D3000 User's Manual
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...Your Safety ...xi Notices...xiii Introduction 1 Overview...1 Getting to Know the Camera 2 The Camera Body ...2 The Mode Dial...4 The Viewfinder...5 The Information Display...6 The Command Dial ...8 The Power Switch...10 Camera Menus...11 Using Camera Menus ...12 First Steps ...14 Charge the Battery ...14 Insert the Battery... Card ...21 Adjust Viewfinder Focus ...23 Basic Photography and Playback 25 "Point-and-Shoot" Photography (i and j Modes 25 Step 1: Turn the Camera On 25 Step 2: Select i or j Mode 27 Step 3: Frame the Photograph 27 Step 4: Focus ...28 Step 5: Shoot ...29 Creative ...
...Your Safety ...xi Notices...xiii Introduction 1 Overview...1 Getting to Know the Camera 2 The Camera Body ...2 The Mode Dial...4 The Viewfinder...5 The Information Display...6 The Command Dial ...8 The Power Switch...10 Camera Menus...11 Using Camera Menus ...12 First Steps ...14 Charge the Battery ...14 Insert the Battery... Card ...21 Adjust Viewfinder Focus ...23 Basic Photography and Playback 25 "Point-and-Shoot" Photography (i and j Modes 25 Step 1: Turn the Camera On 25 Step 2: Select i or j Mode 27 Step 3: Frame the Photograph 27 Step 4: Focus ...28 Step 5: Shoot ...29 Creative ...
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The Camera Body X 1 2 3 4 5 11 20 21 12 6 7 13 8 22 9 10 14 23 15 24 16 17 18 19 1 Mode dial 4 2 Focal plane mark (E 49 3 R (information)... 56 Red-eye reduction lamp ..... 60 8 Infrared receiver 56 9 BF-1A body cap 10 CPU contacts 11 Built-in flash 58 12 M (flash mode) button ......... 58 Y (flash compensation) button 79 13 Eyelet for camera strap 14 Connector cover 15 E (self-timer) button 57 Fn (function) ... printer ..107 2 You may find it as you read through the rest of the manual. Getting to Know the Camera Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with...
The Camera Body X 1 2 3 4 5 11 20 21 12 6 7 13 8 22 9 10 14 23 15 24 16 17 18 19 1 Mode dial 4 2 Focal plane mark (E 49 3 R (information)... 56 Red-eye reduction lamp ..... 60 8 Infrared receiver 56 9 BF-1A body cap 10 CPU contacts 11 Built-in flash 58 12 M (flash mode) button ......... 58 Y (flash compensation) button 79 13 Eyelet for camera strap 14 Connector cover 15 E (self-timer) button 57 Fn (function) ... printer ..107 2 You may find it as you read through the rest of the manual. Getting to Know the Camera Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with...
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The Camera Body (Continued) 2 1 9 10 11 3 12 13 X 4 14 5 15 6 16 17 7 18 8 1 Viewfinder eyepiece 23 2 DK-20 rubber eyecup 3 Monitor Viewing settings 6 Viewing pictures 32 Full-frame ...
The Camera Body (Continued) 2 1 9 10 11 3 12 13 X 4 14 5 15 6 16 17 7 18 8 1 Viewfinder eyepiece 23 2 DK-20 rubber eyecup 3 Monitor Viewing settings 6 Viewing pictures 32 Full-frame ...
D3000 User's Manual
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...scale Mounting index X Lens cap CPU contacts (0 158) Rear lens cap Focus ring (0 48, 191) Zoom ring 1 Turn the camera off. 2 Remove the rear lens cap and the camera body cap. if the lens has an M/A-M switch, select M/A for illustrative purposes is supported with only AF-S and AF-I lenses, ... Autofocus is an AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. Keeping the mounting index on the lens aligned with the mounting index on the camera body, position the lens in this manual for autofocus with autofocus motors. Slide the A-M switch to press the lensrelease button, rotate the lens counter-...
...scale Mounting index X Lens cap CPU contacts (0 158) Rear lens cap Focus ring (0 48, 191) Zoom ring 1 Turn the camera off. 2 Remove the rear lens cap and the camera body cap. if the lens has an M/A-M switch, select M/A for illustrative purposes is supported with only AF-S and AF-I lenses, ... Autofocus is an AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. Keeping the mounting index on the lens aligned with the mounting index on the camera body, position the lens in this manual for autofocus with autofocus motors. Slide the A-M switch to press the lensrelease button, rotate the lens counter-...
