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Nikon Take photos, Shoot movies, Download, View, copy, Install, Download pictures to a computer, View pictures in high definition, Getting the Most from Your Camera

Models: 1J4 27683 27684 27685 27686 27687 27688 27704

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Getting the Most from Your Camera

Take photos with the shutter-release button.

See page 6 for more informa- tion.

Shutter-release button

Shoot movies with the movie-record button.

Movies can be recorded by pressing the movie-record button in auto (0 28), creative (0 38), and advanced movie (0 54) modes.

Movie-record button

Download pictures to a computer.

Install the supplied software (0 114), and copy photos and movies to your computer using ViewNX 2 (0 118).

View pictures in high definition.

Use an HDMI cable to connect the camera to an HDTV (0 121).

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 Other Shooting Modes 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 Page 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 The Camera Body (Continued) AHolding the Camera The Monitor ARecording Area The Mode Dial The Multi Selector The GButton ❚❚Using the Menus 1 Select an item 2 Select an option AUsing the Menus The &(Feature) Menu Using the Touch Screen Tap Flick Slide Stretch/Pinch AThe Touch Screen AUsing the Touch Screen ❚❚Taking Pictures Adjust settings ATap Shooting Options ❚❚Viewing Pictures View other Zoom in Scroll Choose a menu ❚❚The &Menu First Steps 1 Attach the camera strap 2 Charge the battery AThe Plug Adapter DThe Battery and Charger 3 Insert the battery and a memory card DInserting and Removing Batteries and Memory Cards AFormatting Memory Cards DMemory Cards 4 Attach a lens ADetaching the Lens 5 Turn the camera on ATurning the Camera Off AAuto Power Off AAttaching and Removing Lenses ALenses with Retractable Lens Barrel Buttons 6 Choose a language 7 Set the clock AThe Camera Clock 8 Check the battery level and memory card capacity ❚❚Battery Level ❚❚Number of Exposures Remaining 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 Deleting Pictures AThe Shutter-ReleaseButton Shoot Image review AAutomatic Scene Selection Portrait AUsing a Zoom Lens AFace Priority AAvailable Settings ADeleting Multiple Pictures ASee Also Live Image Control Motion control Brightness control: Make pictures brighter or darker 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 Taking Photos in P, S, A, and M Modes ❚❚S Shutter-PriorityAuto Choosing a Shutter Speed AContinuous Shooting ❚❚ A Aperture-PriorityAuto Choosing an Aperture ❚❚M Manual Choosing Shutter Speed and Aperture AThe Exposure Indicator AISO Sensitivity (P, S, A, and M Modes) ❚❚Long Time-Exposures(M Mode Only) 1 Ready the camera Long exposure NR 3 Open the shutter 4 Close the shutter 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 5 End recording AMaximum Length ❚❚Shooting Mode CAuto mode (0 28) wCreative 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 HD movie Fast motion Jump cut Taking Photographs During Movie Recording Viewing Movies Deleting Movies DRecording Movies ROther Shooting Modes Choosing a Shot Manually (Active Selection) 1 Select umode 2Choose Active Selection Best moment cap- ture Active Selection 3 Frame the photograph 4 Begin buffering photographs 5Shoot 6 Select up to 20 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 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 DContinuous Mode ABuffer Size ASingle Frame Self-TimerModes 2 Select E 3 Select the desired self-timeroption 4 Mount the camera on a tripod 5 Frame the photograph and shoot AMovie Mode ARaising the Flash Exposure Compensation 2 Choose a value AExposure Compensation AThe Built-inFlash Auto Pop-upModes ❚❚Flash Modes Manual Pop-upModes Page DRaising the Flash ALowering the Built-inFlash t AThe Flash-ReadyIndicator APreventing the Built-inFlash from Firing AUsing the Built-inFlash AAperture, Sensitivity, and Flash Range Auto Mode t Creative Mode Advanced Movie Mode DBest Moment Capture/Motion Snapshot DTaking Pictures Using