Nikon 6MB07411-03 1, 2

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Adjust Camera Settings

This tutorial describes the basic steps involved in taking photos.

1Choose exposure mode e.

Press the I button and rotate the

main command dial to select exposure

mode e.

The camera will automatically

adjust shutter speed and aperture for

optimal exposure in most situations.

2Choose single frame

release mode.

Hold the release mode dial lock

release down and turn the

release mode dial to S (single

frame).

At this setting, the

camera will take one

photograph each time the

shutter-release button is

pressed.

I button

Main command

dial

Release mode dial

lock release

Contents

Main User's Manual Where to Find It i i Package Contents ii Symbols and Conventions A D 0 A Page iv Find what youre looking for using this question and answer index. New Features Camera Setup Q&A Index Menus and Displays v Taking Photographs vi Viewing Photographs vii Retouching Photographs viii ix Viewing or Printing Photographs on Other Devices Optional Accessories Tab le o f Co nte nts x Introduction 1 Tutorial 21 Page xii ISO Sensitivity 109 Exposure 115 White Balance 149 Image Enhancement 169 xiii Flash Photography 185 Other Shooting Options 199 More About Playback 221 Voice Memos 245 xiv Connections 253 Connecting to a Computer.................... ........................................254 Printing Photographs............................................................ ...........258 Viewing Photographs on TV.................................................. ........269 Menu Guide 273 xv ACustom Settings: Fine-TuningCamera Settings..............292 xvi BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup............................................... 325 NThe Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies..... ........341 xvii Technical Notes 365 xviii For Your Safety A WARNINGS A xix A xx A xxi Notices xxii D3S xxiii xxiv A X Introduction Overview Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. D A Getting to Know the Camera Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. Camera Body Camera Body (Continued) D Page Page The Top Control Panel Page The Rear Control Panel A Page The Viewfinder Display D The Information Display A Page The Information Display (Continued) Changing Settings in the Information Display To change settings for the items listed below, press the R button in the information display. Highlight items using the multi selector and press J to view options for the highlighted item. A The Camera Strap The BS-2 Accessory Shoe Cover Quick Start Guide 5 6 7 8 s Tutorial 22 Camera Menus d 23 Using Camera Menus Menu Controls 1 2 current menu. Page 25 8 Help First Steps Charge the Battery 1 2 3 4 5 D 28 Insert the Battery 2 3 D 29 4 5 D A 31 Attach a Len s 2 32 3 Detaching the Lens D A Basic Setup 2 3 4 5 6 7 35 8 9 A 36 Insert a Memory Card 2 D 37 3 A 38 4 Removing Memory Cards 2 D GB 3 D A Adjust Viewfinder Focus 2 3 4 A 43 Basic Photography and Playback Turn the Camera On 2 44 3 A 46 Adjust Camera Settings 1 2 release mode. 47 3 4 autofocus. 48 5 6 49 Focus and Shoot 1 release button halfway to focus (0 50). 50 2 button the rest of the way down to shoot. A 51 Viewing Photographs 1 2 A 52 Deleting Unwanted Photographs 1 2 A Page Framing Photographs in the Monitor A Tripod Mode (h) 1 2 3 D 57 5 D 58 6 Press the a button to end live view. D A Hand-Held Mode (g) 1 2 3 60 5 6 D A D A Page Page 66 Recording Movies 1 in the shooting menu. 2 A 3 4 D A 68 5 Recording will end automatically when the maximum size is reached or the memory card is full. A D 70 Movie Settings 1 in the shooting menu. 2 Page A Viewin g Movies Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame playback (0222). The following operations can be performed: Press the center of the multi selector to start playback. A Editing Movies Trimming Movies 1 2 starting or end point. 3 D A 76 Saving Selected Frames 1 frame. 