Nikon D810 manual

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

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

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

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

vii C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options. .............. ............ 2 90 Shooting Menu Options .................................................................. 290 Shooting Menu Bank ................................................................ 291 Extended Menu Banks ..................... ......................................... 292 Stora[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

41 T o choose an AF- area mode , press the AF- mode button and rotate the sub- command dial until the desired mode is displ ayed in the mon itor . M anual F ocus T o focus in manual f ocus mode ( 0 10 0), rotate t he lens focus ring un til the subject is in focus. T o magnify the view in the monitor for precise focus , press the X button ( 0 38). A[...]

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

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

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

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

46 T he Inf orma tion Displa y: Liv e V iew Photogr aph y T o hide or display indicators in t he monitor during liv e view photography , press the R button. Information on Information off F r am ing guides Vir tual horizon ( 0 379) Histogr am (expo sure preview only; 0 36)[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

54 Indices If Inde x marking is selected as the “press” option for Custom Setting g1 ( Assign F n button ; 0 361), g2 ( Assign previe w button ; 0 362), or g 3 ( Assign AE-L/AF-L button ; 0 363), you can press the selected button during recording to add i ndices that can be used to locate frames dur ing editing a nd playback ( 0 66). Up to 20 i[...]

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

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

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

58 The Information Display: Movie Live V iew T o hide or dis play indicators in the monit or during movie liv e view , press the R bu tton. Information on Information off F r am ing guides Vir tual horizon ( 0 379) Histogr am[...]

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

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

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

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

63 • Freque nc y respons e : If S Wid e r a n ge is selec ted, the built-in and optional stereo microphones ( 0 441) will respond to a wide range of frequencies, fr om music to the bustling hum of a city street. Choose T Vo c a l r a n g e to bring out human voices. • Wind noise reduction : Select On to enable the low-cut filter for the built-i[...]

64 • Movie ISO sensitivity settings : A djust the following ISO sensitivity settings. - ISO sensitivity (mode M) : Choose the ISO sensitivity for exposure mode h from values between ISO 64 and Hi 2. Auto ISO sensitivity control is used in other exposure modes. - Auto ISO control (mo de M) : Select On for auto ISO sensitivity control in exposure m[...]

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

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

67 T rim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills . Tr i m m i n g M o v i e s T o creat e trimmed copies of movies: 1 Display a movie full frame ( 0 2 35). 2 Pause the movie on the new opening or closing frame. Play the movie back as described on page 65, pressing the cent er of the multi selector to star t [...]

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

69 4 Choose the current frame as the new star t or end point. T o c re a te a co p y t ha t b eg i n s fr o m th e current fr ame, highlig ht Start po int and press J . The frames bef ore the current frame will be remo ved when you save the copy. T o create a cop y that ends at the current frame, highligh t End point and press J . The frames after [...]

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

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

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

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