Nikon 1542 manual

En_01 SB4E01(11) Printed in Thailand 6MB23811-01 No reproduction in a ny form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews), may be made without writte n authorization from NIKO N CORPORATION. DIGIT AL CAMERA User' s M anual En Nikon Manual View er 2 Use the Nikon Manual V iewer 2 app to view [...]

T o get the most from y our camera, please be sur e to read all instructions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all those who us e the product. Symbols and Con ven tions T o make it easier to find the information you need, the f ollowing symbols and conventions are used: Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera mon[...]

i Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera. Memory cards are sold separ ately . Cameras purchased in Japan displa y menus and messages in English and Japanese only; other languages are not suppor ted. W e apolog ize f or an y incon ven ience th is may cau se. Package C ontents BM-12 monitor cover ( 0 10) BF-1B body cap ( 0 15, 4[...]

ii Package Contents .......... ............... ........... ........... ............ ........... ..... i For Your Safety.... .............. .............. ............... ........... .............. .... xiii Notices .......... .............. ........... ........... ............ ........... .............. ...... xvii Introduct ion 1 Getting to Know t[...]

iii Movie Live Vie w 49 Indices ...................................................................................................... 54 Using the b Button ................................... ........................................... 55 The Live View Display: Movie Live View ...................................... 57 The Information Display: Movi[...]

iv Release Mode 102 Choosing a Release Mode ................ ............ ........... ........... ..... 102 Power Source and Frame Rate ..................................................... 104 Self-Timer Mode ( E ) ..... ............ ........... ............ ........... ........... .. 106 Mirror up Mode ( V ).... ............ ........... .........[...]

v Image Enhancement 170 Picture Controls ....... ........... ........... ............ ........... .............. ....... 1 70 Selecting a Picture Control ............................................................. 170 Modifying Picture Controls ............................................................ 173 Creating Custom Picture Controls .....[...]

vi Photo Information ............... .............. ............... ........... ............. 238 Taking a Closer Look: Pl ayback Zoom .......... .............. .......... 248 Protecting Photographs fro m Deletion .................. ............. 250 Deleting Phot ographs ........... .............. ............ ........... ........... .. 251 Full-F[...]

vii C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options ............ .............. . 290 Shooting Menu Options .................................................................. 290 Shooting Menu Bank ................................................................ 291 Extended Menu Banks ..................... ......................................... 292 Stora[...]

viii b: Metering/Exposure ................................................................. 315 b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value ................................................ 315 b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl ............................................ 315 b3: Exp./Flash Comp. Step Value... ....................................... 315 b4: Easy E[...]

ix e: Bracketing/Flash ....................................................................... 329 e1: Flash Sync Speed ................................................................. 329 e2: Flash Shutter Speed ........................................................... 331 e3: Flash Cntrl for Built-in Flash .....................................[...]

x g: Movie ..................................................... ....................................... 361 g1: Assign Fn Button ................................................................. 361 g2: Assign Preview Button ...................................................... 362 g3: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button .....................................[...]

xi N The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouche d Copies .. ......... 384 Retouch Menu Options ................................................................... 384 D-Lighting ..................................................................................... 388 Red-Eye Correction .................................................................... 3[...]

xii Technical Notes 419 Compatible Lenses ................. .............. ............ .............. .......... 419 Optional Flash Units (Spe edlights) ............... .............. .......... 428 The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)............................... 428 Other Accessori es .......... ............ ........... .............. ....[...]

xiii T o p revent damage to your N ikon produc t or injur y to yourself or to othe rs, read the f ollowin g safety pre cautions in their entir ety befor e using this equipment. Keep these safety instruc tions where all tho se who use the product will read the m. The consequen ces that cou ld result fr om failure t o observe the precautions listed i[...]

xiv A Do not disassemble T ouching the prod uct’ s in ternal parts could result in injury. In the event of malfunction, the product should be repaired only by a qualified technician . Should the produc t break open as the result of a fall or othe r acciden t, re mov e the batt ery and/or AC adapter and then take the product to a Nikon-authorized [...]

xv A Observe proper precautions when handling batteries Batteries may leak or explode if improperly hand led. Obser ve the followin g precaution s when handling batteries for use in th is product: • Use only ba tteries appr ove d for use in this equi pment. • Do not shor t or disassemble t he battery. • Be sure the pr oduct is off before repl[...]

xvi • Do not handle the power cab le or go near the ch arger during thunderstorms. F ailure to obser ve this precaution could result in electr ic shock. • Do not damage, modify, or forcibly tug or bend the power cable. Do not place it under heavy objec ts or expose it to heat or flame. Should the insulation be damaged and the wire s become e xp[...]

xvii • No par t of the manuals included with this product may be reproduc ed, transmitted , transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translat ed into an y language in any form, by any means, without Nik on ’ s pri or written permis sion. • Nikon reserves the rig ht to chan ge the specifications of the hardware and soft ware described in [...]

xviii Notices for Custom ers in the U.S .A. Power Ca bl e At voltages over A C 125 V (U.S.A. only) : T he power cable must be rated f or the voltage in use, be at least AWG no . 18 gauge, and have SVG ins ulation or better with a NEMA 6P-15 plug rated for A C 250 V 15 A. Federal Communications Comm ission (FCC ) Radio Frequenc y Inter ference S tat[...]

xix Notice C oncerning Prohibition of Cop ying or R eproduction Note that simply being in posse ssion of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a sc anner, digital camera, or ot her device may be punishable by law . • Items prohibited by la w from being co pied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, [...]

xx Disposin g of D ata Storage Devices Please note that deleting images or formatting memo r y cards or other data storage de vices does not complet ely erase the original image data. Delete d files can somet imes be rec over ed from discarde d storage de vices using commercially available softwa re, potent ially resulting in t he malicious use of [...]

xxi Use Only Nik on Brand Electronic A cce ssories Nikon cameras are desi gned to the hi ghest standa rds and in clude complex electronic circuit ry. Only Nikon bran d electron ic acce ssories (in cluding chargers, batteries , AC adapters, and fl ash accessor ies) cer tifie d by Nikon specifically for use with this Ni kon digital camera are enginee[...]

xxii D Use Only Nikon Brand Accessories Only Nikon bra nd accessories cer tif ied by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital camera ar e engineered an d prov en to operate within its operational and safety requirements. T HE USE OF NON -N IKON ACCESSORIE S COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YO UR N IKON WARRAN TY . A Before T aking I [...]

1 Introduc tion T ake a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. Y ou may find it helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual. Camera Body Getting to Know the C amera 1 Release mode dial ...................... 102 2 Release mode dial lock release .........................[...]

2 Camera Body (Continued ) 1 Built-in flash ................................. 189 2 Flash pop-up button .................. 189 3 D button........ 134, 139, 143, 35 0 4 M / Y button ..................... .. 190, 196 5 Audio connector cov er ... ....... 56, 63 6 USB connector cover ........ 25 7, 26 3 7 HDMI connector cover .............. 269 8 Lens [...]

3 1 Stereo microphone.................49, 62 2 AF- assist illuminator................... 3 13 Self-timer lamp............................ 107 Red-eye reduction lamp ........... 191 3 Pv button ............. 54, 117, 349, 362 4 Fn button....................... 78, 343, 361 5 Memor y card slot cov er......... 14, 21 6 Pow er connector cover .........[...]

4 Camera Body (Continued ) 1 Eyepiece shutter lev er .........23, 106 2 Viewfinder .......................................17 3 Viewfinder eyepiece ............23, 10 6 4 Diopter adjustment control ........17 5 A button ....... 36, 97, 128, 349, 363 6 B button............................. 50, 88 7 Eyelet for camera str ap ................12 8 Multi [...]

5 The Control Panel The control panel shows a variety of camera settings when the camera is on. The items shown here appear the first time the camera is turned on; information on other settings can be found in the relevant sections of this manual. 3 12 4 5 6 7 9 13 14 12 11 8 10 1 Exposure mode ........................... 116 2 Metering ...........[...]

6 T he Viewfinder Display 1 Framing grid (displa yed when On is selected for Custom Setti ng d7) ....................................................... 325 2 Focus points .... 1 7, 30, 94, 310, 311 AF- area mode .......................... 90, 91 3 AF area brackets....................1 7, 239 4 Virtual horizon display .............. 347 5 Focus ind[...]

7 Note : Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes. 12 Exposure mode ........................... 116 13 Flas h co mpe ns at io n i nd ic ato r ....................................................... 1 96 14 Exposure c ompensation indicator....... ................................ 131 15 ISO sensitivity .........................[...]

8 The R Button Press the R button to view shooting information during viewfinder photography ( 0 201). R button[...]

9 The b button Use the b button f or quick access to frequently-used settings in playback mode ( 0 386) and during viewfinder ( 0 205) and live view photography ( 0 42) and movie liv e view ( 0 55). Viewfind er photogr aphy Playback Live view photography Movie live view b button[...]

10 The BM-12 Monito r Cover A clear plastic cover is pro vided with the camera to keep the monitor clean and protect it when the camera is not in use. T o attach the cover , insert the projection on the top of the cover in to the matching indentation abov e the camera monitor ( q ) and press the bottom of the cover until it clicks into place ( w ).[...]

11 In this manual, operations using the multi selector are represented b y 1 , 3 , 4 , and 2 ic ons. The Multi Selector 1 : Pr ess the multi selector up 4 : Pr ess the multi selector left 2 : Pr ess the multi selector right The center of the multi selector 3 : Press the multi selector down[...]

12 First Steps Follow the sev en steps below to ready the camera for use . 1 Att ac h t he st ra p. Attach the strap as shown. Repeat for the second eyelet. D The Battery and Charger Read and follow the w arnings and cauti ons on pages xiii–xvi and 452–457 of this ma nual .[...]

13 2 Charge the battery . Inser t the batter y and plug the charger in (depending on the country or region, the charger comes with either an AC wall adapter or a power cable). An exhausted battery will fully charge in about two hours and 35 minutes . • AC wal l ada pte r : I nsert the AC wall adapter into the charger AC inlet ( q ). Slide the AC [...]

14 3 Inser t the battery and a memor y card. Before inserting or removing the battery or memor y cards, confirm that power switch is in the OFF position. Insert the battery in the orientation show n, using the battery to keep the orange battery latch pressed to one side. The latc h locks the battery in pla ce when the battery is fully inserted. Mem[...]

15 4 Attach a l ens. Be careful to prevent du st from ent ering the camera when the lens or body cap is removed. The lens generally used in this manual for illustrative pu rposes is an AF-S NIKKOR 24– 120mm f/4G ED VR. Be sure to r emove t he lens cap befor e taking pictures. Remove the camera body cap Remove the rear lens cap Mounting mark (c am[...]

16 5 T urn the ca mera on. Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n . The contr ol pane l will ligh t. A LCD Illuminators Rotating the pow er switch towar d D activa tes the standby timer and control panel back light (L CD illum inator), allowing the display to be r ead in the dark. After the powe r switch is r eleased, the il luminators wi ll remain lit for s[...]

17 6 Focus the viewfinder . Lift the diopter adjustment control and rotate it until the viewfinder display , focus points, and AF area brackets are in sharp focus. When operating the control with your eye to the viewfinder , be car eful not to put your fingers or fingernails in y our eye . Push the diopter adjustment control back in once you ha ve [...]

18 7 Choose a language and set the camera clock. Use the Language and T ime zone and date options in the setup menu to choose a language and set the camera clock ( Language is automatica lly show n highlighte d the first time the menus are displa yed). Tim e zo ne a n d d a te is used to choose a time zone ( Ti me z on e ), choose a date format ( D[...]

19 ❚❚ Batter y Level The batter y level is shown in the control panel and viewfinder . Control panel View find er Description L — Battery fully charged. K — Battery par tially discharged. J — I — H d Low battery. Charge battery or ready spare battery. H (flashes) d (flashes) Shutter rele ase disabl ed. Charge or exchange batter y. Contr[...]

20 ❚❚ Number of Exposures Remaining The memor y cards current ly inser ted in the camera are indicated as sho wn (the example at right shows the ic ons displayed when both an SD and a CompactFlash card are inserted). If the memor y card is full or an er ror has occurred, the icon f or the affected card will flash ( 0 468). The control panel and[...]

21 ❚❚ Removing the Battery and Memory Cards Removing the Battery T urn the camera off and open th e battery-chamber co ver . Press the battery latch in the dire ction shown by the arrow to release the battery and then remov e the battery by hand. Removing Memory Cards After confirming that the memory card access lamp is off , turn the camera of[...]

22 D Memor y C ards • Memor y cards may be hot after use. Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera. • T urn the power off befor e inserting or removing memory cards. Do not remove memory cards from the camera, turn the camera off , or remov e or dis conne ct the power sourc e during f ormatti ng or while data are being r e[...]

23 ❚❚ Detaching the Lens Be sure th e camera is off when rem oving or exchanging lenses. To r e m o v e t h e lens, press and hold the lens release button ( q ) while turning the lens clockwis e ( w ). After removing the lens, replace the lens caps and camera body cap . D CPU Lenses with Aperture Rings In t he case of CPU len ses equip ped with[...]

24 Camera Menus Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from the camera menus. T o view the menus, press the G butto n. Tabs Choose from the follo wing menus: • D : Playback ( 0 280) • N : Ret ouch ( 0 384) • C : Shooting ( 0 290) • O / m : MY MENU or RECENT SETT INGS (defaults to MY MENU ; 0 414) • A : Custom Settings [...]

25 Usin g Ca mera Me nus ❚❚ Menu Controls The multi selector and J button are used to navigat e the menus. A The d (Help ) Ic on If a d icon is displayed at the bottom left corner of the monitor , help can be displ ayed by pressing the L ( Z / Q ) button . A description of the currently selected option or menu will be display ed while the butto[...]

26 ❚❚ Navigating the Menus Follow the steps below to navigate the menus. 1 Display the menus. Press the G button to display the menus. 2 Highlight the ic on for the current menu. Pre ss 4 to high li ght the icon for the current menu. 3 Select a menu. Pre ss 1 or 3 to select the desired menu. G button[...]

27 4 Position the cursor in the selected menu. Pres s 2 to position the cursor in the selec ted menu. 5 Highlight a menu item. Pres s 1 or 3 to highlight a menu item. 6 Displa y options . Pres s 2 to display options for the selected menu item. 7 Highlight an option. Pres s 1 or 3 to highlight an option.[...]

28 8 Select the highli ghted i tem. Pre ss J to sele ct the highlighted item. T o exit without making a selection, press the G button. Note the following points: • Menu items that are displayed in gray are not currently avail able. • While pressing 2 or the cen ter of the multi selector generally has the same effect as pressing J , there ar e s[...]

29 Basic Photograph y and Pla yback 1 Ready the Camera. When framing photographs in the viewfinder , hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with yo ur left. When framing photographs in port rait (tall) orientation, hold the camera as shown at right. 2 Frame the photograph. At default settings, t he camera will focus[...]

30 3 Press the shutter-release button halfw ay . Press the shutt er-release button halfway t o focus (if the subject is poorly lit, the AF- assist illuminator may light). The i n-foc us indicator ( I ) will appear in the viewfinder when the focus operation is c omplete. 4 Shoot. Smoothly press the shutter -relea se-button the rest of the w ay do wn[...]

31 1 Press the K button. A photograph will b e displayed in the monitor . The memor y card containing the picture currently displayed is shown by an icon. 2 View additional pictures. Additional pictures can be displayed by pressing 4 or 2 . T o view additional information on the curren t photograph, press 1 and 3 ( 0 238). T o end playback and retu[...]

32 A Image Review When On is s el ec ted for Imag e review in the playback menu ( 0 287), photographs are automatically displayed in the monitor for a few seconds after shooting. A See Also See page 237 for information on choosing a memor y card slot.[...]

33 Deleting Unwanted Photographs T o delete the photograph currently displayed in the monitor , press the O ( Q ) button. Note that photographs can not be recovered on ce dele ted. 1 Displa y the phot ograph . Display the photog raph you wish t o delete as described on the preceding page . The location of the current image is shown by an icon at th[...]

34 A The Standby Time r (Viewfinder Photography) The viewfinder indicator displa y and control panel shutter speed and aper ture di splay will tu rn off if no operations are performed for about six seconds, re ducing the drain on the battery. Pres s the shutter-rel ease button halfway to reactivate the display . The length of time before the standb[...]

35 Live V ie w Photography Follow the st eps below to take photographs in live view . 1 Rotate the live view selec tor to C (live view photograph y). 2 Press the a button. The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will be displayed in the camera monitor . The subject will no longer be visible in the viewfinder . 3 Position the focus p[...]

36 4 Focus . Press the shutter-release button hal fway to focus. The focus point will flash green while the camera focuses . If the camera is able to focus, the f ocus point will be displayed in gr een; if the camera is unable to focus , the f ocus point will flash red (note that pictures can be taken even when the focus poin t flashes red; check f[...]

37 5 T ake the pic ture. Press the shutt er-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. The monitor will turn off. D Using Autofoc us in Live View Pho tography and M ovie Live View Use an AF-S lens. The desired results may not be achieved with other lenses or telec onverters . Note that in live view , autofocus is slower and the monitor ma y [...]

38 6 Exit live view mode. Press the a button to exit live view mode. A Live View Zoom Preview Press the X button to magnify the view in the monitor up to a maximum of about 23×. A navigation window will appear in a gray frame at the bottom right c orner of the display . Use the multi s elector to scroll to areas of the frame not visible in the mon[...]

39 Fo c u s T o focus using autofocus, rotate the focus-mode selector to AF and follow the steps below to choose autofocus and AF- area modes . F or information on focusing manually, see page 41. ❚❚ Choosing a Focus Mode The following autof ocus modes are available during liv e view photography and movie live view: T o choose an autofocus mode,[...]

40 ❚❚ Choosing an AF- A rea Mode The following AF- area modes can be selec ted during live view photography and movie live view: Mode Description ! Fac e - pr i o ri t y A F : Use for portraits. The camera automatically detects and focuses on portrait subjects; the selected subjec t is indicated by a double yellow b order (if multiple faces, up[...]

41 T o choose an AF- area mode, pr ess the AF-mode button and rotate the sub- command dial until the desired mode is di splayed in the mon itor . M anual F ocus T o focus in manual focus mode ( 0 100), rotate t he lens focus ring un til the subject is in focus. T o magnify the view in the monitor for precise focus , press the X button ( 0 38). AF-m[...]

42 Usin g t he b Butt on The options listed below can be accessed by pressing the b button during live view photography . Hig hl ig ht items using the multi selector and press 2 to view options for the highlighted item. After choosing the desired setting, press J to return to the b -button menu. Press the b button again to exit to the shooting disp[...]

43 Photo liv e view display WB During li ve view photograph y , the white balance (hue) of the monitor can be set to a value differ ent from that used for photographs ( 0 148). This c an be effective if the lighting under which shots are framed is different from that used when the photographs ar e taken, as is sometimes the case when a flash or pr [...]

44 ❚❚ Split-Screen Display Zoom Selecti ng Split-screen display zoom in the live view photography b butt on menu splits the display into two box es showing separate areas of the fr ame side-by-side at a high z oom ratio . The positions of the magnified areas are shown in the navigation window . Use the X and W buttons to zoom in and out, or use[...]

45 The Live View Disp lay: L ive V iew Photograph y Item Description 0 q Time rem aining The amount of time remaining before liv e view ends automaticall y . Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less. 48 w Photo liv e view display whit e balance indicator Monitor hue (photo live view display white balance). — e Autofocus mode The current aut[...]

46 T he Inf orma tion Displa y: Liv e V iew Photogr aph y T o hide or display indicat ors in the monitor during live view photography , press the R button. Information on Information off Fr aming guides Vir tual hori zon ( 0 379) Histogr am (expo sure preview only; 0 36)[...]

47 D Shooting in Live View Mode T o prevent light ente ring via the viewfinder from interfering with photographs or exp osure, close the viewfin der eyepiece shutter . Although they will not appear in th e final pi cture, jagged ed ges, color fringing, moiré , and bright spots may appear in the monitor , while bright bands may appear in some ar ea[...]

48 D The Count Down Display A count down will be displayed 30 s before live view ends automatically (the timer turns red if li ve view is about to end to protect the internal circuits or , if an option other than No limit is selected for Custom Setting c4— Monitor off delay > Live view ; 0 320—5 s before the mon itor i s du e to t urn off au[...]

