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Printing Photographs

To print selected JPEG pictures on a PictBridge printer via a direct USB connection,
follow the steps below.

Connecting the Printer

Connect the camera using the supplied UC-E6 USB cable.

1

Turn the camera off.

2

Connect the US

B

cable.

Turn the printer on and connect the USB cable as shown. Do not use force or
attempt to insert the connectors at an angle.

Take photographs

Select photographs for printing using

DPOF print

order

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Connect camera to printer (see below)

Print photographs one at a

time (

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Print multiple photographs

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Create index prints

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Disconnect USB cable

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Printing Via Direct USB Connection

Be sure the EN-EL14 battery is fully charged or use an optional EH-5b AC adapter and EP-5A
power connector. When taking photographs to be printed via direct USB connection, set

Color space

to

sRGB

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0

153).

D

USB Hubs

Connect the camera directly to the printer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub.

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Summary of Contents for D5100

Page 1: ...Nikon DIGITAL CAMERA Userls Manual ...

Page 2: ... icon in Computer or My Computer Windows or on the desktop Macintosh 3 Double click the INDEX pdf icon to display a language selection screen and click a language to display the Reference Manual Additional information on camera menus and other topics can be found using the camera s on board help system as described on page 8 of this guide Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the infor...

Page 3: ...lease Mode 28 Focus 32 Image Quality and Size 35 Using the Built in Flash 37 ISO Sensitivity 40 Interval Timer Photography 41 P S A and M Modes 43 I1iJ Live View Movies Framing Photographs in the Monitor 44 Recording Movies 51 Viewing Movies 54 iii Special Effects Shooting with Special Effects 55 aViewNX 2 Installing ViewNX 2 61 Using ViewNX 2 63 UTechnical Notes Compatible CPU Lenses 65 Other Acc...

Page 4: ...n infant or child Placing the camera strap around the neck ofan infant or child could result in strangulation it Observe caution when using the flash Using the camera with the flash in close contact with the skin or other objects could cause burns Using the flash close to the subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed when photographing infants when t...

Page 5: ...he proper configuration for the power outlet if needed This power unit is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment Using other interface cables may exceed the limits of Class BPart 15 of the FCC rules CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user be notified that any changes or ...

Page 6: ...lease 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 da...

Page 7: ...e paper money coins securities government bonds or local government bonds even if such copies or reproductions are stamped Sample The copying or reproduction of paper money coins or securities which are circulated in a foreign country is prohibited Unless the prior permission of the government has been obtained the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the govern...

Page 8: ...erviced Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera on a trip take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product malfunction Camera Settings The explanations in this manual assume that default settings are used Lif...

Page 9: ...ery with terminalcover D MH 24 battery charger plug adaptersuppliedin countries or regions where required shape depends on countryofsale D ViewNX2 CO D Reference CD D User s Manual this booklet D Warranty D Quick Start Guide D EG CP 14 audio video AN cable Purchasers ofthe lens kit option should confirm that the package also includes a lens Memory cards are sold separately Attaching the Strap Atta...

Page 10: ...n Shutter release button 18 19 Power switch 3 8 AF assist illuminator Self timer lamp 30 Red eye reduction lamp 39 II Infrared receiver front 30 1m Body cap 1 16 mCPU contacts 65 mBuilt in flash 20 37 I flash mode button 39 Oit flash compensation button II Speaker ID Focal plane mark e 1m Eyelet for camera strap 1 iii Microphone 51 53 mConnector cover I self timer button 31 Fn function button 1m M...

Page 11: ... L button 51 o n protect button 1m Command dial 23 43 55 m B playback button 26 II Memory card slot cover 13 III Multi selector 8 III OK button 8 I 27 I M a3 f9 44 I un delete button 1 1 c i 27 I Power connector cover for optional power connector mBattery chamber cover latch mBattery chamber cover I E thumbnail playback zoom out button 27 help button 8 ED Battery latch 12 15 181 The Power Switch R...

Page 12: ...ects during shooting Pll Night vision CD 56 Selective color Color sketch CD 57 59 CD 56 58 1 Silhouette CD 57 Miniature effect mHigh key CD 57 CD 56 58 III Low key CD 57 Scene Modes The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial Match your selection to the scene being photographed 7 Portrait CD 21 Sports CD 22 Landscape CD 21 Close up CD 22 S Child CD 22 ...

Page 13: ...d Self portraits Use for self portraits in live view The monitor shows a mirror image of what will appear in the final picture Using the Monitor Rotate the monitor gently within the limits shown Do notuse force Failure to observe these precautions could damage the connection between the monitor and the camera body To protect the monitor when the camera is not in use fold it back face down against ...

Page 14: ... indicator ID Battery indicator 17 III GPS connection indicator mEye Fi connection indicator mHelp icon 72 II ADL bracketing amount I Exposure indicator Exposure compensation indicator Bracketing progress indicator Number of exposures remaining 17 White balance recording indicator Capture mode indicator I K appears when memory 17 17 18 Shooting mode auto c1 auto flash off 18 Scene modes 21 P S A a...

Page 15: ...compensation display Electronic rangefinder ID Flash compensation indicator mExposure compensation indicator III Auto ISO sensitivity indicator Number of exposures remaining 17 Number of shots remaining before memory buffer fills 29 White balance recording indicator Exposure compensation value Flash compensation value Capture mode indicator ISO sensitivity 40 1m Warning indicator 72 The Viewfinder...

Page 16: ... in current menu Current settings are shown by icons Menuoptions Options in current menu 0 Ifa 8 icon is displayed at the bottom left corner ofthe monitor help can be displayed by pressing the button Press or to scroll through the display Press again to return to the menus Using Camera Menus The multi selector and button are used to navigate the camera menus Move cursor up _ button select highligh...

Page 17: ...menu Press or to select the desired menu 4 Position the cursor in the selected menu Press to position the cursor in the selected menu S Highlight a menu item Press or to highlight a menu item PLAYBACK MENU t y optlOnI D5100 Image review 0N I l Rotate tall OFF Slide show DPOF Print order PLAYBACK MENU Delete 1iii t Playback folder D5100 I Playback dISplay OPtlOnl Image review 0N r Slide show DPOF p...

Page 18: ...he menus and return to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway CD 19 II B PlaybackMenu Options Delete Image review Playback folder Rotate tall Playback display options IIQ ShootingMenu Options 10 Reset shooting menu Storage folder Image quality Image size White balance Set Picture Control Manage Picture Control Long exposure NR High ISONR ISO sensitivity settings Release mode Multip...

Page 19: ... Fi upload Info displayformat Time zone and date Firmware version Auto info display Clean image sensor Lock mirror up for cleaning Video mode Language Image comment Auto image rotation Image Dust Offref photo Only available when compatible Eye Fi memory card is inserted II RetouchMenu Options 0 D Lighting NEF RAW processing Red eye correction Resize Trim Quick retouch Monochrome Straighten Filtere...

Page 20: ...w 0 32 of or above 40 104 of failure to observe this precaution could damage the battery or impair its performance apacity may be reduced and charging times may increase at battery temperatures from 0 0 32 of to 15 C 59 of and from 45 113 of to 60 C 140 oF The battery will not charge if its temperature is below 0 O 32 OF or above 60 O 140 F lfthe CHARGE lamp flickers during charging confirm that t...

