Nikon 25446 manual

En_01 © 2008 Nikon Corporation No reproduction in a ny form of this manu al, in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews), may be ma de without written authorization from NIKON CO RPORATION. Printed in Europe SB8H01(11) 6MB03011-01 DIGIT AL CAMERA En User's Manual En Q0320_UM_En_Cover.fm Page 1 We dnesday, [...]

Where t o Find I t F ind what you’ re look ing for from: A For Y o ur S af et y Bef ore using th e camera f or the first ti me, r ead the sa fe ty instru ctions in “F or Y our Saf ety ” (pg. xiv). Hel p Use the camera’ s on-boa rd help featu re for help on men u items and other topic s. See pag e 21 for de tai ls. Digitu tor “Dig itutor?[...]

i Pack ag e Conte nts Be sure al l items list ed here were included with your cam era. Memory cards are sold separately . ❏ Wa r r a n t y ❏ User’ s Manual (t his gu ide) ❏ Quick Guide (a guide f o r firs t-time users de scribing the basic steps in volve d in such task s taking pictures , copying pi c tures to a computer , and printing p ic[...]

ii S ymbols and C onv entions T o make i t easier t o find the inf ormation y ou need, the f ollowing sy mbols and conv entions are used: A T radem ark I nform ation Macin tosh, Mac OS, and QuickT ime are r egister ed tradem arks of Apple I nc. Mic rosoft, Windows an d Windows Vista a re eith er regi stered tra demar ks, or tradem ar ks of M icro s[...]

iii X Introduction s Basic Photograph y and Playback h More on Photograph y (All Modes) t P , S, A, and M Mo des I More on Pla yback Q C onnec tions o The Pla yback Menu i The Shooting Menu L Cu s to m S e t t i n g s g The Setup Menu u Th e Retouch Menu w Rec ent Settings / v My M enu n T echnical Notes[...]

iv Q&A Index F ind what you’ re look ing for using this “ q uest ion and answer ” index . New F eatur es Ques tion Key phrase See page Can I us e the monito r as a viewfi nder? Live v iew 43 How do I shoot mo vies? Recording movies 50 Can I control how photos are processed? Picture Controls 108 How do I preser ve detail s in shadows and h[...]

v Camer a Setup Ques tion Key ph rase Se e page How do I stop parts of my photos fr om blinking? Photo info , highlights 131, 163 How do I fo cus the vie wfinder? Viewfinder f ocus 32 How do I keep t h e monit or from turning off? Monitor off 180 How do I set the clock? Wo r l d t i m e 2 0 4 How do I set t he clock f or daylight sa ving time? How [...]

vi T aking Photogr aphs Ques tion Key phrase See page Is ther e an easy wa y to take sna pshots? A uto mode 34 Is ther e an easy wa y to take mor e creativ e shots? Scene mo des 41 Ca n I t ake pi ctur es wit hout t he fla sh? j mode 34 Fla s h m o de 71 ISO sen sitivi t y 74 How do I bring ou t a por trait subject? Po r trait m od e 41 How ca n I [...]

vii V iewing and Reto uching Photographs Ques tion Key ph rase See page Can I view my photographs on the camera? Camera playback 48, 128 Can I vie w more in formati on abou t pho tos? Photo in fo 129 How do I get rid of an unwanted p hoto? Deleting individ ual photos 49, 140 , 162 Can I delete several photos at once? Delete 162 Can I zoom in on pic[...]

viii Q&A Index ...... ......... ........ ............ ......... ........ ........ ............. ........ ........ ............. ........ ........ ......... .... iv For Your Safet y .......... ........ ........ ......... ............ ........ ......... ........ ............ ......... ........ ........... ........ x iv Notice s ..... ........ ...[...]

ix m Spo rts........ ...... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ ......... ........ 42 o Night Portrai t ........ .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... .... ...... .... ... ...... .... .4 2 Framing Pictures in the Moni to[...]

x Picture Control s . ............ ........ ......... ........ ............ ......... ........ ........ ............. ........ ........ ....... . ..... 108 Sel ectin g Nikon P icture Control s .. ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... .... ...... .... .... ..... ... 109 Modi fyin g Exi sting Pict ure Cont rols .. .... .[...]

xi Slide Show.... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ ........... .... .. ... 164 Prin t Set (DPOF) ........ .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... ... ...... .. 164 C The Shooti ng Menu: Shoot ing Opti o[...]

xii d9: LC D Illumi nation .. ...... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ..... 183 d10: Ex posure De lay Mode ........ ........ ...... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......183 d11: F lash War ning ..... ........ .......... ........ .......... ....[...]

xiii Strai ghten ........ ........ ...... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ ........... ...... ... 221 Disto rtion Contr ol ....... ........ ...... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... ......... ..... 22 2 Fish eye ... ...... .... .... .... ...... ....[...]

xiv F o r Y our Safety T o prevent damage to your N ikon produc t or in jury to yourself or to others, read the following safe ty prec autions in t heir entire t y bef ore using thi s equipment. Keep th ese safe ty instru c tions where al l thos e who us e the p roduc t wil l read th em. The c onsequenc es that c ould result fro m failur e to obser[...]

xv A Obser ve proper pre cautio ns when hand ling batteries Batt eries may le ak or explo de if impro perly handled . Obser ve the foll owing p reca utio ns w hen h and ling batte ries for u se in thi s product: • Use on ly bat terie s app roved for us e in this eq uipmen t. • Do not short or disassem ble the batt er y . • Be sure the produc [...]

xvi Notice s • No part of the manu als inclu ded with t his produc t may be reprodu ced, transmit ted, trans cribed , sto red in a r etrieval system, o r translated into any language in any f or m, by any means, without Nikon’ s prior written p e rmissi on. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifi cations of th e hardwa re and softwar[...]

xvi i Notices for Customer s in Canad a CA UTI ON This Class B digita l appar atus compli es with Canadian ICES-003. AT T E N T I O N Cet app areil n umér ique de la cla sse B est conf orme à la norme NMB-0 03 du Canada. Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indica tes that thi s product is to be collected separately . [...]

xvi ii Disposi ng of D ata Storage Devices Please n ote tha t deleting i mages or fo rmatting memory cards or ot her data s torage devices does n ot comp letely er ase the orig inal i mage data. Deleted files can some times be rec ove red from discar ded stor age device s using commercia lly a vailable softwar e, pot entially r esulting in the mali[...]

1 X X Introduc tion This chapter covers in formation you will need to k now before using th e camera, including the names of camera par ts, how to use the camera menus, and how to ready the c amera for use. Overview ...... ......... ........... ............ ......... ........... ............... ............ ........... ......... ............ .. .. [...]

2 X Ov erv ie w Tha nk yo u for yo u r p u rch as e of a N ik on single-lens reflex (SLR) digi tal camera. To g e t the mo st from your camera, please b e sure to read all ins t ructions thor oughly and keep them where they will be r ead b y all who use the pr oduct. D Use On ly Ni kon B ran d Acce ss or ie s Only N ikon bra nd access orie s cer ti[...]

3 X Getting to K now the Camer a T ake a few moments to fa miliarize y o urself with cam era co ntrols and displays . Yo u may fi nd it hel pful to b ook mar k thi s se c tion a nd refer to it a s you read through the res t of t he m an ua l. The Cam era Bo dy 14 15 16 18 17 23 25 24 21 20 22 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 12 13 1 Mode d ial ...... ...[...]

4 X The Cam era Body ( Continued) 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 1 Built- in flash....... ...... ......... .......... ........ .......... .... 70 2 M (flash mode) b utton .... .... ...... .... .... .... ...... ... 7 0 Y (flas h compensat ion) but ton.. ...... .... ... 91 3 Micro phone ..... ...... ......... .......... ........ .......50, 170 4 In[...]

5 X The Came ra Body (Cont inued) 1 3 10 11 12 18 13 14 15 4 5 6 16 17 7 8 9 2 1 Vi ewfind er eyepie ce .. ........ ...... ........ .......... ....32 2 DK -21 viewfin der eyepi ece cup ..... .......... .. 17 3 O (delete) button Del eting pic tures ...... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... . 49 Deletin g pictures du ring pla y back ..... 140 Q[...]

6 X The Mode Dial The camera o ffers a choice of the f ollowing elev en shooting m odes: ❚❚ P , S, A, and M Mo des Select these modes for f ull con trol ov er camera se ttings. P — Programmed auto (pg. 80): Cam e ra chooses sh utter s peed and ap erture, user control s oth er se tting s. S — Shutter-p riority au to (pg. 81): C hoose fast sh[...]

7 X The Contro l Panel A Large -Cap aci ty M emor y Cards When e nough memory rem ains on the memory car d to recor d a tho usand or more pi ct ures at current s ett ings, t he nu mber o f expo sures remain ing w ill b e sh own in tho usan ds, roun ded down to the near est hund red (e.g ., if there is room for 1 , 260 exp o sur es, th e expos u re [...]

8 X The Cont rol Pane l (Conti nued) A The LCD I llu mi nat or Hol ding th e powe r swit ch in th e D position activ ates the expos u re m e ters a nd the cont rol panel backlight ( L CD illumi nator), allowing the dis play to be r ead in the d ark . Afte r th e power swi tch is rel ease d, the illumi nato r will remain lit wh ile th e cam era expo[...]

9 X The V iewfind er * Can be hi dden wit h Custom Set ting d4 (p g. 181). D The Viewfin der D ispl ay Owing to th e characterist ics of this type of view finder di spla y , you may noti ce fine lines radiating outward from the selected focus point. Thi s is norm al an d does n o t in dicate a malfu nc tion. If th e batt er y is to tally exha usted[...]

10 X The Shooting Inf ormation Display Shootin g infor m ation , in cluding shutt er speed , aperture , the number of ex posures remai n ing, a nd AF-ar ea mode, is displa yed i n the monit or when th e R button is pressed. Press the R b utton a gain to change selected settings ( pg. 12). To clear shoo ting infor m ati on from the monitor , pr ess [...]

11 X The Shoot i ng Inf ormation Display (Cont inued) 1 Shootin g mode i auto/ j auto ( flash off ) .. .... .... ...... .... .... .3 4 Scene mo des ....... ........ .......... ........ .......... ......41 P , S , A , and M modes ..... .... .... ...... .... .... .... ...... . 78 2 Flexible p rogram indi cator ....... .... .... .... ...... . 80 3 Shu[...]

12 X ❚❚ Changing Settings in the Shooting Inf orma tion Displ a y (Quick Setting s Display) T o cha nge settings for the items listed belo w, press the R button in the sh ooting informat ion displa y . Hi ghlight item s using the m ulti select o r and pr ess J to jump to the menu f or the hi ghli ghted item. R button 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 1 Long expo s[...]

13 X The Command Dials The main- and sub -comman d dials are used alone or in combinatio n with other contr ols to adjust a variety of settings . ❚❚ Image Qual ity and Size Set image qu ality (pg . 62). Sub -comma nd dial Main-comma nd dial M button : flash mode and flash compensation D button : bracketing B button : autofocus mod e E button : [...]

14 X Choose an image size (pg. 63 ). ❚❚ Autof ocus Mode Choose an a utof o cus mode (pg . 54). ❚❚ Release Mode Choose a release mode (pg . 64). ❚❚ ISO Sensitivity Set ISO s ensitivity ( pg. 74 ). ❚❚ Exposure Choose a comb ination of apert ure and shutter speed (exposur e mode P ; pg. 80). X ( QUAL ) button Sub - command dial Control[...]

15 X Choose a shutter speed (exposur e mode S or M ; p p. 81, 83). Cho ose an ap erture (exposur e mode A or M ; pp. 82, 83 ). Choose a me tering meth od (pg . 87). Set ex posure comp ensation (pg . 90). Acti vate o r cancel brack eting/ select number of shots in bracket ing sequenc e (pp. 92 , 191). Not displayed in ADL bracketin g (pg . 193). Mod[...]

16 X Select br acketing ex posure increm ent (p g. 92, 192) . ❚❚ White Balance Choose a white ba lance setting ( p g. 95). F ine -tune wh ite ba lance (pg . 97), se t color te mperature (pg . 99), or choose a white balanc e pres et (pg. 106) . ❚❚ Flash S ettings Choose fl ash mode (pg. 71). Adjust flash compensation (pg . 91). D button Sub-[...]

17 X A ttaching the AN-DC1 Camera Str a p Atta ch the stra p as sho wn bel ow . The BM-10 Monitor C over A clear plastic cov er is pr ovided with th e camera to ke ep the mon itor clea n a nd p rotec t it wh en t he c amer a is not in u se. To attach the cov er , insert the projecti on on the top of the co ver into the mat ching i n den tatio n abo[...]

18 X Ca m e ra M e n u s Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be ac cessed from the cam era menus. T o view the menus, pr ess the G button. The follo wing menus ar e avail able: D Playback (pg. 16 0) Adjust playback s ettings and m anage ph o tos . C Shooti ng (pg. 165) Adj ust sho oting settin gs. A Custom Se ttin gs (pg . 171) P ersona [...]

19 X Usi n g Cam e ra M e n us The multi sele c tor and J button are used to navigate the camera m enus. F ollow the steps below to naviga te th e menus . 1 Display the men us. Pr ess the G butt on to displ ay the me nus. 2 Highl ight the icon for the cu rrent menu. Pr ess 4 to highli ght the ico n for the current men u. 3 Select a me nu. Pr ess 1 [...]

