Nikon D700 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

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User's Manual

Release Mode

- Single Frame, Continuous, Live View, Self-Timer, or

Mirror Up

Release mode determines how the camera takes photographs:

one at a time, in a continuous sequence, with the view through the

lens displayed in the monitor, with a timed shutter-release delay,

or with the mirror raised to enhance shutter response and

minimize vibration.

Choosing a Release Mode ............................................... pg. 84

Continuous Mode ..................................................... pg. 86

Framing Pictures in the Monitor (Live View) ............... pg. 89

Self-Timer Mode ............................................................ pg. 102

Mirror up Mode .............................................................. pg. 104

The camera supports the following release modes:

Mode Description

S Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release

Single frame button is pressed.

CL While shutter-release button is held down, camera records

Continuous 1-5 frames per second. 1 Frame rate can be chosen using

low speed Custom Setting d4 (C/mode shooting speed, pg. 299).

CH While shutter-release button is held down, camera records

Continuous

high speed up to 5 frames per second. 2

Frame pictures in monitor (pg. 89). Recommended at high

[] or low angles or in other situations in which viewfinder is

Live view hard to use or when enlarged view in monitor can assist in

obtaining very precise focus.

Use self-timer for self-portraits orto reduce blurring caused

Self-timer by camera shake (pg. 102).

Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in telephoto

MuP or close-up photography or in other situations in which the

Mirror up slightest camera movement can result in blurred

photographs (pg. 104).

1 Average frame rate with an EN-EL3e battery, continuous-servo AF, manual

or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250s or faster,

remaining settings other than Custom Setting d4 at default values, and

memory remaining in memory buffer.

2 Average frame rate with an EN-EL3e battery, continuous-servo AF, manual

or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250s or faster, other

settings at default values, and memory remaining in memory buffer.

To choose a release mode, press

the release mode dial lock release

and turn the release mode dial to

the desired setting.

Releasemode dial

lock release

Releasemode dial

To take pictures in CH(continuous high speed) and CL(continuous

low speed) modes:

1Select CHor CLmode.

Press the release mode dial

lock release and turn the

release mode dial to CHor C[.

Releasemode

dial

2Frame a photograph, focus, and

shoot.

While the shutter-release button is

pressed all the way down, pictures will be taken at up to 5 fps

in continuous high speed mode, or at the frame rate selected

for Custom Setting d4 (CL mode shooting speed, pg. 299) in

continuous low speed mode.

[] Power Source and Frame Rate

The maximum frame advance rate varies with the power source used.

1 Average frame rate with continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto

exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250s or faster, other settings at default values, and

memory remaining in memory buffer. If MB-D10 is used with AA batteries,

frame rate slows at low temperatures or when batteries are low.

2 Maximum frame advance rate is 5 fps, even when higher values are selected for

Custom Setting d4 (CL mode shooting speed, pg. 299).

3 Maximum frame rate in CLmode is 7fps.

[] Buffer Size

The approximate number of images that can be

stored in the memory buffer at current settings is

shown in the exposure-count displays in the

viewfinder and control panel while the shutter-

release button is pressed. The illustration at right

shows the display when space remains in the

buffer for about 33 pictures.

[] The Memory Buffer

The camera isequipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage,

allowing shooting to continue while photographs are being savedto the

memory card. Up to 100 photographs can be taken in succession; note,

however, that frame rate will drop when the buffer is full.

While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the access

lamp next to the memory card slot will light. Depending on the number

of the images in the buffer, recording may take from a few seconds to a

few minutes. Do not remove the memory card or remove or disconnect the

power source until the access lamp has gone out. If the camera is switched

off while data remain in the buffer, the power will not turn off until all

images in the buffer have been recorded. If the battery is exhausted while

images remain in the buffer, the shutter release will be disabled and the

images transferred to the memory card.

[] See Also

For information on choosing the maximum number of photographs that

can be taken in a single burst, see Custom Setting d5 (Max. continuous

release, pg. 299). For information on the number of pictures that can be

taken in a single burst, see page 423.

Framing Pictures in the Monitor

(Live_ew)

Select live view (1_) mode to frame pictures in the monitor.

I Rotate the release mode dial to []. ]

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I Choose live view options in shooting menu (pg. 90). /

_ Hand-held (pg. 93)

Raise mirror and

monitor.

Frame picture in monitor.

Focus.

Mirror clicks down and monitor

turns off. €

Check view in monitor.

Monitor turns on when shutter-

release button is pressed.

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Tripod (pg. 96)

Frame a picture in the

viewfinder and focus.

I Focus.

Press_ button to

zoom in and

check focus.

Live View Options

Before taking pictures using live view, rotate

the mode dial to [] (live view) and choose a

live view mode and the release mode that

will be used while the camera is in live view

mode. The following live view modes are

available:

Option Description

Choose when taking hand-held shots of moving

m{ Hand-held subjects, or when framing photographs at angles that

(default) make it difficult to use the viewflnder (pg. 93). Camera

focuses normally using phase-detection autofocus.

Choose when the camera is mounted on a tripod. View

can be enlarged in monitor for precise focus, making

this mode suitable for static subjects (pg. 96). Autofocus

Tripod can be used to compose photographs with subject

positioned at any point in the frame without

recomposing photograph. Camera focuses using

contrast-detect autofocus.

[] Phase-Detection Versus Contrast-Detect AF

The camera normally uses phase-detection autofocus, in which focus is

adjusted based on data from a special focusing sensor. When Tripod is

selected in live view, however, the camera uses contrast-detect autofocus,

in which the camera analyses the data from the image sensor and adjusts

focus to produce the greatest contrast. Contrast-detect autofocus takes

longer than phase-detection autofocus.

Release mode can be chosen from the following options:

Option :_'I _°°_ Description

$ Single frame Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-

release button is pressed.

(default)

Continuous

OL low-speed

Continuous

OH high-speed

While shutter-release button is held down, camera

records photographs in continuous low speed or

continuous high speed mode (pg. 87).

1Select Liveview.

In the shooting menu (pg.

268), highlight Live view and

press I_. @

Select Live view mode.

Highlight Live view mode and

press I_. @

Select a live view mode.

Highlight the desired mode

and press Q to return to the

live view menu.

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