For Your Safety

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:

This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using your Nikon product to prevent possible injury.

WARNINGS

Safety Your Notices/For

Turn off immediately in the event of malfunction

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.

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.

Observe caution when using the camera strap

Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child.

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.

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:

???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.

???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.

???When inserting batteries, do not attempt to insert them upside down or backwards.

???Do not short or disassemble batteries.

Safety Your Notices/For

???Do not expose batteries to flame or to excessive heat.

???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.

???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.

???Discontinue use immediately should you notice any changes in the batteries, such as discolora- tion or deformation.

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.

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.

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.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

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.

Keep dry

The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high levels of moisture.

Handle the lens and all moving parts with care

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.

Do not drop

The product may malfunction if sub- jected to strong shocks or vibration.

Keep away from strong mag- netic fields

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.

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.

Safety Your Notices/For

Safety Your Notices/For

???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 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.

???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).

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de- 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:

???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.

E7600

Tested To Comply

With FCC Standards

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

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 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.

national and international copyright laws. Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws.

Safety Your Notices/For

Safety Your Notices/For

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

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.

This icon marks cautions, information you should read before use to prevent damage to your camera.

This icon marks notes, infor- mation that you should read before using your camera.

This icon marks tips, addi- tional information you may find helpful when using your camera.

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Quick Start Guide.

Begin You Before

Begin You Before

Power switch (Q12)

Shutter-release button (Q20)

Eyelet for camera strap

Memory card slot cover

(Q10)

Power connector cover for AC adapter

Power-on lamp

Viewfinder

(Q18)

Built-in Speedlight

(Q24)

Self-timer lamp (Q26) Red-eye reduction lamp

(Q24) AF-Assist

illuminator

(Qvi, 25, 123)

Lens (Q 18)

Mode dial (Q6)

Green (AF) lamp

Viewfinder

(Q18)

Zoom (l/O) buttons (Q 18)

Menu button (Q77, 87)

Multi selector (!/Y/&/V) (Q7)

u(delete) button (Q22, 23)

Monitor

(Q5, 18)

Speaker

Tripod socket (Q 25, 26) Interface connector cover

(Q51, 53)

x(play) button (Q22)

Battery-chamber

cover (Q8) Battery-chamber

cover latch (Q8)

Begin You Before

The Monitor

Shooting

1 Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 AE-L1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

3 Focus indicator2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4 Zoom indicator2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5 Battery level indicator3 . . . . . . . . 12 6 Internal memory/memory card

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

7 Camera shake icon4 . . . . . . . . . . 25 8 ???Date not set??? icon5 . . . . . . . . . 14 9 Time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 10 Self-timer indicator. . . . . . . . . . . 26 11 Date imprint indicator . . . . . . . 101 12 Date counter/

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

1Appears when taking pictures with Panorama Assist.

2Displayed when zoom buttons are pressed.

3Appears when batteries are running low.

4Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pictures may be blurred.

13 Number of exposures remaining/ length of movie. . . . . . . . 16, 17, 70

14 Flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 15 Electronic VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 16 Image mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 17 Exposure compensation . . . . . . . 83 18 Sensitivity gain indicator6 . . . . . .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

5Appears when camera clock has not been set.

6Indicates that camera has raised sensitivity automatically.

1 Current folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2 File number and type . . . . . . . . . 23 3 Internal memory/memory card

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4 Battery level indicator1 . . . . . . . . 12 5 D-Lighting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 6 Volume indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 7 Voice memo recording guide . . . .50 8 Voice memo playback guide. . . . 50

9 Current frame number/total number of frames/length of movie. . . .23, 76

1 Appears when batteries are running low.

Controlling the Monitor

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

Begin

Monitor shows current settings and view through lens

Begin You Before

WMovie (Q70-76)

Make movies with sound. Choose from five kinds of movies.

f Setup (Q96)

Choose this mode to display the SET- UP menu, where you can perform such tasks as setting the camera clock and adjusting monitor brightness.

PAuto (Q16)

Choose this mode to take pictures. Select from six shooting menus to achieve the desired effect.

e Scene (Q28, 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.

iPortrait Assist

N Landscape Assist

jSports Assist

mNight Portrait Assist

Use framing assist to help compose pictures suited to a particular type of subject (Q28-34).

