Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Users Manual
- Table of Contents
- About Supplied Documentation
- Compatible Memory Cards
- Lens Compatibility
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Getting Started
- Basic Photography
- Playback and Deletion
- More on Photography
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- Live View
- Recording and Viewing Movies
- Special Effects
- Camera Menus
- ViewNX2 Software
- Optional Accessories
- Maintenance
- Error Messages
- Specs
- Reference Manual (Supplied on CD-ROM)
- Q&A Index
- Table of Contents
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- First Steps
- Basic Photography
- More on Photography (All Modes)
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- Live View
- Recording and Viewing Movies
- Shooting with Special Effects
- Playback and Deletion
- Connections
- Camera Menus
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- Recent Settings / My Menu
- Technical Notes
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Specs
- Index
- 18-55mmf/3.5-5.6 ED Lens Instruction Manual
- 55-200mmf/4-5.6 ED Lens Instruction Manual
- Scans of Supplied CD-ROMs
- Lens Warranty
- Camera Warranty
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Lens
Compatible lenses Autofocus is available with AF-S and AF-I lenses.
Autofocus is not
available with other type G and D lenses, AF lenses (IX NIKKOR and lenses
for the F3AF are not supported), and AI-P lenses.
Non-CPU lenses can be
used in mode M, but the camera exposure meter will not function.
The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a
maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.
Shutter
Type Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Speed
1
/4000 – 30 s in steps of
1
/3 or
1
/2 EV; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3
remote control)
Flash sync speed X=
1
/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at
1
/200 s or slower
Release
Release mode 8 (single frame), ! (continuous L), 9 (continuous H), E (self-timer),
" (delayed remote; ML-L3), # (quick-response remote; ML-L3), J (quiet
shutter release); interval timer photography supported
Frame advance rate Up to 3 fps (!) or 5 fps (9) (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed
1
/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values)
Self-timer 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1–9 exposures
Exposure
Metering mode TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor
Metering method • Matrix metering: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color
matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
• Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center
of frame
• Spot metering: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on
selected focus point
Range (ISO 100, f/1.4
lens, 20 °C/68 °F)
• Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0–20 EV
• Spot metering: 2–20 EV
Exposure meter
coupling
CPU
Mode Auto modes (i auto; j auto, flash off); programmed auto with flexible
program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual
(M); scene modes (k portrait; l landscape; p child; m sports; n close up; o night
portrait; r night landscape; s party/indoor; t beach/snow; u sunset; v dusk/dawn; w pet
portrait; x candlelight; y blossom; z autumn colors; 0 food); special effects modes
(% night vision; g color sketch; ( miniature effect; 3 selective color; 1 silhouette; 2 high
key; 3 low key)
Exposure compensation
Can be adjusted by –5 – +5 EV in increments of
1
/3 or
1
/2 EV in P, S, A, and
M modes
Bracketing
• Exposure bracketing: 3 shots in steps of
1
/3 or
1
/2 EV
• White balance bracketing: 3 shots in steps of 1
• Active D-Lighting bracketing: 2 shots
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value with A (L) button