Nikon Coolpix 4600

Review Date: May 16th 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: 4.0 million
Image Size: High (2288*), Normal (2288), Normal (1600), PC (1024), TV (640), CCD:1/2.5-inch type (4.23 million total pixels)
Lens: 3x Zoom-Nikkor; 5.7-17.1mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 34-102mm]; f/2.9-4.9; 7 elements in 6 groups; Digital zoom Up to 4x
Autofocus: Contrast AF
Focus Modes: Single AF, Continuous AF is chosen automatically at Close-up mode
Optical Viewfinder: Real-image viewfinder. Frame coverage: approx 82%, Magnification: 0.30~0.76x
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; OFF setting on MENU button
Picture Enhance Menu: Small picture (resize), Photo trim
Media: Internal memory: approx. 14MB, SD memory card
File Format: Exif 2.21 file (compressed JPEG)
Internal Memory: (4M): (w/ Internal memory): High (2288*) approx. 7, Normal (2288) approx. 14
Shooting Modes -- Still: Automatic Mode: 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
Power Requirements: Two EN-MH1 Rechargeable batteries, two LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries, two ZR6 (AA-size nickel manganese) batteries, two FR6 (AA-size lithium) batteries
Battery Life: 230 images with two AA-size alkaline batteries, 360 images with two EN-MH1 Rechargeable batteries (based on CIPA standard*)
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)
Supplied Accessories: Strap, USB cable, Video cable
Optional Accessories: EH-62B AC adapter, EN-MH1Coolpix Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries, Case/Battery/Charger Kit, Battery/Charger Kit, Soft case, WP-CP3 Waterproof case, PictureProject CD-ROM
Mode Dial: Auto, Scene, Setup, Movie, Scene assist modes (4-types)
Operation Button/Switch: Power switch (with lens cover), Release button, Mode dial, Delete button, Menu button, Multi-selector (speedlight, self-timer, macro close-up), OK button, Zoom button, Play button, Mode dial
Exposure Mode: Programmed auto exposure
Exposure Metering: 256-segment matrix metering
Exposure Control: Electromagnetically and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Exposure Range: EV +1.1 ~ +17.1 (W), EV +2.6 ~ +18.6 (T)
Shutter: 4-1/3,000 s
Aperture: 2 steps (max/min aperture=F2.9/F4.9(-1.5AV))
Sensitivity: ISO 50 with Auto gain-up
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: 30 sec, 1min, 5min, 30min, can be set manually, sleep mode
I/O terminal: Video (NTSC or PAL selectable) out
Battery: Two LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (included), 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
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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