Move cursor up.

Cancel and return to previous menu, or move cursor left.

Press center (I) to make selection.

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.

Pressing O (T) button when displaying the assist (Q 29) or scene (Q 35) menu displays the help for the selected assist or scene.

Pressing O(T) button when displaying the SHOOTING MENU

(Q 77), MOVIE menu (Q 70), PLAYBACK MENU (Q 87) or SET-UP menu (Q96) displays the help for the selected item.

Pressing Iwhile displaying the help performs the function.

Open the battery-chamber cover

???Slide the battery-chamber cover latch as illus- trated (c), pull the battery-chamber cover (d) and open (e).

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.

Steps First

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.

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 (Q113). 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.

Steps First

Steps First

1 Confirm that the camera is off

??? The power-on lamp should be off.

2 Open the memory card slot cover

3 Insert the memory card

???Insert the memory card in the direction of the arrow as shown. Insert straight without bend- ing.

Inserting Memory Cards

Insert the memory card terminals first.

Inserting the card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card. Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation.

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.

Steps First

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

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 (Q88) 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 (Q105).

Steps First

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).

Steps First

11

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 (Q101).

1

2

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.

Shooting mode/scene mode

Pindicates auto mode.

Image mode

Choose from six options depending on how you plan to use the picture (Q79). The default setting is Q.

Memory/memory card

When the camera contains a memory card, / is displayed, and when there is no card in the camera, } is displayed.

Photography Basic

Flash mode

Choose from five modes de- pending on lighting and your creative intent (Q 24). The de- fault setting is !#(auto).

Number of exposures remaining

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 (Q79).

7M AUTO 7

Indicator in monitor shows amount of zoom when ei- ther button is pressed

Digital zoom

2 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:

???Press the l (W) button to zoom out from your subject, increasing the area visible in the frame.

???Press the O(T) button to zoom in on your sub- ject so that it fills a larger area of the frame.

???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.

1

Green (AF) lamp

Focus indicator

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.

Monitor turns off while flash is charging.

Take the picture

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).

nFocus

Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the shutter-release button halfway.

oCheck the green (AF) lamp and focus indicator

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.

pRecompose 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.

qTake the picture

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot.

Photography Basic

View pictures in the monitor

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 xbutton again.

Photography Basic

Done

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).

At any time during shooting, you can press the ubutton 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.???

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???)

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 (Q106) or a new memory card inserted.

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.

Photography Basic

AUTO

Display Flash menu.

Flash Range

: Confirm

Highlight desired mode (to exit without changing mode, wait for a while), and press I (the center of the multi selec- tor). Flash mode shown by icon at bot- tom of monitor.

When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash

Red-Eye Reduction

The COOLPIX 7600 Red-eye reduction flash function uses an advanced red-eye reduction method. Red-eye reduction lamp fires before the main flash to reduce ???red-eye.??? In addition, if red-eye is detected, the camera will automatically correct it when storing the picture (???In-Camera Red-Eye Fix???). When using this function, there is a slight delay before you can press the shutter-release but- ton again for the next shot. Depending on the situation, red-eye reduction may not always produce the desired results. In some rare cases, other picture areas may be affected. Choose another flash mode and try again.

The 2(Camera Shake) icon and the ISO (Sensitivity) icon

When lighting is poor and the flash is off ($), the 2(camera shake) icon or the 3(sensitivity) icon will appear in the monitor.

When the 2icon is displayed, use of a tripod or support is recommended (noise may appear in the picture taken).

with an ISO 50 rating) to minimize blur caused by slow shutter speed. The picture taken when the 3(sensitivity) icon is displayed may be slightly mottled.

Close-Ups

The flash may not be able to light the entire subject at distances of less than 40 cm (1??4???). When taking close-ups, play each picture back after shooting to check the results.

Flash Mode Selection

In P(auto) mode, the camera ???remembers??? the current flash mode setting even when the cam- era is turned off. The most recent setting will automatically be restored whenever the mode dial is set to Punless the Reset all option in the SET-UP menu is used to restore the default setting (Q109). Depending on the shooting mode selected, the flash mode may change automatically when you choose a new shooting mode (Q28-41).

