Nikon 6MA03711-A - Manual

Nikon 6MA03711-A

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Trademark Information
  • Page 3 – Symbols and Conventions; Quick Start Guide
  • Page 4 – ii; For Your Safety; WARNINGS
  • Page 5 – iii
  • Page 6 – iv; Notices; CAUTIONS; Modifi cations
  • Page 7 – • Items prohibited by law from being
  • Page 8 – Table of Contents; Introduction; Step 1 —Rotate the Mode Dial to; Scene Mode
  • Page 9 – vii; Movies
  • Page 10 – viii; The Setup Menu
  • Page 11 – The Lens Cap; • For users in Europe:
  • Page 12 – button; Parts of the Camera; Lens not extended; Lens ring
  • Page 13 – Command dial
  • Page 14 – The following indicators are displayed during shooting; TOKYO; The
  • Page 15 – Flash mode for optional; To hide or display shooting indicators, press the
  • Page 16 – Exposure compensation; To view settings in the dark, press the; The Control Panel
  • Page 17 – † If camera is on, monitor; Do Not Use Excessive Force; The Monitor
  • Page 18 – Display the setup menu,; The multi selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.; The Multi Selector
  • Page 19 – First Steps; Charging the Battery; Connect the power cable; CHARGE; Blinks Battery charging.; Unplug the charger; The MH-56 Battery Charger; Before using the MH-56, read and follow the warnings and cautions on
  • Page 20 – Turn the camera off; Inserting the Battery
  • Page 21 – When the Battery Is Not in Use; Alternative Power Sources; Failure to observe this precaution could result in; Removing the Battery-Chamber Cover; twist it off as shown (; Recycle Used Batteries
  • Page 22 – The camera stores pictures on CompactFlash; Inserting Memory Cards; Insert a memory card; Direction
  • Page 23 – The Eject Button
  • Page 24 – Turning the Camera On; Ready the monitor; Turning the Camera Off; option is selected during a slide show; Auto off; option in the setup menu (
  • Page 25 – when the; button to exit without selecting language.; Basic Setup
  • Page 26 – ‡ If daylight saving time (
  • Page 27 – Basic Photography; The Battery Indicator; Battery fully charged.; BATTERY; indicates auto mode.; Battery; electronic viewfi nder; This section describes how to take pictures in
  • Page 28 – Ready the camera; Step 2 — Frame the Picture
  • Page 29 – In
  • Page 30 – Focus; Blinks red Built-in Speedlight is charging.; Take the picture; Step 3 — Focus and Shoot; Flash indicator
  • Page 31 – Do not turn the camera off, eject the
  • Page 32 – Take picture; Focus and exposure will also lock while the; Getting Good Results with Autofocus
  • Page 33 – Playback Mode; Pictures can also be viewed by rotating the mode dial to; Playback Tips; Pictures played back in top left cor-; button a third; button. A confi rmation dialog will be displayed; : Delete the picture and return to full-screen review; Quick Review; Pressing the; JPG; Step 4 — View the Results
  • Page 34 – Quick Playback Zoom; ture is visible in display.
