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... 197 f4: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button 200 f5: Customize Command Dials 201 f6: No Memory Card? ...201 f7: Reverse Indicators...201 B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup 202 Format Memory Card ...202 LCD Brightness...202 Clean Image Sensor...203 Lock Mirror up for Built-in Flash 185 e3: Modeling Flash...191 e4: Auto...
... 197 f4: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button 200 f5: Customize Command Dials 201 f6: No Memory Card? ...201 f7: Reverse Indicators...201 B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup 202 Format Memory Card ...202 LCD Brightness...202 Clean Image Sensor...203 Lock Mirror up for Built-in Flash 185 e3: Modeling Flash...191 e4: Auto...
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...pictures on important occasions (such as at right could damage the camera and may void your area. Nikon will not be taken to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this Nikon digital camera are designed to another person, erase all data using commercially available ...use of such data is functioning normally. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, AC adapters, and flash accessories) certified by Nikon specifically for damages or lost profits that deleting images or formatting memory cards or other data storage devices does ...
...pictures on important occasions (such as at right could damage the camera and may void your area. Nikon will not be taken to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this Nikon digital camera are designed to another person, erase all data using commercially available ...use of such data is functioning normally. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, AC adapters, and flash accessories) certified by Nikon specifically for damages or lost profits that deleting images or formatting memory cards or other data storage devices does ...
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...dial 6 2 Eyelet for camera strap 17 3 Focal plane mark (E 60 4 Accessory shoe (for optional flash unit 233 5 Accessory shoe cover 233 6 Power switch 34 7 Shutter-release button 38 8 E (exposure compensation) button........90 Two-button reset button 75 9 Z (metering) button 87 Q (format) button 30 10 I... (release mode) button 64 11 AF (autofocus mode) button 54 Two-button reset button 75 12 Control panel 7 13 Main command dial 13 14 AF-assist illuminator 174 Self-timer lamp...
...dial 6 2 Eyelet for camera strap 17 3 Focal plane mark (E 60 4 Accessory shoe (for optional flash unit 233 5 Accessory shoe cover 233 6 Power switch 34 7 Shutter-release button 38 8 E (exposure compensation) button........90 Two-button reset button 75 9 Z (metering) button 87 Q (format) button 30 10 I... (release mode) button 64 11 AF (autofocus mode) button 54 Two-button reset button 75 12 Control panel 7 13 Main command dial 13 14 AF-assist illuminator 174 Self-timer lamp...
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...Camera Body (Continued) X 10 3 11 4 12 13 14 5 6 15 7 8 16 9 17 18 1 Viewfinder eyepiece 32 9 X (playback zoom in) button 138 2 DK-21 viewfinder eyepiece cup 17 QUAL (image quality/size) button 3 O (delete) button Deleting pictures 49 Image quality 62 Image size 63 Deleting pictures during playback..... 140 10 Diopter adjustment control 32 Q (format...) button 30 11 AE-L/AF-L button 4 Monitor Focus lock 57 Live view 43 Choosing role 200 Viewing pictures 50 12 a (live view) button Full-frame playback 128...
...Camera Body (Continued) X 10 3 11 4 12 13 14 5 6 15 7 8 16 9 17 18 1 Viewfinder eyepiece 32 9 X (playback zoom in) button 138 2 DK-21 viewfinder eyepiece cup 17 QUAL (image quality/size) button 3 O (delete) button Deleting pictures 49 Image quality 62 Image size 63 Deleting pictures during playback..... 140 10 Diopter adjustment control 32 Q (format...) button 30 11 AE-L/AF-L button 4 Monitor Focus lock 57 Live view 43 Choosing role 200 Viewing pictures 50 12 a (live view) button Full-frame playback 128...
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... of Recent settings (pg. 224). 18 A Custom Settings (pg. 171) Personalize camera settings. Slider shows position in current menu. The following menus are shown by pressing L button (pg. 21). Select from the camera menus. To view the menus, press the G X button. Menu options Options in... current menu. B Setup (pg. 202) Format memory cards and perform basic camera setup. Camera Menus Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from the twenty most recently used menu items. If m Recent...
