Nikon 26424 manual

DIGIT AL CAMERA En Ref erence Manual[...]

ii Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor are sho wn in bold . Memory Cards SD and SDHC/SDX C memory cards are referr ed to as “ memory cards” in this manual. Camera Settings The explanations in this manual assu me that defa ult settings are used. Help Use the camera’ s on-board help feature for help on menu items a[...]

iii Where to F ind I t Find what you ’ re looking for from: The T able of Co ntents............................................................ .. 0 xiii Fo r Y o ur Safety......................................................................... 0 vi Menu Options ........................................................................ .. 0 16 The[...]

iv F ollow these steps for a quick star t with the COOLPI X A. Fo r s a fe t y precautions , see “F or Y our Saf ety ” ( 0 vi). 1 Atta c h th e c ame ra s tra p. Attach the strap securely to the camera eyelets. 2 Charge the battery ( 0 20). 3 Inser t the batter y and a memor y card ( 0 21, 23). Quick Sta r t Guide Battery charging Charging comp[...]

v 4 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n ( 0 2). When using the camera for the first time, you will be prompted to choose a language and set the camera clock ( 0 25). 5 Rotate the fo cus mode selector to t (autofocus; 0 75). 6 Fra m e t he photograph ( 0 29). 7 F ocus and shoot ( 0 30). The focus area will light green when the focus operation is complete. [...]

vi F or Y our Safety T o prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following saf ety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instru ctions where all those who use the product will read them. ❚❚ WARNINGS A T urn off in the event of malfunction Should you notice smok e o[...]

vii A Store out of direct sunlight When the camera is not in use, turn it o ff to close the lens cover and store it out of dir ect sunlight. Light focused by the lens could cause fire. A Observe caution when handling the battery The batter y may l eak, overh eat, or explode if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling the [...]

viii • Do not use with travel c onverters or adapters designed to convert from one voltage t o another or with DC-to-AC in verters. F ailure to observe this precaution could damage th e produc t or cause overheati ng or fire. A Use appropriate cables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks, use only the cables provided or sold by Nik[...]

ix Notic es • No par t of the manuals included with this product may be reproduc ed, transmitted, trans cribed, stored in a retrieval sy stem, or transla ted into any language in any f orm, by any means, without Nikon’ s prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right t o change the specifications of the hardware and software de scribed [...]

x Notices for Customers in the U.S.A. Federal Comm unic ations Com missio n (FCC ) Radio Frequenc y Interference Statement This equipment has been teste d and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FC C rules. These limits are designed t o provid e reasonab le protection against harmful interferenc[...]

xi Notice Conc erning Prohibition of C opying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduc ed by means of a scanner , digital camera, or other device may b e punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or r eproduce paper money , coins, sec[...]

xii Use Only Niko n Brand Electronic Acc essories Nikon cameras are designed to the hi ghest standards and include complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including chargers, batteries, AC adapters , and flash accessories) cer tified by N ikon specifically for use with this N ikon digi tal camera are engineered and pr[...]

xiii Quick Start Guide ......... ............ .............. ............. ............ ............. .......... iv For Your S afety .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .... vi Notices .. .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .....[...]

xiv Basic Photography 27 Battery Le vel and Card Ca pacity ........ ............. ............ ............. ...... 27 “Point-and-Shoot” Photo graphy ( i Mo de) ........... ........... ........ 29 Basic Playbac k .... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... 33 Deleting Unwanted Photographs ....[...]

xv P , S , A , and M Modes 52 Shutter Sp eed and Apertur e ... ............... ............ ............ ............. .... 52 P : Programmed Auto ..................................................................... 53 S : Shutter-Priority Auto ................................................................ 54 A : Aperture-Priority Auto .........[...]

xvi Exposure 85 Metering .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .... 85 Exposure C ompensat ion. ............ .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .. 87 White Balance 89 White Bala nce Options ...... .......... .......... ............. .......... ........... ........[...]

xvii More on Playback 132 Full-Frame P layback ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... 1 32 Photo Info rmation .... ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... 1 34 Thumbnail Playback ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... 1 40 Calen[...]

xviii C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options ............ .......... ........... ........ 176 Reset Shooting Menu ............................................................. 176 Storage Folder ........................................................................... 177 Color Space ................................................................[...]

xix N The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies ...... .......... ......... ..... 197 Creating Retouched Copies ...................................................... 198 D-Lighting ...................................................................................200 Red-Eye Correction ............................................................[...]

xx Troublesh ooting ..... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .. 238 Battery/Display .............................................................................. 238 Shooting (All Modes) ................................................................... 238 Shooting ( P , S , A , M ) ..................[...]

X X 1 Introduc tion Thank you for y our purchase of a Nikon digital camera. To g e t t h e most from y our camera, please be sure to read all instruction s thoroughly and keep them where the y will be read by all who use the product. Symbols and Con ven tions T o make it easier to find the information you need, the f ollowing symbols and conv entio[...]

X 2 G et t in g to Kn ow th e Cam era The Cam era B od y 1 4 9 10 8 5 4 7 3 2 6 1 Built-in flash .......................... ........... 112 2 Shutter-rele ase but ton T ak ing photographs ..................... 29 Recording movies ......................... 38 3 Po wer switch ................. ..................... ... 2 4 Eyelets f or camera strap .[...]

3 X 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 10 8 9 13 L ens retracted 1 Stereo micr ophone .......................... . 43 2 Built-in flash ..... ..................... ........... 112 3 Infrared receiver f or remote contr ol .................. .................... ..................... . 67 4 Accessory terminal/USB connector cover ... .................... ............[...]

4 X * The rotary multi selector is referred to by the term “multi selector” throughout this manual. 18 1 2 3 21 12 13 14 11 19 5 10 9 8 7 6 4 17 16 15 20 1 AF lamp/memory-card access la mp ................... .................... ............... 23, 30 2 Flash lamp.................. ..................... .. 112 3 G button Menus ..... ..........[...]

5 X The Mo n it or The following are the indicators th at may be displayed in the monitor (the display is shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes): ❚❚ Shooting Mode 1 Shooting mode......................... ............ 9 2 Flash mode ............ .................... ....... 113 3 Release mode........................ ...........[...]

6 X ❚❚ Playback Mode 100 N IK ON 15 / 05 / 2013 15 : 30 : 05 D S C _ 0001. J P G 1/12 4928x3 26 4 N OR M AL 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4 9 1 Prot ect status ................. .................. 146 2 Retouch indicator.......... .................. 197 3 Frame number/total number of images 4 Image quality ..... .................... ............ 69 5 Image siz[...]

7 X The Inf ormation Displa y T o adjust camera settings, pr ess the P button. Current settings are sho wn in the monitor information display; highlight items using the multi selector ( 0 13) and press J to view options for the highlighted item. Note : Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes. P button 1 Image quality .......[...]

8 X A The Informa tion Display T o hide the information display , press the P bu tton again.[...]

9 X The Mode Dial Rotate the mode dial to choose from the following shooting modes: i Auto Mode ( 0 29) Select this mode for simple , point-and-shoot phot ography . P , S , A , and M Modes Select these modes for full control over camera settings. • P — Programmed auto ( 0 53) • S — S hutter-priority auto ( 0 54) • A — A perture-priority[...]

10 X The C ommand Dial The command dial can be used with othe r controls to adjust a variety of se ttings when shooting information is displayed in the monitor . Choose a combination of aper ture and shutter speed (mode P ; 0 53). Mode P Command dial Command dial S ( g ) button ISO sensitivity Mode dial E ( N / L ) button Exposure compensation/ Ape[...]

11 X Choose a shutter speed (mode S or M ; 0 54, 56). Mode S or M Command dial Choose an aper ture (mode A ; 0 55). Mode A Command dial Choose an aper ture (mode M ; 0 56). + Mode M E ( N / L ) button Command dial Set expos ure compensation (mode P , S , or A ; 0 87). + Mode P , S or A E ( N / L ) button Command dial Adjust ISO sensitivity ( 0 81).[...]

X 12 Cam era Me n us : A n O ve r v i ew Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from th e camera menu s. To view the menus, pr ess the G button. Ta b s Choose from the following menus: • D : Playback ( 0 172) • N : Retouch ( 0 197) • C : Shooting ( 0 176) • m / O : Recent settings or My Menu (defaults to Recent settings [...]

13 X Usi n g Ca me ra M en us The multi selector and J button are use d to navigate the camer a menus. F ollow the st eps below to na vigate the menus . 1 Display the menus . Press the G button to display the menus. 2 Highlight the ic on for the current menu. Press 4 to highlight the icon for the curr ent menu. Select highlighted item or display su[...]

14 X 3 Select a menu. Press 1 or 3 to select the desired menu . 4 P osition the cursor in the selected menu. Press 2 to position the cursor in the selected menu. 5 Highlight a menu item. Press 1 or 3 or r otate the multi selec tor to highlight a menu item. 6 Display options. Press 2 t o display optio ns for the selec ted menu item.[...]

15 X 7 Highlight an option. Press 1 or 3 to highli ght an option. 8 Select the highlighted item. Press J to select the highlighted item. T o exit without making a selec tion, press the G button. Note the f ollowing: • Menu items that ar e display ed in gray ar e not currentl y available . • While pressing 2 generally has the same effe ct as pre[...]

X 16 Menu O ptions D PLA YBA CK MENU ( 0 172) C SHOO TING MENU ( 0 176) Delete Selected Select date All Playback folder Current (defa ult) All Playback display options None (image only) Highligh ts RGB histogram Shooting data Overview Image review On (defau lt) Off Rotate tall On (default) Off Slide show Start Fra m e in t er v al DPOF print order [...]

17 X B SETUP MENU ( 0 182) Col or s pa ce sRGB (default) Adobe RGB Act ive D-L ig ht in g 2 Auto Extra high High Normal Low Off Long exp osure NR On Off (d efa ul t) High ISO NR High Normal (default) Low Off ISO sensitivity settings ISO sensitivity Auto ISO sensitivity control Release mode Single fra me (default) Continu ous Self-timer Delayed remo[...]

18 X Tim e z on e an d date Time zo ne Date and time Date fo rmat Daylight s aving time Language See page 247. Image c omment Input comment Attach comment Auto im ag e rotation On (default) Off Self-timer Self-timer dela y Number of shots Auto off timer 20 s 1 min (default) 5 min 30 min Image review time 1 s (default) 4 s 8 s 20 s 1 min Remote on d[...]

19 X N RET OUCH MENU ( 0 197) m RECENT SET TINGS ( 0 221) O MY MENU ( 0 222) Eye -Fi upl oad * Enable (default) Disable Firmwa re vers ion – * Available only with compatible Eye -Fi memory cards. D-L ig ht in g – Red-eye correc tion – Tr i m – Monochrome Blac k-and -whit e Sepia Cya n ot y pe Filt er eff ects Skyl ight Wa r m f il t e r Red[...]

