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Q&A Index
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New Features
Camera Setup
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Menus and Displays
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Taking Photographs
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Viewing Photographs
Retouching Photographs
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Viewing or Printing Photographs on Other Devices
Optional Accessories
Tab le o f Co nte nts
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Introduction 1
Tutorial 25
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White Balance 139
Image Enhancement 159
Flash Photography 183
Other Shooting Options 195
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More About Playback 217
Connections 237
Menu Guide 259
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ACustom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings ..............280
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BThe Setup Menu: Camera Setup............................................... 331
NThe Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies .............349
OMy Menu: Creating a Custom Menu......................................364
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Technical Notes 369
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For Your Safety
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WARNINGS
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Notices
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Introduction
Overview
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Getting to Know the Camera
Camera Body
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Camera Body (Continued)
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The Control Panel
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The Shooting Information Display
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The Shooting Information Display (Continued)
The Quick Settings Display
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The Command Dials
Main command dial
Sub-command dial
Image Quality and Size
Press the QUAL button and rotate the command dials.
ISO Sensitivity
Press the ISO button and rotate the main command dial.
Exposure
Press the I button and rotate the main command dial to choose the exposure mode.
Use the command dials to adjust exposure.
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White Balance
Press the WB button and rotate the command dials.
Flash Settings
Press the M button and rotate the command dials.
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Attaching the AN-D700 Camera Strap
Attach the camera strap securely to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below.
The BM-9 Monitor Cover
Quick Start Guide
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Tutorial
Camera Menus
Menus
The following menus are available:
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Using Camera Menus
Menu Controls
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current menu.
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Help
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First Steps
Charge the Battery
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Attach a Lens
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Detaching the Lens
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Basic Setup
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Insert a Memory Card
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Removing Memory Cards
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Adjust Viewfinder Focus
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control.
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Basic Photography and Playback
Turn the Ca mera On
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remaining.
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Adjust Camera Settings
Control panel Viewfinder display
This tutorial describes how to take photos at default settings.
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Default settings are listed below.
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release mode.
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autofocus.
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Ready the Camera
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Focus and Shoot
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release button halfway to focus (pg.54).
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button the rest of the way down to shoot.
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A photograph will be displayed in the monitor.
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Deleting Unwanted Photographs
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Image Area
Auto DX Crop
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Choose Image Area
Choose the image area used when Off is selected for Auto DX crop (pg. 61).
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The Image Area Menu
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The Fn Button
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Image Quality
The following image quality options are available:
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The JPEG Compression Menu
The NEF (RAW) Recording Menu: Type
The NEF (RAW) Recording Menu: NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
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Image Size
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Focus
Controlling How the Camera Focuses
Focus M ode
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AF-Area Mode
AF-area mode determines how the focus point is selected in autofocus mode.
To sel ect the AF- are a mo de, rotate the AF-area mode selector.
The following options are available:
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Focus Po int Sele ction
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Focus Lo ck
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(I) appears in the viewfinder.
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photograph and shoot.
Getting Good Results with Autofocus
Manual Focus
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The Electronic Rangefinder
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Release Mode
Single Frame, Continuous, Live View, Self-Timer, or Mirror Up
Choosing a Release Mode
The camera supports the following release modes:
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Continuous Mode
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Framing Pictures in the Monitor (Live View)
Select live view (a) mode to frame pictures in the monitor.
Live View Options
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Hand-Held Mode
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button all the way down.
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Trip od Mo de
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Self-Timer Mode
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Mirror up Mode
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ISO Sensitivity
Reacting Faster to Light
Choosing ISO Sensitivity Manually
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Auto ISO Sensitivity Control
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Exposure
Controlling How the Camera Sets Exposure
Metering
Metering determines how the camera sets exposure.
The following options are available:
To choose a metering method, rotate the metering selector until the desired mode is displayed.
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Exposure Mode
Exposure mode determines how the camera sets shutter speed and aperture when adjusting exposure.
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e: Programmed Auto
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f: Shutter-Priority Auto
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photograph, focus, and
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Long Time-Exposures
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Autoexposure (AE ) Lock
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spot metering (pg. 112).
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photograph.
Keeping the AE-L/AF-L button pressed, recompose the photograph and shoot.
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Exposure Compensation
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Bracketing
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Exposure and Flash Bracketing
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Pressing the Fn button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose the exposure increment.
