Picture Quality / Size Options (6.0)
The Nikon Coolpix 5600 offers five image size options for still pictures: 2592 x 1944 high res, 2592 x 1944 normal, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768, and 640 x 480. These JPEG image files do not have compression settings (except for the high and normal 5-megapixel pictures) like many other compact cameras offer. The largest image file should be able to produce a 11 x 14-inch print without “looking digital.” The movie mode offers three sizes: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120. This is sufficient to view movie clips on television screens or on a PC via email.
Picture Effects Mode (7.0)
Within the Auto mode’s menu, there is a Color Options setting with live views. This Nikon lets adventurous photographers change from Standard Color to Vivid Color, Black and White, Sepia and Cyanotype. However, I’d probably stick with the Standard Color myself and then tweak colors later in a software editing package. The fact that the computer can be eliminated from the process may appeal to point-and-shoot photographers, however. The Black and White mode does not have enough contrast for my liking and looks a bit washed out. The other modes look decent, although everyone has an opinion on what color Sepia really should be. Most compact cameras offer only black and white and sepia options with the standard color, so Nikon has gone slightly further in their options on the Coolpix 5600.