20 X 4 Po sition the cursor in the sele cted menu. Pr ess 2 to positio n the cu rsor i n the sele c ted menu. 5 Highli ght a men u ite m. Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light a menu item . 6 Display op tions. Pr ess 2 to displa y options fo r the selected menu item . 7 Highli ght an o ption . Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light an opti on. 8 Selec t the h ighlighte[...]

21 X Help If a Q icon is displayed a t the bottom left c orner of the monitor , help can be display ed by pressi n g the L button. A descriptio n of the curr ently selecte d option or menu will be displayed while t h e button is pre ssed. Press 1 or 3 to sc roll throug h the display . L button Q icon[...]

22 X Fi r s t S t e p s Charge the Batt er y The camera is powered by an EN-EL3e rechargeable Li-i on batter y (suppl ied). The EN-EL3e is n ot fully c harged at shipm ent. T o m aximize shooti ng time, charge the battery in the supplied MH-18 a quick charg er befor e use. About two and a quarter hours ar e requir ed to fully rec harge the ba ttery[...]

23 X 4 Remove the battery w hen cha rging is complete. Charg ing is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blink ing. Remove the batt ery and unplug th e charger . Inse r t the Batter y 1 T urn the cam era off. Always turn the camera of f before inser ting or rem ov in g ba tt er ie s. 2 O pen the batter y-ch amb er cover . Open th e battery-chamber c[...]

24 X D The B attery and Char ger Read and follow the w arnings and cautions on pages xiv– x v and 248–249 of this manu al . Do not use th e batter y at ambi ent t emperatu res be low 0 °C (32 ° F) or a bove 40 °C (1 04 °F). Charge the battery indoors at ambient temperatures be tween 5–35 °C (4 1–95 °F); fo r best re sults, ch arge the[...]

25 X A ttach a Lens Car e should be taken t o preven t dust from e ntering the c amera when th e lens i s rem ove d. A n A F - S DX N I K KO R 1 8 - 1 0 5 m m f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 G E D V R l e n s i s u s e d i n t h i s m a n u a l for illustrative purp oses. 1 Remove the rear lens cap and the ca mera bod y cap . After confi rming t hat the came ra [...]

26 X ❚❚ Detaching the Lens Be sure the c amera is off wh en removing or exchang ing lenses . T o remov e the lens , press and h old the lens r elease butto n while turnin g the lens clockwise. Afte r re moving the lens, replace the lens cap, rear cover , and camera body cap. ❚❚ Vibration Reduc tion ( VR) AF-S D X Zoom -Nik kor 18–105 mm f[...]

27 X Basic Setup A langua ge-selection dialog w ill b e displa yed t h e firs t time the camera is turned on. Choose a language and set the time and date. Note t hat i f the ti me and date a re not set, B wi ll blink in the mo n itor and the time and date recor ded with photographs will be incorre ct. 1 T urn the cam era on. A language-selection di[...]

28 X 6 Choos e a date format. Pr ess 1 or 3 to ch oose the ord er in wh ich th e year , month, and day will be di splayed and press J . 7 Exit to shootin g mode. Pr ess the shutter -release butt on halfway to exit t o shooting mode. A The Se tup M enu Language an d date/time se ttings can be chan ged at any time u sing th e Language (pg. 2 04) and [...]

29 X I ns ert in g Me mo ry C ar ds The ca mera st ores pictur es on Secure Dig ital (SD) memory cards (available separately). 1 T urn the cam era off. Always turn the camera of f before inser ting or removing me mor y cards. 2 Open th e car d slot c ov er . Slide th e card slot co ver out ( q ) and open th e card slot ( w ). 3 Insert the me mory c[...]

30 X ❚❚ Formatting Me mor y Cards Memor y cards must be formatted after b eing used in othe r devices. F o rmat the card as described below . D Formatting M emor y Card s Formatting memor y cards p ermanen tly delete s any data they m ay contain . Be sure to copy any photogr aphs and other data yo u wish to keep to a comput er befo re proceedi [...]

31 X ❚❚ Re moving Memo r y Ca rds Afte r confir ming th at the access lamp i s off, turn t he came ra off, open the memor y card slot c over , and press the card in to eject it ( q ). The card can the n be re moved by hand ( w ). D Memory C ards • Memo ry cards may be hot af ter us e. Observe du e caution wh en removi ng memory cards from the[...]

32 X Adj us t View fi n de r Foc us The camera is equipped with dio pter adjustment to accommodate individual diff erences in vision. Check tha t the d isplay in the viewfinde r is in focus before frami ng pictures in the vi ewfinder . 1 Remove the lens cap and turn the ca mera on. 2 F ocus the vi ewfinder . Rotate the dio pter control until th e v[...]

33 s s Basic Photograph y and Pla yback This cha pter o utli nes the basics of ta k ing a nd v iew ing p hotograp hs i n auto an d scen e mode s. It assumes that default camera settings are used; for information on restoring defau lt se ttin gs, see page 25 8. A Use a C PU L ens Auto and scene mod es are only av ailable wit h CPU lenses . If thes e[...]

34 s “P oint-and-Shoot” Photogra ph y ( i and j Modes ) This section describes how to take photographs in i (auto) mode, an autom atic “ point -and-shoot” mode in w hich the maj ority of set tings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions, and in whi c h th e flash will f ire aut omatically if the subj ect is poorly l [...]

35 s 3 Check th e number o f exposures rema ining. The exposur e count disp lays in t he contr ol panel and view fin der sh ow the numb er of ph otogr aph s that can be stor ed on the memory card. Check the number of ex posures rema ining . If ther e i s not eno ug h me mor y to s tore addi tion al photographs at current settings, the disp lay will[...]

36 s Step 2: Choose Shooting and F ocus Modes 1 Select i or j mode . T o ta ke ph otograp hs with out th e flash, rotate the mode dial to j . Ot her wis e, rotate the mod e dial to i . 2 Selec t autofocus. Rotate the focus -mod e sel ec tor to AF (au tofocus ). Step 3: Check Camera Settings Chec k settin gs in th e control panel. The default settin[...]

37 s Step 4: Fr am e the Photograph 1 Ready the cam era. When f raming photog raphs in the viewfi nder , hold t h e handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera bo dy or lens with your left. Keep yo ur elbows pr opped lightly against your torso for support and pl a ce on e f oot half a pace ahe ad of the o ther to keep your u pper body stable.[...]

38 s Step 5 : F o cu s 1 Press the shutter-releas e button ha lfway . Pr ess the shutter -release butt on halfway to focus . The camera will select the f o cus points automatically . If the subj ect is poorly l it, the flash may pop up and th e AF-assi st illumi nator may light. 2 Check th e indicators i n the viewf inder . When the focu s operatio[...]

39 s Step 6: Shoot Smoothly press the shut ter-relea se button the rest of the w ay do w n to r elease the shu t ter and r ecord the phot ograph . The access lamp nex t to the memo r y car d slot cover w ill light . Do not eject the memor y card or remove or disconnect the power source until the lamp has gone ou t and recording i s complete . ❚?[...]

40 s A The Bu il t-i n Fl as h If additional lightin g is requir ed for correct exposu re in i mode, th e built -in flash will pop up automatically when the shutte r-release butto n is pr essed halfwa y. Flash range v aries wi th aper t ure and ISO sensi tivi ty ( pg. 266) ; remove lens hoods wh en us ing th e flas h. If the flash is raised, photog[...]

41 s Creative Photo graphy (S cene M od es) The camera offers a choice of six “scene ” modes. Sele cting a p rog ram autom atical ly optimi zes settin gs to suit the selected scene , making creative photography as easy as rotating t he mode dial. T o take photographs in scene modes: 1 Selec t the d esired mo de. Rot ate th e mode dial to sele c[...]

42 s n Close Up Use f or close-up shots of flow ers , insects, an d other small objec ts (a m acro lens can be used to focus at ver y close ranges). The ca mera auto matical ly focuses on t he sub jec t in the cent er focu s point. Use of a t r ipod is recommended t o prevent blur . m Spor ts High shutter speeds freeze m otion for dynamic spor ts s[...]

43 s F raming P ictures in the Monitor (Live V i ew) Pr ess the a butto n to fram e pic tures in the monitor. 1 Pr ess th e a button . The mi r ror w ill be r a ised and the view through the lens will be displayed in the camera monitor . The subject will no longer be visible i n the viewfinder . A Bef ore Select ing Li ve V iew Note that met ering [...]

44 s 2 Choos e an autofocu s mode. Pr ess the B button and rotate the com mand dial un til one of th e f ollowing aut ofocus modes is displa yed in th e moni tor (not e that t hese autof ocus modes diff er from those availab le in other sh ooting modes): 3 Check th e view in the m onitor . T o magni f y the vi ew in the mon itor and check fo cus, p[...]

45 s 4 Choose the focus point. Wide and normal area autofocus : R otate the focus sele c tor lo ck to “ J ” and use the mul ti selector to mov e the foc us poin t to any p oint in the f rame. Return the focus sel e ctor lock to “ L ” when sel ection is c omplet e. Fac e - p ri o ri t y au to f oc us : A double y ellow border w ill be displa[...]

46 s Manual focus : Focus using the lens focusing ri ng. 6 Ta k e t h e p i c t u r e . Pr ess the shutter -release butt on the rest of the way do wn to take pictures in the curr ent release mode (pg. 64). The monitor wil l turn off . When sh ooting is complete , the phot ograph will be display ed in the monito r for 4 s or u ntil the s hutte r-rel[...]

47 s D Fac e - Pr i o r i t y A F The came ra’ s ability t o detect faces depend s on a variety of fac tors, i n cluding whether or not the sub j ect is faci ng the camer a. The cam era may be unabl e to det e ct subjects that ar e not facing the camera or faces that are hidden by sung lasses or other obstructio ns or that take up too much or too[...]

48 s Basic Pla yback At default set tings, photographs are automaticall y displayed for about 4 s after shooting . If no photograp h is displayed in the monito r , the most recent pi cture can be viewed by pressing t he K button. 1 Press the K button. A photograph will be displayed in the moni tor . 2 Vi ew additio nal pic tures. Additi onal pictur[...]

49 s Deleting Un wanted Photogr aphs T o delete t he photogra ph currentl y display ed in the monitor , press the O button. Note th at photograph s can not be recovered once dele ted. 1 Display the p hotograph. Display the photogr aph you wish to dele te as described on the prev ious page . 2 Delet e the ph otog raph. Pr ess the O but ton. A confir[...]

50 s Rec ording and V iewing Mo vies (Liv e Vie w) Movies up to 2 GB in siz e can b e re corded in li ve view mode. Be fore re co rd ing , choose frame size and sound options in the Movie s ettings menu (pg . 170). 1 Press the a button. The mirr or will be raised and the view thr ough the lens will be displayed in the camera monitor . The subj ect [...]

51 s D Rec ording Mo vies Band ing o r distor t ion may b e visi ble in the m onitor and in the f inal movie un der flu orescen t, mercu r y va por, or s odi um la mp s or i f t he c ame ra is pan ned hor izo ntal ly o r a n ob je ct m oves at high spe e d thr ough fra me. Bright light sou rces ma y leav e after-im ages when the c amera is panne d.[...]

52 s ❚❚ Viewing Movies Movies are indic ated by a 1 icon in full-f rame playb ack (pg. 128) . The fo llowing opera tions can be performed while a movi e is display ed: To Use Desc ript ion Start/pause/ res u me J Pre ss J to start, pause, or r e sume playback. Adva nce / rewind P ress 4 or 2 to rewin d or fast forward. While playback is pause d[...]

53 h h More on Photograph y (All Modes) This and the following two chapters build on the T utorial to cover more advanced shooting a n d playb a ck options . F ocus .... ......... ............ ........... ......... ............ ........... ......... ............ ........... ......... ............ . ...... 54 Autofocus ..... ............. ........ .[...]

54 h Fo c u s F ocus can be adj usted a utoma tically (see “ Autofo c us, ” bel ow) or manually (pg. 59). The user can al so sel ect the foc us po int for au tomati c or m anual focu s (pg. 59) or use focus lock to focus to recompose pho tographs after focusi ng (pg. 57). Au to fo c us When the f ocus mode selector is set to AF , the cam era fo[...]

55 h A Getting Good Res ults with Aut o focu s Auto foc u s does n ot per form well under th e condition s listed belo w. The shutter r elease may be disa bled i f the camer a is unable to focu s under thes e condition s, or the i n-focus indicator ( J ) may be display ed and the cam era may sou nd a beep , allowing t he shutter t o be release d ev[...]

56 h F o cus Point Se lec tio n The camera off ers a choice of el even foc us points tha t together c over a wide area o f the fra m e. At the def ault settings, the camer a chooses the f ocus poin t autom atical ly or focuses on subject in the center focus point. The focus point can al so be selected manual ly to compos e photograp hs with the mai[...]

57 h F ocus Lock F ocus lo ck can b e use d to ch ange the compo sition a fte r focusing, ma kin g it po ssible to focus on a subject that will not be in a focus p oint in the final composition. It ca n also be used when the auto focus sy stem is unable t o focus (pg . 55). F o cus lock is most eff ective when Single point , D ynamic area , or 3D-t[...]

