Nikon D300 User manual

Nikon

DIGITAL CAMERA

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User's Manual

The setup menu contains the options listed below. For

information on using the setup menu, see "Tutorial: Camera

Menus" (pg. 24).

Format memory card

LCD brightness

Clean image sensor

Lock mirror up for cleaning 1

Video mode

HDMI

World time

Language

Image comment

Auto image rotation

USB

Dust off ref photo

Battery info

Wireless transmitter 2

Image authentication

Save/load settings

GPS

Non-CPU lens data

AF fine tune

Firmware version

1 Not available when battery is low.

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2 Only available when optional WT-4 wireless transmitter is connected and

[MTP/PTP] selected for [USB] (pg. 318).

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Format Memory Card

Format the card. Note that formatting permanently deletes all

pictures and other data on the card. Before formatting, be sure to

make backup copies as required.

_I_ During Formatting

Do not turn thecamera off or removememory cardsduring formatting.

[] Two-Button Format

Memory cards canalso be formatted by pressing the ,0_ (#and MODE)

buttons for more than two seconds (pg. 41).

LCD Brightness

Press • or • to choose from seven settings

for monitor brightness. Choose higher

values for increased brightness, lower values

for reduced brightness.

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Clean Image Sensor

Select this option to remove dust from the image sensor or to

choose options for automatic image sensor cleaning (pg. 373).

Lock Mirror up for Cleaning

Lock the mirror in the up position to allow inspection or manual

cleaning of the low-pass filter that protects the camera image

sensor (pg. 376).

Video Mode

When connecting the camera to a television or VCR via the video

connector, be sure the camera video mode matches the device

video standard (NTSC or PAL).

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HDMI

The camera is equipped with an HDMI (High-Definition

Multimedia Interface) connector, allowing pictures to be played

back on high-definition televisions or monitors using a type A

cable (available separately from commercial suppliers). Before

connecting the camera to high-definition device, choose the

HDMI format from the options below.

_-_:Z"Z"Z"Z"Z"Io_i_tion=°=!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Description

The camera automatically selects the

AUTOAuto (default) appropriate format.

480P 480p {progressive) 640 x 480 (progressive) format

576P 576p {progressive) 720 x 576 (progressive) format

720P 720p {progressive) 1,280 x 720 (progressive) format

1080i 1080i {interlaced) 1,920 x 1,080 (interlaced) format

The camera monitor turns off automatically when an HDMI device

isconnected.

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World Time

Change time zones, set the camera clock, choose the date display

order, and turn daylight saving time on or off.

Description

Choose a time zone. The camera clock is automatically

Time zone set to the time in the new time zone.

Date and time Set the camera clock (pg. 37).

Choose the order in which the day, month, and year are

Date format displayed.

Turn daylight saving time on or off. The camera clock

Daylight will automatically be advanced or set back one hour.

saving time The default setting is [Off].

Language

Choose a language for camera menus and messages. The

following options are available.

De Deutsch German Pt Portugu_s Portuguese

En English English Ru PyccK_ Russian

Es Espaffol Spanish Sv Svenska Swedish

Fi Suomi Finnish _ _(_@) TraditionaIChinese

Fr Fran_ais French ..........................................

_3t-T itaiia_n_o_'77:7 Italian _=_°T=t_l_ ==7= Japanese

NI Nederlands Dutch _ Korean

PI Polski Polish

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Image Comment

Add a comment to new photographs as they are taken.

Comments can be viewed in ViewNX version 1.2.0 or later or in

Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later or Capture NX 2 version 2.1.0 or

later (available separately_ pg. 368). The comment isalso visible on

the third shooting data page in the photo information display.

• [Done]: Save changes and return to the setup menu.

• [Input comment]: Input a comment as described on page 256.

Comments can be up to 36 characters long.

• [Attach comment]: Select this option to

attach the comment to all subsequent

photographs. [Attach comment] can be

turned on and off by highlighting it and

pressing I_.

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Auto Image Rotation

Photographs taken while [On] (the default option) is selected

contain information on camera orientation, allowing them to be

rotated automatically during playback (pg. 251 ) or when viewed in

ViewNX version 1.2.0 or later or in Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later

or Capture NX 2 verson 2.1.0 or later (available separately; pg. 368).

The following orientations are recorded:

Landscape (wide) Camera rotated 90° Camera rotated 90°

orientation clockwise counter-clockwise

Camera orientation is not recorded when [Off] is selected. Choose

this option when taking photographs with the lens pointing up or

down.

[I_ Auto Image Rotation

In continuous mode (pg. 74), the orientation recorded for the first shot

applies to all photographs in the same burst, even if camera orientation is

changed during shooting.

[] Rotate Tall

To automatically rotate "tall" (portrait-orientation) photographs for

display during playback, select [On] for the [Rotate tall] option in the

playback menu (pg. 251). Note that because the camera itself isalready in

the appropriate orientation during shooting, images are not rotated

automatically during image review (pg. 205).

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USB

Choose a USBoption for connection to a computer or PictBridge

printer. Choose [MTP/PTP] (the default setting) when connecting

to a PictBridge printer or an optional WT-4 wireless transmitter or

when using Camera Control Pro 2 (available separately; see page

368). See page 225 for information on selecting a USBoption for

use with Nikon Transfer.

Dust off Ref Photo

Acquire reference data for the Image Dust Off option in

Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later or Capture NX 2 version 2.1.0 or

later (available separately; for more information, see the software

manual).

[Dust off ref photo] is available only when a CPU lens is mounted

on the camera. A lens with a focal length of at least 50 mm is

recommended. When using a zoom lens, zoom all the way in.

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1 Choose a start option.

Highlight one of the following

options and press 0. To exit I/_ll I

without acquiring image dust

off data, press MENU.

• [Start]: The message shown at right will

be displayed and "rEF" will appear in

the viewfinder and control panel

displays.

• [Cleansensorandthen start]:Select this

option to clean the image sensor

before starting. The message shown at

right will be displayed and "rEF" will

appear in the viewfinder and control

panel displays when cleaning is

complete.

_1_Image Sensor Cleaning

Dust off reference data recorded before image sensor cleaning is

performed can not be usedwith photographs taken after image

sensor cleaning is performed. Select [Clean image sensor and then

start] only if the dust off reference data will not be used with existing

photographs.

rEF I

Frame a featureless white object in the viewfinder.

With the lens about ten centimeters (four inches) from a well-

lit, featureless white object, frame the object so that it fills the

viewfinder and then press the shutter-release button halfway.

In autofocus mode, focus will automatically be set to infinity;

in manual focus mode, set focus to infinity manually.

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