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DIGITAL CAMERA
User's Manual
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Where to Find It Find what you’re looking for from: ➜ pp. viii–xiii The Table of Contents i Find items by function or menu name. ➜ The Q&A Index pp. iv–vii i Know what you want to do but don’t know the function name? Find it from the “question and answer” index. The Index ➜ pp. 276–278 i Search by key word. Error Messages ➜ pp. 255–257 i If a warning is displayed in the control panel, viewfinder, or monitor, find the solution here. Troubleshooting ➜ pp. 250–254 i Camera behaving unexpectedly?
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Package Contents Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera. Memory cards are sold separately. ❏ D90 digital camera ❏ Body cap ❏ BM-10 LCD monitor ❏ DK-5 eyepiece cap (pg. 3) (pp. 3, 240) cover (pg. 17) (pg. 17) ❏ EN-EL3e ❏ MH-18a quick ❏ AN-DC1 strap ❏ BS-1 accessory shoe rechargeable charger with power (pg. 17) cover (pg. 233) Li-ion battery with cable (pg. 22) terminal cover (pp. 22, 23) ❏ EG-D2 audio/video ❏ UC-E4 USB cable cable (pg. 146) (pp. 149, 151) ❏ Warranty ❏ Us
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Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions; information that should be read before use to D prevent damage to the camera. This icon marks notes; information that should be read before using the A camera. Trademark Information A Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks, or trademarks of M
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Introduction X Basic Photography and Playback s More on Photography (All Modes) h P, S, A, and M Modes t More on Playback I Connections Q The Playback Menu o The Shooting Menu i Custom Settings L The Setup Menu g The Retouch Menu u Recent Settings / My Menu w v Technical Notes n iii
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Q&A Index Find what you’re looking for using this “question and answer” index. New Features Question Key phrase See page Can I use the monitor as a viewfinder? Live view 43 How do I shoot movies? Recording movies 50 Can I control how photos are processed? Picture Controls 108 How do I preserve details in shadows and Active D-Lighting 119 highlights? How do I keep the subject in focus when changing 3D-tracking 173 the composition? How do I remove dust from the low-pass filter Clean Image Senso
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Camera Setup Question Key phrase See page 131, How do I stop parts of my photos from blinking? Photo info, highlights 163 How do I focus the viewfinder? Viewfinder focus 32 How do I keep the monitor from turning off? Monitor off 180 How do I set the clock? How do I set the clock for daylight saving time? World time 204 How do I change time zones when I travel? How do I adjust monitor brightness? LCD brightness 202 How do I restore default settings? Two-button reset 75 How do I turn off the ligh
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Taking Photographs Question Key phrase See page Is there an easy way to take snapshots? Auto mode 34 Is there an easy way to take more creative shots? Scene modes 41 j mode 34 Can I take pictures without the flash? Flash mode 71 ISO sensitivity 74 How do I bring out a portrait subject? Portrait mode 41 How can I get good landscape shots? Landscape mode 41 How do I take close ups of small objects? Close-up mode 42 How do I “freeze” a moving subject? Sports mode 42 Can I include night backgrounds
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Viewing and Retouching Photographs Question Key phrase See page Can I view my photographs on the camera? Camera playback 48, 128 Can I view more information about photos? Photo info 129 49, 140, How do I get rid of an unwanted photo? Deleting individual photos 162 Can I delete several photos at once? Delete 162 Can I zoom in on pictures to make sure they’re in Playback zoom 138 focus? Can I protect photos from accidental deletion? Protect 139 Is there an automatic playback (“slide show”) Pictm
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Table of Contents Q&A Index ................................................................................................................................... iv For Your Safety ........................................................................................................................ xiv Notices........................................................................................................................................ xvi Introduction 1 Overview.........................
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m Sports.................................................................................................................................42 o Night Portrait ..................................................................................................................42 Framing Pictures in the Monitor (Live View)..................................................................43 Basic Playback ...................................................................................................
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Picture Controls..................................................................................................................... 108 Selecting Nikon Picture Controls....................................................................................109 Modifying Existing Picture Controls ..............................................................................110 Creating Custom Picture Controls..................................................................................113 Sharin
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Slide Show.......................................................................................................................... 164 Print Set (DPOF) ............................................................................................................... 164 C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options.................................................................. 165 Set Picture Control.......................................................................................................
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d9: LCD Illumination .......................................................................................................183 d10: Exposure Delay Mode...........................................................................................183 d11: Flash Warning..........................................................................................................183 d12: MB-D80 Battery Type ............................................................................................184 e: B
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Straighten .......................................................................................................................... 221 Distortion Control ........................................................................................................... 222 Fisheye ................................................................................................................................ 222 Side-by-Side Comparison...................................................................
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For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol: This icon marks warnings. To prevent possible injury, read all warnings before using A this Nikon p
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Observe proper precautions when handling Observe proper precautions when handling the A A batteries quick charger Batteries may leak or explode if • Keep dry. Failure to observe this improperly handled. Observe the precaution could result in fire or electric following precautions when handling shock. batteries for use in this product: • Dust on or near the metal parts of the • Use only batteries approved for use in plug should be removed with a dry this equipment. cloth. Continued use could
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Notices • No part of the manuals included with this • Nikon will not be held liable for any product may be reproduced, transmitted, damages resulting from the use of this transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or product. translated into any language in any form, • While every effort has been made to by any means, without Nikon’s prior ensure that the information in these written permission. manuals is accurate and complete, we • Nikon reserves the right to change the would appreciate i
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Notices for Customers in Canada CAUTION ATTENTION This Class B digital apparatus complies with Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est Canadian ICES-003. conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries: • This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household wa
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Disposing of Data Storage Devices Please note that deleting images or formatting memory cards or other data storage devices does not completely erase the original image data. Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available software, potentially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data. Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user’s responsibility. Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another pe
