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Basic Setup
The language option in the setup menu is automatically
highlighted the first time menus are displayed. Choose a language
and set the time and date.
1 Turn the camera on.
2 Select [language].
Press G to display the
camera menus, then select
[Language] in the setup menu.
For information on using
menus, see “Using Camera
Menus” (pg. 28).
3 Select a language.
Press 1 or 3 to highlight the
desired language and press J.
Power switch
G button
- 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 59 13
- Focus 73 13
- Release Mode 85 13
- ISO Sensitivity 107 13
- Exposure 113 14
- White Balance 143 14
- Image Enhancement 165 14
- Flash Photography 189 14
- Other Shooting Options 205 15
- More About Playback 227 15
- Voice Memos 247 15
- Connections 255 15
- Menu Guide 277 16
- Technical Notes 377 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
- ❚❚ Attaching the Camera Strap 31
- The Top Control Panel 34
- The Rear Control Panel 36
- The Viewfinder Display 38
- D No Battery 39
- The Command Dials 42
- ❚❚ Image Quality and Size 43
- ❚❚ ISO Sensitivity 43
- ❚❚ Exposure 44
- ❚❚ White Balance 46
- ❚❚ Flash Settings 47
- A The Fn Button 47
- The BS-2 Accessory Shoe Cover 48
- Quick Start Guide 49
- O button 50
- Tutorial 51
- ❚❚ Menus 53
- 1 Display the menus 54
- 2 Highlight the icon for the 54
- 3 Select a menu 55
- 4 Position the cursor in the 55
- 5 Highlight a menu item 55
- 6 Display options 55
- 7 Highlight an option 55
- First Steps 58
- 4 Charge the battery 59
- 4 Insert the battery 61
- 5 Latch the cover 61
- D The Battery and Charger 62
- A Compatible Batteries 62
- A Removing the Battery 62
- Mounting 63
- ❚❚ Detaching the Lens 64
- A Image Area 64
- 4 Select [World time] 66
- 5 Set time zone 66
- 6 Turn daylight saving time 66
- 7 Set the date and time 66
- 8 Set date format 67
- 9 Exit to shooting mode 67
- 2 Open the card slot cover 68
- 3 Insert the memory card 69
- 4 Close the card slot cover 69
- 2 Remove the memory card 70
- 1 Turn the camera on 71
- 2 Press the Q buttons 71
- 3 Press the Q buttons again 72
- 2 Focus the viewfinder 73
- 2 Check the battery level 74
- A Large-Capacity Memory Cards 75
- A The Battery Indicator 76
- A Auto Meter Off 76
- A Camera Off Display 76
- 1 Check camera settings 77
- 2 Choose exposure mode e 78
- 3 Choose single frame 78
- 4 Choose single-point AF 78
- 5 Choose single-servo 79
- 6 Choose matrix metering 79
- Ready the Camera 80
- 1 Press the shutter 81
- 1 Press the K button 83
- 2 View additional pictures 83
- K button 84
- Image Recording 85
- ❚❚ Choose Image Area 87
- A DX Lenses 88
- A The Viewfinder Display 88
- 1 Select [Image area] 89
- 3 Adjust settings 89
- ❚❚ The Fn Button 90
- D Auto DX Crop 90
- A Image Size 90
- A NEF (RAW) Recording 92
- A JPEG Compression 92
- A NEF (RAW)+JPEG 92
- A The Image Quality Menu 92
- ❚❚ The JPEG Compression Menu 93
- A The Image Size Menu 96
- Focus Mode 100
- A The B Buttons 101
- A Predictive Focus Tracking 101
- A See Also 101
- AF-Area Mode 102
- A AF-Area Mode 103
- A Manual Focus 103
- Focus Point Selection 104
- Focus Lock 106
- 3 Recompose the 107
- Manual Focus 109
- The Electronic Rangefinder 110
- Release Mode 111
- Choosing a Release Mode 112
- Release mode 113
- Release mode dial lock 113
- Continuous Mode 114
- A The Memory Buffer 115
- (Live View) 116
- Live View Options 117
- 1 Select [Live view] 118
- 2 Select [Live view mode] 118
- 3 Select a live view mode 118
- 4 Select [Release mode] 118
