Nikon D3S User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

User's Manual

Printed in Japan

SB9J02(11)

6MB07411-02

No reproduction in any form of this manual, in whole or in part

(except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews), may be

made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION.

Where to Find It

Find what you’re looking for from:

Help

Use the camera’s on-board help feature for help on menu items and other

topics. See page 25 for details.

Digitutor

Digitutor, a series of “watch and learn” manuals in movie form, is available

from the following website:

http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html

iThe Table of Contents ➜0x–xvii

Find items by function or menu name.

iThe Q&A Index ➜0iv–ix

Know what you want to do but don’t know the function name?

Find

it from the “question and answer” index.

iThe Quick Start Guide ➜019–20

A brief guide for those who want to get started taking pictures right

away.

iThe Index ➜0425–430

Search by key word.

iError Messages ➜0403–407

If a warning is displayed in the viewfinder, monitor, or control panel,

find the solution here.

iTroubleshooting ➜0398–402

Camera behaving unexpectedly?

Find the solution here.

AFor Your Safety

Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety

instructions in “For Your Safety” (0xviii–xx).

Package Contents

Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera.

Memory cards are sold separately.

•Warranty

•User’s Manual (this guide)

•QuickGuide

• Software Installation Guide

• Software Suite CD-ROM

• Registration card

(U. S. A. only)

• D3S digital camera

(03)

• BF-1B body cap

(031, 375)

• BS-2 accessory shoe

cover (

18,

186)

•EN-EL4arechargeable

Li-ion battery with

terminal cover

(026, 28)

•MH-22quickcharger

with power cable

and two contact

protectors

(026, 417)

•AN-DC5strap

(018)

• EG-D2 audio/video

cable (0269)

•UC-E4USBcable

(0254, 259)

• USB cable clip

(0255)

Symbols and Conventions

To make it easier to find the information you need, the following

symbols and conventions are used:

Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor

are shown in

bold

ATrademark Information

Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple

Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and

Windows Vista are either registered trademarks, or trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. HDMI, the HDMI

logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or

registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

PictBridge is a trademark.

All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other

documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective holders.

DThis icon marks cautions; information that should be read before

use to prevent damage to the camera.

AThis icon marks notes; information that should be read before

using the camera.

0This icon marks references to other pages in this manual.

iii

Introduction

Tutorial

Image Recording Options

Focus

Release Mode

ISO Sensitivity

Exposure

White Balance

Image Enhancement

Flash Photography

Other Shooting Options

Voice Memos

Connections

Menu Guide

Technical Notes

Q&A Index

Table of Contents

0iv

021

077

089

0101

0109

0115

0149

0169

0185

0199

0245

0253

0273

0365

Framing Pictures in the Monitor (Live View)

Recording and Viewing Movies

053

065

More About Playback

I0221

Find what you’re looking for using this “question and answer”

index.

❚❚ New Features

❚❚ Camera Setup

Q&A Index

Question Key phrase 0

How do I take pictures in 35mm format? Image area 78

How do I take high-quality NEF (RAW)

photos? 14-bit NEF (RAW) 85

Can I use the monitor as a viewfinder? Live view 53

How do I shoot movies? Movies 65

Can I shoot movies under low light? High-sensitivity movie

mode 72

How do I record photographs using two

memory cards? Slot 2 88

Can I control how photos are processed? Picture Controls 170

How do I preserve details in shadows

and highlights? Active D-Lighting 181

How do I focus on erratically moving

subjects? 3D-tracking 297

How do I tell if the camera is level? Virtual horizon 338

Can I adjust focus separately for

different lenses? AF fine tune 339

How do I remove dust from the low-pass

filter protecting the image sensor?

Cleaning the low-pass

filter 378

Question Key phrase 0

How do I keep the monitor from turning

off? Monitor off delay 306

How do I keep the shutter speed and

aperture displays from turning off? Auto meter off 45,

305

❚❚ Menus and Displays

How do I set the clock?

Time zone and date 34,

330

How do I set the clock for daylight

savings time?

How do I change time zones when I

travel?

