32,

33,

70,

F NIGHT

LANDSCAPE,

GMUSEUM, 36-37

HFIREWORKS SHOW, or ICOPY selected in

scene menu.

121

Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

Picture or voice

recording can not be

played back

• Picture or voice recording has been overwritten or

renamed by computer or other make of camera.

• Picture is a movie. 76

• Picture was created with small picture, crop, or D-Light- 66, 67,

Copy can not be cre-

ated using small pic-

ture, crop, or D-

ing option.

• There is not enough free space in the memory or on

the memory card to store new copy.

Lighting option

• Picture is a movie.

• Picture was created with small picture option.

• Picture has been cropped to size less than 320 × 240.

Can not zoom in on

picture

• Camera is off.

• EH-62B AC adapter (available separately) is not prop- 9, 12

erly connected, or batteries are exhausted.

• UC-E6 USB cable is not correctly connected, or card not 10-11,

PictureProject does

not start when cam-

era is connected or

memory card

inserted in card

reader or card slot

properly inserted in card reader or card slot.

• USB item in INTERFACE menu is set to PTP when cam-

era is connected to a computer running Windows

2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me),

or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE).

• Camera is not registered in Device Manager (Windows

only).

See PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD) for further

information.

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Specifications

Type

E7600 digital camera

Effective pixels

CCD

7.1 million

1/1.8” high-density CCD; total pixels: 7.41 million

3,072 × 2,304 (3072)

2,592 × 1,944 (2592)

Image size (pixels) 2,048 × 1,536 (2048)

1,024 × 768 (1024)

640 × 480 (640)

Lens

3 × Zoom Nikkor ED lens

F=7.8 - 23.4 mm

Focal length

f/-number

(35-mm [135] camera-format equivalent: 38 - 114 mm)

f/2.8 - f/4.9

7 elements in 6 groups (includes 1 glass-molded ED lens ele-

ment)

Construction

Digital zoom

Autofocus (AF)

Focus range

4 × (35-mm [135] camera-format equivalent: 456 mm)

Contrast-detect through the lens (TTL) AF, with AF-assist illu-

minator

30 cm (1´) - ∞; macro mode 4 cm/1.6” (W) - ∞

Focus-area selection Center with five-area selection in frame assist mode

CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT (IEC60825-1 Edition 1.2^-2001

)

AF-assist illuminator

Maximum output: 1,100 µW

Viewfinder

Monitor

Real-image zoom viewfinder with LED indication

Magnification

0.31 - 0.77 ×

Frame coverage

Approximately 80% horizontal and 80% vertical

1.8”, 85,000-dot, amorphous silicon TFT LCD monitor

Frame coverage

(shooting mode)

Approximately 97% horizontal and 97% vertical

Storage Media

Internal memory (14 MB)/SD memory cards

Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System

(DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)

Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant, Movies: QuickTime

256-segment matrix metering (linked to five AF area

selection in frame assist mode)

File system

File formats

Metering

Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation

(-2.0 - +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)

Exposure

Exposure control

Range

W: +1.0 - +16.4 EV

T: +2.6 - +18.1 EV

Shutter

Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter

4 - 1/2,000 s

Speed

Range

Aperture

Electronically-controlled preset aperture

Two steps (f/2.8 and f/4.8 [W])

Approximately equivalent to ISO 50

(auto gain of two to four times) (up to equivalent of ISO 200)

Sensitivity

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Specifications

Self-timer

Ten-second duration

W: 0.4 - 3.4 m/1´4” - 11´2”

T: 0.4 - 2.0 m/1´4” - 6´7”

Range (approx.)

Built-in

Speedlight

Flash control

File format

Sensor flash system

WAVE

Voice

recording

Max. recording Approximately 5 hours with a SD memory card (256 MB or

more)

time

Interface

USB

Video output

I/O terminals

Can be selected from NTSC and PAL

A/V out/digital I/O

• Two rechargeable Nikon EN-MH1 NiMH batteries

• Two LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries

Power sources

• Two ZR6 (AA) nickel manganese batteries

• Two FR6/L91 (AA) lithium batteries

• EH-62B AC adapter

Approximately 100 frames (alkaline batteries)

Approximately 250 frames (EN-MH1)

Approximately 400 frames (lithium batteries)

Measured at standard temperature (25°C/77°F) with fully

charged batteries based on CIPA standard: zoom adjusted

with each shot, flash used in approximately one half of

shots, image type set to Normal.

Number of frames taken in

succession

Dimensions (W × H × D)

Approximate weight

85 × 60 × 39 mm (3.3” × 2.4” × 1.5”)

145 g (5.2 oz) without battery or memory card

0 - 40 °C (32 - 104 °F)

Temperature

Humidity

Operating

environment

Less than 85% (no condensation)

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Index

Firmware version, 112

Flash, ii, 2, 24-25, 81

mode, 24-25

Focus lock, 21

Focus, 20-21, 74

Format card, 106

Framing assist, 6, 28, 29-34

Framing pictures, 18-19, 29-

Symbols

I button, 7

P(auto) mode, 6, 16

u(delete) button, 3, 22, 23,

45, 48, 49, 50, 76

K Face-priority AF, 30, 31

!lamp, see Lamp, red (!)

