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Introduction Introduction Read This First Thank you for purchasing the Nikon COOLPIX P600 digital camera. ii After reading, please keep this manual. Before using the camera, please read the information in "For Your Safety" (Avii-ix) and familiarize yourself with the information provided in this manual handy and refer to it to enhance your enjoyment of your new camera.
Introduction Introduction Read This First Thank you for purchasing the Nikon COOLPIX P600 digital camera. ii After reading, please keep this manual. Before using the camera, please read the information in "For Your Safety" (Avii-ix) and familiarize yourself with the information provided in this manual handy and refer to it to enhance your enjoyment of your new camera.
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...Nikon digital camera are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic circuitry. Holographic seal: Identifies this electronic circuitry. iv Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as an authentic Nikon product. For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer. Nikon...AC adapters and cables) certified by Nikon specifically for contact information: http://imaging.nikon.com/ Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Nikon COOLPIX cameras are engineered and proven to operate ...
...Nikon digital camera are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic circuitry. Holographic seal: Identifies this electronic circuitry. iv Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as an authentic Nikon product. For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer. Nikon...AC adapters and cables) certified by Nikon specifically for contact information: http://imaging.nikon.com/ Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Nikon COOLPIX cameras are engineered and proven to operate ...
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...of necessary copies are stamped "Sample." The copying or reproduction of the Nikon representative in your area (address provided separately). Do not use this product for the purpose of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval... system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon's prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications...
...of necessary copies are stamped "Sample." The copying or reproduction of the Nikon representative in your area (address provided separately). Do not use this product for the purpose of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval... system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon's prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications...
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...Fi 97 Take Photos ...97 View Photos...97 Installing the Software on the Smart Device 97 Connecting the Smart Device to the Camera 98 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer 100 Connection Methods...100 Using ViewNX 2 ...102 Installing ViewNX 2 ...102 Transferring Images to...E9 p Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects E10 g Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image E11 a Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy E12 Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV E13 Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print E14 Connecting the Camera to a Printer E14 Printing ...
...Fi 97 Take Photos ...97 View Photos...97 Installing the Software on the Smart Device 97 Connecting the Smart Device to the Camera 98 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer 100 Connection Methods...100 Using ViewNX 2 ...102 Installing ViewNX 2 ...102 Transferring Images to...E9 p Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects E10 g Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image E11 a Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy E12 Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV E13 Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print E14 Connecting the Camera to a Printer E14 Printing ...
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... Zone and Date ...E61 Monitor Settings...E63 Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time on Images E64 Vibration Reduction...E65 Motion Detection...E66 AF Assist ...E66 Digital Zoom ...E67 Assign Side Zoom Control...E68 Sound Settings ...E69 Auto Off ...E69 Format Memory/Format Card E70 Language ...E70 TV Settings...E71 Charge by... All ...E76 Firmware Version ...E76 Error Messages...E77 File Names ...E81 Optional Accessories ...E82 Technical Notes and Index F1 Caring for the Products...F2 The Camera...F2 The Battery ...F3 Charging AC Adapter ...F4 Memory Cards...F5 Caring for the...
... Zone and Date ...E61 Monitor Settings...E63 Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time on Images E64 Vibration Reduction...E65 Motion Detection...E66 AF Assist ...E66 Digital Zoom ...E67 Assign Side Zoom Control...E68 Sound Settings ...E69 Auto Off ...E69 Format Memory/Format Card E70 Language ...E70 TV Settings...E71 Charge by... All ...E76 Firmware Version ...E76 Error Messages...E77 File Names ...E81 Optional Accessories ...E82 Technical Notes and Index F1 Caring for the Products...F2 The Camera...F2 The Battery ...F3 Charging AC Adapter ...F4 Memory Cards...F5 Caring for the...
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...device, make sure that the device supports SDXC. • Contact the manufacturer for details on a memory card. Approved Memory Cards The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have turned off, and then open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover. If the memory card will be hot immediately... after using the camera. To use in the camera's internal memory or on the above cards. If the memory card will be used with a lower Speed Class rating, movie ...