49 Movie Liv e V iew Movies can be recorded in liv e view . 1 Rotate the live view selec tor to 1 (mov ie liv e vi ew). 2 Press the a button. The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will be displayed in the camera monitor as it w ould appear in the ac tual movie, modified for the eff ects of exposure. The subject will no longer be v[...]

50 3 Choose a focus mode ( 0 39). 4 Choose an AF- area mode ( 0 40). 5 Focus . Fr ame the opening s hot and press the B button to fo cus. Note that the number of subjects that can be detected in f ace-pr iority AF drops during movie recording. A Focusing in Movi e Live Vie w Fo cus can also be adjusted by pr essing the shutter-release button halfwa[...]

51 A Exposure Mode The follo wing settings can be adjusted in movie live view: Aperture Shu tt er speed ISO sensitivity ( 0 64) Exposure compensation Metering e , f — — — ✔ ✔ g ✔ — — ✔ ✔ h ✔ ✔ ✔ — ✔ In exposure mode h , shutter speed can be set to values between 1 / 25 s and 1 / 8000 s (the slowest av ailable shutter s[...]

52 6 Star t re cordin g. Press the movie-record button to star t recording. A re cord in g indicator and the time available are displayed in the monitor . Exposure can be locked by pressing the A AE-L/ AF-L button ( 0 128) or altered b y up to ±3 EV using exposure compen sation ( 0 130). In autofocus mode, the camera can be ref ocused by pressi ng[...]

53 8 Exit movie live view . Press the a bu tton t o exit movi e live view . D The Count-Down Display A cou nt d own wil l be dis pla yed 3 0 s b efore mov ie re cord ing en ds automa tical ly ( 0 462). Depending on shooting conditions, the timer may appear immediately when movie recording begins. Note that regardless of the amount of recording time[...]

54 Indices If Inde x marking is selected as the “press” option for Custom Setting g1 ( Assign F n button ; 0 361), g2 ( Assign previe w button ; 0 362), or g3 ( Assign AE-L/AF-L button ; 0 363), you can press the selected button during recording to add i ndices that can be used to locate frames dur ing editing a nd playback ( 0 66). Up to 20 in[...]

55 Usi ng t he b Button The options listed below can be accessed by pressing the b butt on in movie live view . Highlight items using the multi selector an d press 2 to view options for the highlighted item. After choosing the desir ed setting , pr ess J to return to the b -button menu. Pres s t he b button again to exit to the shooting display. Op[...]

56 Monitor brightness Press 1 or 3 to adjus t monitor brightness f or movie live view (note that this affects liv e view only and has no effect on photographs or movies or on the brightness of the monit or for menus or playback; 0 42). Highlight display Choose whether the brightest ar eas of the frame (highlights) ar e shown by slanting lines in th[...]

57 The Live V iew Display: Mo vie Live V iew Item Description 0 q “No movie” icon Indicates that movies can not be recorded. 49 w Headphone volume Volume of audio output to headphones. Displayed when third-party headphones are connected. 56 e Microphone sensitivity Microphone sensitivity . 62 r Sound le ve l Sound level for audio recording. Dis[...]

58 The Information Display: Movie Live V iew T o hide or display indicat ors in the monitor during movie live view , press the R bu tton. Information on Information off Fr aming guides Vir tual hori zon ( 0 379) Histogr am[...]

59 Image Area Regardless of the option selected for Image area in the shooting menu ( 0 74), all movies and photographs recorded in movie live view ( 0 49) have an aspect ratio of 16 : 9. I mag es reco rd ed w it h On selected for Image area > Aut o DX crop ( 0 7 5) and a DX lens attached use a DX -based movie format, as do images recor ded with[...]

60 T ak ing Photos During Mo vie Live V iew If Ta k e p h o t o s is selected for Cust om Setting g4 ( Assign shutter butt on , 0 364), photograph s can be taken at any time during movie live view by pr essing the shutter-release button all the way down. If movie recording is in pr ogress , recording will end and the footage recorded to that point [...]

61 A Wireless Remote Controllers and Remot e Cords If Record movies is selected for Custom Setting g4 ( Assign shutter button , 0 364), the shutter-release bu tt ons on optional wireless remo te co ntro lle rs a nd re mot e cord s ( 0 439) can be used to star t movie live view and to start and end movie recording. D Recording Movie s Flicker , band[...]

62 Movie Settings Use the Movie settings option in the shooting menu ( 0 290) to adjust the following settings. • Frame size/frame ra te, Mo vie quality : Choose from the following options: • Microphone sensitivity : T urn the built-in or optional stereo microphones ( 0 441) on or off or adjust microphone sensitivity . Choose Aut o sensitivity [...]

63 • Frequenc y respon se : If S Wi d e r a n g e is selected, the built-in and optional stereo microphones ( 0 441) will respond to a wide range of frequencies, fr om music to the bustling hum of a city street. Choose T Vo c a l r a n g e to bring out human voices. • Wind noise reduction : Select On to enable the lo w-cut filter for the built-[...]

64 • Movie ISO se nsitivity set tings : Adjust the following ISO sensitivity settings. - ISO sensitivi ty (mode M) : Choose the ISO sensitivity for exposure mode h from values between ISO 64 and Hi 2. Auto ISO sensitivity control is used in other exposure modes. - Auto ISO control (mo de M) : Select On for auto ISO sensitivity control in exposure[...]

65 Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame play back ( 0 235). Press the c enter of the multi selector to start playback; your current position is indicated by the movie progress bar . The following operations can be performed: V iewing Mo vies 1 icon L ength Cu rrent p osition/t otal length Movie progress bar Volume Guide To Use Description[...]

66 Skip 10 s Rotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s. Skip ahead/ back Rotate the sub-comm and dial to skip to next or previous index, or to skip to the last or first frame if the movie contains no indices. Adju st volum e X / W Press X to increas e volume, W to d ecrease. Tr i m m o v ie b Se e p ag e 67 for mo re info rm [...]

67 T rim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills . Tr i m m i n g M o v i e s T o create trimmed copies of mo vies: 1 Display a movie full frame ( 0 235). 2 Pause the movie on the new opening or closing frame. Play the movie back as described on page 65, pressing the cent er of the multi selector to star t a[...]

68 3 Select Choose start/end point . Press the b button, then highlight Choose start/end poi nt and press 2 . b button[...]

69 4 Choose the current frame as the new star t or end point. T o c re a te a c o py t h at b e gi n s f ro m t h e current fr ame, highlig ht Start po int and press J . The frames bef ore the current frame will be remo ved when you save the copy. T o create a copy that ends at the current frame , highlight End point and press J . The frames after [...]

70 5 Confirm the new start or end po int. If the desired frame is not currently displayed, press 4 or 2 to advance or rewind (to skip to 10 s ahead or back, rotate the main command dial one stop; to sk ip to an index, o r to the first or last frame if the movie contai ns no in dices, ro tate the sub - command dial ). 6 Create the cop y . Once the d[...]

71 8 Sav e th e cop y . Hig hl ig ht Sa ve as ne w fil e and press J to save the c opy to a new file. To replace the original movie file with the edited copy , highlight Overwrite existi ng fil e and press J . D Trim ming Movies Movies must be at least two seconds long. The copy will not b e saved if there is insufficient space av ailable on the me[...]

72 Saving Sele cted Frames T o save a cop y of a selected frame as a JP EG still: 1 Pause the movie on the desired frame. Play the movie back as described on page 65, pressing the center of the multi selector to star t and resume playback and 3 to pause. Pause the movie at the frame you intend to copy. 2 Choose Save selected frame . Press the b but[...]

73 4 Sav e th e cop y . Hig hl ig ht Ye s and press J to cre ate a fine -quality ( 0 79) JPEG copy of the selected frame. A Sa v e Se l ect ed F r am e JPEG movie stills created with the Sav e selected frame option can not be retouched. JPEG movie stills lack some categories of phot o inform ation ( 0 238). A The Retouch Menu Movies can also be edi[...]

74 Image Recording Options Choose from image areas of FX (36 × 24) 1.0× (FX format), D X (24 × 16) 1.5× (D X format), 5 : 4 (30 × 24) , and 1.2× (30 × 20) 1.2× . See page 490 for information on the number of pictures that can be stored at differen t image area settings. Image Area DX format (24 × 16) image circ le FX format (36 × 24) imag[...]

75 ❚❚ Image Area O ptions The camera offers a choice of the following image ar eas: ❚❚ Automatic Crop Selec tion T o automaticall y select a D X cr op when a D X lens is attached, select On for Image ar ea > Auto DX cro p in the shooting menu ( 0 290). The image area selected in the shooting menu or with the camera controls will be used [...]

76 A Image Area The selected option is shown in the information display . A DX Lense s DX lense s are designed f or use with DX f ormat cameras and hav e a smaller angle of view than lenses for 35mm format cameras. If Auto DX c r o p is off and an option other than DX ( 2 4 × 16 ) (DX format) is selected for Choose image area when a D X lens is at[...]

77 The image area can be selected using the Image area > Choose image area option in the shoo ting menu or by pr essing a control and rotating a command dial. ❚❚ The Image Area Menu 1 Select Image area . Hig hl ig ht Image area in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Select Choose image area . Hig hl ig ht Choose image area and press 2 . 3 Adju[...]

78 ❚❚ Camera Control s 1 Assign image area selec tion to a camera control. Select Choose image area as the “ press + command dials” option for a camera contr ol in the Custom Settings menu ( 0 300). Image area select ion can be assigned to the Fn button ( Custo m Setting f4, Assign F n button , 0 343), the Pv button (C ustom Setting f5, Ass[...]

79 The D810 supports the following image quality options. See page 489 f or informa tion on th e number of pictur es that ca n be stored at differ ent image quality and size settings. Image Quality Opti on File type Description NEF (RA W ) NEF RA W data from the image sensor are saved without additional processing. Settings such as white balance an[...]

80 Image quality is set by pressing the T button and rotating the main command dial until the desir ed setting is displaye d in the control panel. T button Main command dial Control panel A NEF (RA W) Images NEF (RA W ) imag es can be viewed on the camera or using sof tware such as ViewNX 2 or Capture N X-D ( ViewNX 2 can be installed from the supp[...]

81 ❚❚ JPEG Compression T o choose the type of compression for JPEG images, highlight JPEG/TIFF rec ording > JPEG compr ession in the shooting menu and press 2 . ❚❚ NEF (RAW) Compression T o choose the type of compression for NEF (RA W ) images, highligh t NEF (RA W ) recording > NEF (RA W ) compression in the shooting menu and press 2[...]

82 ❚❚ NEF (RAW) Bit Depth T o choose a bit depth for NEF (RA W ) images, highligh t NEF (RA W) recording > NEF (RA W ) bit depth in the sh ooting menu and press 2 . Opti on Description q 12-bit NEF (RA W ) images are recor ded at a bit depth of 12 bits. r 14-bit NEF (RA W ) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14 bits, producing files large[...]

83 Image size is measured in pix els. In the case of JPEG and TIFF images, you can choose from # Lar ge , $ Medium , or % Small (note that image size varies depending on the option selected for Image area , 0 74): Image Size Image area Opti on Siz e (pix els) Print size (cm/in.) * FX (36 × 24) (FX format) Large 7360 × 4912 62.3 × 41.6/24. 5 × 1[...]

84 Image size for JPEG and TIFF images can be set b y pressing the T button and rotating the sub- comma nd dial until the desired option is display ed in the control panel. T button Sub- command dial Control panel A The Image Size Menu Image size for JPEG and TIFF images can also be adjusted using the JPEG/TIFF recording > Image size option in t[...]

85 ❚❚ NEF (RAW) Images When recording photographs in NEF (RA W ) format, y ou can choose from sizes of o Large and p Small using the NEF (RA W) recording > Image size option in the shooting menu. Small-size images are about half the size of their large -size co unter par ts. An asterisk ( U ) appears in the control panel when p Small is sele[...]

86 When two memory cards are inserted in the camera, you can choose one as the primar y card using the Primary slot selection item in the shooting menu. Select SD card slot to designate the card in the SD car d slot as the primar y card, CF card slot t o choose the CompactFlash card. The roles played by the primar y and secondary cards can be chose[...]

87 Fo c u s This section descr ibes the focus options available when photographs are framed in the viewfinder . F ocus can be adjusted automatically (see below) or manually ( 0 100). The user can also select the focus point f or automatic or manual focu s ( 0 94) or use focus lock to focus to recompose photographs after focusing ( 0 96). T o use au[...]

88 Autof ocus mode can be selected by pressing the AF- mode butt on and r otating the main command dial until the desired setting is display ed in the viewfinder and control panel. Contro l panel Viewfinder A The B Button Fo r the purpose of focusing the camera, pressing the B button has the same effect as pressing the shutt er-release button halfw[...]

89 A See Also For inf ormation on using focus priority in continuous-ser vo AF , see Custom Set ting a1 ( AF-C priority se lect ion , 0 306). Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n on using release priority in single -ser vo AF , see Custom Setting a2 ( AF-S priority selec tion , 0 307). Fo r information on preven ting the camera from focusing wh en the shutte[...]

90 AF- Area Mode Choose how the focus point is selected during viewfinder photography . • Single-point AF : Select the focu s point a s described on page 94; the camera will focus on the subject i n the selected focus point only . Use with stationar y subjects. • Dynamic-area AF : Select the focus point as described on page 94. In AF-C focus mo[...]

91 • Group-area AF : The camera focuses using a group of focus points selected by the user , r educing the risk of the camera focusing on the background instead of on the main subject. Choose for subjects that are d ifficult to photograph using a single focus point. If faces are detected in AF-S focus mode, the camera will give priority to portra[...]

92 A 3D-tracking When the shutter-rel ease button is pressed halfwa y , the colors in the area surrounding the focus point are stored in the camera. Consequently 3D-tracking may not produce the desir ed results with subjects that are si milar in color to the background or that occupy a very sm all area of the frame. A AF- Area Mode AF- area mode is[...]

93 A See Also For inf ormation on adjusting how long the camera waits before refocusing when an object moves in fron t of the camera, see Cust om Setting a3 ( Focus tracking with lock-on , 0 308). See Custom Setting a5 ( F ocus point illumination , 0 309) for information on choosing how the focus point is displayed in dynamic-area and group-area AF[...]

94 F ocus Poin t Selection The camera offers a choice of 51 focus points th at can be used to compose photographs with the main subject pos itioned almost anywhere in the frame. F ollow the steps below to choose the focus point (in gr oup-area AF , you can follow these steps to choose a group of focus points). 1 Rotate the focus selec tor lock to ?[...]

95 The focus selector lock can be rotated to the locked ( L ) position following selection to prevent the selected focus point from changing when the multi selector is pressed. A Auto-area AF The focus point for auto-area AF is selected automaticall y; manua l focus-point selection is not available. A See Also For inf ormation on choosing when and [...]

96 Fo c u s Lo c k Focus lock can be used to change the composition af ter focusing, making it possible to focus on a subject that wil l not be in a focus point in the final composition. If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus ( 0 87), focus lock can also be used to recompose the photograph after focusing on another object at the same dist[...]

97 2 Lock focus. AF-C focus mode ( 0 87 ) : With the shutter-release button pressed halfway ( q ), press the A AE-L/AF-L button ( w ) to lock both focus and exposure (an AE-L icon will be displayed in the viewfinder). Foc u s will remain locked while the A AE-L/AF-L button is pressed, even if yo u la ter re move you r fin ge r from the shutter-rele[...]

98 A Locking Focus with the B Button During viewfinder photog raphy , focus can be locked using the B button in place of the shutter-release button ( 0 88). If AF-ON only is selected for C ustom Setting a4 ( AF activation , 0 308), the camera will not focus when the shutt er-release butt on is pressed halfwa y; instead, the camera will focus when t[...]

99 A Getting Good Results with Autofocus Autofocus does not perform well under the conditions listed below . The shutter release may be disabled if the camera is unable to focus under these conditions, or the in-focus indicator ( ● ) ma y be displayed and the camera may sound a beep , allowing the shutt er to be released even when the subject is [...]

100 Manual f ocus is av ailabl e for lenses tha t do not suppor t autofocus (non-AF NIKK OR lenses) or when the autofocus does not produce the desired results ( 0 99). • AF lense s : Set the lens focus mode switch (if present) and camera focus- mode selector to M . • Manual focus lenses : Set the camera f ocus-mode selector to M . T o focus man[...]

101 ❚❚ The Electronic Rangefinder The viewfinder focus indicator can be used to confirm whether the subject in the selected f ocus poin t is in fo cus (the focus point can be selected from any of the 51 focu s points). After positioni ng the subject in the selec ted focus point, press the shutter-release bu tton halfway and rotate the lens focu[...]

102 Release Mode T o choose a release mode, press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to the desir ed setting. Choosing a Release Mode Mode Description S Single frame : Camera takes one photograph each time shutter- release button is pr essed. T Continuous low speed : While shutter-releas e button is held down, camera [...]

103 E Self -t imer : T ake pictures with the self-timer ( 0 106). V Mirror up : Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in telephoto or close -up photography or in other situations in which the slightest camera mov ement can result in blurred photographs ( 0 108). Mode Descripti on[...]

104 P ow er Sourc e and F rame Rate The maximum frame advance rat e varies with the power source and image area. The figures below ar e the av erage maximum frame rates available with cont inuous-ser vo AF , manual or shu tte r-pr ior it y au to e xpo sure, a shutter speed of 1 / 250 s or faster , settings other than C ustom Setting d2 at default v[...]

105 A The Memory Buffer The camera is equipped with a memo ry buffer for temporar y storage, allowing shooting to continue while photographs are being saved to the memory card. Up to 100 photogr aphs can be taken in succession; note, ho wever , that frame rate will dr op when the buffer is full ( t AA ). The approximate number of images that can be[...]

106 The self-timer can be used to reduc e camera shake or for self- por traits. 1 Mount the camera on a tripod. Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level sur face. 2 Select self-timer mode. Press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to E . 3 Fr ame the photograph and focus. In single -ser vo AF[...]

107 4 Start the timer . Press the shutter-release button all the way down to star t the timer . The self-timer lamp will star t to flash. T wo seconds before the photograph is taken, the self-timer lamp will stop fl ashing . The shutter will be released about ten seconds af ter the timer star ts. T o turn the self-timer off before a photograph is t[...]

108 Choose this mode to minimize blurring caused by camera movement when the mirror is raised. T o use mirror- up mode, press the r elease mode dial lock release and rotate the release mode dial to V (mirror up). After pressing the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure, press the shutter-relea se button the rest of the way down t[...]

109 ISO Sensitivity The camera ’ s sensitivity to light can be adjusted according to the amount of light available. Choose from settings that range from ISO 64 to ISO 12800 in steps equivalent to 1 / 3 EV . Settin gs of fr om about 0.3 to 1 EV below ISO 64 and 0.3 to 2 EV abov e ISO 12800 are also available f or special situations . The higher th[...]

110 A The Shooting Menu ISO sensitivity can also be ad justed from the shooting menu. Choose ISO sensitivit y settings to adjust settings f or viewfinder and liv e view photogra phy ( 0 290) and Movie settings > Mov ie ISO sensitiv ity settings to adjust settings for movie live view ( 0 64). A ISO Sensitivity The higher the ISO sensitivity , the[...]

111 If On is selected for ISO sensitivity settings > Aut o I S O sensitivity control in the shooting menu, ISO sensitivity will automatically be adjus ted if optimal exposure can not be achieved at the value selected by the user (ISO sensitivity is adjusted appropriately when the flash is used). 1 Select A uto ISO sensitivity control . Select IS[...]

112 3 Adjust settings . The maximum value for auto ISO sensitivity can be selected using Maximum sensitivity (note that if the ISO sensitivity selected by the user is higher than that chosen for Maximum sensitivity , the value selected by the user will be used instead). In exposure modes e and g , sensitivity will only be adjusted if underexposure [...]

113 A Minimum S hutter Spee d Auto shutter-sp eed selection can be fine -tuned by highlighting Auto and pressi ng 2 : for ex ample, values fast er than those usually s elected automatica lly can be u sed with telep hoto lenses to reduce blur. Note, however , that Au to functions only with CPU lenses; if a non-CPU lens is used without lens data, m i[...]

114 Exposure Metering determines how the camera sets exposure. The following options are available: Metering Opti on Desc ription L Matrix : P roduces n atural res ults in most situa tions. Camera meters a wide area of the fr am e and set exposure according to tone distribution, color , compositio n, and, with type G, E, or D lenses ( 0 422), dista[...]