  • Page 35 – Image File and Folder Names; 2). Folders can hold up to 200 pictures if a picture is taken
  • Page 36 – 0). These restrictions are noted on the; button and rotate the command dial. Selected; ISO
  • Page 37 – Hold camera steady; 09) turns on automatically at slow
  • Page 39 – ly, reducing effects of inadvertent camera movement.; † Other modes can be selected.; ever shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
  • Page 40 – • Colored text and drawings may not show up well in; • Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
  • Page 41 – Taking Pictures for a Panorama; Panorama assist
  • Page 43 – More on Photography; Image Quality; Option; Image Mode
  • Page 44 – Print Size; Image Size; Image size; Will print at a size of about 14 × 10 cm (5
  • Page 45 – To choose image quality or size:
  • Page 46 – Memory Card Capacity and Image Mode
  • Page 47 – Select a fl ash mode according to lighting conditions.; Flash Mode
  • Page 48 – To choose a fl ash mode:; When; Pop up; If the built-in Speedlight fi res while the
  • Page 50 – Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.; Mode; NO ICON; To choose a focus mode:; Manual Focus; For information on manual focus, see “Manual Focus” (; Focus Mode; Rotate mode dial to
  • Page 51 – 2) can be used for; Self-Timer and Remote Control Photography
  • Page 52 – Using the ML-L3 Remote Control; When the self-timer is turned on, BSS turns off automatically; Intvl timer shooting; Continuous; will; Single; The self-timer is not available in movie mode (
  • Page 53 – Insert fresh battery with face; Keep out of Reach of Children
  • Page 54 – Restrictions on Exposure Compensation; positive; Exposure Compensation
  • Page 55 – P S A M
  • Page 56 – Flexible Program; In mode; FUNC; button to switch
  • Page 57 – Ultra HS; 8), the frame advance rate is fi xed at; Aperture Restrictions; At a shutter speed of
  • Page 58 – Aperture and Zoom; is chosen for; Zoom options; Select mode
  • Page 59 – s in increments; Slow Shutter Speeds
  • Page 60 – For long time exposures of up to ten minutes, set
  • Page 61 – Sensitivity; Modes Only
  • Page 63 – White Balance; White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.; To choose a white balance setting:; WHITE BALANCE menu displayed.; The Shooting Menu; White balance can also be set using the; White balance
  • Page 64 – Fine-Tuning White Balance; When white balance is set to (; Fluorescent; of three different bulb types is available.
  • Page 65 – Preset White Balance; preset; and press the center of the multi selector to; Using the Flash; Preset white balance can not be measured with the fl ash.
  • Page 66 – Manual focus is available in; Cancelling Manual Focus; To cancel manual focus, press the; Off; Focus options; Press
  • Page 67 – Image Adjustment
  • Page 68 – Record color movies at 15; movie; Record sepia movies at 5; To choose the type of movie that will be recorded:; Movie Mode; Highlight; Movie options; Display MOVIE OPTIONS menu.; Electronic VR
  • Page 69 – Autofocus Mode; Select; Single AF; if the sound of the camera focusing interferes with recording.; Selecting a Movie Mode; The following options are available for; Camera adjusts focus continuously.; To choose a focus option, highlight; Select and exit to MOVIE menu.; † If; Time lapse movie; Return to shooting mode.
  • Page 70 – Movie Files; Vibration reduction off.; To choose a vibration reduction option, highlight; in the MOVIE
  • Page 71 – The Speedlight turns off when; Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.; Recording Movies; While recording is in progress, a
  • Page 72 – Recording a Time-Lapse Movie; Selecting; Take a Test Shot; Take a test shot and view the results before beginning recording.
  • Page 74 – To play a movie back, rotate the mode dial to; To; Movies can not be played back in quick review or full-screen review (; Direct Print; Movies can not be printed via direct USB connection (; MOV; Viewing Movies
  • Page 75 – More on Playback; Deleting the Current Picture; Viewing Additional Pictures; Viewing Pictures on the Camera
  • Page 76 – and follow the steps below.; Creating HI-Quality Copies; NEF; RAW
  • Page 77 – Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback
  • Page 78 – Photo Information; Page; NORM
  • Page 79 – AUTO
  • Page 80 – Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
  • Page 81 – nnnn
  • Page 82 – Quick Edit; Create small copy of current picture.; Creating Small Copies: Small Picture; * To exit without creating copy, highlight; No; and press center of multi selector.; Depending on the option selected for; Small pic; in the; Create copy and return to playback.; Small Pic
  • Page 84 – Voice Memos: Recording and Playback
  • Page 85 – Choosing a Video Mode; item in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL; PAL; PAL; Video mode; while the camera is connected to a video device,; tinuous; set to; Viewing Pictures on TV; If in doubt, consult the documentation for your television or VCR.
  • Page 86 – Before Connecting the Camera; Viewing Pictures on a Computer; Operating system
  • Page 87 – Connecting the USB Cable; When the camera is turned on, the lens will extend and
  • Page 88 – Macintosh; Disconnecting the Camera; Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional
  • Page 89 – To print the pictures from the camera memory card:; “ Print Set” and Digital Print Order Format ( DPOF); Printing Pictures
  • Page 90 – Printing Via Direct USB Connection; Set the USB option to PTP; tion in the setup menu must be set to; PTP; 41 the default option is; Mass storage; before; Before Printing; 3) can not be printed via direct USB; Use a Reliable Power Source
  • Page 91 – Turn the camera on; Print selected pictures.; Printing Selected Pictures: Print Selection; Display selection dialog.