- 5 Select a release mode 119
- 6 Exit to shooting mode 119
- 1 Select live view mode 120
- 2 Press the shutter-release 120
- 4 Focus 121
- 5 Take the picture 122
- 1 Ready the camera 123
- 2 Select live view mode 123
- 3 Frame a picture in the 123
- 4 Press the shutter-release 123
- N button Main command 124
- Contrast-detect 124
- AF point 124
- 6 Take the picture 125
- A Monitor Brightness 127
- A Remote Cords 127
- D Shooting in Live View Mode 128
- Self-Timer Mode 129
- 3 Start the timer 130
- Mirror up Mode 131
- ISO Sensitivity 133
- Choosing ISO Sensitivity 134
- Manually 134
- A ISO Sensitivity Settings 135
- A HI 0.3–HI 2 135
- A LO 0.3–LO 1 135
- Auto ISO Sensitivity Control 136
- Exposure 139
- Metering 140
- A 3D Color Matrix II Metering 141
- Exposure Mode 142
- A Depth-of-Field Preview 143
- 1 Select exposure 144
- A Flexible Program 145
- 2 Choose a shutter speed 146
- 10 s)Fast shutter speed ( 147
- 1,000 s) 147
- 2 Choose an aperture 148
- A Non-CPU Lenses 149
- A AF Micro Nikkor Lenses 151
- 3 EV Overexposed by over 3 EV 152
- ❚❚ Shutter-Speed Lock 153
- ❚❚ Aperture Lock 154
- Autoexposure (AE) Lock 155
- A Metered Area 157
- Exposure Compensation 158
- Bracketing 160
- 2 Choose the number of shots 161
- ❚❚ Canceling Bracketing 164
- A Exposure Bracketing 164
- A White Balance Bracketing 168
- White Balance 169
- White Balance Options 170
- A The White Balance Menu 171
- A I (Fluorescent) 171
- A Studio Flash Lighting 172
- A Color Temperature 172
- Fine-Tuning White Balance 173
- J button 174
- A White Balance Fine Tuning 175
- A “Mired” 175
- ❚❚ The WB Button 176
- Choosing a Color Temperature 177
- Preset Manual 178
- A White Balance Presets 179
- 1 Light a reference object 180
- 4 Measure white balance 181
- 5 Check the results 182
- 6 Select preset d-0 182
- D Direct Measurement Mode 183
- A Preset d-0 183
- 1 Select L ([Preset 184
- 2 Select a destination 184
- 3 Copy d-0 to the selected 184
- 3 Choose [Select image] 185
- 4 Highlight a source image 186
- 5 Copy white balance 186
- 2 Select a preset 187
- 3 Select [Set] 187
- 3 Select [Edit comment] 189
- 4 Edit the comment 189
- Image Enhancement 191
- Picture Controls 192
- ❚❚ Using Picture Controls 193
- 2 Select a Picture Control 194
- A The Picture Control Grid 195
- 1 Select a Picture Control 196
- 2 Adjust settings 196
- 3 Press J 196
- ❚❚ Picture Control Settings 197
- D “A” (Auto) 198
- A Previous Settings 198
- A Toning (Monochrome Only) 199
- A Custom Picture Controls 199
- 1 Select [Manage Picture 200
- 2 Select [Save/edit] 200
- 3 Select a Picture Control 201
- 4 Edit the selected control 201
- 5 Select a destination 201
- 6 Name the Picture 202
- 1 Select [Load/save] 204
- 2 Select [Copy to camera] 204
- 4 Select a destination 205
- 5 Name the Picture Control 205
- 1 Select [Copy to card] 206
- 3 Choose a destination 206
- 1 Select [Rename] 207
- 3 Rename the Picture Control 207
- 1 Select [Delete] 208
- 3 Select [Yes] 208
- 2 Select [Delete from card] 209
- 4 Select [Yes] 210
- Active D-Lighting 211
- 1 Select [Active D-Lighting] 212
- 2 Choose an option 212
- Color Space 213
- A Color Space 214
- A Nikon Software 214
- Flash Photography 215
- The Nikon Creative Lighting 216
- System (CLS) 216
- Compatible Flash Units 217
- SB-400, SB-R200, and SU-800: 218
- A Modeling Illumination 219
- Other Flash Units 220
- Flash Modes 223
- ❚❚ Choosing a Flash Mode 225
- A Studio Flash Systems 226
- A Shutter Speed and Aperture 226
- 5 Lock flash level 228
- 6 Recompose the photograph 228
- 7 Take the photograph 228