2 3 A d Image Recording Options Image Area Auto DX Crop 79 Choose Image Area b a c Z A The Image Area Menu 1 2 3 The Fn Button D A Image Quality The D3S supports the following image quality options. A JPEG Compression NEF (RAW) Recording > Type NEF (RAW) Recording > NEF (RAW) Bit Depth Image Size A 88 Slot 2 P For information on saving movies to a selected slot, see page 71. Q R N Focus Controlling How the Camera Focuses Focus M ode A AF-Area Mode A 94 Focus Po int Sele ction 1 lock to . 2 A 96 Focus Lo ck 1 2 (I) appears in the viewfinder. A 3 photograph and shoot. Getting Good Results with Autofocus Manual Focus D The Electronic Rangefinder A k Release Mode Single Frame, Continuous, Quiet Shutter-Release, Self-Timer, or Mirror Up Choosing a Release Mode The camera supports the following release modes: Page 104 Continuous Mode 1 2 A 106 Self-Timer Mode 1 2 A 107 3 A 108 Mirror up Mode 1 2 3 D S ISO Sensitivity Reacting Faster to Light Choosing ISO Sensitivity Manually A Auto ISO Sensitivity Control 1 2 113 3 A Page V Exposure Controlling How the Camera Sets Exposure Metering Metering determines how the camera sets exposure. The following options are available: A Exposure Mode Exposure mode determines how the camera sets shutter speed and aperture when adjusting exposure. A 120 e: Programmed Auto 1 mode e. 2 A 122 f: Shutter-Priority Auto 1 mode f. 3 2 123 1 mode g. 2 3 A h: Manual 126 2 3 photograph, focus, and A 128 Long Time-Exposures 1 2 mode h. A 3 4 5 Shutter-Speed and Aperture Lock Shutter-Speed Lock Aperture Lock 132 Autoexposure (AE ) Lock 1 spot metering (0 116). 2 133 3 photograph. Keeping the AE-L/AF-L button pressed, recompose the photograph and shoot. A Exposure Compensation A Bracketing Exposure and F lash Bracketing 1 Page 138 3 Pressing the D button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose the exposure increment. At default settings, the size of the increment can be chosen from 1/3, 2/3, and 1EV. The bracketing programs with an increment of 1/3EV are listed below. Page A 141 White Balance Bracketing 1 142 3 Page A 145 ADL Bracketing 1 146 3 Page A r White Balance Keeping Colors True White Balance Options The following options are available: Page A 153 Fine-Tuning White Balance The White Balance Menu 1 option in the shooting 154 2 A The WB Button Choosing a Color Temperature D A Preset Manual A 160 Measuring a Value for White Balance 1 2 3 161 4 5 162 6 D A Copying White Balance from d-0 to Presets d-1d-4 1 2 3 Copying White Balance from a Photograph (d-1d-4 Only) 1 2 3 165 4 5 A Selecting a White Balance Preset 1 2 3 A Page J Image Enhancement 170 Picture Controls Selecting a Picture Control 1 Control in the shooting 2 A 172 Modifying Existing Picture Controls 1 2 A Picture Control Settings D A Creating Custom Picture Controls 1 2 3 177 4 Control. 5 6 Control. A Sharing Custom Picture Controls A Active D-Lig hting D 182 1 D-Lighting in the 2 D Color Space 1 2 A l Flash Photography Using Optional Flash Units 186 Using a Flash 1 2 accessory shoe. A The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) The SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, and SB-R200: SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander: A The following features are available with the SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, and SB-R200: Other Flash Units The following flash units can be used in non-TTL auto and manual modes. A Page D i-TTL Flash Control Flash Modes The camera supports the following flash modes: Choosing a Flash Mode A 196 FV Lock 1 2 3 197 5 6 7 198 8 Press the Fn button to rele ase FV lo ck. A t Other Shooting Options Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings The control panels turn off briefly while settings are reset. Page 202 Multiple Exposure Creating a Multiple Exposure 1 exposure in the A 2 204 3 shots. A 205 4 5 Interrupting Multiple Exposures D A 208 Interval Timer Photography 1 shooting in the 2 D 3 4 5 intervals and number of shots per interval. 