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              Where to Find It
XIntroduction                
sBasic Photography and Playback
xLive View Photography                
yMovie Live View
              Q&A Index
Taking Photographs                
Viewing Photographs
              Retouching Photographs
Menus and Settings                
Connections
Maintenance and Optional Accessories              
Menu Options
DPLAYBACK MENU (0 207)                
CSHOOTING MENU (0 214)
              ACUSTOM SETTING MENU (0 219)
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              BSETUP MENU (0 249)
              NRETOUCH MENU (0 261)
OMY MENU (0 280)              
Table of Contents
Introduction                
Basic Photography and Playback
              Live View Photography
Movie Live View              
P, S, A, and M Modes
User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes                
Release Mode
Image Recording Options                
Focus
              Exposure
White Balance                
Image Enhancement
Flash Photography                
Other Shooting Options
              More on Playback
Connections                
Menu Guide
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              Technical Notes
              For Your Safety
❚❚WARNINGS            
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              Notices
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              Package Contents
              Introduction
Getting to Know the Camera                
The Camera Body
              The Camera Body (Continued)
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              The Mode Dial
              The Release-ModeDial
              The Control Panel
              The Viewfinder
              The Information Display
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              ❚❚Changing Settings in the Information Display
              The Command Dials
              ❚❚Scene Mode
❚❚Image Quality and Size                
❚❚Autofocus
              ❚❚ISO Sensitivity
❚❚Exposure              
❚❚White Balance
              ❚❚Flash Settings
              The BM-14Monitor Cover
              Camera Menus
              Using Camera Menus
              5Highlight a menu item
6Display options                
7Highlight an option
8Select the highlighted item              
First Steps
Charge the Battery            
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              Insert the Battery
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              Attach a Lens
              3Attach the lens
M/A                
A/M
              Basic Setup
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              Insert a Memory Card
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              Format the Memory Card
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              Adjust Viewfinder Focus
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              “Point-and-Shoot”Photography (iand jModes)
Step 1: Turn the Camera On              
Step 2: Select ior jMode
              Step 3: Frame the Photograph
              Step 4: Focus
Step 5: Shoot            
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              Creative Photography (Scene Modes)
❚❚ hMode              
❚❚Scene Modes
              nClose Up
oNight Portrait                
rNight Landscape
sParty/Indoor              
tBeach/Snow
uSunset                
vDusk/Dawn
wPet Portrait              
xCandlelight
yBlossom                
zAutumn Colors
0Food              
1Silhouette
2High Key                
3Low Key
              Basic Playback
              Deleting Unwanted Photographs
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              xLive View Photography
              5Take the picture
6 Exit live view mode              
Focusing in Live View
❚❚Choosing a Focus Mode              
❚❚Choosing an AF-AreaMode
              The Live View Display: Live View Photography
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              The Information Display: Live View Photography
Manual Focus            
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              yMovie Live View
              5 Focus
6Start recording              
7 End recording
8 Exit live view mode              
Indices
              The Live View Display: Movie Live View
❚❚Adjusting Settings in the Live View Display              
The Information Display: Movie Live View
              Image Area
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              Movie Settings
              1 Select Movie settings
2Choose movie options              
Viewing Movies
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              Editing Movies
Trimming Movies              
4Select Choose start/end point
Highlight Choose start/end point and press                
5 Delete frames
6Save the copy                
Save as new file
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              Saving Selected Frames
              #P, S, A, and M Modes
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              P: Programmed Auto
              S: Shutter-PriorityAuto
              A: Aperture-PriorityAuto
              M: Manual
              ❚❚Long Time-Exposures(M Mode Only)
              3 Choose a shutter speed
4Open the shutter                
Time
5Close the shutter                
Bulb
              Saving User Settings
              Recalling User Settings
Resetting User Settings              
kRelease Mode
Choosing a Release Mode            
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              Self-Timerand Remote Control Modes
1Mount the camera on a tripod                
Remote control mode option in the
Remote control mode in the shooting              
3Frame the photograph
4 Take the photograph                
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Remote control mode                
Assign shutter button
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              Mirror up Mode
              dImage Recording Options
Image Area                
❚❚Auto DX Crop
              ❚❚Choose Image Area
              ❚❚The Image Area Menu
              ❚❚Camera Controls
              Image Quality and Size
Image Quality              
❚❚JPEG Compression
❚❚NEF (RAW) Recording > Type                
❚❚NEF (RAW) Recording > NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
              Image Size
              Using Two Memory Cards
              NFocus
Autofocus                
Autofocus Mode
