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User's Manual
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Where to Find It
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Package Contents
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Symbols and Conventions
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Q&A Index
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❚❚ Menus and Displays
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❚❚ Taking Photographs
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❚❚ Viewing Photographs
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❚❚ Retouching Photographs
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❚❚ Optional Accessories
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Table of Contents
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Image Recording Options 55
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Focus 61
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Release Mode 73
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ISO Sensitivity 93
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Exposure 99
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White Balance 125
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Image Enhancement 145
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Flash Photography 169
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Other Shooting Options 181
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More About Playback 203
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Connections 223
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Menu Guide 245
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Technical Notes 349
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For Your Safety
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A Use appropriate cables
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A CD-ROMs
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A Life-Long Learning
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Introduction
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Overview
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Getting to Know the Camera
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Camera Body (Continued)
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The Control Panel
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The Viewfinder Display
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D No Battery
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The Command Dials
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❚❚ Image Quality and Size
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❚❚ ISO Sensitivity
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❚❚ Exposure
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A The Fn Button
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❚❚ White Balance
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❚❚ Flash Settings
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The BM-8 Monitor Cover
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Quick Start Guide
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Tutorial
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Camera Menus
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❚❚ Menus
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1 Display the menus
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2 Highlight the icon for the
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3 Select a menu
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4 Position the cursor in the
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5 Highlight a menu item
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6 Display options
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7 Highlight an option
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Select the highlighted item
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L button
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First Steps
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3 Insert the battery
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D The Battery and Charger
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D Incompatible Batteries
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2 Attach the lens
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3 Remove the lens cap
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1 Turn the camera on
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2 Select [Language]
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3 Select a language
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4 Select [World time]
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5 Set time zone
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6 Turn daylight saving time
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7 Set the date and time
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8 Set date format
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9 Exit to shooting mode
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2 Open the card slot cover
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3 Insert the memory card
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4 Close the card slot cover
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2 Remove the memory card
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2 Press the Q buttons
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3 Press the Q buttons again
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2 Focus the viewfinder
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2 Check the battery level
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A Large-Capacity Memory Cards
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A LCD Illuminators
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A Auto Meter Off
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A Camera Off Display
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1 Check camera settings
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2 Choose exposure mode e
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3 Choose single frame
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4 Choose single-point AF
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5 Choose single-servo
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6 Choose matrix metering
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Ready the Camera
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1 Press the shutter
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2 Press the shutter-release
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1 Press the K button
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2 View additional pictures
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1 Display the photograph
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2 Delete the photograph
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Image Recording
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A NEF (RAW) Recording
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A JPEG Compression
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A NEF (RAW)+JPEG
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A The Image Quality Menu
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❚❚ The JPEG Compression Menu
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A NEF (RAW) Images
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Focus Mode
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A The B Button
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A Predictive Focus Tracking
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AF-Area Mode
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A AF-Area Mode
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A Manual Focus
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Focus Point Selection
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Focus Lock
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Manual Focus
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The Electronic Rangefinder
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Release Mode
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Choosing a Release Mode
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Release mode
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Release mode dial lock
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Continuous Mode
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A Power Source and Frame Rate
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A Buffer Size
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A Auto Image Rotation
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A The Memory Buffer
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A See Also
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(Live View)
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1 Select live view mode
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3 Press the shutter-release
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5 Focus
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6 Take the picture
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1 Ready the camera
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2 Select live view mode
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4 Frame a picture
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5 Press the shutter-release
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6 Focus
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7 Take the picture
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A Remote Cords
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D Shooting in Live View Mode
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A Monitor Brightness
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Self-Timer Mode
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3 Start the timer
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Mirror up Mode
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ISO Sensitivity
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Choosing ISO Sensitivity
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Manually
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A ISO Sensitivity Settings
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A HI 0.3–HI 1
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A LO 0.3–LO 1
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Auto ISO Sensitivity Control
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Exposure
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Metering
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A 3D Color Matrix II Metering
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Exposure Mode
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A Depth-of-Field Preview
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1 Select exposure mode e
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A Flexible Program
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1 Select exposure mode
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2 Choose a shutter speed
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1 Select exposure
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2 Choose an aperture
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A Non-CPU Lenses
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3 Frame a
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A Long Time-Exposures
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Autoexposure (AE) Lock
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3 Recompose the
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Exposure Compensation
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Bracketing
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2 Choose the number of shots
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❚❚ Canceling Bracketing
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A Exposure Bracketing
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A White Balance Bracketing
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White Balance
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White Balance Options
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A The White Balance Menu
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A I (Fluorescent)
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A Studio Flash Lighting
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A Color Temperature
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Fine-Tuning White Balance
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2 Fine tune white balance
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3 Press J
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A White Balance Fine Tuning