How do I adjust monitor brightness for

menus or playback? LCD brightness 326

Can I reverse the exposure indicator? Reverse indicators 324

Can I display the menus in a different

language? Language 33,

331

Can I save menu settings for use on a

different D3S camera? Save/load settings 336

How do I restore default settings? Two-button reset 200

How do I restore shooting menu

defaults? Reset shooting menu 287

How do I restore Custom Setting

defaults? Reset custom settings 294

Question Key phrase 0

How do I get more information on a

menu? Help 25

How do I use the menus? Using the menus 22

Can I get quick access to frequently-used

settings? My Menu 359

Can I get quick access to recently-used

settings? Recent settings 363

What does this warning mean? Error messages and

displays 403

How much charge does the battery have

left? Battery level 43

Question Key phrase 0

❚❚ Taking Photographs

How do I get more information about

the battery? Battery info 333

How do I keep the file number from

being reset when I insert a new memory

card? File number sequence 308

How do I reset file numbering to 1?

How do I clean the camera or lens? Cleaning the camera 377

Question Key phrase 0

How many more shots can I take with

this card?

Number of exposures

remaining 44

How do I take bigger photographs?

Image quality and size 83, 86

How can I get more photos on the

memory card?

How do I focus the viewfinder? Viewfinder focus 41

Can I control how the camera focuses? Autofocus 89

Can I choose the focus point? Focus point 94

How do I take a lot of photographs

quickly? Release mode 102

Can I change the frame advance rate? Shooting speed 104,

307

Can I take pictures under low light

without the flash? ISO sensitivity 110

Can the ISO sensitivity I choose be

adjusted to ensure optimal exposure?

ISO sensitivity auto

control 112

Can I make photos brighter or darker? Exposure compensation 134

How do I make a time exposure? Long time-exposures 128

Question Key phrase 0

vii

❚❚ Viewing Photographs

Can I vary exposure or flash level

automatically over a series of photos?

Exposure and flash

bracketing

136,

312

Can I create multiple copies of a photo

using different white balance settings?

White balance

bracketing

141,

312

Can I vary Active D-Lighting

automatically over a series of photos? ADL bracketing 145,

312

How do I adjust white balance? White balance 149

How do I change settings for optional

flash units? Flash mode 193

How can I record multiple shots as a

single photograph? Multiple exposure 202

Can I record voice memo when taking a

photograph? Voice memo 246

Can I pick the standard exposure level? Fine tune optimal

exposure 304

How can I reduce blur? Exposure delay mode 310

How do I select movie frame size,

microphone sensitivity, high-sensitivity

movie mode, and card slot options?

Movie settings 70

Question Key phrase 0

Can I view my photographs on the

camera? Camera playback 222

Can I view movies on the camera? Viewing movies 73

Can I view more information about

photos? Photo info 225

Why do parts of my photos blink? Photo info, highlights 227,

277

Question Key phrase 0

viii

❚❚ Retouching Photographs

How do I get rid of an unwanted photo? Deleting individual

photos 240

Can I delete several photos at once? Delete 242

Can I zoom in on pictures? Playback zoom 237

Can I protect photos from accidental

deletion? Protect 238

Can I hide selected photos? Hide image 275

How do I tell if parts of my photos may

be overexposed?

Display mode:

highlights

227,

277

How do I tell where the camera focused? Display mode: focus

point

226,

277

Can I view photos as they are taken? Image review 281

Can I record voice memos with photos? Voice memo 249

Is there an automatic playback (“slide

show”) option? Slide show 282

Question Key phrase 0

How do I bring out details in shadows? D-Lighting 344

Can I get rid of red eye? Red-eye correction 345

Can I crop photographs on the camera? Trim 346

Can I create a monochrome copy of a

photograph? Monochrome 347

Can I create a copy with different colors? Filter effects,

Color balance 348

Can I use the camera to create JPEG

copies of NEF (RAW) photographs? NEF (RAW) processing 353

Can I overlay two NEF (RAW) photos to

make a single image? Image overlay 349

Can I trim movies or save movie stills? Editing movies 74

Question Key phrase 0

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