Page 21: ... Info display format 1m i l t Auto mfo display ON r Clean image sensor II Lock mirror UP for cleanmg Video mode ill HDMI 4 Attach a lens Be careful to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens or body cap is removed Keeping marks aligned position lens on camera then rotate until lens clicks into place Autofocus is available with AF S lenses The lens kit option includes an AF S lens for i...

Page 22: ...ted item n Select highlighted item ordisplay l OK I sub menu 1 Move cursor down Select daylight saving Set time and date time option Select language Select time zone Select date format Note The language and date time can bechanged at any time using the Language and Time zone and date options in the setup menu rn 11 14 The Camera Clock The camera clock is less accurate than most watches and househo...

Page 23: ...ject into clear focus in the viewfinder If necessary viewfinder focus can be further adjusted using optional corrective lenses Removing the Battery To remove the battery turn the camera off and open the battery chamber cover Press the battery latch in the direction shown by the arrow to release the battery and then remove the battery by hand Memory Cards Memory cards may be hot after use Observe d...

Page 24: ... while turning the lens clockwise After removing the lens replace the lens caps and camera body cap Write protect switch 16 Vibration Reduction Do not turn the camera off or remove the lens while vibration reduction is in effect If power to the lens is cut while vibration reduction is on the lens may rattle when shaken This is not a malfunction and can be corrected by reattaching the lens and turn...

Page 25: ...ewfinder show the number of photographs that can be stored on the memory card values over 1 000 are rounded down to the nearest hundred e g values between 1 200 and 1 299 are shown as 1 2 K If a warning is displayed stating that there is not enough memory for additional photographs insert another memory card CD 13 or delete some photos CD 26 125 FS O l 25 FS 5 Description Battery fully charged Bat...

Page 26: ...o auto 3 Ready the camera When framing photographs in the viewfinder hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your left Keep your elbows propped lightly against your torso for support and place one foot half a pace ahead of the other to keep your upper body stable In 1 mode shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor use of a tripod is recommended 4 Frame the phot...

Page 27: ...ton The camera has a two stage shutter release button The camera focuses when the shutter release button is pressed halfway To take the photograph press the shutter release button the rest of the way down Access lamp 0 r 2 7 Shoot Smoothly press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to release the shutter and record the photograph The access lamp next to lId the memory card slot cove...

Page 28: ... flash will pop up automatically when the shutter release button is pressed halfway If the flash is raised photographs can only be taken when the flash ready indicator is displayed If the flash ready indicator is not displayed the flash is charging remove your finger briefly from the shutter release button and try again II Auto Meter Off The viewfinder and information display will turn off if no o...

Page 29: ...es OJ 18 20 The Mode Dial The following scenes can be selected with the mode Mode dial diaI r EJ Use for portraits with soft natural looking skin tones If the subject is far from the background or a telephoto lens is used background details will be softened to lend the composition a sense of depth Use for vivid landscape shots in daylight The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use o...

Page 30: ...tural Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for dynamic sports shots in which the main subject stands out clearly The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off Use for close up shots of flowers insects and other small objects a macro lens can be used to focus at very close ranges Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur ...

Page 31: ...the background in portraits taken under low light Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur Reduce noise and unnatural colors when photographing night landscapes including street lighting and neon signs The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur eCJ l tll JyfllJ ll c C 7 t _ ffi C _ C Capture the effects of indoor background lighting U...

Page 32: ...ises The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use of atripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor _ _ z _ T f Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before dawn or after sunset The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor Use for portraits of active pets The AF assist illuminator...

Page 33: ... featuring expanses of blossoms The built in flash turns off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor Captures the brilliant reds and yellows in autumn leaves The built in flash turns off use ofatripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor Use for vivid photographs of food Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur the flash can also be used OJ 37 E 2...

Page 34: ...wed by pressing the B button 1 Press the B button A photograph will be displayed in the monitor B button 26 2 View additional pictures Additional pictures can be displayed by pressing or or rotating the command dial To view additional information on the current photograph press and T To end playback and return to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway ...

Page 35: ...t Press t when the cursor is in the date list to return to 72 frame playback Thumbnail list Date list To delete the photograph currently displayed in full frame playback or highlighted in thumbnail playback or the thumbnail list press the iiii button A confirmation dialog will be displayed press the iiii button again to delete the image and return to playback to exit without deleting the picture p...

Page 36: ...Shutter is released when shutter release buttononoptional ML L3 ote control is pressed OJ 30 _ IQuietshutterrelease As for single frame except that mirror does not click back into place rID I while shutter release button is fully pressed allowing user to control timing of click made by mirror which is also quieter than in single frame mode Also beep does not Isound when camera focuses keeping nois...

Page 37: ...ove the memorycard or remove or disconnect the powersource until the access lamp has gone out If the camera is 1 1 switched off while data remain in the buffer the power will not turn off until all images in the 121 buffer have been recorded Ifthe battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer the shutter release will be disabled and the images transferred to the memory card II Buffer Size...

Page 38: ... focus and then press the button the lE rest of the way down The self timer lamp will start to blink and a beep will begin to sound Two L L LL seconds before the photo is taken the lamp will stop blinking and the beeping will become more rapid The shutter will be released ten seconds after the timer starts Remote control mode From a distance of 5 m 16ft or less aim the transmitter on the ML L3 at ...

Page 39: ...effect or after the self IQ timer has started If the flash is required the camera will only respond to the ML L3 shutter release button once the flash has charged In auto or scene modes in which the flash pops up automatically the flash will begin charging when a remote control mode is selected once the flash is charged it will automatically pop up and fire when required Note that only one photogr...

Page 40: ...be released if camera is able to focus I IFor moving subjects Camera focuses continuously while shutter Irelease button is pressed halfway If subject moves camera will engage Ipredictive focus tracking to predict final distance to subject and adjust Ifocus as necessary At default settings shutter can only be released if Icamera is able to focus MF M If IFocus using the lens focus ring ifthe lens i...

Page 41: ...rm well under the conditions listed below The shutter release may be disabled if the camera is unable to focus under these conditions or the in focus indicator e may be displayed and the camera may sound a beep allowing the shutter to be released even when the subject is not in focus In these cases focus manually or use focus lock to focus on another subject at the same distance and then recompose...

Page 42: ...elects focus point using multi selector iIf subject moves after camera has focused camera uses 3D tracking Ito select new focus point and keep focus locked on original subject Iwhile shutter release button is pressed halfway If subject leaves Iviewfinder remove your finger from shutter release button and irecompose photograph with subject in selected focus point _ A u to a re a A F I Camera automa...

Page 43: ... 1 8 normal quality JPEG normal I JPEG I Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 16 basic quality JPEG basic i NEF RAW I Two images are recorded one NEF RAW image and one fine quality JPEG I image JPEGfine I NEF RAW I NEFf Two images are recorded one NEF RAW image and one normal quality JPEG normal I JPEG JPEG image Two images are recorded one NEF RAW image and one basic quality NEF...