D3000 User's Manual
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... an aperture ring (0 158), lock aperture at a focal length of 55mm (Nikon measurements; If power to the lens is cut while vibration reduction is on ....and can be blurred after the shutter is released. After removing the lens, replace the lens caps and camera body cap. ❚❚ Vibration Reduction (VR) AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lenses support vibration reduction (... lens, press and hold the lens release button (q) while turning the lens clockwise (w). When the camera is panned, vibration reduction applies only to motion that is not part of framing the subject and focusing ...
... an aperture ring (0 158), lock aperture at a focal length of 55mm (Nikon measurements; If power to the lens is cut while vibration reduction is on ....and can be blurred after the shutter is released. After removing the lens, replace the lens caps and camera body cap. ❚❚ Vibration Reduction (VR) AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lenses support vibration reduction (... lens, press and hold the lens release button (q) while turning the lens clockwise (w). When the camera is panned, vibration reduction applies only to motion that is not part of framing the subject and focusing ...
D3000 User's Manual
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...viewfinder with your torso for support and place one of the 11 focus points. Mode dial j mode i mode Step 3: Frame the Photograph 1 Ready the camera. In j mode, shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor; s Focus point 27 Step 2: Select i or j Mode To shoot where use of a...Frame the photograph. Otherwise, rotate the mode dial to keep your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with the main subject in at right when framing photographs in your upper body stable. When framing photographs in the viewfinder, hold the handgrip in portrait (tall) orientation. ...
...viewfinder with your torso for support and place one of the 11 focus points. Mode dial j mode i mode Step 3: Frame the Photograph 1 Ready the camera. In j mode, shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor; s Focus point 27 Step 2: Select i or j Mode To shoot where use of a...Frame the photograph. Otherwise, rotate the mode dial to keep your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with the main subject in at right when framing photographs in your upper body stable. When framing photographs in the viewfinder, hold the handgrip in portrait (tall) orientation. ...
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... can be displayed when the subject is not in focus; Note that with the subjects listed on the camera body. confirm focus in -focus indicator (I) is displayed. The distance between your subject and the camera, measure from any of the 11 focus points). After positioning the subject in the selected focus point, press...
... can be displayed when the subject is not in focus; Note that with the subjects listed on the camera body. confirm focus in -focus indicator (I) is displayed. The distance between your subject and the camera, measure from any of the 11 focus points). After positioning the subject in the selected focus point, press...
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... BF-1A: The body cap keeps the mirror, viewfinder screen, and low-pass filter free of speed. For more details on page xvi for use in the D3000. Remote controls Pressing the battery-chamber latch to prevent blur caused by camera shake. n 167 Approved Memory Cards The ...following SD memory cards have not been tested. See the websites listed on the above cards, please contact the manufacturer. All cards of Nikon software. Software Body cap...
... BF-1A: The body cap keeps the mirror, viewfinder screen, and low-pass filter free of speed. For more details on page xvi for use in the D3000. Remote controls Pressing the battery-chamber latch to prevent blur caused by camera shake. n 167 Approved Memory Cards The ...following SD memory cards have not been tested. See the websites listed on the above cards, please contact the manufacturer. All cards of Nikon software. Software Body cap...
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... with a soft cloth or chamois leather. When removing fingerprints and other stains, apply a small amount of liquid. Nikon recommends that the camera be inspected by the original retailer or Nikon service representative once every one to two years, and that it in a cool, dry area with the terminal cover... not be serviced once every three to a soft cloth and clean with care. If using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off sand or salt with a cloth lightly body dampened in a dry, well-ventilated area. Do not apply pressure, as televisions or radios • are next...
... with a soft cloth or chamois leather. When removing fingerprints and other stains, apply a small amount of liquid. Nikon recommends that the camera be inspected by the original retailer or Nikon service representative once every one to two years, and that it in a cool, dry area with the terminal cover... not be serviced once every three to a soft cloth and clean with care. If using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off sand or salt with a cloth lightly body dampened in a dry, well-ventilated area. Do not apply pressure, as televisions or radios • are next...
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...filter cleaned by authorized Nikon service personnel. Under no lens is designed to prevent foreign matter from the filter with the camera, being careful to the down position and the shutter curtain will close automatically. Replace the lens or body cap. Once inside the camera, this foreign matter may... available in place, be removed by the presence of foreign matter on the Low-Pass Filter Nikon takes every possible precaution to be lowered after about two minutes. The D3000, however, is in some third-party imaging applications. Should foreign matter find its way onto ...