At default settings, the size of the increment can be chosen from 1/3, 2/3, and 1EV.
The bracketing programs with an increment of 1/3EV are listed below.
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Canceling Bracketing
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White Balance Bracketing
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Canceling Bracketing
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White Balance
Keeping Colors True
White Balance Options
The following options are available:
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Fine-Tuning White Balance
The White Balance Menu
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The WB Button
Choosing a Color Temperature
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Preset Manual
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Measuring a Value for White Balance
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Copying White Balance from d-0 to Presets d-1d-4
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Copying White Balance from a Photograph (d-1d-4 Only)
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Selecting a White Balance Preset
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Image Enhancement
Picture Controls
Using Picture Controls
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Selecting Nikon Picture Controls
Choosing a Picture Control
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Modifying Existing Picture Controls
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Picture Control Settings
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Creating Custom Picture Controls
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Control.
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Sharing Custom Picture Controls
Copying Custom Picture Controls to the Camera
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Saving Custom Picture Controls to the Memory Card
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Managing Custom Picture Controls
Renaming Custom Picture Controls
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Deleting Custom Picture Controls from the Camera
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Active D-Li ghting
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Color Space
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Flash Photography
Using the Built-in Flash
The Built-in Flash
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Using the Built-in Flash
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Lowering the Built-in Flash
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Flash Modes
The camera supports the following flash modes:
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Flash Compensation
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FV Lock
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Other Shooting Options
Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings
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Multiple Exposure
Creating a Multiple Exposure
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Interrupting Multiple Exposures
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Interval Timer Photography
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shooting.
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intervals and number of shots per interval.
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Pausing Interval Timer Photography
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Interrupting Interval Timer Photography
No Photograph
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Non-CPU Lenses
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The Non-CPU Lens Data Menu
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Choosing a Lens Number Using Camera Controls
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Using a GPS Unit
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Setup Menu Options
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More About Playback
Playback Options
Full-Fr ame Pla yback
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Photo Information
Photo information is superimposed on images displayed in full- frame playback.
Shooting Data page 4
GPS Data
Overview Data
File Information
Highlights 1
Select R, G, B
RGB Histogram 1
Select R, G, B
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Shooting Data Page 3 1
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Shooting Data Page 4 1
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3Name of photographer..........343 4Copyright holder......................343
5Camera name 6Folder number frame number2..........................272
GPS Data 1
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Overview Data
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The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed:
Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
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Protecting Photographs from Deletion
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Deleting Individual Photographs
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Connections
Connecting to External Devices
Connecting to a Computer
Supported Operating Systems
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Direct USB Connection
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Wireless and Ethernet Networks
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Printing Photographs
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Direct USB Connection
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Printing Pictures One at a Time
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Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option and press 2 to select.
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Select Start printing and press J to start printing.
To cancel before all copies have been printed, press J.
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Select Start printing and press J to start printing.
Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option and press 2 to select.
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To cancel before all copies have been printed, press J.
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Viewing Photographs on TV
Standard Definition Devices
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High-Definition Devices
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Menu Guide
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Selecting Multiple Pictures
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Delete
Playback Folder
Hide Image
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Display Mode
Image Review
Choose whether pictures are automatically displayed in the monitor immediately after shooting.
After Delete
Choose the picture displayed after an image is deleted.
Slide Show
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Shooting Menu Bank
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Renaming Shooting Menu Banks
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Reset Shooting Menu
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Active Folder
New Folder Number
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Select Folder
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File Naming
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Image Quality
Image Size
Image Area
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Active D-Lighting
Vignette Control
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Long Exp.
NR (Long Exposure Noise Reduction)
Choose whether to reduce noise in pictures taken at slow shutter speeds.
High ISO NR
ISO Sensitivity Settings
Live View
Multiple Exposure
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ACustom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
The following Custom Settings are available:
Custom Setting Page
Custom Setting Page B Custom setting bank A Reset custom settings aAutofocus
bMetering/exposure
cTimers/AE lock
C: Custom Setting Bank
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Reset Custom Settings
a1: AF-C Priority Selection
a: Autofocus
a2: AF-S Priority Selection
a3: Dynamic AF Area
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a4: Focus Tracking with Lock-On
This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance to the subject.
a5: AF Activation
a6: AF Point Illumination
Choose whether the active focus point is highlighted in red in the viewfinder.
a7: Focus Point Wrap-Around
Choose whether focus-point selection wraps around from one edge of the viewfinder to another.
a8: AF Point Selection
Choose the number of focus points available for manual focus- point selection.
a9: Built-in AF-Assist Illuminator
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a10: AF-On for MB-D10
Choose the function assigned to the B button on the optional MB-D10 battery pack.