Page 44: ...tor press the 0 button Press the 0 button again to place the cursor in the information display 2 Display image size options Highlight the current image size in the information display and press 3 Choose an image size Highlight an option and press To return to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway File Names Photographs are stored as image files with names of the form DSC_nnnn xxx ...

Page 45: ... a photograph is taken Ifthe flash does notpop up automatically DO NOTattempt to raise it by hand Failure to observe this precaution could damage the flash Using the Built in Flash P S A M and T Modes 1 Raise the flash Press the button to raise the flash 2 Choose a flash mode P S A and Mmodes only CD 38 3 Take pictures The flash will fire whenever a picture is taken button Lowering the Built in Fl...

Page 46: ... eye reduction SLOW Slow sync _ REAR Rear curtain slow sync SLOW appears in information display when setting is complete 1 Place the cursor in the information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the 0 button Press the 0 button again to place the cursor in the information display 2 Display flash mode options Highlight the current flash mode in the information displ...

Page 47: ... fires just before shutter closes creating a stream of light behind moving light sources below at right If this icon is not displayed flash will fire as the shutter opens front curtain sync the effect this produces with moving light sources is shown below at left Rear curtain sync Command dial button Front curtain sync Pal Choosing a Flash Mode The flash mode can also be selected by pressing the b...

Page 48: ...ighting conditions MOde AUTO f WI 0 l ill P 5 A M Other shooting modes ISOsensitivity AUTO 100 6400 in steps of 1 3 EV Hi 0 3 Hi 0 7 Hi 1 Hi 2 AUTO 100 6400 in steps of 1 3 EV Hi 0 3 Hi 0 7 Hi 1 Hi 2 1 Place the cursor in the information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the O button Press the O button again to place the cursor in the information display 0 butto...

Page 49: ...nterval timer shooting Press the MENU button to display the menus Highlight Interval timer shooting in the shooting menu and press MENU button 2 Choose a starting time Choose from the following starting triggers To start shooting immediately highlight Now and press Shooting begins about 3 s after settings are completed proceed to Step 3 Tochoose astarting time highlight Start time and press to dis...

Page 50: ...to the memory card may vary from shot to shot the interval between a shot being recorded and the start of the next shot may vary II Cover the Viewfinder To prevent light entering via the viewfinder interfering with exposure remove the rubber eyecup and cover the viewfinder with the supplied DK S eyepiece cap OJ 31 III Other Settings Settings can not be adjusted during interval timer photography Re...

Page 51: ...ser rotates command dial to choose apertu re camera selects A IAperture priority auto shutter speed for best results Use to blur background or bring both foreground and background into focus I User rotates command dial to choose shutter speed presses I M Manual I button and rotates command dial to choose aperture Set _L I _utte eed to Bulb or Time for long time exposures _ Shutter Speed and Apertu...

Page 52: ... as Focus described on page 47 point 1 Rotate the live view switch The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will be displayed in the camera monitor The subject will no longer be visible in the viewfinder 4 Take the picture Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down The monitor turns off and the lE memory card access lamp lights during recording Do not remove the batte...

Page 53: ...ime IFor moving subje ct s C a m e ra f o cu s e s co n t in uously during live view and servo AF movie recording MFM I f Focus manually For information on manual focus see the Reference anua ocus M I CD anua on _ _ J _ 1 Place the cursor in the information display Press the D button to place the cursor in the information display D button 2 Display focus options Highlight the current focus mode in...

Page 54: ... portrait subjects Use the multi selector to select the focus point Use for pin point focus on a selected spot in the frame A tripod is recommended Subject tracking AF Track a selected subject as it moves through the frame 1 Place the cursor in the information display Press the D button to place the cursor in the information display 0 button 2 Display AF area modes Highlight the current AF area mo...

Page 55: ... Use the multi selector to move the focus point anywhere in the frame or press to position the focus point in the center of the frame Focus point Focus point subject tracking AF Position the focus point over your subject and press The focus point will track the selected subject as it moves through the frame To end focus tracking press a second time Focus point Subject Tracking The camera may be un...

Page 56: ... AF area mode The current AF area mode I 46 Time remaining i j The recording time remaining in movie mode I 51 movie mode Movie frame size The frame size of movies recorded in movie mode I 53 I Focus point The current focus point The display varies with the option I 47 selected for AF area mode i L __ Live View Display Options Press the 1m button to cycle through display options as shown below Sho...

Page 57: ...Metering in live view is adjusted to suit the live view display producing photographs with exposure close to what is seen in the monitor In P S A and I ll modes exposure can be adjusted by 5 EV in increments of 1h EV Note that the effects of values over 3 EVor under 3 EV can not be previewed in the monitor Using Autofocus in Live View Autofocus is slower in live view and the monitor may brighten o...

Page 58: ...matically to prevent damage to the camera s internal circuits exit live view when the camera is not in use Note that the temperature of the camera s internal circuits may rise and noise bright spots randomly spaced bright pixels or fog may be displayed in the following instances the camera may also become noticeably warm but this does not indicate a malfunction The ambient temperature is high The ...

Page 59: ... movie record button to start recording the camera can record both video and sound do not cover the microphone on the front of the camera during recording A recording indicator and the time available are displayed in the monitor Except in 8 and modes exposure can be locked by pressing the AE UAF L button or in modes P S A M and altered by up to 3 EV in steps of 1 3 EV using exposure compensation N...

Page 60: ...precaution could result in damage to the camera s internal circuitry Live view may end automatically to prevent damage to the camera s internal circuits exit live view when the camera is not in use Note that the temperature of the camera s internal circuits may rise and noise bright spots randomly spaced bright pixels or fog may be displayed in the following instances the camera may also become no...

Page 61: ... x 424 f 3 I 4 Mbps 2 Mbps I 1Sl I 25 ps I I 1 Available when NTSC is selected for Video mode 2 Not output to televisions or other external displays during recording 3 Available when PAL is selected for Video mode 4 Movies recorded in miniature effect mode are up to 3 minutes long when played back Microphone Selecting Microphone off turns sound recording off selecting any other option turns record...

Page 62: ...ep pressed to skip Advance Ito beginning or end of movie first frame is indicated by icon rewind Iin top right corner of monitor last frame by If playback is 7 A d j us t v o u m e I E Press G to increase volume E to decrease Edit movie 1 To edit movie press AE UAF L while movie is paused Return to full f I b k I J B Press A or B to eXit to full frame playback rame p ay ac l 7 1 _ Exit to shooting...

Page 63: ...G is selected for image quality in or mode only the JPEG images will be recorded OJ 35 If NEF RAW is selected fine quality JPEG photographs will be recorded instead of NEF RAW images Theilcon If a i icon is displayed in or mode no pictures will be taken while the shutter release button is pressed in continuous release mode The Retouch Menu The Color sketch Miniature effect and Selective color opti...

Page 64: ...w CIJ 44 note that the display refresh rate drops when live view is in effect and that the frame rate drops in continuous release mode Autofocus is not available during movie recording Distant subjects appear as miniatures Miniature effect movies play back at high speed compressing 30 to 45 minutes of footage shot at 1920 x 1080 30 fps into a movie that plays back in about 3 minutes The effect can...