... of Recent settings (pg. 224). 18 A Custom Settings (pg. 171) Personalize camera settings. Slider shows position in current menu. The following menus are shown by pressing L button (pg. 21). Select from the camera menus. To view the menus, press the G X button. Menu options Options in... current menu. B Setup (pg. 202) Format memory cards and perform basic camera setup. Camera Menus Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from the twenty most recently used menu items. If m Recent...
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...the clock regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by an independent, rechargeable power source, which the year, X month, and day will power the...less accurate than most watches and household clocks. A The Clock Battery The camera clock is charged as necessary. 28 Set the clock to shooting mode. A The Camera Clock The camera clock is exhausted and the clock has been reset. Press the shutter-release ...EH-5 AC adapter (pg. 239). If the B icon flashes in the setup menu. 6 Choose a date format.
...the clock regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by an independent, rechargeable power source, which the year, X month, and day will power the...less accurate than most watches and household clocks. A The Clock Battery The camera clock is charged as necessary. 28 Set the clock to shooting mode. A The Camera Clock The camera clock is exhausted and the clock has been reset. Press the shutter-release ...EH-5 AC adapter (pg. 239). If the B icon flashes in the setup menu. 6 Choose a date format.
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Holding the memory card as shown at right, slide it in the control panel as shown at right, format the card as described on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately). 1 Turn the camera off before inserting or removing memory cards. 2 Open the card slot cover. Close the memory card slot cover... damage to be sure the card is in the correct orientation. Front Access lamp If C is lit. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the camera or the card. Slide the card slot cover out (q) and open the card slot (w). 3 Insert the memory card. Check to the card. 29...
Holding the memory card as shown at right, slide it in the control panel as shown at right, format the card as described on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately). 1 Turn the camera off before inserting or removing memory cards. 2 Open the card slot cover. Close the memory card slot cover... damage to be sure the card is in the correct orientation. Front Access lamp If C is lit. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the camera or the card. Slide the card slot cover out (q) and open the card slot (w). 3 Insert the memory card. Check to the card. 29...
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... Q buttons. X D Formatting Memory Cards Formatting memory cards permanently deletes any photographs and other data you wish to keep to format the memory card. Hold ...the Q (Z and O) buttons down simultaneously for approximately two seconds. Do not remove the memory card or remove or disconnect the power source during formatting.... O button Z button A blinking C will show the number of photographs that can be formatted after being used in the control panel and viewfinder. Format the card as described below. To exit without formatting...
... Q buttons. X D Formatting Memory Cards Formatting memory cards permanently deletes any photographs and other data you wish to keep to format the memory card. Hold ...the Q (Z and O) buttons down simultaneously for approximately two seconds. Do not remove the memory card or remove or disconnect the power source during formatting.... O button Z button A blinking C will show the number of photographs that can be formatted after being used in the control panel and viewfinder. Format the card as described below. To exit without formatting...
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...removed by hand (w). Do not remove memory cards from the camera. • Memory cards that the access lamp is off, turn the camera off before they can be used for information on formatting memory cards using the Format memory card option in the setup menu. 31 Failure to... in loss of humidity, or direct sunlight. ❚❚ Removing Memory Cards After confirming that have been formatted in a computer or other device must be reformatted in the camera before inserting or removing memory cards. Write-protect switch A See Also See page 202 for recording or playback...
...removed by hand (w). Do not remove memory cards from the camera. • Memory cards that the access lamp is off, turn the camera off before they can be used for information on formatting memory cards using the Format memory card option in the setup menu. 31 Failure to... in loss of humidity, or direct sunlight. ❚❚ Removing Memory Cards After confirming that have been formatted in a computer or other device must be reformatted in the camera before inserting or removing memory cards. Write-protect switch A See Also See page 202 for recording or playback...
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...123 To interrupt a multiple exposure before the specified number of exposures actually recorded. If Auto gain is in effect, memory cards can not be formatted, changes can not be made to bracketing or to shooting menu options other than White balance, and the Lock mirror up for the first ... number of exposures has been taken, a multiple exposure will end automatically if: • A two-button reset is performed (pg. 75) • The camera is turned off • The battery is being recorded displays the options shown at right. A Other Settings While multiple exposure mode is on, gain will...