X 20 F irst St eps Charge the Battery The camera is power ed by an EN-E L20 rechargeable Li-ion batt er y (supplied). T o maximize shooting time, charge the ba tter y in the supplied MH-2 7 battery charger before use. About two hours are required to fully recharge the battery when no charge remains. Unplug the charger and remove the batter y when c[...]

21 X Inser t the Battery 1 O pen the batter y-cham ber/ memory card slot co ver . Unlatch ( q ) and open ( w ) the batter y- chamber/memory card slot cover . 2 Inser t the battery. Inser t the batter y in the orientation shown ( q ), using the batter y to keep the orange batter y latch pressed to one side. The latch locks the battery in place when [...]

22 X A Removing the Battery T o remove th e battery, turn the camera off and open the battery- chamber/memor y card slot cover . Press the batt ery latch in the direction shown by the arrow to r elease the battery and then remove the batter y by hand. A Inserting and Removing Batteries Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing batteri[...]

23 X Inser t a Memor y Car d The camera stores pictures on Secure Digi tal (SD) memory cards (available separately; 0 251). T o install a memory card, turn the camera off and, holding the card in the orientation shown below , slide it in until it clicks into place. Inser ting memor y cards upside do wn or backwards could damage the camera or the ca[...]

24 X D Memory Cards • Memor y cards may be hot after use. Obser ve due caution when removing memory cards from the camera. • Do not remov e memory cards from the camera, turn the camera off , or remove or disconnect the power source during f ormatting or while data are being recor ded, deleted, or c opied to a computer . F ailure to obser ve th[...]

25 X Basic Setup A language -selection dialog will be displayed the first time the c a m e r a i s t u r n e d o n . C h o o s e a l a n g u a g e a n d s e t t h e t i m e a n d d a t e . Photographs can not be taken until you have set the time and date. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n . A language -selec tion dialog will be displa yed . 2 Choose a[...]

26 X A The Clock Battery The camera clock is power ed by an independent, r echargeable power source, which is charged as necessary when the main batter y is installed or the camera is power ed by an opt ional EP-5C po wer connector and EH-5b AC adapter ( 0 247). A day of charg ing will power the clock for about 2 w eeks. If the camer a display s a [...]

s 27 s Basic Photograph y Before shooting , turn the camera on and check the battery level and number of exposures remaining. Batt er y level is shown in the monitor a s follows: The monitor also shows the number of exposures re maining, or in other words the number of photo graphs that can be taken at current settings (values over 1000 are r ounde[...]

28 s A Auto P ow er Off If no operations are per formed for the length of time selected for Aut o off timer in the setup menu ( 0 189; the default for both shooting and playback is about 1 minute), the monitor will turn off to sav e power and the power -on lamp will flash. The display can be reac tivated using the power switch, rotating the mode di[...]

29 s “P oint-and-Shoot” Photograph y ( i Mode) This section describes how to take photographs in i mode, automatic “ point-and-shoot” modes in which the majorit y of settings a re controlled by the camera in r esponse to shooting c onditions. 1 Select i . 2 Ready the camera. Keep your elbows propped lightly against your torso for support an[...]

30 s 4 Press the shutter-release button halfwa y . Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. If a face is detected, the camera will f ocus on the fac e; other wise, the camera will focus on the subject in the focus area selected with the multi selector before the shutter-release button was pressed halfway . When the focus operation is comp[...]

31 s A The Shutter-Release Button The camera has a two -stage shutter-release button. The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway . T o take the photograph, press the shutter-release button the rest of the wa y down. F ocus: press halfw ay Shoot: press all the way do wn A Getting Good Results with Autofo cus Autofocus does[...]

32 s D The Shooting Display Although they will not appear in th e final picture, jagged edges, color fringing, moiré , and bright spots may appear in the monitor , while bright bands may appear in some ar eas with flashing signs and other intermittent light sourc es or if the su bjec t is briefly illuminated by a flash or other bright, momentar y [...]

33 s Basic Playback 1 Press the K button. A photogra ph will be displayed in the monitor . 2 View additional pictures. Additional pictures can be displayed by pr essing 4 or 2 or by rotating the multi selector or command dial. T o end playback and return to shooting mode , press the shutter-release button halfway . K button[...]

34 s Deleting Un wan ted Photogr aphs T o delete the phot ograph cu rrently displa yed in the monit or , press the O button. Note that photographs c an not be recover ed once deleted . 1 Display the photograph. Display the photogr aph you wish to delete as described on the preceding page. 2 Delete the photograph. Press the O button. A confirmation [...]

35 s Crea tiv e Photograph y (Scene Modes) Choosing a scene mode automatically optimiz es settings to suit the selected scene . h Mode T o view the curr ently selected sc ene, r otate the mode dia l to h . T o choose anoth er scene , rota te the comman d dial. The selec ted scene is shown by an icon in the monitor . Mode dial Command dial Monitor k[...]

36 s m Spor ts F ast shutter speeds fr eeze motion for dynamic sports shots in which the main subjec t stands out clearly . While the shutter-r elease butt on is pressed all the way down, the camera will take up to 26 shots at frame rates as high as 4 fps (normal qualit y , size L; all figures are approximat e). n Close up Use for close -up shots o[...]

37 s 0 Food Use for vivid photographs of foo d. 1 Silhouette Silhouette subjec ts against bright backgrounds . 2 High Key Use with bright scenes to create bright images that seem filled with light. 3 Low Key Use with dark scenes t o crea te dark, somber images with prominent highlights.[...]

y 38 y Recording and Vi ewing Mo vies F ollow the steps below to record movies with sound. 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display release mode options. Highlight the current releas e mode and pre ss J to display release mode options. 3 Select 1 Movie record ing . Highl ight 1 Movie record ing and pre[...]

39 y 4 Choose a shooting mode. Aper ture can not be adjusted while recor ding is in progress; in A and M modes, adjust aper ture befor e beginning recording . Shutter speed ca n only be adjusted in mode M , when it can be set to value s between 1 / 8000 s and 1 / 30 s. Flexible prog ram ( 0 53) is not available. 5 Fo c u s. Fr ame the opening shot [...]

40 y 7 End reco rding. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to end recording. Reco rd ing will end automatically when the maximum length is reached , the me m o r y ca rd i s f u l l o r an o th e r m o de i s selected. A Maximum Length The maximum length f or individual movie files is 20 minutes or 29 minutes 59 seconds ( 0 43); note [...]

41 y The Mo vie Recording Display Item Description 0 q “No movi e” icon Indicates that movies can not be recor ded. — w Movie frame size The frame size f or movie recor ding. 43 e Time remaining The recording time av ailable for movies. 39 A Before Rec ording Choose a color sp ace before recording ( 0 178). q w e[...]

42 y A Recording Mo vies Flicker , banding, or distortion may be visible in the monitor and in the final movie under fluorescent, mer cur y vapor , or sodium lamps or if the camera is panned hori zontally or an object moves at high speed through frame (for inf ormation on reducing flicker and banding, see Flicker r eduction , 0 184). Jagged edges, [...]

43 y Movie Settings Use the Movie settings option in the shoo ting menu to adjust the following settings . • Fr ame size/frame r ate , Movie quality : Ch oose from the follo wing options . • Microphone : T urn the audi o recor ding on or off . Frame size/frame rate Movie quality Maximum length ( ★ High quality/ Normal) 2 Frame size (pixels) F[...]

44 y 1 Selec t Movie settings. Press the G button to display the menus. Highl ight Movie settings in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Choose movie options. Highlight the desired item and press 2 , then highlight a n option and press J . A The 2 Icon 2 is displayed in full-frame and mo vie playback if the movie was recorded without sound. G button[...]

45 y Vi e w i n g M o v i e s Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame pla yback ( 0 132) . Press J to star t playback. The f ollowing op erations ca n be performed: 1 icon L ength Current position/total length Vol u m e Movie progress bar Guide To Use Description Pause Pause pla yback. Play Resume playback when movie is paused or during rewi[...]

46 y Adju st vol ume X / W ( Q ) Pres s X to increase volume, W ( Q ) to decrease. Return to full- frame playb ack / K Press 1 or K to exit to full-frame pla yback. Exit to shooting mode Press shutter-release button halfway to exit to shooting display . Display menus G See page 172 for more inf ormation. To Use Descript ion[...]

47 y Editing Movies T rim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selec ted frames as JPEG stills . T rimming Movies T o create trimmed copies of movies: 1 Display a movie full frame. Press the K button to display pictures full frame in the monitor and press 4 and 2 to scro ll thro ugh pictures until the movie you wish to edit is dis play[...]

48 y 3 Display movie edit options. Press the E ( N / L ) button to display movie edit op tions. 4 Select Choose start/ end point . Highl ight Choose start/ end point and press J . The dialog shown at right will be displayed; choose whether the current frame will be the star ting or end point of the copy and press J . 5 Delete frames . If the desire[...]

49 y 6 Save the copy. Highlight one of the following and press J : • Sa v e as ne w fi l e : Sav e the copy to a new file. • Overwrite exist ing file : Replace the orig inal movie file with the edit ed copy . • Cancel : Return to Ste p 5. • Preview : Preview the cop y . Edited co pies are indicat ed by a 9 icon in full-frame playback. D Tr [...]

50 y Sa vi ng Se le cted F ram es T o save a copy of a selected frame a s a JPEG still: 1 View the movie and choose a frame. Play the movie back as described on page 45; your approximate position in the movie can be ascer tained from the movie progress bar . Pa u s e the movie at the frame y ou intend to cop y . 2 Display movie edit options. Press [...]

51 y 4 Creat e a still cop y . Press 1 to c reate a still copy of the current frame. 5 Save the copy. Highlight Ye s and press J to create a JPEG copy of the selected fr ame. Movie stills are indicated by a 9 icon in full- frame playback. A Sav e Sel ected Fr ame JPEG movie stills created with the Sav e selected frame option can not be retouched. J[...]

# 52 # P , S , A , and M Modes P , S , A , and M modes offer differ ent degrees of control over shutter speed and aper ture: Shutter Speed and Aperture Mode Descriptio n P Programmed auto ( 0 53) Camera sets s hutter speed and aper ture for optimal exposure. Recommended for snapshots and in other situations in which there is little time to adjust c[...]

53 # P : Pr ogrammed A uto In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aper ture accor ding to a built-in program to ensur e optimal exposure in most situations. This mode is recommended f or snapshots and other situations in which you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed and aper ture . A Flexi bl e Pro gra m In[...]