Page 65: ...nded when lighting is poor Silhouette subjects against bright backgrounds The built in flash turns off use of a tripod is recommended when lighting is poor Use with bright scenes to create bright images that seem filled with light The built in flash turns off Use with dark scenes to create dark somber images with prominent highlights The built in flash turns off use of atripod is recommended when ...

Page 66: ... also makes colors more saturated Press to exit when settings are complete To exit live view rotate the live view switch The selected settings will continue in effect and will apply to photographs taken using the viewfinder II I Miniature Effect 1 Select live view Rotate the live view switch to raise the mirror and display the view through the lens in the monitor 2 Position the focus point 0 I l I...

Page 67: ...he viewfinder II Selective Color 1 Select live view Rotate the live view switch to raise the mirror and display the view through the lens in the monitor Selected color 3 Select a color Frame an object in the white square in the center of the display and press to choose the color of the object as one that will remain in the final image the camera may have difficulty detecting unsaturated colors cho...

Page 68: ... boxes at the top of the display and repeat Steps 3 and 4 to select another color Repeat for a third color if desired To deselect the highlighted color press Wi or press and hold Wi to remove all colors 60 6 Return to the live view display Press to return to live view During shooting only objects of the selected hues will be recorded in color all others will be recorded in black and white To exit ...

Page 69: ... 1 Start the computer and insert the installer CD Windows MacOS Welcome Double click Welcome icon t Il h t II Select I r language ciA I 0 I Click Next CD Select region ifrequired Double click icon on desktop NlI N1 2 Select a language Ifthe desired language is not available click Region Selection to choose a different region and then choose the desired language the Region Selection button is not a...

Page 70: ... editing 2 6 GHz or better Core 2 Duo H 264 movies editing 2 6 GHz or better I Core 2 Duo EI j Pre installed versions of Windows 7 Home Basic I i Home Premium Professional Enterprise Ultimate I Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium as Business Enterprise Ultimate Service Pack 2 or I Windows XP Home Edition Professional Service IPack 3 All installed programs run as 32 bit applications in 64 bit edi...

Page 71: ...ilable separately from third party suppliers to the computer and insert the memory card If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a program select Nikon Transfer 2 Windows 7 If the dialog shown at right is displayed follow the steps below to select Nikon Transfer 2 1 Select Nikon Transfer 2 for Import pictures and videos Under Import pictures and videos click Change program A program selec...

Page 72: ...hen transfer is complete II Starting ViewNX 2 Manually Windows Double click the ViewNX 2 shortcut on the desktop Mac as Click the ViewNX 2 icon in the Dock IIRetouching Photographs To crop pictures and perform such tasks as adjusting sharpness and tone levels click the Edit button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar IIEditingMovies To perform such tasks as trimming unwanted footage from movies shot with the c...

Page 73: ...s to get the most from your camera Vibration Reduction VR supported with VR lenses 2 Spot metering meters selected focus point 3 Can not be used with shifting or tilting 4 The camera s exposure metering and flash control systems may not function as expected when the lens is shifted and or tilted or an aperture other than the maximum aperture is used Compatible CPU Lenses AI P NIKKOR 118 II v v i I...

Page 74: ...pters of 5 4 3 2 0 0 5 1 2 and 3 m 1 when the camera diopter adjustment control is in the neutral position 1 m 1 Use eyepiece correction lenses only if the desired focus can not be achieved with the built in diopter adjustment control 1 7 to 0 7 m 1 Test eyepiece correction lenses before purchase to ensure that the desired focus can be achieved The rubber eyecup can not be used with eyepiece corre...

Page 75: ...pproved for use in the D51 00 Cards with class 6 or faster write speeds are recommended for movie recording Recording may end unexpectedly when cards with slower write speeds are used I SD memory cards SDHC memorycirdsT TSDX memorycards3 1 I 1 SanDisk j 14 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 164 GB Toshiba I i i 1 i 1 Panasonic II 1 GB 2 GB 1 1 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 24 GB 1 48 GB 64 GB 132GB TeXarMecna1 i4 G...

Page 76: ...e glass elements are easily damaged Remove dust and lint with a blower If using an aerosol blower keep the can vertical to prevent the discharge of liquid To remove fingerprints and other stains apply a small amount of lens cleaner to a soft cloth and clean with care Remove dust and lint with a blower When removing fingerprints and other stains wipe the surface lightly with a soft cloth or chamois...

Page 77: ...sun or other strong light source for an extended period Intense light may cause the image sensor to deteriorate or produce a white blur effect in photographs Turn the product off before removing or disconnecting the power source Do not unplug the product or remove the battery while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could r...

Page 78: ...tting it away Store the battery in a cool dry place Replace the terminal cover before putting the battery away Notes on the monitor The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light This is common to all TFT LCD monitors and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded with the product are unaffected Images in the monitor may be difficult to see in a bright light Do ...

Page 79: ... will impair battery performance and the battery may not charge or charge only partially Wait for the battery to cool before charging Continuing to charge the battery after it is fully charged can impair battery performance Use the charger with compatible batteries only Unplug when not in use Do not move the charger or touch the battery during charging Failure to observe this precaution could in v...

Page 80: ...ffand then on CJl E iTurn camera off remove and replace battery and then I again blinks Iturn camera on again Battery level is low lEnd cleaning and turn camera offand recharge or replace Completeoperation and turn Ibattery camera offimmediately Clock not set iSet camera clock No SD card inserted E 111 ITurn camera off and confirm that card is correctly blinks i inserted Memory card is locked d IM...

Page 81: ...Card isfull Subject is too bright Subject is too dark No Bulb in Smode No Bulb in HDR mode Interval timer shooting 73 ...

Page 82: ...recording cool Foldercontains no images Folder selected for playback contains no images Insert another memory card or select a different folder Cannot displaythis file File has been created or modified using a computer or different make of camera or file is corrupt Cannot select this file No image for retouching Memory card does not contain NEF RAW images for use I with NEF RAW processing Check pr...

Page 83: ... JPEG formats Standard Neutral Vivid Monochrome Portrait Landscape selected Picture Control can be modified storage for custom Picture Controls SD Secure Digital SDHC and SDXC memory cards DCF Design Rule for Camera File System 2 0 DPOF Digital Print Order Format Exif 2 3 Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras PictBridge Viewfinder Eye level pentamirror single lens reflex viewfin...

Page 84: ...lor matrix metering II other CPU lenses Center weighted Weight of 75 given to 8 mm circle in center of frame Spot Meters 3 5 mm circle about 2 5 of frame centered on selected focus point Range ISO 100 f l 4 lens 20 C 68 OF Matrix or center weighted metering 0 20 EV Spot metering 2 20 EV Exposure meter coupling Mode CPU Auto modes auto auto fla Sil off programmed auto with flexible program P shutte...

Page 85: ...L i TTL balanced fill flash ancfstandard i TTL flash for digital 5LR using 420 pixel RG8 sensor are available with built in flash and 58 900 58 800 58 700 58 600 or 58 400 i TIL balanced fill flash is available when matrix or center weighted metering is selected Auto aperture Available with 58 900 58 800 and CPU lens Non TTL auto Supported flash units include 58 900 58 800 58 80DX 58 28DX 58 28 58...

