Nikon Camera Coolpix P610 Reference Manual

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Technical Notes and Index
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems 
below before consulting  your retailer or Nikon-authorized service 
representative. 
Power, Display, Settings Issues
Troubleshooting
ProblemCause/SolutionA
The camera is on 
but does not 
respond. •
Wait for recording to end.
• If the problem persists, turn the camera off. 
If the camera does not turn  off, remove and reinsert 
the battery or batteries or, if you are using an AC 
adapter, disconnect and reconnect the AC adapter. 
Note that although any data currently being 
recorded will be lost, data that have already been 
recorded will not be affected by removing or 
disconnecting the power source. –
The camera 
cannot be 
turned on. The battery is exhausted.
10, 11, 
F
3
The camera 
turns off without 
warning. •
The camera automatically turns off to save power 
(auto off function). 18
• The camera and battery may not work properly at 
low temperatures. F
3
• The inside of the camera has become hot. Leave the 
camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled, 
and then try turning it on again. –
The monitor or 
viewfinder is 
blank. •
The camera is off. 14
• The battery is exhausted. 16
• The camera automatically turns off to save power 
(auto off function). 18
• You cannot turn on both the monitor and viewfinder 
at the same time. It may take a while to switch 
between the monitor and viewfinder. –
• The camera is connected to a TV or computer. –
• Interval timer shooting or  time-lapse movie shooting 
is in progress.  E
13, 
E 68
• The camera and smart devi ce are connected using 
Wi-Fi connection and the camera is operated by 
remote control. – 
						

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The camera 
becomes hot. The camera may become hot when used for an 
extended period of time su
ch as to shoot movies, or 
when used in a hot environment; this is not a 
malfunction. –
The battery 
inserted in the 
camera cannot 
be charged. •
Confirm all connections. 11
• When connected to a computer, the camera may not 
charge for any of the reasons described below. 
-Off  is selected for  Charge by computer  in the 
setup menu. 49, 58
- Battery charging stops if the camera is turned off. –
- Battery charging is not possible if the camera’s  display language and date and time have not been 
set, or the date and ti me were reset after the 
camera’s clock battery was exhausted. Use the 
charging AC adapter to charge the battery. 14, 15
- Battery charging may st op when the computer 
enters sleep mode. –
- Depending on the computer specifications,  settings, and status, battery charging may not be 
possible. –
The monitor is 
hard to read. •
The ambient light is too bright. Move to a darker 
place or use the viewfinder. 19
• Adjust the monitor brightness. 49, 57
• The monitor is dirty. Clean the monitor.
F6
Image in the 
viewfinder is 
difficult to see. Adjust the viewfinder using the diopter adjustment 
control.
19
O  flashes on the 
screen. •
If the camera clock has not been set,  O flashes on 
the shooting screen, and images and movies saved 
before the clock is set are dated “00/00/0000 00:00” 
and “01/01/2015 00:00” respectively. Set the correct 
time and date for Time zone and date  in the setup 
menu. 5, 57
Date and time of 
recording are 
not correct. •
The camera clock is not as accurate as ordinary 
watches or clocks. Periodically compare the time of 
the camera clock with that of a more accurate 
timepiece and reset as required.
No information 
displayed in 
monitor. Shooting and photo informat
ion may be hidden. Press 
the  s  button until information is displayed. 3
Date stamp not 
available. Time zone and date
 has not been set in the setup 
menu. 49, 57
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
Shooting Issues
Date not 
stamped on 
images even 
when  Date 
stamp  is 
enabled. •
The current shooting mode does not support  Date 
stamp . 49, 57
• A function that restricts the Date stamp function is 
enabled. 46
• The date cannot be stamped on movies.
–
Screen for 
setting time 
zone and date is 
displayed when 
the camera is 
turned on. The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were 
restored to their default values.
15, 
F
8
The camera 
settings reset.
