Nikon 1 V3 AHolding the Camera

AHolding the Camera

When framing photographs, hold the camera as shown below.

Hold the camera in your
right hand.
Keep your elbows propped	Cradle the lens with
lightly against your torso.	your left hand.

Contents

Page Camera Settings Symbols and Conventions AFor Your Safety Page Take photos Shoot movies Download View Accessories Introduction Taking and Viewing Photographs Recording and Viewing Movies t, u, v, and wModes Other Shooting Modes zCombining Photos with Brief Movie Vignettes (Motion More on Photography More on Playback Connections The Playback Menu The Shooting Menu The Movie Menu The Image Processing Menu The Setup Menu Technical Notes For Your Safety Page Page Notices IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS—SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS Page Page DUse Only Nikon Brand Accessories DServicing the Camera and Accessories ABefore Taking Important Pictures ALife-LongLearning For users in the U.S.A Wireless Page Page Page sIntroduction The Camera Body Page AHolding the Camera The Monitor The $(Display) Button ❚❚Playback AVirtual Horizon DTilting the Camera The Mode Dial The Multi Selector The GButton ❚❚Using the Menus 1 Select a menu 2 Select an item 3 Select an option AUsing the Menus The &(Feature) Button AThe &Menu The Function Buttons (Fn1 and Fn2) Using the Vari-AngleMonitor DUsing the Monitor Using the Touch Screen Tap Flick Slide Stretch/Pinch AThe Touch Screen AUsing the Touch Screen ❚❚Taking Pictures Take a picture (tap shooting) Focus (tap ❚❚Viewing Pictures View other images View movies or panoramas Use guides Scroll Choose a menu ❚❚The &Menu First Steps 1 Attach the camera strap 2 Charge the battery AThe Plug Adapter 3 Insert the battery 4 Insert a memory card DInserting and Removing Batteries and Memory Cards ARemoving the Battery DThe Battery and Charger AFormatting Memory Cards ARemoving Memory Cards DMemory Cards 5 Attach a lens ADetaching the Lens 6 Turn the camera on ATurning the Camera Off AAuto Power Off AAttaching and Removing Lenses ALenses with Retractable Lens Barrel Buttons 7 Choose a language 8 Set the clock AThe Camera Clock 9 Check the battery level and memory card capacity ❚❚Battery Level ❚❚Number of Exposures Remaining Attaching an Electronic Viewfinder 3 Attach the viewfinder DHandling the Viewfinder AUsing the Viewfinder AViewfinder Focus Attaching a Grip 2 Remove the connector cap 3 Attach the grip LOCK2 ARemoving the Grip LOCK zTaking and Viewing Photographs Point-and-ShootPhotography (Auto Mode) 1 Turn the camera on 2 Select Cmode 3 Ready the camera 4 Frame the photograph 5Focus 6Shoot AThe Framing Grid Display Grid display Viewing Photographs AThe &(Feature) Menu (012) Deleting Pictures AThe Shutter-ReleaseButton AAutomatic Scene Selection Portrait Landscape Night portrait AUsing a Zoom Lens AFace Priority AAvailable Settings ADeleting Multiple Pictures ASee Also Live Image Control Brightness control DLive Image Control Choosing a Creative Mode 1 Select wmode 2 Choose an option Creative Choosing a Mode That Matches the Subject or Situation Page The Creative Palette HDR Easy Panorama Image size Normal panorama Wide panorama APanoramas ❚❚Viewing Panoramas Selective Color Cross Process yRecording and Viewing Movies Recording Movies 2 Choose a shooting mode Advanced movie 3 Frame the opening shot 4 Start recording AAudio Recording Single AF AFocus and Exposure Lock 5 End recording ❚❚Shooting Mode CAuto mode (0 38) AMovie Sound Movie sound options ❚❚Advanced Movie Options 0 HD movie 1 Fast motion 2 Jump cut ond movies ASlow Motion ARecording Time Advanced movie mode HD movie Fast motion Taking Photographs During Movie Recording Viewing Movies DThe Speaker Deleting Movies DRecording Movies #t, u, v, and wModes tProgrammed Auto uShutter-PriorityAuto vAperture-PriorityAuto wManual AThe Exposure Indicator # ❚❚ Long Time-Exposures(wMode Only) Bulb 1 Ready the camera Long exposure NR 2 Choose a shutter speed Bulb Time 3 Open the shutter 4 Close the shutter ROther Shooting Modes R Choosing a Shot Manually (Active Selection) 1 Select umode 2 Choose Active Selection Best moment capture Active Selection 3 Frame the photograph 4 Begin buffering photographs 5Shoot 6 Select up to 40 frames 7 Save the selected frames AActive Selection ABest Moment Capture Mode Choosing Your Moment (Slow View) 