Page 86: ...l frame rate 1 280 x 720 30 p 25 p 24 p high normal 640 x 424 30 p 25 p high normal A frame rate of 30 p actual frame rate 29 97 fps is available when NTSC is selected for video mode 25 p is available when PAL is selected for video mode Actual frame rate when 24 p is selected is 23 976 fps File format MOV Video compression H 264 MPEG 4 Advanced Video Coding Audio recording format Linear PCM Audio ...

Page 87: ...ean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Temperature Humidity Less than 85 no condensation Unless otherwise stated all figures are for a camera with afully charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20 O 68 OF Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice Nikon...

Page 88: ...ding 1aspherical element Angle ofview 76 28 50 Focal length scale Graduated in millimeters 18 24 35 45 55 Distance information Output to camera Zoom Manual zoom using independent zoom ring Focusing Autofocus controlled by Silent Wave Motor manual focus Vibration reduction Lens shift method using voice coil motors VCMs Minimumfocusdistance 0 28 m 0 9 ft from focal plane mark at all zoom positions D...

Page 89: ...ter release button has been pressed halfway for 3 s six shots are then taken in succession and monitor turned on for 4 sand then turned off cycle repeated once exposure meters have turned off The following can reduce battery life Using the monitor Keeping the shutter release button pressed halfway Repeated autofocus operations Taking NEF RAW photographs Slow shutter speeds Using a GP 1 GPs unit Us...

Page 90: ...of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION CE NIKON CORPORATION 2011 Nikon Corporation Printed in Thailand 6MB7 757 7 07 ...

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Page 92: ...are used Help Use the camera s on board help feature for help on menu items and other topics See page 11 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 A For Your Safety Before using the camera for the first time read the safety instructions in For Your Safety 0 x xv D This icon ma...

Page 93: ...on 0 1 sBasic Photography 0 25 zMore on Photography All Modes 0 35 tP S A and M Modes 0 61 xLive View 0 99 yRecording and Viewing Movies 0 107 Special Effects 0 115 IMore on Playback 0 123 QConnections 0 137 oThe Playback Menu 0 149 iThe Shooting Menu 0 151 LCustom Settings 0 156 gThe Setup Menu 0 167 uThe Retouch Menu 0 176 wRecent Settings vMy Menu 0 192 nTechnical Notes 0 197 ...

Page 94: ...self timer or a remote control 37 Can I reduce shutter noise in quiet surroundings 35 Focus Can I choose how the camera focuses 39 42 Can I choose the focus point 43 Image Quality and Size How do I take pictures for printing at large sizes 47 49 How can I get more pictures on the memory card Exposure Can I make photos brighter or darker 70 How do I preserve details in shadows and highlights 74 76 ...

Page 95: ... 23 Can I display a framing grid in the monitor 103 How do I set the camera clock 19 170 How do I format memory cards 22 How do I restore default settings 58 152 157 Is there any way to stop the camera beeping 161 How do I get help for a menu or message 11 224 Connections 0 How do I copy photos to a computer 137 138 How do I print photos 139 145 Can I print the date of recording on my photos 141 1...

Page 96: ...rt the Battery 15 Attach a Lens 17 Basic Setup 19 Insert a Memory Card 21 Format the Memory Card 22 Adjust Viewfinder Focus 23 Basic Photography 25 Battery Level and Card Capacity 25 Point and Shoot Photography i and j Modes 26 Creative Photography Scene Modes 30 The Mode Dial 30 k Portrait 30 l Landscape 30 p Child 31 m Sports 31 n Close up 31 Other Scenes 32 o Night Portrait 32 r Night Landscape...

Page 97: ...e Quality 47 Image Size 49 Using the Built in Flash 50 Flash Mode 51 ISO Sensitivity 54 Interval Timer Photography 56 Restoring Default Settings 58 P S A and M Modes 61 Shutter Speed and Aperture 61 Mode P Programmed Auto 62 Mode S Shutter Priority Auto 63 Mode A Aperture Priority Auto 64 Mode M Manual 65 Exposure 68 Metering 68 Autoexposure Lock 69 Exposure Compensation 70 Flash Compensation 72 P...

Page 98: ...ing and Viewing Movies 107 Recording Movies 107 Viewing Movies 110 Editing Movies 111 Trimming Movies 111 Saving Selected Frames 113 Special Effects 115 Shooting with Special Effects 115 Night Vision 116 g Color Sketch 116 Miniature Effect 116 3 Selective Color 117 1 Silhouette 117 2 High Key 117 3 Low Key 117 Options Available in Live View 118 More on Playback 123 Full Frame Playback 123 Photo In...

Page 99: ...tion Devices 147 Menu Guide 149 D The Playback Menu ManagingImages 149 Playback Folder 149 Playback Display Options 150 Image Review 150 Rotate Tall 150 C The Shooting Menu ShootingOptions 151 Reset shooting menu 152 Storage Folder 152 Auto Distortion Control 153 Color Space 153 Long Exposure NR 154 High ISO NR 154 ISO Sensitivity Settings 155 A Custom Settings Fine TuningCamera Settings 156 Reset...

Page 100: ...e Indicators 166 B The Setup Menu CameraSetup 167 Monitor Brightness 168 Info Display Format 168 Auto Info Display 170 Video Mode 170 Flicker Reduction 170 Time Zone and Date 170 Language 171 Image Comment 171 Auto Image Rotation 172 Image Dust Off Ref Photo 172 GPS 174 Eye Fi Upload 175 Firmware Version 175 N The Retouch Menu CreatingRetouched Copies 176 Creating Retouched Copies 177 D Lighting 1...

Page 101: ...2 The Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS 203 Other Accessories 206 Approved Memory Cards 207 Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter 208 Caring for the Camera 209 Storage 209 Cleaning 209 The Low Pass Filter 210 Caring for the Camera and Battery Cautions 214 Available Settings 216 Memory Card Capacity 218 Exposure Program Mode P 219 Troubleshooting 220 Display 220 Shooting All Modes 220 Shootin...

Page 102: ...ikon authorized service center for inspection ADo not use in the presence of flammable gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas as this could result in explosion or fire AKeep out of reach of children Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury ADo not disassemble Touching the product s internal parts could result in injury In the event of malfunction the ...

Page 103: ...ry to cool Discontinue use immediately should you notice any changes in the battery such as discoloration or deformation AObserve proper precautions when handling the charger Keep dry Failure to observe this precaution could result in fire or electric shock Do not short the charger terminals Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating and damage to the charger Dust on or near th...

Page 104: ...ian ICES 003 ATTENTION Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Notices for Customers in Europe This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected sepa rately 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 waste For more inform...

Page 105: ...rcuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Interface Cables Use the interface cables ...

Page 106: ...e works such as books music paintings woodcuts prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and international copyright laws Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws Disposing of Data Storage Devices Please note that deleting images or formatting memory cards or other data storage devices does not completely erase the ori...

Page 107: ...mmends that the camera be inspected by the original retailer or a Nikon authorized service representative once every one to two years and that it be serviced once every three to five years note that fees apply to these services Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly recommended if the camera is used professionally Any accessories regularly used with the camera such as lenses or optiona...

