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Table of Contents
More on Photography All Modes
A, and M Modes
Live View
Connections 111
Recording and Viewing Movies
Playback and Deletion
Menu Guide 125
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Technical Notes 167
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AKeep out of reach of children
For Your Safety
AKeep the sun out of the frame
ADo not disassemble
AObserve proper precautions when handling the charger
AObserve caution when using the flash
AObserve proper precautions when handling batteries
AAvoid contact with liquid crystal
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Battery Charger
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Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced
Comply with copyright notices
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Use Only Nikon Brand Accessories
Servicing the Camera and Accessories
Before Taking Important Pictures
Getting to Know the Camera
Camera Body
Camera on Camera off
Power Switch
Rotate the power switch as shown to turn
Microphone and Speaker
Mode Dial
Viewfinder
Viewfinder
Information Display
Pbutton
Shutter-Speed and Aperture Displays
Hiding Shooting Information
Rotating the Camera
See Also
Choose an aperture mode a 0
Command Dial
Choose a combination of aperture and shutter speed mode P 0
Choose an aperture mode M
Choose a flash mode 0
Adjust flash compensation mode P, S, A, or M 0
Guide Mode
To display the on-screen guide, rotate the mode dial to g 0
Camera Menus
Highlight the icon for the current menu
Using Camera Menus
Display the menus
Select a menu
Display options
Position the cursor in the selected menu
Highlight a menu item
Highlight an option
Charge the Battery
First Steps
Close the battery-chamber cover
Insert the Battery
Open the battery-chamber cover
Turn the camera off
Attach a Lens
Autofocus
CPU Lenses with Aperture Rings
Vibration Reduction VR
Detaching the Lens
Vibration Reduction
Basic Setup
Clock Battery
Setup Menu
Camera Clock
Insert the memory card
Insert a Memory Card
Open the card slot cover
Slide the card slot cover out q and open the card slot w
Highlight Yes
Format the Memory Card
Turn the camera on Display format options
Press J
Adjust Viewfinder Focus
Adjusting Viewfinder Focus
Remove the lens cap Turn the camera on Focus the viewfinder
Check the number of exposures remaining
Battery Level and Card Capacity
Turn the camera on Check the battery level
Description
Point-and-Shoot Photography i and j Modes
Select i or j mode
When framing photographs
Ready the camera
Image Sensor Cleaning
Check the indicators in the viewfinder
In-focus indicator Description
Press the shutter-release button halfway
Standby Timer
Shutter-Release Button
Built-in Flash
Following scenes can be selected with the mode dial
Creative Photography Scene Modes
MSports
Shoot View/delete Set up Take pictures
Change camera settings
Guide
Shoot
Guide Mode Menus
More Settings
Start Shooting
Set Up
Image quality Image size Auto off timers Print date
View/Delete
Using the Guide
Use
List of release mode options will be displayed
Release Mode
Choose a release mode
Press IE/#
Buffer Size
Continuous Release Mode
Memory Buffer
Information Display
Mount the camera on a tripod
Select a release mode
Rest of the way down. The self-timer lamp will
Take the photograph
Before Using the Remote Control
Using the Built-in Flash
Cover the Viewfinder
Focus
Focus Mode
Choose a focus mode
Place the cursor in the information display
Predictive Focus Tracking
Continuous-servo Autofocus
Getting Good Results with Autofocus
AF-Assist Illuminator
AF-Area Mode
Display AF-area mode options
Choose an AF-area mode
AF-Area Mode
3D-tracking 11 Points
Focus Point Selection
Focus Lock
Focus
Lock focus
Recompose the photograph and shoot
A L Button
Switch, slide the switch to M
Set the lens focus-mode switch
If the lens is equipped with an A-M or M/A-M mode
Manual Focus
Exposure Indicator
Selecting Manual Focus with the Camera
Focal Plane Position
Display image quality options
Image Quality and Size
Image Quality
Choose a file type
NEF RAW Images
NEF RAW + Jpeg Fine
Shooting Menu
Image Size
Display image size options
Choose an image size
Using the Built-in Flash P, S, A, and M Modes
Using the Built-in Flash
Using the Built-in Flash i, k, p, n, and oModes
Choose a flash mode 0 Take pictures
Choose a flash mode
Flash Mode
Display flash mode options
Flash modes available vary with shooting mode
Flash Modes
Front-curtain sync
Aperture, Sensitivity, and Flash Range
Mode Shutter speed
Shutter Speeds Available with the Built-in Flash
Approximate range
Display ISO sensitivity options
Mode ISO sensitivity
ISO Sensitivity
Choose an ISO sensitivity
Auto
Shutter Speed and Aperture
Lens Aperture Rings
Shutter Speed and Aperture
Mode P Programmed Auto
Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
Flexible Program
Mode S Shutter-Priority Auto
Choose a shutter speed
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto
Mode a Aperture-Priority Auto
Choose an aperture
To take photographs in aperture-priority auto
Mode M Manual
Choose aperture and shutter speed
Long Time-Exposures M Mode Only
Open the shutter
Close the shutter
Display metering options
Exposure
Metering
Choose a metering method
Lock exposure
Autoexposure Lock
Meter exposure
Recompose the photograph
Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture
Mode Setting
Exposure Compensation
Display exposure compensation options
Choose a value
Mode M
Using a Flash
E N Button
Flash Compensation
Display flash compensation options
M Y and E N Buttons
Button
Optional Flash Units
Display Active D-Lighting options
Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows
Active D-Lighting
Choose an option
Active D-Lighting
Active D-Lighting Versus D-Lighting
Choose a white balance option
White Balance
Display white balance options
Option Description Auto
