Press 2 to display options for the selected menu item. Highlight an option. Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option. Select the highlighted item. Press J to select the highlighted item. To maximize shooting time, charge the battery in the supplied MH battery charger before use. About 2 hours and 35 minutes are required to fully recharge the battery when no charge remains. Page 42 Insert the battery. Place the battery in the battery bay as shown in the illustration on the charger.
Plug the charger in. Page 43 If the problem persists, cease use immediately and take battery and charger to your retailer or a Nikon-authorized service representative. The supplied power cable and AC wall adapter are for use with the MH only. Use the charger with compatible batteries only. Inserting and Removing Batteries Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing batteries. Open the battery-chamber cover. Unlatch q and open w the battery-chamber cover. Insert the battery.
Insert the battery in the orientation shown q , using the battery to keep the orange battery latch pressed to one side. Page Attach A Lens Attach a Lens Care should be taken to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens is removed. Focal length scale Lens hood 0 Lens cap Turn the camera off. Page Basic Setup Basic Setup A language-selection dialog will be displayed the first time the camera is turned on.
Choose a language and set the time and date. Photographs can not be taken until you have set the time and date. Turn the camera on. A language-selection dialog will be displayed. The camera clock can also be synchronized with GPS devices 0 The Clock Battery The camera clock is powered by an independent, rechargeable power source, which is charged as necessary when the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by an The camera has two memory card slots Slot 1 and Slot 2 ; if you will be using only one memory card, insert it in Slot 1 0 Turn the camera off.
Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera. Page Format The Memory Card Format the Memory Card Memory cards must be formatted before first use or after being used or formatted in other devices.
Formatting Memory Cards Formatting memory cards permanently deletes any data they may contain. Be sure to copy any photographs and other data you wish to keep to a computer before proceeding 0 Page 53 The Write Protect Switch Memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch to prevent accidental loss of data.
Page Adjust Viewfinder Focus Adjust Viewfinder Focus The camera is equipped with diopter adjustment to accommodate individual differences in vision.
Check that the display in the viewfinder is in focus before framing pictures in the viewfinder. Remove the lens cap. Focus the viewfinder. The control panel and viewfinder show the number of photographs that can be taken at current settings values over 1, are rounded down to the nearest hundred; e. If two memory cards are inserted, the displays show the space available on the card in Slot 1 0 When framing photographs in the viewfinder, hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your left.
Keep your elbows propped lightly against your torso for support and place one foot half a pace ahead of the other to keep your upper body stable. Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. The active focus point will be displayed. If the subject is poorly lit, the flash may pop up and the AF-assist illuminator may light.
Check the indicators in the viewfinder. When the focus operation is complete, the in- focus indicator I will appear in the viewfinder. The camera focuses when the shutter- release button is pressed halfway. To take the photograph, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. Auto-Meter Off The viewfinder and the control panel shutter speed and aperture displays will turn off if no operations are performed for about 6 seconds auto meter off , reducing the drain on the battery.
Choosing a scene mode automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene, making creative photography as simple as selecting a mode, framing a picture, and shooting as described on pages 35— If the subject is far from the background or a telephoto lens is used, background details will be softened to lend the composition a sense of depth. Landscape Use for vivid landscape shots in daylight.
Page Close Up Close Up Use for close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects a macro lens can be used to focus at very close ranges. Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur. Night Portrait Use for a natural balance between the main subject and the background in portraits taken under low light. The built-in flash and AF-assist illuminator turn off. Sunset Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises. The built-in flash and AF- assist illuminator turn off; use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor.
Page Candlelight Candlelight For photographs taken by candlelight. The built-in flash turns off; use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor. Blossom Use for fields of flowers, orchards in bloom, and other landscapes featuring expanses of blossoms. The built-in flash turns off; Page Silhouette Silhouette Silhouette subjects against bright backgrounds.