Page 108: ...Power switch 2 8 AF assist illuminator 41 Self timer lamp 37 Red eye reduction lamp 52 9 Infrared receiver front 37 10 Body cap 206 11 CPU contacts 12 Built in flash 50 13 M flash mode button 50 Y flash compensation button 73 14 Speaker 110 15 Focal plane mark E 46 16 Eyelet for camera strap 17 Microphone 107 18 Connector cover 19 E self timer button 38 Fn function button 9 165 20 Mounting mark 17...

Page 109: ...ton 44 69 166 L protect button 132 10 Command dial 7 11 K playback button 123 12 Memory card slot cover 21 13 Multi selector 12 14 J OK button 12 15 X playback zoom in button 131 16 Memory card access lamp 21 27 17 O delete button Deleting pictures during playback 133 18 Power connector cover for optional power connector 208 19 Battery chamber cover latch 15 20 Battery chamber cover 15 21 W thumbn...

Page 110: ...ecial effects during shooting Night vision 0 116 g Color sketch 0 116 118 Miniature effect 0 116 119 3 Selective color 0 117 120 1 Silhouette 0 117 2 High key 0 117 3 Low key 0 117 Scene Modes The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial Match your selection to the scene being photographed k Portrait 0 30 l Landscape 0 30 p Child 0 31 m Sports 0 31 n Cl...

Page 111: ...lf portraits Use for self portraits in live view The monitor shows a mirror image of what will appear in the final picture D Using the Monitor Rotate the monitor gently within the limits shown Do not use force Failure to observe these precautions could damage the connection between the monitor and the camera body To protect the monitor when the camera is not in use fold it back face down against t...

Page 112: ...ensation indicator for optional flash units 205 8 Print date indicator 163 9 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator 155 10 Multiple exposure indicator 79 11 HDR indicator 76 12 Beep indicator 161 13 Battery indicator 25 14 GPS connection indicator 174 15 Eye Fi connection indicator 175 16 Help icon 11 224 17 ADL bracketing amount 90 18 Exposure indicator 65 Exposure compensation indicator 71 Bracketing pr...

Page 113: ...the camera is rotated 90 shooting information rotates to match camera orientation A The Shutter Speed and Aperture Displays These displays provide visual indications of shutter speed and aperture Fast shutter speed large aperture small f number Slow shutter speed small aperture large f number While the mode dial is rotated this display is replaced by an image of the mode dial A See Also For inform...

Page 114: ... h mode 0 32 h mode Command dial Information display Choose a special effect q mode 0 115 q mode Command dial Information display Choose a combination of aperture and shutter speed mode P 0 62 Mode P Command dial Information display Choose a shutter speed mode S or M 0 63 65 Mode S or M Command dial Information display Command dial M button Fn button Mode dial E button ...

Page 115: ...button Command dial Information display Set exposure compensation mode P S or A 0 70 Mode P S or A E button Command dial Information display Choose a flash mode 0 51 M button Command dial Information display Adjust flash compensation mode P S A or M 0 72 P S A or M M button E button Command dial Information display ...

Page 116: ...1 Assign E Fn button 0 165 allowing the following settings to be adjusted by pressing the Fn E button and rotating the command dial Fn E button Command dial Releasemode 035 Imagequality size 047 ISOsensitivity 054 Whitebalance 081 ActiveD Lighting 074 Autobracketing 088 ...

Page 117: ... Exposure indicator 65 Exposure compensation display 71 Electronic rangefinder 159 12 Flash compensation indicator 72 13 Exposure compensation indicator 70 14 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator 155 15 Number of exposures remaining 25 Number of shots remaining before memory buffer fills 27 36 White balance recording indicator 85 Exposure compensation value 70 Flash compensation value 72 Capture mode in...

Page 118: ...156 B Setup 0 167 N Retouch 0 176 m O Recentsettings or MyMenu defaults to Recent settings 0 192 d If a d icon is displayed at the bottom left corner of the monitor help can be displayed by pressing the Q W button Press 1 or 3 to scroll through the display Press Q W again to return to the menus G button Slider shows position in current menu Current settings are shown by icons Menu options Options ...

Page 119: ...the menus Press the G button to display the menus 2 Highlight the icon for the current menu Press 4 to highlight the icon for the current menu 3 Select a menu Press 1 or 3 to select the desired menu Select highlighted item or display sub menu Move cursor up Move cursor down J button select highlighted item Cancel and return to previous menu G button ...

Page 120: ... 1 or 3 to highlight an option 8 Select the highlighted item Press J to select the highlighted item To exit without making a selection press the G button Note the following Menu items that are displayed in gray are not currently available While pressing 2 generally has the same effect as pressing J there are some cases in which selection can only be made by pressing J To exit the menus and return ...

Page 121: ...er Depending on the country or region of purchase a plug adapter may be supplied with the charger The shape of the adapter varies with the country or region of purchase If a plug adapter is supplied raise the wall plug and connect the plug adapter as shown at right making sure the plug is fully inserted Attempting to forcibly remove the plug adapter could damage the product D Charging the Battery ...

Page 122: ...ressed to one side The latch locks the battery in place when the battery is fully inserted r 4 Close the battery chamber cover A Inserting and Removing Batteries Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing batteries A Removing the Battery Turn the camera off and open the battery chamber cover Press the battery latch in the direction shown by the arrow to release the battery and then re...

Page 123: ...res from 0 C 32 F to 15 C 59 F and from 45 C 113 F to 60 C 140 F If the CHARGE lamp flickers during charging confirm that the temperature is in the correct range and then unplug the charger and remove and reinsert the battery If the problem persists cease use immediately and take battery and charger to your retailer or a Nikon authorized service representative Do not attempt to charge a fully char...

Page 124: ... the camera s bayonet mount q Being careful not to press the lens release button rotate the lens counter clockwise until it clicks into place w Slide the A M mode switch to A autofocus if the lens has an M A M switch select M A for autofocus with manual override D Autofocus Autofocus is supported with only AF S and AF I lenses which are equipped with autofocus motors Autofocus is not available wit...

Page 125: ...y sliding the VR switch to OFF Turn vibration reduction off when the camera is securely mounted on a tripod but leave it on if the tripod head is not secured or when using a monopod A Detaching the Lens Be sure the camera is off when removing or exchanging lenses To remove the lens press and hold the lens release button q while turning the lens clockwise w After removing the lens replace the lens ...

Page 126: ...time zone the UTC field shows the difference between the selected time zone and Coordinated Universal Time or UTC in hours and press J 4 Choose a date format Press 1 or 3 to choose the order in which the year month and day will be displayed Press J to proceed to the next step 5 Turn daylight saving time on or off Daylight saving time options will be displayed Daylight saving time is off by default...

Page 127: ... or the camera is powered by an optional EP 5A power connector and EH 5b AC adapter 0 208 Three days of charging will power the clock for about a month If a message warning that the clock is not set is displayed when the camera is turned on the clock battery is exhausted and the clock has been reset Set the clock to the correct time and date A The Camera Clock The camera clock is less accurate tha...

Page 128: ...e camera off before inserting or removing memory cards D Inserting Memory Cards Inserting memory cards upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation A Removing Memory Cards After confirming that the access lamp is off turn the camera off open the memory card slot cover and press the card in to eject it q The card can then be re...