The AF-Assist Illuminator

The COOLPIX 7600 is equipped with an AF-assist illuminator. If lighting is poor, the built-in AF-as- sist illuminator will light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, allowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit. When the camera is zoomed all the way out, the AF- assist illuminator has a range of 0.4 ??? 2.0 m (1???4??? ??? 6???7???). The range at maximum zoom is 0.4 ??? 1.4 m (1???4??? ??? 4???7???). In scene mode (Q28-41), the AF-assist illuminator is only available in i(Por- trait) and m(Night Portrait) modes without the framing assist option (Q29-34), and in B(Party/ Indoor), C(Beach/Snow), D(Sunset), I(Copy), J(Back light) and K (Panorama assist) modes.

Photography on More

Photography on More

Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer

When the self-timer is on, pictures are taken ten seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictures or to prevent close-up or low-light shots from being blurred by the camera move- ment that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed. When using this op- tion, you should either mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface.

Focus and exposure lock when the shutter-release button is pressed. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second before the picture is taken, staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released.

1

OFF

Macro close-up

Display Macro close-up menu.

2

OFF

Macro close-up

OFF

ON : Confirm

Highlight ON (to exit without changing setting, wait for a while or press multi se- lector to left).

Photography on More

Assist and Scene Modes

Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of four ???assist??? and twelve ???scene??? modes. In these modes, camera settings are automatically optimized for the se- lected subject type, sparing you the necessity of adjusting settings one-by-one.

Assist Modes

Assist modes are chosen by rotating the mode dial to the desired mode. Framing assist options are available to help you compose your shots.

Scene Modes

Scene modes are selected by rotating the mode dial to eand selecting the de- sired scene from a menu.

Assist and Scene Modes

Depending on your subject, assist and scene modes may not always produce the desired results. If results are not to your satisfaction, choose P(auto) and try again.

Framing Assist

The four assist modes offer a selection of framing assist options that allow you to compose pictures with the help of framing guides displayed in the monitor. To use framing assist, rotate the mode dial to the desired mode and follow the steps below.

*When the mode dial is rotated to i(portrait assist), the screen of the Face-priority AF (Q 31) is displayed in the default setting.

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After selecting mode, display framing as- sist menu.

Choose composition type. Current selec- tion shown by large icon and caption.

Make selection to return to shooting mode. Framing guide appears in moni- tor.

When taking pictures, position subject or subjects in framing guide as described on following pages.

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iPortrait Assist

i(portrait assist) mode helps you frame portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened, lending the composition a sense of depth (the de- gree of softening depends on the amount of light available). A framing assist menu helps you frame off-center subjects and compose tall or wide shots and two-person portraits.

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iPORTRAIT

No guides are displayed in monitor. Camera focuses on subject in center of frame; focus lock can be used to focus on off-center subjects.

9PORTRAIT LEFT

Use to compose shot with subject centered in left half of frame. Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

0PORTRAIT RIGHT

Use to compose shot with subject centered in right half of frame. Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

:PORTRAIT CLOSE-UP

Use to compose shot with your subject???s face positioned in top half of frame. Camera will focus on face area in framing guide.

[ PORTRAIT COUPLE

Use to compose shot with two subjects positioned side-by-side. Camera will focus on closest subject.

;PORTRAIT FIGURE

Use to compose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject???s face in top half of frame. Camera will focus on face area in framing guide.

Framing Assist

To use the Face-priority AF, follow the steps below.

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Rotate the mode dial to i. X blinks in the center of the monitor (default set- ting).

???X indicates the size of a subject's face that the camera can recognize.

???If a different framing assist menu is select- ed, press ^button and select K.

When the subject's face becomes almost the same size as X, the camera recog- nizes it and is framed with Y (yellow).

???When the camera recognizes more than one face, the closest and largest is framed with Y (yellow) and the others with Z (yellow). The camera can recognize up to three faces.

???If the frame (Yor Z) disappears because the subject moves, the camera goes back to the screen in step 1.

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NLandscape Assist

N(landscape assist) mode helps you frame vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast. A framing assist menu helps you frame not only natural landscapes but also cityscapes and portrait shots featuring a landmark in the background.