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A “Mired”
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❚❚ The WB Button
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Choosing a Color Temperature
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Preset Manual
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A White Balance Presets
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1 Light a reference object
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4 Measure white balance
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5 Check the results
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6 Select preset d-0
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1 Select L ([Preset
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2 Select a destination
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3 Copy d-0 to the selected
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3 Choose [Select image]
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4 Highlight a source image
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5 Copy white balance
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2 Select a preset
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3 Select [Set]
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4 Edit the comment
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3 Select [Edit comment]
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Image Enhancement
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Picture Controls
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❚❚ Using Picture Controls
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2 Select a Picture Control
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A The Picture Control Grid
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1 Select a Picture Control
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2 Adjust settings
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❚❚ Picture Control Settings
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D Active D-Lighting
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D “A” (Auto)
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A Previous Settings
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A Toning (Monochrome Only)
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A Custom Picture Controls
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1 Select [Manage Picture
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2 Select [Save/edit]
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3 Select a Picture Control
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4 Edit the selected Picture
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5 Select a destination
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6 Name the Picture
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1 Select [Load/save]
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2 Select [Copy to camera]
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4 Select a destination
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5 Name the Picture Control
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1 Select [Copy to card]
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3 Choose a destination
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1 Select [Rename]
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3 Rename the Picture Control
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1 Select [Delete]
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3 Select [Yes]
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2 Select [Delete from card]
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4 Select [Yes]
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Active D-Lighting
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1 Select [Active D-Lighting]
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2 Choose an option
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Color Space
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A Color Space
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A Nikon Software
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Flash Photography
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The Built-in Flash
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Using the Built-in Flash
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5 Take the picture
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Lowering the Built-in Flash
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Flash Modes
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Flash Compensation
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A Optional Flash Units
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3 Focus
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4 Lock flash level
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5 Recompose the photograph
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6 Take the photograph
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7 Release FV lock
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A Metering
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Other Shooting Options
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Two-Button Reset: Restoring
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Default Settings
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Multiple Exposure
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3 Select the number of shots
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4 Select [Auto gain]
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5 Set gain
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6 Select [Done]
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D Multiple Exposure
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A Interval Timer Photography
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A Other Settings
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Interval Timer Photography
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3 Choose a start time
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4 Choose an interval
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5 Choose the number of
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6 Start shooting
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D Out of Memory
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A Bracketing
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A During Shooting
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1 Choose a new starting
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2 Resume shooting
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❚❚ No Photograph
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A Release Mode
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A Using the Monitor
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A Shooting Menu Banks
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Non-CPU Lenses
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1 Select [Non-CPU lens data]
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2 Select a lens number
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3 Select a focal length
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4 Select a maximum
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5 Select [Done]
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Using a GPS Unit
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❚❚ Other GPS Units
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❚❚ The k Icon
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A GPS Data
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❚❚ Setup Menu Options
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A Heading
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More About Playback
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Full-Frame Playback
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Overview data
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GPS data
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❚❚ File Information
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❚❚ Highlights
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❚❚ RGB Histogram
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A Histograms
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❚❚ Shooting Data Page 1
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❚❚ Shooting Data Page 2
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❚❚ Shooting Data Page 3
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❚❚ Shooting Data Page 4
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❚❚ GPS Data
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❚❚ Overview Data
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Viewing Multiple Images:
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Thumbnail Playback
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Taking a Closer Look:
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Playback Zoom
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Protecting Photographs from
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Deletion
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1 Select an image
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2 Press the O button
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Connections
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Connecting to a Computer
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1 Select a USB option
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2 Turn the camera off
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3 Turn the computer on
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4 Connect the USB cable
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5 Turn the camera on
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6 Transfer photographs
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7 Turn the camera off
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D Transfer Mode
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A WT-4A/B/C/D/E
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Printing Photographs
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Direct USB Connection
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1 Select [MTP/PTP]
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3 Connect the USB cable
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4 Turn the camera on
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1 Select a picture
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2 Display printing options
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3 Adjust printing options
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4 Start printing
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2 Choose [Print select] or
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3 Select pictures
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4 Display printing options
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5 Adjust printing options
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6 Start printing
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1 Select [Index print]
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1 Choose [Select/set]
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2 Select pictures
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3 Select imprint options
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4 Complete the print order
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Viewing Photographs on TV
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A Video Mode (pg. 313)
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A Television Playback
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A Slide Shows
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1 Turn the camera off
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Menu Guide
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DThe Playback Menu:
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Managing Images
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1 Highlight a picture
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2 Press the center of the
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Playback Folder
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Hide Image
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D Protected and Hidden Images
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Display Mode
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Image Review
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After Delete
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Rotate Tall
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Slide Show
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Print Set (DPOF)