115 T o choose a metering option, press the c button and rotate the main command dial until the desir ed setting is displayed in the viewfinder and control panel. c button Main command dial A Non-CPU Lens D ata Specifying the focal length and maximum aperture of non-CPU lenses using the Non-CPU lens data option in the setup menu ( 0 229) allows the[...]

116 T o determine how the camera sets shutter speed and aperture when adjusting exposure, press the I ( Q ) button and rotate the main command dial until the desir ed option appears in the contro l pane l. Exposure Mode I ( Q ) button Main command dial Control panel Mode Description e Programmed auto ( 0 118): Camera sets shutter spee d and apertur[...]

117 A Lens Types When using a CPU lens equipped with an aper ture ring ( 0 422), lo ck the aperture ring at the minimum aper ture (highest f-number). Ty p e G and E lenses are not equipped with an aperture ring. When using non-CPU lenses ( 0 229), selec t exposure mode g (aperture -priority auto) or h (manual). In other modes, exposure mode g is au[...]

118 e : Programmed Auto In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aper ture according to a built-in program to ensure optimal exposure in most situations . A Flexible Program In exposure mode e , differ ent combinations of shutter speed and aperture can be selected by rotating the main command dial while the exposur e meters [...]

119 f : Shutter-Pr iority Aut o In shutter-priorit y auto , you choose the shutt er speed while the camera automatically select s the aperture that wi ll produce the optimal exposure. T o choose a shutter speed, rotate the main command dial while the exposure meters are on. Shutter speed can be set to “ p ” or to values between 30 s and 1 / 800[...]

120 g : Aperture -Priorit y Auto In aper ture-prior ity auto, y ou choose the aperture while the camera automatically selec ts the shutter speed that will produce the optimal exposure. T o choose an aper ture between the minimum and maximum values f or the lens, rotate the sub- command d ial while the exposure meters are on. Aperture can be locked [...]

121 h : Manual In manua l exposure mode, you cont rol both shutter s peed and aperture . While the exposure meters are on, r otate the main command dial to choose a shutter speed, and th e sub- command dial to set aperture. Shutter speed can be set to “ p ” or to values between 30 s and 1 / 8000 s, or the shutter can be held open indefinitely f[...]

122 A AF Micro NIKKOR Lenses Provided that an external exposure meter is used , the expos ure ratio need only be taken into account when the lens aperture ring is used to set aperture. A Exposure Indicators If a shutte r speed other than “ bulb” or “time” is selected, the expo sure indicators in the viewfinder and control panel sho w whethe[...]

123 Select the follo wing shutt er speeds f or long time-exposures of moving lights, the stars , night scenery, or fir eworks. • Bulb ( A ) : The shutter r emains open while the shutter- release button is held down. T o prevent blur , use a tr ipod or an op tio na l wi rel es s rem ote co ntro ll er ( 0 441) or remote cord ( 0 439). • Time ( &a[...]

124 1 Ready the camera. Mount the camera on a tripod or place it on a stable, level surface. 2 Select exposur e mode h . Press the I ( Q ) button and rotate the ma in command dial until h is displayed in the control panel. A Long Time -Exposures Close the viewfinder eyepiece shutt er to prevent lig ht entering via the viewfinder from appearing in t[...]

125 3 Choose a sh utter sp eed. While the exposure meters are on, rotate the main command dial to choose a shutter speed of Bulb ( A ) or Time ( & ). The ex posur e indicators do not appear when Bulb ( A ) or Time ( & ) is selected. 4 Op e n t h e s h u t t e r . Bulb : After focusing, press the shutter-release butt on on the ca mer a o r o[...]

126 Shutter speed lock is available in shut ter-priority auto and manual exposure modes , aper ture lock in aper ture -priorit y auto and manual exposure modes. Shutter speed and aper ture lock are not available in programmed auto exposure mode. 1 Assign shutter speed and aper ture lock to a camera control. Select Shutter spd & aperture lock as[...]

127 Aper ture (expo sure modes g and h ) : Press the selected button an d rotate the sub-command dial until F icons appear in the viewfinder and the control panel. T o unlock aper ture, press the butt on and rotat e the sub- command dial until the F ic ons disapp ear from the displa ys. Fn button Sub-command dial A See Also Use Custom Setting f7 ( [...]

128 Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after using center-weighted metering and spot metering ( 0 114) to meter exposure. 1 Lock expo sure. Position the subject in the selected focus point and press the shutter- release button halfway . Wit h th e shutter-r elease butt on pressed halfway and the subject positioned in the focus poin t, p[...]

129 A Metered Area In spot metering, exposure will be lock ed at the value metered in a 4-mm (0.16 in.) circle centere d on the selected focus point. In ce nter - weighted metering , exposure will be lock ed at the value metered in a 12-mm circle in the center of the viewfinder . A Adjusting Shutter Speed and A perture While exposure lock is in eff[...]

130 Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure fr om the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker . It is most effective when used with center -weighted or spot metering ( 0 114). Choose from values between –5 EV (underexposure) and +5 EV (over exposure) in increments of 1 / 3 EV . In general, positive values make th[...]

131 T o choose a value for exposure compensation, press the E button and rotate the main command dial until the desired value is disp layed in the control panel or viewfinder . At values other than ±0.0, the 0 at the center of the exposure indica tors will flash (exposure modes e , f , and g only) and a E icon will be displayed in the viewfinder a[...]

132 A Exposure Mode h In exposure mode h , exposure co mpensation affects only the exposure indicator; shutter speed and aper ture do not change. A See Also For inf ormation on choosing the size of the increments available for exposure compensa tion, see Custom Setting b3 ( Exp./fl ash comp . step value , 0 315). F or information on making adjustme[...]

133 Bracketing automaticall y varies exposure, flash level, A ctiv e D - L ighting (ADL), or white balance slightly with each shot, “bracketing” the curren t value. Choose in situations in which it is difficult to set exposure, flash level (i-TTL and, where suppor ted, auto aper ture flash control modes only; see pages 194, 331, and 430), white[...]

134 2 Choose the number of shots. Pressing the D button, r otate the main command dial t o choose th e number of shots in the br acketing s equenc e. The number of shots is shown in the control panel. At settings other than zer o, a M icon and exposure and flash bracketing indicator will appear in the control panel and D will be displayed in the vi[...]

135 3 Select an exposu re incr emen t. Pressing the D button, rotate the sub- command dial to choose the exposure increment. At default settings , the size of the incr ement can be chosen from 0.3 ( 1 / 3 ), 0.7 ( 2 / 3 ), 1, 2, and 3 E V . The bracketing programs with an increment of 0.3 ( 1 / 3 ) EV are listed below. Note that for exposur e incre[...]

136 4 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. The camer a will v ary exposure and /or flash lev el shot-by-shot according to the bracke ting program selected. Modifications to exposure are added to those made with exposur e compensation (see page 130). While bracketing is in effect, a bracketing progress indicator will be displayed in the control pa[...]

137 ❚❚ Canceling Br acketing T o cancel bracketing, press the D button and rotate the main command dial until the number of shots in the br acketing seque nce is zero ( r ) and M is no longer displayed. The program last in effect will be restored the next time bracketing is activated. Bracketing can also be cancelled by per forming a two-button[...]

138 A Exposure Bracket ing The camera modifies exposure by varying shutter speed and aperture (programmed auto), aperture (shutter -priority auto), or shutter speed (aperture -priority auto, manual exposure mode). If On is selected for ISO sensitivity settings > A uto ISO sensi tivity contr ol ( 0 111) in modes e , f , and g , th e camera will m[...]

139 ❚❚ White Balance Bracketing The camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white balance . F or more inf ormation on white balance, see page 148. 1 Selec t white balance bracketing. Choose WB bracketing for Cu st om Setting e6 Auto br ac ket ing s et . 2 Choose the number of shots. Pressing the D button, rotate[...]

140 3 Selec t a white balance increment. Pressing the D button, r otate the sub-command dial to choose the white balance adjustment. Each increment is roughly equiva lent to 5 mired. Choose from incremen ts of 1 (5 mired), 2 (10 mired), or 3 (15 mired). Highe r B values correspond to incr eased amounts of blue, higher A values to increased amounts [...]

141 4 Fr ame a photograph, focus , and shoot. Each shot will be processed to create the number of copies specified in the bracketing program, and each copy will have a differ ent white balance . Modifications to white balance are added to the white balance adjustment made with white balance fine - tuning. If the number of shots in the bracketing pr[...]

142 ❚❚ Canceli ng Bracke ting T o cancel bracketing, press the D button and rotate the main command dial until the number of shots in the bracketing sequen ce is zero ( r ) an d W is no longer displayed . The program last in effect wil l be restored the next time bracketing is activated. Bracketing can also be cancelled by performing a two-butt[...]

143 ❚❚ ADL Bracketing The camera varies Active D-Lighting ov er a series of exposures. Fo r more information on Active D-Lighting , see page 182. 1 Select ADL b rack eti ng . Choose ADL bracke ting for Cus tom Setting e6 Auto br ac ket ing s et . 2 Choose the number of shots. Pressing the D button, rotate the main command dial to choose the num[...]

144 At settings other than zer o, a d icon and an AD L bracketing indicator will appea r in the control panel and D will be displayed in the viewfinder . Choose two shots to take one photograph with Active D-Lighting off and another at a selected va lue. Choose three to five shots to take a series of photographs with Active D-Lighting set to Off , [...]

145 Active D-Lighting is shown in the cont rol panel. Control panel display Active D-Lighting Y Auto R Low Q Normal P High Z Extra high[...]

146 4 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. The cam era will var y Ac tive D- Light ing sh ot-by- shot according to the bracketing program selected. While bracketing is in effect, a bracketing progress indicator will be displayed in the con trol panel. A segment will disappear from the indicator after each shot. ❚❚ Canceli ng Bracke ting T o c[...]

147 A ADL Bracketing In continuous release modes ( 0 102), shooting will pause after the number of shots specified in the br acketing progr am have been take n. Shooting will resume the next ti me the shu tter-release button is pressed. In self-timer mode, the camera will take the number of shots selected in Step 2 on page 143 each time the shutter[...]

148 White Balance White balance ensures that colors ar e unaffected by the color of the light source . Auto white balance is rec ommended with most light sou rce s. If the desired results can not be achieved with auto white balance, choose an option from the list belo w . White Balanc e Options Opti on Color temp. * v Auto 3500–8000 K Normal Keep[...]

149 White balance can be selected by pressing the U button and rotating the main c ommand dial until the desired setting is displayed in the control panel. U button Main command dial Control panel A The Shooting Menu White balance can also be adjusted using the White bal ance option in the shooting menu ( 0 290), which also can be used to fine -tun[...]

150 A Color Temperature The perceiv ed color of a light sourc e varies with the viewer and othe r conditions. Color temper ature is an objective measur e of the c olor of a light source, defined with referenc e to the temperature to which an object would have to be heated to radiate light in the same wavelengths. While light sourc es with a color t[...]

151 At settings other than K ( Choose c olor temp . ), white balance can be “fine -tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of the light source or to introduce a deliberate colo r cast into an image . ❚❚ The White Balance Menu T o fine -tune white balance from the shooting menu, select White bal ance and follow the steps below. 1 Di[...]

152 3 Press J . Pre ss J to s a v e s e t t i n g s a n d r e t u r n t o the shooting menu. If white balance has been fine -tuned, an asterisk (“ U ”) will be displayed in the control panel. J button[...]

153 ❚❚ The U Button At settings other than K ( Choose color temp . ) and L ( Pr eset manual ), the U button can be used to fine-tune white balance on the amber (A)–blue (B) axis ( 0 151; to fine-tune white balance when L is selected, use the shooting menu as described on page 151). Press the U button and r otate the sub- command dial to fine-[...]

154 A White Balance Fine-T uning The colors on the fine-tuning axes are relativ e, not absolute . Fo r example, moving th e cursor to B (blue) when a “warm” se tting such as J ( Incandescent ) is selected f or white balance will make photographs slightl y “ colder ” but will not actually make them blue. A “Mired” Any giv en change in co[...]

155 Follow the st eps below to choose a color temperature when K ( Ch oose color t emp. ) is selected for white balance. ❚❚ The White Balance Menu Color temperature can be selec ted using the Whi te ba la nce options in the shooting menu. Enter values for the amber–blue and green–magenta axes ( 0 151) as described below . 1 Select Choose c [...]

156 3 Select a value for green-magenta. Pre ss 4 or 2 to highlight the G (green) or M (magenta) axis and press 1 or 3 to select a value. 4 Press J . Pre ss J to save changes and return to the shooting menu. If a value other than 0 is selected for the g reen (G)–magenta (M) axis , an asterisk (“ U ”) will be displayed in the control panel. V a[...]

157 ❚❚ The U Button When K ( Choose c olor temp. ) is selected , the U button can be used to select the color t emperature , although only for the amber (A)–blue (B) axis. Press the U button and rotate the sub- command dial until the desired value is displayed in the control panel (adjustments are made in mireds; 0 154). T o enter a color tem[...]

158 Preset manual is used to record and r ecall custom white balance settings for shooting under mixed ligh ting or to compensate f or light sou rce s with a st rong c olor cast . The camera can store up to six values f or preset manual white balance in presets d-1 through d-6. T wo methods ar e available f or setting preset manual white balance: P[...]

159 Viewfinder Photography 1 Light a referen ce obje ct. Place a neutral gra y or white object under the lighting t hat will be used in the final photograph. In studio settings, a standard gray panel can be used as a refer ence object. Note that exposure is automa tically increased by 1 EV when measuring white balance; in exposure mode h , adjust e[...]

160 3 Select a pre set. Press the U button and rotate the sub- command dial until the desired white balance preset (d-1 to d-6) is displayed in the control panel. 4 Select direc t measurement mode. Release the U button briefly and then press the button until the L icon in the contr ol panel starts to flash. A flashing D will also appear in the view[...]

161 5 Measur e whit e balanc e. Before the indicat ors stop flashing , frame the refer ence object so that it fills the viewfinder and press the shutter-release button all the way down. The camera will measur e a value for white balance and store it in the pr eset selected in Step 3. No photograph will be recorded; white balance can be measured acc[...]

162 D Direct Measurement Mode If no operations are performed du ring viewfinder photography while the displays ar e flashing, dir ect measurement mode will end in the time selected for Custom Setting c2 ( Standby tim er , 0 319). A Protected Presets If the current preset is protected ( 0 169), 3 will flash in the control panel and viewfinder if yo [...]

163 Live V ie w (Spot White Balance) In live view photography and movie live view ( 0 35, 49), white balance can be measured in a selected area of the frame , eliminating the need to prepare a ref erence object or change lenses during telephoto photography . 1 Press the a button. The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will be displ[...]

164 3 Select a pre set. Press the U button and rotate the sub- command dial until the desired white balance preset (d-1 to d-6) is display ed in the control panel. 4 Select direc t measurement mode. Release the U button briefly and then press the button until the L icon in the contr ol panel starts to flash. A spot white balance target ( r ) will b[...]

165 6 Measur e whit e balanc e. Press the c enter of the multi selector or press th e shutte r-re lease butt on all the way down to measure white balanc e. The time available to measure white balance is that selected for Custom Setting c4 ( Monitor off delay )> Live vie w ( 0 320). If the camera is unable to measure white balance, the message sh[...]

166 A Measuring Preset Manual White Balance (Li ve Vie w) Preset manual white balance can not be measured when Record movies is selected for Custom Setting g4 ( Assign shutte r button , 0 364) and the live view selector is rotated to 1 . Prese t manual whit e balance can not be set while an H DR exposure is in pr ogress ( 0 184) or when a setting o[...]

167 Managing Presets ❚❚ Copying Whit e Balance from a Photograph Follo w the steps below to cop y a value for white balance from an existing photograph to a selected preset. 1 Select Pr eset manual . Select White bala nce in the shooting menu, then highlight Pr eset manual and press 2 . 2 Selec t a destination. Highlight the destination preset [...]

168 5 Copy white balanc e. Pre ss J to copy the white balance value for the highlighted photograph to the selected preset. If the highlighted photograph has a comment ( 0 375), the com ment will be copied to the comment for the selected pr eset. A Choosing a So urce Image T o view the image highlighted in Step 4 full frame, pr ess and hold the X bu[...]

169 A Choosing a White Balance Preset Press 1 to highlight the current white balance prese t (d-1 – d-6) and press 2 to select another preset. A Fine-T uning Preset Manual W hite Balance The selected preset can be fine-tuned by selecting Fi ne -t u n e and adj usting white balance as described on page 151. A Edit Comment T o enter a descriptive c[...]

170 Image Enhancement Se lecting a Pict ure Contr ol Choose a Picture Control according t o the subject or type of scene . Pic tu re Controls Opti on Description Q Standard Standard processing for balance d results. Recommended for most situations. R Neutral Minimal processing for natural res ults. Choose for photog raphs that will lat er be proces[...]

171 1 Press L ( Z / Q ). A list of Picture Controls will be displayed. 2 Select a Pict ure C ontr ol . Highlight a Picture Control and press J . L ( Z / Q ) button J button[...]

172 A Custom Picture Controls Custom Pic ture Control s are created thr ough modifications to existing Picture Contr ols using the Manage Pic ture Control option in the shooting menu ( 0 177). Custom Pic ture Contro ls ca n be saved t o a memory card for sharing among other cameras of the same model and compatible soft ware ( 0 180). A The Picture [...]

173 Modifyi ng Pi ct u r e C o n t r ol s Existing preset or custom P icture C ontrols ( 0 177) can be modified to suit the scene or the user ’ s crea tive intent. Choose a balanced combination of settings using Quick adjust , or make manual adjustments to individual settings. 1 Select a Pict ure C ontr ol . Highlight the desired P icture Control[...]

174 ❚❚ Picture Control Settings Opti on Desc ription Quick a djust Mute or heigh ten the eff ect of the selected P icture Control (note tha t this resets all manual adjustments). Not available with Neutral , Monochrome , Flat , or custom Picture Contro ls ( 0 177). Manual adjustments (all Picture Controls) Sharpening Contr ol the sharpness of o[...]

175 D “A” ( A u t o ) Results for aut o sharpening, cl arity , contrast, and saturation vary with exposure and the position of the subject in the frame . Use a t ype G, E, or D le ns for best resu lts. A Switching Betw een Manual and Auto Press the X button to switch back and forth between manual and auto ( A ) settings for sharpening, clarity [...]

176 A T oning (Monochrome Only) Pressing 3 when T oning is selected displays saturation options. Press 4 or 2 to adjust saturation in increments of 1, or rotate the sub-command di al to choose a value in increments of 0.25. Saturation control is not av ailable when B&W (black- and-white) is selected. A Custom Picture Controls The options availa[...]

177 Creating Custom Pictu re Controls The preset Picture C ontrols supplied with the camera can be modified and saved as custom Picture Controls. 1 Select Manage Picture C ontrol . Hig hl ig h t Manage Pic ture Control in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Select Sa ve /edi t . Hig hl ig ht Sav e/edi t and press 2 . 3 Select a Pict ure C ontr ol . H[...]

178 5 Select a destinat ion. Choose a destination for the custom Picture C ontro l (C-1 thr ough C-9) and press 2 . 6 Name the Picture Control. The text-entr y dialog sh own at right will be displayed. By defaul t, new Picture C ontrols ar e named by adding a two -digit number (assigned automatically) to the name of th e existing Picture C ontrol; [...]

179 7 Sav e cha nges an d e xit. Pres s J to save changes and exit. The new Picture Control will appear in the Picture Control list. A Manage Picture Control > Rename Custom Picture C ontrols can be renamed at any tim e using the Rename option in the Manage Picture Contr ol menu. A Manage Picture Control > Delete The Delete option in the Mana[...]

180 Sh a r i n g Cu s to m P ic t u re Co n tr o l s Use the Load /s ave option in the Manage Pic ture Control menu to copy cust om Pictur e Contr ols to and from memory cards. Custom Picture Controls can be creat ed on a computer using Picture C ontrol Utility 2, a utility launched from V iewNX 2 (supplied) or Capture NX-D , then sav ed to a memor[...]

181 A Saving Custom Picture Controls U p to 9 9 c u s t o m P ic t u re C o n t ro l s c a n b e s t o r e d o n t h e m e m o r y c a r d a t any one time . The memory card can only be used to st ore user-create d custom Pi cture C ontrols . The preset P icture Contr ols supplied with the camera ( 0 170) can not be c opied to the memory card, r en[...]