...123 To interrupt a multiple exposure before the specified number of exposures actually recorded. If Auto gain is in effect, memory cards can not be formatted, changes can not be made to bracketing or to shooting menu options other than White balance, and the Lock mirror up for the first ... number of exposures has been taken, a multiple exposure will end automatically if: • A two-button reset is performed (pg. 75) • The camera is turned off • The battery is being recorded displays the options shown at right. A Other Settings While multiple exposure mode is on, gain will...
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... have DOS "readonly" status when viewed on a Windows computer. To protect a photograph: 1 Select an image. The photograph will be deleted when the memory card is formatted (pp. 30, 202). Protected files can not be deleted using the O button or the Delete option in the thumbnail list. I 2 Press the L button. Display the...
... have DOS "readonly" status when viewed on a Windows computer. To protect a photograph: 1 Select an image. The photograph will be deleted when the memory card is formatted (pp. 30, 202). Protected files can not be deleted using the O button or the Delete option in the thumbnail list. I 2 Press the L button. Display the...
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...HDMI cable as shown. Always turn the camera off . The HDMI format can be connected to HDMI devices using the HDMI option in the setup menu (pg. 203). 147 Connect to camera Connect to the HDMI channel. 4 Turn the camera on the high-definition television or monitor screen... separately from third-party suppliers). 1 Turn the camera off. A HDMI (pg. 203) At the default setting of Auto, the camera automatically selects the appropriate HDMI format for connected device) 3 Tune the device to high- High-Definition Devices The camera can be displayed on and press the K button...
...HDMI cable as shown. Always turn the camera off . The HDMI format can be connected to HDMI devices using the HDMI option in the setup menu (pg. 203). 147 Connect to camera Connect to the HDMI channel. 4 Turn the camera on the high-definition television or monitor screen... separately from third-party suppliers). 1 Turn the camera off. A HDMI (pg. 203) At the default setting of Auto, the camera automatically selects the appropriate HDMI format for connected device) 3 Tune the device to high- High-Definition Devices The camera can be displayed on and press the K button...
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... while transfer is in photographs as they can be viewed using ViewNX (Nikon Transfer can be used to copy photographs from a computer. When Camera Control Pro 2 is used to different file formats, and perform simple editing on the supplied Software Suite CD (see the... Install Guide for the latest information on supported operating systems. ❚❚ Supplied Software Nikon Transfer is running the following ...
... while transfer is in photographs as they can be viewed using ViewNX (Nikon Transfer can be used to copy photographs from a computer. When Camera Control Pro 2 is used to different file formats, and perform simple editing on the supplied Software Suite CD (see the... Install Guide for the latest information on supported operating systems. ❚❚ Supplied Software Nikon Transfer is running the following ...
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... that are protected or hidden will also remove protection from the image. 162 D Protected and Hidden Images Revealing a protected image will not be deleted by formatting the memory card. Select All to begin playback. D Protected and Hidden Images Images that the folder contains no images will be displayed during playback. n Select...
... that are protected or hidden will also remove protection from the image. 162 D Protected and Hidden Images Revealing a protected image will not be deleted by formatting the memory card. Select All to begin playback. D Protected and Hidden Images Images that the folder contains no images will be displayed during playback. n Select...
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Option Description When a new folder is created, the memory card formatted, or a new memory card inserted in the camera, file numbering continues from the last number On used or from 0001. If a photograph is taken when the current folder contains a photograph numbered...) controls whether file numbering continues from values between one to the last file number used when a new folder is created, the memory card is formatted, or a new memory card is taken when the current folder contains 999 photographs. D File Number Sequence If the current folder is assigned a ...
Option Description When a new folder is created, the memory card formatted, or a new memory card inserted in the camera, file numbering continues from the last number On used or from 0001. If a photograph is taken when the current folder contains a photograph numbered...) controls whether file numbering continues from values between one to the last file number used when a new folder is created, the memory card is formatted, or a new memory card is taken when the current folder contains 999 photographs. D File Number Sequence If the current folder is assigned a ...
