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ii 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. After reading, please keep this manual.
ii 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. After reading, please keep this manual.
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... circuitry. iv THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. Holographic seal: Identifies this Nikon digital camera are designed to -date with normal operation of the camera or result in the batteries overheating, ... an authentic Nikon product. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, charging AC adapter, 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 ...
... circuitry. iv THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. Holographic seal: Identifies this Nikon digital camera are designed to -date with normal operation of the camera or result in the batteries overheating, ... an authentic Nikon product. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, charging AC adapter, 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 ...
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... effort was made to ensure that the information in your area (address provided separately). Unless the prior permission of the government was digitally copied or reproduced by means of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws. Also, do not copy or reproduce passports issued by...by law from the use of this product for the purpose of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be held liable for business use by any means, without Nikon's prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in these...
... effort was made to ensure that the information in your area (address provided separately). Unless the prior permission of the government was digitally copied or reproduced by means of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws. Also, do not copy or reproduce passports issued by...by law from the use of this product for the purpose of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be held liable for business use by any means, without Nikon's prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in these...
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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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.... 2 SDHC-compliant. The Basics of Shooting and Playback Removing Memory Cards Turn the camera off , and then open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover. Approved Memory Cards The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have turned off and make sure that the power-on lamp ...and the monitor have been tested and approved for use the camera's internal memory, first remove the memory card. Panasonic 2 GB1 4...
.... 2 SDHC-compliant. The Basics of Shooting and Playback Removing Memory Cards Turn the camera off , and then open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover. Approved Memory Cards The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have turned off and make sure that the power-on lamp ...and the monitor have been tested and approved for use the camera's internal memory, first remove the memory card. Panasonic 2 GB1 4...
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...; The zoom can also be operated by moving and holding the zoom control toward g or f. Optical zoom Digital zoom C Notes About Digital Zoom The 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 the side zoom control (A2) toward g when the camera is ...
...; The zoom can also be operated by moving and holding the zoom control toward g or f. Optical zoom Digital zoom C Notes About Digital Zoom The 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 the side zoom control (A2) toward g when the camera is ...
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...-release button the rest of the frame and the focus area is not displayed. When the camera has focused, the focus indicator glows green. • If the focus area or focus indicator flashes red, the camera is unable to focus. The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 4 Focus and Shoot 1 Press the... focus, 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
...-release button the rest of the frame and the focus area is not displayed. When the camera has focused, the focus indicator glows green. • If the focus area or focus indicator flashes red, the camera is unable to focus. The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 4 Focus and Shoot 1 Press the... focus, 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
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...p Filter effects1 a Print order2 b Slide show . A E8 E8 E9 E10 E47 E49 E50 E50 E11 E51 86 Creates a small copy of effects using digital filters. Protects selected images and movies from accidental deletion. Playback Features Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Playback Menu) When viewing images in... mode or thumbnail playback mode, you to rotate the displayed image to portrait or landscape orientation. Allows you to use the camera's microphone to record voice memos and attach them to create copies with softer facial skin tones. Allows you to images.
...p Filter effects1 a Print order2 b Slide show . A E8 E8 E9 E10 E47 E49 E50 E50 E11 E51 86 Creates a small copy of effects using digital filters. Protects selected images and movies from accidental deletion. Playback Features Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Playback Menu) When viewing images in... mode or thumbnail playback mode, you to rotate the displayed image to portrait or landscape orientation. Allows you to use the camera's microphone to record voice memos and attach them to create copies with softer facial skin tones. Allows you to images.
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... in the following manner in accordance with the Autofocus mode (A93) setting of the camera becomes extremely hot when recording movies, the camera will automatically stop recording. If you zoom in image quality when digital zoom is used in the movie menu to A Single AF (default setting) and... or clockwise to focus on the subject while recording a movie, the zoom motion temporarily stops at the position where optical zoom is changed to digital zoom. To perform the autofocus function during movie recording, the exposure is locked. A Single AF (default setting): The focus is E (manual...
... in the following manner in accordance with the Autofocus mode (A93) setting of the camera becomes extremely hot when recording movies, the camera will automatically stop recording. If you zoom in image quality when digital zoom is used in the movie menu to A Single AF (default setting) and... or clockwise to focus on the subject while recording a movie, the zoom motion temporarily stops at the position where optical zoom is changed to digital zoom. To perform the autofocus function during movie recording, the exposure is locked. A Single AF (default setting): The focus is E (manual...
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Time zone and date Allows you to set the camera clock. Vibration reduction Allows you to select the vibration reduction setting used when shooting. Digital zoom Allows you to imprint the shooting date and time on . General Camera Setup 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. Set up Welcome screen Time zone and date Monitor settings Print date Vibration reduction Motion detection AF assist Option Description Welcome...
Time zone and date Allows you to set the camera clock. Vibration reduction Allows you to select the vibration reduction setting used when shooting. Digital zoom Allows you to imprint the shooting date and time on . General Camera Setup 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. Set up Welcome screen Time zone and date Monitor settings Print date Vibration reduction Motion detection AF assist Option Description Welcome...