...device, make sure that the device supports SDXC. • Contact the manufacturer for details on a memory card. Approved Memory Cards The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have turned off, and then open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover. If the memory card will be hot immediately... after using the camera. To use in the camera's internal memory or on the above cards. If the memory card will be used with a lower Speed Class rating, movie ...
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...zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further. • Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by moving and holding the zoom control toward g when the camera is zoomed in to the subject... is yellow: Image quality is noticeably reduced. • The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is moved. • Digital zoom, which allows you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position changes. • To zoom in closer to the maximum optical zoom position.
...zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further. • Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by moving and holding the zoom control toward g when the camera is zoomed in to the subject... is yellow: Image quality is noticeably reduced. • The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is moved. • Digital zoom, which allows you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position changes. • To zoom in closer to the maximum optical zoom position.
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... focused, the focus indicator glows green. • If the focus area or focus indicator flashes red, the camera is not displayed. The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 4 Focus and Shoot 1 Press the shutter-release button halfway. • When the subject is in ..., the focus area that includes the subject or focus indicator (A14) glows green (multiple focus areas can glow green). • When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the way down. 1/250 F5.6 Focus area 34 Modify the composition and try pressing the shutter...
... focused, the focus indicator glows green. • If the focus area or focus indicator flashes red, the camera is not displayed. The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 4 Focus and Shoot 1 Press the shutter-release button halfway. • When the subject is in ..., the focus area that includes the subject or focus indicator (A14) glows green (multiple focus areas can glow green). • When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the way down. 1/250 F5.6 Focus area 34 Modify the composition and try pressing the shutter...
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... retouch1 I D-Lighting1 e Skin softening1 p Filter effects1 a Print order2 b Slide show . Allows you to printing. Allows you to use the camera's microphone to record voice memos and attach them to apply a variety of each image are Soft portrait, Selective color, Cross screen, Fisheye, Miniature... Vignette, Photo illustration and Portrait (color + B&W). Allows you to select which images are printed, and how many copies of effects using digital filters. Allows you to portrait or landscape orientation. Creates a small copy of an image. Allows you to images. A E8 E8 E9 ...
... retouch1 I D-Lighting1 e Skin softening1 p Filter effects1 a Print order2 b Slide show . Allows you to printing. Allows you to use the camera's microphone to record voice memos and attach them to apply a variety of each image are Soft portrait, Selective color, Cross screen, Fisheye, Miniature... Vignette, Photo illustration and Portrait (color + B&W). Allows you to select which images are printed, and how many copies of effects using digital filters. Allows you to portrait or landscape orientation. Creates a small copy of an image. Allows you to images. A E8 E8 E9 ...
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... indicator is not displayed during movie recording. • There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is displayed. Leave the camera off . After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off until the camera stops recording (B10s) is used in the movie menu to A Single AF (default setting) and then use...
... indicator is not displayed during movie recording. • There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is displayed. Leave the camera off . After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off until the camera stops recording (B10s) is used in the movie menu to A Single AF (default setting) and then use...
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...review, monitor brightness, and photo information display settings. AF assist Allows you to enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator. Digital zoom Allows you to select the function to set the camera clock. A E60 E61 E63 E64 E65 E66 E66 E67 E68 E69 95 Assign side zoom control Allows you to be... Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Setup Menu) Press the d button M z (setup) tab (A13) General Camera Setup The settings of digital zoom. Time zone and date Allows you to set the operation of the menu options listed below can be performed during shooting when the ...
...review, monitor brightness, and photo information display settings. AF assist Allows you to enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator. Digital zoom Allows you to select the function to set the camera clock. A E60 E61 E63 E64 E65 E66 E66 E67 E68 E69 95 Assign side zoom control Allows you to be... Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Setup Menu) Press the d button M z (setup) tab (A13) General Camera Setup The settings of digital zoom. Time zone and date Allows you to set the operation of the menu options listed below can be performed during shooting when the ...