High Key Use when shooting bright scenes to create bright images that seem filled with light. The built-in flash turns off. Low Key Use when shooting dark scenes to create dark, somber images that bring out Page Basic Playback See page for information on choosing a memory card slot. Note that photographs can not be recovered once deleted. Display the photograph. Display the photograph you wish to delete as described on the preceding page. Delete the photograph. Rotate the live view switch.
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. Page Af-Mode Button Choose a focus mode. To choose an autofocus mode, rotate the focus- mode selector to AF, and then press the AF-mode button and rotate the main command dial until the desired mode is displayed in the monitor. Mode Single-servo AF: For stationary subjects.
Focus locks AF-S when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Page 71 Choose the focus point. Page 72 Focus. Page 73 Exit live view mode. Rotate the live view switch to exit live view mode. Page 74 HDMI When the camera is attached to an HDMI video device, the camera monitor will turn off and the video device will display the view through the lens as shown at right.
Page 75 Manual Focus To focus in manual focus mode 0 99 , rotate the lens focus ring until the subject is in focus. While the view through the lens is zoomed in, a navigation window will appear in a gray frame at the bottom right corner of the display. If desired, choose a Picture Control 0 and color space 0 before recording.
The mirror is raised and the view through the lens is displayed in the monitor instead of the viewfinder. Page 78 Focus. Note that the number of subjects that can be detected in face-priority AF drops during movie recording. Start recording. Press the movie-record button to start recording the camera can record both video and sound; Page 79 Recording Movies Flicker, banding, or distortion may be visible in the monitor and in the final movie under fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps or if the camera is panned horizontally or an object moves at high speed through frame flicker and banding can be reduced by choosing a Flicker reduction option that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply; Page 80 Movie Settings Use the Movie settings option in the shooting menu to choose movie quality, sound, destination, and manual movie settings options.
Page 81 Select Movie settings. Highlight Movie settings in the shooting menu and press 2. Choose movie options. Highlight the desired item and press 2, then highlight an option and press J. G button Page Viewing Movies Viewing Movies Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame playback 0 Press J to start playback. Option Choose start point Create a copy from which the opening footage has been removed.
Choose end point Create a copy from which the ending footage has been removed. Page 84 Display the retouch menu. Press L to display the retouch menu. Choose an option. To create a copy that includes the current frame and all following frames, highlight Choose start point in the edit movie menu and press J.
Select Choose end point to create a copy that includes the current frame and all preceding frames. Page 85 Trimming Movies Movies must be at least two seconds long. If a copy can not be created at the current playback position, the current position will be displayed in red in Step 5 and no copy will be created. The copy will not be saved if there is insufficient space available on the memory card. Play the movie back as described on page Pause the movie at the frame you intend to copy.
Display the retouch menu. Recommended for snapshots and in other situations in which there is little time to adjust camera settings. Page Mode P Programmed Auto Mode P Programmed Auto In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure in most situations.
This mode is recommended for snapshots and other situations in which you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed and aperture. Page Mode S Shutter-Priority Auto Mode S Shutter-Priority Auto In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera automatically selects the aperture that will produce the optimal exposure.
Page Mode A Aperture-Priority Auto Mode A Aperture-Priority Auto In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically selects the shutter speed that will produce the optimal exposure. Large apertures low f-numbers reduce depth of field, blurring objects behind and in front of the main subject. To take photographs in mode M: Rotate the mode dial to M. Choose aperture and shutter speed.
While the exposure meters are on, rotate the main command dial to choose a shutter speed, and the sub-command dial to set aperture.
Page 92 Depth-of-Field Preview To preview the effects of aperture, press and hold the depth-of-field preview button. The lens will be stopped down to the aperture value selected by the camera modes P and S or the value chosen by the user modes A and M , allowing depth of field to be previewed in the viewfinder.
To prevent blur, use a tripod or an optional MC-DC2 remote cord 0 Page 94 Open the shutter. Bulb: After focusing, press the shutter-release button on the camera or optional MC-DC2 remote cord all the way down. Keep the shutter-release button pressed until the exposure is complete. Time: Press the ML-L3 shutter-release button all the way down to start shooting.