...filter cleaned by authorized Nikon service personnel. Under no lens is designed to prevent foreign matter from the filter with the camera, being careful to the down position and the shutter curtain will close automatically. Replace the lens or body cap. Once inside the camera, this foreign matter may... available in place, be removed by the presence of foreign matter on the Low-Pass Filter Nikon takes every possible precaution to be lowered after about two minutes. The D3000, however, is in some third-party imaging applications. Should foreign matter find its way onto ...
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...gradually loses its capacity to absorb moisture and should be used for an extended period, remove the battery to prevent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag containing a desiccant. To prevent condensation, place the device in a carrying case or plastic bag before removing or ..., or affect the product's internal circuitry. Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of liquid. Cleaning: When cleaning the camera body, use or store this may cause the image sensor to deteriorate or produce a white blur effect in photographs. Lens contacts: Keep the...
...gradually loses its capacity to absorb moisture and should be used for an extended period, remove the battery to prevent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag containing a desiccant. To prevent condensation, place the device in a carrying case or plastic bag before removing or ..., or affect the product's internal circuitry. Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of liquid. Cleaning: When cleaning the camera body, use or store this may cause the image sensor to deteriorate or produce a white blur effect in photographs. Lens contacts: Keep the...
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...of stop-motion movies created with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20 °C (68 °F). • Nikon reserves the right to 36 characters) Interface USB Video output Hi-Speed USB Can be held liable for damages that this manual at ...AC adapter; n 189 Nikon will not be selected from any time and without battery, memory card, or body cap Operating environment Temperature 0-40 °C (+32-104 °F) Humidity Less than 85% (no condensation) • Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with D3000, slide show, histogram display...
...of stop-motion movies created with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20 °C (68 °F). • Nikon reserves the right to 36 characters) Interface USB Video output Hi-Speed USB Can be held liable for damages that this manual at ...AC adapter; n 189 Nikon will not be selected from any time and without battery, memory card, or body cap Operating environment Temperature 0-40 °C (+32-104 °F) Humidity Less than 85% (no condensation) • Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with D3000, slide show, histogram display...
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... B Battery 14, 15, 25 Beep 131 Before and after 154 Black-and-white 143 Blue 82, 145 Blue intensifier (Filter effects) ..144 Body cap 2, 16, 167 Border (PictBridge 109, 112 Built-in flash 123 Bulb 72 Burst 54 Buttons 134 C Calendar 98 Calendar playback 98 Center...121, 192 Delayed remote (Release mode).... 53, 55 Delete 33, 101 Delete all images 102 Delete current image...........33, 101 Delete selected images 102 Digital Print Order Format........107, 110, 114, 192 Diopter adjustment control ...... 23, 166 Direct sunlight (White balance) 80 Display mode 118 D-Lighting 142 DPOF...
... B Battery 14, 15, 25 Beep 131 Before and after 154 Black-and-white 143 Blue 82, 145 Blue intensifier (Filter effects) ..144 Body cap 2, 16, 167 Border (PictBridge 109, 112 Built-in flash 123 Bulb 72 Burst 54 Buttons 134 C Calendar 98 Calendar playback 98 Center...121, 192 Delayed remote (Release mode).... 53, 55 Delete 33, 101 Delete all images 102 Delete current image...........33, 101 Delete selected images 102 Digital Print Order Format........107, 110, 114, 192 Diopter adjustment control ...... 23, 166 Direct sunlight (White balance) 80 Display mode 118 D-Lighting 142 DPOF...
Quick Start Guide
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...sold separately. Plug the quick charger in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your Nikon digital camera can be sure the battery is rotated to the next dialog. For information on camera, then rotate until lens clicks into outlet Battery Charging charging complete In-focus... Help menu of the eleven focus points. Check to focus. En Digital Camera D3000 Quick Start Guide This guide provides first-time users with information on taking photographs with the D3000, on the camera body as shown (if applicable). shape of the lens kit option should ...
...sold separately. Plug the quick charger in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your Nikon digital camera can be sure the battery is rotated to the next dialog. For information on camera, then rotate until lens clicks into outlet Battery Charging charging complete In-focus... Help menu of the eleven focus points. Check to focus. En Digital Camera D3000 Quick Start Guide This guide provides first-time users with information on taking photographs with the D3000, on the camera body as shown (if applicable). shape of the lens kit option should ...