54 # S : Shutter-Priority Auto T o choose a shutter speed, rotate the command dial. In sh utter-pr iorit y auto, you c hoose the shutter speed while the camera automatically select s the aperture that will produc e the optimal exposur e. Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving subjects, fast sh utter speeds to “fr eeze ” mo[...]

55 # A : Aper ture -Priority Auto T o choose aper ture, r otate the command dial . In aper ture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically selec ts the shutter sp eed that will pr oduce the optimal exposure. Large aper tures (low f-numbers) increase flash range and reduce dep th of field, blurring objects behind and in fr[...]

56 # M : Manual In manual mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture . Rotate the command dial to choose a shutter speed, and the multi selec tor to set aperture (shutter speed can al so be set by keeping the E ( N / L ) button pr essed and rotating the multi selector , aper ture by keeping the E ( N / L ) butt on pressed and rotating the co[...]

57 # A The Exposure Indicator If a shutter speed other than “bulb ” or “time” is selected ( 0 58), the exposure indicator shows whether the photograph would be under- or over-exposed at curren t settings. If the s ubject is too b right or too dark for the camera to meter , the indicator will flas h. Opt ima l ex po sur e Underexposed b y 1 [...]

58 # ❚❚ Long Ti me-Exposures ( M Mode Only) Selec t the following shutter spee ds for long time -exposures of moving lights, the stars, night scener y , or fireworks. • A : The shutter remains open while the shutter-release button is held down. To prev ent blur , use a tripod or an optional MC-DC2 remote c ord ( 0 231). The shutter-r elease b[...]

59 # 3 Choose a shutter speed. Rotate the command dial to choose a shutt er speed of A . Fo r a shutter speed of “ B ”, select a remote contr ol rele ase mode ( 0 66) after choosing the shutter speed. 4 O pen the shutter . A : After focusing, pr ess the sh utter-rele ase button on th e camera or option al remot e cor d all the way do wn. Keep t[...]

$ 60 $ U ser S ettings: U1 and U2 Modes Assign frequently-used settings t o the d and e positions on the mode dial. Sa vi ng U ser Se tt in gs 1 Select a mode . Rotate the mode dial to the desired mode. 2 Adjust settings. Make the desired adjustments to flexible prog ram, shutter speed, aper ture, exposure and flash compensation, flash mode, meteri[...]

61 $ 3 Select Sa v e u se r settings . Press the G butt on to display the menus. Highlight Sav e use r settings in the setup menu and press 2 . 4 Select Sa v e t o U 1 or Sav e t o U2 . Highlight Sav e to U 1 or Sav e t o U2 and press 2 . 5 Save user settings. Highlight Sav e set tin gs and press J to assig n the settings selected in Steps 1 and 2 [...]

62 $ $ Recalling User Settings Simply rotate the mode dial to d to recall the settings assigned to Sa ve to U1 , or to e to recall the settings assigned t o Sav e to U2 . Resetting User Settings T o reset settings for d or e to default values: 1 Select Reset user settings . Press the G button to display the menus. Highl ight Reset user settings in [...]

k 63 k Release Mode Choose from the following release modes: Single -F r ame , C on tinuous, Self-timer , Remote , and Movie Modes Mode Descriptio n 8 Single fra me : Camera takes one photograph each time shutter- release button is pressed all the way down. 7 Continuous : The camera takes photographs at about 4 frames per second (fps) while the s h[...]

64 k 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display release mode options. Highlight the current releas e mode and pre ss J to display release mode options. 3 Selec t a release mode. Highlight a relea se mode and press J . Press the shutter-release butt on halfway to return to the shooting display . P button [...]

65 k A Continuous Release Mode Continuous r elease mode can not be us ed with the built-in flash; lo wer the flash or turn the flash off ( 0 112–116) when shooting in continuous rel eas e mo de. A Buffer Size The appro ximate number of images that can be stored in the memory buffer at current settings is shown in the monitor exposure- count displ[...]

66 k Self- T imer and Remote Contr ol Modes The self-timer a nd optional ML -L3 r emote cont rol ( 0 231) allow the photographer to be at a di stance from the camera when a photo is taken. 1 Mount the camera on a tripod. Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level surface. 2 Selec t a release mode. Select E Self-timer , % De[...]

67 k 3 F rame the photograph and shoot. Self -ti mer mode : Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus, and then press the button the rest of the way down. The self-timer lamp will star t to flash, stopping t wo seconds before the photo is t aken. The shutter will be re leased ten sec onds after the timer starts. Remote control mode (ML - L3[...]

68 k D Before Using the ML-L3 Remote Control Before using the ML -L3 for the first time , remov e the clear plastic batter y-insulator sheet. D Remote Control Photograph y Note that the shutter may not respond to the ML -L3 remote control if there is a bright light sour ce behind the camer a. In $ —quick response (ML -L3) —and % —delayed rele[...]

d 69 d Image Q uality and S ize T ogether , image quality and size determin e how much space each photograph occupies on the memory card. Larger , high er quality images can be printed at larger sizes but also requir e more memory, meaning tha t fewer such images can be stor ed on the memory card ( 0 252). Image Quality Choose a file format and com[...]

70 d 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display image quality options. Highlight the current image quality in the information dis play and press J . 3 Choose a file type. Highlight an option and press J . To r e t u r n t o shooting mode, press the shutter-release butt on halfway . P button Information d[...]

71 d A NEF (RA W) Images Note that the option selected for image size does not affect the size of NEF (RA W ) images. White balance bracketing ( 0 12 3) is not av aila ble at image quality settings of NE F (RA W ) or NEF (RA W )+JPEG. NEF (RA W ) images can be viewed on the camera or using software such as Capture NX 2 (available separately; 0 231)[...]

72 d Image Size Choose a size for JPEG images: 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display image size options. Highlight the current image size in the information dis play and press J . 3 Choose an image size. Highlight an option and press J . To r e t u r n t o shooting mode, press the shutter-release bu[...]

73 d A The Shooting Menu Image size can also be adjusted using the Image size option in the shooting menu ( 0 176). A The S ( g ) Button Image quality and size can also be adjusted by rotating the command dial while keeping the S ( g ) button pressed ( 0 194).[...]

N 74 N Fo c u s The focus-mode selector can be used to choose between normal and macro autof ocus and manual focu s m ode s. The user can also select the focus area f or automatic or manual f ocus ( 0 75, 80) or use focus lock to focus to recompo se photographs after focusing ( 0 79). A Normal and Macro Aut ofocus Use normal autofocus to focus on s[...]

75 N Aut o fo cu s Aut o foc u s M od e Cho ose f rom th e foll owin g au tofocu s mod es. 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display autofocus modes. Highlight the current autofocus mode in the information display and press J . 3 Choose a mode. Highlight an option and press J . T o return to shooting mo[...]

76 N AF-Ar ea Mode Choose how the f ocus area for au tofocus is selected in modes other than i . 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display AF-area mode options. Highlight the cur rent AF- area mode in the information dis play and press J . Opti on Description ! Fa c e - p r i o r i t y A F The camera au[...]

77 N 3 Choose an AF-area mode. Highlight an option and press J . T o return to shooting mode, pr ess the shutter-release button halfway . Fac e -p r io r it y AF : The camera automatically detects and focuses on portrait subjects; the sele cted subject is indicated by a double yellow border (if multiple faces, up to a maximum of 35, are detected, t[...]

78 N Sub ject- tracking AF : Position the focus a rea ov er your subject and press J . The focus ar ea will tr ack the selected subject as it moves thr ough the frame . T o end track ing, press J again. Note that the camera may be unab le to track subjects if they move quickly , leave the frame or are obscur ed by other objects, change visibly in s[...]

79 N F ocus L ock If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus ( 0 75), use focus lock to recompose the ph otograph afte r focusing on another object at the same distance as your original subject. 1 Fo c u s. P osition the subject in the selected f ocus ar ea and pr ess the shutter- release butt on halfway to initiate focus. Check that the focu[...]

80 N Manual F ocus T o focus manually , rotat e the focus ring until the subject is in focus (the faster the rin g is rotat ed, the mor e rapidly focus will be adjusted). To magnify the view in the monitor for precise focus , press the X button. While the view through the lens is zoomed in, the multi selector can be used to scro ll to area s of the[...]

S 81 S ISO Se nsitivity The higher the ISO sensitiv ity, the less light needed to make an exposure, allowing higher shutter speeds or smaller aper tures, but the more likely the im age is to be a ffected by noise (randomly- spaced bright pix els , fog , or lines) . Noise is particularly likely at settings between Hi 0. 3 (equivalent t o ISO 8000) a[...]

82 S 3 Choose an ISO sensitivity . Highlight an option and press J . To r e t u r n t o shooting mode, press the shutter-release butt on halfway . A Aut o If the mode dial is rotated t o P , S , A , or M after Auto is selected for ISO sensitivity in another mode, the IS O sensitivity last selec ted in P , S , A , or M mode will be restor ed. A The [...]

83 S A uto ISO Sensitivity Co n t r o l If On is selected f or ISO sensitivity sett ings > Au to IS O sensitivity contr ol in the shooting menu, ISO sensitivity will automatically be adjusted if optimal exposure can not be achieved at the value selected by the user (ISO sensitivity is adjusted appropriat ely when the flash is use d). 1 Select Au[...]

84 S 3 Adjust settings. The maximum value for auto ISO sensitivity can be selected using Maximum sensitivity (the minimum value for auto ISO sensitivity is automatica lly set to ISO 100). In m ode s P and A , sensitivity will only be adjusted if underexposure would result at the shutter speed selected f or Minimum shu tter speed ( 1 / 1000 –1 s).[...]

V 85 Z Exposure Choose how the camera sets exposure in P , S , A , and M modes (in other modes, the camera selec ts the meter ing method automatically). Metering Method Description L Matrix me tering Produc es natural results in most situations. Camera meters a wide area of the frame and sets exposure according to tone distributio n, color , and co[...]

86 Z 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display metering options. Highlight the current metering method in the information dis play and press J . 3 Choose a metering method. Highlight an option and press J . To r e t u r n t o shooting mode, press the shutter-release butt on halfway . A See Also F or inf[...]

87 Z Exposure Co m p e n s a t i o n Exposure comp ensation is used to alte r exposure fr om the value suggested by the camer a, making pictures brighter or darker . It i s most effective when used with center-weighted or spot metering ( 0 85). Choose from values between – 5 EV (underexpo sure) and +5 EV (overe xposu re) in incre ments of 1 / 3 E[...]

88 Z A The Informa tion Display Exposure compensation can also be adjusted b y selecting the current exposure compensation setting in the inf ormation display ( 0 7). A Using a F lash When a flash is used, exposur e comp ensation affects both background exposure and flash level . The Exposure comp . for flash op tion in the shooting menu ( 0 180) c[...]

r 89 r White Balance White balance ensures that colors are unaffected by t he color of the light source. Auto white balance is recommended for most light sources; in P , S , A , and M modes, other values can be selec ted if necessary according to the type o f source: White Balanc e O ptions Option Color temp . * Descripti on v Auto 3500– 8000 K A[...]