4 Press the shutter-releasebutton halfway Letting the Camera Choose the Moment (Smart Photo Selector) Page ASmart Photo Selector ABuffering DSmart Photo Selector Files Number of shots saved ❚❚Viewing Photos Taken with the Smart Photo Selector Choosing the Best Shot ❚❚Deleting Pictures ADeleting Individual Photographs This image All except best shot zCombining Photos with Brief Movie Vignettes (Motion Snapshot Mode) 1 Select zmode 2 Frame the picture 3 Begin buffering 4Shoot Page ❚❚Audio Ambient Audio Background music None Viewing Motion Snapshots Deleting Motion Snapshots tMore on Photography 4 Frame your subject and shoot DContinuous Mode ABuffer Size ASingle Frame Self-TimerModes 2 Select E t 3 Select the desired self-timeroption 4 Mount the camera on a tripod 5 Frame the photograph and shoot AMovie Mode ARaising the Flash Remote Control Photography ABefore Using the ML-L3Remote Control 2Select # 3 Select the desired remote-controloption Page AUsing a Flash Focus Mode AF-A Auto-select AF-S AF-C 1 Display focus mode options 2 Select the desired option AGetting Good Results with Autofocus Manual Focus 4Focus AMovies AFocal Plane Position Exposure Compensation 2 Choose a value AExposure Compensation The Built-inFlash 1 Raise the flash 2 Choose a flash mode ❚❚ Flash Modes • N • N • Np • Nr DRaising the Flash ALowering the Built-inFlash AThe Flash-ReadyIndicator AUsing the Built-inFlash AAperture, Sensitivity, and Flash Range Attaching Flash Units Taking Pictures ❚❚Bounce Lighting ABounce Lighting AThe Capture Illuminator AOptional Flash Units AThe Flash/Capture-IlluminatorStatus Indicators graph is taken 8 times a second Attaching the GP-N100 Setup Menu Options AConnection Status LED AAssisted GPS Auto and Creative Modes t, u, v, and wModes Advanced Movie Mode DBest Moment Capture/Motion Snapshot DTaking Pictures Using Tap Shooting Options TWi-Fi Accessing the Camera Android Push-button WPS button connection PIN-entry WPS (Android Only) PIN Entry (Android Only) SSID (Android and iOS) 5 Launch the Wireless Mobile Utility ❚❚Restoring Default Settings connection type Reset DWi-Fi Uploading Photos One at a Time 5 Download the photo to the smart device Uploading Multiple Selected Photos 3 Press J 4 Select Yes 5 Select the camera SSID on the smart device 6 Download the photos to the smart device IMore on Playback ❚❚Detailed photo info ❚❚Highlights AFolder and File Numbers AHistograms (0130) Thumbnail Playback Calendar Playback Playback Zoom Deleting the Current Picture The Playback Menu Rating Pictures 1 Select a picture 2 Select Rating 3 Choose a rating Slide Shows Slide show panorama MOV file selected for File format (0 176) File format 2 Adjust display times and audio settings Frame interval Same as Movie playback frame interval 3 Select Start Start Resume Exit I DThe Speaker QConnections 3 Exit the installer Windows Mac 4 Remove the installer CD from the CD-ROMdrive ASupplied Software System Requirements Photos CPU Movies (editing) Memory (RAM) Hard disk space Transferring Pictures 2 Start the Nikon Transfer 2 component of ViewNX 3 Click Start Transfer 4 Terminate the connection Viewing Pictures High-DefinitionDevices DClose the Connector Cover ATelevision Playback AElectronic VR ❚❚HDMI Device Control HDMI device control Connecting the Printer Printing Pictures One at a Time 3 Start printing Start printing Printing Multiple Pictures AInspecting Pictures AErrors Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set oThe Playback Menu Resize Combine 4-second movies AImage Quality Selecting Multiple Images Image Review Rotate Tall Auto image rotation Protect Rating D-Lighting DD-Lighting AImage Size Resize DResized Copies Crop DCropped Copies Edit Movie 1 Choose an edit option Choose end point 2 Select a movie 3 Pause the movie on opening or closing frame 4 Delete the unwanted frames 5 Save the copy DTrimming Movies Combine 4-SecondMovies 1 Select movies 2 Combine the selected movies Combine NMS Movies 1 Select Motion Snapshots 2 Combine the selected Motion Snapshots Ambient iThe Shooting Menu after Selective color selected in Soft Hue taken with Cross process control shooting Optical VR Built-inAF assist Exposure Mode Slow view selector Programmed auto Image Quality Image Size ❚❚Standard Photographs Easy panorama ❚❚Panoramas Size (pixels) ANEF (RAW)/NEF (RAW) + JPEG AFile Names AImage Quality