Reset file 
numbering  
cannot be done. Although a new folder is created on the memory card 
by resetting file numbering, etc., if the sequential 
number of a folder name (which is not displayed on the 
camera) reaches the upper li
mit (“999”), reset is not 
possible. Change the memory card, or format the 
memory card. 49, 58, 
E
108
The camera 
makes sound. When 
Autofocus mode  is set to Full-time AF  or while 
in some shooting modes, the camera may produce an 
audible focusing sound. 24, 49, 
52, 54
ProblemCause/SolutionA
Cannot switch 
to shooting 
mode. Disconnect the HDMI cable or USB cable.
61
Cannot take 
pictures or 
record movies. •
When the camera is in playback mode, press the  c 
button, shutter-release button or  b (e ) button. 1, 22
• When menus are displayed, press the  d button. 50
• When the scene mode is  Night portrait or 
Backlighting  with HDR set to  Off, raise the flash. 18, 
E
3, 
E 7
• The flash is charging while  q is flashing. 36
• The battery is exhausted.
• Insert a memory card with sufficient free space. 10, 11, 
F
3
–
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
The camera 
cannot focus. •
The subject is too close.  Try shooting using the 
Scene auto selector  or Close-up  scene mode, or 
the macro close-up focus mode. 24, 25, 
40, 
E
4, 
E 5
• Incorrect focus mode setting. Check or change the 
setting. 40, 41
• The subject is hard to focus on. E20
• Set  AF assist  in the setup menu to  Auto. 49, 57
• Subject is not in focus area  when the shutter-release 
button is pressed halfway. 17, 49, 
52
• The focus mode is set to  E (manual focus). 40, 42
• Turn the camera off  and then on again.
–
Colored stripes 
appear in the 
monitor when 
shooting. Colored stripes may appear when shooting subjects 
with repeating patterns (such as window blinds); this is 
not a malfunction.
The colored stripes will not appear in captured images 
or recorded movies. However, when using 
Continuous 
H: 120 fps  or HS 480/4× , the colored stripes may be 
seen in the captured images and recorded movies. –
Images are 
blurred. •
Use the flash. 18, 36
• Enable vibration reduction. 49, 57
• Use  D (Best Shot Selector) of Continuous . 49, 52, 
E6
• Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (using the self-
timer at the same time is more effective). 38
Bright specks 
appear in 
images captured 
with flash.  Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Lower the flash, and 
set the flash mode to 
W (off ).  36
Flash does not 
fire. •
A shooting mode where the  flash cannot fire is 
selected. E
15
• A function that restricts the flash is enabled.
46
Digital zoom 
cannot be used. • Digital zoom
 is set to Off in the setup menu. 49, 57
• Di

gital zoom cannot be used with certain shooting 
modes or when using certain settings in other 
functions. 48, 57
Image size  not 
available. •
A function that restricts the  Image size option is 
enabled. 46
• When the scene mode is set to Easy panorama , the 
image size is fixed. E
10
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
No sound when 
the shutter is 
released. Off
 is selected for  Shutter sound  in Sound settings  
in the setup menu. No sound is produced with some 
shooting modes and settings, even when  On is 
selected. 46, 49, 
57
AF-assist 
illuminator does 
not light. Off
 is selected for the  AF assist option in the setup 
menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on 
the position of the focus area or the current scene 
mode, even when  Auto is selected. 49, 57
Images appear 
smeared.  The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.
F6
Colors are 
unnatural. White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.
49, 51, 
E
6
Randomly 
spaced bright 
pixels (“noise”) 
appear in image. The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too slow or 
ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
•
Using the flash 18, 36
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting
49, 52
Bright spots 
appear in image. When shooting at a slow shutter speed in multiple 
exposure mode, noise (bright spots) may appear in 
saved images.