Page 129: ...morycardspermanently deletesanydata they maycontain Be sure to copy any photographs and other data you wish to keep to a computer before proceeding 0 137 D Memory Cards Memory cards may be hot after use Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera Do not remove memory cards from the camera turn the camera off or remove or disconnect the power source during formatting or while dat...

Page 130: ...ur eye to the viewfinder be careful not to put your fingers or fingernails in your eye A Adjusting Viewfinder Focus If you are unable to focus the viewfinder as described above select single servo autofocus AF S 0 39 single point AF c 0 42 and the center focus point 0 43 and then frame a high contrast subject in the center focus point and press the shutter release button halfway to focus the camer...

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Page 132: ...f photographs that can be stored on the memory card values over 1 000 are rounded down to the nearest hundred e g values between 1 200 and 1 299 are shown as 1 2 K If a warning is displayed stating that there is not enough memory for additional photographs insert another memory card 0 21 or delete some photos 0 133 Battery Level and Card Capacity Information display Viewfinder Description L Batter...

Page 133: ... flash off mode by rotating the mode dial to j Otherwise rotate the dial to i auto 3 Ready the camera When framing photographs in the viewfinder hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle the camera body or lens with your left Keep your elbows propped lightly against your torso for support and place one foot half a pace ahead of the other to keep your upper body stable When framing photograph...

Page 134: ...fway the number of exposures that can be stored in the memory buffer t 0 36 will be displayed in the viewfinder 7 Shoot Smoothly press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to release the shutter and record the photograph The access lamp next to the memory card slot cover will light and the photograph will be displayed in the monitor for a few seconds the photo will automatically cle...

Page 135: ...y The auto meter off delay can be selected using Custom Setting c2 Auto off timers 0 160 8 s Exposure meters on Exposure meters off Exposure meters on A The Built in Flash If additional lighting is required for correct exposure in i mode the built in flash will pop up automatically when the shutter release button is pressed halfway If the flash is raised photographs can only be taken when the flas...

Page 136: ...o zoom out Note that in the case of the AF S DX NIKKOR 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6G VR changes to zoom can alter maximum aperture by up to 11 3 EV The camera however automatically takes this into account when setting exposure and no modifications to camera settings are required following adjustments to zoom A Image Sensor Cleaning The camera vibrates the low pass filter covering the image sensor to remove d...

Page 137: ... 26 29 The Mode Dial The following scenes can be selected with the mode dial kPortrait Use for portraits with soft natural looking skin tones If the subject is far from the background or a telephoto lens is used background details will be softened to lend the composition a sense of depth lLandscape Use for vivid landscape shots in daylight The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use ...

Page 138: ...ports Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for dynamic sports shots in which the main subject stands out clearly The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off nCloseup Use for close up shots of flowers insects and other small objects a macro lens can be used to focus at very close ranges Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur ...

Page 139: ...e main subject and the background in portraits taken under low light Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur rNightLandscape Reduce noise and unnatural colors when photographing night landscapes including street lighting and neon signs The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur sParty Indoor Capture the effects of indoor background l...

Page 140: ...in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor vDusk Dawn Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before dawn or after sunset The built in flash and AF assist illuminator turn off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor wPetPortrait Use for portraits of active pets The AF assist illuminator t...

Page 141: ...capes featuring expanses of blossoms The built in flash turns off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor zAutumnColors Captures the brilliant reds and yellows in autumn leaves The built in flash turns off use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur when lighting is poor 0Food Use for vivid photographs of food Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur the flash...

Page 142: ...down camera records up to 4 frames per second E Self timer Use self timer for self portraits or to reduce blurring caused by camera shake 0 37 Delayed remote Shutter is released 2 s after shutter release button on optional ML L3 remote control is pressed 0 37 Quick responseremote Shutter is released when shutter release button on optional ML L3 remote control is pressed 0 37 J Quietshutterrelease ...

Page 143: ...t turn off until all images in the buffer have been recorded If the battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer the shutter release will be disabled and the images transferred to the memory card A Buffer Size The approximate number of images that can be stored in the memory buffer at current settings is shown in the viewfinder exposure count display while the shutter release button is p...

Page 144: ...way to focus and then press the button the rest of the way down The self timer lamp will start to blink and a beep will begin to sound Two seconds before the photo is taken the lamp will stop blinking and the beeping will become more rapid The shutter will be released ten seconds after the timer starts Remote control mode From a distance of 5 m 16 ft or less aim the transmitter on the ML L3 at eit...

Page 145: ...begin charging when a remote control mode is selected once the flash is charged it will automatically pop up and fire when required Note that only one photograph will be taken when the flash fires regardless of the number of exposures selected for Custom Setting c3 Self timer 0 160 In flash modes that support red eye reduction the red eye reduction lamp will light for about one second before the s...

Page 146: ...ions Highlight the current focus mode in the information display and press J Option Description AF A Auto servo AF Camera automatically selects single servo autofocus if subject is stationary continuous servo autofocus if subject is moving Shutter can only be released if camera is able to focus AF S Single servo AF For stationary subjects Focus locks when shutter release button is pressed halfway ...

Page 147: ...us does not perform well under the conditions listed below The shutter release may be disabled if the camera is unable to focus under these conditions or the in focus indicator I may be displayed and the camera may sound a beep allowing the shutter to be released even when the subject is not in focus In these cases focus manually 0 45 or use focus lock 0 44 to focus on another subject at the same ...

Page 148: ...assist illuminator can not be used 0 216 If Off has been selected for Custom Setting a2 Built in AF assist illuminator 0 158 The illuminator has a range of about 0 5 3 0 m 1 ft 8 in 9 ft 10 in when using the illuminator use a lens with a focal length of 18 200 mm and remove the lens hood The AF assist illuminator will turn off automatically to protect the lamp after a period of continuous use Norm...

Page 149: ...sing multi selector 0 43 camera focuses on subject in selected focus point only Use with stationary subjects d Dynamic area AF InAF AandAF Cfocusmodes user selects focus point using multi selector 0 43 but camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points if subject briefly leaves selected point Use with erratically moving subjects f 3D tracking 11 points InAF AandAF Cfocusmodes...

Page 150: ...der or information display while the exposure meters are on Press J to select the center focus point A AF Area Mode AF area mode selections made in shooting modes other than P S A or M are reset when another shooting mode is selected A 3D tracking 11 Points When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the colors in the area surrounding the focus point are stored in the camera Consequently 3D...

Page 151: ...ck both focus and exposure an AE L icon will be displayed in the viewfinder 0 69 Focus will remain locked while the AE L AF L button is pressed even if you later remove your finger from the shutter release button AF S focus mode Focus locks automatically when the in focus indicator appears and remains locked until you remove your finger from the shutter release button Focus can also be locked by p...

Page 152: ...lly adjust the lens focus ring until the image displayed on the clear matte field in the viewfinder is in focus Photographs can be taken at any time even when the image is not in focus A Selecting Manual Focus with the Camera If the lens supports M A autofocus with manual override manual focus can also be selected by setting the camera focus mode to MF manual focus 0 39 Focus can then be adjusted ...