- 8 Release FV lock 229
- Flash Contacts 230
- Other Shooting Options 231
- Multiple Exposure 234
- 3 Select the number of shots 235
- 4 Select [Auto gain] 235
- 5 Set gain 235
- 6 Select [Done] 236
- 7 Frame a photograph 236
- D Multiple Exposure 237
- A Voice Memos 237
- A Interval Timer Photography 237
- A Other Settings 237
- Interval Timer Photography 239
- 3 Choose a start time 240
- 4 Choose an interval 240
- 5 Choose the number of 240
- 6 Start shooting 241
- D Out of Memory 242
- D Bracketing 242
- A During Shooting 242
- 1 Choose a new starting 243
- 2 Resume shooting 243
- H (continuous high speed) 244
- L (continuous low-speed) 244
- A Shooting Menu Banks 245
- Non-CPU Lenses 246
- 1 Select [Non-CPU lens 247
- 2 Select a lens number 247
- 3 Select a focal length 247
- 4 Select a maximum 247
- 5 Select [Done] 248
- Using a GPS Unit 249
- A GPS Data 250
- ❚❚ Setup Menu Options 251
- A Heading 251
- More About Playback 253
- Full-Frame Playback 254
- A Image Review 256
- A Two Memory Cards 256
- Photo Information 257
- ❚❚ File Information 258
- ❚❚ RGB Histogram 259
- A Histograms 260
- ❚❚ Shooting Data Page 2 262
- ❚❚ Shooting Data Page 3 263
- ❚❚ GPS Data 264
- ❚❚ Overview Data 265
- Viewing Multiple Images: 267
- Thumbnail Playback 267
- Protecting Photographs from 270
- Deletion 270
- 1 Select an image 271
- 2 Press the O button 271
- Voice Memos 273
- Recording Voice Memos 274
- ❚❚ Voice Memo Overwrite 275
- ❚❚ Voice Memo Button 275
- A Voice Memo 275
- H button 276
- Rear control panel 277
- A Interrupting Recording 278
- A After Recording 278
- A Voice Memo File Names 278
- Playing Voice Memos 279
- Voice Memo Playback Options 280
- Connections 281
- Connecting to a Computer 282
- D Windows 2000 Professional 283
- 1 Select a USB option 284
- 2 Turn the camera off 284
- 3 Turn the computer on 284
- 4 Connect the USB cable 284
- 5 Turn the camera on 285
- 6 Transfer photographs 285
- 7 Turn the camera off 286
- D WT-4A/B/C/D/E 287
- Printing Photographs 288
- Direct USB Connection 289
- 1 Select [MTP/PTP] 290
- 3 Connect the USB cable 290
- 4 Turn the camera on 290
- 3 Adjust printing options 292
- 4 Start printing 293
- G button 294
- L button 295
- 5 Adjust printing options 296
- 6 Start printing 296
- 1 Select [Index print] 297
- 2 Display printing options 297
- 3 Select imprint options 299
- 4 Complete the print order 299
- Viewing Photographs on TV 300
- A Video Mode (pg. 346) 301
- A Television Playback 301
- A Audio Output (pg. 254) 301
- A Slide Shows 301
- 1 Turn the camera off 302
- Menu Guide 303
- DThe Playback Menu: 304
- Managing Images 304
- 1 Highlight a picture 305
- 2 Press the center of the 305
- Playback Folder 307
- Hide Image 307
- D Protected and Hidden Images 307
- Display Mode 308
- 1 Choose [Select image(s)] 309
- 2 Choose the source folder 309
- 3 Preselect all or protected 310
- 4 Select images 310
- 5 Choose [Select destination 310
- 6 Choose a selection 311
- 8 Select [Copy image(s)?] 311
- 9 Select [Yes] 312
- Image Review 313
- After Delete 313
- Rotate Tall 313
- Slide Show 314
- ❚❚ Audio Playback 315
- Print Set (DPOF) 315
- Menus” (pg. 26) 316
- 1 Select a bank 317
- 2 Enter a name 318
- 3 Save changes and exit 318
- 1 Select [New folder 319
- 2 Choose a folder number 320
- 1 Choose [Select folder] 321
- 2 Highlight a folder 321
- File Naming 322
- A Extensions 322
- Image Quality 322
- Image Size 323
- Image Area 323
- JPEG Compression 323
- NEF (RAW) Recording 323
- Set Picture Control 324
- Manage Picture Control 324
- High ISO NR 325