58 h Do not change the dist ance betwee n the camera a nd the subject whil e focus loc k is in e ffec t. If the su bject mov es, f ocus again at the new dist ance. A Contin uous Mo de ( pg. 6 5) Use the AE-L/AF-L button to lock f ocus in conti n uous mode . A See Als o Custom S etting f4 ( Ass ign AE-L/AF-L Button ; p g. 200) controls t he behav io[...]

59 h Manual F ocus Manual f ocus is av a ilable for lense s that do not s uppor t autof ocus (non-AF Nik kor lenses) o r when autof ocus does not produce the desire d result s (pg. 55). To u s e manual focus, set the came ra focus-mode selector and/or t h e lens f oc us-mode switch as foll ows: • AF-S lense s : Set the lens focus-mode switch to M[...]

60 h ❚❚ The Electronic Range finder If the le ns has a maxim um aper tur e of f/5.6 or faster , the view find er focus i ndic ator can be use d to confir m wh ethe r the subject in th e selected fo cus point i s in focus (the f ocus point can be s elec ted from any o f the 11 focu s poin ts). Aft er positioning the subject in the selected focus[...]

61 h Image Quality and Size T ogether , imag e quality a n d size determine ho w much spac e each phot ograph occupies o n the memor y card. Larger , higher quality images c an be print ed at lar ger sizes but also r equire more memory , meaning that f ewer such images can be stored on the memory car d. Changes to image quality and size are reflect[...]

62 h Image Qu ality The camera sup por ts the f ollowing i mage qual ity option s (listed in d escending or der by image quality and fi le size): Image quality can be set by pr essin g the X (QUA L) bu tton and rot ating t he main command dial until t he desired settin g is disp layed in t he contr ol panel . Imag e quality can also be adjust ed fr[...]

63 h Image Size Image si ze is measured in pixels. The following op tions are available. Image size can be set by pressing the X (Q UA L) butt on and rotatin g the sub-command dial until the desired setting is di splayed in t he control panel. Image size can also be adjust ed from the shooting m enu (pg. 16 5). Note th at the op tion selected f or [...]

64 h Release Mode Release mo de determin es how the ca mera takes photograph s: one at a time, in a continu ous se quence, wi th a time d shutte r-relea se del ay , or with a rem ote control. T o choose the r elease mode , press the I button and ro tate th e mai n comm and d ial until the desired sett ing is di splay ed in the cont rol panel . A Th[...]

65 h Co nt i n u o u s M o de T o take pictur es in ! (con tinuous low sp eed) and 9 ( cont inu ous h igh s pee d) mode s: 1 Select ! or 9 mode . Pr ess the I b utton and rota te the main command dial until the desired setting is displa yed in the c ontrol panel. 2 Fr ame a phot ogra ph, f ocus, and s hoot. Whil e the shutter -release button is pre[...]

66 h Self - T imer Mo de ( $ ) The self-tim er can be used to r educe ca mera shake or f or self-portr aits. 1 Mount the camera on a tripod. Mount the camera on a tripod or pla ce the came ra on a stab le, l evel surface. 2 Select $ mode. Pr ess the I butto n and ro tate the m ain c ommand dial unt il $ is displa yed in the control panel. 3 Fra me [...]

67 h 4 Star t the t imer . Press the s hutter- relea se but ton half way to focu s, a nd then pr ess the button the rest of t h e way down to st ar t the self-timer . The self -tim er lamp will star t to bl ink and a beep will begin to soun d. T wo seconds before the phot ograph is ta ken, the self-t imer lamp wi ll stop blinking and the beeping wi[...]

68 h Usi n g a n Optional Remote Con trol ( # ) Use t h e opti onal M L -L3 remot e contro l for self -por traits ( p g. 241) or to operat e the camer a remote ly . D Before Usin g the Remote Control Befo re using the remote con trol fo r the first time , remo ve t he clear p lastic batte r y insulator sheet. 1 Mount the camera on a tripod. Mount t[...]

69 h 4 Cover the viewfi nder After f raming the photograph , remo ve the viewfin der eyepiec e cup and insert the supplied DK-5 eyep iece c ap as shown. This prev ents light ent ering via the view fin der in ter fer ing wi th expos ure. 5 T ake the photogra ph. Aim the tra nsmitter on the ML -L3 at the infrar ed rec eiver on the camer a and pr ess [...]

70 h U s ing the Built-in Flash The ca mera supports a variety of flash modes for phot ographing p oorly lit or back lit subjects. ❚❚ Using the Built-in Flash: i , k , n , and o Mo des 1 Choose a sh ooting mode. Rotate the mo de dia l to se lect the des ired mo de. 2 Choose a flash mode . Pr ess the M button and rot ate un til the desi red flas[...]

71 h Fl a s h M o d e Pr ess the M button and rotate the main command di al until the desir ed flash mode is display e d in the control panel. The curr ent flash mode is displa yed in the c ontrol pane l as shown belo w . A Rear -Curtai n Sy nc Normally the flash fires as th e shutter opens ( “fr on t- curtain sync”; se e below at l eft). In re[...]

72 h The flash modes a vailable depend o n the mode c ur rent ly selected wit h the mode dial. * SLOW is di splayed a fte r main M button i s releas ed. i , k , n o Auto Auto+ Slo w sync Auto+ red- e ye redu c tio n Off Of f Auto+ Slow sync+ red- e ye redu c tio n P, A S, M Fi ll flash Fil l flash Red-eye reduction Rear- curtain+ slow s ync * Red-e[...]

73 h ❚❚ Lowering the B uilt- in Fla sh T o save power when t h e flash i s not in use , pr ess it gently downward un til th e latch clic ks in to place. A The Buil t-in Fla sh Use wi th CPU lens es with foca l lengths o f 18–300 mm or non - CPU lense s with focal len gths of 18–200 mm (pg. 232; note that auto flash level contr ol is availab[...]

74 h ISO Sensitivity “ISO sensi tivity ” is the digi tal equivalent o f film spee d. The hi gher the ISO sensiti v ity , the less li ght neede d to make an expo sure, allo wing higher shutter speeds or smaller apert ures. ISO sensitivity can be set between va lues roughly equival ent to ISO 200 and ISO 3200 in steps equivale nt to 1 / 3 EV . F [...]

75 h Tw o - B u t t o n R e s e t The camera settings liste d b elow can be re stored to default values b y hold ing the E and B bu ttons d own tog ethe r for more than two seco n ds (these butt ons are marked by a green dot). The contr ol panel turns off brie fly while setting s are res e t. Cust om Settings are not aff ected. F 1 Fo c us po int n[...]

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77 t t P , S, A, and M Modes P , S , A , and M modes offer c o ntrol over a variety of advanced set t ings , including shutter speed and aper tu re, metering, flash compensation, and white bal ance. Shutt er Speed and Aperture .... ......... ........... ............ ......... ........... ............ ......... .......... 78 Mode P ( Programmed Auto[...]

78 t Shutter Speed and A p er ture P , S , A , and M modes offer diff erent degr ees of control ov er shutter speed and aperture: D Lens Aperture Rings Whe n usin g a CP U len s eq uip ped w ith an ape r tur e rin g ( p g . 2 2 8 ) , l o c k t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g a t t h e m i n i m u m aperture (hi ghest f-number ). T yp e G le nses are no[...]

79 t A Shutt er Spe ed and Aper t ure The s a me ex posure ca n be achiev ed with di fferen t combinat ions o f sh utter s peed and aper ture. F ast shutter speeds and large r apertures freez e moving objects and s o ften backgr ound details , while sl ow shutte r speed s and sma ll apertures blu r moving obj e cts and bring o u t backg round detai[...]

80 t Mode P (Pr ogrammed Auto ) In this mode , the camer a automa tically adjusts sh utter speed and ap er ture for optimal expo sure in mo st situati ons. This mode is r ecommended for snapshots and other sit uations in whic h you w ant t o lea ve the camera in charge of shutter speed and apert ure. T o take ph otographs in progr ammed au to: 1 Ro[...]

81 t Mode S (S hutter -Prior ity Auto ) In s hutter- prio rity a uto, you choose th e shu tter speed whi le the ca mera autom atically select s the aperture that w ill pr oduce the opti mal exp osure . Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving subjects, high shutter speeds to “freeze” mot ion. T o take photograph s in shutte [...]

82 t Mode A ( Aperture -Priori t y Au to) In a per tu re -pr iori ty auto, you ch oose th e ap er ture to control dep th of fi eld (s ee below ) while t he camera a utomatical ly selects the shut ter speed that will produc e the opti mal expo sure. T o take photogr aphs in aperture-priority a uto: 1 Rotate the mo de dial to A . 2 Choos e an aper tu[...]

83 t Mode M (Manual) In man ual exposu re mode, you control both shutter spe ed and aper ture. To t a k e photograp hs in manual e xposure mode : 1 Rotate the mo de dial to M . 2 Choose aper ture and shutter s peed. Checking exposur e in the electro nic analog exposur e display (pg . 84), r otat e the main command dial to choose a shutter speed and[...]

84 t A The El ect ronic An alog Ex posure Displ ay If a CPU lens is attached and a shutter s peed other than A or & is selec te d, the electro nic analog expo sure disp lay in the viewfi nder shows w hether the phot ograph w ould be under- or over-exposed at current settings. Depending on the option chosen for Custom Setting b1 ( EV step s for [...]

85 t ❚❚ Long Time-Expo sures (M Mode Only) Shutter speeds of “ A ” and “ & ” can be used for lon g time - exp osure phot ograp hs of movin g lig hts, the st ars, ni ght scener y, or fire work s. To p r e v e n t blurring ca used by camera shake, use a tripod and an optional remote control ( pg. 24 1) o r rem ot e co rd ( pg. 241). 1[...]

86 t 4 O pen the shutter . A : Aft er focusing , press the shutter-r elease butt on on the cam era or remote cord all the way down. Keep the sh utter - rele a se butt on pressed until the ex posure is c omplete. & : P ress th e shutter-r elease button on the remot e cont rol all the w ay down. The sh utte r will open imm edi ately ( qui ck-res [...]

87 t Exposure Meteri ng The meteri ng meth od determ ines how the camera sets exposu re. The follow ing options a re avail able: T o ch oose a meter ing me thod, press the Z button and ro tate the main c ommand dial until the desired mode is display ed. A 3D C olor Matr ix II Metering In matrix metering , expo sure is set using a 420-segmen t RGB s[...]

88 t Au to ex p o su re L o c k (P , S, and A Modes Only) Use auto exposure l ock to recompose photo graphs after m etering ex posure: 1 Selec t center-weighted or spot met ering . Select mode P , S , o r A and choose center-wei ghted or sp ot mete rin g (exposur e lock has no eff ec t in mode M , while auto and sc ene modes are not recommended as [...]

89 t A Adjusti ng Shutte r Spee d an d Aper tu re While e xpo sure l ock is in effec t, t he fo llow ing se tti ngs can be adju sted wit hou t alte rin g th e mete red value for expo su re: The ne w value s can be confirm ed in the viewfind er and contr ol panel. Note th at the mete ring method c an not be changed w hile e xposure lock i s in eff e[...]

90 t Exposure C ompensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposu re from t h e valu e suggested by t he camera, ma k ing pic tures brig hter or darker . It is most eff ec tiv e when used with center-wei ghted or sp ot mete rin g ( pg. 87). Exposure comp ensation is availabl e in modes P , S , and A (in mode M , only the exposu re inform at[...]

91 t Flash C omp ensation Fla sh co mpensation is use d to alter flash output f rom the level sugg ested by the camera, chan ging the br ightne ss of the mai n subjec t relative to the backgro und. Fla sh output can be incr eased to m ake the ma in subject appe ar bright er , or reduc ed to pr event un wanted hi ghlights or r eflections. Pr ess the[...]

92 t Exposur e and F lash Br ack eting Bracketi ng automatically varies select ed se ttings slightly with each shot, “bracketin g” the current value. The sett ing affec ted is chose n with Custom Sett ing e4 ( A uto brack eting set ; pg. 191); below , it is assumed tha t AE & flash is selected t o vary e xposure and flash level. Other opti [...]

93 t 3 Fr ame a phot ogra ph, f ocus, and s hoot. The came ra will vary exposure and fl ash leve l with each shot. At default settings , the fi rst shot will b e taken at the cu rrent values f or exposure an d flash compensa tion and the foll owing shots at m o dified v a lues . If the bracketing sequence c onsists of thr ee shots, t he bracketing [...]

94 t A Exposure Bracketing The c amera modifi es exposur e by varying shu tter speed a nd aperture (pr ogramm ed auto) , aperture (shu tter-priority aut o), or sh utter s peed (ape r ture-priority auto , manual exp osure mode) . When On is se lected fo r ISO s ensit ivity a uto control (pg. 166), th e cam era will automat ical ly var y ISO sen siti[...]

95 t White Balanc e White balance en sures t hat colors are unaff ected b y the c olor of the light sourc e. Auto w h ite bal ance is r ecommended for most li ght sour ces; if necessary , other values can be sele cted accordin g to the t ype of sou rce. The fol lowing opti ons are a vailable in P , S , A , and M modes ( a uto w hite balance is used[...]

