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Overview
Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon single-lens reflex (SLR)
digital camera. Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly
to get the most from the camera, and keep them where they will
be read by all those who use the product.
D Use Only Nikon Brand Accessories
Only Nikon brand accessories certified by Nikon specifically for use with
your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within
its operational and safety requirements.
THE USE OF NON-NIKON ACCESSORIES
COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY.
D Servicing the Camera and Accessories
The camera is a precision device and requires regular servicing.
Nikon
recommends that the camera be inspected by the original retailer or a
Nikon-authorized service representative once every one to two years, and
that it be serviced once every three to five years (note that fees apply to
these services).
Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly
recommended if the camera is used professionally.
Any accessories
regularly used with the camera, such as lenses or optional flash units,
should be included when the camera is inspected or serviced.
- User's Manual 1
- Where to Find It 2
- Package Contents 3
- Symbols and Conventions 4
- Q&A Index 6
- ❚❚ Menus and Displays 7
- ❚❚ Taking Photographs 8
- ❚❚ Viewing Photographs 9
- ❚❚ Retouching Photographs 10
- ❚❚ Optional Accessories 11
- Table of Contents 12
- Image Recording Options 55 13
- Focus 61 13
- Release Mode 73 13
- ISO Sensitivity 93 13
- Exposure 99 14
- White Balance 125 14
- Image Enhancement 145 14
- Flash Photography 169 14
- Other Shooting Options 181 15
- More About Playback 203 15
- Connections 223 15
- Menu Guide 245 16
- Technical Notes 349 19
- For Your Safety 20
- A Use appropriate cables 22
- A CD-ROMs 22
- A Life-Long Learning 26
- Introduction 27
- Overview 28
- Getting to Know the Camera 29
- Camera Body (Continued) 30
- The Control Panel 34
- The Viewfinder Display 36
- D No Battery 37
- The Command Dials 40
- ❚❚ Image Quality and Size 41
- ❚❚ ISO Sensitivity 41
- ❚❚ Exposure 42
- A The Fn Button 43
- ❚❚ White Balance 44
- ❚❚ Flash Settings 44
- The BM-8 Monitor Cover 45
- Quick Start Guide 47
- Tutorial 49
- Camera Menus 50
- ❚❚ Menus 51
- 1 Display the menus 52
- 2 Highlight the icon for the 52
- 3 Select a menu 53
- 4 Position the cursor in the 53
- 5 Highlight a menu item 53
- 6 Display options 53
- 7 Highlight an option 53
- Select the highlighted item 54
- L button 55
- First Steps 56
- 3 Insert the battery 57
- D The Battery and Charger 59
- D Incompatible Batteries 59
- 2 Attach the lens 60
- 3 Remove the lens cap 61
- 1 Turn the camera on 62
- 2 Select [Language] 62
- 3 Select a language 62
- 4 Select [World time] 63
- 5 Set time zone 63
- 6 Turn daylight saving time 63
- 7 Set the date and time 63
- 8 Set date format 64
- 9 Exit to shooting mode 64
- 2 Open the card slot cover 65
- 3 Insert the memory card 65
- 4 Close the card slot cover 66
- 2 Remove the memory card 66
- 2 Press the Q buttons 67
- 3 Press the Q buttons again 68
- 2 Focus the viewfinder 69
- 2 Check the battery level 70
- A Large-Capacity Memory Cards 71
- A LCD Illuminators 72
- A Auto Meter Off 72
- A Camera Off Display 72
- 1 Check camera settings 73
- 2 Choose exposure mode e 74
- 3 Choose single frame 74
- 4 Choose single-point AF 74
- 5 Choose single-servo 75
- 6 Choose matrix metering 75
- Ready the Camera 76
- 1 Press the shutter 77
- 2 Press the shutter-release 78
- 1 Press the K button 79
- 2 View additional pictures 79
- 1 Display the photograph 80
- 2 Delete the photograph 80
- Image Recording 81
- A NEF (RAW) Recording 83
- A JPEG Compression 83
- A NEF (RAW)+JPEG 83