–
Images are too 
dark 
(underexposed). •
The flash window is blocked. 16
• The subject is beyond the range of the flash. F17
• Adjust exposure compensation. 44
• Increase ISO sensitivity. 49, 52
• The subject is backlit. Raise the flash, or set the scene 
mode to Backlighting  with HDR set to Off. 18, 
E
7
Images are too 
bright 
(overexposed). Adjust exposure compensation. 44
Unexpected 
results when 
flash set to  V 
(auto with red-
eye reduction). Use any scene mode other than 
Night portrait, and 
change the flash mode to any setting other than  V 
(auto with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction) and try 
taking the picture again. 36, 
E
15
Sk in t

ones are 
not softened. •
In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may 
not be softened. E
20
• For images containing 4 or more faces, tr y using  Skin 
softening  in the playback menu. 49, 55
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
Saving images 
takes time. It may take more time to save images in the following 
situations:
•
When the noise reduction function is in operation –
• When the flash mode is set to  V (auto with red-eye 
reduction/red-eye reduction) 37
• When capturing images in the following scene 
modes.
-Hand-held  in Night landscape E3
- Noise reduction burst  in Landscape or Close-
up E
4, 
E 5
- Backlighting  (when HDR is set to  On) E7
- Easy panorama   E10
•Continuous  in the shooting menu is set to 
Continuous H: 120 fps  or Continuous H: 60 fps 49, 52
• When using smile timer while shooting 39
• When using Active D-Ligh ting while shooting 49, 52
• When using multiple exposure while shooting
49, 52
A ring-shaped 
belt or rainbow-
colored stripe 
appears in the 
monitor or 
images. When shooting with backlighting or when a very strong 
light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame, a ring-
shaped belt or rainbow-colo
red stripe (ghosting) may 
occur.
Change the position of the light source, or frame the 
picture so that the light source does not enter the 
frame, and try again. –
Cannot select a 
setting/Selected 
setting is 
disabled. •
Certain menu items are un available depending on 
the shooting mode. Menu items that cannot be 
selected are displayed in gray. 49
• A function that restricts the selected function is 
enabled. –
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
Playback Issues
ProblemCause/SolutionA
File cannot be 
played back. •
This camera may not be able to play back images 
saved with another make or  model of digital camera. –
• This camera may not be able to play back data edited 
on a computer. –
•
Files cannot be played back during interval timer 
shooting.49, 52
Cannot zoom in 
on image. •
Playback zoom cannot be used with movies.•
This camera may not be able to zoom in on images 
captured with an other make or model of digital 
camera.
• When zooming in on a  small-sized image, the 
magnification rate shown on the screen may differ 
from the actual magnification rate of the image. –
Cannot edit 
image. •
Some images cannot be edited. Images that have 
already been edited may not be edited again.
• There is not enough free space on the memory card.
• This camera is unable to edit images captured with 
other cameras.
• Editing functions used for images are not available 
for movies. E
12,
E 26
–
–
–
Cannot rotate
image. This camera cannot rotate
 images captured with 
another make or model of digital camera. –
Images are not 
displayed on T V. •
A computer or printer is connected to the camera. –
• The memory card contains no images.
Nikon Transfer 2 
does not start 
when the 
camera is 
connected to a 
computer. •
The camera is off. –
• The battery is exhausted. 49, 58,
61
• The USB cable is not correctly connected. 61, 
E53
• The camera is not recognized by the computer. –
• The computer is not set to start Nikon Transfer 2 
automatically. For more information about Nikon 
Transfer 2, refer to help information contained in 
ViewNX 2. –
The PictBridge 
screen is not 
displayed when 
the camera is 
connected to a 
printer. With some PictBridge-compatible printers, the 
PictBridge startup screen may not be displayed and it 
may be impossible to print images when 
Auto is 
selected for Charge by computer  in the setup menu. 
Set  Charge by computer  to Off and reconnect the 
camera to the printer. 49, 58 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
Location Data Functions
Images to be 
printed are not 
displayed. The memory card contains no images.
