Nikon D2Xs manual Adjust Camera Settings, Image size White balance, ISO sensitivity Image quality

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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
	ISO sensitivity Image quality
Option		Default				Description
Image		NORM		Pictures are compressed for balance between					45–
				image quality and file size that is ideal for
quality	(JPEG Normal)			snapshots.					48
Image			L	Images are 4,288 × 2,848 pixels in size.					48–
size		(Large)							49
ISO	100			Sensitivity (digital equivalent			of film speed)		52–
sensitivity				set to value roughly equivalent to ISO 100.					53
White			A	White balance is adjusted automatically for					55–
balance		(Auto)		natural colors under most types of lighting.					67
Exposure				Built-in exposure program automatically ad-					87–
				justs shutter speed and aperture for optimal
mode	(Programmed auto)			exposure in most situations.					95
Focus	Center focus area			Camera focuses on subject in center focus					76
area				area.

2.1 Set the shooting mode to single frame ( 43) 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.

Tutorial—Basic Photography

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