182 Active D-Lighting Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadow s, creating photographs with natural contrast. Use for high contrast scenes , for example when photographing brightly lit outdoor scenery through a door or window or taking pic tures of shaded subjects on a sunny day . It is most effective when used with matrix meter[...]

183 T o use Active D-Lighting: 1 Select A ctive D-Lighting . Hig hl ig h t Active D-Lighting in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Choose an opti on. Highlight the desired option and press J . If Y Auto is selected, the camera will automaticall y adjust Active D-Lighting ac cording to shooting conditions (in exposure mode h , however , Y Auto is equ[...]

184 High Dynami c Range (HDR) Used with high-contrast subjects, H igh D ynamic R ange (HDR) preserves details in highlights and shadows by combining two shots taken at differ ent exposures. HDR is most effective when used with matrix metering ( 0 114; with spot or cent er-weight ed metering and a non-CPU lens, an exposure differential of Auto is eq[...]

185 2 Select a mode. Hig hl ig ht HDR mode and press 2 . Highlight one of the following and press J . • T o tak e a series of HD R photographs , select 0 On (series) . HDR shooting will continue until you select Off for HDR mode . • T o take one HDR photograph , select On (single photo) . Normal shooting wil l resume automatically after you hav[...]

186 3 Choose the exposure differential. T o choose the difference in exposure between the two shots, highlight Exposure differential and press 2 . The options shown at right will be display ed. Highlight an option and press J . Choose higher values for high-contrast subjects, but note that choosing a value higher than required ma y not produce the [...]

187 5 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. The camera takes t wo exposures when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. l y will flash in the con trol pan el and l u in the viewfinder while the images are combined; no photographs can be taken until recording is complete. Regardless of the option currently selected f or release mod[...]

188 A The D Button If HDR (high dynamic r ange) is selected for C ust om S ett in g f8 ( Assign BKT button ; 0 350), you can select the HDR mode by pressing the D button and rota ting the main command dial and the exposure differential by pressing the D button and rota ting th e sub-comm and dial . The mo de and exposure differ ential are sho wn in[...]

189 Flash Photograph y The built-in flash can be used not only when natural lighting is inadequate but to fill in s hadows and backlit s ubjects or to add a catch light to the subjec t’ s eyes. 1 Choose a metering method ( 0 114). Selec t matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted metering to activate i- T TL balanced fill-flash for dig ital [...]

190 3 Choose a flash mode. Press the M ( Y ) button and rotate the main command di al until the desired flash mode ico n is displayed in the control panel ( 0 191). 4 Check exposure (shutter speed and aperture). Press the shutter-release button halfway and check shutter speed and aper ture. The settings available when the built-in flash is raised a[...]

191 Fla sh Mo d es The camera suppor ts the following flash modes: Flash mode Description Fro n t- c u r t a i n sync This mode is recommended for most situations. In programmed auto and aperture -priority auto modes, shutte r spee d wi ll auto matic ally b e set to valu es between 1 / 250 and 1 / 60 s ( 1 / 8000 to 1 / 60 s when an optional flash [...]

192 Rear-cur tain sync In s hutte r-pri orit y au to or m anua l exposure mode, flash fires just befo re the shutter closes . Use to crea te effect of a stream of light behind moving objects. In programmed auto and aperture -priorit y auto, slow rear-curtain sync is used to capture both subject and background. Use of tripod is recommended t o preve[...]

193 A Flash Photography Shutter Speed and Aper ture Mode Shutter speed Apertur e See page e Set automatically by camera ( 1 / 250 s– 1 / 60 s) 1, 2 Set automatically by camera 118 f V alue selected by user ( 1 / 250 s–30 s) 2 119 g Set automatically by camera ( 1 / 250 s– 1 / 60 s) 1, 2 Val ue s e l e c t e d by user 3 120 h V alue selected b[...]

194 A Flash Control Mode The camera suppor ts the following i-TTL flash control m odes: • i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR : Flash emits series of nearly invisible preflashes (monitor prefl ashes) immediately befo re main flash. Prefl ashes reflected from objects in all ar eas of frame are pick ed up by RGB sensor with approximately 91K [...]

195 A See Also See page 198 for information on locking flash value (FV ) for a metered subject before recomposing a photograph. For inf ormation on auto FP high-speed sync and choosing a flash sync speed, see Cu stom Setting e1 ( Flash sync speed , 0 329). For information on choosin g the slowest shutte r speed availab le when using the flash, see [...]

196 Flash compensation is used to alter flash output by f rom –3 EV to +1 EV i n increments of 1 / 3 EV , changing the brightness of the main subject relative to the background. Flash output can be increased to make the main subject appear brighter , or r educed to prevent un wanted highlights or reflections. T o choose a value for flash compensa[...]

197 A Opti on al Fla sh Un it s The flash compensation selected with the optional flash unit is added to the flash compensation selected with the camera. A See Also Fo r information on choosing the size of the incr ements available f or flash compensation, see C ustom Setting b3 ( Exp ./flash co mp. st ep value , 0 315). For inf ormation on choosin[...]

198 This feature is used to lock flash outp ut, allowing photographs to be recomposed without changing the flash level and ensuring that flash output is appropriat e to the subject even when the subject is not positioned in the center of the frame. Flash outp ut is adjusted automatically for any changes in ISO sensitivity and aper ture. To u s e F [...]

199 4 Lock flash l evel. After confir ming that the fla sh ready indicator ( M ) is displayed in the viewfinder , press the button selected in Step 1. The flash will emit a monitor preflash to determine the appropriate flash level. Flash output will be locked at t his leve l and FV lock icon ( e ) will appear in the viewfinder . 5 Recompos e the ph[...]

200 A Using FV Lock with th e Built-in Flash FV lock is only available with the built -in flash when TTL is selected for Custom Setting e3 ( Flash cn trl for built-in flash , 0 331). A Using FV Lock wi th Optional Flash Units FV lock is also available with optional flash units in T TL and (where suppor ted) monitor pre-fla sh AA an d monitor pre-fl[...]

201 O ther Shooting O ptions Pressing the R button during viewfinder photography displays shooting information in the monitor including shutter speed, aper ture, number of exposur es remaining, and AF- area mode. The R Button (V iewfinder Photogr aph y) 1 Exposure mode ........................... 116 2 Flexible program indicator ....... 118 3 Flash[...]

202 11 Shutter-speed lock icon . ........... 126 12 Electronic front-cur tain shutter indicator ...................................... 323 13 Exposure de lay mode indicator ...................................... 322 14 FV lock indicator .............. ........... 199 15 Apertu re lock icon ...................... 127 HDR (series) indicator .........[...]

203 28 Interval timer indicator .... 216, 219 Time-lapse indicator ......... 2 23, 227 29 Metering ....................................... 114 30 Imag e s iz e (J PE G a nd TIFF images) .................................. 83 31 Image qu ality ................................. 79 Secondary slot function .............. 86 32 Small image size indicator[...]

204 Note : Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes. 40 Active D-Lighting indicator ...... 1 83 41 High ISO noise reduc tion indicator....... ................................ 299 42 Shooting menu bank ................. 291 43 Custom settings bank ... ............. 304 44 Long exposur e noise reduction indicator....... .......[...]

205 Press the b button f or quick ac cess to the following settings during viewfinder photography . Highlight items using the multi selector and press J to view options for the highlighted item. Press the b button again to resume shooting. The b button b button Opti on 0 Shooting menu bank 291 High ISO NR 299 Active D-Lighti ng 183 Color space 296 [...]

206 The camera settings listed below c an be res tore d to default values by holding the T and E buttons down together for more than two seconds (these buttons are marked by a green dot). The control panel turns off briefly while settings are reset. T wo-Button Reset: Restoring Default Sett in gs E button T button[...]

207 ❚❚ Settings Accessible from the Shooting Menu 1 Option Default Image quality JPEG normal JPEG/TIFF recording Image size Large NEF (RAW) recording Image size Large White balance Auto > Normal Fine-tuning A-B: 0, G-M: 0 Picture Control settings 2 Unmodified HDR (high dynamic range) Off 3 ISO sensitivity se ttings ISO sensitivi ty 100 Auto [...]

208 ❚❚ Oth er Se t t i n gs Opti on Default Focus point 1 Center Preset focus point Center Exposure mode Programmed auto Flexible program Off Exposure compensation Off AE lock hold Off Aperture lock Off Shutter speed lock Off Autofocus mode AF-S AF-area mode Viewfinder Single-point AF Live view photography/m ovie live view Normal-area AF Photo [...]

209 Follow the steps below to r ecord a series of two to ten exposures in a single photograph. Multiple exposures can make use of RA W data from the camera image sensor to produce colors noticeably superior to those in software -generated photographic overlays. ❚❚ Creating a Multiple Exposure Multiple exposures can not be recorded in live view [...]

210 2 Select a mode. Highlig ht Multiple exposure mode and press 2 . Highlight one of the following and press J : • T o tak e a series of multip le exposu res , select 0 On (series) . Multiple exposure shooting will continue until you select Off for Multiple exp osu re m od e . • T o tak e one multiple ex posure , select On (single photo) . Nor[...]

211 3 Choose the number of shots. Hig hl ig ht Number of shots and press 2 . Pres s 1 or 3 to choose the number of exposures that will be combined to form a single photograph and press J . A The D Button If Multiple ex posure is selected for Custom Set ting f8 ( Assign BKT button ; 0 350), you can select the multiple exposure mode by pressing the D[...]

212 4 Choose the amount of gain. Highlig ht Aut o ga in and press 2 . The following options will be display ed. Highlight an option and press J . • On : Gain is adjusted according to number of exposures actually recorded (gain for each exposure is set to 1 / 2 for 2 exposur es, 1 / 3 for 3 exposures, etc .). • Off : Gain is not adjusted when re[...]

213 5 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. In continuous release modes ( 0 102), the came ra records all exposures in a single burst. If On (series) is selected, the camera will continue to record multiple exposures while the shutter-release button is pressed ; if On (single photo ) is selected, multiple exposur e shooting will end after th e fir[...]

214 ❚❚ Interrupting Multiple Exposures T o interrupt a multiple exposure befor e the specified number of exposures ha ve been taken, selec t Off for multiple exposure mode . If shooting ends before the specified number of exposures ha ve been taken, a multiple ex posure will be created from the exposur es that hav e been recorded to that point.[...]

215 A Interval Timer Phot ograp hy If inter val timer photography is acti vated befor e the first exposure is tak en, the cam era wil l re cord e xp osure s a t th e se lec ted in ter val un til the number of exposures specified in the multiple exposure menu have been taken (the number of shots listed in the int erval timer shooting menu is ignored[...]

216 The camer a is equipped to take photog raphs a utomat ically a t preset intervals. 1 Select Interval timer shooting . Highlig ht Interval timer shooting in the shooting menu and press 2 to display interval timer settings. Interval T imer Photograph y D Before Shooting Select a release mode other than self-timer ( E ) when using the interval tim[...]

217 2 Adjust interval timer settings. Choose a star t option, inter val, number of shots per inter val, and expo sur e smoot hing o ption. • T o choos e a start option: T o st art shooting immediately, select Now . T o star t shooting at a chosen date and time, select Choose start day and star t time , then choose the date and time and press J . [...]

218 • T o choose the number of shots per inter val: In S (single frame) mode, the photographs f or each interval will be taken at the rate chosen for Cust om Setting d2 ( CL mode shooting speed , 0 321). • T o enable or disabl e exposure smoothi ng: Select ing On allows the came ra to a djust expos ure to ma tch the previous shot in e , f , and[...]

219 3 Start shooting. Hig hl ig ht Star t and press J . The first series of shots will be taken at the specified starting time, or after about 3s i f No w was selected for Start options in Step 2. Shooting will continue at the selected interval until all shots have been taken. A During Shooting During inte rva l timer photography, the Q icon will f[...]

220 ❚❚ Pausi ng Interval Ti mer Photogr aphy Inter val timer photography can be paused between intervals by pressing J or selectin g Pau se in the inter val timer menu. ❚❚ Resuming Interval Timer Shooting T o resume shooting: Starting N ow Starting at a Specified Time ❚❚ Ending Inter val Timer Shooting T o end inter val timer photograph[...]

221 ❚❚ No Photogr aph The camer a will skip the current interval if any o f the fo llowing situations persist for eight seconds or more af ter the inter val was due to star t: t he photograph or p hotographs for the prev ious inter val have yet to be taken, the memor y card is full, or si ngle - servo autof ocus is in eff ect and the camera is [...]

222 A Bracketing Adjust bracketing settings before starting inter val timer photography . If exposure, flash, or ADL brack eti ng is active while inter val timer photograph y is in effect, the camera will take the number of shots in the bracketing program at each inte r val, rega rdle ss of th e nu mbe r of shots specified in the int erval timer me[...]

223 The camera automatically takes photos at selected inter vals to create a silent time-lapse movie using the options currently selected for F rame siz e/frame ra te , Movie quality , and Destination in the movie settings menu ( 0 62). F or information on the image area used for time-lapse movies, see page 59. 1 Select T ime-lapse photograph y . H[...]

224 2 Adjust time-lapse photograph y settings . Choose an interval, total shooting time, and exposure smoothing op tion. • T o choose the int erval between frames: • T o choose the tota l shooting time: • T o enable or disabl e exposure smoothi ng: Select ing On smooths abrupt changes in exposure in e , f , a nd g modes (note that exposure sm[...]

225 3 Start shooting. Hig hl ig ht Star t and press J . Time- lapse photography starts after about 3s . The camera takes photographs at the selected interval for the selected shooting time. When complete, time-lapse movies are recor ded to the memor y card selected for Mo vie settings > Destination ( 0 63). ❚❚ Ending T ime-Lapse Photogr aphy[...]

226 ❚❚ No Photograph The camera will skip the current frame if single-ser vo autofocus is in effect and the camera is unable to focus (not e that the camera focuses again before each shot). Shooting will resume with the next frame . D Time-Lap se Photography Time -l apse is no t avail able i n live v iew ( 0 35 , 49), at a shutter speed of A or[...]

227 A Calculating the Length of the Final Movie The total nu mber of fra mes in the fin al movie can be appro ximated by dividing the shooting time by the interval and rounding up. The length of the final movie can then be calculated by dividing the number of shots by the frame ra te selected for Movie settings > F rame size/frame rate . A 48 fr[...]

228 A Image Review The K button can not be used to view pictures whil e time -lapse photograph y is in progress , but the current frame will be disp layed f or a few seconds after each shot if On i s s el e c t ed fo r Image review in the playback menu ( 0 287). Other playback operations can not be performed while the frame is displayed. A Release [...]

229 Non-CPU lenses can be used in exp osure modes g and h , with aper ture set using the lens aper ture ring. By specifying lens data (lens focal length and maximum aperture), the user can gain access to the f ollowing CPU lens functions. If the focal length of the lens is known: • Pow er zoom can be used with optional flash units • Lens focal [...]

230 The camera can store data f or up to nine non-CPU lenses. To enter or edit da ta for a non-CPU lens: 1 Select Non-CPU lens data . Highlig ht Non-CPU lens data in the setup menu and press 2 . 2 Choose a lens number . Highlig ht Lens number and press 4 or 2 to choose a lens number . 3 Enter the focal length an d aper ture. Highlig ht Focal length[...]

231 A Focal Length Not Listed If the correct focal length is not listed , choose the closest valu e greater than the actua l focal length of the lens. A T eleconv erters and Zoom Lenses The maximum aperture for teleconv erters is the combined maximum aper ture of the teleconverter and the lens. Note that lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lens[...]

232 T o recall lens data when using a non-CPU lens: 1 Assign non-CPU lens number se lec tio n to a cam era co ntro l. Select Choose non-CPU lens number as the “Press + command dials” option f or a camera control in the C ustom Settings menu ( 0 348). Non-CPU le ns number selection can be assigned to the Fn button (Custom Setting f4, Assign Fn b[...]

233 A GPS unit can be connec ted to the ten-pin remote terminal, allowing the current lat itude, long itude, alt itude, C oordina ted Universal Time (UT C), and heading to be recorded with each photograph taken. The camera can be used with an optional GP-1 and GP-1A GPS units (see below; note that these units do not provide the compass heading), or[...]

234 ❚❚ Setup Menu Options The L ocation data item in the setup menu contains the options listed belo w . • Standby timer : Choose whether or not the exposure meters will turn off automatically when a GPS unit is attached. • Position : This item is only a vailable if a GPS device is connected, when it display s the current lati tude, long it[...]

235 More About Pla yback F ull-Fr ame Playback T o play photographs back, press the K button . The most recent photograph will be displayed in the monitor . Additional pictures can be displayed by press ing 4 or 2 ; to view additional information on the current photograph, press 1 or 3 ( 0 238). Thumbnail Pla yback T o view multiple images, press t[...]

236 A Rotate T all T o display “tall” (portrait -orientation) photographs in tall orie ntation, select On for t he Rotate tall option in the playback menu ( 0 288). A Image Review When On is s el ec ted for Imag e review in the playback menu ( 0 287), photographs are automatically displayed in the monitor after shooting (because the camera is a[...]

237 A Two Me mo r y Car ds If two memor y cards are inserted, you can select a memory car d f or pla ybac k by pressing the W button when 72 thumbnails are displayed. The dialog shown at r ight will be displayed; highli ght the desired slot and press 2 to display a li st of folders , then highlight a f older and press J to view the pictures in the [...]

238 Photo information is superimposed on images display ed in full - frame playback. Press 1 or 3 to cycle through photo information as shown below . Note that “image only” , shooting data, RGB histog rams, and highlights are only display ed if corresponding option is selected for Pla yback display options ( 0 282). Location data are only displ[...]

239 ❚❚ File Info rma tion 1 Displayed only if Focus point is selected for Playback di splay options ( 0 282). 2 If photograph was taken using AF- S , display shows point where focus first locked. If photograph was taken using AF-C , focus point is only d isplayed if option other than auto-area AF was selected for AF-area mode and camera w as ab[...]

240 ❚❚ Highlights * Flashing areas indicate high lights (areas that may be overexposed) for current channel. Hold W button and press 4 or 2 to cycle through channels as follows: 1 Image highlights * 2 Folder number–frame number ....................................................... 2 93 3 Current channel * W button RGB (all channels) R (red)[...]

241 ❚❚ RGB Histogram * Flashing areas indicate high lights (areas that may be overexposed) for current channel. Hold W button and press 4 or 2 to cycle through channels as follows: 1 Image highlights * 2 F older number–frame number ....................................................... 293 3 White balance ............................. 148 Co[...]

242 A Playback Zoom T o zoo m in on the photograph when the histogr am is displa yed, pr ess X . Use the X and W buttons to z oom in and out an d scroll the image with the multi selector . The histogr am will be updat ed to sho w only the data fo r the portion of the imag e visible in the mon ito r . A Histograms Camera histograms are intended as a[...]

243 ❚❚ Shooting Data 1 Metering ....................................... 11 4 Electronic fr ont-curtain shutter............................... ........... 323 Shutter speed ..................... 119, 121 Apertu re............................... 12 0, 121 2 Exposure mode ........................... 116 ISO sensitivit y 1 .........................[...]

244 13 White balance .............................. 1 48 Color temperature ................ 155 White balance fine-tuning ............................................... 1 51 Preset manual........................ 158 14 Color space ................................... 2 96 15 Pic ture Con trol 4 .......................... 170 16 High ISO noise reduc[...]

245 1 Displayed in red if p hoto was taken with auto ISO sensiti vity control on. 2 Displayed if Custom Setting b7 ( Fine-tune optimal exposure , 0 318) has been set to a value other than zero for any metering method. 3 Displayed only if VR lens is attached. 4 Items displayed vary with Picture Control selected. 5 The fourth page of the shooting dat[...]

246 ❚❚ Location Da ta 1 ( 0 233) 1 Data for movies are for start of recording. 2 Displayed only if GPS device is equipped with electronic co mpass. 1 Latitude 2 Long itu de 3 Altitude 4 Coor dinate d Univer sal Time (UT C) 5 Heading 2[...]

247 ❚❚ Overview * Displayed in red if photo was ta ken with auto ISO sensitivity control on. 1 Frame number/total number of frames 2 Protect status............................... 250 3 Retouch indicator ....................... 384 4 Multiple exposure ...................... 209 5 Location data indicator ............. 233 6 Camera name 7 Image co[...]

248 Press the X button t o zoom in on the image displayed in full-frame playback. The following operations can be per formed while zoom is in effect: T ak ing a Closer Lo ok: Playback Zoom To Use Description Zoom in or out X / W Pre ss X to zoom 36 × 24 (3 : 2) form at images in to maximum of approxima tely 46× (large images), 34× (medium images[...]