210 6 A D A 212 Pausing Interval Timer Photography 1 trigger. 2 Interrupting Interval Timer Photography No Photograph A Non-CPU Lenses A The Non-CPU Lens Data Menu 1 2 3 4 216 5 Choosing a Lens Number Using Camera Controls 1 control. 2 Using a GPS Unit The GP-1 GPS Unit Other GPS Units The k Icon A Setup Menu Options I More About Playback Playback Options Full-Fr ame Pla yback A L N A Photo Information Photo information is superimposed on images displayed in full- frame playback. Shooting data pages 13 13 9.696 File Information Highlights 1 N button RGB Histogram 1 N button RGB (all channels) R (red) G (green) A Shooting Data Page 1 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 1312 1 2 5Exposure mode......................................118 Shooting Data Page 2 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1514 1 3 Shooting Data Page 3 1 2 Displayed in yellow if 1.2(30 20), DX (24 1 6) or 5:4(3024) was selected for 2 Shooting Data Page 4 1 6 7 8 91110 GPS Data 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11109 2Protect status.........................................238 Overview Data Viewing Multiple Images: Thumbnail Playback The following operations can be performed: O Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom 238 Protecting Photographs from Deletion 1 2 Page 240 Deleting Photographs Full-Frame and Thumbnail Playback 1 2 A 242 The Playback Menu Selected: Deleting Selected Photographs 1 the Delete option in the playback menu. 2 3 4 Page e Voice Memos Recording and Playback Recording Voice Memos Readying the Camera for Recording Voice Memo Voice Memo Overwrite Voice Memo Button A Automatic Recording (Shooting Mode) Manual Recording (Shooting Mode) D 249 Playback Mode 1 2 A Playing Voice Memos A Voice Memo Playback Options Q Connections Connecting to External Devices Connecting to a Computer Supported Operating Systems D Direct USB Connection 2 3 D 256 4 5 6 D Wireless and Ethernet Networks A Printing Photographs D A Connecting the Printer 2 3 D 260 Printing Pictures One at a Time 1 2 261 3 Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option and press 2 to select. 262 4 Select Start printing and press J to start printing. To can cel before all copies have been printed, press J. A 1 2 264 3 4 265 5 6 Creating Index Prints 1 2 3 4 267 1 the Print set (DPOF) item in the playback 2 268 3 4 D 269 Viewing Photographs on TV Standard Definition Devices 3 2 270 4 During playback, images will be displayed both on the television screen and in the camera monitor. A Page 272 4 A U Menu Guide DThe Playback Menu: Managing Images To display the playback menu, press G and select the K (playback menu) tab. 275 1 Playback Folder Hide Image D 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 280 7 D 281 Image Review After Delete 282 Rotate Tall Slide Show Audio Playback CThe Shooting Menu: Shooting Options To display the shooting menu, press G and select the C (shooting menu) tab. 285 Shooting Menu Bank A 286 Renaming Shooting Menu Banks 1 2 287 3 Extended Menu Banks Reset Shooting Menu 288 Active Folder 1 number. 2 3 Select Folder from List 1 2 3 D A A Vignette Control A 291 Long Exp. NR (LongExposure Noise Reduction) High ISO NR ACustom Settings: Fine-TuningCamera Settings The following Custom Settings are available: 294 B: Custom Setting Bank G button ACustom Settin gs menu A: Reset Custom Settings G button ACustom Settin gs menu A 295 a: Autofocus a1: AF-C Priority Selection 296 a2: AF-S Priority Selection a3: Dynamic AF Area A 298 a4: Focus Tracking with Lock-On a5: AF Activation 299 The options in this menu control whether or not the focus points are illuminated. Choose whether focus-point selection wraps around from one edge of the viewfinder to another. a6: Focus point Illumination a7: Focus Point Wrap-Around 300 Choose the number of focus points available for manual focus- point selection. Choose the function performed