90 r 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display white balanc e options. Highlight the current white balanc e setting in the information display and press J . 3 Choose a white balance option. Highlight an option and press J . To r e t u r n t o shooting mode, press the shutter-release butt on halfway . N [...]

91 r A The Shooting Menu White balance can be selec ted using the Wh it e ba la nce option in the shooting menu ( 0 176), which also can be used to fine -tune white balance ( 0 92) or measure a value for preset white balance ( 0 94 ). The Auto option in the White bal ance menu offers a choice of Normal and Keep warm lighting colors , which preserve[...]

92 r F ine - T uning White Balance White b alance op tions othe r than Pr eset manual can be “fine - tuned ” to comp ensate for variati ons in the color of the light source or to introduce a deliberate color cast into an image. 1 Select a white balance option in the shooting menu. T o display the menu s, press the G button. Select W hite balanc[...]

93 r 3 Pres s J . Press J to save settings and return to the shooting menu. If white balance has been fine -tuned, an asterisk (“*”) will be displayed in the monitor . A White Balance F ine- T uning The colors on the fine-tuning axes are relativ e, not absolute. For example, moving the cursor to B (blue) when a “warm” setting such as J (inc[...]

94 r Pr eset Manual Preset manual is used to record and recall custom white balance settings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. T wo meth ods are av ailable for setting pr eset white bala nce: ❚❚ Measuring a V alue for Preset White Balance Before proceeding, choose an op tion other tha[...]

95 r 3 Select Measure . Highlight Measure and press 2 . The menu shown at righ t will be display ed; highlight Ye s and press J . The message shown at right will be displayed bef ore the camera ent ers preset measurement mode. When the camer a is ready t o measure white bala nce, a flashing L will appear in the monitor . 4 Measure white balanc e. B[...]

96 r 5 Check the results . If the camera was able to measure a value for white balance, the message shown at right will be displaye d. If lighting is too dark or too bright, the camera may be unable to measur e white balance and the message shown at right will be displayed. Return to Step 4 and measure wh ite balanc e again. A Other Methods for Mea[...]

97 r ❚❚ Copying Whit e Balance from a Photograph F ollow the steps below t o copy a v alue for white balan ce from a photograph on the memory card. 1 Select Pr eset manual . To d i s p l a y t h e m e n u s , press the G button. Highlight White balance in the shooting menu and press 2 to display white balance options. Highlight Preset manual an[...]

98 r 4 Choose a folder . Highlight the folder containing the source image and press 2 . 5 Highlight the source image. 6 Copy wh it e b al an ce. Press J to set preset white balanc e to the whit e balance value for th e highlighte d photogr aph. A Inspecting Pict ures The picture currently highlighted in the thumbnail display can be inspected by pre[...]

J 99 J Image Enhancement Nikon’ s unique Picture Contr ol system makes it possible to share image processing settings, in cluding sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue, among compatible devices and software. Selec ting a Pic ture Control The camera offers six P icture Contro ls. In P , S , A , and M modes, you can choose a Picture[...]

100 J 1 Press the P but ton. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display Picture Contr ol options. Highlight the current Pic t ure Co nt rol an d p re ss J . 3 Sel e ct a P ictu r e Cont rol. Highlight a P icture Contr ol and press J . To r e t u r n t o shooting mode, press the shutter-release butt on halfway . A The Shooting[...]

101 J Modifying Picture C ontr ols Existing preset or cust om Picture C ontrols ( 0 106) can be modified to suit the scene or the user ’ s creative intent. Choose a ba lanced combination of sharpening, contrast, and saturation using Quick adjust , or make manual adjustments to individual settings. 1 Display the P icture Control menu. To d i s p l[...]

102 J 3 Adjust settings. Press 1 or 3 to highlight the desired setting and press 4 or 2 to choose a value ( 0 103). Repeat this step until all settings hav e been adjust ed, o r select Quick adju st to choose a pr eset combination of settings. Default settings can be restored by pr essing the O button. 4 Sav e changes and exit. Press J . A Modifica[...]

103 J ❚❚ Pic ture Control Sett ings Opti on Description Quick a djust Choose from options between –2 and +2 to reduce or exaggerate the eff ect of the selec ted Picture C ontrol by adjusting sharpening, contrast, and saturation (note that this resets all manual adjustments). Fo r e x a m p l e, choosing positive values for Viv i d ma kes pict[...]

104 J D “A” ( A u t o ) Results for auto sharpening, contrast, and saturation var y with exposure and the position of the subject in the frame. A The Picture C ontrol Grid Pressing the X button in Step 3 on page 102 displays a Picture C ontrol grid showing the contrast and saturation for the selected Picture Control in relation to the other P i[...]

105 J A Filt er Effects (Monoch rome Only) The options in this menu simulat e the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs. The following filt er effects are av ailable: Opti on Description Y Y ellow Enh ances c ontra st. Can be used to tone down the brightness of the sk y in landscape photographs. Orange produces more contrast than yellow[...]

106 J Crea ting C ustom Picture C ontr ols The Picture Controls supplied with the camera can be modified and saved as cust om Picture C ontrols. 1 Select Manage Picture Con tro l . T o display the menu s, press the G button. Highl ight Manage Pictur e Con tr ol in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Select Sa v e/ edi t . Highl ight Sav e/ edit and p[...]

107 J 4 Edit the selec ted Pic t ure Cont rol. See page 103 f or more information. T o abandon any ch anges and start over from default settings , press the O button. Press J when settings are comple te. 5 Select a destination. Highlight a destination for the custom Pictur e Contr ol (C- 1 t hro ug h C -9 ) a nd press 2 . 6 Name the Picture Cont ro[...]

108 J 7 Sav e changes and exit. Press X t o save changes and exit. The new Pictu re Control will appear in the Pic t ure Co nt rol li st . A Manage Picture C ontrol > Rename Custom Picture C ontrols can be renamed at any time using the Rename option in the Manage Pic ture Control menu. A Manage Picture C ontr ol > Delete The Delet e option in[...]

109 J Sharing C ustom Picture C ontr ols Custom Pictu re Cont rols cre ated u sing the Pic ture Control Uti lit y availabl e with ViewN X 2 or optional software such as Capture NX 2 can be copied to a memory card and load ed into the camer a, or custom Picture Controls created with the camera can be copie d to the memor y card to be used in compati[...]

110 J Pr eser ving Detail in Highlights and Shado w s (A c tiv e D -Lighting) Active D-Lighting preser ves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast. Use for high contrast scenes, for example when photographing br ightly lit outdoor scenery through a door or window or taking pic tures of shaded subjects on a sunn[...]

111 J 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display Active D-Lighting options. Highlight Active D-Lighting in the information display and press J . 3 Choose an optio n. Highlight Y Au to , Z Extra high , P High , Q Normal , R Low , or X Off and press J . If Y Auto is selected, the camera will automatically [...]

l 112 l Flash Photograph y The camera suppor ts a variety of flash modes for photographing poorly lit or back lit subjec ts. 1 Rais e th e fl as h. Slide the flash pop-up control to raise the flash. Charging b egins when t he flash is raised; once charging is complete , a flash- ready indic ator ( M ) wi ll be displayed and the fl ash lamp will lig[...]

113 l Fl as h M o d e The flash modes available vary with shooting mode: 1 Press the P button. Shooting information will be displayed in the monitor . 2 Display flash mode options. Highlight the current flash mode in the information display and press J . i , k , p , n , s , w o NR Auto N j U Auto + slow sync + red- eye re duc tion N j R Auto + r ed[...]

114 l 3 Choose a flash mode. Highlight a mode and press J . P ress the shutter- release button halfway to return to shoo ting mode. A Flash Modes The flash modes listed on the previous page may combine one or more of the following settings, as shown b y the flash mode icon: • R (auto flash) : F lash fires as required when lighting is poor or subj[...]

115 l A See Also F or information on using the f button and the co mmand dial to choose the flash mode, see page 193. A Low ering the Built-in Flash T o save pow er when the flash is not in use , press it gently down ward until the latch clicks int o place. Do not use f orce; failur e to observe this precaution co uld result in product malfunction.[...]

116 l F lash C ompensation Flas h compensation is used to alter fl ash output from the l evel suggested by the camera, chang i ng the brightness of the main subject rela tive to th e backgro und. Choose from values between –3 EV (darker) and +1 EV (brighter ) in increme nts of 1 / 3 EV ; in genera l, positive val ues mak e th e subjec t brighter [...]

117 l A Optional Flash Units Flash c ompensation is also available with optional S B-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, and SB-400 f lash units; in the case of all but the SB-400, it can be adjusted using the co ntrols on the flash unit in addition to the procedur e described above . The flash compensation selected with the optional flash u nit i[...]

118 l FV Lo ck This featur e is used to lock flash output, allowing photographs to be recomposed without changing the flash le vel and ensuring that flash output is appropriate to the subjec t even when the subject is not positioned in the center of the frame . Flash output is adjusted automatically for an y changes in ISO sensitivity and aper ture[...]

119 l 4 Loc k f la sh l e vel. After confirming that the flash ready indicator ( M ) is displaye d, press the f button. The flash will emit a monitor preflash to deter mine t he ap propriate flash level. Flash output will be locked at this level and an F V lock icon ( e ) will be displayed . 5 Recompose the photograph. 6 T ake the photograph. Press[...]

120 l D Using FV Lock with the Built-in F lash FV lock is on ly availabl e wi th the built-in flash when TT L is selected for Flash cntrl for built-in flash in the shooting menu ( 0 181). A Using FV Lock with Optional Flash Units FV lock is also available with optional flas h units in T TL and (where suppor ted) monitor pre-flash AA and monitor pre[...]

t 121 t O ther Shooting O ptions The camera settings listed below and on page 122 can be resto red to defaul t values by holding the P and G buttons down togeth er f or more than two seconds. The monito r turns off briefly while settings are reset. Restoring Default Settings Option Default 0 Image quality JPEG normal 69 Image siz e Large 72 White b[...]

122 t * Curr ent Pictur e Contr ol only . Bracketing P , S , A , M Off 123, 181 Picture C ontro l settings* P , S , A , M Unmodified 99 Exposure compensation P , S , A , M 0.0 87 Flas h c omp ens at ion P , S , A , M 0.0 116 Flas h m ode P , S , A , M , 0 Fi ll flash 113 i , k , p , n , w Auto s Auto+red -e ye red uc ti on o Auto +slow sync l , m ,[...]