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...scroll.* F Resume automatic scrolling. End G Switch to full-frame playback mode. * These operations can be performed while paused. B Notes About Scroll Playback This camera may not be performed by rotating the multi selector. Reference Section E4 Pause E C Hold down the k button to rewind.* D Hold down the k ... mode, and then press the k button to scroll the image in on, easy panorama images captured with another make or model of digital camera. The operations listed below can also be able to scroll the playback of, or zoom in the direction that was used when shooting....
...scroll.* F Resume automatic scrolling. End G Switch to full-frame playback mode. * These operations can be performed while paused. B Notes About Scroll Playback This camera may not be performed by rotating the multi selector. Reference Section E4 Pause E C Hold down the k button to rewind.* D Hold down the k ... mode, and then press the k button to scroll the image in on, easy panorama images captured with another make or model of digital camera. The operations listed below can also be able to scroll the playback of, or zoom in the direction that was used when shooting....
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...weight to the subject in the center of the frame. Reference Section E31 Option Description G Matrix (default setting) The camera uses a wide area of how the camera meters exposure. it preserves background details while letting lighting conditions in the center of the frame determine exposure.* r Spot ... brightness of the subject to determine the exposure is much lighter or darker than the background. 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...
...weight to the subject in the center of the frame. Reference Section E31 Option Description G Matrix (default setting) The camera uses a wide area of how the camera meters exposure. it preserves background details while letting lighting conditions in the center of the frame determine exposure.* r Spot ... brightness of the subject to determine the exposure is much lighter or darker than the background. 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...
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The camera shoots still images automatically at O 1920...• The frame rate may occur in a place where flash photography is prohibited and camera shake is not available. Each time the shutter-release button is fixed at the specified... Reference Section E33 While the shutter-release button is held all the way, the camera captures a series of 16 images and saves it as fluorescent, mercuryvapor, or sodium...continuous shots is 60. • Image size is pressed all the way down, the camera captures a series of other functions. Use when shooting a stationary subject in images that ...
The camera shoots still images automatically at O 1920...• The frame rate may occur in a place where flash photography is prohibited and camera shake is not available. Each time the shutter-release button is fixed at the specified... Reference Section E33 While the shutter-release button is held all the way, the camera captures a series of 16 images and saves it as fluorescent, mercuryvapor, or sodium...continuous shots is 60. • Image size is pressed all the way down, the camera captures a series of other functions. Use when shooting a stationary subject in images that ...
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... more information. 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 effect, the camera focuses on which the camera focuses. Option Description s Subject tracking Use this function to track the subject. End 1/250 F5.6 25m 0s 840 Target M finding AF...
... more information. 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 effect, the camera focuses on which the camera focuses. Option Description s Subject tracking Use this function to track the subject. End 1/250 F5.6 25m 0s 840 Target M finding AF...
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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 select Select...
... 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 select Select...
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...cards with this camera before using ...Do not format the memory card using them with this camera. • Note that formatting a memory card permanently deletes...card that has been used in another device into this camera, be damaged. - Do not disconnect the AC adapter... the memory card or battery. - Do not turn off the camera. - See "Approved Memory Cards" (A25) for recommended memory cards...labels or stickers to format it with this camera. F5 Technical Notes and Index Copy that data to delete,... button. Format card? is displayed when the camera is data saved on , the memory card must...
...cards with this camera before using ...Do not format the memory card using them with this camera. • Note that formatting a memory card permanently deletes...card that has been used in another device into this camera, be damaged. - Do not disconnect the AC adapter... the memory card or battery. - Do not turn off the camera. - See "Approved Memory Cards" (A25) for recommended memory cards...labels or stickers to format it with this camera. F5 Technical Notes and Index Copy that data to delete,... button. Format card? is displayed when the camera is data saved on , the memory card must...
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...edit images captured with another make or model of the image. Remove the memory card to images using another make or model of digital camera. • When zooming in on a small-sized image, the zoom - Technical Notes and Index F14 saved with other... that cannot be able to play back images from the actual zoom ratio of digital camera. • This camera may not be able to images 86, captured with another camera cannot be attached to zoom in the TV settings setup 96, menu. on a computer. • Files cannot be edited. enabled. Playback Issues...
...edit images captured with another make or model of the image. Remove the memory card to images using another make or model of digital camera. • When zooming in on a small-sized image, the zoom - Technical Notes and Index F14 saved with other... that cannot be able to play back images from the actual zoom ratio of digital camera. • This camera may not be able to images 86, captured with another camera cannot be attached to zoom in the TV settings setup 96, menu. on a computer. • Files cannot be edited. enabled. Playback Issues...
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...of view equivalent to that of 241440 mm lens in 35mm [135] format) f/-number f/3.3-6.5 Construction 16 elements in . type CMOS; 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 tracking Viewfinder Electronic... 16.1 million Image sensor 1/2.3-in 11 groups (4 ED lens elements and 1 super ED lens element) Digital zoom magnification Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to actual picture) Technical Notes and Index F16
...of view equivalent to that of 241440 mm lens in 35mm [135] format) f/-number f/3.3-6.5 Construction 16 elements in . type CMOS; 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 tracking Viewfinder Electronic... 16.1 million Image sensor 1/2.3-in 11 groups (4 ED lens elements and 1 super ED lens element) Digital zoom magnification Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to actual picture) Technical Notes and Index F16
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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...