Taking Photographs | Nikon Camera manual

Taking Photographs

This chapter describes how the camera can be configured for improved shutter response and settings adjusted for dif- ferent subjects, and gives tips on using autofocus.

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Nikon Camera manual Taking Photographs

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Setting Guide Table of Contents Autofocus Tips Movies First-Time Users Taking Photographs Dynamic-Area AF Improving Camera ResponseContinuous-Servo AF AF-C ACustom Settings Select Add items Custom Settings BanksMy Menu, highlight Add items and press Add items DPlayback Menu Lens Vibration Reduction VR Situation Settings by Subject Lock-on See alsoTion Release Taking Photographs Tion AF-area modeTion and camera Lock-on Situation Settings by Subject Frame rates may drop at settings other than OFF Matching Settings to Your GoalReducing Camera Blur Vibration Reduction Situation Preserving Natural Contrast Active D-Lighting Shooting Menu Banks Quick Setting Selection Shooting Menu BanksExtended Menu Banks Shooting Menu Bank Selection Finding Controls in the Dark Button Backlights Standby TimerReducing Noise at High ISO Sensitivities Description Tips Live view Release modeReducing Shutter Noise Quiet and Silent Release Optimizing White Balance Choosing a Setting Ubutton Sub-command dial Rear control panel Choosing a Color Temperature Preset Manual White Balance Check the results Choosing a White Balance PresetMeasure white balance Choose the number of copies Varying White Balance White Balance Bracketing Programs with increments of 1 are shown below Select a bracketing increment Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot White Balance Bracketing Cancelling Bracketing Select a destination Copying White Balance from a PhotographChoose Select image Highlight Select image and press Copy white balance Using the Copied Value Record from 2 to 10 exposures in a single photo Creating a Multiple Exposure Multiple exposure icon n Adjust gainSelect Auto gain and choose from the following options Interrupting Multiple Exposures Copying Pictures Between Memory Cards Tilt Keeping the Camera Level Virtual HorizonMonitor Pitch ViewfinderRoll Resized Copies Resizing Photographs for Upload Resize Choosing the Number of Focus Points Focusing with the AF-ON ButtonAutofocus Tips Taking Photographs Subject not in focus Point dynamic-area AF 3D-tracking Auto-area AF AF-Area ModeAF-area modes are described below Description Sor at the center of the display, 4 line Focus Point Selection and ApertureOn either side Focus Point Selection and Camera Orientation Digits of the lens serial number Adjusting Autofocus to the Lens AF Fine-TuneOff Turn AF tuning oﬀ Checking Focus Focus Tracking with Lock-On Movies Before Filming HeadphonesSound External Microphones Frame Size, Frame Rate, and Movie Quality Movie Settings Image Area ISO Sensitivity Range Destination Rotate the live view selector to Starting Movie Live View Select movie live viewStart live view Press the abutton White Balance Exposure Mode Choosing a Focus Mode Using AutofocusTo focus using autofocus Choosing an AF-Area Mode Lens Vibration Reduction VR Tripod Mode Adjusting Settings During Live View Information Display Subject Tracking Checking Focus Starting and Ending Recording Filming Movies Editing Movies Choose the interval Time-Lapse MoviesTime-Lapse Movies Start shooting Choose the shooting time Selecting Start Off for Time-lapse photography Interrupting Time-Lapse Photography Time Lapse Photography Hdmi Output Output ResolutionAdvanced Output display size 100% Live view on-screen display Off Hdmi Recording Page First-Time Users Custom Setting f10 Customize Command Dials Customizing the Command DialsReversing Indicators Custom Setting f13 Reverse Indicators Choosing the Primary Slot Adjusting Monitor BrightnessSensor Reduced brightness Metering Page CS SB####