Nikon D700 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

User's Manual

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iThe Q&A Index ➜pp. iv–ix

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

Find it

from the “question and answer” index.

iThe Table of Contents ➜pp. x–xvii

Find items by function or menu name.

iThe Quick Start Guide ➜pp. 22–23

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

iThe Index ➜pp. 438–443

Search by key word.

iError Messages ➜pp. 409–416

If a warning is displayed in the viewfinder or monitor, find the solution

here.

iTroubleshooting ➜pp. 402–408

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” (pg. xviii).

Package Contents

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

Memory cards are sold separately.

•Warranty

•User’s Manual (this guide)

•Quick Guide

•Software Installation Guide

•Software Suite CD-ROM

•Registration card

(U. S. A. only)

•D700 digital

camera (pg. 3)

•Body cap

(pp. 36, 388)

•BM-9 LCD monitor

cover (pg. 21)

•EN-EL3e

rechargeable

Li-ion battery with

terminal cover

(pp. 32, 34)

•MH-18a quick

charger with

power cable

(pg. 32)

•AN-D700 strap

(pg. 21)

•EG-D100 video

cable (pg. 255)

•UC-E4 USB cable

(pp. 238, 245)

•

BS-1 accessory shoe

cover

(pg. 377)

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

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HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia

Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

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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.

iii

Introduction

Tutorial

Image Recording Options

Focus

Release Mode

ISO Sensitivity

Exposure

White Balance

Image Enhancement

Flash Photography

Other Shooting Options

More About Playback

Connections

Menu Guide

Technical Notes

Q&A Index

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

index.

New Features

Question Key phrase See page

How do I take pictures in FX format? Image area 58

How do I take high-quality NEF (RAW)

photos? 14-bit NEF (RAW) 68

Can I use the monitor as a viewfinder? Live view 89

Can I control how photos are processed? Picture Controls 160

How do I preserve details in shadows

and highlights? Active D-Lighting 179

How do I focus on erratically moving

subjects? 3D-tracking 286

How do I tell if the camera is level? Virtual horizon 99, 346

Can I adjust focus separately for

different lenses? AF fine tune 347

How do I remove dust from the low-pass

filter protecting the image sensor? Clean image sensor 392

Camera Setup

Question Key phrase See page

How do I focus the viewfinder? Diopter adjustment

control 45

How do I keep the monitor from turning

off? Monitor off delay 297

Question Key phrase See page

How do I keep the shutter speed and

aperture displays from turning off? Auto meter off 48, 296

Can I display a framing grid in the

viewfinder? Viewfinder grid display 298

How do I set the clock?

World time 39, 334

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 332

How do I restore default settings? Two-button reset 196

How do I restore shooting menu

defaults? Reset shooting menu 271

How do I restore Custom Setting

defaults? Reset custom settings 282

How do I change the self-timer delay? Self-timer delay 297

How do I turn the speaker off? Beep 298

Can I reverse the electronic analog

exposure display? Reverse indicators 330

Can I display the menus in a different

language? Language 334

Can I save menu settings for use on a

different D700 camera? Save/load settings 344

Menus and Displays

Question Key phrase See page

How do I get more information on a

menu? Help 31

How do I use the menus? Using the menus 26

Can I get quick access to frequently-

used settings? My Menu 364

Can I get quick access to recently-used

settings? Recent settings 368

Question Key phrase See page

What do these indicators mean? Viewfinder, control

panel, shooting

information display

8, 10, 12

What information is in the shooting

information display?

What does this warning mean? Error messages and

displays 409

How much charge does the battery

have left? Battery level 46

How do I get more information about

the battery? Battery info 340

How do I keep the file number from

being reset when I insert a new memory

card? File number sequence 300

How do I reset file numbering to zero?

How do I clean the camera or lens? Cleaning the camera 391

Taking Photographs

Question Key phrase See page

How many more shots can I take with

this card?

Number of exposures

remaining 47

How do I take bigger photographs?

Image quality and size 64, 69

How can I get more photos on the

memory card?

Can I control how the camera focuses? Autofocus 71

Can I choose the focus point? Focus point 76

How do I take a lot of photographs

quickly? Release mode 84

Can I change the frame advance rate? Shooting speed 86, 299

Can I shoot a self-portrait? Self-timer mode 102

Can I take pictures under low light

without the flash? ISO sensitivity 106

Can the ISO sensitivity I choose be

adjusted to ensure optimal exposure?

ISO sensitivity auto

control 108

vii

Question Key phrase See page

How do I freeze or blur moving objects? Exposure mode f

(shutter-priority auto) 118

How do I blur background details or

keep both foreground and background

in focus?

Exposure mode g

(aperture-priority auto) 119

Can I set both shutter speed and

aperture manually?

Exposure mode h

(manual) 121

Can I make photos brighter or darker? Exposure compensation 128

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

(A)124

Can I vary exposure or flash level

automatically over a series of photos?

Exposure and flash

bracketing 131, 315

Can I create multiple copies of a photo

using different white balance settings?

White balance

bracketing 135, 315

How do I adjust white balance? White balance 139

Can I take pictures with a flash? Flash photography, flash

mode, red-eye

reduction

185

How can I reduce “red-eye”? 188

How can I record multiple shots as a

single photograph? Multiple exposure 198

How do I reduce loss of brightness at

the edges of photographs? Vignette control 276

Can I pick the standard exposure level? Fine tune optimal

exposure 294

How can I reduce blur? Exposure delay mode 302

Can the flash be used at shutter speeds

faster than 1/250 s? Flash sync speed 305

Can I record an NEF copy of a

photograph while shooting JPEG

images?

+NEF (RAW) 322

viii

Viewing Photographs

Question Key phrase See page

Can I view my photographs on the

camera? Camera playback 218

Can I view more information about

photos? Photo info 220

Why do parts of my photos blink? Photo info, highlights 222, 264

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

photos 236

Can I delete several photos at once? Delete 262

Can I zoom in on pictures to make sure

they’re in focus? Playback zoom 234

Can I protect photos from accidental

deletion? Protect 235

Can I hide selected photos? Hide image 263

How do I tell if parts of my photos may

be overexposed?

Display mode:

highlights 264

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

point 264

Can I view photos as they are taken? Image review 265

Is there an automatic playback (“slide

show”) option? Slide show 266

Retouching Photographs

Question Key phrase See page

How do I bring out details in shadows in

backlit areas or areas outside the range

of the flash?

D-Lighting 354

Can I get rid of red eye? Red-eye correction 355

Can I crop photographs on the camera? Trim 356

Can I create a monochrome copy of a

photograph? Monochrome 357

Can I create a copy with different colors? Filter effects 358

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