96 t T o select a value f or white balanc e, press t he WB butto n and rot ate the ma in command dial until t he desired settin g is disp layed in t he contr ol panel . White balanc e can also be adjust ed fr om the sh ootin g menu (pg . 165). A I (Fluoresce nt) The b u lb type is chosen us ing the White b ala nce option in the shooting menu (pg.16[...]

97 t Fi ne - T uning White Bal ance White balance ca n be “fine tune d” to compensate for variations in the colo r of the ligh t source or to introdu ce a del iberate color ca st into a n image. Whit e balance is fine tu ned us ing t he White balance op tion in the shoo ting me nu or by pressing the WB button and r otating the sub- command dial[...]

98 t 3 Press J . Pr ess J to save setti ng s and return t o the shooting menu. If white ba lance has been fine-tuned on the A-B axis, a E icon will be d isplayed in the c ontrol panel. ❚❚ The WB Butto n At sett ings other th an K ( Choose c olor temp . ) and L ( Preset manual ), the WB button can be used to fine-tune whit e balanc e on the ambe[...]

99 t Choosing a Color T emperature At a se tti ng o f K ( Choo se co lor temp. ), color tem p eratur e can be selected by pressing the WB button and rot ating the su b -com man d dial unti l th e desi red va lue i s display e d in the control panel. Col or temperatur e can also b e selected in the shooting me nu (pg. 165). A Col or T empera ture Th[...]

100 t Preset Manual Pr eset manual i s used to r ecord and recall custom whit e balance settings f or shooting under mi xed lig hting o r to comp ensate for l ight so urces wi th a stron g colo r cast. Tw o methods ar e availa ble for setting pr eset whi te balanc e: The camer a can store up t o fiv e values f or pres et white ba lance in pres ets [...]

101 t ❚❚ Meas uring a Valu e for Pres et White Ba lance 1 Light a reference object. Place a neutral gray or white ob ject under the lighting tha t will be used in the final ph otograph . In studio settings, a standard gray panel can be used as a refe re n ce o bj e c t. Note th at exposure is auto maticall y increased by 1 EV when meas uring wh[...]

102 t 4 Measure w hite balance. Before the indi cators stop flashing, frame the reference ob ject so that it fills the view finder and pr ess the shutter-r elease button all th e way down. The ca mera w i ll mea sure a value f or white balance and st ore it in p reset d-0. No pho tograph will be r ecorded; w hite bala n ce c an be measur ed accurat[...]

103 t A Preset d-0 The new v alue fo r white balanc e will be stored i n pres et d-0 , automatic ally replaci ng the pr evious value fo r this p reset (no confirm ation dial og will be displayed). A thum bnail will be d isplayed in the p reset whit e balance list. T o use th e new va lue for white balan ce, sel ect prese t d-0 (i f no va lue h as b[...]

104 t ❚❚ Copying White B alance from d-0 to Presets d -1–d- 4 F ollow the steps belo w to copy a measured value for whi te bala nce fr om d-0 to any of the ot her presets (d-1 – d-4). 1 Select L ( Preset man ual ). Highl ight Preset manual in the white balanc e menu (pg. 95) and press 2 . 2 Selec t a de stination. Highlight t he destination[...]

105 t ❚❚ Copyin g Wh ite Bala nce f rom a Ph otograp h (d- 1– d-4 Only ) F ollow the steps below to copy a value for whit e balanc e from a p hotog raph on the memo r y car d t o a select ed preset ( d-1–d-4 only). Existing white balan ce val ues can not be copied to preset d-0. 1 Select L ( Pr eset man ual ). Highl ight Preset manual in th[...]

106 t ❚❚ Selecting a Whit e Balanc e Preset T o set wh ite balanc e to a pr eset valu e: 1 Select L ( Preset man ual ). Highl ight Preset manual in the white balanc e menu (pg. 95) and press 2 . 2 Select a pr eset. Highlight the desir ed preset and pre ss the W butto n. T o select the high light ed pr eset and display the fine tuni ng menu (pg.[...]

107 t ❚❚ Enterin g a Comm ent F ollow the steps belo w to enter a descriptiv e comment of up to thirty-six characters for a select ed white bal ance p reset . 1 Select L ( Pr eset man ual ). Highl ight Preset manual in the wh ite b a lanc e menu (pg . 95) and p ress 2 . 2 Selec t a p reset. Highlight the desired preset and p ress the W button. [...]

108 t Picture C ontr ols Nikon ’ s unique Picture Contr ol system make s it possible to share image proce ssing settings among compatible devices and software. Select from t he Picture C ontrols provided with the c amera to instantly a djust image processing set tings, or make independent adjustments to sharpening, co ntrast, brightness, saturati[...]

109 t Selec ting Nikon P i cture C o ntrols The ca mera of fer s six pr eset Nikon P icture C ontro ls. Choo se a Pic tu re Cont rol accor ding to the subject or typ e of scene . ❚❚ Choosing a Pi c ture Control 1 Select Set P icture C ontro l . In the shoot ing menu (pg . 165), h ighligh t Set Pictu re Control and press 2 . 2 Select a Pict ure [...]

110 t Modifying Existing P i cture C ontrol s Existing Ni kon or custom Picture Controls can be modified to suit the s cene o r the u ser ’ s cr eative intent. Choose a balanc ed combinati on of settin gs usin g Quick adjust , or mak e manual adjustments to individual se ttings. 1 Select a Pict ure C ontr ol. Highlight th e desired Pictur e Contr[...]

111 t ❚❚ Pic ture Control Sett ings D “A” ( A u t o ) Results for auto contrast a nd satu ration vary with exposur e and the position of th e subject in the frame. Use a t ype G or D lens for b est resu lts. The i cons f or P icture C ontr ols that us e auto co ntr ast a nd satur ation ar e display ed in gr een in t he Pictur e Contr ol gri[...]

112 t A The P icture Co ntrol Grid Pr essing the W button in St ep 2 display s a Pictur e Contr ol grid showi ng the cont rast and satu ration f or the selecte d Picture C ontrol i n relation to the ot her Pic ture Controls (only cont rast is dis played when Monoc hrome is selec ted). Releas e the W button t o return t o the Pic ture Cont rol m enu[...]

113 t Cr eating C ustom P ic tur e Con tr ols The Niko n Pictur e Contr ols supplied w i th the c amera can be modifi ed and sa ved as custom P icture Con t rols . 1 Select Man age Pictur e Con trol . In the shoot ing menu (pg . 165), h ighligh t Manage Pictur e Cont rol and press 2 . 2 Select Sa ve/e dit . Highl ight Sav e/ed it and press 2 . 3 Se[...]

114 t 6 Name the Pic ture Control. The text- entr y dialog sh own at r ight will be display ed. By default, new P ic ture C o ntrols are named by adding a tw o - digit number (ass igned a utoma tica lly) to th e name of the exist in g Pictu re Cont rol. This name can be edited t o cre ate a new name as described below . T o m o ve t h e c u r s o r[...]

115 t Sharing Custom Picture Controls Cust om Pictur e Co ntrols cr eated using t he Picture Control Utility avail able with Vie w NX or optio nal software such as Capt ure NX 2 can be copi ed to a memo r y card and loade d into the camera, or c ustom Pictu re Controls create d with the camera can be copied to the memo r y card to be used in comp a[...]

116 t 5 Name the Pic ture Control. Name the Pic ture Con trol as des cribe d on page 114. The new Pictur e Co ntrol will appear in th e Pic t ur e Co nt rol li st a nd ca n be re na m ed at a ny time usi ng the Rename option in the Manage Picture Control menu. ❚❚ Sa ving Custom Pic ture Controls to the Memor y Card 1 Select Cop y t o c a r d . [...]

117 t Managing C ustom Pic ture C ontrols F ollow the steps below to rename or delete c ustom P icture C ontr ols. ❚❚ Re naming Cust om Picture C ontrols 1 Select Rename . In th e Manage Picture C ontrol menu, high light Rename a nd press 2 . 2 Select a Pict ure C ontr ol. Highlight a custom P ictur e Control ( C-1 through C-9) and press 2 . 3 [...]

118 t ❚❚ Deleting Cus tom Pic ture Co ntrols from the Memor y Ca rd 1 Select Load/save . In th e Manage Picture C ontrol menu, high light Load/ save and press 2 . 2 Select Delete from ca rd . Highl ight Delete from card and press 2 . 3 Select a Pict ure C ontr ol. Highlight a custom P icture C ontr ol (slot1 thr ough 99) and either: • press 2[...]

119 t Ac t i ve D - L i g ht in g Active D-Lighting pre serves details in highlights and shado ws, creating photogr aphs with n atural co ntrast. Use f or high co ntrast sce nes, for examp le when phot ograp hing br igh tly li t outd oor scener y throu gh a do or or w indow or tak in g pictures of sh aded subjects on a sunny day . To u s e A c t i [...]

120 t D Ac ti ve D - Li gh ti ng Noise (g rains, b andin g, mott ling ) may app ear in photo graphs t aken wi th Act ive D -Lig hting at high ISO sensit ivitie s. The Brightness and Contrast Picture C ontrol se ttings (pg . 111) can no t be adjusted while active D-Lighting is in eff ec t. In e xpos ure mode M , an Active D -Lighting setting of Auto[...]

121 t Multiple Exposure F ollow the steps belo w to record a series of two to three exposur e s in a single phot ograph, u sing RA W dat a from th e came ra image sen sor to prod uce col ors noticeably supe rior to photographs combine d in an imaging app lication. Multipl e exposur es can be r ecorded at an y imag e quality set ting. ❚❚ Creati [...]

122 t 5 Set ga in. Highlight on e of the fo llowing options and press J . 6 Select Done . Highl ight Done and press J . A n icon will be display ed in the cont rol panel. To e x i t w i t h o u t taking a m ultiple exposure, select Multiple expo su re > Reset in the shooting menu . 7 F ram e a phot ogra ph, focu s, and s hoot. In ! and 9 relea s[...]

123 t The n i con will blink until sho oting ends. When shooting en ds, multiple exposur e mode will end and the n icon will n o longer be displa yed . Repeat steps 1–7 to take additional multiple exposur es. ❚❚ Interrupting M ultip le Expos ures Selectin g Multiple exposure in t he shooti n g menu w hile a multiple exposur e is being recor d[...]

124 t T he GP-1 GPS Unit The GP-1 GPS unit (avai lable separat ely) can be connected to the camera ’ s accessory terminal as shown below using the cable supplied with th e GP-1, allowing infor m atio n on t he camer a’ s cu rrent position to be recor ded when phot ographs ar e take n. T urn th e camera o ff before conne ctin g the GP-1; for mo [...]

125 t ❚❚ Setup Menu O p tions The GP S item i n the setup men u contains the op tions list ed below . • Auto meter off : Choose whether or not the exp osure meters w i ll turn off automa tically when th e GP-1 is attached . • Pos iti on : This item is only avail able if the GP-1 is c onnected, when it display s the current latitude, longitu[...]

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127 I I More on Pla yback This chapter describes how to view photo grap hs and details the o p erations that c an be per formed dur ing playback. F ull-Fr ame Playbac k .......... ............ ............ ........ ............ ............ ........ ............ ............... . 128 Photo Inform ation ..... ............ ......... ........ ........[...]

128 I F ull-Fr ame Playba ck T o play ph otographs bac k, press th e K bu tton. The most rec ent photog raph will be disp layed in the monito r . A Rotate T a ll T o di splay “tall” (por trait- orientation ) photographs in tall orientation, select On for th e Rotat e tall option in the playb ack menu (pg . 163). A Imag e Review When On is se le[...]

129 I Photo Inf ormation Phot o inf ormation i s superimpo sed on images displaye d in ful l-frame pla yback. Ther e are up t o eigh t pages of in formatio n f or each photo . Pr ess 1 or 3 to cycle thr ough phot o info rmat ion as s hown bel ow . Note that shooting data , RGB histogr ams, and highligh ts are onl y displa yed if corr esponding opt [...]

130 I ❚❚ RGB Histogram 1 1 D isplayed only if RGB histo gram is select ed for Displ ay mode (pg. 163) . A Play back Zoom T o zoom in on the photo graph when the histog ram is disp lay ed, p ress X (for more information on playback zoom , see page 138). The histogram will be updated to show o nly t h e data f or the portion of the image visib le[...]

131 I ❚❚ Highlights * * Bl i nking areas i ndicate h i ghlight s for curren t channel. ❚❚ Shooting Data Pa ge 1 1 1D i s p l a y e d o n l y i f Data is se lected f or Displa y mode (pg. 163) . 2 Display ed in re d if phot o was ta ken with ISO sensitivity a uto cont rol on. 3 Display ed if Cust om Setting b4 ( Fine tune optimal e xpos ure [...]

132 I ❚❚ Shooting Da ta Page 2 1 1 D isplayed only if Data is selected for Disp lay mod e (pg. 163). 2 Stand ard , Vivi d , Po r tr a it , and Landscape Pictur e Co ntrols only . 3 Neut ral , Monoch rome , and cus tom Pic tu re Contro ls. 4 Not displ ayed with m onoch rome Pict ure Controls. 5 M onochrome Picture Controls only. ❚❚ Shooting [...]

