Nikon Coolpix 5600

Review Date: May 9th 2005

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Introduction / Price
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Features
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Specifications
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Design
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Ease of Use
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Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Conclusion / Links

Specifications

Effective Pixels: 5.1 million CCD

Image Size: High (2592*), Normal (2592), Normal (2048), PC (1024), TV (640)

Lens: 3x Zoom-Nikkor; 5.7-17.1mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 35-105mm]; f/2.9-4.9; 7 elements in 6 groups

Autofocus: Contrast-detect TTL AF

Focus Modes: Single AF, Continuous AF is chosen automatically at Close-up mode

Optical Viewfinder: Real-image zoom viewfinder; Magnification: 0.30-0.76x; Frame coverage: approx 82 percent

LCD Monitor: 1.8-inch type, 80,000-dot amorphous silicon TFT LCD monitor with brightness adjustment; frame coverage: approx. 97% horizontal and vertical (shooting)

Display: LCD Monitor: Electronic view finder display; Menu selection of Shooting Modes, Playback modes, Indication of Date, Self-timer; Finder LED: Status of focusing and speedlight; Front LED: Self-timer; Power-on LED: Status of power switch

Picture Enhance Menu: Small picture (re-size), Photo trim

Media: Internal memory: approx. 14MB, SD memory card

File Format: Exif 2.2 file/DCF2.0 (compressed JPEG)

Internal Memory: Number of Frames; (5M): (w/ Internal memory): High (2592*) approx. 5, Normal (2592) approx. 10

Shooting Modes -- Still: Auto; Scene Assistance (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait), Scene (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Underwater), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Blur warning, Date imprint, Self-timer (10 sec.)

Shooting Modes -- Movie: TV movie (640) at 15fps, Small size (320) at 15fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps

Capture Modes: 1) Single, 2) Continuous (1.3fps; up to 3 frames), 3) Multi-shot 16 (16 consecutive frames 1/16 in size)

Built-in Speedlight: Range: 0.4-3.3m / 1.3 - 10.8 ft. (W), 0.4-2.0m / 1.3 - 6.6 ft. (T); Flash modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction (Advanced Red-eye Reduction), Anytime Flash, Flash Cancel and Slow sync.

Interface: USB

Mode Dial: Auto, Scene, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Setup

Operation Button/Switch:Power Switch (push type), Release button, Delete button, Menu button, Multi-selector (Speedlight, self-timer, macro close-up), Decision button, Zoom button, Play button, Mode dial

Exposure Mode: Automatic

Exposure Metering: 256-segment matrix metering

Exposure Control: Programmed auto exposure, Exposure Compensation: (-2 - +2EV in 1/3 EV steps)

Exposure Range: EV +1.1 - +17.1 (W), EV +2.6 - +18.6 (T)

Shutter: 4-1/3,000 s

Aperture: Electromagnetically and charge-coupled electronic shutter, 2 steps (max/min aperture = F2.9/F4.9(-1.5AV))

Sensitivity: ISO 50, Auto gain-up (50-200)

White Balance: Auto with TTL control, 5-mode manual, Pre-set white balance

External Speedlight: N/A

Playback Menu: 1 frame, Thumbnail (4/9 segments), Slide show, Zoom playback (max 10x: 0.2 steps at 1x to 6x, 1 step at 6x to 10x, position selectable), Shooting information display

Delete Function: Delete all frames, delete selected frames, protect function available, card format

Auto OFF mode: 30sec., 1min., 5min., 30min., can be set manually, sleep mode

I/O Terminal: USB, Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable) out

Power Requirements: Two LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (supplied), two EN-MH1 Rechargeable batteries, two ZR6 (AA-size nickel manganese) batteries, two FR6 (AA-size lithium) batteries

Battery Life: 220 images with two AA-size alkaline batteries, 340 images with two EN-MH1 Rechargeable batteries (based on CIPA standard*)

Battery: Two LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (supplied), two EN-MH1 Rechargeable batteries, two ZR6 (AA-size nickel manganese) batteries, two FR6 (AA-size lithium) batteries

Others: Supported Languages German/English/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Japanese/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean selectable in menu display

Dimension (W x H x D): Approx. 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.4 in. (85 x 60 x 35mm)

Weight: Approx. 4.6 oz (Approx. 130g). (without battery and memory card)

Number of Frames: (5M): (w/ Internal memory): High (2592*) approx. 5, Normal (2592) approx. 10

Supplied Accessories: Strap, USB cable, Audio Video cable

Optional Accessories: EH-62B AC adapter, EN-MH1Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries , Case/Battery/Charger Kit, Battery/Charger Kit, Soft case, WP-CP3Waterproof case, PictureProject CD-ROM

PictureProject System Requirements: Macintosh OS: Mac(R) OS X (10.1.5 or later) RAM: 64MB (128MB with RAW images) or more recommended Hard disk: 60MB required for installation Display: 800 x 600 with 16-bit color (full color recommended) Others: CD-ROM drive required for installation Windows OS: Windows(R) XP Home Edition / Professional, Windows(R) 2000 Professional, Windows(R)Me, Windows(R) 98SE pre-installed models RAM: 64MB (128MB with RAW images) or more recommended Hard disk: 60MB required for installation Display: 800 x 600 with 16-bit color (full color recommended) Others: CD-ROM drive required for installation

Note: Microsoft(R) and Windows(R) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh(R) and QuickTime(R) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The FotoNation logo is a trademark. CompactFlash? is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Microdrive(TM) is a registered trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in the United States and/or other countries. PictBridge is a trademark. D-Lighting technology is provided by Apical Limited. Products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


Page 1
Introduction / Price
Page 2
Features
Page 3
Specifications
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Ease of Use
Page 6
Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

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