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N LANDSCAPE

No guides are displayed in monitor. Use to focus on distant objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen of branches. Focus is fixed at infinity.

6 SCENIC VIEW

Use to compose landscapes with sky in top third of frame, distant objects in middle third, and closer objects in bottom third. Match top of skyline with wavy yellow guide.

7ARCHITECTURE

Use to photograph buildings. A grid is displayed in the monitor to help keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame.

5 GROUP RIGHT

Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to right and landmark or other object in background at left of frame. Focus/exposure is set for the portrait subject.

8 GROUP LEFT

Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to left and landmark or other object in background at right of frame. Focus/exposure is set for the portrait subject.

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jSports Assist

j(sports assist) mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. The assist menu lets you freeze the action in a single shot or record motion in a series of pic- tures.

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j SPORTS

While shutter-release button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of about four frames every three seconds (rate of shooting will slow when < icon is displayed). Camera records 14 shots when image mode is set to Q Normal (3072). Focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by first shot in each series. Camera focuses continuously, even when shutter-release button is not pressed.

\ SPORT SPECTATOR

Sport spectator is ideal for capturing those instants when you have no time to compose the picture. Use at ranges of 3 m to infinity.

A series of shots can be taken by holding the shutter-release button down. Number of shots that can be taken is the same as for j(Sports) mode.

] SPORT COMPOSITE

When the shutter-release button is pressed, the camera takes 16 shots in about two seconds and arranges them in four rows to form a single picture. The picture is 1600 ?? 1200 pixels in size and the compression ratio is approx- imately 1:8. Focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by first shot in each series.

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mNight Portrait Assist

m (night portrait assist) mode is used for taking portrait shots at night, when it provides a natural balance between the main subject and the background. Pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are adjusted to improve quality, slightly in- creasing processing time; to prevent blurring, mount the camera on a tripod or rest it on a flat, stable surface. For

more information on framing assist options, see iPortrait Assist (Q30), but K Face-priority AF is not available.

* Other modes can be selected.

Flash Mode Selection in m Mode

Flash mode is automatically set to %(auto with red-eye reduction).

eScene Mode

e (scene) mode offers a menu of twelve ???scenes,??? each corresponding to a common situation, such as a backlit subject, sunset, or interior shot. Camera settings are automatically adjusted to suit the selected scene, spar- ing you the necessity of adjusting each setting separately. You can also record only the sound with voice recording mode (Q42).

To take pictures in scene mode, rotate the mode dial to eand follow the steps below.

Scene mode

BEACH/SNOW

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eScene Mode

The following scenes are available:

BPARTY/INDOOR

Use for shots that include details of the background, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting.

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CBEACH/SNOW

Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfields, beaches, or sunlit expanses of water. Flash mode automatically set to !AUTO; other modes can be selected.

DSUNSET

Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.

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* Other modes can be selected.

The 2(Camera Shake) Icon

When the 2icon appears in the monitor, pictures may be blurred. In this section, the precautions that you can take to avoid blur are indicated by stars:

?? hold camera in both hands and brace elbows against your body.

????use a tripod or rest the camera on a flat, level surface.

e Scene Mode

EDUSK/DAWN

Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset. Focus is fixed at infinity.

??

Pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are processed to improve quality, slightly increasing time before pictures are saved to memory or memory card.

FNIGHT LANDSCAPE

A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night land- scapes. Focus is fixed at infinity.

????

Pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are processed to improve quality, slightly increasing time before pictures are saved to memory or memory card.

ACLOSE UP

Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred. Flash mode automatically set to !AUTO; other modes can be selected.??

Camera focuses continuously, even when shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. Mini- mum focus distance varies with zoom position. To focus on objects as close as 4 cm/1.6??? to the lens, adjust zoom until the macro close-up icon (&) in monitor turns green.

* Other modes can be selected.

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GMUSEUM

Flash turns off ($) automatically. Use this mode indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for example, in museums and art galleries) or in other indoor settings in which you do not want to use the flash.

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???The Best Shot Selector (BSS;Q85) turns on automatically, reducing the effects of inad- vertent camera movement.

???Macro close-up turns off automatically; other modes can be selected.

???Photography may be prohibited altogether in some settings. Be sure to obtain permis- sion first.