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C The Shooting Menu:
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Shooting Options
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1 Select a bank
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2 Enter a name
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3 Save changes and exit
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Reset Shooting Menu
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1 Select [New folder
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2 Choose a folder number
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1 Choose [Select folder]
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2 Highlight a folder
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File Naming
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A Extensions
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Image Quality
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Image Size
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JPEG Compression
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Long Exp
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High ISO NR
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ISO Sensitivity Settings
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Live View
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Interval Timer Shooting
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ACustom Settings:
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Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
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C: Custom Setting Bank
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A Custom Settings Bank
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Reset Custom Settings
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A 3D-tracking
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A The AF-Assist Illuminator
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MB-D10 battery pack
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A Change Main/Sub
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1 Select Custom Setting b6
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2 Select [Yes]
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3 Select a metering method
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4 Choose an exposure value
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D File Number Sequence
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Dark on light Light on dark
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Option Description
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A Using AA Batteries
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A The MB-D10 Battery Pack
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A Auto FP High-Speed Sync
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D The Flash-Ready Indicator
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60 s ([1/60 s], the
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A The SB-400
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❚❚ Manual
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❚❚ Repeating Flash
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A “Times”
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❚❚ Commander Mode
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4 Select the channel
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5 Press J
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6 Compose the shot
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8 Raise the built-in flash
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A The Flash Sync Mode Display
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A Flash Compensation
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D Commander Mode
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❚❚ Shooting Mode
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❚❚ Playback Mode
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H or CL) is
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❚❚ FUNC
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Button+Dials
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B The Setup Menu:
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Camera Setup
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Format Memory Card
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D During Formatting
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A Two-Button Format
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LCD Brightness
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Clean Image Sensor
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Lock Mirror up for Cleaning
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Video Mode
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World Time
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Language
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Image Comment
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Auto Image Rotation
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D Auto Image Rotation
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A Rotate Tall
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Dust off Ref Photo
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1 Choose a start option
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Battery Info
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Wireless Transmitter
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Image Authentication
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D Camera Control Pro 2
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A Copies
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Copyright Information
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D Copyright Information
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Save/Load Settings
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A Saved Settings
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Non-CPU Lens Data
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AF Fine Tune
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D AF Tuning
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D Live View (Tripod) Mode
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A Saved Value
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Firmware Version
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N The Retouch Menu:
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Creating Retouched Copies
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1 Choose a picture
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2 Display the retouch menu
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3 Select retouch options
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4 Create a retouched copy
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1 Select an item in the
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2 Select a picture
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3 Display retouch options
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D Retouching Copies
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A Image Quality
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D-Lighting
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Red-Eye Correction
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Monochrome
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Filter Effects
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Color Balance
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1 Select [Image overlay]
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2 Display NEF (RAW) images
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3 Highlight a photograph
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4 Select the highlighted
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6 Select the second
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7 Highlight the [Preview]
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8 Preview the overlay
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9 Save the overlay
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2 Select [Side-by-side
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3 Compare the copy with the
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O My Menu:
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Creating a Custom Menu
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4 Position the new item
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5 Add more items
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1 Select [Remove items]
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2 Select items
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3 Select [Done]
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4 Delete the selected items
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1 Select [Rank items]
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2 Select an item
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3 Position the item
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1 Select [Choose tab]
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2 Select [Recent settings]
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Technical Notes
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Compatible Lenses
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A Lens f-number
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A The AF-S/AF-I Teleconverter
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A Compatible Non-CPU Lenses
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A The Built-in Flash
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D Red-Eye Reduction
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D AF-Assist Illumination
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A Calculating Picture Angle
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Optional Flash Units
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(Speedlights)
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❚❚ CLS-Compatible Flash Units
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A Guide Number
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Other Flash Units
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Flash Contacts
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Other Accessories
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Most Nikon
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❚❚ Approved Memory Cards
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Caring for the Camera
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1 Place the camera base down
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2 Display the [Clean image
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3 Select [Clean now]
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1 Select [Clean at startup/
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2 Select an option
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4 Raise the mirror
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6 Clean the filter
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D Use a Reliable Power Source
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Caring for the Camera and
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Battery: Cautions
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Troubleshooting
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❚❚ Shooting
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❚❚ Playback
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❚❚ Miscellaneous
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Error Messages
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Appendix
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Defaults
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Memory Card Capacity
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Exposure Program
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200 400 800 1600 3200
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3.5 4 5 5.6 7.1
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Specifications
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L (continuous low speed), CH
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UP (mirror up)
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L) or 8 fps (CH)
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2, or 1 EV
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4 in. (ISO 1222)
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A Supported Standards
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A Battery Life
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L, 74, 76, 282
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H, 74, 76
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[Time zone], 37, 315
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