Nikon D700 User manual

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Package Contents

sure all items listed here were included

with

your

camera.

Memory

cards are soldseparately.

•

0700

digital

camera (pg.

•

EN-EL3e

rechargeable

Li-ion

battery

with

terminal cover

(pp. 32, 34)

•EG-Ol 00 video

cable (pg. 255)

•Body cap

(pp.

36,

388)

•MH-18a

quick

charger

with

power

cable

(pg.32)

•

UC-E4

USB

cable

(pp. 238, 245)

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1ifA

•BM-9

LCD

monitor

cover (pg.

)

•AN-D700 strap

(pg.21)

•

BS-

1accessory shoe

cover (pg. 377)

•Warranty

•

User's

Manual

(this guide)

•QuickGuide

•Software Installation Guide

•Software Suite CD-ROM

•Registration card

(U.

only)

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find

the

information

you need,

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following

symbols and conventions are used:

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that

should be read before

use

prevent damage

the

camera.

This icon marks notes; information

that

should be read before

using

the

camera.

Menu items, options, and messages displayed in thecamera monitor

are

shown in bold.

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Introduction

•

I:ZI

Tutorial

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tllmage

Recording

Options

•

III

Focus

•

III

Release

Mode

•

ISO

Sensitivity

•

III

Exposure

•

(!ill

White

Balance

•

iii

Image

Enhancement

•

Flash

Photography

•

Other

Shooting

Options

•

1:1

About

Playback

•

Connections

•

ril

Guide

•

Technical

Notes

•

III

Q&Alndex

Find what you're looking for using this "question and answer"

index.

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New

Features

,lesion

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eyprase .

...

eepage

How

Itake pictures in

format? Image

area

How

Itake high-quality

NEF

(RAW)

14-bit

NEF

(RAW)

photos?

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Can

use

the

monitor

aviewfinder? Live view 89

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Can

Icontrol

how

photos are processed? Picture Controls 160

How

Ipreserve details in shadows Active D-Lighting 179

and highlights?

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How

Ifocus on erratically moving 3D-tracking 286

subjects?

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How

Itell

the camera

level? Virtual horizon 99,346

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f---.-.-

Can

Iadjust focus separately for

fine tune 347

different lenses?

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How

Iremove dustfrom the low-pass Clean image sensor 392

filter protecting the image sensor?

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Camera

Setup

Question

-Key

phrase

· -

See

page

How do Ifocus the viewfinder? Diopter adjustment

control

How

Ikeep the

monitor

from

turning

off?

Monitor

off

delay .

297

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.......

...........

Question

Key

phrase

Seepage

How

Ikeep

the

shutter speed and

Auto

meter

off

48,296

aperture displays

from

turning

off?

Can

Idisplay aframing grid in

the

Viewfinder grid display 298

viewfinder? ,

How

Iset

the

clock? I

How

Iset

the

clock for

daylight

]World

time

savings time? 39,334

How

Ichange

time

zones

when

travel?

How

Iadjust

monitor

brightness

for

LCD

brightness 332

menus

playback?

How

Irestore default settings?

Two-button

reset 196

How

Irestore shooting menu Reset shooting menu

271

defaults?

How

Irestore Custom Setting

Reset

custom settings 282

defaults?

How

Ichange

the

self-timer delay? Self-timer delay 297

How

turn

the

speaker off? Beep 298

Can

Ireverse

the

electronic analog Reverse indicators 330

exposure display?

Can

Idisplay

the

menus in adifferent Language 334

language?

Can

Isave menu settings for use on aSave/load settings 344

different

0700

camera?

...

Question;

How

get

information

on a

menu?

How

use

the

menus?

Can

get

quick access

frequently-

used settings?

Can

get

quick access

recently-used

settings?

Help

Using the menus

Recent settings

364

368

What

these indicators mean? Viewfinder, control

What information

in the shooting panel, shooting 8,10,

information display? information display

What does this warning mean? Error messages and 409

displays

How much charge does the battery Battery level 46

have left?

How

get

more information

about

Battery info 340

the

battery?

How

Ikeep the file

number

from

being reset when Iinsertanew

memory

File number sequence 300

card?

How

Ireset file numbering

zero?

How

Iclean the camera

lens?

Cleaning

the

camera

391

How many more shots can Itake

with

Number

exposures 47

this card? remaining

How

Itake bigger photographs?

How can I

get

more photos on

the

Image qualityand size 64,69

memory

card?

Can

Icontrol

how

the camera focuses? Autofocus

Can

Ichoose the focus point?

Focus

point

How

Itake a

lot

photographs

Release

mode 84

quickly?

Can

Ichange the frame advance rate? Shooting speed 86,299

Can

Ishoot aself-portrait? Self-timer mode

102

Can

Itake pictures under

low

light

ISO

sensitivity 106

without

the flash?

Can

the

ISO

sensitivity Ichoose be

ISO

sensitivity auto 108

adjusted

ensure optimal exposure? control

How

Ifreeze or

blur

moving

objects? Exposure

mode

5118

(shutter-priority auto)

How

blur

background details or Exposure

mode

keep

both

foreground and background 119

(aperture-priority auto)

in focus?

Can

Iset

both

shutter speed and Exposure

mode

121

aperture manually? (manual)

Can

Imake photos

brighter

darker? Exposure compensation 128

How

Imake a

time

exposure? Long time-exposures 124

(bu

lb)

Can

Ivary exposure

flash level Exposure and flash 131,315

automatically over aseries

photos? bracketing

Can

Icreate

multiple

copies

photo

White balance 135,315

using different

white

balance settings? bracketing

How

Iadjust

white

balance? White balance 139

Can

Itake pictures

with

aflash?

Flash

photography,flash 185

How

can Ireduce "red-eye"? mode, red-eye 188

reduction

How can Irecord

multiple

shots

Multiple

exposure 198

single photograph?

How

Ireduce loss

brightness at Vignette control 276

the

edges

photographs?

Can

Ipick the standard exposure level? Fine tune

optimal

294

exposure

How

can Ireduce blur? Exposure delay

mode

302

Can

the

flash be used at shutter speeds

Flash

sync speed 305

fasterthan

'1250

Can

Irecord an

NEF

copy

photograph while shooting

JPEG

+NEF

(RAW)

322

images?

VII

Viewing

Photographs

Question

...

Key:p~rase

.....

Seepage'

...

Can

Iview my photographs on the Camera playback 218

camera?

Can

Iview more information

about

Photo info 220

photos?

Why

parts

my photos blink? Photo info, highlights 222,264

1--.

How

get

rid

an unwanted photo? Deleting individual 236

photos

Can

Idelete several photos at once? Delete 262

Can

Izoom in on pictures

make sure Playback zoom 234

they're in focus?

Can

Iprotect photos from accidental Protect 235

deletion?

Can

Ihide selected photos? Hide image 263

How

Itell

parts

my photos may Display mode: 264

be overexposed? highlights

How

Itell where the camera focused? Display mode: focus 264

point

Can

Iview photos

they are taken? Image review 265

there

automatic playback ("slide Slide show 266

show") option?

...

VIII

How

Ibring

out

details in shadows in

backlit

areas

outside the range

the flash?

Can

get

rid

red

eye?

Can

Icrop photographs on the camera?

Can

Icreate amonochrome copy

photograph?

Can

Icreate acopy

with

different colors?

D-Lighting

Red-eye correction

Trim

Monochrome

Filter effects

354

355

356

357

358

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