User Manual

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Table Of Contents

Package Contents
Table of Contents
For Your Safety
Notices
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN)
Introduction
- Getting to Know the Camera
First Steps
- Attach the Camera Strap
- Charge the Battery
- Insert the Battery and a Memory Card
- Attach a Lens
- Camera Setup
- Focus the Viewfinder
Tutorial
- Camera Menus
  - Using Camera Menus
- Basic Photography and Playback
Live View Photography
- Autofocus
- Manual Focus
- Using the i Button
- The Live View Display
- The Information Display
- Touch Photography (Touch Shutter)
Movies
- Recording Movies
- Time-Lapse Movies
- Viewing Movies
- Editing Movies
  - Trimming Movies
  - Saving Selected Frames
Image Recording Options
- Image Area
- Image Quality
- Image Size
- Using Two Memory Cards
Focus
- Autofocus
- Manual Focus
Release Mode
- Choosing a Release Mode
- Self-Timer Mode
- Mirror up Mode
ISO Sensitivity
- Manual Adjustment
- Auto ISO Sensitivity Control
Exposure
- Metering
- Exposure Mode
- Long Time-Exposures (M Mode Only)
- Shutter-Speed and Aperture Lock
- Autoexposure (AE) Lock
- Exposure Compensation
- Bracketing
White Balance
- White Balance Options
- Fine-Tuning White Balance
- Choosing a Color Temperature
- Preset Manual
Image Enhancement
- Picture Controls
- Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows
  - Active D-Lighting
  - High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Flash Photography
- Using a Flash
- On-Camera Flash Photography
- Flash Modes
- Flash Compensation
- FV Lock
- Remote Flash Photography
  - Setup
  - Taking Photos
- Viewing Flash Info
Other Shooting Options
- The info Button
- The i button
- Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings
- Flicker Reduction
- Multiple Exposure
- Interval Timer Photography
- Non-CPU Lenses
- Location Data
More About Playback
- Viewing Images
- Photo Information
- Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
- Protecting Photographs from Deletion
- Rating Pictures
- Selecting Photos for Upload
  - Selecting Individual Photos
  - Selecting Multiple Photos
- Deleting Photographs
  - Full-Frame and Thumbnail Playback
  - The Playback Menu
Menu List
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- The Movie Shooting Menu: Movie Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Retouch Menu Options
Technical Notes
- Compatible Lenses
- The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
- Other Accessories
- Caring for the Camera
- Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Specifications
- Lenses
  - AF-S DX NIKKOR 16–80mm f/2.8–4E ED VR
- Approved Memory Cards
- Memory Card Capacity
- Battery Life
- Index

The image area can be selected using the Choose image area

option in the photo shooting menu or by pressing a control and

rotating a command dial.

❚❚ The Choose Image Area Menu

1 Select Choose image area.

Highlight Choose image area in the

photo shooting menu and press 2.

2 Adjust settings.

Choose an option and press J.

The

selected crop is displayed in the

viewfinder.

A The Viewfinder Display

The viewfinder display for the 1.3× DX crop

is shown at right.

A Z icon is displayed in the

viewfinder when the 1.3× DX crop is

selected.

A Image Size

Image size varies with the option selected for image area.

1.3× DX crop