123 t Brack eting Bracketing automatically varies exposure, A ctive D-Lighting (ADL), or white balance slight ly with each shot, “bracketing ” the curr ent value. Choose in situations in which it is difficult to set exposure, white balance, or Active D-Lighting and there is not time to check results and adjust settings with each shot, or to exp[...]

124 t 3 Display bracketing options. Highlight the current bracketing setting and press J . 4 Select a brac keting increment. Highlight a bracketing incremen t and press J . Choose fr om values betw een 0 . 3a n d 2E V ( A E b r a c k e t i n g ) or 1 to 3 ( WB bracke ting), or select ADL (ADL brack eting ). 5 F rame a photograph, f ocus, and shoot.[...]

125 t If there is not enough space available o n the mem or y c ard to reco rd thre e images, th e exposure-count display in the monitor will flash. Shooting can begin when a new memory card is inserted. ADL bracketing : The first shot after bracketing is ac tivated is taken with Active D-Lighting off , the second at the current Active D-Lighting s[...]

126 t A Disabling Brack eting T o disable bracketing and resume normal shoo ting, select OFF in Step 4 on the previous page . T o cancel bracketing before all frames have been reco rde d, rot ate t he mod e di al t o a s ett ing ot her than P , S , A , or M . A Memor y Card Capacit y If the memor y card fills before all shots in the sequence have b[...]

127 t Interval T imer Photograph y The camera is equipped to take photographs automa tically at preset inter vals. Mount the camera on a tripod and frame the subject before proceeding . 1 Select Interval timer shooting . Press the G butt on to display the menus. Highlight Interval timer shooting in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Choose a star ti[...]

128 t 3 Choose the interval. Press 4 or 2 t o highlight hours, minu tes, or sec onds and press 1 or 3 to choose an int erval longer than the slowest anticipated shutter speed. Press 2 to continue . 4 Choose the number of intervals. Press 4 or 2 t o highlight number of int ervals (i.e., the number of times the camera shoots); press 1 or 3 to change.[...]

129 t 5 Star t shooting. Highlight On and press J (to return to the shooting menu without starting the interval timer , highlight Off and pr ess J ). The first series of shots will be ta ken at the specified starting time, or after about 5 s if Now was selected for Choose start time in Step 2. Shooting will continue at the selected inter val until [...]

130 t Using a GPS Unit An optional GP-1 GPS unit ( 0 231) can be connected to th e accessory terminal ( 0 3) allowing informatio n on the camera’ s current pos ition to be r ecor ded when phot ographs ar e taken. When co nnec tin g GPS unit s, turn the camera off and note that the unit can not be mounte d on the accessory shoe when the built-in f[...]

131 t A The n Icon Connection status is shown by the n icon: • n (static) : Camera has established communication with the GPS unit. Phot o information fo r pictures taken while this icon is displayed include an additiona l page of GPS data ( 0 138). • n (flashing) : The GPS unit is searching for a signal. Pictures taken while the icon is flashi[...]

I 132 I More on Pla yback T o play photogr aphs back, press the K button. The most recent photograph will be displayed in the monitor . Fu l l - Fr a m e P l a y b a c k A Rotate T all T o display “tall” (p ortrait- orientation) photographs in tall orientation, select On for th e Rotate tall option in the playback menu ( 0 174). K button O butt[...]

133 I To Use Descript ion Vie w additional photographs Pres s 2 to view photographs in order reco rde d, 4 to view photographs in reverse order . Photographs can also be viewed b y rotating the multi selector or command dial. Vie w additional photo info Change photo info displayed ( 0 134). Vie w thumbnails W ( Q ) See page 140 for more info rmatio[...]

134 I Photo Informa tion Photo information is superimposed on images displayed in full- frame playback. Pres s 1 or 3 to cycle through photo inf ormation as shown below . Note that “ image only” , shoo ting data, RGB histogr ams, highligh ts, and ov ervie w data are on ly displayed if corresp onding option is selected f or Playback displa y opt[...]

135 I ❚❚ File Information ❚❚ Highlights ❚❚ RGB Histogram 1 Prot ect status .. ............ ............... ....... 1 46 2 Retouch indicat or ............. ............ ... 197 3 Frame number/total number of images 4 Image quality ..................... ............ ...... 69 5 Image size..................... ............... .......... 72[...]

136 I A Playback Zoom T o zoom in on the photograph when the histogram is displayed, press X . Use the X and W ( Q ) buttons to zoom in and out and scroll the image with the multi selector . The histogram will be up dated t o show only the data f or the portion of the image visible in the monitor . A Histograms Camera hist ograms are intended as a [...]

137 I ❚❚ Shooting Data 1 Metering ...... ............... ............ .............. . 85 Shutter speed................... ............. 54, 56 Aperture ............ ............ ............... ... 55, 56 2 Shooting mode................ ...... 29, 35, 52 ISO sensitivity 1 ................ ............ ........ 81 3 Exposure c ompensation .....[...]

138 I 1 Display ed in red if photo was taken with auto ISO sensitivity control on. 2 Standard , Vi v i d , Po r tr ai t , and Landscape Picture Controls only . 3 Neutral , Monochrome , and custom P icture Controls only. 4 Not display ed with monochrome Picture C ontrols only . 5 Monochrome Picture Controls only . ❚❚ GPS Data * * Data for movies[...]

139 I ❚❚ Overview Da ta * Displayed in r ed if photo was taken with auto ISO sensitivity contr ol on. – 1 . 3 + 1 . 0 SL O W 0, 0 1 / 125 F 5 . 61 0 0 18. 5mm – 1. 3 + 1 . 0 SL O W 0, 0 1 / 125 F 5 . 6 100 18. 5mm 100 NIK O N D S C _ 000 1 . JP G 15 / 05 / 2013 15 : 30 : 06 N N OR O R M AL A L 4928x3264 COOL P I XA 1 / 12 11 1 12 13 14 15 1[...]

140 I Thumbnail Pla yback T o display images in “ con tac t sheets” of four , nine, or 72 images, press the W ( Q ) butt on. Fu ll - fr a m e playback Thumbnail playback Cale ndar playback To Use Descri ption Display more images W ( Q ) P ress W ( Q ) button to increase the number of images displa yed. Display few er images X Press X button to [...]

141 I Change protect status of highlighted photo E ( N / L ) See page 146 for mor e information. Return to shootin g mode / K Pr ess shutter-release button halfway to exit to shooting display. Display menus G See page 172 for more inf ormation. To Use Descript ion[...]

142 I Calendar Pla yback T o view images taken on a selec ted date, pr ess the W ( Q ) button when 72 imag es are display ed. The oper ations that can be per formed depe nd on whether the cursor is in the date list or the thumbnail list: Ful l - fr am e playback Thumbnail playback Calendar playback To Use Descri ption T oggle between date list and [...]

143 I Del ete h igh ligh ted photo(s) O • Date l ist : Delete all pict ures taken on selected date. • Thumbnail li st : D ele te hi ghli ghte d picture ( 0 148). Change protect status of highlighted photo E ( N / L ) See page 146 for mor e information. Return to shootin g mode / K Pr ess shutter-release button halfway to exit to shooting displa[...]

144 I T aking a Closer Look: Pla yback Zoo m Press the X bu t to n t o zo om i n on t he i ma g e di s pl ay e d i n fu l l- fr a me playback or on the image curren tly highlighted in thumbnail or calendar playback. The follow ing operations can be per formed while zoom is in effect: To Use Descri ption Zoom in or out X / W ( Q ) Press X to zoom in[...]

145 I Vie w o th er images Rotate command dial or multi selector to view same location in other images at current z oom ratio. Playback zoom is cancelled when a movie is displa yed. Cancel zoom Cancel zoom and return to full-frame playback. Change protect status E ( N / L ) See page 146 for more inf ormation. Return to shooting mode / K Pr ess shut[...]

146 I Pr otec ting Photographs from Deletion In full-frame, zoom, thumbnail , and calendar playback, the E ( N / L ) button can be used to protect photographs from accidental deletion. Pr otected files can not be deleted using the O button or the Delete option in the playback menu. Note that protec ted images will be deleted when the memory card is[...]

147 I . A Removing Pr otection from All Images T o remove pr otection from all images in the folder or folders currently selected in the Playback folder menu, press the E ( N / L ) and O buttons together for about two seconds during playback.[...]

148 I Deleting Photogr aphs T o delete the photograph display e d in full-frame playback or the photograph highlighted in the th umbnail list, press the O button. T o delete multiple selec ted phot ographs, all photographs taken on a selected dat e, or all phot ographs in the current pla yback fold er , use the Delete option in the playback menu. O[...]

149 I 3 Press the O button again. T o delete the phot ograph, pr ess the O button again. T o exit without deleting the photo graph, press th e K button. A Cal en dar Pl ayb ack During calendar p layback, you can delete a ll photographs taken on a selected date by highlighting the date in the date list and pressing the O button.[...]

150 I The Pl ayb ac k Me nu The Delete option in the playback menu contains the following options. Note that depending on th e number of images, some time may be required f or deletion. ❚❚ Selec ted: Deleting Selected Photographs 1 Choose Selected for the Delete option in the playback menu. Press the G button and select Delete in the playback m[...]

151 I 3 Select the highlighted picture. Press the W ( Q ) bu tton to select the highlighted picture. Selected pictur es are marked by a O icon. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to se le ct ad di ti on al pi ctu re s; t o de se le ct a pi ctu re , hig hl ig ht it and press W ( Q ). 4 Pres s J to complete the operation. A confirmation dial og will be displayed; [...]

152 I ❚❚ Selec t Date: Deletin g Photogra phs T aken on a Selected Date 1 Choose Select da te . In th e d ele t e me nu , highligh t Select date and press 2 . 2 Highlight a date . Press 1 or 3 to highlight a date. T o view the pic tures taken on the highlighted date, press W ( Q ). Use the multi selector to scroll through the pic tures, or pr e[...]

153 I 4 Pres s J to complete the operation. A confirmation dial og will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J .[...]

Q 154 Q Connec tions The supplied ViewNX 2 software can be used to copy pictures to your computer , where they can be v iewe d, retou che d, an d shared. Installing V iewNX 2 ❚❚ Sup por ted O perating Systems At the time of writing , Vi ewNX 2 was compatible with the following operating systems . F or the late st information on supported operat[...]

155 Q 2 Selec t a language. If the desired language is not available, click Region Selection to choose a different r egion and then choose the desired language ( region sele ction is not available in the European release). After choosing a language, click Next . The dialog shown below at right wil l be displayed. T o view detailed installation inst[...]

156 Q C opy Pictures to the C omputer Before proceeding, be sure you have installed the soft ware on the supplied ViewNX 2 CD ( 0 154). 1 Choose how pi ctures will be copied to a comput er . • Di r ect US B c o nn ect i on : T urn the camera o ff and en sure that a memory card containing pictures is inser ted in the camera. Connect the camera to [...]

