Getting to Know the Camera

Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. You may find it helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual.

Camera Body

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1

........................Release mode dial

103

8

Accessory shoe

 

2

Release mode dial

 

 

(for optional flash unit)

380

 

lock release

103

9

Accessory shoe cover

380

3

Tbutton

 

 

10

Power switch

26

 

Image quality

84

11

Shutter-release button

40, 41

 

Image size

87

12

Ebutton

 

 

Two-button reset

193

 

Exposure compensation

130

4

Eyelet for camera strap

xxi

 

Two-button reset

193

5

Ubutton

 

 

13

Movie-record button

61

 

White balance

146, 151, 153

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I/Q button

 

6

Sbutton

 

 

 

Exposure mode

 

 

ISO sensitivity

109

 

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117

 

Auto ISO sensitivity control ...

111

 

Formatting memory cards

32

7

Dbutton

 

 

15

Control panel

6

 

Bracketing

133, 137, 141, 316

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Focal plane mark (E)

102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nikon D800EFXBODY, D800 (Body Only), D800BODY, D800 E (Body Only), 2164+25468, 25480B user manual Camera Body