Color Temperature
Iday white fluorescent 5,000 K Mshade 8,000 K Fn Button
Fine-tune white balance
Fine-Tuning White Balance
Select a white balance option
Save changes and exit
Light a reference object
Preset Manual
Measuring a Value for Preset White Balance
Select Measure
Measure white balance
Check the results
Other Methods for Measuring Preset White Balance
Measuring Preset White Balance
Preset White Balance
Studio Settings
Copying White Balance from a Photograph
Display Picture Controls
Picture Controls
Selecting a Picture Control
Choose a Picture Control
Display the Picture Control menu
Adjust settings
Modifying Picture Controls
Select a Picture Control
Picture Control Settings
Filter Effects Monochrome Only
Previous Settings
Picture Control Grid
Option Description Yellow
Position the focus point
Framing Photographs in the Monitor
Press the a button
Take the picture
Display focus options
Focusing in Live View
Choosing a Focus Mode
Choose a focus option
Display
Choosing an AF-Area Mode
Place the cursor in the information
Display AF-area modes
Choosing the Focus Point
Subject Tracking
Live View Display
Live View/Movie Recording Display Options
Automatic Scene Selection Scene Auto Selector
Auto flash off listed above Exposure
Shooting in Live View Mode
Count Down Display
Using Autofocus in Live View
Manual Focus
Start recording
Movies can be recorded in live view mode
Recording Movies
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Maximum Length
End recording
Taking Photographs During Movie Recording
Recording Movies
Movie Settings
Hdmi and Other Video Devices
Choose movie options
Select Movie settings
Using an External Microphone
Count-Down Display
Viewing Movies
Following operations can be performed
2Icon
Display a movie full frame
Editing Movies
Trimming Movies
Choose a starting or end point
Delete frames
Command dial. To switch the current
Select Choose start/end point
Save the copy
Trimming Movies
Retouch Menu
Choose Save selected frame
Saving Selected Frames
View the movie and choose a frame
Create a still copy
Full-Frame Playback
Photo Information
File Information
Highlights
RGB Histogram
Playback Zoom
Histograms
Shooting Data
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Overview Data
GPS Data
Data for movies are for start of recording
Thumbnail Playback
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Use Description
Calendar Playback
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Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom
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Press the a L button
Protecting Photographs from Deletion
Select an image
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Press the O button
Deleting Photographs
Full-Frame, Thumbnail, and Calendar Playback
Press the O button again
Playback Menu
Selected Deleting Selected Photographs
Highlight a date
Select Date Deleting Photographs Taken on a Selected Date
Choose Select Date
Select the highlighted date
Select Slide show
Adjust slide show settings
Slide Shows
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Start the side show
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Supplied Software
Connecting to a Computer
Before Connecting the Camera
Supported Operating Systems
Connect the USB cable
Connecting the Camera
Turn the camera off Turn the computer on
Turn the camera on Start Nikon Transfer
Click Start Transfer
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Turn the camera off Connect the USB cable
Connecting the Printer
Printing Photographs
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Display printing options
Printing Pictures One at a Time
Select a picture
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Adjust printing options
Start printing
Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option and press 2 to select
Printing Multiple Pictures
Display the PictBridge menu
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Select pictures or choose a date
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Display imprint options
Creating a Dpof Print Order Print Set
Select pictures
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Select imprint options
Complete the print order
Highlight Done and press J to complete the print order
Connect the A/V cable as shown
Viewing Photographs on TV
Standard Definition Devices
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Connect the Hdmi cable as shown
Close the Connector Cover
High-Definition Devices
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Device Control
Output Resolution
Hdmi Options
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Playback Folder
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Playback menu contains the following options
Rotate Tall
Playback Display Options
Image Review
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Reset Shooting Options
Reset Shooting Menu
Select Yes to reset shooting menu settings
Option Default
Auto ISO Sensitivity control
ISO Sensitivity Settings
Adjust ISO sensitivity 0
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Auto Distortion Control
Color Space
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Built-in AF-assist Illuminator
When the viewfinder is used in AF-Amode
Noise Reduction
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Manual
Flash Cntrl for Built-in Flash
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SB-400
BThe Setup Menu Camera Setup
Setup menu contains the following options
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Info Display Format
Reset Setup Options
Monitor Brightness
Select a format
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Classic display is shown below
Auto Info Display
Video Mode
Manual movie settings 0 91 in mode M
Flicker Reduction
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Time Zone and Date
Language
Choose a language for camera menus and messages
Image Comment
