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

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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.

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