Adjust Camera Settings, White balance, Option Default

Step 2—Adjust Camera Settings

This tutorial describes how to take photographs at the default settings listed in the table below, using a type G or D lens. Information on when and how to change settings from their default values is provided in “Taking Photo- graphs” ( 37).

Exposure mode

Image size

White balance

Rear

Focus area

control

Top control panel

panel

Sensitivity

Image quality

Option

Default

Description

Tutorial—Basic Photography

Image	NORM
quality	(JPEG Normal)
Image	L
size	(Large)
Sensitivity	200
White	A
balance	(Auto)

Pictures are compressed for balance between image quality and ﬁle size that is ideal for snapshots.

Images are 2,464 × 1,632 pixels in size.

Sensitivity (digital equivalent of ﬁlm speed) set to value roughly equivalent to ISO 200.

White balance is adjusted automatically for natural colors under most types of lighting.

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Exposure		Built-in exposure program automatically ad-	83–
		justs shutter speed and aperture for optimal
mode (Programmed auto)		exposure in most situations.	91
Focus	Center focus area	Camera focuses on subject in center focus	72
area		area.

2.1 Set the shooting mode to single frame ( 41) Hold the mode-dial lock release down ()

and turn the shooting mode dial () to S (single frame). At this setting, the camera will take one photograph each time the shutter-release button is pressed.

D2Hs specifications

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Nikon D2Hs manual Adjust Camera Settings, White balance, Sensitivity Image quality, Option Default

Models: D2Hs