Nikon Coolpix 4600 Quick start guide

Brand: Nikon

Model: Coolpix 4600

Type: Quick start guide

This manual is also suitable for

Coolpix 5600

Nikon Coolpix 4600 is a versatile digital camera designed to make taking stunning pictures effortless and enjoyable. Its user-friendly interface, combined with features like 5x optical zoom, auto and scene modes, and a large color LCD display, make it ideal for capturing memorable moments. Shoot landscapes, portraits, or close-ups with ease, and use the optical zoom to bring distant subjects closer. Experiment with different scene modes to optimize camera settings for various shooting conditions.

DIGITAL CAMERA

For information on installing PictureProject,

see pages 13-22.

Shoot pp. 2 - 10

Take pictures for any occasion

– just point and shoot!

Review pg. 11

View your pictures at a touch

of a button.

Transfer pp. 12 - 29

Copy pictures to your computers

quickly and easily using Picture-

Project.

Check the package contents

Check that you have all the items listed below.

* Two LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries or two rechargeable Nikon EN-MH1 NiMH batteries with charger

are provided with this camera. The type of batteries provided depends on the area, country or

region where the camera was purchased.

• This guide will abbreviate the COOLPIX5600 and COOLPIX4600 product names to E5600 and

E4600 respectively.

E5600/E4600 digital camera Guide to Digital

Photography with the

E5600/E4600

Quick Start Guide

(this guide)

Rechargeable

EN-MH1 batteries (×2)

MH-71 battery charger

with power cable

LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries (×2)

•

Also available as option

•

Select the appropriate battery type in the SET-UP menu. (P.5)

Camera strap

USB interface cable Audio/Video cable

(E5600 only)

Video cable

(E4600 only)

Warranty PictureProject

Installer CD

PictureProject

Reference Manual CD

* *

Warranty

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Your Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex elec-

tronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including 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.

HE USE OF NON

-N

IKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR

IKON

WARRANTY

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local authorized Nikon dealer.

Parts of the Camera

The principle camera parts are listed below. See the Nikon Guide to Digital Photogra-

phy with the E5600/E4600 for more information.

Shutter-release

button

Power switch

Power-on lamp

Memory card

slot cover

Eyelet for

camera strap

Interface connector cover

USB connector

Mode dial

Viewfinder

Interface connector cover

Monitor

Zoom buttons

x (play) button

Battery-

chamber

cover

Battery-

chamber

cover latch

Multi selector

Green (AF) lamp

Red (!

!) lamp

Take Pictures

*If the package contains alkaline batteries, skip Step 1 and go straight to Step 2.

Step 1 Charge the batteries

Connect the power cable to the MH-71 battery charger c and insert the

wall plug into a power outlet d. The CHARGE lamp will light e.

Insert a pair of EN-MH1 batteries as indicated

on the charger.

The CHARGE lamp will start to blink.

Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp

stops blinking.

An exhausted battery can be fully recharged in

about two hours.

Charge the batteries

Take Pictures

Replacing Batteries

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

removing or inserting batteries.

Read Battery Warnings

Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery man-

ufacturer.

Damaged Batteries

The following batteries can not be used:

• Batteries with peeling or damaged insulation. Using bat-

teries with damaged insulation could result in leakage,

overheating, or rupture. Note that due to manufactur-

ing defects even new batteries may have faulty insula-

tion.

• 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

batteries 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 reliable 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 ex-

tended period. This is normal, and the batteries will retain a charge for longer peri-

ods after being used and recharged several times. For more information on charging

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

Alternative Power Sources

• The camera can also be used with two ZR6 (AA) nickel-manganese batteries or

two FR6/L91 (AA) lithium batteries.

• To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an EH-62B AC

adapter. 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.

Important

Charge the batteries

Take Pictures

Step 2 Attach the camera strap

Step 3 Insert the batteries

Attach the camera strap securely to the eyelet on the camera body as shown

below.

Open the battery-chamber cover

Slide the battery-chamber cover latch as illus-

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

and open (e).

Insert the batteries

Insert the batteries as shown in the label inside

the battery chamber.

Close the battery-chamber cover

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

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

chamber cover is properly latched.

Attach the camera strap/Insert the batteries

Take Pictures

Step 4 Turn the camera on

Rotate the mode dial to P

Turn the camera on

Mode dial

Battery Type

To improve battery performance, select the type of battery currently

inserted in the camera in the SET-UP menu. The default setting is the type

of the included batteries. When any other type of battery is used, change

the setting. For more information, see the Nikon Guide to Digital Photog-

raphy with the E5600/E4600 (P. 102).

Important

Turn the camera on

Take Pictures

Step 5 Choose a language and set the clock

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

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

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

Move cursor up

Press center (I) to

make selection

Display sub-menu,

move cursor right,

or make selection.

