Nikon D5600 User manual

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User’s Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide 6
“Point-and-Shoot” Modes (iand j) 11
Viewing Photographs 11
Deleting Unwanted Photographs 11
Recording Movies 12
Camera Menus 13
Caring for the Camera 14
Troubleshooting 14
Specifications 15
For Your Safety 27
Notices 29
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) 33
The Camera Body 3
• Read this manual thoroughly before using the camera.
• To ensure proper use of the camera, be sure to read
“For Your Safety” (027).
• After reading this manual, keep it in a readily accessible
place for future reference.

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Package Contents
❏ D5600 camera
❏ DK-25 rubber eyecup
❏ BF-1B body cap
❏ EN-EL14a rechargeable Li-ion
battery (with terminal cover)
❏ AN-DC3 strap
❏ User’s Manual (this booklet)
❏ Warranty
❏ MH-24 battery charger (plug adapter supplied in countries or regions
where required; shape depends on country of sale)
Purchasers of the lens kit option should conrm that the package also
includes a lens. Memory cards are sold separately. Cameras purchased
in Japan display menus and messages in English and Japanese
only; other languages are not supported. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
D5600 Model Name: N1538
About the Reference Manual
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The Camera Body
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1 AF-assist illuminator
Self-timer lamp
Red-eye reduction lamp
2 Power switch
3 Shutter-release button
4 E/Nbutton
5 Movie-record button
6 Live view switch
7 Mode dial
8 Built-in ash
9 M/Ybutton
10 Eyelets for camera strap
11 Fn button
12 Mounting mark
13 Lens release button
14 s/Ebutton
15 Mirror
16 Lens mount
17 CPU contacts
18 Body cap

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19 Stereo microphone
20 Accessory shoe (for optional ash
units)
21 Eye sensor
22 R(information) button
23 Command dial
24 A/Lbutton
25 Connector cover
26 Gbutton
27 Speaker
28 Focal plane mark (E)
29 USB connector
30 Connector for external
microphone
31 Accessory terminal

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32 Viewnder eyepiece
33 Diopter adjustment control
34 Kbutton
35 Pbutton
36 Multi selector
37 J(OK) button
38 N-Mark (NFC antenna)
39 Obutton
40 Memory card access lamp
41 Battery-chamber cover latch
42 Battery-chamber cover
43 W/Qbutton
44 Xbutton
45 Tripod socket
46 Touch-sensitive vari-angle
monitor
47 Rubber eyecup
48 HDMI connector cover
49 Memory card slot cover
50 Power connector cover for
optional power connector
51 Battery latch
A The Multi Selector
In this manual, operations using the multi selector are represented by 1, 3,
4, and 2icons.
1: Press the multi selector up
4: Press the multi
selector left
2: Press the multi selector
right
3: Press the multi selector down
Jbutton (select)

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Quick Start Guide
Attach the Camera Strap
Charge the Battery
If a plug adapter is supplied, raise the wall plug and connect the plug
adapter as shown below at left, making sure the plug is fully inserted.
Insert the battery and plug the charger in.
Battery charging
Charging complete
Insert the Battery and a Memory Card

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Open the Monitor
Open the monitor as shown. Do not use force.
Attach a Lens
Mounting mark (camera)
Mounting mark (lens)
Rotate the lens as shown until it clicks into place.

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A Lenses with Retractable Lens Barrel Buttons
Before using the camera, unlock and extend the lens. Keeping the retractable
lens barrel button pressed (q), rotate the zoom ring as shown (w).
Retractable lens barrel button
Pictures can not be taken when the lens is
retracted; if an error message is displayed as a
result of the camera having been turned on with
the lens retracted, rotate the zoom ring until the
message is no longer displayed.
A Removing Lenses
To remove the lens, turn the camera o and press and hold the
lens-release button on the front of the camera while rotating
the lens in the direction opposite that shown above.