133 I ❚❚ GPS Da ta * * Display ed only if GPS device was u sed when photo was taken (pg. 124). LA TITUDE . LONGITUDE AL TITUDE TIME(UTC) : N : 35 º 36. 371' : E : 13 9 º 43. 696' : 35m : 15 / 09 / 2008 : 01 : 15 : 29 N I KO N D 90 12/12 3 5 6 4 8 7 1 2 1 Protect statu s ...... ...... .... .139 2 Ret ouch i ndicat or ..... ....20 9 3[...]

134 I ❚❚ O verview Da ta * D ispla yed in red if p hoto was tak en wi th ISO sensiti vity aut o contro l on. 100 NCD 9 0 D S C _ 0001. JP G 1 / 250 F5 . 6 200 35 mm – 1 . 3 + 1 . 0 REAR 10000 A6, M 1 L N I KO N D 90 15 / 09 / 2008 10 : 15 : 29 4288 x2848 N OR O R M AL A L 1/ 1 2 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 5 7 8 13 12 14 15 11 16 1 Fo l d e r n u m b e r [...]

135 I T h umbnail Pla yback T o displa y images in “ conta ct sheets ” of four , nine , or 72 images , press the W button. To Use Descriptio n Disp lay mo re image s W Pres s W butt on to incr ease the n umber of i mages displ ayed. Display few er image s X Press X button t o reduce the nu mber of images displa yed . When four imag es ar e disp[...]

136 I Calendar Pla yback T o view ima g es taken on a selected da te , press the W butto n when 72 images ar e display ed. Pr ess the W button to t oggle b etween the date l ist and the list of t h umbnails f or the selected date . Use the mul ti selector to highli ght date s in the date li st or to highli ght pictures in t h e thumbnail l i st. F [...]

137 I The op erat ions ca n be p er for med depen d on w het her th e cur sor i s in th e date lis t or the thumbn ail list: To Use Descript ion T oggle betwee n date list an d thumbna il list W Pr e ss W bu t t on i n d a te l i s t t o p l ac e c u rs o r i n t h u mb n a i l lis t. Pr ess ag ain t o r etu rn to d at e list. Exit to thumbnail pla[...]

138 I T aking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Pr ess the X button to zoom in on the i m age di splay ed in full-f rame play back or on t he image currently highl ighted in thumbn ail or calendar playba ck. Th e fo ll ow in g opera tions can be performed whi le zoom is in eff ect: To Use Desc ript ion Zoom in or out X / W P ress X t o zoom in to maximu[...]

139 I Pr otec ting Pho togr aphs from Deletion In f ull-f rame, zoom , thumb nail, and calen dar playba ck, the L bu tton c an be used to prot ect phot ographs fr om acciden tal deletion. Pr otected files can not be del eted using the O butt on or the Delete opti on in th e playback menu, and hav e DOS “r ead- only” status when viewed on a W in[...]

140 I Deleting Individual Phot ographs T o delet e the p hotog raph displa yed in full- frame pl aybac k or th e photogra ph highli ghted in th e thu mbnail list, press the O but ton. Once dele ted, photo graphs can no t b e rec overe d. 1 Selec t an i mage. Displa y the i mage or highlight it in the thumb nail list . 2 Press the O button. A confi [...]

141 I Pic tm o ti o n The Pi c tm o ti o n option in the playback men u (pg . 160) is us ed to create and view sl id e show s wi th custom transiti ons and background musi c. The follo wing options a re a vailable: ❚❚ Choosing Pic tures T o select t he pictur es that will be included i n the P ictmotion show , choose Select pic tures in the P i[...]

142 I ❚❚ Viewing the Pic tmotio n Show T o view the show , highlight St ar t in the Pict motio n me nu an d press J . The followi ng operat ions can be per for med wh ile th e show is in prog ress: A dialog shown at right is disp la yed when the show ends or when the J button is pressed to pause playback . Select Restart to restart (if the show[...]

143 I Sli de Sh ows The Slid e show option in the play back menu (pg . 164) is used to displa y a slide show of the p ictures in t he curr ent playback folder (pg . 162). Hidden images ( p g. 162) are not displayed. T o start the slide show , highlight Start in the sl ide show menu and press J . The foll owing operati ons can be performed while th [...]

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145 Q Q Connec tions This chap ter des cribes how to copy ph otograph s to a compu ter , how to p rint pic tures, an d how to v iew t hem on a telev isio n set. V i ewing Phot ographs on TV ........ ............ ........... ......... ............ ........... ......... ............ .... 146 Standard De finition Device s ........... ............ ....[...]

146 Q V iewing Photographs on T V The supp lied E G-D2 audio video cab le can be u sed to connec t th e camera to a televisi on or VCR f or playbac k or rec ording. A type C mini-pin H igh- D efin itio n M ultimedia I nt er face (H DMI) cable ( available separately from thi rd-party suppliers) can be used to connect the camera t o high-definition v[...]

147 Q High-Definit ion Devi ces The camera can be con nec ted to HDMI devices us ing a type C mini-pin HDM I cable (available separatel y from third-par ty suppliers). 1 T urn the cam era off. Always turn the c amera off be fore conn ec ting or d isconn ec tin g an H DMI c able. 2 Connec t the HDMI ca ble as show n. 3 T une the dev ice to the HDMI [...]

148 Q C onnec ting to a C omputer This section describes ho w to use the supp lied UC-E4 USB cab le to c onnect the camer a to a c omputer . B e fore Co nn e c ti n g t h e Cam e ra Befor e connecti ng the camera, install th e soft ware on the suppli ed Software Suite CD (see the In stall Guide fo r m o re in fo r ma ti on ) . T o ensure t hat data[...]

149 Q C onnec ting the Camera Con n ect the cam era us ing the suppl ied UC-E4 USB ca ble. 1 T urn the cam era off. 2 T urn the com puter on. T ur n the co mputer on and w a it f or it to start up . 3 Connec t the USB cable. Conne ct the USB cabl e as shown. Do not use force or a ttemp t to inser t the connectors at an angle. D USB Hubs Connec t th[...]

150 Q Pr int i ng P h ot o gra ph s JPEG photographs can be printed by any of the followin g methods: • Connec t the came ra to a printer and pr int photographs dire ctly from the camera (see belo w). • Inse rt the cam era memor y card in a printer equipp ed with a card slot (see the print er manua l for detai ls). If the p rinter suppor ts DPO[...]

151 Q ❚❚ Connec ting the Prin ter Con n ect the cam era us ing the suppl ied UC-E4 USB ca ble. 1 T urn the cam era off. 2 Connec t the USB cable. T urn the print er on and connect th e USB cable as shown . Do not us e f orce or attem pt to in ser t the con nec tors at an ang le. D USB Hubs Con nect the came ra dire c tly to t h e print er; do n[...]

152 Q 2 Display pr inting op tions. Pr ess J to displa y PictBr idge pr inting o ptions. 3 Adjust printing options. Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light an op tion and press 2 to select. Op tion Description Pag e s iz e Menu of p a ge siz es will b e display ed (options not supported by curr ent pri nte r are not lis ted). Pre ss 1 or 3 to cho ose pa ge si [...]

153 Q 4 Star t printi ng. Select Star t p ri nting a nd press J to st ar t printin g. T o canc el befor e all copi es have been printed, press J . ❚❚ Printing Multiple Pic t ures 1 Display the PictB ridge m enu. Pr ess the G butt on in the PictBr idge playba ck display (see Ste p 3 on page 151). 2 Choo se an op tion. Highlight on e of the fol l[...]

154 Q 3 Select pictur es or choose a date . If y ou chose Prin t select or Print (D POF) in Step 2 , use the multi selector to scroll th rough the pictur es on the memory card . T o display the curren t picture ful l screen, p ress the X button. T o select t he curr ent picture for prin ting, p ress the W button a nd pres s 1 . The pictur e will be[...]

155 Q 5 Adjust printing opt ions. Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light an opti on an d p ress 2 to sele ct . 6 Star t printi ng. Select Star t p ri nting a nd press J to st ar t printin g. T o canc el befor e all copi es have been printed, press J . D Sele c ting Photog raphs for Printin g NEF (R A W ) photograph s (pg. 62) can n ot be se lec ted for printi[...]

156 Q ❚❚ Crea ting Index Prints T o cre ate an index print of all JPEG pictures on the memory card , select Index pr int in Step 2 of “P rintin g Multiple P ictures ” (pg. 153). Note t hat if the memor y card con t ains more than 256 pictures , only the f irst 256 ima ges wil l be printe d. 1 Select Index print . Selectin g Inde x print in [...]

157 Q ❚❚ Creating a DPOF Print Order: Prin t Set The Print se t (DPOF) optio n in the p laybac k menu is use d to crea te digit al “print orders” for PictBrid ge - compatibl e printers and devices that suppor t DPOF . Sele cting Print set (D POF) f rom the p layba ck me nu di spl ays the me nu s hown in Step 1. 1 Choose Select /set . Highl [...]

158 Q D Prin t Set (DPOF ) T o print the c urrent pri nt order w hen the camer a is connected to a Pi ctBridge pr inter , select Print (D POF) in the PictBridge me nu and fol low the st eps in “P rinting M ultiple Pi c tur es” to modify an d pr int the cu rrent order (pg. 153). DPOF date and data imprint opt ions are not supported when p r inti[...]

159 M o i L g u w Menu Guide The curr ent menu is displa yed by pressin g the G but ton; to select from th e menus listed bel ow, p ress 4 . This chapter describes the options available in the menus below . D The Pla yback Menu: Managin g Images ......... ......... ............ ........... ......... ............ . 160 C The Shooti ng Menu: Shooting[...]

160 o D T h e Pla yback Menu: Managing Images The play back menu c ontains the options l isted below . T o display the pl ayback menu, press G and press 4 to highlight the ta b for current me nu, then press 1 or 3 to highlig ht the pla yback men u tab; for more in formation , see page 1 9. Selecting Multiple Pictures T o select mult iple pictur es [...]

161 o 4 Pres s J to comple te the operation . A confirmation dialog wil l be displayed; high light Ye s an d press J . ❚❚ Date Selection T o choose a date , select the “Se lect date ” option and f ollow the steps below . 1 Highl ight a date. Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light a date. T o view the pictures taken on the high lighted d ate, press W .[...]

162 o Delet e The delete m enu contains the follo wing option s: D Pro tected and Hid den Im ages Images that are protected or hidden will not be deleted. Play back Folder Choose a folder for playba ck: Hide Image Hide or r eveal selecte d pictures . Hidden pictures a re visible only in the Hide image menu and can onl y be deleted by formatt ing th[...]

163 o Displa y Mode Choos e the infor matio n available in the pl ayback photo inf ormatio n display (p g. 129) . Pr ess 1 or 3 to hi ghlight an option, then press 2 t o select t h e opti on for th e photo inf ormation dis pla y . A M appears next to selected item s; to deselect, highlight and press 2 . T o retu rn to the play back menu , highli gh[...]

164 o Slide Show Play pictures ba ck one at a time in a simple automa ted slide show (pg . 143). Prin t Set (DPOF) Choose Selec t/set to select pi c tures f or printin g on a D POF- compati ble device (p g. 157). Choo se Deselect all? to remov e all pic ture s from th e curren t print or der .[...]

165 i C T he Shooting Menu: Shooting O ptions The shoot ing menu conta i ns the opt ions listed belo w. T o display the shooting menu, press G and press 4 to hig hlight th e ta b for current menu, t hen press 1 or 3 to highl ight the shooting menu t ab; for m ore inf ormation , see pa ge 19. Set Pictur e C ontr ol Select fr om the P icture Co ntrol[...]

166 i ISO S ensit ivity S ettin gs Adjust ISO sensitivity (pg. 74). This o ption is a vailable i n all modes . ❚❚ ISO Sensitivity Auto Contr ol (P , S, and A Modes Only) If Off (th e default setting) is c h osen f or ISO sensitivity au to contro l , ISO sensit ivity will remai n fixed at t he value selected by the user (see pag e 74). When On i[...]

167 i Co lor Space The c olor space determin es the gamut of color s ava i labl e for color reproducti on. Choose a colo r space ac cording to how photog raphs will be pr ocessed on leaving the camera. This opt ion is availab le in all modes. A Co lo r Sp a ce Color spaces de fine the correspo ndenc e betwe e n co lors and the n umeric valu es tha [...]

168 i High ISO NR Photographs taken at high ISO sensitivities can be processed to reduce “ noise. ” This option i s available in all mode s. Opti on De scri pt ion S High Noise reduction is perfo rmed at ISO sensitivit ies of ISO 800 and higher . While photographs are being pr ocessed, the capacity of the memory buffer will dr op. Choose the am[...]

169 i Ac t i ve Fol d e r Cre ate , r ename , or delete f olders , or choose the folder in which subsequen t photog raphs will be stored . This opt ion is avai lable in all mod es. • Select folder : Cho ose the fol der in whi ch subsequent photogra phs will be stored . • New : Create a new f o lder and name it as described below . • Rena me :[...]

170 i Multipl e Exposure Cr eate a single p hotograph from two t o three exp osures (pg . 121) . This option is avai la bl e in P , S , A , and M modes o n ly . Movie setting Choose a frame size and sound options for movies (pg. 50). This op tion is avai lable in all modes. ❚❚ Quali ty Choose a frame size. ❚❚ Sound Choose On (t he defa ult [...]