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HFIREWORKS SHOW

Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework. The camera responds more rapidly to the shutter-release button, ensuring that you can capture the start of the burst.????

???Focus is fixed at infinity.

???Follow the firework as it ascends and press the shutter-release button all the way down at the start of the burst.

ICOPY

Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card.

???Flash and macro close-up turn off automatically; other modes can be selected.

???Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture.

???If flash does not fire, the Best Shot Selector (BSS;Q 85) turns on automatically, reduc- ing the effects of inadvertent camera movement.

* Other modes can be selected.

e Scene Mode

JBACK LIGHT

Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit. The flash will fire automatically to ???fill in??? (illuminate) shadows.

* Other modes can be selected.

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eScene Mode

KPANORAMA ASSIST

Use to take a series of photographs that you will later join to form a single scene (for example, a panorama or 360?? virtual-reality image).

* Other modes can be selected.

To use panorama assist, follow the steps below.

Highlight K (PANORAMA ASSIST).

2

Pan direction displayed in greenish yel- low.

5 AE-L

Compose the next shot to overlap with the previous picture.

e Scene Mode

Take first picture. About one third of pic- ture is shown superimposed on view through lens (if pan direction is left to right, picture will appear on left side of monitor).

7

Take the next picture.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all shots in se- ries have been taken.

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eScene Mode

VOICE RECORDING @VOICE RECORDING

Voice recordings of about 29 minutes in the memory or up to five 2005.08.01 13:00 hours on the memory card (256 MB or more) can be recorded.

Max rec time 00:29:29

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Making a Voice Recording

Recording indicator File number Length of recording

Progress indicator

Date of recording Time remaining Index number

e Scene Mode

Sound Files

Voice recordings are stored in folders with names consisting of a three-digit folder number fol- lowed by ???SOUND??? (e.g., ???101SOUND???). File names consist of ???DSCN??? followed by a four-digit file number (assigned by adding one to the largest file number in the current folder) and the exten- sion ???.WAV??? (e.g., ???DSCN0001.WAV???).

Copying Voice Recordings to a Computer

Voice recordings can not be copied to a computer using PictureProject. Set the USB option in the SET-UP menu Interface to Mass Storage (Q52) and copy the files directly from the cam- era. Once copied to a computer, voice recordings can be played back with a player that sup- ports WAV format files (such as QuickTime). Indexes added during recording work only when playing back on the camera.

Making a Voice Recording

Sound can not be recorded when less than ten seconds of recording time remain in the memory or on the memory card, or the battery is exhausted. Before recording, record a test sample and play it back to determine whether conditions are suitable for audio recording. During recording, do not touch the built-in microphone. Use an EH-62B AC adapter for extended periods of use.

Adding an Index

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An index can be added by pressing the multi selector up, down, left or right during recording. The camera can locate the index during playback and begin playback from this point. The start is assigned an index of one; other indices are assigned in ascending order, to a maximum of 99. The current index number is shown in the monitor.

Monitor During Voice Recordings

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eScene Mode

Playing Voice Recordings

Control icons File number Playback time Index number

Progress indicator

Date of recording Length of recording Volume

Index markers

e Scene Mode

The controls of the voice recording playback are displayed at the top of the mon- itor; press the multi selector left or right to highlight a control, and press I to perform the selected operation.

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eScene Mode

Copying Voice Recordings

This option is used to transfer voice recordings from the camera???s internal mem- ory to the memory card, or vice versa.

This option is displayed only when the memory card is inserted.

When copying voice recordings, first perform steps 1 - 3 on page 44 and switch to voice recording playback mode.

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Press ^ in the voice recording playback mode to display copy screen.

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Highlight (memory ??? memory card) or (memory card ??? memo- ry), press the multi selector to right.

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002 2005 . 08 . 01 14:30

003 2005 . 08 . 02 20:05

004 2005 . 08 . 03 09:15

005 2005 . 08 . 03 14:00

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Highlight

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

on

pictures

pictures. Press I (the center of the multi selector) to return to full-screen playback.

Playback

Change

With four thumbnails displayed, press l (W) button once to view nine thumbnails. Press O(T) to ???zoom in???