157 Q 2 Copy pi c tu re s. After confirming that the desired c amera or memory card is displayed in the “ Options” panel “Sourc e” tab ( q ), click Start T ransfer ( w ). At default settings, al l pictures on the memory card wi ll be copied t o the compu ter . 3 T erminate the connection. If the camera is connected to the computer , turn th[...]

158 Q Vi e w P i c t u r e s Pictures are display ed in ViewNX 2 when tran sfer is co mplete . A Starting ViewNX 2 Manually • Windo ws: Double-click the ViewNX 2 shortcut on the desktop . • Mac OS: Click the ViewNX 2 icon in the Dock. A F or More Informa tion Consult online help for more info rmation on using ViewNX 2.[...]

159 Q Prin ting Photogr aphs Selected JPEG images can be pr inted on a PictBridge printer ( 0 249) conn ected directly to th e camera. C onnec ting the Printer Connect the camera using th e supplied UC-E16 USB cable. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f. 2 Connect the US B cable . T urn the printer on and connec t the USB cable as shown. Do not use for[...]

160 Q A Printing Via Direct USB Connection Be sure the EN-EL20 batter y is fully charged or use an optional EH-5b AC adapter and EP-5C pow er connector ( 0 230). When tak ing photographs to be printed via direct USB connec tion, set Color space to sRGB ( 0 178). D USB Hubs Connect the camera directly to the printer; do not connec t the cable via a [...]

161 Q Prin ting Pictures One a t a T ime 1 Sel e ct a pi ct ur e . Press 4 or 2 to view additional pictures. Press the X button to zoom in on the current fr ame ( 0 144; p ress K to exit zoom ). T o view six pictures at a time, press the W ( Q ) button. Use the multi selec tor to highlight pic tures, or pr ess X to display the highlighted pic ture [...]

162 Q 4 Star t printing. Select Start printing and press J to start printing. T o cancel befor e all copies have been print ed, press J . Time stamp Hig hl igh t Print er default (use current printer settings), Print time stamp (print times and dates of recording on photos), or No time stamp and press J to select and exit to the previous menu. Crop[...]

163 Q Printing Multiple P ictures 1 Display the Pi ct B ridge menu. Press the G button in the P ictBridge playback dis play . 2 Choose an optio n. Highlight one of th e follo wing options and press 2 . • Print select : Sel ect p ict ur es f or pr in ti ng . • Select da te : Print one copy of all the pictures taken on a selected date. • Print [...]

164 Q 3 Selec t pictures or choose a date. If you chose Print select or Print (DPOF) in S tep 2 , use the multi selector to scroll through the pictures on the memory card. To display the current picture full screen, press and hold the X button. T o select the current pictur e for printing, hold the W ( Q ) button and press 1 . The picture will be m[...]

165 Q 4 Display printing options. Press J to display PictBr idge printing options. 5 Adjust printing options. Choose page size, border , and time stamp options as described on page 161 (a warning will be displa yed if the selected page siz e is too small for an index print). 6 Star t printing. Select Start printing and pr ess J to star t printing. [...]

166 Q Crea ting a DPOF Print Order: P rint Set The DPOF print order option in the playback menu is used to creat e digital “ print or ders ” for P ictBridge -compatible print ers and devices that support DPOF . 1 Choose Select/set for the DPOF print order item in the pla yback menu. Press the G button and select DPOF print order in the playback[...]

167 Q 3 Display imprint options. Press J to display data imprint options. 4 Select imprint options. Highlight the following options and press 2 to toggle the highli ghted option on or off (t o complete the print order without including this inform a tion, proc eed to Step 5). • Print shooting data : P rint shutt er speed and aperture o n all pict[...]

168 Q D DPOF Print Or der T o print the current print or der when the camera is connected to a PictBridge printer , select Print (DPOF) in the P ictBridge menu and follow the st eps in “Printing Multiple P ictures” to modify and print the current or der ( 0 163). DPOF print date and shooting data options are not suppor ted when printing via dir[...]

169 Q V iewing Photogr aphs on T V The camera can be connected to high- defintion video devices using a High-Definition Multimedia Inter face (HDMI) cable (available separately fr om commercial sources). The cable must have a HDMI mini connec tor ( T ype C) for connec tion to the camera. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f. Always turn the camera off [...]

170 Q A Standard T elevisions The camera can only be connected to devices with an HDMI connector . A T elevision Playback Use of an EH-5b AC adapter and EP -5C power c onnector (available separately) is r ecommended for extended pla yback. Vo l u m e c a n b e adjusted using television controls; the camera controls can not be used. A Using External[...]

171 Q HDMI Op tions The HDMI option in the setup me nu controls output resolution and can be used to enable the camera for remote control from devices that suppor t HDMI-C EC ( H igh- D efinition M ultimedia I nter face – C onsumer E lectronic s C ontrol, a standard that allows HDMI devices to be used to control per ipherals to which they are con[...]

U 172 U Camera Menus T o display the playback menu , press G and sel ect the D (playba ck menu) tab . The playback menu contains the following options: D The Pla y back Menu: Managing Images G button Option 0 Delete 150 Playback folder 173 Playback displa y options 173 Image review 173 Rotate tall 174 Slide show 174 DPOF print order 166 Opti on 0 A[...]

173 U Choose a f older for pla yback: Choose the information t hat can be displayed by pressing 1 or 3 in full-frame playback ( 0 134). Pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight an option, then press 2 to select the option for the photo information display . A M appears next to selected items; to deselect, highlight and press 2 . T o return to the playback menu, [...]

174 U Choose whether to rotate “ tall” (por trait- orientation) pictures for display during playback. Note that because t he camera itself is already in the appropriate orientation during shooting , images are not r otated automatically during image r eview . Create a slide show of the pictures in the current playback folder ( 0 173). Rotate T [...]

175 U T o star t the slide show , highlight Star t and press J . The following operations can be per formed while the slide show is in progress: The dialog shown at right is displayed when the show ends. Select Restart to res tar t or Exit to return to the playback menu. To Use Descript ion Skip back/sk ip ahead Pres s 4 t o retu rn to pr eviou s f[...]

176 U C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Op t i o n s T o display the shooting menu, press G and select the C (shooting menu ) tab . The shooting menu conta ins the following options: Note : Depending on camera settings , some items may be grayed out and unavailable. F or information on the o ptions available in each shooting mode, see page 236. Select [...]

177 U Create, re name, or delete folders, or choose the folder in which subsequent photographs will be stor ed. • Selec t folder : Choose the folder in which subsequent photographs will be stor ed. • New : Creat e a new folder and name it as described on pages 107– 108. F older names can be up to five characters long. • Rename : Selec t a f[...]

178 U The color space determ ines the gamut of colors availabl e for color repr oduction. Choose sRGB f or photographs t hat will be printed or used “ as is, ” with no further modification. Ado be R GB has a wider color gamut and is r ecommended f or images that will be extensively processed or retouch ed after leaving th e camera. C olor Space[...]

179 U If On is selected, photographs taken at shutt er speeds slow er than 1 s will be proces sed to reduce no ise (bright spots, r andomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog). The time requir ed for processing roughly do ubles; the message shown at right wil l be displayed when processing star ts and pictures can not be take n until processing is comple[...]

180 U Choose whether the built-in AF-assist illuminator lights to assist the f ocus operation when lighting is poor . Choose how the camera adjust s flash level wh en exposure compensation is use d. Built-in AF-assist Illuminator G button ➜ C shooting menu Opti on Descriptio n On The AF-assist illuminator lights when lighting is poor . Off The AF[...]

181 U Choose the flash mode for th e bu ilt-in fla sh. Choose the setting or settings bra cketed when aut o bracketing ( 0 123) is in eff ect. Choose AE brack eting ( 0 124) to bracket exposure, WB brack eting ( 0 124) to perform whit e -balanc e bracketing ( 0 123 ), or ADL br acketing ( 0 125) to perform bracketing using Active D-Lighting ( 0 110[...]

182 U B T he Setup Menu: Ca mera S etup T o display the setup menu, press G and select the B (setup menu) tab. The setup menu co ntains the following options: * Only available when compatible Ey e -Fi memory card is inserted ( 0 195). G button Opti on 0 Fo rmat memory c ard 183 Save user s ettings 60 Reset user settin gs 62 Monitor brightness 183 P[...]

183 U Memory cards must be forma tted befor e first use or after being used or formatted in other devices . 1 Highlight Ye s . T o exit without formatting the memory card, highlight No and press J . 2 Pres s J . The message shown at right will be display ed while formatting is in pr ogress . Do not remove the memory card or remov e or disconnect th[...]

184 U Choose the inf ormatio n display ed in the monitor during sh ooting. Select Show in fo or Hide info to view or hide shooting in dicators ( 0 134). Select F raming grid to view a framing grid or V irtual horizon to displa y a vir tual horizon to assist in keeping the camera level . Reduce flicker and banding when shooting under fluorescent or [...]

185 U Change time zones, set the camera clock, choose the date display or der , and turn daylight saving time on or off. T ime Zone and Date G button ➜ B setup menu Option Description Tim e zo ne Choose a time zone. The ca mera clock is automatically set to the time in the new time zone. Date and time Set the camera clock ( 0 25). Date format Cho[...]

186 U Choose a language for camera menus and messages. Add a comment to new photographs as they are taken. Comments can be viewed as metadata in ViewNX 2 (sup plied) or Capture NX 2 (available separately; 0 231). The commen t is also visible on the shooting data page in the photo information display ( 0 13 7). The following options are available: ?[...]

187 U Photographs taken while On is selec ted contain info rmation on camera orientation, allowing the m to be rotated automatically during playback or when viewed in ViewNX 2 or Captur e NX 2 (available separately; 0 231). The f ollowing orienta tions are record ed: Camera orientation is not recorded when Off is selected. Choose this option when p[...]

188 U Choose the length of the shutte r release del ay and the numbe r of shots taken ( 0 66). • Self-timer delay : Choose the length of the shutter-release delay . • Number of shots : Pr ess 1 and 3 to c hoos e the number of shots taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed (from 1 t o 9). Self- T imer G button ➜ B setup menu[...]

189 U Choose the delay before the monitor turns o ff to sav e powe r when no operations a re per formed; the camer a will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for an additional three minutes after the monitor has turne d off . Note t hat re gardl ess of the option selec ted, the monitor will remain on for 3 minutes while menus or s[...]

190 U Choose the pitch ( High or Low ) of the beep that sounds when the camera focuses using autof ocus, whil e the release time r is counting down in self-timer and delaye d remote modes ( 0 63) when a photograph is taken in quick- response re mote mode ( 0 63), or if you attempt to t ake a photograp h wh en the memor y card is locked ( 0 24). Sel[...]