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              AF-AreaMode
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              Focus Point Selection
              Focus Lock
              Manual Focus
❚❚The Electronic Rangefinder            
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              SISO Sensitivity
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              Auto ISO Sensitivity Control (P, S, A, and M Modes Only)
Select ISO sensitivity settings in the                
Auto ISO
sensitivity control and press                
2Select On
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              ZExposure
Metering              
Autoexposure Lock
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              Exposure Compensation
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              White Balance
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              Fine-TuningWhite Balance
❚❚The White Balance Menu              
❚❚The L(U) Button
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              Choosing a Color Temperature
              Preset Manual
❚❚Measuring a Value for White Balance              
3Select a preset
4 Select direct measurement mode                
Measure white balance
              6Check the results
              ❚❚Copying White Balance from a Photograph
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              ❚❚Entering a Comment
              ❚❚Protecting a White Balance Preset
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              JImage Enhancement
Picture Controls                
Selecting a Picture Control
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              Modifying Picture Controls
              ❚❚Picture Control Settings
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              Creating Custom Picture Controls
              6Name the Picture Control
7 Press X(T)              
Sharing Custom Picture Controls
              Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows
Active D-Lighting              
1 Select Active D-Lightingin the
YAuto                
QNormal)
              High Dynamic Range (HDR)
              2Select a mode
HDR mode                
• To take a series of HDR photographs, select
6On (series)                
•To take one HDR photograph, select On
              4Choose the amount of smoothing
5Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot                
On (series)
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              lFlash Photography
Using the Built-inFlash                
❚❚Using the Built-inFlash: i, k, p, n, o, s, and wModes
❚❚Using the Built-inFlash: P, S, A, M, and 0Modes              
Flash Mode
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              Flash Compensation
              FV Lock
              5Recompose the photograph
6Take the photograph                
7Release FV lock
              tOther Shooting Options
Two-ButtonReset: Restoring Default Settings            
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              Bracketing
❚❚Exposure and Flash Bracketing              
3Select a bracketing increment
4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot            
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              ❚❚White Balance Bracketing
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              ❚❚ADL Bracketing
              3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot
              Multiple Exposure
❚❚Creating a Multiple Exposure              
Highlight Multiple exposure mode and press
• To take a series of multiple exposures, select                
Multiple exposure mode
•To take one multiple exposure, select On                
•To exit without creating additional multiple exposures, select Off
              4Choose the amount of gain
Auto gain              
❚❚Interrupting Multiple Exposures
              Interval Timer Photography
              4Choose the number of intervals and
number of shots per interval                
5Start shooting
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              ❚❚Pausing Interval Timer Photography
❚❚Interrupting Interval Timer Photography                
❚❚No Photograph
              Time-LapsePhotography
              4Select the shooting time
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              ❚❚Interrupting Time-LapsePhotography
              Non-CPULenses
              1 Select Non-CPUlens data
2Choose a lens number                
Lens number
3Enter the focal length and aperture                
4 Select Done
              1Assign non-CPUlens number selection to a camera control
2Use the selected control to choose the lens number              
The GP-1/GP-1AGPS Unit
❚❚Setup Menu Options            
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              IMore on Playback
Full-FramePlayback            
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              Photo Information
❚❚ File Information              
❚❚Highlights
❚❚RGB Histogram            
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              ❚❚Shooting Data
              ❚❚ GPS Data
              ❚❚Overview Data
              Thumbnail Playback
              Calendar Playback
              Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
              Protecting Photographs from Deletion
              Deleting Photographs
Full-Frame,Thumbnail, and Calendar Playback              
The Playback Menu
❚❚ Selected: Deleting Selected Photographs              
❚❚Select Date: Deleting Photographs Taken on a Selected Date
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              QConnections
Connecting to a Computer                
Before Connecting the Camera
❚❚Supplied Software                
❚❚Supported Operating Systems
              Connecting the Camera
              6Click Start Transfer
7Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable when transfer ends              
Printing Photographs
Connecting the Printer              
Printing Pictures One at a Time
              3Adjust printing options
4Start printing                
Start printing
              Printing Multiple Pictures
              3Select pictures or choose a date
              4Display printing options
5Adjust printing options                
6Start printing
              Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set
              4Select imprint options
Print date                
5Complete the print order
              Viewing Photographs on TV
              ❚❚HDMI Options