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

:Scroll :Zoom

Zoom decreases each time l (W) button is pressed. To Zoom out l(W) cancel zoom, zoom picture out until entire picture is dis-

played.

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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 (Q49).

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.

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???Select [1] to delete voice memo only.

???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???).

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.

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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.

*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.

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.

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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.

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8

PRINT SET

Done

Date

Info

Exit Confirm

Done

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.

Complete print order and display menu of print options.

??? To print date of recording on all pictures in

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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 (Q14-15). 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 (Q101) 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.

1

2

Select PTP in the camera USB menu.

???For more information on selecting the USB option, see ???Viewing Pictures on a Computer??? (Q52).

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Printing Via Direct USB Connection

3

+

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 (Q64).

???Press ^ button again to go back to the screen on the right in step 3.

DPOF printing

Pictures for which print order has been created are printed accordingly.

???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.

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Printing Via Direct USB Connection

Highlight Print selection.*

*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.

Scroll through pictures. Current picture shown at bottom of display.

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.

Select current picture and set number of prints to 1. Selected pictures marked by d icon.

View selected pictures. Press the multi selector up, right, left, or down to view pictures not visible in display.

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:

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Printer ready?

007 prints Start print

Confirm

Cancel

Confirm

Highlight Confirm. To exit without printing pictures, highlight Cancel and press I.

Display print order. Press the multi selec- tor up, right, left, or down to view pic- tures not visible in display.

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 Ito resume printing. Select Cancel to exit with- out printing the remaining images.

Printing Displayed Picture

PRINTER ERROR

CHECK PRINTER

STATUS

Resume

Cancel

Connect the camera to the printer. Press Iwith 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.

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).

Restrictions for editing pictures

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

*1 Attempting the second editing displays the message ???IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED??? (Q117). *2 Attempting the second editing displays the message ???Image has already been modified. D-

Lighting cannot be used.??? (Q117).

Editing Picture

Picture

3 CROP

Save this image as displayed?

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).

To view the new, cropped copy, press the multi selector down until the copy is displayed.

Editing

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).

+

+

+

Editing Picture

Editing Picture

Save this image as displayed?

No

Yes

Exit Confirm

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2

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3

0h 0m12s

Rotate the mode dial to W

Turn the camera on

The monitor shows the length of the movie that can be recorded.

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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Movies

Movies

To choose a focus option from the MOVIE menu:

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WRecording Movies

The MOVIE menu also includes the following vibration reduction options:

VOff

Vibration reduction off.

(default option)

To choose a vibration reduction option from the MOVIE menu:

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

Highlight Electronic VR.

MOVIE

Movie options

Auto-focus mode

Electronic VR

??? When electronic VR is on, an Uicon appears in the monitor.

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Movies

75

In full-screen playback mode (Q 22), movies can be played with sound. Movies are indicated by a Wicon 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 Ito perform the selected operation.

Movies

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

Menu Shooting The

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 mode

IMAGE MODE 1/2

High(3072 )

Normal(3072)

Normal(2592)

Normal(2048)

PC screen(1024)

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Shooting The

*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 Q Normal (3072). Pictures can be reduced or cropped when played back in the monitor after shooting (Q66, 69).

Menu

Menu Shooting The

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.

*All figures are approximate. File size of pictures depends on scene recorded, producing wide vari- ations in number of images that can be stored.

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.???

Menu Shooting The

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

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White balance measuring window

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.

Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value

Exp. +/-

EXP. +/-

Menu Shooting The

Shooting The

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.

Continuous

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous

Multi-shot 16

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Menu

Continuous

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 QNormal (3072).

Best Shot Selector

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

???lighting is poor and the flash can not be used

BSS

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Off

On

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Menu Shooting The

Menu Shooting The

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.

The Playback Menu

Using the Playback Menu

The PLAYBACK MENU contains the following options:

To display the PLAYBACK MENU:

???Using the Menus option of the SET-UP menu switches the menu display between Text and Icons (Q112).

Menu Playback The

Menu Playback The

This option is used to play back pictures in an automated ???slide show??? with about three seconds between each picture.

The following operations can be performed during the show:

???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.

Auto Off

SLIDE SHOW

Pause

Start

Loop

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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.

To delete pictures in the internal memory, re- move the memory card.

