First-Time Users | Nikon Camera guide

Table of Contents
First-Time Users	67
• Customizing the Command Dials	68
• Reversing Indicators	68
• Choosing the Primary Slot	69
• Adjusting Monitor Brightness	69
• Choosing the Monitor off Delay	69
• Metering	70

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Nikon Camera manual First-Time Users

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Setting Guide Table of Contents Movies Autofocus Tips First-Time Users Taking Photographs Continuous-Servo AF AF-C Improving Camera ResponseDynamic-Area AF ACustom Settings Custom Settings Banks Select Add itemsMy Menu, highlight Add items and press Add items Lens Vibration Reduction VR DPlayback Menu Settings by Subject Situation See also Lock-onTion Release Taking Photographs AF-area mode TionTion and camera Lock-on Situation Settings by Subject Matching Settings to Your Goal Frame rates may drop at settings other than OFFReducing Camera Blur Vibration Reduction Situation Preserving Natural Contrast Active D-Lighting Quick Setting Selection Shooting Menu Banks Shooting Menu BanksExtended Menu Banks Shooting Menu Bank Selection Standby Timer Finding Controls in the Dark Button BacklightsReducing Noise at High ISO Sensitivities Description Tips Reducing Shutter Noise Quiet and Silent Release Release modeLive view Choosing a Setting Optimizing White Balance Choosing a Color Temperature Ubutton Sub-command dial Rear control panel Preset Manual White Balance Measure white balance Choosing a White Balance PresetCheck the results Varying White Balance White Balance Bracketing Choose the number of copies Select a bracketing increment Programs with increments of 1 are shown below Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot Cancelling Bracketing White Balance Bracketing Copying White Balance from a Photograph Select a destinationChoose Select image Highlight Select image and press Using the Copied Value Copy white balance Creating a Multiple Exposure Record from 2 to 10 exposures in a single photo Select Auto gain and choose from the following options Adjust gainMultiple exposure icon n Interrupting Multiple Exposures Copying Pictures Between Memory Cards Monitor Keeping the Camera Level Virtual HorizonTilt Roll ViewfinderPitch Resizing Photographs for Upload Resize Resized Copies Autofocus Tips Focusing with the AF-ON ButtonChoosing the Number of Focus Points Taking Photographs Subject not in focus AF-area modes are described below AF-Area ModePoint dynamic-area AF 3D-tracking Auto-area AF Description On either side Focus Point Selection and ApertureSor at the center of the display, 4 line Focus Point Selection and Camera Orientation Off Turn AF tuning oﬀ Adjusting Autofocus to the Lens AF Fine-TuneDigits of the lens serial number Checking Focus Focus Tracking with Lock-On Movies Headphones Before FilmingSound External Microphones Movie Settings Frame Size, Frame Rate, and Movie Quality Image Area Destination ISO Sensitivity Range Starting Movie Live View Select movie live view Rotate the live view selector toStart live view Press the abutton Exposure Mode White Balance To focus using autofocus Using AutofocusChoosing a Focus Mode Choosing an AF-Area Mode Tripod Mode Lens Vibration Reduction VR Adjusting Settings During Live View Information Display Checking Focus Subject Tracking Filming Movies Starting and Ending Recording Editing Movies Time-Lapse Movies Time-Lapse MoviesChoose the interval Choose the shooting time Start shooting Interrupting Time-Lapse Photography Selecting Start Off for Time-lapse photography Time Lapse Photography Output Resolution Hdmi OutputAdvanced Output display size 100% Live view on-screen display Off Hdmi Recording Page First-Time Users Customizing the Command Dials Custom Setting f10 Customize Command DialsReversing Indicators Custom Setting f13 Reverse Indicators Adjusting Monitor Brightness Choosing the Primary SlotSensor Reduced brightness Metering Page CS SB####