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DIGITAL CAMERA
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User's Manual
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To display the setup menu, press MENUand select the y (setup menu) tab. MENU button ® 6 ÷ The setup menu contains the following options: 236 Formatmemorycard Auto imagerotation 239 75 Saveusersettings ImageDustOff ref photo 240 76 Resetusersettings Battery info 242 237 Wirelesstransmitter 181 LCDbrightness 284 Cleanimagesensor Copyrightinformation 243 286 Lockmirrorupforcleaning1 Save/loadsettings 244 Videomode 237 6PS 162 HDMI 194 Virtual horizon 245 Flickerreduction 237 Non-CPU lensdata 159 Ti
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Press • or • to choose monitor brightness. Choose higher values for increased brightness, lower values for reduced brightness. [] Live View See page 49 for information on adjusting monitor brightness in live view or during movie recording. When connecting the camera to a television or VCR via the video connector, be sure the camera video mode matches the device video standard (NTSC or PAL). Reduce flicker and banding when shooting under fluorescent or mercury-vapor lighting during live view or m
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Choose a language for camera menus and messages. The following options are available. Option Czech Nederlands Dutch Arabic _:e_tina Dansk Danish Traditional Norsk Norwegian Chinese German Deutsch Polski Polish Simplified English Portugu_s Portuguese English Chinese Espahol Spanish PyccK_ Russia n French Japanese Suomi Finnish Eran_ais Korean Indonesian Indonesia Svenska Swedish Italiano Italian Thai T_rk_:e Turkish Dq_q_/l_J Add a comment to new photographs as they are taken. Comments can be vie
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Photographs taken whileOnisselected contain information oncamera orientation, allowing themto berotated automatically during playback (_ 163) orwhenviewed inViewNX 2(supplied) orinCapture NX2(available separately; _ 281). The following orientations arerecorded: Landscape (wide) Camera rotated 90 ° Camera rotated 90 ° often tation clockwise coun ter-clockwise Camera orientation is not recorded when Off is selected. Choose this option when panning or taking photographs with the lens pointing up or
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Acquire reference data for the Image Dust Off option in Capture NX 2 (available separately; for more information, see the Capture NX 2 manual). Image Dust Off ref photo is available only when a CPU lens is mounted on the camera. A lens with a focal length of at least 50 mm is recommended. When using a zoom lens, zoom all the way in. Choose a start option. Highlight one of the following options and press _). To exit without acquiring image dust off data, press MENU. ® • Start:The message shown at
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3 Acquire dust off reference data. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to acquire image Dust Off reference data. The monitor turns off when the shutter-release button is pressed. Note that noise reduction will be performed if the subject is poorly lit, increasing recording times. If the reference object is too bright or too dark, the camera may be unable to acquire Image Dust Off reference data and the message shown at right will be displayed. Choose another reference objec
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View information on the battery currently inserted in the camera. Description Bat.meter The current battery level expressed as a percentage. The number of times the shutter has been released with the current battery since the battery was last charged. Note that the camera may sometimes Pic.meter release the shutter without recording a photograph, for example when measuring preset white balance. A five-level display showing battery age. 0 (_l) indicates that battery performance is unimpaired, 4 (
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Add copyright information to new photographs as they are taken. Copyright information is visible on the fourth shooting data page in the photo information display (_ 169) and can be viewed as metadata in ViewNX 2 (supplied) or in Capture NX 2 (available separately; _ 281 ). • Done: Save changes and return to the setup menu. • Artist: Enter a photographer name as described on page 137. Photographer names can be up to 36 characters long. • Copyright: Enter the name of the copyright holder as descr
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Select Save settings to save the following settings to the memory card in Slot I (if the memory card is full, an error will be displayed; _ 306). Option ..... ='_--Me°nu _I_ _!! Option Display mode Custom All Custom Settings except Reset Image review settings custom settings Playback Afte r d el ete Clean image sensor Video mode Rotate tall HDMI _g Flicker reduction Role played by card in Slot 2 Time zone and date (excepting Image quality date and time) Image size Setup Language JPEG compression