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b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl.
b3: Exp Comp/Fine Tune
b: Metering/Exposure
b4: Easy Exposure Compensation
This option controls whether the E button is needed to set exposure compensation (pg. 128).
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c3: Self-Timer Delay c4: Monitor off Delay
d1: Beep
d2: Viewfinder Grid Display
d3: Screen Tips
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d6: File Number Sequence
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When a photograph is taken, the camera names the file by adding one to the last file number used.
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d7: Shooting Info Display
d8: LCD Illumination
d9: Exposure Delay Mode
d10: MB-D10 Battery Type
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d11: Battery Order
A X icon is displayed in the camera control panel when the batteries in the MB-D10 are in use.
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e1: Flash Sync Speed
This option controls flash sync speed.
e: Bracketing/Flash
Flash Control at 1/320s (Auto FP)
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e2: Flash Shutter Speed
e3: Flash Cntrl for Built-in Flash
Choose the flash mode for the built-in flash.
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Manual
Repeating Flash
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Commander Mode
Press 4 or 2 to highlight the following options, 1 or 3 to change.
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f1: D Switch
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Selecting Shooting mode displays the following options:
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Playback Mode
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Selecting Playback mode displays the following options:
f3: Multi Selector
f4: Photo Info/Playback
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f6: Assign Preview Button
f7: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button
f8: Shutter Speed and Aperture Lock
f9: Customize Command Dials
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f10: Release Button to Use Dial
f11: No Memory Card?
f12: Reverse Indicators
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Video Mode
HDMI
World Time
Language
Image Comment
Auto Image Rotation
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Dust off Ref Photo
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Battery Info
View information on the battery currently inserted in the camera.
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Wireless Transmitter
Image Authentication
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Copyright Information
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Save/Load Settings
Settings saved using the D700 can be restored by selecting Load settings.
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AF Fine Tune
Fine-tune focus for up to 12 lens types.
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NThe Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
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Creating Retouched Copies
Creating Retouched Copies in Full-Frame Playback
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Creating Retouched Copies from the Retouch Menu
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D-Lighting
Red-Eye Correction
Trim
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Monochrome
Filter Effects
Color Balance
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Image Overlay
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Side-by-Side Comparison
Making a Side-by-Side Comparison
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original.
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OMy Menu: Creating a Custom Menu
Adding Options to My Menu
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Deleting Options from My Menu
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Tec hn ic al No te s
Camera Care, Options, and Resources
Compatible Lenses
CPU lenses (particularly types G and D) are recommended for use with the D700.
CPU contacts
Type G lenses are not equipped with a lens aperture ring.
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The AF-S/AF-I teleconverter can be used with the following AF-S and AF-I lenses:
The f-number given in lens names is the maximum aperture of the lens.
Non-CPU Lenses
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Optional Flash Units (Speedlights)
The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS-Compatible Flash Units
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The following features are available with the SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, SB-400, SB-R200, and SU-800:
Other Flash Units
The following flash units can be used in non-TTL auto and manual modes.
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Flash Contacts
The Accessory Shoe
The Sync Terminal
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Other Accessories
At the time of writing, the following accessories were available for the D700.
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Approved Memory Cards
Caring for the Camera
Storage
Cleaning
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The Low-Pass Filter
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sensor menu.
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Clean at Startup/Shutdown
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Highlight one of the following options and press J.
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Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
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Troubleshooting
Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Display
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Shooting
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Playback
Miscellaneous
Error Messages
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Defaults
Defaults Restored with a Two-Button Reset (pg. 196)1
Defaults Restored with Reset Shooting Menu (pg. 271)1
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Defaults Restored with Reset Custom Settings (pg. 282)
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Memory Card Capacity
FX Format (36 24) Image Area 1
DX Format (24 16) Image Area 1
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Exposure Program
The exposure program for programmed auto is shown in the following graph:
Aperture
Shutter speed
f/1.4 f/16
Aperture, Sensitivity, and Flash Range
Specifications
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