249 Select fac es F aces (up to 35) detected during zoom are indicated by white borders in navigation window . Rotate sub- command dial to view other faces. Vie w o th er images Rotate main command dial to view same location in other images at current zoom ratio. Playback zoom is cancelled when a movie is disp layed. Retur n to shooting mode / K Pr[...]

250 In full-frame, zoom, and thumbnail playback, press the L ( Z / Q ) button to protect the curr ent pict ure from accidental deletion. Pr otected files are marked with a P icon and can not be deleted using the O ( Q ) button or the Delete option in the playback menu. Note that protected images will be deleted when the memor y card is formatted ( [...]

251 T o delete the photograph displayed in full-frame playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list, press the O ( Q ) butto n. To delete multiple selec ted photographs or all photographs in the current playback folder , use the Delete option in the playback menu. Once deleted, photographs can not be recover ed. Note that pictures that are protecte[...]

252 The P lay ba ck Me nu The Delete option in t he play back menu co ntains th e follo wing options. Note that depending on th e number of images, some time may be required f or deletion. ❚❚ Selected: Deleting Selected Photographs 1 Select pi ctur es. Use the multi s elector to high light a picture and press the center of the multi selector to[...]

253 Connec tions Install the suppli ed software to display and edit photographs and movies that have been copied to your computer . Befo re installing ViewNX 2, co nfirm that your computer meets the system requir ements on page 255. Be sure to use the latest version of V iewNX 2, which is available for do wnload from the websites listed on page xxi[...]

254 2 Start the instal ler . Click Install and follow the on-screen instructions. 3 Exit the installer . 4 Remove the installer CD from the CD-ROM drive. Click Install Wind ows Mac Click Ye s Click OK A Viewing the Nik on Websit e T o visi t the Nikon website after installing ViewNX 2, selec t All Progra ms > Link to Nikon from the Windows start[...]

255 A System Requirements Windows CPU • Photos : Intel Celeron, Pentium 4, o r Core series, 1 .6 GHz or better • Movies (playback) : P entium D 3.0 GHz or better; Intel Core i5 or better recommended when vie wing movies with a frame size of 1280 × 72 0 or more at a frame rate of 30 fps or above or movies with a frame size of 1920 × 1 080 or m[...]

256 Mac CPU • Photos : Intel Cor e or Xeon series • Movies (playback) : C ore Duo 2 GHz or better; I ntel Core i5 or better recommended when vie wing movies with a frame size of 1280 × 720 or more at a frame rate of 30 fps or above or movies with a frame size of 1920 × 1080 or more • Movies (editing) : Intel Core i5 or better OS * OS X 10.9[...]

257 Cop y Pictures to the C omputer Before proceeding , be sure you ha ve installed the software on the supplied ViewNX 2 CD ( 0 253). 1 Connect the USB cable. After turning the camera off and ensuring that a memory card is inserted, connect the supplied USB cable as shown and then turn the camera on. Usin g ViewNX 2 A Use a Reliable Pow er Source [...]

258 2 Start N ikon T ransfer 2 c omponent of ViewNX 2. If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a program, select Nikon T ransfer 2. A The USB Cable Clip T o prevent cable from being dis con nected, attach the supplied clip as shown. D USB Hubs Connect the camera direc tly to the computer; do not connec t the cable via a USB hub or keybo a[...]

259 3 Click Start T ransf er . At default settings , pictures on the memor y card will be copied to the computer . 4 T erminate the connection. When transfer is c omplete, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable. A Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 may display an A utoPlay prompt when the camera is connected. T ap or click the dial og and th en tap [...]

260 A Starting ViewNX 2 Manually • Windows: Double- click the ViewNX 2 shor tcut on the desktop. • Mac: Click the ViewNX 2 icon in the Dock. A For More Information Consult online help for more inf ormation on using ViewNX 2. A Capture NX-D Use Nikon’ s Capture NX-D sof tware to retouch photos or to change settings for NEF (RA W ) pictures and[...]

261 Ethernet and W ir eless Networks The optional UT-1 communication unit ( 0 437) can be used to upload photographs to a computer or ftp ser ver . The c ame ra connects to the UT-1 using the USB cable supplied with the camera, while the UT-1 in turn connects to the network via an Ethernet cable or an optional W T-5 wireless transmitter ( 0 437). T[...]

262 D Durin g T ransf er Movies can not be recor ded or played back when the UT-1 is connected and there are either images remaining to b e sent or images currently being transferred via an Ethernet or wireless network. A Movies Movies can be uploaded over Ethernet and wireless networks in transfer mode. Note, howev er , that movies can not be uplo[...]

263 Selected JPEG images can be printed on a PictBridge printer ( 0 485) connected dire ctly to the camera. Co nnec ting the Printer Connect the camera using the supplied USB cable. Do not use force or attempt to insert the co nnectors at an angle. When the camera and printer are turned on, a w elcome screen will be displayed in the monitor , follo[...]

264 Printing Pic tures One at a Time 1 Display the desired pic ture. Pre ss 4 or 2 to vi ew additional pictures. Press th e X button to zoom in on the current frame (press the center of the multi selector to exit zoom). T o view thumbnails, press the center of the multi selector . Use the multi selector to highlight pictures, or press the center of[...]

265 2 Adj ust print ing option s. Pres s J to display the following items, then press 1 or 3 to highlight an item and press 2 to view options (only options suppor ted by the current printer are listed; to use the default option, selec t Printer default ). After selecting an option, press J to r eturn to the printer sett ings menu. 3 Start printing.[...]

266 Printing Multiple P ictures 1 Display the PictBridge menu. Press the G button in the PictBridge playback display . 2 Choose an option. Highlight one of the following options and press 2 . • Print select : Sel ect p ictu re s f or pri nt ing . Use the multi selector to highlight pictures (to view images in other locations, press W and select t[...]

267 Creating a DPOF Prin t Order: Print Set The DPOF print order option in the playback menu is used to create digital “ print orders” for P ictBridge - compatible printers and devices that suppor t DPOF ( 0 485). 1 Choose DPOF print or der > Select/se t . Select DPOF print order in the playback menu, then highlight Select/se t and press 2 ([...]

268 3 Select imprin t option s. Highlight the follo wing options and press 2 to toggle the highlighted option on or of f . • Print shooting data : Print shutter speed and aper ture on all pic tures in print order . • Print date : Print date of recording on all pictures in print order . 4 Complete the print order . Press J to complet e the print[...]

269 The optional High-Defin ition Mult imedia Inter face (HDMI) cable ( 0 440) or a type C HDMI cable (a vailable separately fr om third- part y suppliers) can be used to connect the camera to high- definition video devices. Always turn the camera off before connecting or disconnec ting an HDMI cable. T une the device to the HDMI channel, then turn[...]

270 HDMI Options The HDMI option in the setup menu ( 0 365) contro ls output resolution and other advanced HDMI options. ❚❚ Output Resolution Cho ose th e for ma t for ima ges out pu t to the HDMI device. If Aut o is selec ted, the camera will automatically select the appropriate format. ❚❚ Advanc ed Opti on Description Output ra nge Auto i[...]

271 A Te l e v i s i o n P l a y ba c k Use of an AC adapter and power co nnector (available separately ) is recomme nded for exte nded p layba ck. If the edges of photographs ar e not visible in the television displa y , select 95% for HDMI > Advan ced > Output display size ( 0 270). A HDMI and Live Vi ew When the camera is conne cted via a [...]

272 Menu Guide The default settings for the options in the camera menus are listed belo w . F or information on two-button reset, see pag e 206. ❚❚ Playback Menu Defaults ❚❚ Shooting Menu Defaults 1 Defaults Option Default Playback folder ( 0 281) ND810 Image review ( 0 2 87) Off After delete ( 0 287) Show next Rotate tall ( 0 288) On Slide[...]

273 Image area ( 0 74 ) Choose image area ( 0 75) FX (36 × 24 ) Auto DX crop ( 0 75) On White balance ( 0 148) Auto > Normal Fine-tuning ( 0 151) A-B: 0, G-M: 0 Choose color temp. ( 0 155) 5000 K Preset manual ( 0 158) d-1 Set Picture Control ( 0 170) Standard Color space ( 0 296) sRGB Active D-Lighting ( 0 182) Off HDR (high dynamic range) ( 0[...]

274 Interval timer shooting ( 0 216) Off Start options ( 0 217) Now Interval ( 0 217) 1 min. No. of intervals×shots/interva l ( 0 218) 0001×1 Exposure smoothing ( 0 218) O ff Time-lapse photography ( 0 223) Off Interval ( 0 224) 5 s Shooting time ( 0 224) 25 minutes Exposure smoothing ( 0 224) On Movie settings ( 0 62) Frame size/frame rate ( 0 6[...]

275 ❚❚ Custom Settings Menu Defaults * Opti on Default a1 AF-C priority se lection ( 0 306) Release a2 AF-S priority selection ( 0 307) Focus a3 Focus tracking with lock-on ( 0 308) 3 (Normal) a4 AF activation ( 0 308) Shutter/AF-ON a5 Focus point illumination ( 0 309) Manual focus mode On Dynamic-area AF disp lay Off Group-area AF illumination[...]

276 c1 Shutter-release button AE-L ( 0 319) Off c2 Standby timer ( 0 319) 6 s c3 Self-timer ( 0 319) Self-timer delay 10 s Number of shots 1 Interval between shots 0.5 s c4 Monitor off delay ( 0 320) Playback 10 s Menus 1 min Information display 10 s Image review 4 s Live view 10 min d1 Beep ( 0 321) Volume Off Pitch Low d2 CL mode shooting speed ([...]

277 e1 Flash sync speed ( 0 329) 1/250 s e2 Flas h shutter speed ( 0 331) 1/60 s e3 Flash cntrl for built-in flash/Optional flash ( 0 331, 333) TTL e4 Exposure comp. for flash ( 0 338) Entire frame e5 Modeling flash ( 0 338) On e6 Auto bracketing set ( 0 338) AE & flash e7 Auto bracketing (Mode M) ( 0 339) Flash/speed e8 Bracketing order ( 0 3 [...]

278 f9 Customize command dia ls ( 0 351) Reverse rotation ( 0 351) Exposure compensat ion : U Shutter speed/ape rture : U Change main/sub ( 0 351) Exposure setting : Off Autofocus setting : Off Aperture setting ( 0 352) Sub-command dial Menus and playback ( 0 352) Off Sub-dial frame advance ( 0 352) 10 frames f10 Release button to use dial ( 0 353)[...]

279 ❚❚ Setup Menu Defaults Opti on Default Monitor brightness ( 0 367) 0 Monitor color balance ( 0 368) A-B: 0, G-M: 0 Clean image se nsor ( 0 445) Clean at startup/shutdown ( 0 446) Clean at startup & shutdown Flicker reduction ( 0 371) Auto Time zone and date ( 0 372) Daylight saving time ( 0 372) Off Auto image rotation ( 0 373) On HDMI [...]

280 T o display the playback menu, press G and select the K (playback menu) ta b. Playbac k Menu Options The playback menu contains the following options: D The Pla yback Menu: Managing Images G button Opti on 0 Delete 252 Playback folder 28 1 Hide image 281 Playback display options 282 Copy imag e(s) 283 Image review 287 After delete 287 Rotate ta[...]

281 Choose a folder for pla yback ( 0 235). Hide or reveal selected pic tures as described below . Hid de n pictures are visible only in the Hide image menu and can only be deleted by formatting the memor y card. 1 Choose Select/set . Hig hl ig ht Select/set and press 2 (to skip the remaining steps and reveal all pictures, highlight Deselect all an[...]

282 2 Select pi ctur es. Use the multi s elector to scr oll through the pictures on the memor y card (to view the highlighted pict ure full screen, press and hold the X button; to view images in other locations, press W and select the desired card and folder as described on page 237) and press the center of the multi selector to select the current [...]

283 Copy pictur es from one memory card to another . This opt ion is only available when two memory cards are inserted in the camer a. 1 Choose Sele ct sour ce . Hig hl ig ht Sel ect sou rc e and press 2 . 2 Selec t the source card . Highlight the slot for the card containing the images to be copied and press J . 3 Choose Select image(s) . Hig hl i[...]

284 4 Selec t the source folder . Highlight the folder containing the images to be copied and press 2 . 5 Make the initial selection. Before going on se lect or deselec t individual images, you can mark all or all protected images in the folder for copyin g by cho osin g Selec t all images or Select protected images . T o mark only individually sel[...]

285 7 Choose Select destination folder . Hig hl ig ht Select destination folder and press 2 . 8 Selec t a destination folder . T o enter a folder number , choose Select f older by numb er , enter the number ( 0 293), and press J . T o choose fr om a lis t of ex isting folders, choose Selec t folder from list , highlight a folder , and press J .[...]

286 9 Copy the images. Highlig ht Copy image(s)? and pr ess J . A confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J . Pre ss J again to exit when copying is complete. D Copying Images Images will not be copied if there is insufficient space on the destination card. Be sure the battery is fully charged before copying movies. If the d[...]

287 Choose whether pictures are automatic ally displayed in the monitor immediately after shooting . If Off i s se le cted , pictu re s can only be displayed by pressing the K button. Choose the picture displayed af ter an image is deleted. Image Review G button ➜ D playback menu After Delete G button ➜ D playback menu Opti on Description S Sho[...]

288 Choose whether to rotate “ tall” (por t rait-orient ation) pic tures for display during playback. Note that because the camera itself is already in the appropriate orie ntation during shooting, images are not rotated au tomatically during image review . Create a slide show of the pictures in the current playback folder ( 0 281). Hidden imag[...]

289 The dialog shown at right is dis played when the show ends . Select Restart to restar t or Exit to return to the playback menu. To Press Description Skip ba ck/sk ip ahead Press 4 to return to previous frame , 2 to skip to next fra me. View additional photo info Change or hide photo info displayed (still images only; 0 238). Pau s e J Pause sli[...]

290 T o display the shooting menu, press G and select th e C (shooting menu) tab. Shooting Menu Options The shooting menu contains the following options: C The S hooting Menu: Shooting O ptions G button Opti on 0 Shooting menu bank 291 Extended menu banks 292 Storage folder 293 File naming 295 Primary slot selection 86 Secondary slot function 86 Im[...]

291 Shooting menu options are stored in one of four banks . Wit h th e exceptions of Extended menu bank s , Multiple exposure , Interval timer shooting , Time-lapse photography , and modifications to Pic ture Controls (quick adjust and o ther manual adjustments), changes to settings in one bank have no effect on the others. T o store a particular c[...]

292 ❚❚ Restoring Default Settings T o restore default settings, highlight a bank in the Shooting menu bank menu and press O ( Q ). A confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J to rest ore default settings f or the selected bank. See page 272 for a list of default settings. Select On to include exposure and flash modes, sh[...]

293 Select the folder in which subsequent images wil l be stored. ❚❚ Select Folder by Number 1 Choose Select folder by number . Hig hl ig ht Select folder by number and press 2 . The dialog shown at right will be displayed, with the current primar y slot ( 0 86) underlined. 2 Choose a folder number . Pres s 4 or 2 to highlight a digit, press 1 [...]

294 ❚❚ Selec t Folder from List 1 Choose Select folder from list . Highlig ht Select folder from list and press 2 . 2 Highlight a folder . Pre ss 1 or 3 to highlight a fold er . 3 Select the highli ghted f older . Pre ss J to sele ct the highlighted folder and return to the shooting menu. Subsequent photographs will be stored in the selected fo[...]

295 Photographs are sav ed using file names consisting of “DSC_” or , in the case of images that use the A dobe RGB color space ( 0 296), “_DSC” , follow ed by a fo ur-digit number and a three - letter extension (e.g., “DSC_0001.JPG”). The File naming option is used to select th ree letters to replace the “DSC” porti on of the file [...]

296 The color space determines the gamut of colors available for color reproduction. sRGB is recommended for movies and for photographs taken for general-purpose printing and display , while Ado be RGB , with its broader gamut of colors , is recommended for photographs taken for prof essional publication and commercial printing . Color Space G butt[...]

297 “ Vignetting ” is a drop in brightness at the edges of a photograph. Vi g n e t te c o n t ro l reduce s vignetting for type G, E, and D lenses (PC lenses excluded). Its effec ts var y from lens to lens and are most noticeable a t maximum aperture. Choose from High , Normal , Low , and Of f . Vignette Control G button ➜ C sh ooting menu A[...]

298 Select On to reduce barrel distortion when shooting with wide - angle lenses and to reduce pin-cushi on distor tion when shooting with long lenses (note that the edges of the area visible in the viewfinder may be cropped out of the final photograph, and that the time needed to process photographs before recording begin s may increase). This opt[...]

299 If On is selected, photographs taken at shutter speeds slower than 1 s will be processed to reduce noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, or f og). The time required f or processing roughly doubles; during processing, “ lm ” will flash in the shutter speed/apert ure displays and pictures can not be taken (if the camera is turne[...]

300 T o display the Custom Settings menu, press G and select the A (C ustom Settings menu) tab. Custom Settings are used to customiz e camera settings to suit individual prefer ences. A C ustom Settings: Fine-T uning Camera Settings G button Custom Setting gro ups Main menu Custom setti ngs bank ( 0 304)[...]

301 Cus to m S et t in gs The following C ustom Settings are a vailable: Custom Setti ng 0 Custom settings bank 304 a Autofocus a1 AF-C priorit y selection 306 a2 AF-S priority selectio n 307 a3 F ocus track ing with lock-on 308 a4 AF activation 308 a5 F ocus point illumination 309 a6 AF point illumination 310 a7 Fo c u s p o i n t w r a p - a r o [...]

302 d Shooting/display d1 Beep 321 d2 CL mode shooting speed 321 d3 Max. contin uous release 322 d4 Exposure delay mode 322 d5 Elec troni c front- cu r tain shut ter 323 d6 File number sequence 324 d7 Viewfinder grid display 325 d8 ISO display and adjustment 325 d9 Scre en ti ps 325 d10 Inf or ma ti on di sp la y 326 d11 LCD illumination 326 d12 MB[...]

303 f Controls f1 D switch 341 f2 Multi selector center button 341 f3 Multi selector 343 f4 Assign F n button 343 f5 Assign preview butt on 349 f6 Assign AE-L/AF-L button 349 f7 Shutter s pd & aper ture l ock 350 f8 Assign BKT button 350 f9 Customize command dials 351 f10 Release button to use dial 353 f11 Slot empt y release lock 354 f12 Rever[...]

304 Custom Settings are stored in one of fo ur banks. Changes to settings in one bank have no effect on the others . To s t o r e a part icular combination of frequent ly-used settings , select one of the four banks and set the camera to these settings. The new settings will be stored in the bank even when the camera is turned off , and will be res[...]

305 A Custom Settings Bank The information display shows the current Custom Settings bank. A See Also Menu defaults are listed on page 275. If settings in the current bank have been modified from default valu es, an asterisk will be displayed adjacent to the altered settings in the second level of the Custom Settings menu.[...]

306 When AF-C is selected for viewfinder photography ( 0 87), this option controls whether photographs can be taken whenever the shutter-release button is pressed ( release priority ) or only when the camera is in focus ( focus priorit y ). Regardless of the option selec ted, focus will not lock when AF-C is selected for autof ocus mode . The camer[...]

307 When AF-S is selected for viewfinder photograph y ( 0 87), this option controls whether photographs can be taken onl y when the camera is in focus ( focus priority ) or whenever the shutter- release button is pressed ( release priority ). Regardless of the option selec ted, if the in-focus indicator ( I ) is displayed when AF-S is selec ted for[...]

308 This option controls how autof ocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance to the su bject when AF-C ( 0 87) is selected during viewfinder photography . If Shutter/AF-ON is selected, both the shutter-r elease button and the B button can be used to initiate autof ocus. Select AF-ON only to prevent the camera f ocusing when the shutter- [...]

309 Choose from the following f ocus point display options . a5: Focus Point Illumination G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on Desc ription Manual focus mode Choose On to display the active focus point in manual focus mode, Off to display the f ocus point only during focus point selection. Dyna mic -ar ea AF display Choose On to display both[...]

310 Choose whether the active focus point is highlight ed in red in the viewfinder . Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the viewfinder to another . a6: AF Point Illumination G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Opti on De scription Auto The selected focus point is automatically highlighted as needed to establis[...]