  • Page 92 – to return to Step 2,; to exit without printing pictures.; Start print
  • Page 93 – DPOF printing; Confi rm; to exit without; and; pictures not visible in display.; Print all images; Printing All Pictures: Print All Images; To print one copy of each picture on the memory card:; Printing the Current Print Order: DPOF Printing; Print set; option in the playback menu can be used to create a digital
  • Page 95 – * Illustration shows default menu. Press; Show all menus; Full shooting menu displayed.
  • Page 96 – be changed by rotating the command dial.; The full shooting menu contains the following options:
  • Page 97 – Metering; icon appears in the control panel.; Recommended for most situations.; Spot; of frame is; weighted; Classic meter for; Spot AF
  • Page 98 – pictures can be recorded (
  • Page 99 – Control
  • Page 100 – Interval Timer Photography; in the CONTINUOUS menu and press the multi selector to the right.; Choose interval between pictures from
  • Page 102 – Restrictions on BSS; settings other than; autoexposure or white-balance bracketing (; At settings other than; , the current BSS setting is indicated
  • Page 103 – is; Saturation control
  • Page 104 – Saturation Control
  • Page 105 – User Setting; User setting; Shooting menu options
  • Page 106 – Image Sharpening; controls the amount of sharpening performed.; Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all images.; Low; Sharpening reduced below normal level.
  • Page 107 – Camera zooms out to widest angle. Zoom can be adjusted manually.; Telephoto; Optical zoom set to maximum optical zoom position.; Fisheye; • Corners of frame blacked out to create circular frame.
  • Page 108 – Exposure Options; AE Lock; While AE lock is in effect, an; On; Reset; Restores normal exposure and white balance.; On; First picture taken after; On
  • Page 109 – The ML-L3 Remote Control; 2) can be used to eliminate blur caused by the
  • Page 110 – Focus Options; 2) to focus on relatively motionless subjects that not; AF Area Mode; Digital Zoom; Focus area selection is not available with digital zoom (; Manual Focus Area Selection in Scene Mode; Manual focus area selection is available in some scene modes (
  • Page 111 – AF System; is selected for AF area mode, the focus sys-; determines how the camera focus-; Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
  • Page 112 – Focus Confi rmation; No indication of focus appears in shooting display.
  • Page 113 – Zoom Options; Digital Tele; is selected, pressing the; to disable digital zoom.; Fixed Aperture; Controls whether aperture varies with zoom position.; Aperture changes with zoom position.
  • Page 114 – Speedlight Options; Pop Up; Lens Hoods; Remove lens hoods (available separately; The Accessory Shoe
  • Page 115 – Speedlight Cntrl; Flash Mode Indicators for Optional Speedlights; Internal off; and an optional Speedlight
  • Page 116 – Normal; and the Speedlight is on, the fl ash angle will
  • Page 117 – Auto Bracketing
  • Page 118 – Autoexposure Bracketing; EV
  • Page 119 – Restrictions on Noise Reduction; Noise reduction can not be used in combination with BSS (; in pictures taken at shutter speeds slower than 1⁄4 s.; Noise Reduction; When noise reduction is on, an; icon appears in the shoot-; Noise reduction off camera functions normally.
  • Page 120 – Choosing; restores the following options for the current User Setting
  • Page 121 – My Menu; button is pressed in; My menu
  • Page 122 – CF Card Format; formats memory cards for use in the; Exit without formatting memory card.; Format
  • Page 123 – The Playback Menu; The playback menu contains the following options:; Display playback menu.
  • Page 124 – The delete menu contains the following options:; Delete selected pictures.; Deleting Selected Pictures; Delete; Selected images
  • Page 125 – Once deleted, pictures can not be recovered; Deleting All Pictures
  • Page 126 – menu; Select folders for storage or playback.; Folder Options; Folder options; menu contains the following op-; Rename existing folders.; Delete folders and all items they contain.; Creating New Folders; Display new folder dialog.; New
  • Page 127 – menu can also be accessed from the setup menu (; Renaming Existing Folders; Display list of existing folders.; Rename; Highlight folder name.