Delete

DELETE

Erase selected images Erase all images

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Deleting Selected Pictures

1 DELETE

Erase selected images

Erase all images

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Highlight Erase selected images.

Back Confirm

Select highlighted picture. Selected pic- tures marked by u icon.

Playback The

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:

Menu

Highlight Erase all images.

Erasing all images ( excluded)

No

Yes

Exit Confirm

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select Yes to delete pictures or No to exit with- out deleting pictures, and press I.

3 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.

4

Done

Complete operation and return to the

PLAYBACK MENU.

This option is used to mark stored pictures for transfer to a computer.

Menu Playback The

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.

When you connect the camera to a computer via the UC-E6 USB cable and press I (the center of the multi selector) to transfer pictures, only pictures marked with a V icon will be transferred (Q52).

As the default setting of the Auto Transfer option is On (Q 109), all pictures taken are set to be transferred and the Vicon is added when displayed.

Menu Playback The

CAMERA TO CARD

Selected images will be copied. OK?

No

Yes

Exit Confirm

Select highlighted picture.

Selected pictures marked by Aicon. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select additional pictures. To deselect picture, highlight and press the multi selector down.

Confirmation dialog displayed. Select Yes to copy pictures or No to exit with- out copying pictures, and press I.

???When All images is selected in step 2 (Q 94), the message ???All images will be cop- ied. OK???? is displayed.

Playback The

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.

Menu

Welcome Screen

Welcome screen

This option is used to choose the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on.

Nikon

Image shown at right is displayed when camera is turned on.

When Select an image is selected, the chosen picture will appear at startup even when the memory card containing the image is re- moved from the camera. If you select Select an image after choos- ing a custom welcome screen, the confirmation dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select Yes to choose a new picture for the welcome screen, No to exit leaving the welcome screen unchanged.

This option is used to set the camera clock.

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??? (Q14).

Menu up-Set The

2Press the multi selector right to display the time zone screen.

3Press the multi selector left or right to high- light a time zone (region), then press I.

Photo Info

Select this option to hide or display the monitor indicators, or turn the monitor off.

up-Set The

Show info

Display current settings in monitor when taking or viewing pictures.

(default option)

Hide info Current settings are hidden.

Monitor off Turn the monitor off (Pmode only).

Menu

Brightness

Press the multi selector up or down to increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor by moving the indicator on the left of the display up or down. Press I (the center of the multi selector) to make a selection. To return to the SET-UP menu, press the multi selector to the left.

BRIGHTNESS

Confirm

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

DATE IMPRINT

Off

Date

Date and time Date counter

Confirm

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.

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.

Menu up-Set The

Menu up-Set The

Sound Settings

The options in this menu control the sound settings listed below.

Sound settings

SOUND SETTINGS

Menu up-Set The

Blur Warning

Blur warning

This option is used to display or hide the camera shake warning after you have taken a picture.

Selecting On displays the warning only if inadvertent cam- era movement has caused the picture you have just taken to be blurred.

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

PICTURE IS BLURRED.

SAVE PICTURE?

No

Yes : Confirm

To save battery power, the camera will enter standby mode if no operations are performed for a preset length of time.

Menu up-Set The

Format memory/card

This option is used when you need to format the cam- era???s internal memory or a memory card.

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 memory

Format card

MEMORY CARD FORMAT

Quick format

Format

Confirm

The

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.

*When the internal memory is format- ted, start the operation from step 2.

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 memory card is not inserted, the FORMAT MEMORY screen is dis- played.

Menu up-Set

3

FORMATTING

Begin formatting. While formatting is in progress, the message shown above will be displayed.

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.

Auto Transfer

Choose whether or not to add the V (transfer) icon when pictures are taken.

When you connect the camera to a computer with Picture- Project installed via the UC-E6 USB cable and press I(the center of the multi selector) to transfer pictures, only pic- tures marked with a Vicon will be transferred (Q52).

Auto transfer

AUTO TRANSFER

On

Off

Confirm

Reset All

Select this option to restore the settings listed on the next page to their original state.

Reset all

RESET ALL

Reset all settings to default values

No

Reset

Confirm

Menu up-Set The

Battery Type

Battery type

This option is used to choose the type of batteries inserted in the camera.