- ISO Sensitivity Settings 326
- Live View 326
- Interval Timer Shooting 326
- ACustom Settings: 327
- Fine-Tuning Camera Settings 327
- B: Custom Setting Bank 329
- A Custom Settings Bank 329
- A: Reset Custom Settings 329
- A 3D-Tracking 333
- B button is pressed 337
- A Change Main/Sub 340
- 1 Select Custom Setting b6 341
- 2 Select [Yes] 341
- 3 Select a metering method 342
- 4 Choose an exposure value 342
- D File Number Sequence 347
- Dark on light Light on dark 349
- 60 s ([1/60 s], the 352
- ❚❚ Shooting Mode 356
- ❚❚ Playback Mode 356
- ❚❚ FUNC. Button Press 357
- H release mode) 358
- A Virtual Horizon 359
- ❚❚ FUNC. Button+Dials 360
- 2 Unlock the shutter-release 361
- 3 Select the focus point 362
- B The Setup Menu: 370
- Camera Setup 370
- Format Memory Card 371
- D During Formatting 371
- A Two-Button Format 371
- LCD Brightness 371
- Lock Mirror up for Cleaning 371
- Video Mode 372
- World Time 373
- Language 373
- Image Comment 374
- Auto Image Rotation 375
- A Rotate Tall 375
- Voice Memo 375
- Voice Memo Overwrite 376
- Voice Memo Button 376
- Audio Output 376
- 1 Select [Start] 377
- Battery Info 379
- Wireless Transmitter 380
- Image Authentication 380
- D Camera Control Pro 2 380
- A Copies 380
- Save/Load Settings 381
- A Saved Settings 382
- Virtual Horizon 383
- D Tilting the Camera 383
- Non-CPU Lens Data 383
- AF Fine Tune 384
- D AF Tuning 385
- D Live View (Tripod) Mode 385
- A Saved Value 385
- Firmware Version 385
- N The Retouch Menu: 386
- Creating Retouched Copies 386
- 1 Select an item in the 387
- 2 Select a picture 387
- 3 Display retouch options 387
- 4 Create a retouched copy 388
- D-Lighting 389
- Monochrome 392
- Filter Effects 393
- Color Balance 393
- 1 Select [Image overlay] 394
- 2 Display NEF (RAW) images 394
- 3 Highlight a photograph 394
- 4 Select the highlighted 395
- 6 Select the second 395
- 7 Highlight the [Preview] 395
- 8 Preview the overlay 396
- 9 Save the overlay 396
- 1 Select [Side-by-side 397
- 3 Compare the copy with the 398
- O My Menu: 399
- Creating a Custom Menu 399
- 4 Position the new item 400
- 5 View My Menu 400
- 1 Select [Remove items] 401
- 2 Select items 401
- 3 Select [Done] 401
- 4 Delete the selected items 401
- 1 Select [Rank items] 402
- 2 Select an item 402
- 3 Position the item 402
- Technical Notes 403
- A Lens f-number 406
- A The AF-S/AF-I Teleconverter 407
- A Compatible Non-CPU Lenses 407
- Other Accessories 409
- × for greater 411
- × for greater precision 411
- Most Nikon 413
- ❚❚ Approved Memory Cards 415
- Caring for the Camera 416
- 1 Remove the lens 417
- 2 Unlatch the screen holder 417
- 3 Remove the existing screen 417
- 5 Latch the screen holder 418
- 1 Remove the main battery 419
- 3 Remove the clock battery 419
- 6 Replace the main battery 420
- 7 Set the camera clock 420
- 4 Raise the mirror 422
- 6 Clean the filter 422
- D Use a Reliable Power Source 423
- Caring for the Camera and 424
- Battery: Cautions 424
- Troubleshooting 428
- ❚❚ Shooting 429
- ❚❚ Playback 433
- ❚❚ Miscellaneous 434
- Error Messages 435
- Appendix 443
- Defaults 444
- Memory Card Capacity 449
- Exposure Program 452
- Specifications 453
- L (continuous low speed), CH 455
- UP (mirror up) 455
- L) or 9–11 fps (CH) 455
- 2, or 1 EV 456
- 4 in. (ISO 1222) 458
- Calibrating Batteries 459
- D Battery Warning 460
- A Supported Standards 462
- A Battery Life 463
- L, 86, 88, 320 464
- H, 86, 88, 320 464
- Printed in Japan 472
- SB7J01(11) 472
- 6MB00711-01 472
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