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Camera Setup
❚❚ Setup from a Smartphone or Tablet
1
Download and install the SnapBridge app.
The app is available free from the Nikon website
(http://snapbridge.nikon.com), the Apple App Store®, and
GooglePlay™.
2
Turn the camera on.
A language-selection dialog will be
displayed; press 1and 3to highlight a
language and press Jto select.
3
Press Jwhen the dialog at right is
displayed.
4
Pair the camera and the smart device.
• Android devices with NFC support: After checking that NFC is enabled
on the smart device, touch the camera H(N-Mark) to the NFC
antenna on the smart device to launch the SnapBridge app.
• iOS devices and Android devices without NFC support: Press the camera
Jbutton. The camera will wait for a connection; launch the
SnapBridge app on the smart device and follow the on-screen
instructions to tap the name of the camera you want to pair with.
5
Check the authentication code.
Press Jon the camera and tap PAIR on the smart device (the
button may vary with the smart device).

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Press Jwhen the dialog at right is
displayed.
If the camera displays Unable to
connect., the display will change after a
short pause. Return to Step 4.
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Follow the on-screen instructions.
Follow the instructions displayed by the camera and smart device
to complete the setup process.
❚❚ Setup from the Camera Menus
1
Turn the camera on.
A language-selection dialog will be displayed; press 1and 3to
highlight a language and press Jto select.
2
Press Gand set the camera clock.
After setting time zone, date format, and
daylight saving time options, use the
multi selector and Jbutton to set the
camera clock.
Focus the Viewnder
After removing the lens cap, rotate the
diopter adjustment control until the AF
area brackets are in sharp focus. When
operating the control with your eye to the
viewnder, be careful not to put your ngers
or ngernails in your eye.
Viewnder not in focus Viewnder in focus

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“Point-and-Shoot”
Modes (iand j)
1
Rotate the mode dial to i
or j.
2
Frame the photograph.
3
Press the
shutter-release
button halfway
to focus.
4
Smoothly press
the shutter-
release button
the rest of
the way down to take the
photograph.
Viewing Photographs
Pressing Kdisplays a picture in
the monitor.
Kbutton
Deleting Unwanted
Photographs
Note that photographs can not be
recovered once deleted.
• Press the Obutton. A
conrmation dialog will be
displayed; press the Obutton
again to delete the image and
return to playback.
Obutton
• To exit without deleting the
picture, press K.

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Recording Movies
1
Rotate the live view switch.
The view through the lens will be
displayed in the monitor.
Live view switch
2
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus.
3
Press the movie-record button to start
recording.
Movie-record button
A recording indicator and the time
available are displayed in the monitor.
Time remaining
Recording indicator
4
Press the movie-record button again to end recording.
5
Rotate the live view switch to exit live view.

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Camera Menus
Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from the
camera menus. To view the menus, press the Gbutton.
Help icon
If the help icon is displayed, you can press the W(Q) button
to view help for the currently selected item.
Choose from the following menus:
DPlayback
CShooting
ACustom Settings
BSetup
NRetouch
mRecent Settings / OMy Menu
Tabs
Options in current menu.
Menu options
Slider shows position
in current menu.
Current settings are
shown by icons.

