Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Using the Supplied Manuals
- Quick Start Guide
- Owners Manual
- Two-Button Reset
- Set Language / Time
- Table of Contents
- Q & A Index
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Getting Started
- Basic Photography & Playback
- Focus
- Image Size & Quality
- Release Mode
- Using the Built-In Flash
- ISO Sensitivity
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- Exposure
- White Balance
- Picture Controls
- Active D-Lighting
- Multiple Exposure
- Using an Optional GPS Unit
- More Playback Options
- Connecting to Other Devices
- Menu Guide
- Compatible Lenses
- Optional Flash Units
- Other Accessories
- Care / Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Defaults
- Memory Card Capacity
- Specs
- Index
- Corrections to Manual
- Software Installation Instructions
- Scan of Software CD-ROM
- AC Power Cord Specs
- Warranty
Image
Qualit~
The camera supports the following image quality options (listed in descending order
by image quality and file
size):
JPEG
fine
JPEG
basic
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JPEG
normal
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(RAW)
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basic
Option
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Raw
12-bit data from
the
image sensor are saved directly
to
the
memory
!card. Choose
for
images
that
will be processed on a computer.
JPEG
NEF
(RAW)
NEF:
copies
of
NEF
(RAW)
images can be created using
the
NEF
(RAW)
!
iprocessing
option
in
the
retouch menu (pg. 220)
or
software such
as
!ViewNX (supplied)
or
Capture
NX
2 (available separately; pg. 240).
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JPEG
images at a compression ratio
of
roughly 1 : 4 (fine image
Iquality).
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JPEG
normal!
JPEG
IRecord
JPEG
images at a compression ratio
of
roughly
1 : 8 (normal
(default)
;image quality).
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:Record
JPEG
images at acompression ratio
of
roughly
1 : 16 (basic image
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JPEG
image.
NEFf TwoTmages are recorded: one
NE'F(RAW)
image and
one~normal-quajity
JPEG JPEG
image.
Two images are recorded: one
NEF
(RAW)
image and one basic-quality
JPEG
image.
Image quality can be set by pressing
the
~
(QUAL)
button
and rotating the main
command dial until the desired setting
is
displayed in the control panel. Image
quality can also be adjusted from the shooting menu (pg. 165).
~
(QUAL)
button Main command dial
Ll
[531]
B-~
Control panel
PI
NEF
(RAW)
Images
Note
that
the
option
selected for image size does
not
affect
the
size
of
NEF
(RAW)
images.
When opened in software such
as
Capture
NX
2 (available separately)
or
ViewNX (supplied),
NEF
(RAW)
images have
the
dimensions given
for
large
(L-size)
images.
PI
NEF
(RAW)/NEF+JPEG
When photographs taken at
NEF
(RAW)
+
JPEG
Fine,
NEF
(RAW)
+
JPEG
Normal,
or
NEF
(RAW)
+
JPEG
Basic
are viewed on
the
camera,
only
the
JPEG
image will be displayed. When
photographs
taken at these settings are deleted,
both
NEF
and
JPEG
images will be deleted.
White balance bracketing (pg. 191)
is
not
available when an
NEF
(RAW)
+
JPEG
option
is
selected
for
image quality. Selecting an
NEF
(RAW)
+
JPEG
option
cancels
white
balance
bracketing.
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