Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Start Guide
- Users Manual
- Q&A Index
- Table of Contents
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Introduction
- Basic Photography and Playback
- Live View
- Recording and Viewing Movies
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes
- Release Mode
- Image Recording Options
- Focus
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure/Bracketing
- White Balance
- Image Enhancement
- Flash Photography
- Other Shooting Options
- More on Playback
- Connections
- Menu Guide
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- Reset Custom Settings
- a: Autofocus
- b: Metering/Exposure
- c: Timers/AE Lock
- d: Shooting/Display
- d1: Beep
- d2: Viewfinder Grid Display
- d3: ISO Display and Adjustment
- d4: Viewfinder Warning Display
- d5: Screen Tips
- d6: CL Mode Shooting Speed
- d7: Max. Continuous Release
- d8: File Number Sequence
- d9: Information Display
- d10: LCD Illumination
- d11: Exposure Delay Mode
- d12: Flash Warning
- d13: MB-D11 Battery Type
- d14: Battery Order
- e: Bracketing/Flash
- f: Controls
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu:Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Technical Notes
- Scan of CD-ROM
- Warranty
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Shooting (All Modes)
Camera takes time to turn on: Delete files or folders.
Shutter-release disabled:
• Memory card is locked, full, or not inserted (0 29, 32).
• Built-in flash is charging (0 39).
• Camera is not in focus (0 38).
• CPU lens with aperture ring attached but aperture not locked at highest f-number. If
B is
displayed in control panel, select Aperture ring for Custom Setting f6 (Customize
command dials) > Aperture setting to use lens aperture ring to adjust aperture (0 233).
• Non-CPU lens is attached but camera is not in mode A or M (0 270).
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed:
• Replace battery in remote control (0 281).
• Choose remote control release mode (0 80).
• Flash is charging (0 82).
• Time selected for Custom Setting c5 (Remote on duration, 0 215) has elapsed: press
camera shutter-release button halfway.
• Bright light is interfering with remote.
Photos are out of focus:
• Rotate focus-mode selector to AF (0 91).
• Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use manual focus or focus lock (0 97, 99).
Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Use AE-L/AF-L button to lock focus
when AF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing moving subjects in AF-A mode.
Can not select focus point:
• Unlock focus selector lock (0 96).
• H (auto-area AF) or ! (face-priority AF) selected for AF-area mode: choose another mode.
• Camera is in playback mode (0 163) or menus are in use (0 195).
• Press shutter-release button halfway to turn monitor off or activate exposure meters (0 39).
Subject-tracking AF not available: Select a non-monochrome Picture Control (0 131).
Can not select AF-area mode: Manual focus selected (0 55, 99).
Only one shot taken each time shutter-release button is pressed in continuous release mode: Lower built-in
flash (0 143).
Image size can not be changed: Image quality set t
o
NEF (RAW) (0 85).
Camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off (0 205).
Noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appear in photos:
• Choose lower ISO sensitivity or use high ISO noise reduction (0 101, 205).
• Shutter speed is slower than 8 s: use long exposure noise reduction (0 205).