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Caring for the Camera
❚❚ Storage
When the camera will not be used for
an extended period, turn the camera
o and remove the battery. Do not
store in locations that:
• are poorly ventilated or subject to
humidities of over 60%
• are next to equipment that
produces strong electromagnetic
elds, such as televisions or radios
• are exposed to temperatures above
50°C (122°F) or below –10°C (14°F)
❚❚ Cleaning
Camera Body
Use a blower to remove dust and
lint, then wipe gently with a soft, dry
cloth. After using the camera at the
beach or seaside, wipe o sand or
salt with a cloth lightly dampened in
distilled water and dry thoroughly.
Important: Dust or other foreign matter
inside the camera may cause damage
not covered under warranty.
Lens, Mirror, and Viewnder
These glass elements are easily
damaged. Remove dust and lint with
a blower. If using an aerosol blower,
keep the can vertical to prevent
the discharge of liquid. To remove
ngerprints and other stains, apply a
small amount of lens cleaner to a soft
cloth and clean with care.
Monitor
Remove dust and lint with a blower.
When removing ngerprints and
other stains, wipe the surface lightly
with a soft cloth or chamois leather.
Do not apply pressure, as this could
result in damage or malfunction.
* Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other
volatile chemicals.
Troubleshooting
❚❚ Battery/Display
The camera is on but does not respond: Wait
for recording to end. If the problem
persists, turn the camera o. If the
camera does not turn o, remove
and reinsert the battery 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 aected by removing or
disconnecting the power source.
Viewnder is dark: Insert a fully-charged
battery.
Displays turn o without warning: Choose
longer delays for Custom Setting c2
(Auto o timers).
Viewnder display is unresponsive and dim:
The response times and brightness of
this display vary with temperature.
Fine lines are visible around active focus
point or display turns red when focus point
is highlighted: These phenomena are
normal for this type of viewnder and
do not indicate a malfunction.
❚❚ Shooting (All Modes)
Camera takes time to turn on: Delete les
or folders.

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Specications
❚❚ Nikon D5600 Digital Camera
Type
Type Single-lens reex digital camera
Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
Eective angle of view Nikon DX format; focal length equivalent to approx. 1.5×
that of lenses with FX format angle of view
Eective pixels
Eective pixels 24.2 million
Image sensor
Image sensor 23.5 × 15.6 mm CMOS sensor
Total pixels 24.78 million
Dust-reduction System Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust O reference data
(CaptureNX-D software required)
Storage
Image size (pixels) • 6000 × 4000 (Large)
• 4496 × 3000 (Medium)
• 2992 × 2000 (Small)
File format • NEF (RAW): 12- or 14 bit, compressed
• JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with ne (approx.
1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16)
compression
• NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF
(RAW) and JPEG formats
Picture Control System Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait,
Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be
modied; storage for custom Picture Controls
Media SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC
memory cards
File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, PictBridge

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Viewnder
Viewnder Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reex viewnder
Frame coverage Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
Magnication Approx. 0.82× (50mm f/1.4 lens at innity, –1.0m–1)
Eyepoint 17mm (–1.0m–1; from center surface of viewnder
eyepiece lens)
Diopter adjustment –1.7–+0.5m–1
Focusing screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
Reex mirror Quick return
Lens aperture Instant return, electronically controlled
Lens
Autofocus support Autofocus is available with AF-S, AF-P, and AF-I lenses.
Shutter
Type Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane
shutter
Speed /–30s in steps of / or /EV; Bulb; Time
Flash sync speed X = /s; synchronizes with shutter at /s or slower
Release
Release mode 8(single frame), !(continuous L), 9(continuous H),
J(quiet shutter release), E(self-timer); interval timer
photography supported
Frame advance rate • !: Up to 3fps
• 9: Up to 5fps (JPEG and 12-bit NEF/RAW) or 4fps
(14-bit NEF/RAW)
Note: Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or
shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of /s
or faster, Release selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C
priority selection), and other settings at default values.
Self-timer 2s, 5s, 10s, 20s; 1–9 exposures