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Display avirtualhorizon based oninformation fromthecamera tilt sensor. Thereference lineisdisplayed ingreen when the camera islevel. [I_ Tilting the Camera The virtual horizon display is not accurate when the camera is tilted Reference line at a sharp angle forward or back. If the camera is unable to measure tilt, the amount of tilt will not be displayed. [] Viewfinder Virtual Horizon If Viewfinder virtual horizon is assigned to the Fnor depth-of-field _review button using Custom Setting f3 (Ass
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Fine-tune focus for up to 12 lens types. AF tuning is not recommended in most situations and may interfere with normal focus; use only when required. 'O_ption _'_'_ Description AFfine tune On: Turn AF tuning on. (On/Off) Off: Turn AF tuning off. Move focal Current Tune AF for the current lens (CPU lenses only). p oin t a way Press • or • to choose a value between +20 and value from camera. Savedvalue -20. Values for up to 12 lens types can be stored. Only one value can be stored for each type of
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This optionisdisplayed onlywhen anEye-Fi memory card (available separately from third-party suppliers) isinserted inthecamera. Choose Enable to upload photographs toapreselected destination. Note thatpictures willnotbeuploaded if signal strength isinsufficient. Observe alllocallaws concerning wireless devices andchoose Disable where wireless devices areprohibited. When anEye-Fi card isinserted, itsstatus isindicated byanicon intheinformation display: • _: Eye-Fi upload disabled. • _: Eye-Fi uplo
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To display the retouch menu, press MENU and select the Fall(retouch menu) tab. MENU button The options in the retouch menu are used to create trimmed or retouched copies of existing pictures. The retouch menu is only displayed when a memory card containing photographs is inserted in the camera. 251 "_'D D-Lighting t'. Straighten 261 251 (_ Distortioncontrol 261 <_ Red-eyecorrection 252 Trim [] Fisheye 261 [31 Monochrome 253 _' Coloroutline 262 C) Filtereffects 254 _r Colorsketch 262 _%_ Colorbal
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Creating Retouched Copies To create a retouched copy: Display retouch options. Highlight the desired item in the retouch menu and press I_. 2 Select a picture. Highlight a picture and press _) (to view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the button; to view images in other locations as ® described on page 164, hold BKTand press A). [] Retouch The camera may not be able to display or retouch images created with other devices. 3 Select retouch options. For more information, see the
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[] Creating Retouched Copies During Playback Retouched copies can also be created during playback. Display picture full frame and Highlight an option and Create retouched copy. press o_. press o_. 250
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D-lighting brightens shadows, making it ideal for dark or backlit photographs. Before After Press • or • to choose the amount of correction performed. The effect can be previewed in the edit display. Press _) to copy the photograph. This option is used to correct "red-eye" caused by the flash, and is available only with photographs taken using the flash. The photograph selected for red-eye correction is previewed as shown at right. Confirm the effects of red-eye correction and create a copy as d
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Create a cropped copy of the selected photograph. The selected photograph is displayed with the selected crop shown in yellow; create a cropped copy as described in the following table. __WI,_,,I_7777_0_____777777 .......Us-e--' Description Reducesizeof crop Press the 91_ button to reduce the size of the crop. Press the o_button to increase the size of the crop. Increasesizeof crop Rotate the main command dial to switch between aspect Changecrop aspectratio ratios of 3 : 2,4 : 3, 5 : 4, 1 : 1,an
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Copy photographs in Black-and-white, Sepia, or Cyanotype (blue and white monochrome). _ncrease Selecting Sepia or Cyanotype displays a preview of saturation the selected image; press • to increase color saturation, • to decrease. Press _) to create a monochrome copy. Decrease saturation 253
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Choose from the following filter effects. After adjusting filter effects as described below, press Q to copy the photograph. _-_!_-0°i)ti°on -'T-'_'_ Description Creates the effect of a skylight filter, making the Skylight picture less blue. The effect can be previewed in the monitor as shown at right. Creates a copy with warm tone filter effects, giving the Warm filter copy a "warm" red cast. The effect can be previewed in the monitor. Redintensifier Intensify reds (Red intensifier), greens (Gr