311 Choose the number of focus points available for manual f ocus- point selection. a8: Number of Focus Points G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on Description B 51 points Choose from the 51 focus points shown at right. A 11 points Choose from the 11 focus points shown at right. Use for quick focus-point selection.[...]

312 Choose whether separate focus points can be selected for “wide” (landscape) orientation, for “tall” (portrait) orientation with the camera rotated 90 ° clockwise, and for “tall” orientation with the camera rotated 90 ° counterclockwise. Select Off to use the same f ocus point and AF- area mode regardless of camera orientation. Cho[...]

313 Choose whether the built-in AF- assist illuminator lights to assist the focus operation when lighting is poor . a10: Built-in AF-assist Illuminator G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on Desc ription On The AF- a ssist illuminator lights when lighting is poor (viewfinder photography only) . AF- assist illumination is only available when bo[...]

314 Choose the AF- area modes that can be selected using the AF-mode butt on and sub- command dial in viewfinder photography (live view is unaffected; 0 90). Highlight the desired modes and press 2 t o select or deselec t. Pres s J to save changes when se ttings are complete. Choose the autofocus modes available in viewfinder photography ( 0 87). I[...]

315 Select the increments used wh en making adjustments to ISO sensitivity ( 0 109). If possible, the current ISO sensitivity setting is maintained when the step value is changed. If t he c u rr en t I SO sensitivity setting is not availa ble at the new step value, ISO sensitivity will be rounded to the nearest available setting . Select the increm[...]

316 This option controls whether the E button is needed to set exposure compensation ( 0 13 0). If On ( Aut o reset) or On is selected, the 0 at the center of the exposure display will flash even when exposure compensation is set to ±0. b4: Easy Exposure Compensation G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Opti on Description On (Auto reset) Exposure[...]

317 Choose U Fa c e d e t e c t i o n o n to enable fac e detection when shooting por traits with matr ix metering during viewfi nder photography ( 0 114). When calculating exp osure, center -weighted metering assigns the greatest weight to a circle in the center of the frame. The diameter ( φ ) of this circle can be set to 8, 12, 15, or 20 mm or [...]

318 Use this option to fine-tune the exposure value selected by the camera. Exposure can be fine -tuned separately for each metering method by from +1 to –1 EV in steps of 1 / 6 EV . b7: Fine-Tun e O ptimal Exposure G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu D Fine-T uning Exposure Exposure can be fine-tuned separately f or each Custom Settings bank an[...]

319 If On is selected, exposure will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway . Choose how long the camera continues to meter exposur e when no operations are performed. The shutter-speed and aper ture displays in the contr ol panel and viewfinder turn off automatically when the sta ndby timer expires. Choose a shorter standby timer [...]

320 Choose how long the monitor remains on when no operations are performed during playback ( Pla yback ; defaul ts to 10 s) and image review ( Image re view ; defaults to 4 s), wh en menus ( Menu s ; defaults to 1 min ute) or information ( Information displa y ; defaults to 10 s) are displayed , or during live view and movie r ecording ( Liv e vie[...]

321 Choose the pitch and volume of the beep that sounds when the camera focuses using single-ser vo AF ( AF-S ; 0 87), when focus locks during live view photogra phy , while the release timer is counting down in self-timer mode ( 0 106) when the shutt er- release button is pressed a second time to take a pic ture in mirror-up mode ( 0 108), when ti[...]

322 The maximum number of shots th at can be taken in a single burst in continuous mode can be set to any value between 1 and 100. Note that this setting has no effect at shutter speeds of 4 s or slower . In situations where the slightest camera mov ement can blur pictures, select 1s , 2s , or 3s to delay shutter release until one, two, or three se[...]

323 Select Enable to enable the electronic front-curtain shutter in V mode, eliminating blur caused by shutter motion. A mechanical shutter is used in other release modes. d5: Electronic Fron t-Curtain Shutter G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu A The Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter A t y p e G , D , o r E l e n s i s r e c o m m e n d e d ; s e l[...]

324 When a photograph is taken, the camera names the file by adding one to the last file number used. This opt ion cont rols whether file numbering continues from the last number used when a new folder is creat ed, the memory card is formatted, or a new memory card is inser ted in the camera. d6: File Number Sequence G button ➜ A Custom Set tings[...]

325 Choose On to display on-demand grid lines in the viewfinder for reference when composing photographs ( 0 6). If Show ISO sensitivity or Show ISO/Easy ISO is selected, the control panel will show ISO sensitivit y in place of the number of exposures remaining. If Sho w ISO/Easy ISO is selected, ISO sensitivity can be set in exposure modes e and f[...]

326 If Auto ( AUTO ) is selec ted, the color of the lettering in the information display ( 0 201) will automatically change from black to white or white to black to maintain contrast with the background. T o always use the same color lettering, select Manual and choose Dark on light ( B ; black lettering) or Light on dark ( W ; white lettering). Mo[...]

327 T o ensure that the camera functions as expected when the optional MB-D12 batter y pack is used with AA batteries , mat ch the option selected in this menu to the type of batteries inser ted in the battery pack . There is no need to adjust this option when using EN-EL15 or optional EN - EL18a/EN-EL18 batteries. d12: MB-D12 Battery Type G button[...]

328 Choose whether the batter y in the camera or the batteries in the battery pack are used first when an optional MB-D12 battery pack is attached. Note that if the MB-D12 is pow ered by an optional A C adapter and powe r connector , the AC adapter will b e used regar dless of the option selected . A s icon is display ed in the camera control panel[...]

329 This option controls flash sync speed. e: Bracketing/Flash e1: Flash Sync Speed G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on De scription 1/320 s (Auto FP) Auto FP high-speed sync is used when a compatible flash unit is attached ( 0 430). If the built-in flash or other flash unit s are use d, shutt er speed is set to 1 / 320 s. When the camera s[...]

330 ❚❚ Auto FP High-Sp eed Sync When 1/320 s (Auto FP) or 1/250 s (Auto FP) is selected f or Cust om Se tt ing e1 ( Flash sync speed , 0 329), the built-in flash can be used at shutter speeds as fast as 1 / 320 s or 1 / 250 s, whi le compatible optional flash units ( 0 430) can be used at any shutter speed (A uto FP High-Speed Sync). Flash sync[...]

331 This option determines the slowest shutter speed available when using f ront- or rear-cur ta in sync or red-eye reduc tion in programmed auto or aperture -pr iority auto expos ure modes (regardless of the setting chosen , shutter speeds can be as slow as 30 s in shutter-priority auto and manual exposure modes or at flash settings of slow sync, [...]

332 ❚❚ Manual Choose a flash level. Flash level is stated in fractions of full power: at full pow er , the built-in flash ha s a Guide Number of 12/39 (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F). ❚❚ Repeating Flash The flash fires repeatedly while the shutter is open, pr oducing a strobe-light effect. Press 4 or 2 to highlight the following options, 1 o[...]

333 A The SB-400 and SB -300 When an optional SB-400 or SB -300 flash unit is attached and tu rned on, Custom Sett ing e3 changes to Optional flash , allowing the flash control mode for the optional flash unit to be selected from TTL and Manual . A “T i m e s “ The options available for Repeating F lash > Ti m es are determined b y flash out[...]

334 ❚❚ Commander Mode Use the built-in flash as a master flash contr olling one or more remote optional flash units in up to two groups (A and B) using advanced wireless lighting ( 0 430). Selecting this option displays the menu shown at right . Press 4 or 2 to highlight the fo llowing options, 1 or 3 to change. Opti on De scription Built-in fl[...]

335 Follow the st eps below to take photographs in commander mode. 1 Adjust settings for the built- in flash. Choose the flash control mode and output level f or the built-in flash. Note that output level can not be adjusted in – – mode. 2 Adjust s ettings f or gr oup A. Choose the flash control mode and output level for the flash units in grou[...]

336 6 Compose the shot. Compose the shot and arrange the flash units as shown below . Note that the maximum distance at which the r emote flash units c an be pla ced may vary with shooting conditions. 7 Configure the remote flash units. T urn all the remote flash units on, adjust group settings as desired, and set them to the channel selected in St[...]

337 9 Frame the photograph, focus, and shoot. After confirming t hat the camera flash-r eady light and the flash-ready lights for all other flash units are lit, frame the photograph, focus, and shoot. FV lock ( 0 198) can be used if desired . A The Flash Sync Mode Display M does not appear in the control panel flash sync mode display when – – i[...]

338 Choose how the camera adjusts flash level when exposure compensation is used. If On is selected when the camera is used with the built-in flash or an optional flash unit that suppor ts the Nikon Creative Lighting sy stem ( 0 428), a modeling flash will be emitted when the camera Pv button is pressed ( 0 117). No modeling flash is emitted if Off[...]

339 This option determines which settin gs are affected when AE & flash or AE only is selected for C ustom Setting e6 in manual exposure mode. Flash bracketing is per formed only with i- T TL or AA flash control. If a setting other than Fla s h o nl y is selec ted and the flash is not used, ISO sensitivity will be fixed a t the value for the fi[...]

340 At the default setti ng of MTR > u nd er > over ( H ), exposure, flash, and white balance bracketing are performed in the order described on pages 135 and 140. If Under > MTR > over ( I ) is selected, shooting will proceed in order from the low est to the highest value. This setting has no effe ct on ADL bracketing. e8: Bracketing O[...]

341 Choose what happens when the power swit ch is rotated t o D . This option determines the role assigned to the center of the multi selector during viewfinder photography , playback, and live view (r egardless of the option selected, pressing the center of the multi selector when a movie is displayed full frame starts movie playback). f: Controls[...]

342 ❚❚ Shooting Mode ❚❚ Playback Mode Opti on Role assigned to cent er of multi selector J Select center focus point Select the center focus point. v Preset focus point Pre ssing the center of the multi selector selects a preset foc us point. T o choose the point, selec t it and press the cent er of the multi selector while pressing the AF-[...]

343 ❚❚ Live View If Restart standby timer is selected, operating the multi selector when the standby timer expires ( 0 34) will activate the exposure meters and star t th e standby timer . If Do nothing is selected, the timer will not star t when the multi selector is press ed. Choose the role play ed by the Fn button, either b y itsel f ( Pres[...]

344 ❚❚ Press Selecti ng Pres s di splays the following options: Opti on Desc ription q Preview During viewfinder photography , you can preview depth of field while the Fn button is pressed ( 0 117). During live view photography , you can press the button onc e to open the lens to maximum aperture, making it easier to check focus; pres sing the [...]

345 1 Bracketing burst If the Fn button is pressed while exposur e, flas h, or ADL bracketing is acti ve in single frame or quiet shutter-rele ase mode, all shots in the curr ent bracketing program will be taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed. If whi te balance bracketing is active or continuous release mode (mode U , T or M ) is s[...]

346 w Viewfin der gr id display Pre ss the Fn button to turn the framing g rid display in the viewfinder on or off ( 0 6). ! Viewfin der virtual horizon Pre ss the Fn button to view a virtual hori zon display in the viewfinder ( 0 347). x Disa bl e synchronized release Keep the Fn button pressed to take photograph s with the master camera only when[...]

347 A Virtu al Horizon When V iewfinder virtua l horizon is selected for f4 ( Assign Fn button )> Pr ess , pressing the Fn button displays a pitch and r oll indicators in the viewfinder . Press the button a second time to return to clear the indicators from display . Roll Camera tilted right Camera level Camera tilted left Pitch Camera tilted fo[...]

348 ❚❚ Press + Command Dials Selecti ng Press + command dials displays the f ollowing options: Opti on Description i Choose image area Press the Fn button and rotate a command dial to choose from pre- selected image areas ( 0 74). Selecting Choose image area displays a list of image areas; highlight options and press 2 to select or deselect, th[...]

349 Choose the role played b y the Pv button, either b y itsel f ( Press ) or when used in combination with the command dials ( Press + command dials ). The options available are the same as for Assign F n button ( 0 343). The default options for Press and Press + c ommand dials are Preview and None , respectively. Choose the role play ed by the A [...]

350 Selecti ng On for Shutter speed lock locks shutte r speed at the value currently selected in mode f or h . Selecting On for Aperture lock locks aper ture at the value curr ently selected in mode g or h . Shutter speed and aperture lock are not available in mode e . Choose the role played by the D button. If high dynamic range or multiple exposu[...]

351 This option controls the operation of the main and sub- command dials. f9: Customize Command Dials G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on De scription Reverse rotation Reverse the direction of rotation of the command dials when they are used to make adj ustments to Exposure compensation and / or Shutter speed/ap ertu re . Highlight options[...]

352 Apertur e setting If Sub-command dial is selected, ape rture can only be adjusted with the sub- command dial (or with the main command dial if On is selected for Change main/sub > Exposure setting ). If Aperture ring is selected, aper ture can only be adjusted with the lens aperture ring and the c a m e r a a p e r t u r e d i s p l a y w i [...]

353 Select ing Ye s allows adjustments that ar e normally made by holding a button and rotating a c ommand dial to be made by rotating the c ommand dial after the button is released. Setti ng ends when the button is presse d again, the shutter-release button is pressed halfway , or the standby timer expires. This option is available with the follow[...]

354 Selecti ng Enabl e release allows the shutter to be released when no memory card is inser ted, although no pictures will be recorded (they will however be displayed in the monitor in demo mode). If Release locked is selected, the s hutter-release button is only enabled when a memory card is inser ted in the camera. If is selected, the exposure [...]

355 Choose the role play ed by the movie- record butt on during viewfinder photography and live view photography . ❚❚ Press + Command Dials f13: Assign Movie Record Button G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on Desc ription m White balance Press the button and ro tate a command dial to choose a white balance option ( 0 148). 9 ISO sensitiv[...]

356 Select Disable to disable the a button, preventing liv e view from starting accidentally . Choose the function assigned to the B button on the optional MB-D12 batter y pack. f14: Live View Button Options G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu f15: Assign MB-D12 AF-ON G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Opti on Desc ription A AF-ON Pressing the M[...]

357 Choose the role play ed by the Fn button on the wireless remote controller . E AE lock (Hold) Exposure locks when the MB-D12 B butt on is pressed, and r emains locked until the button is pressed a second time or the standby timer expires. r FV lock Press the MB-D12 B button to lock flash value (built-in flash and compatible optional flash units[...]

358 C AE lock only Exposure lock s while the Fn button is pr essed. D AE lock (Reset on release) Exposure lock s when the Fn button is pressed, and remains locke d until the butt on is pressed a second time, the shutter is released , or the standby timer expires. F AF lock only F ocus locks while the Fn button is pressed . A AF-ON Pressing the Fn b[...]

359 Choose the role played by the focus function buttons on the lens. The buttons can be used f or the assigned function only when AF-L is selected with the focus function selector . f17: Lens Focus Function Buttons G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Option Description F AF lock only Focus lock s while a focus function butt on is pressed . B AE/AF[...]

360 z I Disable/ enable If the flash is currently off , front-curtain sync will be selected while a focus function button is pressed . If the flash is currently enabled , it will instead be disabled while a focus function button is pressed . x Disa bl e synchronized release Keep any of the focus function buttons pressed to take photographs with the[...]

361 Choose the role play ed by the Fn button during movie live view . ❚❚ Press g: Movie g1: Assign Fn Button G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on De scription t Po wer aperture (open) Aperture widens while the button is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g2 ( Assign preview butt on )> Power aperture (close) for button-con[...]

362 Choose the role played by the Pv button during movie liv e view . ❚❚ Press g2: Assign Preview Button G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Opti on Description q Pow er aperture (close) Aperture narrows while the b utton is pressed . Use in combination with Custom Setting g1 ( Assign F n button )> Powe r a p er tu re ( o p en ) for button-[...]

363 Choose the role play ed by the A AE-L/AF-L button during movie live view . ❚❚ Press g3: Assign AE-L /AF-L Button G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Opti on De scription r Index marking Press the button during movie recor ding to add an index at the current position ( 0 54). Indic es ca n be used when viewing and editing movies. s View phot[...]

364 Choose the role played by pressing the shutter-release bu tton when 1 is selected with the live view selector . g4: Assign Shutter Button G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Opti on De scription C T ake photos Press the shutt er-releas e button all the way down to end movie recording and take a photograph with an aspect ratio of 16 : 9 (for in[...]

365 T o display the setup menu, press G and select the B (setup menu) tab. Setup Menu O ptions The setup menu contains the follo wing options: 1 Not available when battery is low. 2 Only avai lable when compatibl e Ey e-Fi memory card is inserted. B The Setup Menu: C amera Setup G button Option 0 Format memory card 366 Monitor brightness 367 Monito[...]

366 Memor y cards must be formatted before first use or af ter being used or formatted in other devices . Note that formatting permanently deletes all p ictures and other dat a on the card . Befo re formatting , be sure t o make backup copies as requir ed ( 0 253). Selecting Format memory card in the setup menu displays the options shown at right; [...]

367 Press the butt ons together again a second time to format the card (to exit without formatting the car d, press an y other button or wait for about six seconds until C stops flashing). When formatting is complete, the control panel and viewfinder will show the number of photographs that can be recorded at current settings . Pres s 1 or 3 to cho[...]

368 Use the multi selector as shown below to adjust monitor color balance with refer ence to a sample image. The sample image is the last photograph taken or , in pl ayback mode, the last photograph displayed; to choose a different image , press the W button and select an image from a thumbnail list (to view the highlighted image full frame, press [...]

369 Acquire r eference data f or the Image Dust Off option in Capture NX-D (available for download, 0 260; for more information, refer t o Capture NX-D on-line help). Image Dust Off ref photo is available only when a CPU lens is mounted on the camera. A non-DX lens with a focal length of at least 50 mm is recommended . When using a zoom lens, zoom [...]

370 2 Fr ame a featureless white object in the viewfinder . With the lens about ten centimeters (four inches) from a wel l- lit, featur eless white object, fram e the object so that it fills the viewfinder and then press the shutter-release button halfway . In au tofoc us mod e, foc us w il l au tom ati cal ly be s et to in fi ni ty ; in manual foc[...]

371 Reduce flicker and banding when s hooting under fluorescent or mercury-vapor lighting during live view or movie recording . Choose Auto to allow the camera to automatically choose the correct frequency , or manually match the fr equency to that of the local AC power supply . D Image Dust Off Reference Data The sa me re fere nce da ta c an be us[...]

372 Change time zones, set the camera clock, choose the date display order , and turn daylight saving time on or off ( 0 18). If the clock is reset, a B icon will flash in the control panel and a flashing T indicator will appear in the information displa y . Choose a language for camera menus and messages. Time Zone and Date G button ➜ B se tup m[...]

373 Photographs taken while On is selec ted contain information on camera orientation , allowing them to be rotated automatically during playback ( 0 288) or when viewed in ViewNX 2 (supplied) or in Capt ure NX-D (ava ilable fo r download; 0 260). The following orientations ar e record ed: Camera orientation is not recor ded when Off is selected. C[...]

374 View inf ormation on the battery currently inserted in the camera. Battery Info G button ➜ B se tup m enu Item Description Charge The current batt ery level expressed as a perc entage. No. of shots The number of times the shutter has been rel eased with the current battery since th e batter y was last charged. Note that the camera may sometim[...]

375 Add a comment to new photographs as they ar e taken. Comments can be view ed as metada ta in ViewNX 2 (supplied) or Capture NX-D (available for download; 0 260). The comment is also visible on the shooting data page in the photo information display ( 0 244). The follo wing options are available: • Input comment : Input a comment as described [...]

376 Add copyright information to new photographs as they are taken. Copyright inf ormation is incl uded in the shooting data shown in the photo inf ormation display ( 0 245) and can be viewed as metadata in V iewNX 2 (supplied) or in Capture NX-D (available f or download; 0 260). The following options are avail able : • Artist : Enter a photograp[...]

377 Select Save settings to save the f ollowing settings to the memory card, or to the memory ca rd in the primar y card slot if two memor y cards are inserted ( 0 86; if the card is full , an error will be displayed). Use this option to share settings among D810 camer as. Save/Load Settings G button ➜ B setup menu Menu Option Playback Playback d[...]

378 Settings saved using this model of camera can be r estored by selecting Load settings . Note that Sav e/load settings is only available when a memory card is inser ted in the camera, and that the Load settings option is only available if the card contains save d settings. Shooting (all banks) High ISO NR ISO sensitivity settings Movie settings [...]

379 Display roll and pitch information based on information from the camera tilt sensor . If the camera is tilted neither left nor right, the roll ref erence line will turn green, while if the camera is tilted neither forward nor back, the dot in the center of the display will turn green. Each division is equivalent t o about 5 °. Virtual Horizon [...]