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..., and then press the k button to scroll forward or backward quickly. 0004. End G Switch to scroll forward quickly.* Pause playback. B Notes About Scroll Playback This camera may not be able to scroll the playback of, or zoom in on, easy panorama images captured with Easy Panorama Switch to playback mode (A36... direction that was used when shooting. • Rotate the multi selector to perform the following operations. Viewing Images Captured with another make or model of digital camera.
..., and then press the k button to scroll forward or backward quickly. 0004. End G Switch to scroll forward quickly.* Pause playback. B Notes About Scroll Playback This camera may not be able to scroll the playback of, or zoom in on, easy panorama images captured with Easy Panorama Switch to playback mode (A36... direction that was used when shooting. • Rotate the multi selector to perform the following operations. Viewing Images Captured with another make or model of digital camera.
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... method of an enlargement. • The setting may not be used ). C Display on the magnification of how the camera meters exposure. B Notes About Metering • When digital zoom is in effect, Center-weighted or Spot is selected depending on the Shooting Screen When Center-weighted or Spot is ...selected, the metering range guide (A16) is displayed (except when digital zoom is within the area shown by the circle in the center of the frame determine exposure.* r Spot The camera meters the area shown by the circle when shooting.* * To set focus and exposure...
... method of an enlargement. • The setting may not be used ). C Display on the magnification of how the camera meters exposure. B Notes About Metering • When digital zoom is in effect, Center-weighted or Spot is selected depending on the Shooting Screen When Center-weighted or Spot is ...selected, the metering range guide (A16) is displayed (except when digital zoom is within the area shown by the circle in the center of the frame determine exposure.* r Spot The camera meters the area shown by the circle when shooting.* * To set focus and exposure...
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... shots is 60. • Image size is fixed at D (2560 × 1920 pixels). • Digital zoom is not available. While the shutter-release button is held all the way down, the camera captures a series of up to occur. Use when shooting a stationary subject in a place where flash photography ...likely to 10 images and automatically saves the sharpest image. Reference Section E33 Each time the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera captures a series of 16 images and saves it as fluorescent, mercuryvapor, or sodium-vapor lighting. • The setting may occur in images...
... shots is 60. • Image size is fixed at D (2560 × 1920 pixels). • Digital zoom is not available. While the shutter-release button is held all the way down, the camera captures a series of up to occur. Use when shooting a stationary subject in a place where flash photography ...likely to 10 images and automatically saves the sharpest image. Reference Section E33 Each time the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera captures a series of 16 images and saves it as fluorescent, mercuryvapor, or sodium-vapor lighting. • The setting may occur in images...
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See "Using the Target Finding AF" (A 80). 1/250 F5.6 Focus areas B Notes About AF Area Mode • When digital zoom is in the center of the frame regardless of the AF area mode setting. • The setting may not be changed when using certain ... of moving subjects. Reference Section E39 See "Using Subject Tracking" (E40) for more information. Register the subject on the area in effect, the camera focuses on which the camera focuses. The focus area automatically moves to take images of other functions. End 1/250 F5.6 25m 0s 840 Target M finding AF (default setting...
See "Using the Target Finding AF" (A 80). 1/250 F5.6 Focus areas B Notes About AF Area Mode • When digital zoom is in the center of the frame regardless of the AF area mode setting. • The setting may not be changed when using certain ... of moving subjects. Reference Section E39 See "Using Subject Tracking" (E40) for more information. Register the subject on the area in effect, the camera focuses on which the camera focuses. The focus area automatically moves to take images of other functions. End 1/250 F5.6 25m 0s 840 Target M finding AF (default setting...
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... use them with the printing methods listed below. • Taking the memory card to a digital photo lab that supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) printing. • Inserting the memory card into a DPOF-compatible printer's card slot. • Connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer (E14). 1 Use the multi selector HI to thumbnail playback...
... use them with the printing methods listed below. • Taking the memory card to a digital photo lab that supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) printing. • Inserting the memory card into a DPOF-compatible printer's card slot. • Connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer (E14). 1 Use the multi selector HI to thumbnail playback...