Close the shutter. Saving User Settings Select a mode. Rotate the mode dial to the desired mode. Adjust settings. Make the desired adjustments to flexible program mode P , shutter speed modes S and M , aperture modes A and M , exposure and flash compensation, flash mode, focus point, metering, AF and AF-area modes viewfinder photography only , bracketing, and settings in the shooting 0 and Page Recalling User Settings Save user settings.
Highlight Save settings and press J to assign the settings selected in Steps 1 and 2 to the mode dial position selected in Step 4. Recalling User Settings Simply rotate the mode dial to U1 to recall the settings assigned to U1, or to U2 to recall the settings assigned to U2.
Page Release Mode Release Mode Choosing a Release Mode To choose a release mode, press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to the desired setting. Mode Single frame: Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release button is pressed. Continuous low speed: While shutter-release button is held down, camera records 1—5 frames per second.
Press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to C Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot. While the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down, pictures will be taken at about 6 fps in continuous high speed mode, or at the frame rate selected for Custom Setting d6 CL mode shooting speed, 0 in Page 99 The Memory Buffer The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage, allowing shooting to continue while photographs are being saved to the memory card.
Up to photographs can be taken in succession; note, however, that frame rate will drop when the buffer is full. While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the access lamp next to the memory card slot will light. Mount the camera on a tripod. Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level surface. Select a release mode. Page Frame the photograph.
Cover the Viewfinder When taking photos without your eye to the viewfinder, remove the DK rubber eyecup q and insert the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap as shown w. This prevents light entering via the viewfinder interfering with exposure. Hold the camera firmly when removing the rubber eyecup. Page Before Using the Remote Control Before using the remote control for the first time, remove the clear plastic battery-insulator sheet.
Using the Built-in Flash Before taking a photograph with the flash in P, S, A, M, or 0 modes, press the M button to raise the flash and wait for the M indicator to be displayed in the viewfinder 0 Page Mirror Up Mode Mirror up Mode Choose this mode to minimize blurring caused by camera movement when the mirror is raised.
Use of a tripod is recommended. Select mirror up mode. Press the release mode dial lock release and rotate the release mode dial to M Raise the mirror. Page Image Recording Options 0 Image Recording Options Image Quality and Size Together, image quality and size determine how much space each photograph occupies on the memory card.
Larger, higher quality images can be printed at larger sizes but also require more memory, meaning that fewer such images can be stored on the memory card 0 Page Image quality is set by pressing the QUAL button and rotating the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the control panel. The Shooting Menu Image quality can also be adjusted using the Image quality option in the shooting menu 0 Page The following options can be accessed from the shooting menu.
Press the G button to display the menus, highlight the desired option and press 2. Option O Size priority Images are compressed to produce relatively uniform file size.
P Optimal quality Optimal image quality. Image size is set by pressing the QUAL button and rotating the sub-command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the control panel. Page Using Two Memory Cards Using Two Memory Cards When two memory cards are inserted in the camera, you can use the Role played by card in Slot 2 item in the shooting menu to choose the role played by the card in Slot 2.
Page Focus Focus This section describes the focus options available when photographs are framed in the viewfinder. Focus can be adjusted automatically see below or manually 0 The user can also select the focus point for automatic or manual focus 0 96 or use focus lock to focus to recompose photographs after focusing 0 Page To select the autofocus mode, press the AF-mode button and rotate the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the viewfinder or control panel.
AF-mode button Main command dial Control panel Viewfinder Page Predictive Focus Tracking In AF-C mode or when continuous-servo autofocus is selected in AF-A mode, the camera will initiate predictive focus tracking if the subject moves toward or away from the camera while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. This allows the camera to track focus while attempting to predict where the subject will be when the shutter is released.
Use with stationary subjects. If a type G or D lens is used, the camera can distinguish human subjects from the background for improved subject detection. The active focus points are highlighted briefly after the camera focuses; Page Focus Point Selection Focus Point Selection The camera offers a choice of 39 focus points that can be used to compose photographs with the main subject positioned almost anywhere in the frame. Rotate the focus selector lock to.
