User manual
Table Of Contents
- Q&A Index
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Quick Start Guide
- Introduction
- Tutorial
- Live View Photography
- Movie Live View
- Image Recording Options
- Focus
- Release Mode
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure
- White Balance
- Image Enhancement
- Flash Photography
- Other Shooting Options
- More About Playback
- Voice Memos
- Connections
- Menu Guide
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- Custom Settings Bank
- a: Autofocus
- b: Metering/Exposure
- c: Timers/AE Lock
- d: Shooting/Display
- e: Bracketing/Flash
- f: Controls
- f1: Multi Selector Center Button
- f2: Multi Selector
- f3: Assign Fn Button
- f4: Assign Preview Button
- f5: Assign Sub-selector
- f6: Assign Sub-selector Center
- f7: Assign Fn Button (Vert.)
- f8: Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock
- f9: Assign BKT Button
- f10: Customize Command Dials
- f11: Release Button to Use Dial
- f12: Slot Empty Release Lock
- f13: Reverse Indicators
- f14: Assign Multi Selector (Vert.)
- f15: Playback Zoom
- f16: Assign Movie Record Button
- g: Movie
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Technical Notes

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon single-lens reflex (SLR) digital
camera.
To get the most from your camera, please be sure to read all
instructions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all
those who use the product.
Symbols and Conventions
To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols
and conventions are used:
Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor are
shown in bold.
Camera Settings
The explanations in this manual assume that default settings are used.
Help
Use the camera’s on-board help feature for help on menu items and other
topics.
See page 22 for details.
Digitutor
Digitutor, a series of “watch and learn” manuals in movie form, is available
from the following website:
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html
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use to prevent damage to the camera.
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using the camera.
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A For Your Safety
Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety
instructions in “For Your Safety” (0 xiii–xv).