Move cursor down

Cancel and return to

previous menu, or

move cursor left

Highlight

Deutsch

(German),

English

Español

(Spanish),

Français

(French),

Italiano

(Italian),

Nederlands

(Dutch),

Svenska

(Swedish), (Japanese),

(Simplified Chinese),

(Traditional Chinese), or

(Korean) and press

Set

Cancel

Confirmation dialog displayed.

TIME ZONE menu displayed.

†

Yes

Set time and date?

DATE

Set

DaylightSaving

TIME ZONE

Set

London, Casablanca

1. 2005.

Confirm

Yes

is highlighted. Press

To turn daylight saving time on or

off, press the multi selector down to

highlight DaylightSaving and

press I. When DaylightSaving is

checked, time will automatically be

advanced one hour. To return to

Step 4, press the multi selector up

to highlight current time zone.

Yes

Set time and date?

DATE

Set

†

Choose a language and set the clock

Take Pictures

Display map of world time zones.

Display DATE menu.

Select

onth. Repeat Step 8 - 9 to edit

onth,

ear, hour, and minute.

Choose order in which Day, Month,

and Year will be displayed.

Set

Back

HOME TIME ZONE

London, Casablanca

0 : 0

Set

DATE

2005

YMD

0 : 0

Set

DATE

2005

YMD

13 : 0

Set

DATE

2005

YDM

Select home time zone.

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and

Year may differ in some areas).

Highlight D M Y.

Exit to shooting mode.

Set

Back

HOME TIME ZONE

London, Casablanca

0 : 0

Set

DATE

2005

YMD

13 : 0

Set

DATE

2005

YMD

AUTO

Choose a language and set the clock

Take Pictures

Step 6 Take pictures

Check indicators in the monitor.

Storing Pictures

Pictures will be stored in the camera's internal memory (capacity: about 14 MB) un-

less a Secure Digital (SD) memory card is inserted in the camera, in which case pic-

tures will be stored on the card. For information on inserting a memory card, see

the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the E5600/E4600 (P.10).

AUTO

1010

TOO

Number of exposures

remaining

The battery level is shown in the monitor as follows:

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

X Low battery.

WARNING ! !

BATTERY EXHAUSTED

Batteries exhausted. Replace with new or fully charged

batteries.

Battery level

indicator

Take pictures

Take Pictures

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Frame the subject

Frame the subject in the center of the monitor. Pictures can be framed in

the monitor or the viewfinder.

AUTO

Don't Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and other

objects away from the lens and flash window.

AUTO

Zoom out Zoom in

Zoom buttons

Press T to zoom in on your subject so that

it fills a larger area of the frame. Press W

to zoom out, increasing the area visible in

the frame.

Take pictures

Take Pictures

Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. Focus

and exposure will lock while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Take the picture

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

take the picture. To prevent blur, press the shutter-release

button down smoothly.

AUTO

AFAF

With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check focus and flash:

Red (!

!) lamp

On Flash will fire when picture is taken.

Blinks Flash charging.

Off Flash off or not required.

Green (AF) lamp/

focus indicator

On Subject in focus.

Blinks

Camera unable to focus on subject at center of

frame. Using focus lock, focus on another subject

at same distance, then recompose picture and

shoot.

Red (!) lamp

Green (AF) lamp

Focus indicator

Monitor turns off while flash is charging.

The E5600/E4600 has a two-stage shutter-release button. Pressing the shutter-

release button halfway focuses the camera. Pressing it the rest of the way

down releases the shutter to record a picture.

Take pictures

Take Pictures

Step 7 View pictures

Press the x

x button

A picture will be displayed in the monitor.

View additional pictures

Press the multi selector down or right to view

pictures in the order recorded, up or left to

view pictures in reverse order. Keep the multi

selector pressed to scroll quickly to the

desired frame.

To return to shooting mode, press the x

button again.

Turn the camera off

Press the power switch. The camera is off

when the power-on lamp is off.

1010

AUTOAUTO

5M5M

When the camera is off, pressing the x button

for about one second will turn the camera on with

a picture displayed in the monitor.

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13: 00

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Now that you’ve taken a few pictures, you can transfer (copy) them to a com-

puter, where you can view, edit, and organize them.

If the USB cable provided with the camera is used to connect the camera to a

printer that supports PictBridge, you can transfer pictures to the printer and print

them directly from the camera. For more information, see the Nikon Guide to Dig-

ital Photography with the E5600/E4600 (P.56).

View pictures

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Install PictureProject and

transfer pictures

Step 1 Install PictureProject

Windows

pg. 14

• Preinstalled versions only

• Only computers with built-in USB ports supported

Macintosh pg. 19

• Only computers with built-in USB ports supported

• Users of Mac OS 9.0–9.2, and versions 10.1.2–10.1.4 of

Mac OS X can download Nikon View 6 at http://nikonim-

aging.com/ .