- A The Image Quality Menu 83
- ❚❚ The JPEG Compression Menu 84
- A NEF (RAW) Images 85
- Focus Mode 88
- A The B Button 89
- A Predictive Focus Tracking 89
- AF-Area Mode 90
- A AF-Area Mode 91
- A Manual Focus 91
- Focus Point Selection 92
- Focus Lock 94
- Manual Focus 97
- The Electronic Rangefinder 98
- Release Mode 99
- Choosing a Release Mode 100
- Release mode 101
- Release mode dial lock 101
- Continuous Mode 102
- A Power Source and Frame Rate 103
- A Buffer Size 103
- A Auto Image Rotation 103
- A The Memory Buffer 104
- A See Also 104
- (Live View) 105
- 1 Select live view mode 106
- 3 Press the shutter-release 106
- 5 Focus 107
- 6 Take the picture 108
- 1 Ready the camera 109
- 2 Select live view mode 109
- 4 Frame a picture 109
- 5 Press the shutter-release 110
- 6 Focus 110
- 7 Take the picture 111
- A Remote Cords 112
- D Shooting in Live View Mode 113
- A Monitor Brightness 114
- Self-Timer Mode 115
- 3 Start the timer 116
- Mirror up Mode 117
- ISO Sensitivity 119
- Choosing ISO Sensitivity 120
- Manually 120
- A ISO Sensitivity Settings 121
- A HI 0.3–HI 1 121
- A LO 0.3–LO 1 121
- Auto ISO Sensitivity Control 122
- Exposure 125
- Metering 126
- A 3D Color Matrix II Metering 127
- Exposure Mode 128
- A Depth-of-Field Preview 129
- 1 Select exposure mode e 130
- A Flexible Program 131
- 1 Select exposure mode 132
- 2 Choose a shutter speed 132
- 1 Select exposure 133
- 2 Choose an aperture 133
- A Non-CPU Lenses 134
- 3 Frame a 136
- A Long Time-Exposures 137
- Autoexposure (AE) Lock 138
- 3 Recompose the 139
- Exposure Compensation 140
- Bracketing 142
- 2 Choose the number of shots 143
- ❚❚ Canceling Bracketing 146
- A Exposure Bracketing 146
- A White Balance Bracketing 150
- White Balance 151
- White Balance Options 152
- A The White Balance Menu 153
- A I (Fluorescent) 153
- A Studio Flash Lighting 154
- A Color Temperature 154
- Fine-Tuning White Balance 155
- 2 Fine tune white balance 156
- 3 Press J 156
- A White Balance Fine Tuning 157
- A “Mired” 157
- ❚❚ The WB Button 158
- Choosing a Color Temperature 159
- Preset Manual 160
- A White Balance Presets 161
- 1 Light a reference object 162
- 4 Measure white balance 163
- 5 Check the results 163
- 6 Select preset d-0 164
- 1 Select L ([Preset 165
- 2 Select a destination 165
- 3 Copy d-0 to the selected 165
- 3 Choose [Select image] 166
- 4 Highlight a source image 167
- 5 Copy white balance 167
- 2 Select a preset 168
- 3 Select [Set] 168
- 4 Edit the comment 170
- 3 Select [Edit comment] 170
- Image Enhancement 171
- Picture Controls 172
- ❚❚ Using Picture Controls 173
- 2 Select a Picture Control 174
- A The Picture Control Grid 175
- 1 Select a Picture Control 176
- 2 Adjust settings 176
- ❚❚ Picture Control Settings 177
- D Active D-Lighting 178
- D “A” (Auto) 178
- A Previous Settings 178
- A Toning (Monochrome Only) 179
- A Custom Picture Controls 179
- 1 Select [Manage Picture 180
- 2 Select [Save/edit] 180
- 3 Select a Picture Control 181
- 4 Edit the selected Picture 181
- 5 Select a destination 181
- 6 Name the Picture 182
- 1 Select [Load/save] 184
- 2 Select [Copy to camera] 184
- 4 Select a destination 185
- 5 Name the Picture Control 185
- 1 Select [Copy to card] 186
- 3 Choose a destination 186
- 1 Select [Rename] 187
- 3 Rename the Picture Control 187
- 1 Select [Delete] 188
- 3 Select [Yes] 188
- 2 Select [Delete from card] 189
- 4 Select [Yes] 190
- Active D-Lighting 191
- 1 Select [Active D-Lighting] 192
- 2 Choose an option 192
- Color Space 193
- A Color Space 194
- A Nikon Software 194
- Flash Photography 195
- The Built-in Flash 196
- Using the Built-in Flash 197
- 5 Take the picture 198
- Lowering the Built-in Flash 199
- Flash Modes 200
- Flash Compensation 202
- A Optional Flash Units 203