N(landscape assist) mode, 6, Continuous, 84

Clock, see Date

CLOSE UP, 37

Close-ups, 27, 41, 71

Color Options, 86

Computer, connecting to, 52-

COPY, 38

cropping pictures, 66

W(movie) mode, 6, 70-76

m(night portrait assist) mode,

6, 34

x(play) button, 3, 12, 22, 44

i(portrait assist) mode, 6, 30

j(sports assist) mode, 6, 33

O:@(voice memo), 50

@(voice recording) mode, 42

Help, 7

copying pictures to, 94-95

copying voice recording,

46-47

Icon type display, 77, 87, 96,

112

Identifier, 23

Image mode, 16, 29, 79-80

Image quality, see Image

mode

Image size, see Image mode

Interface, 108

Internal memory, 1, 10

copying pictures from and

to, 94

Date, 14-15, 57-58, 98

Date counter, 102

Date imprint, 101

DCF, see Design rule for Cam-

era File system

AC adapter, i, iii, vi, 9, 59, 113

AF-Assist illuminator, vi, 2, 25

AF lamp, see Lamp, green (AF) Deleting pictures, 89

AFz, 4, 20

Audio/video (AV) cable

(EG-CP14), 51

Audio/video (AV) output con-

nector, 3

Delete, 89

all pictures, 90

during shooting, 23

in full-screen playback, 22

selected pictures, 89

Design rule for Camera File

system, vi

Digital Print Order Format, 55

D-Lighting, 67

DPOF, see Digital Print Order

Format

DUSK/DAWN, 37

formatting, 106

ISO, 25

Auto off, 13, 105

Auto transfer, 109

JPG, 23, 95

BACK LIGHT, 39

Backlit subjects, 35

Batteries, i-ii, 8-9, 12, 111,

115

Lamp, green (AF), 3, 12, 20

Lamp, red (!), 3, 12, 20

Language, 14, 108

Language, choosing, 14

Lens, iii, 2, 114

Electronic VR, 75

charging, 9

EN-MH1, i, 8, 9, 111, 113, E-mail, 69, 79, 80

115

EN-MH1, see Batteries

Error messages, 116-119

Exif 2.2, vi

Exif Print, see Exif 2.2

Exp. +/-, 83

Macro mode, 27, 30-40

Memory cards, ii, 1, 10-11,

113

FR6/L91 (AA), i, 8, 111

LR6 (AA), i, 8, 111

ZR6 (AA), i, 8, 111

Battery type, 8, 111

BEACH/SNOW, 36

Best Shot Selector, 85

Blur warning, 104

Blur, 24, 25, 36, 104

Brightness, 100

approved, 113

capacity of, 16, 80

formatting, 11, 91, 106

insertion and removal of,

10-11

Exposure compensation, see

Exp. +/-

FACE-PRIORITY AF, 30, 31

File numbering, 23, 110

Fill flash, 24, 39

MENU button, 3

Menus, see Icon type display

MH-70 battery charger, 113

BSS, see Best Shot Selector

FIREWORKS SHOW, 38

125

Index

MH-71 battery charger, 9, 113 Protect, 91

Microphone, 2, 50

Mode dial, 3, 6

Tripod, 3

Protected pictures, 91

Quality, see Image mode

QuickTime, see Movies

USB, 52-54, 59, 108

cable (UC-E6), 52, 53, 59

connector, 3

Monitor, ii, 3, 4-5, 18-19, 114

indicators in, 4-5

turning on and off, 5, 100

Monitor settings, 100

MOV, 23, 71

Movie menu, 73

Movie options, 73

Movies, 70-76

Red-eye reduction, see Flash

Red-eye reduction lamp, 2, 24 Video cable (EG-CP14), 51

Reset all, 109 Video mode, 108

Resizing pictures, see Small pic. Video output connector, 3

VCR, 51, 108

auto-focus mode, 74

recording, 70-75

viewing, 76

Viewfinder, 2, 3, 18-19

VOICE RECORDING, 42

Volume, 45, 50, 76, 103

e(scene) mode, 28, 35-47

Self-portraits, 26

Self-timer lamp, 2, 26

Self-timer, 26, 85

Sensitivity, 25

Setup menu, 96-112

f(setup) mode, 6, 96-112

Shooting menu, 77-86

Shutter-release button, 2, 20

Shutter-release delay, see Self-

timer

Size, see Image mode

Slide show, 88

Small pic., 69

Smear, 114

Sound settings, 103

Speaker, 3

Speedlight, see Flash

Standby mode, 13, 105

Strap, camera, i, 2

SUNSET, 36

Multi selector, 3, 7

MUSEUM, 38

W button, see Zoom buttons

WAV, 23, 43, 50

Welcome screen, 97

White balance, 81-82

preset, 82

NIGHT LANDSCAPE, 37

NTSC, see Video mode

Number of exposures remain-

ing, 16, 17, 80

Wide angle, see Zoom

On/off, see Power switch

Zoom, 18-19

digital, 18-19, 71

indicator, 18

optical, 18-19

playback, 49

Zoom buttons, 3, 18, 48-49

PAL, see Video mode

PANORAMA ASSIST, 40

Paper size, 60, 61

PARTY/INDOOR, 36

PictBridge, 59, 60

PictureProject, 52

Picture editing, 65

Play back, 22-23, 48-54

full-screen playback, 22-

Support information, 1

movie playback, 76

on TV, 51

T button, see Zoom buttons

Telephoto, see Zoom

Television, 51

voice recording, 44

Playback menu, 87-95

Power switch, 2, 12-13

Power-on lamp, 2, 12-13, 16

Print set, 55-58, 101

Printing pictures, 55-64, 80

direct printing, 59-64

DPOF printing, 55-58, 60,

63-64

connecting to, 51

taking pictures for display

on, 72, 79

Thumbnail playback, 48

Time zone, 14-15, 99

Transfer

marking pictures for, 92-

93, 109

Transfer marking, 92