This allows the multi selector to be used to select the focus point. Page Focus Lock Focus Lock Focus lock can be used to change the composition after focusing, making it possible to focus on a subject that will not be in a focus point in the final composition.
If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus 0 93 , focus lock can also be used to recompose the photograph after focusing on another object at the same distance as your original subject. Page Recompose the photograph and shoot. Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while focus lock is in effect.
Page Press J to exit when settings are complete. When On is selected, the display at right appears in the viewfinder and control panel. When sensitivity is altered from the value selected by the user, these indicators blink and the altered value is shown in the information display.
Option Matrix: Produces natural results in most situations. Camera meters a wide area of the frame and set exposure according to tone distribution, color, composition, and, with type G or D lenses 0 , distance information 3D color matrix metering II; Page Autoexposure Lock Autoexposure Lock Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after metering exposure: Set metering to Z or b 0 Choose Z to assign the greatest weight to the center of frame, or b to set exposure for a 3.
Page Exposure Compensation Exposure Compensation P, S, A, and M Modes Only Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. It is most effective when used with center-weighted or spot metering 0 Page Mode M In mode M, exposure compensation affects only the exposure indicator; shutter speed and aperture do not change.
Using a Flash When a flash is used, exposure compensation affects both background exposure and flash level. See Also For information on choosing the size of the increments available for exposure compensation, see Custom Setting b2 EV steps for exposure cntrl. Choose in situations in which it is difficult to set exposure, flash level, white balance, or Active D-Lighting and there is not time to check results and adjust settings with each shot, or to experiment with different settings for the same subject.
Page Select the bracketing increment. Pressing the D button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose from values between 0. Page Exposure and Flash Bracketing In continuous low speed and continuous high speed release modes 0 78 , shooting will pause after the number of shots specified in the bracketing program have been taken.
Shooting will resume the next time the shutter-release button is pressed. Page White Balance Bracketing The camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white balance.
For more information on white balance, see page Select white balance bracketing. Choose the number of shots. Page Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot. Each shot will be processed to create the number of copies specified in the bracketing program, and each copy will have a different white balance. Modifications to white balance are added to the white balance adjustment made with white balance fine-tuning. For more information on Active D-Lighting, see page Select ADL bracketing.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence. The camera will vary Active D-Lighting shot-by-shot according to the bracketing program selected. While bracketing is in effect, a bracketing progress indicator will be displayed in the control panel. A segment will disappear from the indicator after each shot: the y segment when the first shot is taken, the 0 segment when the second shot is taken, and the 1 segment when the third shot if applicable is taken.
Page White Balance White Balance White balance ensures that colors are unaffected by the color of the light source. Auto white balance is recommended for most light sources; in P, S, A, and M modes, other values can be selected if necessary according to the type of source: Option v Auto Normal Page The Shooting Menu White balance can also be adjusted using the White balance option in the shooting menu 0 , which also can be used to fine-tune white balance 0 or measure a value for preset white balance 0 The Auto option in the White balance menu offers a choice of Normal and Keep warm lighting colors, which preserves the warm colors produced by incandescent lighting, while the I Fluorescent option can be used to select the White balance is fine tuned using the White balance option in the shooting menu or by pressing the WB button and rotating the sub-command dial.
Page Press J. Press J to save settings and return to the shooting menu. The color temperature is displayed in the control panel. User's Manual English Firmware Manuals Firmware Software. Download firmware for Nikon digital products firmware being the built-in software that controls cameras and other devices. Note that a card reader or other equipment may be required for some firmware updates.
Instructions can be found on the download page. Although your device does not support this download service, it can be used to view download information. Title Version Released. Distortion Control Data Ver. D Firmware A:Ver. Software Manuals Firmware Software. Download software for Nikon products. Picture Control Utility 2 Full Ver. NX Studio Full Ver. Wireless Transmitter Utility Full Ver.
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