and Size Active Selection ❚❚On Release, Record frames and following Number of Shots Saved Movie Before/After 1.6 s : 0 s 1.0 s : 0.6 s File Format MOV file Soft Soft ❚❚Filter strength Toy Camera Effect Toy camera effect ❚❚Saturation ❚❚Vignetting Metering Auto Distortion Control Color Space sRGB Adobe RGB AAdobe RGB Active D-Lighting Matrix Off DActive D-Lighting A“Active D-Lighting”Versus “D-Lighting” Long Exposure NR Interval Timer Shooting 1 Choose the interval Interval 3 Start shooting Start AInterval Timer Photography AInterrupting Interval Timer Photography Optical VR AVibration Reduction Electronic VR 1080/60p 720/60p Frame size/ frame rate AF-AreaMode Auto area Single point Built-inAF Assist • Auto-area or Single-point is selected for AF-areamode (0 185) AThe AF-AssistIlluminator Flash Control 1TTL Flash Compensation (The Movie Menu Page Slow Motion Bit rate1 120 fps 400 fps Frame Size/Frame Rate t 1080/60p r 1080/30p u 720/60p s 720/30p Movie Sound Options ❚❚Microphone Microphone off AThe 2Icon ❚❚Wind Noise Reduction Auto Image Capture )The Image Processing Menu White Balance Fluorescent Cloudy Shade Fine-TuningWhite Balance Preset Manual 3 Measure white balance 4 Check the results DAuto Power Off DPreset White Balance AColor Temperature 2700 K • J ISO Sensitivity 1600, 3200, 6400 6400 (NR), 12800 12800 (NR) A“Auto” ISO Sensitivity Options Modifying Picture Controls 2 Adjust settings Quick adjust APreset Picture Controls Versus Custom Picture Controls AModified Picture Controls ❚❚Picture Control Settings Quick adjust Filter effects Toning APrevious Settings AFilter Effects (Monochrome Only) Filter effects AToning (Monochrome Only) Edit/Save Load from/Save to Card Load from/save to card Custom Picture Control ACopy to Card ACustom Picture Control > Delete High ISO Noise Reduction gThe Setup Menu button Language Location data Pixel mapping Display Brightness Viewfinder Brightness Grid Display Playback Highlight Display Auto Power Off AThe GP-N100 Auto power off Remote on Duration Autoexposure Lock 2 Lock exposure AE-L/AF-L 3 Recompose the photograph Focus Lock 3 Recompose the photograph and shoot Flicker Reduction AFlicker Reduction Reset File Numbering Reset file numbering Time Zone and Date Date and time Daylight Auto Image Rotation DAuto Image Rotation ARotate Tall Rotate tall Pixel Mapping 1 Attach a lens and lens cap 2 Select Pixel mapping Pixel mapping 4 Turn the camera off nTechnical Notes Power sources Speedlight SB-N5 SB-N7 AOptional Accessories Approved Memory Cards Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter 4 Connect the AC adapter Storage Cleaning Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions Do not drop Keep dry Keep the lens mount covered Do not touch the dust shield Page Lines Batteries Page Available Settings ❚❚CAuto, uBest Moment Capture, vAdvanced Movie, and zMotion Snapshot Modes t, u Page ❚❚t, u, v, w, and wCreative Modes Defaults Memory Card Capacity Slow View, and Smart Photo Selector1 File size ❚❚Easy Panorama ❚❚ Smart Photo Selector1 ❚❚HD, Fast-Motion, Jump-Cut,and 4-SecondMovies ❚❚ Slow-MotionMovies Frame rate (0191) ❚❚ Motion Snapshots Battery/Display Shooting (All Modes) Shooting (t, u, v, and wModes) Movies Tap Shooting Options Playback Wi-Fi(Wireless Networks) Miscellaneous Error Messages Message Solution Page Page Nikon 1 V3 Digital Camera Media File system Shooting modes Shutter Speed Release • Matrix Exposure lock Index) Active D-Lighting Focus Autofocus Lens servo • Manual focus (MF) AF-areamode Movie HD movies (aspect ratio 16 : 9) recording rate Slow-motionmovies 16 : 9) Interface USB HDMI output Audio input Wireless Dimensions/weight Weight Temperature Humidity MH-29battery charger 1 NIKKOR VR 10–30mm f/3.5–5.6 PD-ZOOM Focal length Construction Angle of view Diaphragm DF-N1000Electronic Viewfinder Frame coverage Eyepoint Eye sensor GR-N1010Grip ❚❚1 NIKKOR Lenses 1 NIKKOR VR 10–30mm f/3.5–5.6 PD-ZOOM 1 NIKKOR 11–27.5mm f/3.5–5.6 ALens Care ASupplied Accessories ❚❚The Optional FT1 Mount Adapter Autofocus Single-point Manual Focus 2Focus AF-S AF-C Focus mode The Electronic Rangefinder Status Error Messages and Displays Problem Restrictions Precautions for Use ❚❚Supported Standards DCF Version DPOF Exif version PictBridge ATrademark Information AFreeType License (FreeType2) AMIT License (HarfBuzz) Battery Life Index Symbols Numerics