Nikon D700 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

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User's Manual

Where to Find It

Find what you're looking for from:

Know what you want to do but don't know the function name? Find it

from the "question and answer" index.

Finditems by function or menu name.

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

Search by key word.

Ira warning is displayed in the viewfinder or monitor, find the solution

here.

Camera behaving unexpectedly? Find the solution here.

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

Package Contents

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

Memory cards are sold separately.

• D700 digital • Body cap • BM-9 LCD monitor

camera (pg. 3) (pp. 36, 388) cover (pg. 21)

• EN-EL3e • MH-18a quick • AN-D700 strap

rechargeable charger with (pg. 21)

Li-ion battery with power cable

terminal cover (pg. 32)

(pp. 32, 34)

• EG-D100 video

cable (pg. 255) • UC-E4 USB cable

(pp. 238, 245) • BS-1accessory shoe

cover (pg. 377)

• Warranty

•User'sManual (this guide)

•Quick Guide

•Software Installation Guide

• Software Suite CD-ROM

• Registration card

(U. S.A. only)

Symbols and Conventions

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

symbols and conventions are used:

This icon marks cautions; information that should be read before

_I_ uset0 prevent damage to the camera"

This icon marks notes; information that should be read before

[] using the camera.

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

are shown in bold.

[] Trademark Information

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

Inc. 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.

[] Introduction

[] Tutorial

[] Image RecordingOptions

[] Focus

[] ReleaseMode

[] ISOSensitivity

[] Exposure

[] White Balance

[] Image Enhancement

[] FlashPhotography

[] OtherShootingOptions

[] MoreAboutPlayback

[] MenuGuide

[] TechnicalNotes_

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

index.

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

How do I take high-quality NEF (RAW) 14-bit NEF (RAW) 68

photos?

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 Active D-Lighting 179

and highlights?

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 AF fine tune 347

different lenses?

How do I remove dust from the low-pass Clean image sensor 392

filter protecting the image sensor?

How do Ifocus the viewfinder? Diopter adjustment

control

How do Ikeep the monitor from turning Monitor off delay

off?

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Autometeroff 48,296

Viewfindergriddisplay 298

HowdoIkeeptheshutterspeedand

aperturedisplaysfromturningoff?

CanIdisplayaframinggridinthe

viewfinder?

HowdoIsettheclock?

HowdoIsettheclockfordaylight

savingstime?

HowdoIchangetimezoneswhenI

travel?

HowdoIadjustmonitorbrightnessfor

menusorplayback?

HowdoIrestoredefaultsettings?

HowdoIrestoreshootingmenu

defaults?

HowdoIrestoreCustomSetting

defaults?

HowdoIchangetheself-timerdelay?

HowdoIturnthespeakeroff?

CanIreversetheelectronicanalog

exposuredisplay?

CanIdisplaythemenusinadifferent

language?

CanIsavemenusettingsforuseona

differentD700camera?

World time 39,334

LCD brightness 332

Two-button reset 196

Reset shooting menu 271

Reset custom settings 282

Self-timer delay 297

Beep 298

Reverse indicators 330

Language 334

Save/load settings 344

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How do I get more information on a Help 31

menu?

How do I use the menus? Using the menus 26

Can I get quick access to frequently- My Menu 364

used settings?

Can I get quick access to recently-used Recent settings 368

settings?

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What do these indicators mean?

What information is in the shooting

information display?

What does this warning mean?

Battery level

Battery info

How much charge does the battery

have left?

How do Iget more information about

the battery?

How do I keep the file number from

being reset when I insert a new memory

card?

How do I reset file numbering to zero?

How do Iclean the camera or lens?

Viewfinder, control

panel, shooting 8, 1O,12

information display

Error messages and 409

displays

340

File number sequence 300

Cleaning the camera 391

How many more shots can I take with

this card?

How do I take bigger photographs?

How can I get more photos on the

memory card?

Can I control how the camera focuses?

Can I choose the focus point?

How do I take a lot of photographs

quickly?

Can I change the frame advance rate?

Can I shoot a self-portrait?

Can I take pictures under low light

without the flash?

Can the ISO sensitivity I choose be

adjusted to ensure optimal exposure?

Number of exposures 47

remaining

Image quality and size 64, 69

Autofocus 71

Focus point 76

Release mode 84

Shooting speed 86, 299

Self-timer mode 102

ISO sensitivity 106

ISO sensitivity auto 108

control

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How do Ifreeze or blur moving objects? 118

How do I blur background details or

keep both foreground and background 119

in focus?

Can Iset both shutter speed and

aperture manually? 121

Can I make photos brighter or darker? 128

How do I make a time exposure? 124

Can Ivary exposure or flash level

automatically over a series of photos?

Can Icreate multiple copies of a photo

using different white balance settings?

How do Iadjust white balance?

Can Itake pictures with a flash?

How can I reduce "red-eye"?

Exposure mode S

(shutter-priority auto)

Exposure mode R

(aperture-priority auto)

Exposure mode/I,

(manual)

Exposure compensation

Long time-exposures

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Exposure and flash

bracketing

White balance

bracketing

White balance

Flash photography, flash

mode, red-eye

reduction

131,315

135,315

139

185

188

How can I record multiple shots as a Multiple exposure 198

single photograph?

How do I reduce loss of brightness at

the edges of photographs? Vignette control 276

Fine tune optimal

Can I pickthe standard exposure level? 294

exposure

How can I reduce blur? Exposure delay mode 302

Can the flash be used at shutter speeds Flash sync speed 305

faster than 1/250 s?

Can lrecord an NEF copyofa

photograph while shooting JPEG +NEF (RAW) 322

images?

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Can I view my photographs on the Camera playback 218

camera?

Can I view more information about Photo info 220

photos?

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

How do Iget 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 Playback zoom 234

they're in focus?

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 Display mode: 264

be overexposed? highlights

How do I tell where the camera focused? Display mode: focus 264

point

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

Is there an automatic playback ("slide Slide show 266

show") option?

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How do I bring out details in shadows in

backlit areas or areas outside the range D-Lighting 354

of the flash?

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

Can l crop photographs on the camera? Trim 356

Can I create a monochrome copy of a Monochrome 357

photograph?

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

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