- 3 Focus 204
- 4 Lock flash level 205
- 5 Recompose the photograph 205
- 6 Take the photograph 205
- 7 Release FV lock 205
- A Metering 206
- Other Shooting Options 207
- Two-Button Reset: Restoring 208
- Default Settings 208
- Multiple Exposure 210
- 3 Select the number of shots 211
- 4 Select [Auto gain] 211
- 5 Set gain 211
- 6 Select [Done] 212
- D Multiple Exposure 213
- A Interval Timer Photography 213
- A Other Settings 213
- Interval Timer Photography 215
- 3 Choose a start time 216
- 4 Choose an interval 216
- 5 Choose the number of 217
- 6 Start shooting 217
- D Out of Memory 218
- A Bracketing 218
- A During Shooting 218
- 1 Choose a new starting 219
- 2 Resume shooting 219
- ❚❚ No Photograph 220
- A Release Mode 220
- A Using the Monitor 220
- A Shooting Menu Banks 221
- Non-CPU Lenses 222
- 1 Select [Non-CPU lens data] 223
- 2 Select a lens number 223
- 3 Select a focal length 223
- 4 Select a maximum 223
- 5 Select [Done] 224
- Using a GPS Unit 225
- ❚❚ Other GPS Units 226
- ❚❚ The k Icon 227
- A GPS Data 227
- ❚❚ Setup Menu Options 228
- A Heading 228
- More About Playback 229
- Full-Frame Playback 230
- Overview data 232
- GPS data 232
- ❚❚ File Information 233
- ❚❚ Highlights 234
- ❚❚ RGB Histogram 235
- A Histograms 236
- ❚❚ Shooting Data Page 1 237
- ❚❚ Shooting Data Page 2 238
- ❚❚ Shooting Data Page 3 239
- ❚❚ Shooting Data Page 4 240
- ❚❚ GPS Data 241
- ❚❚ Overview Data 242
- Viewing Multiple Images: 244
- Thumbnail Playback 244
- Taking a Closer Look: 246
- Playback Zoom 246
- Protecting Photographs from 247
- Deletion 247
- 1 Select an image 248
- 2 Press the O button 248
- Connections 249
- Connecting to a Computer 250
- 1 Select a USB option 252
- 2 Turn the camera off 252
- 3 Turn the computer on 252
- 4 Connect the USB cable 252
- 5 Turn the camera on 253
- 6 Transfer photographs 253
- 7 Turn the camera off 254
- D Transfer Mode 255
- A WT-4A/B/C/D/E 255
- Printing Photographs 256
- Direct USB Connection 257
- 1 Select [MTP/PTP] 258
- 3 Connect the USB cable 258
- 4 Turn the camera on 258
- 1 Select a picture 259
- 2 Display printing options 259
- 3 Adjust printing options 260
- 4 Start printing 261
- 2 Choose [Print select] or 262
- 3 Select pictures 263
- 4 Display printing options 263
- 5 Adjust printing options 264
- 6 Start printing 264
- 1 Select [Index print] 265
- 1 Choose [Select/set] 266
- 2 Select pictures 266
- 3 Select imprint options 267
- 4 Complete the print order 267
- Viewing Photographs on TV 268
- A Video Mode (pg. 313) 269
- A Television Playback 269
- A Slide Shows 269
- 1 Turn the camera off 270
- Menu Guide 271
- DThe Playback Menu: 272
- Managing Images 272
- 1 Highlight a picture 273
- 2 Press the center of the 273
- Playback Folder 275
- Hide Image 275
- D Protected and Hidden Images 275
- Display Mode 276
- Image Review 277
- After Delete 277
- Rotate Tall 277
- Slide Show 278
- Print Set (DPOF) 279
- C The Shooting Menu: 280
- Shooting Options 280
- 1 Select a bank 281
- 2 Enter a name 282
- 3 Save changes and exit 282
- Reset Shooting Menu 283
- 1 Select [New folder 284
- 2 Choose a folder number 284
- 1 Choose [Select folder] 285
- 2 Highlight a folder 285
- File Naming 286
- A Extensions 286
- Image Quality 286
- Image Size 286
- JPEG Compression 286
- Long Exp 288
- High ISO NR 289
- ISO Sensitivity Settings 289
- Live View 289
- Interval Timer Shooting 289
- ACustom Settings: 290
- Fine-Tuning Camera Settings 290
- C: Custom Setting Bank 292
- A Custom Settings Bank 292
- Reset Custom Settings 292
- A 3D-tracking 296
- A The AF-Assist Illuminator 299
- MB-D10 battery pack 300
- A Change Main/Sub 302
- 1 Select Custom Setting b6 303
- 2 Select [Yes] 304
- 3 Select a metering method 304
- 4 Choose an exposure value 304
- D File Number Sequence 309