191 U When a photograph is taken, the came ra names the file by adding one to the last file number used. This option controls whe ther file numbering continues from the last number used when a new folder is creat ed, the memory card is forma tted, or a n ew memory card is inserted in the camera. F ile Number Sequence G button ➜ B setup menu Optio[...]

192 U Choose whether the focus d istance for m an ua l fo cu s is di sp lay ed in meters (m) or feet (f t). If ( V ) is selected, the exposur e indicator is displayed with positive valu es on the lef t and negative value s on the right. Select ( W ) to display negative values on the left and positive values on the right. MF Distance Indicat or Unit[...]

193 U Choose the role played b y the f button: Assign Fn1 Butt on G button ➜ B setup menu Opti on Description Flas h m ode Press the f butt on and r otate the command dial t o choose the flash mode ( 0 113). Release mode Press the f button and rot ate the c ommand di al to choose the release mode ( 0 63). Self- time r Press the f button to select[...]

194 U Choose th e role played by the S ( g ) button: Reverse the direction of rotation of the command dial and multi sele ctor when th ey are used to ma ke adjus tment s to exposu re compensation ( Exposure compensation ) and/or shutter speed and aperture ( Shut ter speed/aperture ). Highlight options and press 2 to select or dese lect, th en highl[...]

195 U If Release locked is selected, the shutter-release button is only enabled when a memor y card is inser ted in the camera. Selecting Enable release a l l o w s t h e s h u t t e r t o b e r e l e a s e d w h e n n o m e m o r y card is i nser ted, a lth oug h no pic tu res w ill b e re corded (th ey wil l however be display ed in the monitor i[...]

196 U View the curr ent camer a firmwar e version. D Eye -Fi Car ds Eye-Fi cards can not be used with optional WU-1a wireless mobile adapters. Do not inser t Eye-Fi cards while a WU-1a is connected. Eye-F i cards may emit wireless signals when Disable is selec ted. If a warning is displayed in the monitor ( 0 243), turn the camera off and remo ve t[...]

197 U N The Retouch Menu: Crea ting Retouched Copies T o display the ret ouch menu, press G and sel ect the N (retouch menu) tab . The retouch menu is used to c reate trimm ed or reto uched copi es of the photographs on the memor y card, and is only available when a memor y card containing ph otographs is inser ted in the camera. * A vailable only [...]

198 U Crea ting Retouched C opies To c r e a t e a r e t o u c h e d c o p y : 1 Display retouch options. Highlight the desired item in the retouch menu and press 2 . 2 Sel e ct a p i ctur e. Highlight a pic ture and press J (to view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X butt on). 3 Selec t retouch options. F or more information[...]

199 U A Creating Ret ouched Copies During Pla yback Options other tha n Image ov erlay and Edit movie can be used during playback. Display picture full frame and press J . Highlight an option and press J . Create reto uched co py . D Retouch The camera may not be able to dis play or retouch images created with other devices. If the image was record[...]

200 U D-Lighting brightens shadows, making it ideal for dark or back lit photographs . Press 1 or 3 to choose the amount of correction per formed. The eff ect can be previewed in the edit displa y . Press J to copy the photograph. D-Lighting G button ➜ N retouch menu Before After[...]

201 U This option is used to cor rect “r ed-eye” caused by the flash, and is availa ble only with phot ographs taken usin g the flash. The photograph selected for red- eye correction can be previewed in the edit display . Confirm the eff ects of red-ey e correction and create a c opy as described in the f ollowing table. Note that red-eye corre[...]

202 U Create a cropped copy of the selec ted photograph. The selected photo graph is displayed with the selec ted crop shown in yellow ; create a cropp ed copy as describ ed in the following table. Tr i m G button ➜ N retouch menu To Use Description Incre ase siz e of crop X Pr ess the X button to increase the size of the crop . Redu ce size o f [...]

203 U Copy photographs in Black- and-white , Sepia , or Cya n o t y p e (blue and whit e monochrome). Selecting Sepia or Cya n o t y p e displays a preview of the selected image; press 1 to increase color saturation, 3 to decrease. Press J to create a monochrome copy . Choose from the following filter eff ec ts. After adju sting filter effects as d[...]

204 U Red intensifier Inten sify r ed s ( Red intensifier ), greens ( Gr een intensifier ), or blues ( Blue intensifier ). Pres s 1 to increase the effect, 3 to d ecrea se. Green intensifier Blue intensifier Cross screen Add st arb urs t effe ct s to l ight source s. • Number of points : Choose from fo ur , six, or eight. • Filter amount : Choo[...]

205 U Use the multi selec tor to create a copy wi th modified color balance as shown below . The effect is displayed in the monitor together with red, green, and blue histograms ( 0 135) giving the distribution of tones in the copy . Co lor Balance G button ➜ N retouch men u A Zoom T o zoom in on the image displayed in the monitor , press the X b[...]

206 U Image overlay combines t wo existing NEF (R A W ) photographs to create a single picture that is sav ed separately from the originals; the results, which make use of RA W data from the camera image sensor , are noticeably better than overla ys crea ted in an imaging application. The new picture is saved at current image quality and size setti[...]

207 U 2 Select the first im age. Use the multi selec tor to highlight the first photograph in the ov erlay . T o view the highlighted photograph full frame, press and hold the X button. Press J to select the high lighted photograph and return to the preview displa y . 3 Select the seco nd image . The selected image will appear as Image 1 . Highligh[...]

208 U 5 Preview the overlay . Press 4 or 2 to place the cursor in the Preview column and press 1 or 3 to highlig ht Overlay . Press J to preview the ove rlay as show n at r ight (to sav e the overla y without displaying a preview , selec t Sav e ). T o return to Step 4 and selec t new photos or adju st gain, press W ( Q ). 6 Sav e the o verla y . P[...]

209 U Crea te JPEG copies of NEF (RA W ) photographs ( 0 69) . 1 Select NEF (RA W) processing . Highlight NEF (RA W ) proc essing in the retouch menu and press 2 to display a pictur e sel ection dialo g list ing only NEF (R A W ) images created with this came ra. 2 Select a phot ogr aph. Use the multi selec tor to highlight a photograph (to view th[...]

210 U 3 Adjust NEF (RA W ) processing settings. Adjust the settings listed below . Note that white ba lance is not available with pictures created with image ov erlay , and that exposure compensa tion can only be set to values between –2 and +2 EV . If Au to is selected for white balance, it will be set t o whichev er of Normal and K eep warm lig[...]

211 U Create small copies of selec ted photographs. 1 Select Resize . T o resize selected images, press G to display the menus and select Resize in the ret ouch menu. 2 Choose a size. Highlight Choose size and press 2 . The options sh own at right w ill be displayed; highlight an option and press J . Resize G button ➜ N retouch menu[...]

212 U 3 Choose pictures. Highl ight Select image and press 2 . Highlight pic tures using the multi selector and press the W ( Q ) button t o select or deselec t (to view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button). Selected pictures ar e marked by a 8 icon. Pres s J when the selec tion is complete. 4 Sav e the r esiz ed copie [...]

213 U Crea te copies with enhanc ed saturation and contrast. D-Lighting is applied as required to brighten dark or backlit subjects. Press 1 or 3 to choose the amoun t of enhancement. The effect can be previewed in the edit display . Press J t o copy the photograph. Crea te a straighte ned copy of the sele cted image. Pr ess 2 to r otate the image [...]

214 U Creat e an outline c opy of a phot ograp h to use as a base for painting . The effect c an be previewed in the edit displa y . Press J to copy the photograph. Create a cop y of a photograph that resembles a sketch made with col ored pencils. Pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight Viv i d ne s s or Outl ine s and press 4 or 2 to change. Vividness can be i[...]

215 U Create copies tha t reduce the eff ects of perspective taken from the base of a tall object. Use the multi selector to adjust perspective (not e that gr eater am ounts of per spec tive control resu lt in more of th e edges being cropped out). The results ca n be previewed in the edit displa y . Pres s J to copy the photogr aph, or press K to [...]

216 U Create a copy that appears to be a phot o of a diorama. W orks best with photos taken from a h igh vantage point. The area that will be in focus in the copy is indicated by a yello w frame. Miniatur e Eff ect G button ➜ N retouch menu To Press Description Choose orientation W ( Q ) Pr ess W ( Q ) to choose o rientation of area that is in fo[...]

217 U Create a copy in which only selected hu es appear in color . 1 Select Selectiv e colo r . Highlight Selec tive col or in the ret ouch menu and press 2 to display a picture sele ction dialog. 2 Select a phot ogr aph. Highlight a photograph (to view the hig hlighted photograph full fr ame, press and hold the X button). Press J to selec t the hi[...]

218 U 4 Highlight the color range . Rotate the command dial to highlight th e color r ange for the selec ted color . 5 Choose the color range . Press 1 or 3 to increase or decrease the r ange of similar hues that will be in cluded in the final p hotogr aph. Choose from values between 1 and 7; note that higher values m ay include hu es from other c [...]

219 U Compare retouched copies to the original photogr aphs. This option is only available if the J butt on is pressed to display the ret ouch menu when a c opy or origina l is played back full fram e. 1 Sel e ct a pi ct ur e . Select a r etouche d copy (shown by a N icon) or a photograph that has been retouched in full-frame playback and pr ess J [...]

220 U 3 Compar e the cop y with the original. The source image is displayed on the left, the retouched copy on the right, with the options used to create the copy liste d at the top o f the display . Press 4 or 2 to switc h between the source image and the retou che d copy. T o view the highlighted picture full frame, pr ess and hold the X button. [...]

221 U m Rec ent Settings/ O My Menu T o display the recent settings menu, pr ess G and select the m (rec ent settings) tab . The recent settings menu lists the 20 most recen tly used settings , with the most recent ly- used items first. Pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight an option and press 2 to select. G button A Removing Items from the Recen t Settings M[...]

222 U My Menu T o access a customized menu of up to 20 options selected from the playback , shooting, setup, and retouch menus, selec t O My Menu for m Recent settings > Choose tab . 1 Select Choose tab . In the recent settings menu ( m ), highlight Choose tab and press 2 . 2 Select O My Menu . Highl ight O My Menu and press J . The n ame of t h[...]

223 U ❚❚ Adding Options to My Menu 1 Select Add items . In My Menu ( O ), highlight A dd items and press 2 . 2 Select a menu. Highlight the name of the menu containing the option you wish to add and pr ess 2 . 3 Select an item. Highlight the desired menu item and press J . 4 P osition the new item. Press 1 or 3 to m ov e t h e n e w item up or [...]