Tap Shooting Options TWi-Fi Accessing the Camera Android Push-button WPS WPS button connection 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 4 Select Yes 5 Select the camera SSID on the smart device 6 Download the photos to the smart device IMore on Playback Page AFolder and File Numbers AHistograms (0104) • If brightness varies evenly across theI image, the distribution of tones Thumbnail Playback Calendar Playback Playback Zoom Face-priority 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 1 Select the type of image used in the show All images MOV file selected for File format (0 148) 2 Adjust display times and audio settings Frame interval Same as Movie playback frame interval 3 Select Start Start Resume Exit 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 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set oThe Playback Menu Resize Crop Combine 4-second movies Selecting Multiple Images Image Review Rotate Tall Auto image rotation Protect Rating D-Lighting DD-Lighting o AImage Size Resize DResized Copies Crop Select images Aspect ratio DCropped Copies Face-PriorityZoom 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 (Choose start point) or after (Choose end point 5 Save the copy 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 Optical VR Built-inAF assist Flash flash Reset Shooting Options Exposure Mode Slow view Image Quality Image Size ❚❚Standard Photographs Easy panorama ❚❚Panoramas Size (pixels) Normal Wide ANEF (RAW)/NEF (RAW) + JPEG AFile Names AImage Quality and Size Active Selection ❚❚On Release, Record frames and following 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 AColor Space Active D-Lighting Matrix Off DActive D-Lighting A“Active D-Lighting”Versus “D-Lighting” Long Exposure NR Optical VR AVibration Reduction AOptical VR Electronic VR 1080/60p 720/60p Frame size/frame rate Electronic VR Focus Mode Auto-select AF-A AF-S AFocus Mode Shooting AGetting Good Results with Autofocus Manual Focus 4Focus AMovies AFocal Plane Position AF-AreaMode Auto area Single c point Focus Lock Face-Priority Built-inAF Assist •Auto-area or Single-point is selected for AF-areamode (0 159) AThe AF-AssistIlluminator Flash Control 1TTL Flash Compensation Underwater Flash Enable (The Movie Menu Page Reset Movie Options 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 )The Image Processing Menu Reset Processing Options 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 Language Pixel mapping Display Brightness Grid Display Shooting Sound Settings Self-timer Auto Power Off Touch-ScreenControls Shutter Button AE Lock Flicker Reduction AFlicker Reduction Reset File Numbering Reset file numbering Time Zone and Date Date and time Daylight saving time Language 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 Page 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 Notes on the monitor Lines Batteries Page Available Settings ❚❚CAuto, uBest Moment Capture, vAdvanced Movie, and zMotion Snapshot Modes Page ❚❚wCreative Mode q, r, s, 6 Defaults Memory Card Capacity File size ❚❚Easy Panorama Image size ❚❚ Smart Photo Selector1 ❚❚HD, Fast-Motion, Jump-Cut,and 4-SecondMovies ❚❚ Slow-MotionMovies Frame rate (0166) ❚❚ Motion Snapshots Battery/Display Shooting (All Modes) The camera does not focus automatically: No flash Menu items are unavailable Shooting (P, S, A, and M Modes) Movies Tap Shooting Options Wi-Fi(Wireless Networks) Miscellaneous Error Messages Message Solution Page Page Nikon 1 J4 Digital Camera • NEF (RAW) Media File system Shooting modes Shutter • Matrix Exposure lock Index) Active D-Lighting Focus Built-inflash White balance Movie HD movies (aspect ratio 16 : 9) recording rate Slow-motionmovies 16 : 9) Wireless Standards Communications • IEEE 802.11b: DSSS/CCK protocols MH-29battery charger Rated input Rated output Charging time EN-EL22rechargeable Li-ionbattery 1 NIKKOR VR 10–30mm f/3.5–5.6 PD-ZOOM Focal length Construction Angle of view Diaphragm ❚❚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 AF-C Single-point Manual Focus 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