171 L A C ustom S etting s: F in e - T uning Camera Settin gs Custom Sett i ngs are used to customize camera settings to suit individual pref erences . To d i s p l a y the Custom Settings menu, press G and press 4 to highl ight th e ta b for cu rrent menu , then p ress 1 or 3 to highl ight the Custom Se ttin gs tab; for more infor matio n, se e pa[...]

172 L The fo llowing Cust om S ettin gs are ava ilable: A : Reset Custom S ett ings Choos e whe ther to restore default s ettin gs for th e current Cus tom Set ting s. See page 260 fo r a list of default settings . Cust om Settings are not r eset when a two- button rese t is performed . Custom Setting Page A Reset cu stom settin gs 172 a Autofoc us[...]

173 L a: A utofocus a1: AF -area Mo de This option (a vailable i n all sh ooting modes) det ermines how th e focus poin t for autofocus i s selected. Choose fr om the f ollowing o p tions: The current setting is shown in t h e shooting information display (pg . 10). A 3D-trac k ing (11 P oints) When t he shutter-r elease butt on is pres sed halfway[...]

174 L a2: C enter F ocus Poin t This option (avai lable in all shooting modes) determin es the size of the center f ocus point. See page 54 f or more information on focus settings. a3: Buil t-in AF -assis t Il luminat or Choo se whet her th e bu ilt-in AF-a ssi st il lumina tor lig hts to assi st the f ocus opera t ion when ligh ting is poor . This[...]

175 L a4: AF Point Illumi natio n Choose whethe r the active f ocus poin t is highlighted in re d in the viewfind er . This option i s available in all shooti n g modes . a5: Focus P o int Wr ap-Around Choose whet her focu s-point se lection “wraps around” fro m one edge of th e view fin der to a noth er . This opt ion is availa ble in all shoo[...]

176 L a6: AE-L/AF-L for MB-D80 Choo se the funct ion a ssigne d to th e AE-L /AF-L button on the optional MB-D 80 battery pack. This option i s available in all shooti ng modes. a7: Live V iew Autofocus This option (avai lable in all shooting modes) determin es how the f ocus point for autof ocus is selected in live view . Choose f rom the f ollowi[...]

177 L b: Metering/Exposur e b1: EV Steps f or Exposure Cntrl . This opti on (avail able in all shooting modes) det er mines whether adjustment s to shu t te r s pe ed, aper ture, exposure c omp ensation, flash compensation, and bracketing are m ade in inc rement s equiv alent to 1 / 3 EV o r 1 / 2 EV . b2: Ea sy Expos ure Compensat ion This opti on[...]

178 L b3: C enter- W eighted A rea b4: F ine T u ne Optimal Expo sure Use t his opt ion (av ailable in al l shooting modes) to fine-tune the exposure va lue selected by the camera. Exposure can be fine tuned separate ly for each meter ing method b y from +1 to –1 EV in steps of 1 / 6 EV . D Fin e -T u n in g E x p os ur e Exposur e can be fine-tu[...]

179 L c: T imers/AE Lock c1: Shutter-Rele ase B utton AE-L At th e de faul t se tting of Off , exposure only locks whe n the AE-L/AF-L b u t t o n i s p r e s s e d . If On is select ed, exposur e will also l ock when the shu tter-r elease butt on is pressed halfway . This o ption is a vailable i n all shoot ing modes . c2: Auto Mete r- off Delay c[...]

180 L c4: Monit or off Delay c5: Remote on Dura tion d: Shoo ting/Disp lay d1: Beep At the defa ult settin g of On , a beep will sound when the camera f o cuses in single- servo AF ( 5 or when shooting stat ionary subjects in 4 auto focus mode), while the release timer is counting do wn in self-timer and delayed remote modes (pg. 66, 68), or when a[...]

181 L d2: V iewfinder Gri d Display Choose On to displa y on- demand grid lines in the viewf inder for refer ence when compos ing p hotogra phs. The defa ult se tting is Off . This option i s available in all shooting mo des. d3: ISO Displa y and A djustmen t Choose Show ISO sensitivity ( y ) o r Show ISO/Easy ISO ( z ) to displa y the curren t ISO[...]

182 L d5: Screen Ti ps Choose On (the defaul t setting) t o display ti ps fo r items se lected in the shooting informati on dis play, Off to tur n tip dis play of f . This opti on is availab le in al l shootin g modes. d6: CL Mode Sh ooting Speed This option (ava ilabl e in all shooting mode s) determines the maximum frame advance rate in ! (contin[...]

183 L d8: Shooti ng Info Displa y At the defaul t setting of v Au t o , the color of t h e lett ering in t he informa tion display (pg. 10) will aut omatically c hange from black to whit e or white to black in response to a mbient lighti ng conditions. T o alwa ys use the same color lettering, select Manua l and choo se w Dark on light (black lett [...]

184 L d12: MB -D80 Batte r y T yp e T o ensure that the ca mera functions as ex pec ted w h en AA ba tteri es are use d in the optio nal MB -D80 batter y pa ck, matc h the op tion s elec ted in th is menu (availa ble in all shooting modes) to the type of batteries inserted in the battery pa ck. There is no need t o adjust this option w hen using EN[...]

185 L e: Bracketing/F la sh e1: Fl ash Shutter Speed This option (a vailable onl y in P and A modes) determines the slow est sh utter speed available when usin g front- o r rear- cur tain sync or red- eye redu ct ion in mode s P and A (regardl ess of the setting chose n, shutte r speeds can be as slow as 30 s i n modes S and M or at flash sett i ng[...]

186 L A Flas h Contro l M ode The shoot ing in formation displ ay shows the f l ash control mode for the bu ilt- in flas h ( Built- in ) and for optional flash units attached to the camera accessor y shoe ( Opti onal ) as follows: 1 Available with SB-900 and SB-800 only. 2 Flash cont rol mode f or buil t-in flash can b e selected usi ng Cu stom Set[...]

187 L ❚❚ Manual Choose a fla sh level between Ful l and 1/ 128 ( 1 / 128 of full po wer ). At full power , the built- in flash has a Guide Number of 18/59 (m/ft. , ISO 200, 20 °C/68 °F). ❚❚ Repea tin g Flas h The fla sh fir es rep eate dly while t h e shutt er is open, produc ing a strobe-light eff ect. Pr ess 4 or 2 to highli ght the f o[...]

188 L ❚❚ Command er Mod e Use th e built-i n flas h as a master flash controll ing on e or more remo te opti onal SB-900, SB-80 0, SB -600, or SB-R200 flash uni ts in up to two g roups ( A and B) using advanced wir eless light ing. Selecting thi s option disp lays the men u shown at ri ght. Pr ess 4 or 2 to highlight the follo wing op tions, 1 [...]

189 L 2 Adjust settings for group A. Choose th e flash con trol mode and output level f or the flash uni ts in group A. 3 Adjust settings for group B. Choose th e flash con trol mode and output level f or the flash uni ts in group B. 4 Select th e chann el. 5 Pres s J . 6 Compose the sh ot. Compose the shot and arr ange the f lash units as sho wn b[...]

190 L 8 Raise th e buil t-in flash. Pr ess the M bu tton to raise the built-in flas h. Note that e ven if –– is select e d f or Built-in flash > Mode , the built-in flash m ust be rais ed so that mo nitor prefl a shes will b e emitted. 9 F ram e the phot ograp h, f ocus, a nd shoot . After confirm ing th at the cam era flash- ready lig ht an[...]

191 L e3: Mod eli ng Flash If On is s elec ted when the camer a is b eing used with t he b uilt-i n fla sh or an opt iona l SB-900, SB-80 0, SB-600, or SB-R200 fla sh unit, a modeling flas h will be emitted when the c amera depth- of -field previe w but ton is pressed (pg. 82). The de fault se tting is Off . This opt ion is availa ble in P , S , A [...]

192 L 3 Selec t a w hite balan ce increment. Pr essi ng the D button, rotate the sub - comman d dial to ch oos e the whi te balan ce adjustment. Each i n crem ent is rough ly equival ent to 5 m ired . Choose fr om incr ements of 1 (5 mired), 2 (10 mi red), or 3 (15 mired; f or a definiti on of mired , see page 98) . Highe r B values corr espond to [...]

193 L ❚❚ Canceling Bracketing T o cancel bracketing, press the D button and rotate t he m ain comm and di al u ntil the number of shots in t he bracketing sequence is z e ro ( r ) and W i s no longer display e d in the control panel. The progr am las t in effe c t will be rest ored th e nex t time brack eting is activat ed. Bracketing can also [...]

194 L 3 F ram e a phot ogra ph, focu s, and s hoot. The camera w ill vary Active D-Lig hting with ea ch shot . The first shot wil l be taken with A ctive D-Ligh ting off, the foll owing shot at t h e valu e currently se lected f or A c tive D-Lig hting in the shooti ng menu (pg. 165). While bracketin g is in effect, a bracket ing progress indicat o[...]

195 L e5: A uto FP Selectin g On for this optio n (availabl e in on ly P , S , A , and M modes) enables Auto FP High -Speed Sync w ith optional f lash units t hat suppor t the Nikon Creative Lighting Syste m (CL S) . Auto FP a llows the fl ash to be u sed at shu tter s peeds 1 / 200 s– 1 / 4000 s. Choose to enab le fill flash when taking portra i[...]

196 L f: C o nt r o ls f1: D Switc h Choos e the fu nctio n per form ed by rotating the power switch to the D position. Th is option i s available in all shooti ng modes. f2: OK Butt on (Shooting Mode) This option (avai lable in all shooting modes) determin es wha t operation s can be per formed by pressing the J button in shooting mode. Opti on De[...]

197 L f3: Assign FUNC. Butt on Choose the role pl ayed by the Fn button . This opt ion is ava ilable in all shooting m odes. Op tion Descriptio n # Fr aming grid Pre ss t h e Fn button an d rotate t he main co mmand dial to turn the grid displa y in the vi ewfinder on or off (pg. 9). $ AF-a rea mode Pre s s th e Fn button and rotate the main c omma[...]

198 L ❚❚ FV Loc k This feat ure is used to lock fl ash output, prev enting the fla sh level from cha nging betwee n shots or while recompo sing photog raphs. Fla s h o u t pu t i s a d j us te d automatica lly for any change s in ISO sens itivit y or aper t ure. 1 Assign FV lo ck to the Fn button. Both the Fn and the AE- L /AF-L bu tton can be [...]

199 L 6 T ake the photogra ph. Pr ess the shutter-r elease button th e r est of the wa y down to sh oot. If des ir ed, additional pictures can be taken without releasing FV lock. 7 Release FV lock. Pr ess the Fn bu tton to rele ase FV lock an d conf irm t hat th e r icon is n o longer display ed in viewfinder . D Using F V Lock wit h the Built- in [...]

200 L f4: Assign AE-L /AF-L Button Choose the role pl ayed by the AE-L/AF-L button. This op tion is availabl e in all shoo ting mo des. . Op tion Descriptio n B AE/AF lock (defaul t) F ocus and expo sure lock wh ile the AE-L/AF-L button is pre ssed. C AE lock o nly Exposur e locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is pre ssed. F AF lock only F ocus locks [...]

201 L f5: C u stomi ze C ommand Dials This opti on (avail able in all shooting mode s) contr ols the operation of the main and sub- command dials. f6: No Memory Card? If Release locked (the defa ult setti ng) is selec ted, the shutter-r elease butt on is only enable d when a me mor y card is ins er ted in the came ra. Selecting E nable release allo[...]

202 g B T he Setup Menu: Camer a Setup The setu p menu co ntains the op tions listed below . T o display the setup menu, press G and press 4 to highlig ht the tab fo r current me nu, then pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight the setup me nu tab; for more infor mation, se e page 19 . F ormat Memory Card F ormat th e card. Note that formattin g permanently del[...]

203 g Clean Imag e S ensor Select this option to r emove dust from the imag e sensor or t o choo se options for autom atic image sensor c leaning (pg . 244). Lock Mirror up for Clean ing Loc k the mirro r in the up position t o a llow inspection or manu al clean ing of the lo w- pass filter that protects th e camera image sensor (pg . 246). V ideo [...]

204 g W orld T ime Change time zones, set the cam era clock, choose the da te display order , and turn daylig ht saving tim e on or off . A The Cl oc k B att er y The camera c lock is p owered by an independ ent, rechargeable power source, which i s charged as nece ssar y when th e main batt er y is inst alled or t he camer a is pow ered by an op t[...]

205 g Image C omment Add a com ment to new pho tographs as they are take n. Comm ents can be vi ewed in Vie wNX (supplie d) or Capt ure NX 2 (availab le separa tely; pg. 240 ). Th e co mm e nt is also visi ble on the third p age of the phot o infor mation display (pg . 132). • Done : Save chang es a nd re turn to th e s etup me nu. • Input comm[...]

206 g Image Dust off Ref Photo Acqui re ref erence da ta for the Image Dust O ff opti on in Captur e NX 2 (avai lable separately ; for more informatio n, see the Capture NX 2 manual). Image dust off r ef photo is a vailab le only when a CPU lens is mounted on the camera. A lens with a f ocal length of at least 50 mm is r ecommended. When using a zo[...]

207 g 3 Acquire dust off reference data. Pr ess the shutt er-r elease button the rest o f the way down t o acquir e Im age Dust Off reference data. The monito r tur ns of f when th e shut ter-relea se but ton is pressed. Note th at noise redu c tion will b e per formed i f the subject is p oor ly li t, increasing recording t imes. If the r efer enc[...]