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              MMenu Guide
Playback Folder              
Hide Image
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              3Choose Select image(s)
Select image(s)                
4Select the source folder
5Make the initial selection                
Select all images
              8Select a destination folder
Select folder from list                
9Copy the images
Copy image(s)            
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              CThe Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
Reset Shooting Menu                
Storage Folder
              ❚❚Selecting Folders by Folder Number
              ❚❚Selecting Folders from a List
File Naming              
Auto Distortion Control
Color Space                
Vignette Control
              (Long Exposure Noise Reduction)
High ISO NR              
ACustom Settings:
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Reset Custom Settings              
a: Autofocus
a1: AF-CPriority Selection                
a2: AF-SPriority Selection
              a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On Gbutton ➜ ACustom Settings menu
a4: AF Point Illumination                
a5: Focus Point Wrap-Around
              a6: Number of Focus Points
a7: Built-in AF-assistIlluminator              
b: Metering/Exposure
b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value                
b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl
              b3: Easy Exposure Compensation Gbutton ➜ ACustom Settings menu
b4: Center-WeightedArea              
c: Timers/AE Lock
c1: Shutter-ReleaseButton AE-L              
c2: Standby timer
c3: Self-Timer              
d: Shooting/Display
d1: Beep              
d2: Viewfinder Grid Display
d3: ISO Display and Adjustment                
d4: Screen Tips
d5: CL Mode Shooting Speed              
d6: Max. Continuous Release
d7: File Number Sequence              
d8: Information Display
d9: LCD Illumination                
d11: Flash Warning
              d12: MB-D14Battery Type
              d13: Battery Order
              e: Bracketing/Flash
e1: Flash Sync Speed              
❚❚Auto FP High-SpeedSync
e2: Flash Shutter Speed                
e3: Flash Cntrl for Built-inFlash
              ❚❚Manual
❚❚Repeating Flash              
❚❚Commander Mode
              1Adjust settings for the built-inflash
2Adjust settings for group A                
3Adjust settings for group B
4Select the channel              
6Compose the shot
7Configure the remote flash units                
8Raise the built-inflash
9Frame the photograph, focus, and shoot              
e4: Exposure Comp. for Flash
e5: Modeling Flash              
f: Controls
f1: OK Button (Shooting Mode)              
f2: Assign Fn Button
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              f3: Assign Preview Button
f4: Assign AE-L/AF-LButton              
f5: Customize Command Dials
              f6: Release Button to Use Dial
              g: Movie
g1: Assign Fn Button              
g2: Assign Preview Button
g4: Assign Shutter Button              
BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup
              Format Memory Card
Monitor Brightness              
Image Dust Off Ref Photo
              Flicker Reduction
              Time Zone and Date
Language                
Image Comment
              Auto Image Rotation
              Battery Info
              Copyright Information
              Save/Load Settings
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              Firmware Version
              NThe Retouch Menu:
              Creating Retouched Copies
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              D-Lighting
Red-EyeCorrection              
Trim
              Monochrome
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              4Adjust gain
5Preview the overlay                
6Save the overlay
              NEF (RAW) Processing
              Resize
              Quick Retouch
              Straighten
Distortion Control                
Fisheye
              Color Outline
Color Sketch                
Perspective Control
              Miniature Effect
              Selective Color
              5 Choose the color range
Select additional colors                
7Save the edited copy
              Side-by-sideComparison
              OMy Menu/mRecent Settings
❚❚Adding Options to My Menu              
❚❚Deleting Options from My Menu
              ❚❚Reordering Options in My Menu
              Recent Settings
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              nTechnical Notes
Compatible Lenses            
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              Optional Flash Units (Speedlights)
              The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
❚❚CLS-CompatibleFlash Units            
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              ❚❚Other Flash Units
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              Other Accessories
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              Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
              Caring for the Camera
Storage                
Cleaning
              The Low-PassFilter
❚❚“Clean Now”              
❚❚“Clean at Startup/Shutdown”
              ❚❚Manual Cleaning
              5 Raise the mirror
6 Examine the low-passfilter                
7 Clean the filter
8Turn the camera off            
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              Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
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              Available Settings
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              Defaults
❚❚Playback Menu Defaults                
❚❚ Shooting Menu Defaults
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              ❚❚Setup Menu Defaults
              Exposure Program (Mode P)
              Troubleshooting
Battery/Display              
Shooting (All Modes)
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              Shooting (P, S, A, M)
              Playback
              Miscellaneous
              Error Messages
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              Specifications
❚❚Nikon D610 Digital Camera            
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              ❚❚Supported Standards
              Approved Memory Cards
              Memory Card Capacity
❚❚FX (36×24) Image Area              
❚❚DX (24×16) Image Area
              Battery Life
              Index