Auto Image Rotation
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Choose a start option
Frame a featureless white object in the viewfinder
Image Dust Off Ref Photo
Acquire Image Dust Off reference data
Auto off Timers
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Beep
Self-Timer
Remote on Duration
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Rangefinder
File Number Sequence
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Assign AE-L/AF-L button
Buttons
Assign Fn button
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Print Date
Shutter-release button AE-L
Slot Empty Release Lock
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Date Counter
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Storage Folder
Naming and Renaming Folders
Folder Names
Exposure meters do not turn off while the GP-1 is connected
Reduces the drain on the battery
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Coordinated Universal Time UTC
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Eye-Fi Upload
Firmware Version
View the current camera firmware version
NThe Retouch Menu
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Select retouch options
Creating Retouched Copies
Display retouch options
Create a retouched copy
Lighting
Red-Eye Correction
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Trim
Monochrome
Trim Image Quality and Size
Filter Effects
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Intensifier , or blues Blue intensifier . Press 1 to
Color Balance
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Zoom
Select the first image
Image Overlay
Select Image overlay
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Preview the overlay
Adjust gain
Select the second image
Save the overlay
Select NEF RAW processing
Adjust NEF RAW processing settings
NEF RAW Processing
Select a photograph
Choose a size
Resize
Select Resize
Choose pictures
Distortion Control
Quick Retouch
Straighten
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Color Sketch
Fisheye
Color Outline
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Perspective Control
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Miniature Effect
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Selective Color
Select Selective color
Create a copy in which only selected hues appear in color
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Choose the color range
Save the edited copy
Press J to copy the photograph
Compare the copy with the original
Side-by-side Comparison
Select Side-by-side comparison
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MRecent Settings
Removing Items from the Recent Settings Menu
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Compatible Lenses
Compatible CPU Lenses
IX Nikkor Lenses
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Identifying CPU and Type G and D Lenses
Incompatible Accessories and Non-CPU Lenses
Compatible Non-CPU Lenses
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Lens
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AF-Assist Illumination
Calculating Angle of View
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Use Only Nikon Flash Accessories
Optional Flash Units Speedlights
AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter
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Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS
CLS-Compatible Flash Units
Guide Number
Other Flash Units
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Other Accessories
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Approved Memory Cards
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Open the battery-chamber q and power connector w covers
Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
Insert the EP-5A power connector
Connect the AC adapter
Storage
Cleaning
Caring for the Camera
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Select Clean now
Clean Now
Select Clean image sensor in the setup Menu
Low-Pass Filter
Select an option
Clean at Startup/Shutdown
Select Clean at startup/shutdown
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Manual Cleaning
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Clean the filter
Use a Reliable Power Source
Under no circumstances should you touch or wipe the filter
Caring for the Camera and Battery Cautions
Caring for the Camera
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Caring for the Battery
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Available Settings
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Memory Card Capacity
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File Names
Shooting All Modes
Troubleshooting
Display
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Beep does not sound
Shooting P, S, A, M
Playback
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Can not change print order
Miscellaneous
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Picture is not displayed on TV
Error Messages
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Specifications
Nikon D3200 Digital Camera
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AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens
MH-24 battery charger
EN-EL14 rechargeable Li-ion battery
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Keep the CPU contacts clean
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Camera
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Supplied Accessories
Optional Accessories
Subject does not fill the focus point
Supported Standards
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Trademark Information
Battery Life
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Every other shot. Live view not used
Index
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53, 60, 61
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Warm filter Filter effects
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