208 g Batte r y In fo Vie w informa tion on the battery curr ently inserted in the camera ( if the camera is powered by an optio nal MB -D80 batt ery pack c ontaining two EN-EL 3e ba tteries , inf ormation f or each b attery will b e listed sepa ratel y ; only the battery lev el is display ed when AA batteries are used). GPS Adjust settings f or co[...]

209 u N T h e Retouch Menu: Creating Reto uche d C o pies The opti ons in the retou ch menu are u sed to c reate tri mmed o r retouche d copie s of the phot ogr aphs on the memory card . The retouch me nu is only a vailable w hen a memor y card containi ng photographs is inser ted in the camera. T o display the retouch menu, press G and press 4 to [...]

210 u Crea ting Re touched C opies Except in the case o f Image ov erlay (pg. 218) and Side -by-side c omparison (pg . 223), the phot ographs to be retouch ed can be selected in full- frame pla yback as well as from the r etouch menu . ❚❚ Crea ting Retouched Co pies in Full-Fram e Playback 1 Choose a pi c ture. Displa y the desir ed picture in [...]

211 u ❚❚ Creati ng Retouched Copi es from the Retouc h Menu 1 Selec t an item in th e retouch menu. Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light an item, 2 to sele ct. Dependi n g on the op tion selected, a menu may be display ed; highligh t an opti on and press 2 . 2 Se le ct a pi ct ur e . The pic tures on the memor y card will be display ed. Use t he multi s[...]

212 u D-Ligh ting D-ligh ting brig htens shado ws, ma king it ideal f or dark or bac klit photog raphs. Pr ess 1 or 3 to cho ose the am ount of corr ection performed. The e ffect can be p review ed in the edit display . Press J to copy the phot ograph . Red- Eye C or rec tion This o ption is u sed to correc t “red- eye ” c aused by th e fl ash,[...]

213 u Tr i m Create a cropped copy of the selec ted photograph. The selected photograph is display e d with the selected crop shown in ye llow; cr eate a c ropped co py as described i n the f ollowing table . D T r im: Im age Quality a nd Size C o p i e s c r e a t e d f r o m N E F ( R AW ) o r N E F ( R AW ) + J P E G p h o t o s h a v e a n i m [...]

214 u Monochrome Copy photographs in Black-and-white , Sep ia , or Cy a n o t y p e (blue a nd whit e monochro me). Selectin g Sepia or Cy a n o t y p e displays a preview of the sele c ted ima ge; press 1 to increase color saturati on, 3 to decreas e. Pr ess J to create a monoch rome copy . I ncrease satu rati on Decrease satu rati on[...]

215 u Fil t er E ff e c t s Choose fr om the f ollowing c olor filter effects . After ad justing f ilter eff ects as described below , press J to co py the ph otogra ph. Option Description Skylig ht Creates the ef fec t of a sk yli ght filt er , m ak ing the pic ture l ess blue. The effect can b e preview ed in the monitor a s shown at right. War m[...]

216 u Co lor Balance Use th e mult i sele cto r to create a copy wi th m odifi ed colo r balance a s shown below . The eff ect is displayed in t h e monitor togeth er with red , green, and blue histog rams (pg . 130) g iving the d istr ibu tion of to nes i n the copy. A Zoom T o zoom in on the image d isplayed in the monit or , press the X butto n.[...]

217 u 2 Choose the desired size. Highlight desired si ze and press J t o select and return to the previ ous m enu. 3 Choose Select i mage . Highl ight S elect image and press 2 . 4 Select p ictur es. Highligh t pictur es using the m ulti selector and press the W butto n to select or deselect (pg. 160). Sele cted pictures a re marked b y an icon. 5 [...]

218 u Image Overl ay Image o verla y comb i nes two e xisting NE F (RA W ) photogr aphs to cr eate a si n gle picture that is saved separately from the originals; the results, which make use of RA W data fr om the ca mera ima ge sensor , are noti ceably bett er than over lays creat ed in an imag ing applic ation. The new picture is sa ved at curren[...]

219 u 6 Select th e second photogr aph. Pr ess 4 or 2 to highlig ht Image 2 . Repeat Steps 2– 5 to select the second photo and adjust gain. 7 Highl ight the Pre view co lu mn . Pr ess 4 or 2 to highl ight th e Preview col umn. 8 Preview the overlay . Pr ess 1 or 3 to high light Overlay and press J (to sav e the overlay without display ing a previ[...]

220 u NEF (R A W ) Processing Cr eate JPEG copies of NEF ( RA W ) photogr aphs. 1 Select NEF (RA W ) processing . Highl ight NEF (RA W ) processing in the retou ch menu and press 2 to display a picture selection dialog listi ng only NEF (RA W ) images crea ted with this came ra (note that hidden im ages are not displaye d and can not be selected). [...]

221 u 4 Copy the phot ograph. Highl ight EX E and press J to create a JPEG co py of the selecte d phot ograp h . T o ex it without cop ying th e photog raph, pr ess the G butto n. Quick Re touch Crea te c o pies with e nhanced satur ation and con trast. D-light ing is appl ied as requi red to br ighten dar k or b ack lit subj ec ts. Pr ess 1 or 3 t[...]

222 u Dis tor ti on Cont rol Create copi es with re duced peri pheral disto rt ion. Select Au to to let the cam era correct distortion aut omaticall y a nd then make fine adjust ments using the multi sele c tor , or select Manu al to r educe distortion ma nually . P ress 2 to re d u c e b a r r e l distortion, 4 to reduce p in-c ushion di stor tion[...]

223 u Side -by-Side C omparison Comp are r etouched c opies to the orig inal photogr aphs. ❚❚ Making a Side-by- Side C omparison 1 Se le ct a pi ct ur e . Use t he multi se lector to sele c t a pictur e and press J . Only r etouched co pies (sho w n by a N icon ) or phot ographs tha t have been retouc hed can be selected . 2 Select Side -by-sid[...]

224 w m Recent Settings/ O My Menu The ca mera off ers a choic e of two cust om menus: a recent settings menu consisti ng of the twen ty most rec ently used set tings , added t o the top of the menu in the order they are used , and My Men u , a customized list of opt ions from the pl ayback , shooting, Cust om S ettings , setup, and re touch menus [...]

225 w O My Menu: Cr eating a C ustom Menu The My M enu option c an be used to c reate and edit a custom ized li st of up to 20 options from the pla yback , shooting, Cust o m Sett ings, set up, and retouc h menus. Options can b e added, d eleted, and r eordered as desc ribed below . ❚❚ Adding O ptions to M y Menu 1 Select Add ite ms . In My Men[...]

226 w 3 Select Done . Highl ight Done and press J . 4 Dele te the selec ted items. A confi r mation dialog will be displayed . Pre ss J to delet e the selecte d items. A Deleti ng I tems in My Men u T o de lete the i tem cur rently hi ghlighte d in My Me nu, press the O bu tton. A confir mation dialog w ill be d ispla yed; press O again t o remov e[...]

227 n n Te c h n i c a l N o t e s This cha pter covers th e follow ing top ics: Com patible Lens es ...... ............ ............ ......... ........... ............ ......... ........... ............ ......... . 228 Compatib le CPU Lenses ....... ......... ........ ............ ......... ........ ........ ............. ........ ........ .......[...]

228 n C ompatible Lenses CPU lenses (par ticularly t ypes G and D) are recommended for use with th e D90. CPU lenses can be iden tified by the pr esence of CP U contacts, type G and D l enses by a letter on the lens barr el. T ype G lens es are n ot equipped with a lens aperture r ing . A Calcul atin g Pic ture Angle The si ze of the ar ea expose d[...]

229 n Co mp at i b l e C P U L en s es A The AF- S/ AF- I T el eco nver ter The AF-S/A F-I teleconv er ter can be use d with the following AF -S and AF-I lense s: • AF-S VR Micro 105mm f/2.8G ED 1 • AF-S VR 200mm f/2G ED • AF-S VR 300mm f/2.8G ED • AF-S 300mm f/2 .8D ED II • AF-S 300mm f/2 .8D ED • AF-I 30 0mm f/ 2.8D E D • AF-S 300mm[...]

230 n Non-CPU Lenses 1 Non-CPU lenses include manual focus lenses and othe r lenses w ithout a built-in C PU. The follo wing is a li st of c ompati ble non-CPU le nses and acce ssories. D Co mpatible No n- CPU Lens es The l enses list ed abo ve may onl y be used whe n the camer a is in mode M . Selecting another mode di sable s the shut ter releas [...]

231 n D Red-E ye Red uc tion Len ses tha t block the s u bject’ s view of the AF-assis t illuminator ma y interfere with red-eye reduc tio n. D AF-A ssist Illum inati on AF-assist i llumination is not available wi th the follo w ing len ses: • AF-S NIKK OR 14–24 mm f/2.8G ED • AF-S VR 70–200 mm f/2.8G ED • AF-S 80–200 mm f/2.8D ED •[...]

232 n D The Bu il t-i n Fl as h The bu ilt-in fla sh can be used with CPU lenses w ith f ocal length s of 18 – 300 mm. Remo ve len s hoods to prevent shadows. The flas h has a minimum range of 60 cm (2 ft.) and can not be used in the macro range of macro zoom lenses. The flash may be unable t o light the ent i re su bject with the f ollowing l en[...]

233 n Optional F lash Unit s (Speedlights) The D90 c a n be used with CLS-compati ble flash u nits. Remov e the accessor y shoe cover whe n attaching optiona l flash units. The bui lt- in flash will not fire when an optional flash unit is attache d. The Nik on Crea tive Ligh ting Sy stem ( CLS) Nikon ’ s advanced Cr eative Light ing System (C LS)[...]

234 n ❚❚ CLS-Co mpatible Fl as h Un its The D90 can be used with the f ollowing CLS-comp atible flash un its: the SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-R 200, a nd SU-800. The SB- 9 00, SB-800 , SB-6 00, SB-400, and SB-R200 The prin cipal f eatur es of these fla sh units are listed below . SU-800 Wir eless Speedlight Commander When mounte d on a C[...]

235 n The fo llowing featu res are availab le w ith the SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-R200, an d SU-800: Flash unit SB-900 SB-800 SB-600 SB-400 Ad vanc ed Wi reless Li ghting Commander Rem ote Flas h mode /fea ture SB-900 SB-800 SU-800 1 SB-90 0 SB-80 0 SB-6 00 SB- R200 i-TTL i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR ✔ 2 ✔ 2 ✔ 3 ✔✔?[...]

236 n ❚❚ O ther F lash Units The foll owing flash units can be use d in no n- T TL aut o and m anual mo des. If they ar e set to T TL, th e came ra shutt er-rele ase butt on will lock a nd no photo graphs can be take n. Speedlight SB-80 DX, SB-28D X, SB-28, SB-2 6, SB-2 5, SB- 24 SB-50D X SB-30 , SB-2 7 1 , SB- 22S, SB-22 , SB-20, SB-16 B, SB-1[...]

237 n D Notes on Op tional Speedlig hts Refe r to th e Spee dl ight ma nual for de tail ed in str uc tion s. If the Sp eedligh t supports the Nikon Crea tive Lighting Sy stem, ref er to the section on CLS-compatib le digital SLR cameras. The D90 is no t incl uded i n the “ dig ital SLR” c ategor y in the SB-80D X, SB-28D X, and SB-50D X manuals[...]

238 n Flash C ontac ts The D90 is equipped with an accessor y shoe for attaching optional flash units directly to the camera and a sync terminal that allows flash units to be connected via a sync cable. ❚❚ The Ac cessory Shoe Use the acce ssory shoe to mo unt optional flash units di rectly on the cam era with out a sync cable (pg. 234). The acc[...]

239 n O ther Acc e ssories At the time o f writing , the follo wing acce ssories were a vailable f or the D90. Pow e r sources • Rech arge able Li -io n Batter y EN- EL3 e (pp. 22, 23): Additi onal EN-E L3e batter ies are available from local retailers and Nikon ser vice representatives. The EN - EL 3e ca n be rechar ged using an MH-1 8 a or MH-1[...]

240 n Fil te rs • Nikon filt ers can be d ivided into three t ypes: sc rew-in, s lip-in, and rear - inter change. Use Nikon filt ers; filters manufacture d by other makers ma y inter fere with a utofo cus or ele ctro nic ra nge findin g. • The D9 0 can not be used with linear polarizin g filters. Use t he C-PL cir cular polariz ing filte r inst[...]

241 n Accessor y terminal access ories The D90 is equipped with an accessor y ter minal for remote co rds and GPS devi ces. The te rminal is pr ovided with a cap , which prot ects the contacts when the terminal is not in use . The followin g accesso ries can be use d (all leng ths a re ap proxima te): Remote controls ML - L3 wireless remote control[...]

242 n ❚❚ Ap p roved Memor y Cards The follo wing SD memory car ds have bee n tested and appr oved f or use in th e D90. All cards of the design ated make and capaci ty can be use d, regardless of speed. Oth er cards have not been tested. F or more deta ils on t he abo ve cards , please contac t th e manufa c turer . San Dis k 51 2MB, 1GB, 2G B [...]