224 U ❚❚ Deleting O ptions from My Menu 1 Select Remov e items . In M y Menu ( O ), highlight Remove it ems and press 2 . 2 Select items. Highlight items and press 2 to select or deselect. Selecte d items are in dicated by a chec k mark. 3 Delete the selec ted items. Highl ight Done and press J . A confirmation dialog will be displayed; pr ess [...]

225 U ❚❚ Reordering Options in My Menu 1 Select Ran k it ems . In My Menu ( O ), highlight Rank i tems and pr ess 2 . 2 Select an item. Highlight the item you wish to mov e and press J . 3 Pos i t i o n t he i t e m. Pres s 1 or 3 to move the item up or down in My Menu and press J . Repeat Ste ps 2–3 to reposition additional items. 4 Exit to [...]

n 226 n T echnic al Notes Read this chapter for information on compatible acc essories, cleaning and st oring the camera, and what to do if an error message is display ed or you enco unt er problems using the camera. Compatible optional flash units can be attached directly to the camera accessory shoe as described below . The accessory shoe is equi[...]

227 n C ompatible F lash Units The camera can be used with the flash un its listed below (f or the latest inf ormation on compatible flas h units, see the w ebsites listed on page 1). F or more inf ormation, r efer t o the documentation provided with the flash unit. Flash unit SB-910 1 SB-900 1 SB- 800 SB-700 1 SB-600 SB-400 Fea tu re Guide No . 2 [...]

228 n The following features are available with compatible flash units: 1 Not available with spot metering. 2 Can also be selected with fla sh unit. 3 AA/A mode selection performed on flash u nit using custom settings. 4 Can only be selected with camera. 5 Available with i- T T L flash control and wh en monitor pre-flashes are used in AA and A mode[...]

229 n A i- T TL Flash C ontrol In i- T TL flash cont rol, the camer a adjusts the flash lev el based on reflections from a series of nearly invisible pre-flashes (mo nitor pre- flashes) emitted by the flash unit immedia tely before firing. There are two types of i- T TL flash contr ol: i- T TL balanced fi ll-flash , in which flash output is adjuste[...]

230 n O ther Ac cessories At the time of writing, the following accessories were available for the COOLPIX A. Powe r so u rc e s • Po wer Connector EP -5C, AC A dapter EH-5b : These acc essories can be used to power the camera for extended periods (EH-5a and EH-5 AC adapters can also be used). An EP-5C pow er connector is required to connect the [...]

231 n Viewfinders • Optical Viewfinder DF -CP1 : Attaches to the camera acc essor y shoe; covers the angle of view equiv alent to that of a 28 mm lens in 35 mm [135] f ormat. Soft wa re • Capture NX 2 : A complete photo editing package offering such features as white balance adjustment and color control points. Note : See the websites listed on[...]

232 n Car i ng fo r t he Ca me ra Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner , or other volatile chemic als . Storage When the camera will not be used for an exten ded period, remove the battery and store it in a cool, dry area with the terminal cover in place. T o prev ent mold or mildew , store the camera in a dry , well - ventilated area. Do not store[...]

233 n Caring f or the Camer a and Batt er y: Ca utions Caring f or the Camer a Do not drop : The produc t may malfunction if subjected to strong shocks or vibration. Keep dry : This produc t is not waterproof , and may malfunction if immersed in water or exposed to high levels of humidity. Rusting of the internal mechanism can cause irreparable dam[...]

234 n Notes on the monito r : The monitor is construc ted with extremely high precision; at least 99.99% of pixels are eff ective, with no m ore than 0.01% being missing or defective. Hence while these displays may contain pixels that are always lit (white, red, blue, or green) or always off (black), this is not a malfunction and has no effect on i[...]

235 n • The internal tempera ture of the battery may rise while the battery is in use. Attempting to charge the batt ery while the internal temperature is elevated will impair battery per formance, and the battery may not charge or charge only partially. W ait for the battery to cool before charging. • Continuing to charge the batter y after it[...]

236 n A vailable Settings The following table lists the settings that can be adjusted in each mode. i P S , A , M k , p , n , o , s l , m , r , t , u , v w x , y , z , 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 Shooting me nu Storage f older zzzzzzz Image quality 1, 2 zzzzzzz Image siz e 1, 2 zzzzzzz White balance 1, 2 — zz ———— Set Picture Control 1, 2 — zz ——[...]

237 n Set up m enu Self-timer zzzzzzz Auto off timer zzzzzzz Image review time zzzzzzz Remote on duration (ML -L3) zzzzzzz Beep zzzzzzz Shutter sound zzzzzzz File number sequence zzzzzzz MF distance indicator units zzzzzzz Reverse indicators zz zzzzz Assign F n1 button zz zzzzz Assi gn J /Fn2 button zzzzzzz Reverse dial rotation zzzzzzz Slot empty [...]

238 n T roubleshooting If the camera fails to func tion as expected, check the list of common problems below befor e consulting your retailer or Nikon repr esentativ e. Battery/Display Shooting ( All Modes) The camera is on but does not respond : Wa it for recording to end. If the problem persists, turn the camera off . If the camera does not turn [...]

239 n Can not select AF-area mode : Camera is in i mode ( 0 29). Image size can not be changed : An NEF (RA W ) option is selec ted for image quality ( 0 69). Camera is slow to record photo s : T urn long exposure noise reduction off ( 0 179). Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pix els, f og, or lines) appear in photos : • Choose lower I[...]

240 n Shooting ( P , S , A , M ) Playback Full range of sh utter speeds not available : The flash is in use. Colors are unnatural : • Adjust white balance to match light source ( 0 89). • Adju st Set P icture Con tro l settings ( 0 99 ). Can not measure wh ite balance : Subject is too dark or too bright ( 0 96). Image can not be selec ted as so[...]

241 n Miscellaneous Can not delete picture : • Picture is protected: remove pr otection ( 0 146). • Memory card is locked ( 0 24). Can not retou ch pict ure : Photo can not be fur ther edited with this camera ( 0 199). Can not change print order : • Memory card is full: delete pictures ( 0 27, 148). • Memory card is locked ( 0 24). Can not [...]

242 n Error Messages This section lists the indicators and err or messages that appear in the camera displays. Indicator Solu tion 0 Shutter release disabled. Recharge ba ttery. Low battery. T urn camera off , remove batter y , and inser t charged batter y . 27 Initializatio n error . Turn camera off and then on agai n. T urn camera off , remo ve a[...]

243 n Th is me mo ry ca r d ca nn ot be used. Card ma y be damaged. Insert another c ard. Use Nikon-approved card. 2 51 Check that contacts are clean. If card is damaged, contact retailer or Nikon- authorized service representative. — Delete files or insert new memor y card after copying importa nt images to computer or other device. 23, 148 Eye-[...]

244 n * See printer manual for more inf ormation. Check paper . Inser t paper of correc t size and select Con t in ue . 159 * Pap er ja m. Clear jam and select Con tin ue . 159 * Out of paper. Insert pape r of selected size and select Con t in ue . 159 * Check ink supply . Check ink . T o resume, select Cont i nu e . 159 * Out of ink. Re place ink [...]

245 n Specifications ❚❚ Nikon C OOLPI X A Digital Camera Ty pe Compact digital camera Number of effective p ixels 16.2 million Image sensor 23.6 × 15.6 mm Nikon DX f ormat CMOS; appro x. 16.93 million total pixels Lens NIKKOR lens Foc al l e ng t h 18.5 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 28 mm lens in 35mm [135] f ormat) f/-number f/2.8 C[...]

246 n Image size (pixels) L (4928 × 32 64), M (3696 × 2448), S (2464 × 1632) ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO 100 – 3200; can be adjusted using ISO sensitivity to 6400, Hi 0.3 (ISO 8000 equivalent), Hi 0.7 (ISO 10000 equivalent), Hi 1 (ISO 12800 equivalent), and Hi 2 (ISO 25600 equivalent) Exposure Metering mode Matrix, center-[...]

247 n • Unless other wise stated, all figur es assume a fully-charged batter y and an ambient temperature of 23 ±3 °C (73.4 ±5.4 °F) as specified by the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIP A). 1 Figur es based on the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIP A) standards for measuring the endura nce of camera batteries . Per for m[...]

248 n ❚❚ Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL20 ❚❚ Batter y Charger MH-27 Typ e Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Rated capacity DC 7.2 V , 1020 mAh Operating tempera ture 0 °C – 40 °C (32 °F – 104 °F) Dimensions ( W × H × D) Appr ox. 30.7 × 50.0 × 14.0 mm (1.2 × 2.0 × 0.6 in.) Wei gh t Appro x. 41 g (1.4 oz), excluding terminal c[...]

249 n ❚❚ Suppor ted Standards • DCF : The D esign Rul e for C amera F ile S ystems (DCF) is a standard widely used in th e digital camera industr y to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera. • DPOF : D igital P rint O rder F orma t (DPOF) is an industr y-wide standard that allow s pictures to be printed from print orders store[...]

250 n A T rademark Information Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsof t, Windows, and Windows V ista are either register ed trademarks, or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. PictBridge logo is a trademark. The SD , S[...]

251 n Ap p roved M em o r y Ca rds The following SD memory cards have been tested and approv ed for u se i n t h e CO O L PI X A . Cards with class 6 or faster write speeds are re comm en ded for m ovie reco rding. Recording ma y end unexpectedly when car ds with slow er write speeds ar e used. Othe r cards have not been tested. F or more details o[...]

252 n Me mo r y Card Cap ac i t y The follo wing table shows the number of pictures that can be stored on a 4 GB memo ry card at different image quality ( 0 69) and size ( 0 72) settings . All figures are appro ximate; r esults will var y with the card type, camera settings, and the scene recorded. The f ollowing table shows the mo vie footage that[...]

253 n Index Symbols i (Aut o mode) .............................................9, 29 h (Scene mode) .....................................9, 35 k (Portrait) ............................ .............................. 35 l (Landscape) ......................................... .......... 35 p (Child) ..................................................[...]

254 n Blue intensifier (Filt er effects) .................... 204 Border (P ictBridge) ........................................ 161 Bracketing ................................... .............123, 181 Brightness ......................................... ................ 103 Built-in AF-assist illuminator ...................... 180 Built-in flash ..[...]

255 n H Help ......................................... .............................. 12 Hi (Sensitivity) ................................... ................. 82 High ISO NR ...... ................................. ...............179 Highlights ........................................................ ..135 Histogram................................[...]

256 n Press the shutter-re lease button half way30, 31 Print (DPOF)................... ................................. .. 163 Print select ............................................... ......... 163 Printing ........................... ................................. .. 159 Prog rammed auto.......................... ...................53 Prot[...]

257 n W W arm filter (Filte r effects) ............. ...............203 WB ........... ................................. .............................. 89 White balance ................................................ .... 89 Wide-area AF ........................ .............................. 76[...]

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