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Exposure
Metering mode TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor
Metering method • Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II (type G,
E, and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU
lenses)
• Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm
circle in center of frame
• Spot metering: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of
frame) centered on selected focus point
Range (ISO100, f/1.4
lens, 20°C/68°F)
• Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0–20EV
• Spot metering: 2–20EV
Exposure meter
coupling
CPU
Mode Auto modes (iauto; jauto, ash o); programmed
auto with exible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S);
aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); scene modes
(kportrait; llandscape; pchild; msports; nclose
up; onight portrait; rnight landscape; sparty/
indoor; tbeach/snow; usunset; vdusk/dawn; wpet
portrait; xcandlelight; yblossom; zautumn colors;
0food); special eects modes (%night vision; Ssuper
vivid; Tpop; Uphoto illustration; 'toy camera eect;
(miniature eect; 3selective color; 1silhouette;
2high key; 3low key)
Exposure compensation Can be adjusted by –5–+5EV in increments of / or /EV
in P, S, A, M, h, and %modes
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value with A(L) button
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended
Exposure Index)
ISO 100–25600 in steps of /EV. Auto ISO sensitivity
control available
Active D-Lighting YAuto, ZExtra high, PHigh, QNormal, RLow,
!O

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Focus
Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 4800DX autofocus sensor module with
TTL phase detection, 39 focus points (including 9 cross-
type sensors), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx.
0.5–3m/1ft 8in.–9ft10 in.)
Detection range –1–+19EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Lens servo • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF
(AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus
tracking activated automatically according to subject
status
• Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangender can be used
Focus point Can be selected from 39 or 11 focus points
AF-area mode Single-point AF, 9-, 21-, or 39- point dynamic-area AF,
3D-tracking, auto-area AF
Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button
halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing A(L) button
Flash
Built-in ash i, k, p, n, o, s, w, S, T, U, ': Auto ash with auto
pop-up
P, S, A, M, 0: Manual pop-up with button release
Guide Number Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual ash (m/ft, ISO 100,
20°C/68°F)
Flash control TTL: i-TTL ash control using 2016-pixel RGB sensor is
available with built-in ash; i-TTL balanced ll-ash for
digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted
metering, standard i-TTL ash for digital SLR with spot
metering
Flash mode Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto
slow sync with red-eye reduction, ll-ash, red-eye
reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction,
rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, o
Flash compensation Can be adjusted by –3–+1EV in increments of / or /EV
in P, S, A, M, and hmodes

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Flash
Flash-ready indicator Lights when built-in ash or optional ash unit is fully
charged; blinks after ash is red at full output
Accessory shoe ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety
lock
Nikon Creative Lighting
System (CLS)
Nikon CLS supported
Sync terminal AS-15 sync terminal adapter (available separately)
White balance
White balance Auto, incandescent, uorescent (7 types), direct sunlight,
ash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset
manual with ne-tuning.
Bracketing
Bracketing types Exposure, white balance, and ADL
Live view
Lens servo • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF
(AF-F)
• Manual focus (MF)
AF-area mode Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-
tracking AF
Autofocus Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects
focus point automatically when face-priority AF or
subject-tracking AF is selected)
Automatic scene
selection
Available in iand jmodes
Movie
Metering TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Metering method Matrix
Frame size (pixels) and
frame rate
• 1920 × 1080; 60p (progressive), 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p
• 1280 × 720; 60p, 50p
Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are
59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976fps respectively; options
support both ★high and normal image quality

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Movie
File format MOV
Video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio recording format Linear PCM
Audio recording device Built-in or external stereo microphone; sensitivity
adjustable
ISO sensitivity ISO 100–25600
Other options Time-lapse movies
Monitor
Monitor 8.1cm/3.2-in. (3:2), approx. 1037k-dot (720 × 480 ×
3 = 1,036,800dots), TFT vari-angle LCD touch screen
with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage,
brightness adjustment, and eye-sensor controlled on/o
Playback
Playback Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 12, or 80 images or
calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom
cropping, playback face zoom, movie playback, photo
and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights,
photo information, location data display, auto image
rotation, picture rating, and image comment (up to 36
characters)
Interface
USB Hi-Speed USB with Micro-USB connector; connection to
built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output Type C HDMI connector
Accessory terminal • Wireless remote controllers: WR-1, WR-R10 (available
separately)
• Remote cords: MC-DC2 (available separately)
• GPS units: GP-1/GP-1A (available separately)
Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter); supports
optional ME-1 stereo microphones