  • Page 128 – Deleting Folders
  • Page 129 – Selecting a Folder for Storage and Playback: Folders; Highlight folder. To view pictures in; Select folder and return; All folders; is selected, new pictures will; Selecting a Folder for Storage
  • Page 130 – To view a slide show:; Start; Slide Show
  • Page 131 – Auto Off; button to exit to; Frame intvl; and press the center of the multi selector.
  • Page 132 – button or using the options in the; tures marked by; ture shown at center of display.; Protect
  • Page 133 – option can be used to hide; Hide image; menu and can not be deleted with the; is used to reveal some of the pictures; Hide Image
  • Page 134 – Create or modify print order as described below.; Delete print set; Print Set
  • Page 136 – pictures are indicated by a; Select pictures for transfer.; All images; Mark all pictures for transfer.; Cancel transfer; Remove transfer marking from all pictures.; Marking Selected Pictures for Transfer; Auto Transfer
  • Page 137 – Restrictions on Auto Transfer; No more than 999 pictures can be transferred using; Marking All Pictures for Transfer
  • Page 138 – Source / Destination Folders; • Folders created using; • Folders created at a setting of; Select source folder.; Move Image; Display list of destination folders.
  • Page 139 – controls the size of copies created with the
  • Page 140 – The setup menu contains the following options:; The setup menu is displayed when the mode dial is rotated to
  • Page 141 – The date menu contains the following options:; Set camera to current date and time (; Choosing Home and Travel Destination Time Zones; option for; Display map of world time zones.; Highlight time zone.; Language; Return to time zone menu.
  • Page 142 – * To turn daylight saving time on or off, highlight; To switch between home and travel destination time zones:; Time Zones; Select highlighted time zone. Clock; Location
  • Page 143 – 16–118), the folders option in the setup menu; Release Speed; Priority given to quality of preview image.; Quick; Horizontal; is set to
  • Page 144 – Review Options; Pictures are not displayed after shooting.; Brightness; “Brightness” and “Hue”
  • Page 145 – controls which display activates when; Viewfi nder turns on at startup.; Welcome Screen; No welcome screen displayed when camera is turned on.; Nikon
  • Page 146 – is selected, fi le numbering will begin from
  • Page 147 – controls the “beep” made by the cam-; Shutter Sound; Camera beeps once to confi rm that:
  • Page 148 – Using an AC Adapter; indefi nitely after the camera display has turned off.; This menu contains the following options:; Specify function performed by; Controls
  • Page 149 – Assigning frequently-used functions to the; button is pressed. If desired, the button
  • Page 150 – Shot Confi rmation; option is set; OFF
  • Page 151 – confi gures the camera for connection to a com-; Reset All; Restore settings to default values.; to
  • Page 152 – Time and date do not appear on pictures.; Date Imprint
  • Page 153 – echnical Notes; Technical Notes; • Additional EN-EL7 rechargeable Li-ion batteries are available; Use Only Nikon-Approved Flash Accessories; Optional Accessories
  • Page 154 – Memory Cards; cards from the camera.; Approved Memory Cards
  • Page 155 – CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT; Caring for Your Camera
  • Page 156 – Cleaning; Lens / Electronic Viewfi nder; Notes on the Monitor and Electronic Viewfi nder; tact your Nikon service representative.
  • Page 157 – Storage; televisions or radios; Batteries; with local regulations.
  • Page 158 – Display; Error accessing memory card.; FORMAT; and press; Err; appears in control panel.; Error Messages
  • Page 159 – ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN; MONITOR OFF
  • Page 160 – LENS ERROR; OK; to exit Picture Project. Turn; Resume; to exit
  • Page 161 – Electronically-Controlled Cameras; Problem; Troubleshooting
  • Page 164 – PictureProject Reference Manual; Specifi cations
  • Page 166 – 00 g (14 oz) without battery or memory card; MH-56 Battery Charger; Nikon EN-EL7 re charge able Li-ion batteries
  • Page 167 – Index
  • Page 170 – The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography; DIGITAL CAMERA
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Page 2 - Trademark Information

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Page 3 - Symbols and Conventions; Quick Start Guide

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Page 4 - ii; For Your Safety; WARNINGS

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