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.

Firmware Version

Firmware version

SanDisk

16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 256 MB*, 512 MB, 512 MB*, 1 GB

Toshiba

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

Panasonic

16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB*, 512 MB*, 1 GB*

???When turning the camera on, check that the batteries are charged. The monitor will display a warning when batteries are low.

???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.

???If the battery terminals are dirty, wipe them off with a clean, dry cloth before use.

???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.

???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.

Ni-MH

Notes Technical

EXHAUSTED

batteries.

Notes Technical

Index

Symbols

I button, 7

P(auto) mode, 6, 16

u(delete) button, 3, 22, 23, 45, 48, 49, 50, 76

KFace-priority AF, 30, 31 !lamp, see Lamp, red (!) N(landscape assist) mode, 6,

32

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

A

AC adapter, i, iii, vi, 9, 59, 113 AF-Assist illuminator, vi, 2, 25 AF lamp, see Lamp, green (AF) AFz, 4, 20

Audio/video (AV) cable (EG-CP14), 51

Audio/video (AV) output con- nector, 3

Auto off, 13, 105

Auto transfer, 109

B

BACK LIGHT, 39 Backlit subjects, 35

Batteries, i-ii, 8-9, 12, 111, 115

charging, 9

EN-MH1, i, 8, 9, 111, 113, 115

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

BSS, see Best Shot Selector

C

Clock, see Date

CLOSE UP, 37 Close-ups, 27, 41, 71

Color Options, 86 Computer, connecting to, 52-

54

Continuous, 84

COPY, 38

cropping pictures, 66 copying pictures to, 94-95 copying voice recording,

46-47

D

Date, 14-15, 57-58, 98 Date counter, 102

Date imprint, 101

DCF, see Design rule for Cam- era File system

Delete, 89

Deleting pictures, 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

E

Electronic VR, 75

E-mail, 69, 79, 80 EN-MH1, see Batteries Error messages, 116-119 Exif 2.2, vi

Exif Print, see Exif 2.2

Exp. +/-, 83

Exposure compensation, see Exp. +/-

F

FACE-PRIORITY AF, 30, 31 File numbering, 23, 110

Fill flash, 24, 39

FIREWORKS SHOW, 38

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-

34

H

Help, 7

I

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

formatting, 106

ISO, 25

J

JPG, 23, 95

L

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

Language, 14, 108 Language, choosing, 14 Lens, iii, 2, 114

M

Macro mode, 27, 30-40 Memory cards, ii, 1, 10-11,

113 approved, 113

capacity of, 16, 80 formatting, 11, 91, 106 insertion and removal of,

10-11 MENU button, 3

Menus, see Icon type display MH-70 battery charger, 113

Index

Index

MH-71 battery charger, 9, 113 Microphone, 2, 50

Mode dial, 3, 6

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

auto-focus mode, 74 recording, 70-75 viewing, 76

Multi selector, 3, 7

MUSEUM, 38

N

NIGHT LANDSCAPE, 37 NTSC, see Video mode Number of exposures remain-

ing, 16, 17, 80

O

On/off, see Power switch

P

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-

23

movie playback, 76 on TV, 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

See also Date imprint, Dig- ital Print Order Format

Protect, 91

Protected pictures, 91

Q

Quality, see Image mode QuickTime, see Movies

R

Red-eye reduction, see Flash Red-eye reduction lamp, 2, 24

Reset all, 109

Resizing pictures, see Small pic.

S

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

Support information, 1

T

T button, see Zoom buttons Telephoto, see Zoom Television, 51

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

Tripod, 3

U

USB, 52-54, 59, 108

cable (UC-E6), 52, 53, 59 connector, 3

V

VCR, 51, 108

Video cable (EG-CP14), 51

Video mode, 108

Video output connector, 3 Viewfinder, 2, 3, 18-19

VOICE RECORDING, 42 Volume, 45, 50, 76, 103

W

W button, see Zoom buttons WAV, 23, 43, 50

Welcome screen, 97 White balance, 81-82

preset, 82

Wide angle, see Zoom

Z

Zoom, 18-19

digital, 18-19, 71 indicator, 18 optical, 18-19 playback, 49

Zoom buttons, 3, 18, 48-49