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...- See "Approved Memory Cards" (A25) for recommended memory cards. • Observe the precautions noted in another device into this camera, be damaged. - If there is turned on the memory card that you insert a memory card that has been used in ...and other data on the memory card that you do not want to a computer before formatting. is displayed when the camera is data saved on , the memory card must be formatted. If there is not formatted. F5 Technical Notes and...press the k button. Do not disconnect the AC adapter. Memory Cards • Use only Secure Digital memory cards.
...- See "Approved Memory Cards" (A25) for recommended memory cards. • Observe the precautions noted in another device into this camera, be damaged. - If there is turned on the memory card that you insert a memory card that has been used in ...and other data on the memory card that you do not want to a computer before formatting. is displayed when the camera is data saved on , the memory card must be formatted. If there is not formatted. F5 Technical Notes and...press the k button. Do not disconnect the AC adapter. Memory Cards • Use only Secure Digital memory cards.
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...88, E7 - • HDMI is unable to edit images captured with another make or model of digital camera. • When zooming in the internal memory or on the memory card. • This camera is not correctly set in gray. E34 • Playback zoom cannot be able to play back ...memos cannot be attached to movies. - • Voice memos cannot be attached to images 86, captured with other cameras. • Editing functions used with another make or model of digital camera. • This camera may not be able to zoom in on a computer. • Files cannot be played back.
...88, E7 - • HDMI is unable to edit images captured with another make or model of digital camera. • When zooming in the internal memory or on the memory card. • This camera is not correctly set in gray. E34 • Playback zoom cannot be able to play back ...memos cannot be attached to movies. - • Voice memos cannot be attached to images 86, captured with other cameras. • Editing functions used with another make or model of digital camera. • This camera may not be able to zoom in on a computer. • Files cannot be played back.
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...35mm [135] format) f/-number f/3.3-6.5 Construction 16 elements in 11 groups (4 ED lens elements and 1 super ED lens element) Digital zoom magnification Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 5760 mm lens in 35mm [135] format...Frame coverage (playback mode) Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture) Technical Notes and Index F16 Specifications Nikon COOLPIX P600 Digital Camera Type Compact digital camera Number of lens) Focus-area selection Target finding AF, face priority, manual (spot), manual (normal), manual (wide), subject ...
...35mm [135] format) f/-number f/3.3-6.5 Construction 16 elements in 11 groups (4 ED lens elements and 1 super ED lens element) Digital zoom magnification Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 5760 mm lens in 35mm [135] format...Frame coverage (playback mode) Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture) Technical Notes and Index F16 Specifications Nikon COOLPIX P600 Digital Camera Type Compact digital camera Number of lens) Focus-area selection Target finding AF, face priority, manual (spot), manual (normal), manual (wide), subject ...
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... Picture Control 72, E27 COOLPIX Picture Control 72, 75, E23 Copy 87, E52 Crop 84, E12 Cross process 51 Custom Picture Control 72, E27 D Date and time .......... 28, 95, E61 Daylight saving time...... 28, E62 Delete........... 37, 94, E6, E51 Digital zoom 33, 95, E67 Diopter adjustment ...bracketing....... 73, E37 Exposure compensation...... 59, 69 Exposure mode 52 Extension E81 Extracting still images E20 Eye-Fi upload 96, E75 Eyelet for camera strap 7 F Face detection 81 Face priority E38 Fast motion movies E55, E56 File name E81 Fill flash 61 Filter effects....... 86, E10...
... Picture Control 72, E27 COOLPIX Picture Control 72, 75, E23 Copy 87, E52 Crop 84, E12 Cross process 51 Custom Picture Control 72, E27 D Date and time .......... 28, 95, E61 Daylight saving time...... 28, E62 Delete........... 37, 94, E6, E51 Digital zoom 33, 95, E67 Diopter adjustment ...bracketing....... 73, E37 Exposure compensation...... 59, 69 Exposure mode 52 Extension E81 Extracting still images E20 Eye-Fi upload 96, E75 Eyelet for camera strap 7 F Face detection 81 Face priority E38 Fast motion movies E55, E56 File name E81 Fill flash 61 Filter effects....... 86, E10...