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DIGITAL CAMERA
User’s Manual
En
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Trademark Information • Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc. • Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. • The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association. • PictBridge is a trademark. • D-Lighting technology is provided by P Apical Limited. • All other trade names mentioned in this manu
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Introduction First Steps A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode B High sensitivity Shooting Mode C Shooting Suited for the Scene c More on Playback D Movies E Voice Recordings Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers d Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Technical Notes i
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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 this Nikon product, to preve
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Observe caution when skin, rinse immediately with plenty handling the battery of water. The battery may leak or explode if Observe the following improperly handled. Observe the precautions when handling following precautions when handling the battery charger the battery for use in this product: • Keep dry. Failure to observe this • Before replacing the battery, turn precaution could result in fire or the product off. If you are using the electric shock. AC adapter, be sure it is unplug
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Use appropriate cables Avoid contact with liquid crystal When connecting cables to the input and output jacks, use only the cables Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury caused by provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, to maintain compliance with broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from the monitor touching the product regulations. skin or entering the eyes or mouth. Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or other objects are not pi
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Notices Notice for Customers in the U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CAUTIONS Class B digital device, pursuant to Part Modifications 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. modifications made to this devi
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Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. ATTENTION Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries: This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as househol
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Table of Contents For Your Safety ..................................................................................................................................... ii WARNINGS.................................................................................................................................................................. ii Notices....................................................................................................................................................
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Table of Contents Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................31 Exposure Compensation ...................................................................................................................32 B High sensitivity Shooting Mode............................................................................................. 33 Shooting in the High sensitivity Shooting Mode ..............
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Table of Contents Deleting Sound Files..........................................................................................................................................59 Copying Voice Recordings................................................................................................................60 Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers ............................................................ 61 Connecting to a TV .................................................
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Table of Contents h AF Assist ......................................................................................................................................................... 104 u Digital Zoom ............................................................................................................................................... 104 i Sound Settings ....................................................................................................................................
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Introduction Introduction About This Manual Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX S600 digital camera. This manual was written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where all those who use the product will read it. Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions, This icon marks tips, additional informa
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Introduction Information and Precautions Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product support and education, continually updated information is available online at the following sites: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Europe and Africa: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support/ • For users in Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East: http://www.nikon-asia.com/ Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the latest product informat
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Introduction Information and Precautions Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities, government bonds or local government bonds, even if such copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample.” The copying o
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Introduction Parts of the Camera The Camera Body 1 2 345 6 Lens cover closed 71 8 90 1 Shutter-release button..............................24 7 Eyelet for camera strap..............................11 2 Power-on lamp ...................................20, 105 Self-timer lamp....................................30, 114 8 AF-assist illuminator .............. 25, 104, 114 3 Power switch...................................................20 9 Lens .......................................................
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Introduction Parts of the Camera 12 34 5 Opening the pin cover 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 1 Monitor ..................................................................6 8 l (delete) button.........26, 27, 48, 55, 59 2 Rotary multi selector......................................9 Battery-chamber/ 9 memory card slot cover....................14, 18 3 e button ......................................................8 10 k (apply selection) button...................... 9 Indicator lamp .............
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Introduction Parts of the Camera The Monitor The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and playback (actual display varies with current camera settings). Information displayed in the monitor during shooting or playback will appear for a few seconds. (A 101) Shooting 2 5 4 3 1 24 6 23 7 9 8 22 21 10 20 11 1600 1 1600 600 1/60 1 1/60 /60 F2.7 F F2.7 2.7 19 18 14 13 12 999 999 999 a 9999 9 9999 999 9m59s 9 9m59s m59s b 17 16 15 9 9m59s 9m59s m59s 13 Internal memory indica
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Introduction Parts of the Camera Playback 14 2 3 5 15/05/2008 12:00 1 15/05/2008 12:00 5/05/2008 12:00 18 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 6 16 17 7 15 14 8 10 9 11 999 9 999 99 9 999 999 99 a 9999 9999 9999 9999 9 9999 999 12 13 9 9m59s 9m59s m59s b 9 9m59s 9m59s m59s 9 Internal memory indicator......................26 1 Date of recording......................................... 16 10 Voice memo icon .........................................48 2 Protect icon...........................................
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Introduction Basic Operations The c (Shooting/Playback) Button Press c once in shooting mode to enter playback mode; press again to switch back to shooting mode. If the camera is turned off, hold down c to turn the camera on in playback mode (A 26). Holding down the c button while the power is on will change the monitor brightness to the maximum setting. Hold down the c button again to change back to the original brightness. The b icon will be displayed on the monitor when the brightness s