380 Fi ne -tune focus f or up to 20 lens types . AF tuning is not recommended in most situations and may interfere with normal focus; use only when required . AF Fine-Tune G button ➜ B se tup m enu Opti on Desc ription AF fine-tune (On /O ff ) • On : T urn AF tuning on. • Off : T urn AF tuning off. Save d val ue T une AF f or the curren t len[...]

381 List sav ed valu es List previously sa ved AF tuning values . T o delete a lens from the list, hig hlight the desire d lens and press O ( Q ). T o change a lens identifier (for example, to choose an identifier that is the same as the last two digits of the lens serial number to distinguish it from other lenses of the same type in li ght of th e[...]

382 This option is displayed only when an Eye-F i memory card (available separately from third-pa rty suppliers) is inser ted in the camera. Choose Enable to upload photograp hs to a preselected destination. Note that pictures will not be uploaded if signal strength is insufficient. Obser ve all local laws concerning wireless devices and choose Dis[...]

383 When an Eye-Fi card is inserted, its status is indicated by an icon in the information display : • d : Eye-F i upload disabled. • e : Eye-F i upload enabled but no pictures available for upload. • f (static): Ey e-F i upload enabled; waiting to begin upload. • f (animated): Eye-F i upload enabled; uploading data. • g : Error — camer[...]

384 T o display the retouch menu, press G and selec t the N (retouch menu) ta b. Retouch Menu Options The options in the retouch menu are used to create trimmed, or retouched copies of existing pictures. The retouch menu is only displayed when a memor y card containing ph otographs other than small NEF (RA W ) images is inser ted in the camera. 1 C[...]

385 Creating Reto uched Copies T o create a retouched copy: 1 Selec t an item in the retouch menu. Pres s 1 or 3 to highlight an item, 2 to select . 2 Se le ct a p ict ur e. Highlight a pic ture and press J . To view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button. T o view images in o ther locations, press W and select the desired[...]

386 3 Selec t retouch op tions. For more information, see the section for the selected item. T o exit without creating a retouched copy , press G . 4 Create a retouched copy . Pre ss J to create a retouched copy . Retouched copies are indicated b y a N icon. A Monitor off Delay The monitor will turn off and the operation will be cancelled if no act[...]

387 D Small NEF (RAW) + JPEG Images If the JPEG copies of small NEF (RAW ) images taken at image quality settings of NEF (RA W ) + JPEG are recorded to the same memory card ( 0 86), neither the NEF (RA W ) images nor the JPEG copies can be edited. D Retouching Copies Most options can be applied to copies created using other r etouch options, althou[...]

388 D-Lighting brightens shadows, maki ng it ideal for dark or backlit photographs. Press 4 or 2 to choose the amount of correction performed. The effect can be previewed in the edit display . Press J to save the retouched copy . D-Lighting G button ➜ N retouch menu Before After[...]

389 This option is used to correct “r ed -eye ” caused by the flash and is available only with photographs taken using a flash. The photograph selected for red-eye c orrection can be previewed in the edit display . Confirm the eff ects of red-eye correction and create a copy as described in the following table. Note that red-eye correction may [...]

390 Create a cropped cop y of the selected photograph. The selected photograph is displayed with the selected crop shown in yel low ; create a crop ped copy as described in the f ollowing table. Trim G button ➜ N retouch menu To Use Description Reduce size of crop W Pre ss W to reduce the size of the crop. Increase size of crop X Pre ss X to incr[...]

391 A Trim: Image Quality and Size Copies creat ed from NEF (RA W ), NEF (RA W ) + JPEG, or TIFF (RGB) photos ha ve an image quality ( 0 79) of JPEG fine; cropped copies created from JPEG photos have the same image qualit y as the original. The si ze of t h e co py v ar i e s wi t h c r o p s i ze a n d a s p ec t ratio and appears at upper left in[...]

392 Copy photographs in Black- and-white , Sepia , or Cya n o t y p e (blue and white monochrome). Selecti ng Sepia or Cy a n o t y p e d isplays a preview of the selected image; press 1 to increase color saturation, 3 to decrease . Press J to create a monochrome copy . Monochrome G button ➜ N retouch menu Increase saturation Decrease saturation[...]

393 Choose from the following filt er effects. Afte r ad ju sti ng fil ter effects as described bel ow , press J to save the retouched copy. Filter Effects G button ➜ N retouc h menu Opti on De scription Skylight Creates the eff ect of a skylight filter , mak ing the picture less blue . The eff ect can be preview ed in the monitor as shown at rig[...]

394 Use the multi selector to create a c opy with modified color balance as shown below . The effect is displayed in the monitor together with red , green, and blue histograms ( 0 241) giving the distribution of tones in the copy . Press J to save the retouched copy. Soft Add a soft filter effect. Press 4 or 2 to choose the filter streng th. Color [...]

395 Image overlay combines two existing NEF (RA W ) photographs to create a single picture that is sa ved separately from the originals; the results, which make use of RA W data from the camera image sensor , are notic eably better than photographs combined in an imag ing appl icat ion. The new picture is saved at current image quality and size set[...]

396 1 Select Image ov erlay . Highlig ht Image overla y in the retouch menu and press 2 . The dialog shown at right will be display ed, wit h Image 1 highlighted; press J t o display a picture selec tion dialog list ing only large NEF ( RA W ) images created with this camera (small NEF/RA W images can not be selec ted). 2 Selec t the first ima ge. [...]

397 4 Adjust gain. Hig hl ig ht Image 1 or Image 2 and optimize exposure for the o verlay by press ing 1 or 3 to select the gain from values between 0.1 and 2.0. Repeat for the second image. The default value is 1.0; select 0.5 to halve gain or 2.0 to double it. The effects of gain are visible in the Preview col umn. 5 Preview the overlay . Pres s [...]

398 D Image Overlay Only NEF (RA W ) photographs with the same image area and bit depth can be combined. The overlay has the same photo inf o (including date of recording, metering, shutter spe ed, aperture, exposur e mode, exposur e compensation, focal length, and image orientation) and values for white balance and Pi cture Control as the phot ogr[...]

399 Create JPEG copies of NEF (RA W ) photographs. 1 Select NEF (RA W ) processing . Hig hl ig ht NEF (RA W) processing in the retouch menu and press 2 to display a picture selection dial og listing only large NEF (R A W ) images create d with this camera. Small NEF/ RA W images can not be selected; to create JPEG copies of small NEF (RA W ) images[...]

400 3 Choose settings for the JPEG copy . Adjust the settings listed below . Note that white balance and vignette control ar e not availabl e with multiple exposures or pictures created with image overla y and that exposure compensation can only be set to values between –2 and +2 EV . 4 Copy the photograph. Highlig ht EXE and press J t o c r e a [...]

401 Create small copies of selected photographs. 1 Select Resize . T o resize selected images, highlight Resize in the retouch menu and press 2 . 2 Choose a dest ination. If two memor y cards are inserted, you can choose a destination for the resized copies by highlighting Choose destination and pressing 2 (if only one memory card is inser ted, pro[...]

402 3 Choose a size. Highlig ht Choose size and press 2 . The options shown at right will be displayed; highlight an option and press J . 4 Choose pict ures. Highlig ht Select ima ge and press 2 . Highlight pictures and press the center of the multi selector to select or deselect (to view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X bu[...]

403 5 Save the resized copies . A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Highlight Ye s and pre ss J to save the resized copies. A Viewing Resi zed Copies Playback zoom may not be availabl e when resized copies ar e display ed. A Image Quality Copies creat ed from NEF (RA W ), NEF (RA W ) + JPEG, or TIFF (RGB) photos have an image quality ( 0 79) o[...]

404 Create copies with enhanced satura tion and contrast. D-Lighting is applied as required to brighten dark or backlit subjects. Press 4 or 2 to choose the amount of enhancement. The effect can be previewed in the edit display . Press J to save the retouched copy. Create a straigh tened copy of the selected image. Press 2 to rotate the i m a g e c[...]

405 Create copies with r educed peripheral distortion. Select Aut o to let the camera correct distor tion automatica lly and then make fine adjustments using the multi selector , or select Manual to reduce distortion manually (note that Aut o is not available with photos taken using auto distortion control; see page 298). Press 2 to reduce barrel d[...]

406 Create copies that appear to hav e been taken with a fisheye lens. Press 2 to increase the eff ect (this also increases the amount that will be cropped out at the edges of the image), 4 to red uce it. The effect can be previewed in the edit display . Press J t o save the retouched copy. Create an outline copy of a photograph to use as a base fo[...]

407 Create a copy of a photograph that resembles a sketch made with colored pencils. Pres s 1 or 3 to highlight Viv i dn e s s or Outlin es and pr ess 4 or 2 to change. Vividness can be increased to make colors more satur ated, or decreased for a washed-out, monochromatic effect, while outlines can be made thicker or thinner . Thicker outlines make[...]

408 Create copies that reduc e the effects of perspective taken from the base of a tall object. Use the multi selector to adjust perspective (note that greater amounts of perspecti ve control result in more of the edges being cropped out). The results can be previewed in the edit display . Press J t o save the retouched copy . Perspective Control G[...]

409 Create a copy that appears to be a photo of a diorama. Wo r k s best with photos taken from a high vantage point. The a rea tha t will be in focus in the copy is indicated b y a yellow fr ame. Miniature Effect G button ➜ N retouc h menu To Press Descriptio n Choos e orientation W P ress W to choose or ientation of area that is in focu s. Choo[...]

410 Create a c opy in which only selected hues appear in color . 1 Select Se lecti ve c olor . Highlig ht Selectiv e c olor in the retouch menu and press 2 to display a picture selection dialog. 2 Select a photograph. Use the multi s elector to high light a photograph (to view the highlighted photograph full frame, press and hold the X button; to v[...]

411 4 Highlight the co lor range . Rotate the main command dial to highlight the color range for the selected color . 5 Choose the color range. Pres s 1 or 3 to increase or decrease the range of similar hues that will be included in the final photograph. Choose from values between 1 and 7; note that higher va lues may include hues fr om other c olo[...]

412 7 Save the edited copy . Pre ss J to save the reto uched copy . Compare retouched copies to the original photographs. This option is only available if the b button is pressed to display the retouch menu when a copy or original is played back full frame. 1 Sel ec t a p ic ture. Select a retouched c opy (shown b y a N icon) or a photograph that h[...]

413 3 Compare the copy with the original. The source image is displa yed on the left, the retouched copy on the right, with the options used to create the copy listed at the top of the displa y . Pres s 4 or 2 to switch between the source image and the retouched copy . T o view the highlighted picture full frame, pr ess and hold the X button . If t[...]

414 T o display My Menu, pr ess G and select the O (My Menu) tab . The MY MENU option can be used to create and edit a customized list of options from the playback , shooting, Custom Settings, setup, and r etouch menus for quick acc ess (up to 20 items). I f d e s i r e d, re c e n t s e t t i n g s c a n b e di s p l a y e d i n p l a c e o f M y [...]

415 3 Selec t an item. Highlight the desired menu it em and press J . 4 Position the new item. Pres s 1 or 3 to move the new item up or down in My Menu. Press J to add the new item. 5 Add more items. The items currently display ed in My Menu are indicated by a check mark . Items in dicated by a V icon can not be selecte d. Repeat steps 1–4 to sel[...]

416 ❚❚ Deleting O ptions from My Menu 1 Select Remov e items . In My Me nu ( O ), highlight Remov e items and press 2 . 2 Selec t items. Highlight items a nd press 2 to select or deselect. Selected items are indicated by a check mark. 3 Delete the selected i tems. Pre ss J . A confirmation dialog will be displayed; press J again to delete the s[...]

417 ❚❚ Reordering O ptions in My Menu 1 Select Ran k ite ms . In My Men u ( O ), highli ght Rank i tem s and press 2 . 2 Selec t an item. Highlight the item you wish to move and press J . 3 Position the item. Pres s 1 or 3 to move the item up or down in My Menu and press J . Repeat Steps 2–3 to reposition addition al ite ms. 4 Exit to My Menu[...]

418 Recent Settings T o display the twenty most recently used settings, select m RECENT SETTIN GS for O MY MENU > Choose tab . 1 Select Choose tab . In My Me nu ( O ), highlight Choose tab and press 2 . 2 Select m RECENT SET TING S . Highlig ht m RECENT SETT INGS and press J . The name of the menu will change from “MY MENU” to “RECENT SET [...]

419 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Read this chapter for information on c ompatible accessories, cleaning and storing the camera, and what to do if an error message is displayed or y ou encounter pr oblems using the camer a. C ompatible Lenses Camera setting Focus m ode Exposure mode Metering system Lens/accessory AF M (with electronic rangefinde r) 1 [...]

420 1 Manual focus avai lable with all le nses. 2M a t r i x . 3 Center-weighted. 4S p o t . 5 Highlight-weighted. 6 IX-NIKKOR lenses can not be used. 7 Vibration Reduction (VR) supported with VR lenses. 8 Spot metering meters selected focus point ( 0 114). 9 The tilt knob for the PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3. 5D ED may contact the camera bod y when the le[...]

421 12 Manual exposure mode only. 13 Can be used with AF-S and AF-I lenses only ( 0 423). For information on the focus points available for autofocus and electronic rangefinding, see page 423. 14 When focusing at minim um focus di stance wi th AF 80–200mm f/2.8, AF 35–70mm f/ 2.8, AF 28–85mm f/3.5–4.5 <New>, or AF 28–85mm f/ 3.5–4[...]

422 • PF-4 Reprocopy Outfit requires P A-4 Camera Holder . • Noise in the form of lines may appear during autofocus at high ISO sensitivities. Use manual focu s or focus lock. Lines may also appear at high ISO sensitivities when aper ture is adjusted during movie recording or live view photogr aphy . A Recognizing CPU and T ype G, E, and D L en[...]

423 A The AF-S/AF-I T eleconverter The table below shows the f ocus points av ailable f or autofocus and electronic rangefinding when an AF-S/AF-I telec onverter is attached. Note that the camera may be unable to focus on dark or low-contrast subjects if the combined aperture is slower than f/5.6. Autofo cus is n ot available when t eleconv erters [...]

424 A Lens f-number The f-number given in lens names is the maximum aperture of the lens. A Compatible Non-CPU Lenses Non-CPU lens data ( 0 229) can be used to enable many of the features available with CPU lenses, including color matrix metering; if no data are provided , center- weighted met ering will be used in place of color matrix metering, w[...]

425 D AF-Assist Illumina tion Some lenses may block the illumina tor at certain focus distances. Remove lens hoods when using the illuminator . More inf orma tion on lenses that can be used with the AF -assist illuminator may be found on page 494. A The Built-in Flash The built-in flash can be used with CPU lenses with focal lengths of 24 mm (16 mm[...]

426 A Calculating Angle of View The D810 can be used with Nikon lenses for 35 mm (135) f ormat cameras. If Auto DX cr op is on ( 0 75) and a 35 mm format lens is attached, the angle of view will be the same as a frame of 35 mm film (35.9 × 24.0 mm); if a DX lens is attached, the angle of view will automatically be adjusted to 23.4 × 15.6 mm (D X [...]

427 A Calculating Angle of View ( Continued) The D X (24 × 16) angle of view is about 1 .5 times smaller than the 35 mm format angle of view , while the 1.2× (30 × 20) ang le of view is about 1.2 times smaller and the 5 : 4 (30 × 24) angle of view is about 1.1 times small er . T o calculate the focal length of lenses in 35 mm format wh en DX (2[...]

428 The camera suppor ts the N ikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) and can be used with CLS-compatible flash units. The built-in flash will not fire when an opt ional flash unit is attached. Th e Nikon Creativ e Lighting S ystem ( CLS) Nikon’ s advanced Creative Ligh ting System (CLS) offers improved c ommunication between the camera and co mpati[...]

429 • SU-800 Wireless Speedligh t Commander : When mounted on a CLS- compatible camera, the SU-800 can be used as a commander for remote SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-R200 flash units in up to three gr oups. The SU-800 itself is not equipped with a flash. A Guide Number T o ca lculate the range of the flash at full power , divide [...]

430 The following f eatures are available with CLS-compatible flash units: SB-910, SB-900, SB-800 SB-700 SB-600 SU-800 SB-R200 SB-400 SB-300 Single flash i-TTL i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR 1 zz z —— zz Standard i-TTL flas h for di gital SLR z 2 zz 2 —— zz AA Auto aperture z 3 —————— A Non-TTL auto z 3 ————?[...]

431 1 Not available with spot metering. 2 Can also be selected with flash unit. 3 AA/A mode selection pe rformed on flash unit using custom settings. Unless lens data have been provided using the Non-CPU lens data option in the setup menu, “A” will be selected when a non-CPU lens is used. 4 Can only be selected with camera. 5A v a i l a b l e o[...]

432 ❚❚ Other Flash Units The follo wing flash units can be used in non- T TL auto and manual modes. Flash unit SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-2 6, SB-25, SB-24 SB-50DX SB-30, SB -27 1 , SB-22S, SB-22, SB-20, SB-16B , SB-15 SB-23, SB -29 2 , SB-21B 2 , SB-29S 2 Flash mode A Non-TTL auto ✔ — ✔ — MM a n u a l ✔✔ ✔ ✔ G Repeating f lash[...]

433 D Notes on Op tional Flash Unit s Refer to the flash unit manual for detailed inst ructions. If the uni t supports CLS, refer to the section on CLS-compatible digital SLR cameras . The D810 is not included in the “ digital SLR” category in the SB-80DX, SB-28D X, and SB-50DX manuals. i- TTL flash control can be used at ISO sensitivities betw[...]

434 The SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700 , SB-600 , and SB-400 p rovide red- eye reduction, while the SB-9 10, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700 , SB-600, a nd SU-800 provide AF- assist illumination with the following restrictions: • SB-910 and SB-900 : AF- assist ill umination is available when 17–135 mm AF lenses are used with the f ocus points shown at r[...]

435 A Flash Control Mode The information display shows the flash control mode for optional flash units attached to the camer a accessory shoe as follows: Flash sync Auto FP ( 0 330) i-TTL Auto aperture (AA) Non-TTL auto flash (A) Distance-priority manual ( GN) Manual Repeating flash — Advanced wireless lighting D Use Only Nikon Flash Accessories [...]

436 At the time of writing, the following ac cessories were a vailable for the D810. Other Acc essories Powe r s o ur c es • Rechargeable Li -ion Batter y EN-EL15 ( 0 13, 14): Additional EN-EL15 batteries are a vailable from local r etailers and Nikon-a uthorized ser vice representatives. • Battery Charger MH-25a ( 0 13): The MH-25a can be used[...]

437 LAN adapt ers ( 0 261) • Communication Unit UT -1 : Use a USB cable to conne ct the UT-1 to the ca mera and an Ether net cabl e to connec t t h e U T -1 to a n E t h e r n e t n e t w o r k . Once connec ted, you can upload photos and movies to a computer or f tp server , contr ol the camera remot ely using optional Camera Control Pro 2 softw[...]

438 Viewfind er eyepi ec e accessories • Rubber Ey ecup DK-19 : The DK-19 makes the image in the viewfinder easier to s ee, preventing e ye fatigue. • Diopter-Adjustment Viewfinder Lens DK-1 7C : T o accom modate individu al diff erenc es in vision , viewfinder lenses are a vailabl e with diopters of –3, –2, 0, +1, and +2 m –1 . Use diopt[...]

439 Remote term ina l accessories The D8 10 is equ ip ped wi th a ten -pin remote te rmi nal ( 0 3) fo r re mote con trol and au tom ati c ph oto grap hy. The terminal is provided with a cap, which protects the contacts when the terminal is not in use. The following accessories can be us ed (all l engths are ap proximate): • Remote Cor d MC-22/MC[...]

440 Remote term ina l accessories • GPS Adapter Cord MC-35 ( 0 23 3): This 35 cm (1 ft 2 in.) ca ble connects the camera to older GARM IN eT rex- and geko-series GPS units that conform to version 2.01 or 3.01 of the National Marine Electronics Association NMEA0183 d ata format. Only models that suppor t PC interface cable connections are supporte[...]

441 Wireless remot e controllers ( 0 357) • Wireless Remote Controller WR-R10/WR-T10 : When a WR-R10 wirel ess remo te co ntrol ler is at tac hed to ten -pi n remote terminal using a WR-A10 adapter , the camera can be contr olled wireles sly using a WR-T10 wir eless remo te co ntro ll er . • Wireless Remote Controller WR-1 : The WR-1 can functi[...]