–
Cannot select 
paper size with 
the camera. The camera cannot be used to select the paper size in 
the following situations, even when printing from a 
PictBridge-compatible printer. Use the printer to select 
the paper size.
•
The printer does not support the paper sizes 
specified by the camera.
• The printer automatically selects the paper size. –
ProblemCause/SolutionA
Unable to 
identify the 
location or it 
takes time to 
identify the 
location. •
The camera may not be able to identify the location 
in some shooting environments. To use the location 
data functions, use the came ra as much as possible 
in an open-air area.
• When positioning for the first time or when 
positioning was unable to  be performed for about 
two hours, it takes a few minutes to obtain the 
location data. E
40
E 40
Unable to record 
location data on 
shot images. When 
z or y  is displayed on the shooting screen, the 
location data is not recorded. Before shooting images, 
check the location data reception. 59
Difference 
between the 
actual shooting 
location and 
recorded 
location data. The acquired location data may deviate in some 
shooting environments. When there is a significant 
difference in the signals from the positioning satellites, 
there could be a deviation of up to several hundred 
meters.
E
40
The recorded 
location name is 
different from 
the intended 
one or is not 
displayed. The desired landmark name may not be registered, or a 
different landmark name may be registered.
–
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
Unable to 
update the A-
GPS file. •
Check the following items.
- Whether the memory card is inserted
- Whether the A-GPS file is stored on the memory 
card
- Whether the A-GPS file saved on the memory card 
is more recent than the A-GPS file saved in the 
camera
- Whether the A-GPS file is still valid
• The A-GPS file may be corr upted. Download the file 
from the website once more. –
E 94
Unable to select 
Create log  in 
the location data 
options menu. Clock not set.
Set date and time.
49, 57
Unable to select 
Start log .• Record location data
 in the location data options 
menu is set to Off .
• The camera is recording log data. To record a new 
log, select  End log, and end the log currently being 
recorded. E
39
49, 
E 44
Unable to save 
log data. •
Make sure that a memory card is inserted in the 
camera.
• Up to 36 log data events can be recorded per day.
• Log has not been obtained.
• The total number of log da ta events that can be 
saved on a single memory card is up to 100. Delete 
log data that is no longer required from the memory 
card or replace the memory card with a new one. –
–
E 43
49, 
E 44
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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Technical Notes and Index
Nikon COOLPIX P610 Digital Camera
Specifications
Type Compact digital cameraNumber of effective 
pixels16.0 million (Image processing may reduce the
number of effective pixels.)
Image sensor
1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.76 million total pixelsLensNIKKOR lens with 60× optical zoom
Focal length4.3–258 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 24–
1440 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number
f/3.3–6.5
Construction16 elements in 11 groups (4 ED lens elements and 1 
super ED lens element)
Digital zoom 
magnificationUp to 4× (angle of view equi
valent to that of approx. 5760 
mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction Lens shift (still images)
Combination of lens shift and electronic VR (movies)
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range•
[W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.)– ,
[T]: Approx. 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.)– 
• Macro close-up mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.)– (wide-
angle position)
(All distances measured from  center of front surface of 
lens)
Focus-area selection Target finding AF, face prio
rity, manual (spot), manual 
(normal), manual (wid e), subject tracking
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder, 0.5 cm
 (0.2-in.) approx. 921k-dot 
LCD with the diopter adjustment function
(–3 – +1 m-1)Frame coverage  
(shooting mode) Approx. 100% horizontal and vertical (compared to 
actual picture)
Frame coverage  
(playback mode)Approx. 100% horizontal and vertical (compared to 
actual picture)
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k
-dot (RGBW), wide viewing 
angle TFT LCD with anti-ref lection coating and 6-level 
brightness adjustment, vari-angle TFT LCD
Frame coverage  
(shooting mode) Approx. 100% horizontal and vertical (compared to 
actual picture)
Frame coverage  
(playback mode)Approx. 100% horizontal and vertical (compared to 
actual picture)