- Dark on light Light on dark 310
- Option Description 311
- A Using AA Batteries 312
- A The MB-D10 Battery Pack 313
- A Auto FP High-Speed Sync 314
- D The Flash-Ready Indicator 315
- 60 s ([1/60 s], the 316
- A The SB-400 317
- ❚❚ Manual 318
- ❚❚ Repeating Flash 318
- A “Times” 318
- ❚❚ Commander Mode 319
- 4 Select the channel 320
- 5 Press J 320
- 6 Compose the shot 321
- 8 Raise the built-in flash 321
- A The Flash Sync Mode Display 322
- A Flash Compensation 322
- D Commander Mode 322
- ❚❚ Shooting Mode 326
- ❚❚ Playback Mode 326
- H or CL) is 329
- ❚❚ FUNC 330
- Button+Dials 330
- B The Setup Menu: 337
- Camera Setup 337
- Format Memory Card 338
- D During Formatting 338
- A Two-Button Format 338
- LCD Brightness 338
- Clean Image Sensor 339
- Lock Mirror up for Cleaning 339
- Video Mode 339
- World Time 341
- Language 341
- Image Comment 342
- Auto Image Rotation 343
- D Auto Image Rotation 343
- A Rotate Tall 343
- Dust off Ref Photo 344
- 1 Choose a start option 345
- Battery Info 347
- Wireless Transmitter 348
- Image Authentication 349
- D Camera Control Pro 2 349
- A Copies 349
- Copyright Information 350
- D Copyright Information 350
- Save/Load Settings 351
- A Saved Settings 352
- Non-CPU Lens Data 353
- AF Fine Tune 353
- D AF Tuning 354
- D Live View (Tripod) Mode 354
- A Saved Value 354
- Firmware Version 354
- N The Retouch Menu: 355
- Creating Retouched Copies 355
- 1 Choose a picture 356
- 2 Display the retouch menu 356
- 3 Select retouch options 356
- 4 Create a retouched copy 357
- 1 Select an item in the 357
- 2 Select a picture 357
- 3 Display retouch options 358
- D Retouching Copies 359
- A Image Quality 359
- D-Lighting 360
- Red-Eye Correction 361
- Monochrome 363
- Filter Effects 364
- Color Balance 364
- 1 Select [Image overlay] 365
- 2 Display NEF (RAW) images 365
- 3 Highlight a photograph 365
- 4 Select the highlighted 366
- 6 Select the second 366
- 7 Highlight the [Preview] 366
- 8 Preview the overlay 367
- 9 Save the overlay 367
- 2 Select [Side-by-side 368
- 3 Compare the copy with the 369
- O My Menu: 370
- Creating a Custom Menu 370
- 4 Position the new item 371
- 5 Add more items 371
- 1 Select [Remove items] 372
- 2 Select items 372
- 3 Select [Done] 372
- 4 Delete the selected items 372
- 1 Select [Rank items] 373
- 2 Select an item 373
- 3 Position the item 373
- 1 Select [Choose tab] 374
- 2 Select [Recent settings] 374
- Technical Notes 375
- Compatible Lenses 376
- A Lens f-number 378
- A The AF-S/AF-I Teleconverter 379
- A Compatible Non-CPU Lenses 379
- A The Built-in Flash 380
- D Red-Eye Reduction 381
- D AF-Assist Illumination 381
- A Calculating Picture Angle 382
- Optional Flash Units 383
- (Speedlights) 383
- ❚❚ CLS-Compatible Flash Units 384
- A Guide Number 385
- Other Flash Units 387
- Flash Contacts 390
- Other Accessories 391
- Most Nikon 394
- ❚❚ Approved Memory Cards 397
- Caring for the Camera 398
- 1 Place the camera base down 399
- 2 Display the [Clean image 399
- 3 Select [Clean now] 400
- 1 Select [Clean at startup/ 400
- 2 Select an option 401
- 4 Raise the mirror 403
- 6 Clean the filter 403
- D Use a Reliable Power Source 404
- Caring for the Camera and 405
- Battery: Cautions 405
- Troubleshooting 409
- ❚❚ Shooting 410
- ❚❚ Playback 414
- ❚❚ Miscellaneous 416
- Error Messages 417
- Appendix 425
- Defaults 426
- Memory Card Capacity 431
- Exposure Program 433
- 200 400 800 1600 3200 434
- 3.5 4 5 5.6 7.1 434
- Specifications 435
- L (continuous low speed), CH 437
- UP (mirror up) 437
- L) or 8 fps (CH) 437
- 2, or 1 EV 439
- 4 in. (ISO 1222) 440
- A Supported Standards 442
- A Battery Life 443
- L, 74, 76, 282 445
- H, 74, 76 445
- [Time zone], 37, 315 451
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