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Contents
1 Getting Ready
Warning
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EC Declaration of Conformity
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Preface
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Accessories included
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Camera parts and features
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Top display panel
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LCD monitor
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Rear display panel
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Viewfinder display
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ATTACHING THE STRAP
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MOUNTING THE CAMERA LENS
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Using CPU Nikkor lenses other than G-type lenses
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Lens compatibility
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CHARGING THE BATTERIES
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LOADING THE BATTERIES
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INSERTING THE MEDIA
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CHECKING THE BATTERY CHARGE
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TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER
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SELECTING THE LANGUAGE
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DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
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LCD ILLUMINATOR
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3 Advanced Photography
FOCUS SETTINGS
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■ Focus-related custom settings
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SELECTING THE FOCUS MODE
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■ Focus modes
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SELECTING THE AF AREA MODE
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■ The displays shown in the viewfinder and on the top display panel are shown below.
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SELECTING THE FOCUS AREA
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MANUAL FOCUS
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, SINGLE-FRAME
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RELEASE MODES
FOCUS SETTINGS
2 Basic Photography
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE
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Command dials
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TAKING PICTURES (P Auto-Multi Program)
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Shooting with the camera held on end (vertically)
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NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SHOTS
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■ Standard number of shots for the media
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AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR
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SITUATIONS WHERE AUTOFOCUS MAY NOT WORK AS EXPECTED
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USING AF LOCK
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TAKING PICTURES WITH AE LOCK
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DEPTH OF FIELD CHECK BUTTON
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CCD PLANE INDICATOR
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VIEWING THE IMAGES (
w PLAYBACK)
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Single-frame playback
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Selecting images
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Playback zoom
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PLAYBACK MODE
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. CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
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9 SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
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p MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
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METERING SYSTEMS
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l Matrix (10-segment) metering
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k Center-weighted metering
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j Spot metering
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ISO SENSITIVITY
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P AUTO-MULTI PROGRAM
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Program chart
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S SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO
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A APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO
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M MANUAL
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Bulb photography (
™)
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b EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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c AUTO EXPOSURE BRACKETING
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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
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SETTINGS FOR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
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BUILT-IN FLASH
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■ Flash control modes that can be used with the built-in flash
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SYNCHRO MODES AND THEIR FEATURES
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a FRONT SYNCHRO MODE
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ag SLOW SYNCHRO MODE
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ah REAR SYNCHRO MODE
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as RED-EYE REDUCTION MODE
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asg RED-EYE REDUCTION SLOW SYNCHRO MODE
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TAKING PICTURES USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
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■ Effective range of the built-in flash
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LENSES THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE BUILT-IN FLASH
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FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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NIKON FLASH UNITS THAT CAN BE USED
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USING THE FUNCTION MENU WHEN TAKING PICTURES
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WHITE BALANCE
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QUALITY
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RECORDED PIXELS
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FILM SIMULATION
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DYNAMIC RANGE
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COLOR
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TONE
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SHARPNESS
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AF AREA
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FUNCTION LOCK
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FUNCTION RESET
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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTION MENU
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
EXPOSURE MODES
USING THE FUNCTION MENU
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HISTOGRAM
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ERASING SINGLE-FRAME
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PLAYBACK FUNCTION MENU
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