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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
For Your Safety
Notices
Introduction
- Getting to Know the Camera
Tutorial
- Camera Menus
  - Using Camera Menus
- First Steps
- Basic Photography and Playback
Live View Photography
- Autofocus
- Manual Focus
- Using the i Button
- Silent Mode
- The Live View Display
- The Information Display
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
  - Quick Release-Mode Selection
- 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
- 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
- Deleting Photographs
  - Full-Frame and Thumbnail Playback
  - The Playback Menu
Voice Memos
- Recording Voice Memos
  - During Playback
  - During Shooting
- Playing Voice Memos
Connections
- Installing ViewNX-i
- Copying Pictures to the Computer
- Ethernet and Wireless Networks
- Printing Photographs
- Viewing Photographs on TV
  - HDMI Options
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
  - Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
- Caring for the Camera
- Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
- Exposure Program
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Specifications
  - Calibrating Batteries
- Approved Memory Cards
- Memory Card Capacity
- Battery Life
- Index

Autofocus

To take pictures using autofocus,

rotate the focus-mode selector to AF.

❚❚ Choosing a Focus Mode

The following autofocus modes are available in live view:

To choose an autofocus mode, press the AF-mode button and

rotate the main command dial until the desired mode is displayed

in the monitor.

Mode Description

AF-S

Single-servo AF: For stationary subjects.

Focus locks when shutter-

release button is pressed halfway.

AF-F

Full-time-servo AF: For moving subjects.

Camera focuses

continuously until shutter-release button is pressed.

Focus locks

when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

AF-mode button Main command dial Monitor

Focus-mode selector