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... 75). Choose higher values for increased brightness, g lower values for monitor brightness. B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup The setup menu contains the options listed below. Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures and other data on the card. To display the setup menu, press G and press... 4 to choose from seven settings for reduced brightness. 202 A Two-Button Format Memory cards can also be sure to highlight the setup menu tab; D During Formatting Do not turn the camera off ref photo 206 Battery info 208 GPS 208 Eye-Fi upload 2 208 Firmware ...
... 75). Choose higher values for increased brightness, g lower values for monitor brightness. B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup The setup menu contains the options listed below. Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures and other data on the card. To display the setup menu, press G and press... 4 to choose from seven settings for reduced brightness. 202 A Two-Button Format Memory cards can also be sure to highlight the setup menu tab; D During Formatting Do not turn the camera off ref photo 206 Battery info 208 GPS 208 Eye-Fi upload 2 208 Firmware ...
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... 480p (progressive) 640 × 480 (progressive) format K 576p (progressive) 720 × 576 (progressive) format L 720p (progressive) 1,280 × 720 (progressive) format M 1080i (interlaced) 1,920 × 1,080 (interlaced) format The camera monitor turns off automatically when an HDMI device is equipped... (available separately from commercial suppliers). Option Description v Auto (default) The camera automatically selects the appropriate format. g 203 Video Mode When connecting the camera to be sure the camera video mode matches the device video standard (NTSC or PAL).
... 480p (progressive) 640 × 480 (progressive) format K 576p (progressive) 720 × 576 (progressive) format L 720p (progressive) 1,280 × 720 (progressive) format M 1080i (interlaced) 1,920 × 1,080 (interlaced) format The camera monitor turns off automatically when an HDMI device is equipped... (available separately from commercial suppliers). Option Description v Auto (default) The camera automatically selects the appropriate format. g 203 Video Mode When connecting the camera to be sure the camera video mode matches the device video standard (NTSC or PAL).
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... A The Clock Battery The camera clock is powered by an optional EH-5a or EH-5 AC adapter (pg. 239). The following options are displayed. Date format Choose the order in which is charged as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is automatically set back one... hour. The camera clock will power the clock for camera menus and messages. The default setting is exhausted ...
... A The Clock Battery The camera clock is powered by an optional EH-5a or EH-5 AC adapter (pg. 239). The following options are displayed. Date format Choose the order in which is charged as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is automatically set back one... hour. The camera clock will power the clock for camera menus and messages. The default setting is exhausted ...
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... lenses for use with a lens aperture ring. Picture size (35mm format) (36 × 24 mm) Lens Picture diagonal Picture size (D90) (23.6 × 15.8 mm) n Picture angle (35mm format) Picture angle (D90) A Lens f-number The f-number given in 35mm format can be calculated by a 35mm camera is 36 × 24 mm. CPU contacts Aperture ring CPU...
... lenses for use with a lens aperture ring. Picture size (35mm format) (36 × 24 mm) Lens Picture diagonal Picture size (D90) (23.6 × 15.8 mm) n Picture angle (35mm format) Picture angle (D90) A Lens f-number The f-number given in 35mm format can be calculated by a 35mm camera is 36 × 24 mm. CPU contacts Aperture ring CPU...
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... Playback folder. Note that HDMI cable (available separately) is not displayed on high-definition video device. Memory card is in NEF (RAW) format. Create JPEG copy using 150 supplied software or Capture NX 2. Select All for Playback folder. Photo is full: delete photos. Photo is ... card is locked. 139 Message is displayed stating that Current is automatically selected after photograph is displayed in image review. 128 • Camera was pointed up or down when photo was taken with Off selected for Display mode. 163 A graph appears during playback. Update to ...
... Playback folder. Note that HDMI cable (available separately) is not displayed on high-definition video device. Memory card is in NEF (RAW) format. Create JPEG copy using 150 supplied software or Capture NX 2. Select All for Playback folder. Photo is full: delete photos. Photo is ... card is locked. 139 Message is displayed stating that Current is automatically selected after photograph is displayed in image review. 128 • Camera was pointed up or down when photo was taken with Off selected for Display mode. 163 A graph appears during playback. Update to ...