Nikon D90 user manual Choose Shooting and Focus Modes, Check Camera Settings, Select i or j mode

Step 2: Choose Shooting and Focus Modes

1	Select i or j mode.	Mode dial
	To take photographs without the flash, rotate
	the mode dial to j. Otherwise, rotate the mode
s	dial to i.
2	Select autofocus.	Focus-mode selector

Rotate the focus-mode selector to AF (autofocus).

Step 3: Check Camera Settings

Check settings in the control panel. The default settings for iand jmode are listed below.

AF-area mode Autofocus mode

Release mode

Flash mode

Image size

Image quality

Option	Default	Description	Page
Flash mode		If the subject is poorly lit, the flash will pop up
	o	automatically when the shutter-release button is	70
(i mode)
		pressed halfway and fire when the picture is taken.
Flash mode	j (flash off)	Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.	71
(j mode)
Image quality	NORM	Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of	62
	(JPEG Normal)	roughly 1 : 8. Ideal for snapshots.
Image size	L (Large)	Images are 4,288 × 2,848 pixels in size.	63
Release mode	8	One picture is taken each time the shutter-release	64
	(Single frame)	button is pressed.
		The camera automatically selects single-servo
	4	autofocus if the subject is stationary, continuous-
Autofocus mode		servo autofocus if the subject is in motion. No	54
	(Auto select)
		picture will be taken if the camera is unable to
		focus.
AF-area mode	Auto-area	The camera automatically selects the focus point.	173

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