when the B button is pressed. a8: AF Point Selection a9: AF-ON Button 301 Choose the function assigned to the B button for vertical shooting. a10: Vertical AF-ON Button b: Metering/Exposure 303 Easy Exposure Compensation b4: This option controls whether the E button is needed to set exposure compensation (0 134). A 304 b5: Center-Weighted Area b6: Fine Tune Optimal Exposure D c: Timers/AE Lock 306 c4: Monitor off Delay d: Shooting/Display d1: Beep 307 d2: Shooting Speed A 308 d4: File Number Sequence J D 309 d5: Control Panel/Viewfinder d6: Information Display 310 d7: Screen Tips d9: Exposure Delay Mode d8: LCD Illumination 311 e: Bracketing/Flash e1: Flash Sync Speed A 312 e2: Flash Shutter Speed e4: Auto Bracketing Set e3: Modeling Flash 313 e5: Auto Bracketing (Mode M) e6: Bracketing Order H F f: Controls 315 Live View f3: Photo Info/Playback p J j Fn Button Press 317 t O K M Fn button + command dials Selecting Fn button + command dials for Custom Setting f4 displays the following options: A i 319 1 Select Focus point-selection for Custom Setting f4 (Assign Fn button)>Fn button + comma nd dials. v w x 2 3 321 f5: Assign Preview Button f6: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button 322 Choose the role played by the D button. This option controls the operation of the main and sub-command dials. f7: Assign BKT Button t D 324 f9: Release Button to Use Dial f11: Reverse Indicators f10: No Memory Card? BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup To display the setup menu, press G and select the B (setup menu) tab. 326 Format Memory Card D A LCD Brightness 327 1 Image Dust Off Ref Photo D 328 2 3 D 329 Video Mode HDMI 330 B blinks in the top control panel when the clock is not set. Flicker Reduction D Time Zone and Date 331 Language Image Comment 332 Auto Image Rotation A 333 View information on the battery currently inserted in the camera. Battery Info 334 Image Authentication D A 335 Copyright Information D 336 Save/Load Settings A 338 Virtual Horizon D 339 AF Fine Tune 340 View the current camera firmware version. D Firmware Version A NThe Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies 342 Creating Retouched Copies 1 retouch menu. 2 A 343 3 4 A D A 344 D-Lighting 345 Red-Eye Correction 346 Trim 347 A Monochrome 348 Filter Effects Color Balance 1 349 A Image Overlay 2 3 4 5 6 7 352 8 D 1 2 354 3 4 1 2 356 3 4 A Making a Side-by-Side Comparison 1 2 358 3 original. D OMy Menu: Creating a Custom Menu Adding Options to My Menu 1 2 3 4 5 Deleting Options from My Menu 1 2 3 4 A 1 2 3 A 363 1 2 A Page n Technical Notes Camera Care, Options, and Resources Compatible Lenses Page Page A D Page A Other Accessories At the time of writing, the following accessories were available for the D3S. Page Page Page Page Caring for the Camera Storage Cleaning The Low-Pass Filter 1 2 3 1 380 2 Highlight one of the following options and press J. D 381 1 2 382 4 5 6 7 D 384 Replacing the Focusing Screen 1 2 3 4 5 386 Replacing the Clock Battery 1 2 3 4 387 5 6 7 A D Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions Page Page Page Defaults The default settings for the options in the camera menus are listed below. Shooting Menu Defaults For information on two-button reset, see page 200. Custom Settings Menu Defaults 394 Page Setup Menu Defaults Exposure Program The exposure program for programmed auto is shown i n the following graph: Aperture Shutter speed When matrix metering is used, values over 17 1/3EV are reduced to 17 1/3EV. Troubleshooting Display A Shooting Page Playback Miscellaneous Error Messages Page Page Page Page Specifications Nikon D3S Digital Camera Type Page Electronic rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster. Page Page Page Page Page A Calibrating Batteries A Approved Memory Cards Memory Card Capac ity FX (36 24) Image Area* DX (24 16) Image Area* A Battery Life Page Index Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page User's Manual