See the back cover for detailed

system requirements.

Step 2 Transfer pictures

pg. 23

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows XP Home Edition/Professional

• Windows 2000 Professional

• Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

• Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Supported Operating Systems

• Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later)

Install PictureProject

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Step 1 Install PictureProject

Before Installing PictureProject

• Turn off any virus-checking software

• Exit all other applications that may be running

• If PictureProject 1.0 or 1.0.1 for another COOLPIX model is already installed,

uninstall it.

Note to Users of Other Nikon Software (Nikon View/Nikon Capture)

Uninstall Nikon View before installing PictureProject. For information on using

PictureProject with Nikon Capture, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on

CD).

Install PictureProject

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Installing PictureProject (Windows)

Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up.

Insert the PictureProject installer CD into the

CD-ROM drive. The Install Center program

will launch automatically and a “Select Re-

gion” dialog will be displayed. Select a re-

gion and click Next. (The “Select Region”

dialog is not displayed in the European re-

lease of PictureProject. European users can

proceed directly to Step 3.)

A language selection dialog will be displayed.

Select a language and click Next.

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional,

Windows 2000 Professional

When installing, using, or uninstalling PictureProject, log on as a “Com-

puter administrator” (Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Profes-

sional) or “Administrators” (Windows 2000 Professional).

Important

If the Install Center Program Does Not Launch Automatically

Select My Computer from the Start menu (Windows XP Home Edition/Windows

XP Professional; in other versions of Windows, double-click the My Computer icon

on the desktop) and double-click the CD (PictureProject) icon in the My Computer

window.

Installing PictureProject (Windows)

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Windows

Click Easy Install. The standard install in-

cludes:

• PTP drivers for COOLPIX-series cameras (Win-

dows XP only)

• Nikon Mass Storage Camera Drivers (Win-

dows 98SE only)

• Panorama Maker

• Apple QuickTime 6

• Nikon FotoShare (Europe only)

• PictureProject

• Microsoft DirectX 9

The first components to be installed are the camera drivers. What drivers are

installed depends on the computer’s operating system.

Windows XP Home Edition/Professional

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the PTP driver (on some systems

the driver may be installed by a wizard).

Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

No drivers are installed. Proceed to Step 6.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Mass Storage Drivers.

Installing PictureProject (Windows)

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Windows

The Panorama Maker install wizard will start.

Follow the on-screen instructions to com-

plete installation.

Click Finish to exit the Panorama Maker in-

stall wizard.

Click Yes to install QuickTime.

The Nikon FotoShare setup program will

start. Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete installation.

* Nikon FotoShare is available only in the

European release of PictureProject.

Click OK to exit the Nikon FotoShare setup

program.

The PictureProject setup program will now

start. After reading the license agreement,

click Yes to accept the agreement and pro-

ceed with installation.

Installing PictureProject (Windows)

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Windows

The destination folder for PictureProject will

be displayed under “Destination Folder.”

Click Next to install PictureProject to this

folder, or click Browse to select another des-

tination.

Click Yes to create a new folder for Picture-

Project.

Click Yes to create a shortcut to Picture-

Project on the desktop, No to proceed with-

out creating a desktop shortcut.

Click Finish to exit the PictureProject install-

er.

Panorama Maker requires DirectX version 8.1

or later. If an earlier version is installed, the

dialog shown below will be displayed. Follow

the on-screen instructions to install DirectX 9.

Installing PictureProject (Windows)

Install PictureProject and transfer pictures

Windows

Click Finish or Yes to restart the computer.

When the computer restarts, the PictureProject Import Assistant will be dis-

played.

The Import Assistant is used to catalog pictures already on the computer for

display in PictureProject. To proceed without cataloging existing pictures,

click Close (existing pictures can be cataloged manually at any time; see the

PictureProject Reference Manual for details). To catalog existing pictures, use

Select import folder pop-up menu to choose the desired source location

and then click Import (note that some time may be required to catalog all

pictures if the selected location contains a large number of images). When

all pictures in the source location have been cataloged, a notification dialog

will be displayed; click Finish to exit the Import Assistant.

For more information on importing pictures into PictureProject, see the

PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

After exiting the Import Assistant, remove the PictureProject installer CD from

the CD-ROM drive.

Dialog displayed if DirectX is installed

Dialog displayed

if DirectX is not installed

Import button

Close button

Source location

Select import folder

pop-up menu

This completes installation of PictureProject. The next step is to transfer pictures to

your computer.

Installing PictureProject (Windows)

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Nikon Coolpix 4600 Quick start guide

Brand: Nikon

Model: Coolpix 4600

Type: Quick start guide

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