User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Package Contents
- Table of Contents
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Getting to Know the Camera
- First Steps
- Basic Photography and Playback
- Basic Settings
- Shooting Controls
- The i Button
- Menu List
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Reset photo shooting menu
- Storage folder
- File naming
- Choose image area
- Image quality
- Image size
- NEF (RAW) recording
- ISO sensitivity settings
- White balance
- Set Picture Control
- Manage Picture Control
- Color space
- Active D-Lighting
- Long exposure NR
- High ISO NR
- Vignette control
- Diffraction compensation
- Auto distortion control
- Flicker reduction shooting
- Metering
- Flash control
- Flash mode
- Flash compensation
- Focus mode
- AF-area mode
- Vibration reduction
- Auto bracketing
- Multiple exposure
- HDR (high dynamic range)
- Interval timer shooting
- Time-lapse movie
- Focus shift shooting
- Silent photography
- The Movie Shooting Menu: Movie Shooting Options
- Reset movie shooting menu
- File naming
- Choose image area
- Frame size/frame rate
- Movie quality
- Movie file type
- ISO sensitivity settings
- White balance
- Set Picture Control
- Manage Picture Control
- Active D-Lighting
- High ISO NR
- Vignette control
- Diffraction compensation
- Auto distortion control
- Flicker reduction
- Metering
- Focus mode
- AF-area mode
- Vibration reduction
- Electronic VR
- Microphone sensitivity
- Attenuator
- Frequency response
- Wind noise reduction
- Headphone volume
- Timecode
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- Reset custom settings
- a Autofocus
- a1 AF-C priority selection
- a2 AF-S priority selection
- a3 Focus tracking with lock-on
- a4 Auto-area AF face detection
- a5 Focus points used
- a6 Store points by orientation
- a7 AF activation
- a8 Limit AF-area mode selection
- a9 Focus point wrap-around
- a10 Focus point options
- a11 Low-light AF
- a12 Built-in AF-assist illuminator
- a13 Manual focus ring in AF mode
- b Metering/exposure
- c Timers/AE lock
- d Shooting/display
- e Bracketing/flash
- f Controls
- g Movie
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- Format memory card
- Save user settings
- Reset user settings
- Language
- Time zone and date
- Monitor brightness
- Monitor color balance
- Viewfinder brightness
- Viewfinder color balance
- Control panel brightness
- Limit monitor mode selection
- Information display
- AF fine-tune
- Non-CPU lens data
- Clean image sensor
- Image Dust Off ref photo
- Image comment
- Copyright information
- Beep options
- Touch controls
- HDMI
- Location data
- Wireless remote (WR) options
- Assign remote (WR) Fn button
- Airplane mode
- Connect to smart device
- Connect to PC
- Wireless transmitter (WT-7)
- Conformity marking
- Battery info
- Slot empty release lock
- Save/load settings
- Reset all settings
- Firmware version
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Notes
- The Camera Display and Control Panel
- The Nikon Creative Lighting System
- Other Accessories
- Caring for the Camera
- Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
- Specifications
- NIKKOR Z 24–70mm f/4 S Lens User’s Manual
- FTZ Mount Adapter User’s Manual
- Approved Memory Cards
- Memory Card Capacity
- Battery Endurance
- Notices
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN)
- Index

93The i Button
Set Picture Control
Choose a Picture Control according to the subject or type of
scene.
Option Description
n
Auto
The camera automatically adjusts hues and
tones based on the Standard Picture Control.
The complexions of portrait subjects will appear
softer, and such elements as the foliage and sky
in outdoor shots more vivid, than in pictures
taken with the Standard Picture Control.
Q
Standard
Standard processing for balanced results.
Recommended for most situations.
R
Neutral
Minimal processing for natural results. Choose
for photographs that will later be processed or
retouched.
S
Vivid
Pictures are enhanced for a vivid, photoprint
effect. Choose for photographs that emphasize
primary colors.
T
Monochrome Take monochrome photographs.
o
Portrait
Process portraits for skin with natural texture
and a rounded feel.
p
Landscape Produces vibrant landscapes and cityscapes.
q
Flat
Details are preserved over a wide tone range,
from highlights to shadows. Choose for
photographs that will later be extensively
processed or retouched.
k01–
k20
Creative Picture
Control
Choose from the following Picture Controls,
each a unique combination of hue, tone,
saturation, and other settings tuned for a
particular effect: Dream, Morning, Pop,
Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached,
Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue,
Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, and
Carbon.