442 Attaching a P ower Connector and A C Adapte r T urn the camer a off bef ore attaching an optional pow er connector and AC adapter . 1 Ready the camera. Open the batter y- chamber ( q ) and power connector ( w ) cove rs. 2 Inser t the EP-5B power connector . Be su re to in se r t th e c on ne c to r i n th e orientation shown, using the connecto[...]

443 4 Connect the EH-5b AC adapter . Connect the AC adapter power cable to the AC socket on AC adapter ( e ) and the power cable to the DC s ocket ( r ). A V icon is displayed in the monitor when the camera is pow ered by the AC adapter and po wer connector .[...]

444 Storage When the camera will not be used for an extended period, remove the battery and store it in a cool , dry area with the terminal cover in place. T o prevent mold or mildew , store the camera in a dr y , well-ventilated area. Do not stor e your camer a with naphtha or camphor moth balls or in locations that: • are poorly ventilated or s[...]

445 Image Sensor Cleaning If you suspect that dirt or dust on the image sensor is appearing in photographs, you can clean the sensor using the Clean image sensor option in the setup menu. The sensor can be cleaned at any time using the Clean now option, or cleaning can be performed automatically when the camera is turned on or off. ❚❚ “Cl ea [...]

446 ❚❚ “Clean at Startup/Shu tdown ” Choose from the following options: 1 Select Clean at startup/shutdown . Display the Clean image sensor menu as described on page 445. Highlig ht Clean at startup/ shutdown and pr ess 2 . 2 Selec t an option. Highlight an o ption and press J . Opti on Description 5 Clean at s tartup The image sensor is au[...]

447 D Image Sensor Cleaning Using camera contro ls during startup interrupts image sensor cleaning. Image sensor cleaning may not be per formed at startup if the flash is charging. If dust can not be fully removed using the options in the Clean image sensor menu, clean the image sensor manually ( 0 448) or consult a Nikon-authorized service represe[...]

448 ❚❚ Manual Cleaning If foreign matter can not be r emoved fr om the image sensor using the Clean image sensor ( 0 445) option in the setup menu, the sensor can be cleaned manually as described below . Note, how ever , that the sensor is extremely delicate and easily damaged. Nikon recommends that the senso r be cleaned only by Nikon-authoriz[...]

449 4 Press J . The message shown at right will be displayed in the monitor and a row of dashes will appear in the control panel and viewfinder . To r e s t o r e normal operation without inspecting the image sensor , turn the camera off . 5 Raise the mirror . Press the shutt er-r elease button all the way down. The mirror will be raised and the sh[...]

450 7 Clean the sensor . Remove any dust and lint from the sensor with a blower . Do not use a blower-brush, as the bristles co uld damage the sensor . Dir t that can not be removed with a blower can only be remo ved b y Nikon-auth orized service pers onnel. Under no circumstances should y ou touch or wipe the sensor . 8 T u rn the camera off . The[...]

451 D Foreign Ma tter on the Image Sensor Nikon takes every possible precaution to prevent f oreign matter from coming into contact with the im age sensor during production and shipping. The D810, how ever , is designed to be used with interchangeabl e lenses, and for eign matter may en ter the camera when lenses are remov ed or exchang ed. Once in[...]

452 Do not drop : The product may malfunction if subjected to st rong shocks or vibration. Keep dry : This product is not waterproof, and may malfunction if im me rs ed in wa te r o r e xp os ed to h i gh le vel s of hu mi di ty. Rusting of the internal mechanism can cause irr eparable damage. Avoi d sudden changes in temp erature : Sudden changes [...]

453 Cleaning : When cleaning the camera body , use a blow er to gently r emove dust and lint, then wipe gently with a sof t, dry cloth. After using the camera at the be ach or seaside, wipe off an y sand or salt using a cloth lightly dampened in pure water and then dry the camera thoroughly . In rare instances, static electr icity may c ause the LC[...]

454 Stor age : T o prevent mo ld or mildew, store the came ra in a dr y, well- ventilated area. If you are using an AC adapter , unplug the adapter to prevent fir e. If the product will not be used for an extended period, remove the battery to prevent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag containing a desiccant. Do not, however , store the [...]

455 Notes on the monitor : The monitor is constructed with extremely high p r e c i s i o n ; a t l e a s t 9 9 . 9 9 % o f p i x e l s a r e e f f e c t i v e , w i t h n o m o r e t h a n 0 . 0 1 % being missing or defective . Hence while these disp lays may contain pixels that are always lit (white, r ed, blue, or green) or always off (black), t[...]

456 • T urning the camera on or off repeat edly when the battery is fully discharged will shor ten battery life. Batteries that hav e been fully discharged must be charged before use. • The internal temper ature of the battery may rise while the battery is in use. Attempting t o charge the battery while the internal t emperatur e is elevated wi[...]

457 • Continuing to charge the battery af ter it is fully charged can impair battery per formance. • A marked drop in the time a fully cha rged battery retains its charge when used at room temperature indicates that it r equires r eplacement. Purchase a new EN- EL15 battery . • The supplied power cable and AC wall adapter are for use with the[...]

458 The exposure program for programmed auto ( 0 118) is shown in the following graph: The maximum and minimum values for EV vary with ISO sensitivity ; the above graph assu mes an ISO sensitivity of ISO 100 equivalent. When matrix metering is used, values ov er 16 1 / 3 EV are reduced to 16 1 / 3 EV . Exposure Program ISO 100; lens with maximum ap[...]

459 If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before c onsulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized ser vice representa tive. Battery/Display T roubleshooting The camera is on but does not respond : Wait for re cordi ng to end. If t he problem persists, turn the camera off . If the ca mera does not turn off[...]

460 S hooting Camera takes time to t urn on : Delete file s or folders. Shutter-release disabled : • Memor y card is locked (SD cards only ; 0 22 ), full, or not inserted ( 0 14). • Release locked is selected for Cust om Setting f11 ( Slot empty rele ase lock ; 0 354) and no memor y card is inserted ( 0 14). • Aperture ring for CPU lens not l[...]

461 Can not selec t focus point : • Unlock focus selec tor lock ( 0 94). • Auto-area AF or face-priority AF selected f or AF- area mode; choose another mode ( 0 40, 90). • Camera is in playback mode ( 0 235). • Menus ar e in use ( 0 24). • Press shutte r-releas e button halfway t o start standby timer ( 0 34). Can not selec t AF mode : ?[...]

462 Live view en ds unexpe cted ly or do es not start : Live view may end automatically to prevent damage to the camera ’ s internal circuits if : • The ambient temperature is high • The camera has been used for extended periods in live view or to reco rd mo vie s • The camera has been used in continuous rele ase modes for extended periods [...]

463 Smudges appear in photographs : Clean front and rear lens elements. If problem persists, perform image sensor cleaning ( 0 445). Colors are unnatural : • Adjust white balance to match light sour ce ( 0 148). • Adju st Set Picture C ontrol settings ( 0 170). Can not measure white balance : Subject is too da rk or too bright ( 0 161). Image c[...]

464 P layback NEF (RAW) image is not play ed back : Photo was taken at image quality of NEF + JPEG ( 0 80). Can not view pictures recorded with other c ameras : Pict ure s re corde d w ith oth er makes of camera may not be displayed correctly . Some photos are not displa yed d uring playback : Select All fo r Playba ck folder ( 0 281). “ T all ?[...]

465 Misce llan eous Can not selec t photo for printing : NEF (RA W ) and TIFF photos can not be printed by direct USB connection. T ransfer photos to computer and print using ViewNX 2 (supplied) or Ca pture NX-D (available fo r download; 0 260). NEF (RA W ) photos can be saved in JPEG format using NEF (RA W) processing ( 0 399). Photo is not displa[...]

466 This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfinder , con trol panel, and monitor . Error Messages Indicator Problem Solut io n 0 Control panel View- finder B (flashes) Lens aperture ring is not set to minimum apertu re. Set ring to minimum aperture (highest f-number). 23 H d Low b att er y. Ready a fully-charged [...]

467 F No lens attached, or non-CPU lens attached without specifying maximum aperture. Aper ture shown in stops from maximum aperture. Aperture value will be displayed if maximum aperture is specified. 229 — FH (flashes ) Ca m e r a u n a b l e t o fo c u s using autofocus. Change composition or focus manually. 30, 100 (Exposure indicators and shu[...]

468 A (flashes) A selected in exposure mode f . Change shutter speed or select manual exposure mode. 119, 121 & (flashes) & selected in exposure mode f . Change shutter speed or select manual exposure mode. 119, 121 1 (flashes) k (flashes) P rocessing in prog ress . Wa i t u n t i l p ro c e s s i n g is complete. — — c (flashes) If ind[...]

469 Indicator Problem Solution 0 Monitor Control panel No memory card. S Camera cannot detect memory card. Tu r n c a m e r a o f f and confirm that card is correctly inserted. 14 This memor y card cannot be used. Card may be damaged. Insert anot her card. W R i / j (flashes ) • Error accessin g memory card. • Use Nikon- approved card. 487 • [...]

470 g W , R (flashes) Camera can not cont rol E ye-Fi card. • Check th at Eye-Fi card fir mware is up to date. 383 • Copy fil es on Eye-Fi card to a computer or other device and form at card, or insert new card. 14, 253 Memory card is locked. Slide lock to “write” position. W , j (flashes) Memory ca rd i s locked (w rite protected). Slide c[...]

471 Folder contains no images. — No images on memory card or in folder(s) selected for playback. Selec t folder containing images from Playback fold er menu or insert memor y card containing images. 14, 281 All images are hidden. — All photos in current fo lder are hidden. No images can be played back until another folder has been selected or H[...]

472 Check printer. — Pri nt er e r ro r. Check printer . To resume, select Cont in ue (if avail able ). 263 * Check paper. — Pa per in printer is not of selected size. Insert paper of correct size and select Con t in u e . 263 * Paper jam. — Pa per is jammed in printer . Clear jam and select Con t in u e . 263 * Out of paper. — Printer is o[...]

473 ❚❚ Nikon D810 Digital Camera Specification s Type Typ e Single -lens reflex digital camer a Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) Effective angle of view Nik on F X f or mat Effective pix els Effective pix els 36.3 mill ion Image se nsor Image sensor 35. 9 × 24.0 mm CMOS sensor T otal pixels 37.09 million Dust-reducti[...]

474 Image siz e (pix els) • FX-format photograp hs taken in movie live v iew 6720 × 3 776 (L) 3360 × 1 888 (S) 5040 × 28 32 (M) • DX-format ph otographs taken in m ovie live view 4800 × 2 704 (L) 2400 × 1 352 (S) 3600 × 20 24 (M) Note : Photographs taken in movie live view have an as pect ratio of 16 : 9. A DX-based format is used fo r ph[...]

475 Viewfinder Viewfi nder Eye-level pentaprism si ngle-lens reflex viewfinder Frame cover age • FX (36 × 24) : Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% ver t ic al • 1.2× (30 × 20) : Approx. 97% horizonta l and 97% ver t ic al • DX (24 × 16) : Approx. 97% horiz ontal and 97% ver t ic al • 5:4 (30 × 24) : Approx . 97% horizontal and 100% ver t[...]

476 Shutter Typ e Elec tronically-controlled vertical-travel f ocal- plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-cur tain shutter available in mirror up release mode Speed 1 / 8000 – 30 s in steps of 1 / 3 , 1 / 2 , or 1 EV , bulb , time, X250 Flash sync speed X= 1 / 250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1 / 320 s or slower (fla sh range drops at sp[...]

477 Exposure Metering TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximat ely 91K (91,000) pixels Metering method • Matrix : 3D color matrix metering I II (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses); color matri x metering availabl e with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data • Center-wei ghted : W eight of ap[...]

478 ADL bracketing 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 – 5 frames using preset values f or all frames Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value with A AE-L/ AF-L button ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index ) ISO 64 – 12800 in steps of 1 / 3 , 1 / 2 , or 1 E V . Can a lso be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO [...]

479 Flash Built-in flash Manual pop-up with button release and a Guide Number of 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) Flash control T TL : i- TT L flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 91K (91,000) pixels is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-fl ash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-wei[...]

480 Live view Modes Live view photograph y (still images), movie live view (movies) Lens servo • Autofocus (AF) : Single-ser vo AF ( AF-S ); full-time servo AF ( AF-F ) • Manual focus (M) AF-area mode Face-priority AF , wide -area AF , normal-area AF , subject-tracking AF Autofocus Contrast-detec t AF anywhere in frame (cam era selects focus po[...]

481 ISO sensitivity • Expo sure modes e , f , and g : A uto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to H i 2) with selec table up per limit • Exposure mode h : Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to H i 2) available with selecta ble uppe r limit; manual selection (ISO 64 to 12800 in steps of 1 / 3 , 1 / 2 , or 1 EV ) with additional options available [...]

482 Interface USB SuperSpeed USB (USB 3. 0 Micro-B connec tor); connection to built-in USB por t is recommend ed HDMI output Type C HDMI connector Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power su pported) Audio output Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) T en-pin remot e term ina l Can be used to connect optional remote control[...]

483 • Unless otherwise stated, a ll figures are for a ca mera with a fully-charged battery ope rating at the temperature specifie d by the Camera and Imagi ng Products Association (CI PA): 23 ±3 °C (73.4 ±5.4 °F). • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software desc ribed in this manual at any time and w[...]

484 • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software desc ribed in this manual at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for dam ages that may result from any mistakes tha t this manual may contain. MH-25a Ba ttery Charger Rated input (in North America) AC 120 V, 60 Hz, 0.2 A Rated inp[...]

485 A Supported Standards • DCF Version 2.0 : The D esign Rule for C amera F ile Sy stem (DCF) is a standard widely used in the digital camera industr y to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera. • DPOF : D igital P rint O rder F ormat (DPOF) is an industry -wide standard that allows pictures to be printe d from print orders store[...]

486 A Free Typ e License (Free Typ e2) Portions of this soft ware are copyright © 2012 The Free T ype Project ( http://www.freetype.org ). All rights re served. A MIT License (HarfBuzz) Portions of this software are copyright © 201 4 The Har fBuzz Project ( http://www.freedesktop .org/wiki/Soft ware/HarfBuzz ). All rights rese r ved.[...]

487 The camera accepts the SD and C ompactFlash memory cards listed in the following sections. Other cards have not been tested. F or more details on the cards lis ted below , please contact the manufacturer . ❚❚ SD Memory Cards The following car ds have been t ested and approv ed for use in the camera. Cards with class 6 or faster write speeds[...]

488 ❚❚ Compac tFlash Memor y Cards The following T yp e I CompactFlash memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the camer a. Cards with a write speed of 30 MB/s (200×) are recommended f or movie recor ding. At slower speeds, mo vies may not play back smoothly and recording may e nd unexp ecte dly . T ype II cards and microdrives c[...]

489 The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 16 GB SanDisk SDCF XPS-016G-J92 car d at differ ent image quality ( 0 79), image size ( 0 83), and image area s ettings ( 0 74). ❚❚ FX (36 × 24) Image A rea * * Includes images taken wi th non-DX lenses when On is selected for Auto DX crop . Me mo r y Ca r[...]

490 ❚❚ DX (24 × 16) Image A rea * * Includes images taken with DX lenses when On is selected for Auto DX crop . Image quality Image size File size 1 No. of image s 1 Buffer capacity 2 NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 12-bit La rge 14.6 MB 580 100 NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 14-bit Large 18.3 MB 453 97 NEF (RAW), Compressed, 12-bit Large 13.[...]

491 1 All figures are approx imate. File size varies with scene recorded . 2 Maximum number of exp osures that can be stored in mem ory buffer at ISO 100. Drops if Optimal quali ty is selected for JPEG/TIFF recording > JPEG compression , ISO sensitivi ty is set to Hi 0.3 or high er, or auto distortion control or long exposure noise reduction i s[...]

492 The movie footage or number of shots that can be recorded with fully-charged batteries varies with the condition of the battery, temperature, interval bet ween shots, and the length of time menus are displayed. In the case of AA batteries , capacity also varies with make and storage conditions; some batt eries can not be used. Sample figures fo[...]

493 1 Measured at 23 °C/73.4 °F (±2 °C/3.6 °F) with an AF-S NIKKOR 24–120 mm f/4G ED VR lens under the following test conditions: lens cycl ed from infinity to minimum range and one photograph taken at default se ttings once every 30 s; flash fired once every other shot. Live view not used. 2 Measured at 20 °C/68 °F with an AF-S NIKKOR 70?[...]

494 The lenses listed in this sectio n may block the built-in flash or AF- assist illuminator under some conditions . ❚❚ AF- Assist Illumination AF- assist illumination is not available with the following lenses: • AF-S VR Nikkor 200mm f/2G IF-ED • AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II • AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 200–400mm f/4G IF-ED • AF-S NIKKO[...]

495 The following ma y block the illuminator at ranges under 1.5 m (5 ft): • AF-S D X NIKKOR 55–300mm f/4.5–5.6G ED VR • AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor ED 70–200mm f/2.8G (IF) • AF-S NIKKOR 70–200m m f/2.8G ED VR II • AF Zoom-Nikkor 70–300mm f/4–5.6G • AF Zoom-Nikkor 80–200mm f/2.8D ED • AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80–200mm f/2.8D IF-ED • A[...]

496 ❚❚ The Built-in Flash The built-in flash may be unable to li ght the entire subject wi th the following lenses at ranges less than those given below: Lens Zoom positi on Minimum dista nce without vignetting DX AF-S DX Z oom-Nik kor 12–24mm f/4G IF-ED 18–24 mm No vignetting AF-S DX Z oom-Nik kor 17–55mm f/2.8G IF-ED 20 mm 1.5 m/5 ft 24[...]

497 When used with the AF-S NIKKOR 14–24mm f/2.8G ED , the fla sh will be unable t o light the en tire sub ject at all ranges. The built-in flash can also be used with AI-S, AI-, AI-modified NIKKOR, and Nikon Series E non- CPU lenses with a focal length of 24–300mm. AI 50–300mm f/4.5, modified AI 50–300mm f/4.5, and AI-S 50–300mm f/4.5 ED[...]

498 Symbols e (Programmed auto) .................... 118 z (Flexible program indicator) .. 118 f (Shutter-priority auto) ............... 119 g (Aperture-priority auto ) ............ 120 h (Manual) .................................. ........ 121 S ......................... ................................. .. 102 T ....................... ..........[...]

499 AE & flash (Auto bra cketing set) 133 , 338 AE only (Aut o brac keting set) .... 133 , 338 AE-L/AF-L button ................. 97 , 349 , 363 AF ....................39 – 41 , 87 – 99 , 306 – 314 AF activation ........................... .......... 308 AF area brackets ....... ..................... 6 , 17 AF fine-tune ..................[...]

500 Color sketch .................................... .. 407 Color space ................................ ........ 296 Color temperature ........148 , 150 , 155 Commander mode ................ 331 , 334 Communication unit ...................... 437 CompactFlash ............. ..... 14 , 366 , 487 Compatible lenses .......................... 419 Comp[...]

501 F Face-priority AF ...................................40 File information ........ ....................... 239 File naming .................................... .... 295 File number sequence ................... 324 Filter effects ....................................... 393 Fine-tune optimal exposure ........ 318 Firmware version ................[...]

502 Histogram .............. ..........241 , 242 , 342 I Image area .. 42 , 55 , 59 , 60 , 74 , 77 , 83 Image comment .............................. 375 Image Dust Off ref photo ............. 369 Image overlay ................................... 395 Image quality ....................................... 79 Image review ..................228 , 236 , [...]

503 Monitor .............. 31 , 35 , 201 , 235 , 367 Monitor brightness .................. 56 , 367 Monitor color balance ................... 368 Monitor cover ......................................10 Monitor off delay ............................. 320 Monitor pre-flash .................. . 194 , 331 Monochrome ............. .......................[...]

504 Recent settings ................................ 418 Red intensifier .................................. 393 Red-eye correction ......................... 389 Red-eye reduction .......................... 191 Release button to use dial ........... 353 Release mode ................................... 102 Remote cord ...................123 , 439 , 4[...]

505 Timer ............................. .............. 106 , 216 Trim ................. ................................. .... 390 Tripod .................... .............. 40 , 106 , 123 Two-button reset ............................ 206 Type D lens ....................... ........ 419 , 422 Type G lens ............................... 419 , 422 U [...]

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