243 n Carin g for t he Camera Storage When th e camera w ill no t be used f or an extended period, r eplace the monitor c over , remo ve the ba ttery , and stor e the batt er y in a c ool, dry area with th e termin al cover in pl ace . T o prev ent mold o r mildew , stor e the camera in a dr y , well- ventilated area. Do not store your came ra with[...]

244 n T he Lo w-P ass F ilter The image sen sor that acts as the camera ’ s picture element is fi tted with a low-pass filte r to pr event mo iré. If you suspect that di rt or dust on the filter i s appearing in phot ograph s, you can clean the filter usi ng the Clean image sensor opti on in the setup menu. The fil ter can be cleaned a t any tim[...]

245 n ❚❚ “C lean at Startup/Shut down” 1 Sele c t Clean at star tup /shu tdown . Display the Clean image sensor menu as descri bed in S tep 1 on the pr evious pa ge. Highl ight Clean at startup/shutdown and press 2 . 2 Select an op tion . Highlight on e of the fol lowing op tions and press J . D Image Sensor Cleaning The followin g inter ru[...]

246 n ❚❚ Manual Cleaning If for eign matter can not be r emoved fro m the low-pass fi lter using the Clean im age sensor option in the set up menu (pg. 244), t he filter can be clea ned man ually as described below . Note, howev er , tha t the fil ter is extr emely de licate and easily damaged. Nikon rec ommends tha t the fil ter be cle aned on[...]

247 n 7 Clea n the f ilter . Remove a ny dust and lint from th e filter with a blower . Do not use a blow er-brush, as the bristles could damage the f ilter . Dirt that can not be remov ed with a blower c an only be removed by N ikon-au thor ized se r vice personn el. Under no circumstances should you touch or wipe the filter . 8 T urn the c ame ra[...]

248 n C aring fo r the C amera and Ba tter y: Ca u t io n s Do not drop : Th e product m ay mal function if subjected to strong shocks or vib ration. Keep dr y : This produc t is not waterproof, and may malf unc tion if imme rsed in water or expo sed to hig h le vels of hu midi ty. Rustin g of the i nternal me chanism ca n cause irrepara ble da mag[...]

249 n Storage : T o preve nt mol d or mild ew, store the came ra in a dr y, well-ventila ted area. If the produc t will n ot be used for an ex tend ed period , remov e the batte r y to pre vent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag cont aining a desicca nt. Do not, howe ver , stor e the came ra case in a plastic ba g, as th is may cau se th[...]

250 n T roubleshooting If the came ra fails to function a s expected, check the l ist of common prob lems below be fore c on su l ti ng y ou r ret ai l er or N ik on re pr es en ta ti ve. Refer to the page nu mbe rs in the rig ht-most col umn for more inform ation. Displa y A A Note on El ect ronical ly-Controlled Cam eras In extrem ely rare instan[...]

251 n Shooting ( All Modes) Problem Sol ution Pag e Camera takes tim e to tur n on. Delet e files o r fo lders . — Shutter- release disab led. • Memory card is full or not inserted. 29, 35 • CPU lens wit h aper ture ring attac hed but aperture not locked at high est f-number . 25 • Mode dial rota ted to S with sh utter speed se t to A .8 3 [...]

252 n Shooting ( i , j , k , l , m , n , and o modes) Shooting ( P , S, A, M ) Problem S olution Pag e Me nu ite m ca n not be selected . Som e options are not av ai lable in all modes. — Problem S olution Pag e Shut ter-rel ease dis able d. • Flash is charging . 40 • Non- CPU lens is at tach ed: ro tate ca mera mode d ial t o M .8 3 • Mode[...]

253 n Pla yback Problem Sol ution Pag e Flashing ar e as appear in images Press 1 or 3 to choose photo information displayed, or change se ttings for Display mode . 129, 163 Shooting data appear on images A graph appears during playba ck . NEF (RAW ) im age is n ot played back . Photo was taken at image quality of NEF + JPEG. 62 Some photos are not[...]

254 n Mis ce lla neo us Problem S olution Pag e Date of recordi ng is not corr e ct. Set camer a clock. 27 Me nu ite m ca n not be selected . Some options are not av ailable at certain combinations of sett ings or when no me mor y c ard is in ser ted. Note th at Batter y info option is not available when ca mera is powered b y an optional AC adapte[...]

255 n Error Messag es This section lists the indicat ors and error messages that appear in the viewfinder , control panel, and moni tor . Indica tor Prob lem Solu tion Pag e Cont rol pa nel Viewfi n der B (blinks) Lens aper ture ring i s not set to minimu m a perture . Set ring t o minimu m aperture (largest f-nu mber). 26 H d Low batter y . Ready [...]

256 n — N (blinks) If indica tor blin ks for 3 s a fte r flash fir es, phot o ma y be underexpos ed. Check photo in monitor; if under expos ed, ad just sett ings and try agai n. 128 n (blin ks) j (blinks) Memory insu fficient to r ecord further photos at curr ent settings , or camer a has run out of file or f older numbe rs. • Redu ce quality o[...]

257 n Memory ca rd is locke d. Slide lock to “wri te” po siti on. ( , ) (bli nks) M e m o r y c a r d i s l o c k e d (wr ite protec te d). Slide ca rd write-prot ect swit ch to “writ e” position. 31 Cannot se lec t this f ile. — Memory ca rd d oes not contain images that can be ret ouched. Images cr eated with othe r devices c an not be [...]

258 n Appendix The Appendix co vers the followi ng topics: • Available S ettings a nd De faults ...... ........ ........ ........ ............. ........ ........ ......... ............ ........ ... 2 58 • Memo r y Card Capacity ..... ........ ............. ........ ........ ......... ............ ........ ......... ........ ............ .......[...]

259 n Custom set tings 4 b1: EV st eps for ex posure cn trl. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ b2: Ea sy expo sure co mpens atio n ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ b3: C enter -weight ed ar ea ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ b4: F ine tune optimal exposure ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ c1: Shu tter-re lease b utton A E-L ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ [...]

260 n The foll owing defa ults are res tored with Cus tom Set ting A ( Res et Custo m S etti ngs ; the f ollow i ng tab le lists the defaul ts for P , S , A , and M mod es). F or a list of the settings rest ored with a tw o -button r eset, see p age 172 . Option Default a1: AF-area mode Auto-area a2: Cen ter f ocus point Normal z one a3: Built-i n [...]

261 n e1: Flas h shu tter sp eed 1/60 s e2: Flash c ntrl for bui lt-in f lash T TL e3: Modelin g flash Off e4: A uto br acketing set AE & flash e5: Auto FP Off e6: Bracketing order MTR > under > over f1: D sw itc h LCD back lig ht ( D ) f2: OK b utton (sho otin g mo de) S elec t cen ter focu s po int f3: As sign FUNC . button FV lock f4: [...]

262 n Me mo r y Card Ca pa ci ty The f ollowing ta ble show s the appr oximat e number of pictur es that can be stor ed on a 2 GB Panasonic Pr o HIG H SPEED card at different image qualit y and size settings. A Custom S ettin g d6: CL mo de s hoot ing sp ee d (pg. 1 82) The maximum number of photographs that can be taken in a single burst can be se[...]

263 n Exposure Progr am The e xposure program for pro grammed aut o is shown i n the follo wing graph: The ma ximum and minimum val ues for EV vary with ISO sen sitivity; the abo ve graph assumes an ISO sensitivity of ISO 200 equival e nt. When matri x meteri ng is used, values o ver 17 1 / 3 E V are reduced to 17 1 / 3 EV . F (lens fo cal length) [...]

264 n Bracketing P rograms The numb er of shots and br ac keting i n cr ement a re show n in the control p an el as fol lo ws : ❚❚ The Bra cketing Progre ss Indicator and Number of Fr ames ❚❚ Bracketing In crement Number of frame s Prog ress indi cator Description 3 frame s: unmodi fied, negativ e, positiv e * 2 frames: unmodified, positi v[...]

265 n Fl a s h Co nt r o l The fo llowing types of flash con trol are suppo r ted when a CPU lens is used in combin ation w ith the built-in f lash or opti onal SB-900, SB-800, or SB-600 flash un its (pp . 73, 234). • i- T TL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SL R : Flash output is adjusted for a n atural balance between t he main subj ect and the [...]

266 n Aper ture , Sensitivity , a nd F lash Ra nge Flas h range varies with sens itivity (ISO equiva lenc y) and aper ture . In the fol lowing modes , the maximum aperture (mi nimum f-number ) is limited acco rding to IS O sensit ivity when the buil t-in flash is used: F or each one-step in crease in sensitivi ty (e. g., fr om 200 to 400), aperture[...]

267 n Specifications ❚❚ Ni kon D 90 Dig it a l Ca me ra Ty p e Typ e Single-lens refl ex digital camera Lens mount N ikon F mou nt (wit h AF couplin g and AF contac ts) Ef fe cti ve pi ctur e a ng le Approx. 1.5 × lens f ocal length (Nikon D X format) Effec tive p ixels Effec tive pi xels 12. 3 million Image sens or Image sensor 23.6 × 15 .8 [...]

268 n Lens Compati ble lense s • DX AF Nikkor : All f unctions supported • Type G or D AF Nikkor : All f unction s supp or ted (PC Mic ro-Nikko r does not support some functions ). IX Nikkor lenses not suppor ted. • Othe r AF Ni kk or : All functions supported ex cept 3D co lor matrix metering II. Lenses for F3 AF no t supp or ted. • AI-P N[...]

269 n ISO s ensit ivit y (Reco mmended Expos ure Inde x) ISO 200 – 320 0 in steps of 1 / 3 EV . Can also be set t o appro x. 0.3, 0. 7, or 1 EV (ISO 100 equiva lent) b elow ISO 20 0 or to app rox. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equ ivalent ) above ISO 32 00. Ac tive D-Li ghting Can be sele ct ed from Auto , Extra high , High , Normal , Low , or Off [...]

270 n Flash Built-in flash i , k , n , o : A uto flash with auto pop-up P , S , A , M : Manual pop-up with button r elease Guide Number (m/ft) at 20 °C/(68 °F) • At ISO 200 : Appro x. 17/56, 18/5 9 with manual fl ash • At ISO 100 : Appro x. 12/39, 13/4 3 with manual fl ash Flas h control • TTL : i- T TL balanced fill- flash and standard i- [...]

271 n Movie Image size (pix els) • 1,280 × 720/ 24 fp s • 320 × 216/ 24 fp s • 640 × 424/ 24 fp s File format AV I Compression Motion-JPEG Moni tor Monitor 3-in., appr ox. 920 k-dot ( VGA), low-temp erature polysi licon TFT L CD with 170 ° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment Playback Playback Full-frame a[...]

272 n • Unless otherwise stat ed, all figures a re for a came ra with a fully-charged battery opera ting at an ambient temperature of 20 °C (68 °F). • Nikon reserves the right to change the spec ificatio ns of the h ardware and so ft ware describe d in thi s manual at any time and wi thout prior notice . Niko n wi ll not be he ld li able for [...]

273 n The f ollowing ac cessories can not b e used: tel econv er ters ( all types), PK a uto ext ension ri ngs (all types ) , K rin gs (all types), BR-4 auto rin gs, bello w attac hments (all types), and SX -1 atta chme nt r ings. Other acc essories may also be inc ompatible . See the acce ssor y manua l for detail s. AF-S DX NIKKOR 18 –105 mm f/[...]

274 n ❚❚ Suppor ted Standards • DCF Ver sion 2.0 : The Design Rule f or Came ra File S ystems (DC F ) is a standard widel y used in t he digital ca mera industry to ensure c ompatibili ty among diff erent makes of camera . • DPOF : Digital Print Order F o rmat (DPOF) is an indust ry-wid e standard that allows pic tures to be pri nted from p[...]

275 n D Batter y Li fe The number of shots that can be taken with full y-charged ba tteries vari es with the cond ition of the batte r y, t emperatur e, and ho w the camera is used. In the case of A A batte ries, capa ci ty also varies with make and storage c ondit ions; some batteri es can not b e used . Sample figur es for the ca mera a nd opt io[...]

276 Index Menu items and options in the c amera monitor are sho wn in bold. Symbols D switch , 196 i (Aut o mo de) , 34 j (A uto (f lash of f ) mod e), 34 k (Portrait), 41 l (Landscape), 41 n (Clo se up), 42 m (Sports), 42 o (Night portrait), 42 P (Pr ogrammed auto), 80 S (Shutt e r-priority auto), 81 A (Aper ture - prio rity auto) , 82 M (Manual),[...]

277 shut ter-pr iori ty auto , 81 program, 263 Exposure bracketing, 92, 191, 195 Exposure compensation, 90, 177 Exposu re delay mode , 183 F Fi le information, 129 File number sequence , 182 Filter effects , 215 Blue in tensifier , 215 Cross screen , 215 Gre en int ensif ier , 215 Red intensifier , 215 Skylight , 215 Wa r m f i l t e r , 215 Fine t[...]

278 Menu items and options in the c amera monitor are sho wn in bold. Remove item s , 225 N NEF, 62 NEF (RA W ), 62, 148, 220 NEF (RA W ) processing , 220 Nikon Tr ansfer, 148, 149 No memory card? , 201 O OK button (shooting mode) , 196 Optional flash , 185 Over view data, 134 P Photo info, 129, 163 PictBridge, 150, 274 Pictmotion , 141 Pi cture a [...]

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