Page 153: ...dicator I is displayed Note that with the subjects listed on page 40 the in focus indicator may sometimes be displayed when the subject is not in focus confirm focus in the viewfinder before shooting A The Exposure Indicator If desired the exposure indicator can be used to determine whether the focus point for manual focus is in front of or behind the subject 0 159 A Focal Plane Position To determ...

Page 154: ...ty in the information display and press J Option File type Description NEF RAW NEF Raw 14 bit data from the image sensor are saved directly to the memory card Settings such as white balance and contrast can be adjusted on a computer after shooting JPEG fine JPEG Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 4 fine quality JPEG normal Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 ...

Page 155: ...h as Capture NX 2 available separately 0 206 or ViewNX 2 available on the supplied ViewNX 2 CD JPEG copies of NEF RAW images can be created using the NEF RAW processing option in the retouch menu 0 183 A NEF RAW JPEG When photographs taken at NEF RAW JPEG are viewed on the camera only the JPEG image will be displayed When photographs taken at these settings are deleted both NEF and JPEG images wil...

Page 156: ...rn to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway Image size Size pixels Print size cm in Large 4 928 3 264 41 7 27 6 16 4 11 4 Medium 3 696 2 448 31 3 20 7 12 3 8 2 Small 2 464 1 632 20 9 13 8 8 2 5 4 Approximate size when printed at 300 dpi Print size in inches equals image size in pixels divided by printer resolution in dots per inch dpi 1 inch approximately 2 54 cm Information displ...

Page 157: ...when a photograph is taken If the flash does notpopupautomatically DO NOT attempttoraiseit by hand Failure to observe this precaution could damage the flash UsingtheBuilt inFlash P S A M and 0Modes 1 Raise the flash Press the M button to raise the flash 2 Choose a flash mode P S A and M modes only 0 51 3 Take pictures The flash will fire whenever a picture is taken A Lowering the Built in Flash To...

Page 158: ...rmation display and press J 3 Choose a flash mode Highlight a mode and press J To return to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway i k p n s w g o 0 No Auto Njr Auto slow sync red eye reduction N Fill flash Njo Auto red eye reduction j Off Nr Auto slow sync j Off P A S M N Fill flash N Fill flash Nj Red eye reduction Nj Red eye reduction Njp Slow sync red eye reduction Nq Rear curt...

Page 159: ... light behind moving light sources below at right If this icon is not displayed flash will fire as the shutter opens front curtain sync the effect this produces with moving light sources is shown below at left Front curtain sync Rear curtain sync A Choosing a Flash Mode The flash mode can also be selected by pressing the M button and rotating the command dial in P S A M and 0 modes raise the flash...

Page 160: ...nsitivity and Flash Range Flash range varies with sensitivity ISO equivalency and aperture Aperture at ISO equivalent of Approximate range 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 m ft 1 4 2 2 8 4 5 6 8 11 1 0 8 5 3ft 3in 27ft 11n 2 2 8 4 5 6 8 11 16 0 7 6 0 2ft 4in 19ft 8in 2 8 4 5 6 8 11 16 22 0 6 4 2 2ft 13ft 9in 4 5 6 8 11 16 22 32 0 6 3 0 2ft 9ft 10in 5 6 8 11 16 22 32 0 6 2 1 2ft 6ft 11in 8 11 16 22 3...

Page 161: ...ghting conditions 1 Place the cursor in the information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the P button Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display 2 Display ISO sensitivity options Highlight the current ISO sensitivity in the information display and press J 3 Choose an ISO sensitivity Highlight an option and press J To return to shoot...

Page 162: ...ity can also be adjusted using the ISO sensitivity settings option in the shooting menu 0 155 A See Also For information on enabling auto ISO sensitivity control in P S A or M modes see page 155 For information on using the High ISO NR option in the shooting menu to reduce noise at high ISO sensitivities see page 154 For information on using the Fn button and the command dial to select ISO sensiti...

Page 163: ...ight Press 4 or 2 to highlight hours or minutes and press 1 or 3 to change Press 2 to continue 3 Choose the interval Press 4 or 2 to highlight hours minutes or seconds and press 1 or 3 to choose an interval longer than the slowest anticipated shutter speed Press 2 to continue D Before Shooting Before beginning interval timer photography take a test shot at current settings and view the results in ...

Page 164: ...may vary from shot to shot the interval between a shot being recorded and the start of the next shot may vary A Cover the Viewfinder To prevent light entering via the viewfinder interfering with exposure remove the rubber eyecup and cover the viewfinder with the supplied DK 5 eyepiece cap 0 38 A Other Settings Settings can not be adjusted during interval timer photography Regardless of the release...

Page 165: ... r s t u v w x y z 0 g 3 1 2 3 Auto Release mode m w Continuous 35 Other shooting modes Single frame Focus mode Viewfinder Shooting modes other than AF A 39 Live view movie AF S 100 AF area mode Viewfinder n x 0 1 2 3 Single point AF 42 m w Dynamic area AF i j k l p o r s t u v y z g 3 P S A M Auto area AF Live view movie k l p o s t u v x y z Face priority AF 101 m r w g 3 1 2 3 P S A M Wide area...

Page 166: ...ter 43 AE AF lock hold Shooting modes other than i and j Off 166 Flexible program P Off 62 HDR High Dynamic Range HDR mode P S A M Off 76 Multiple exposure Multiple exposure mode P S A M Off 78 Special effects mode g Vividness 0 118 Outlines 0 Orientation Landscape 119 Width Normal 3 Color Off 120 Color range 3 Option Default 0 ...

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Page 168: ...ckground into focus M Manual 0 65 User controls both shutter speed and aperture Set shutter speed to Bulb or Time for long time exposures D Lens Aperture Rings When using a CPU lens equipped with an aperture ring 0 198 lock the aperture ring at the minimum aperture highest f number Type G lenses are not equipped with an aperture ring A Shutter Speed and Aperture The same exposure can be achieved w...

Page 169: ...ommand dial flexible program Rotate the dial to the right for large apertures low f numbers that blur background details or fast shutter speeds that freeze motion Rotate the dial to the left for small apertures high f numbers that increase depth of field or slow shutter speeds that blur motion All combinations produce the same exposure While flexible program is in effect a U R indicator appears in...

Page 170: ...ing moving subjects fast shutter speeds to freeze motion To take photographs in shutter priority auto 1 Rotate the mode dial to S 2 Choose a shutter speed Shutter speed is shown in the viewfinder and information display Rotate the command dial to choose the desired shutter speed from values between 30 s and 1 4 000 s 3 Frame a photograph focus and shoot Fast shutter speed 1 1 600 s Slow shutter sp...

Page 171: ... the background and foreground Short field depths are generally used in portraits to blur background details long field depths in landscape photographs to bring the foreground and background into focus To take photographs in aperture priority auto 1 Rotate the mode dial to A 2 Choose an aperture Aperture is shown in the viewfinder and information display Rotate the command dial to choose the desir...

Page 172: ...the minimum and maximum for the lens Shutter speed and aperture are shown in the viewfinder and information display 3 Frame a photograph focus and shoot Shutter speed Aperture Command dial N E button Command dial A The Exposure Indicator If a CPU lens is attached and a shutter speed other than Bulb or Time is selected the exposure indicator in the viewfinder below and information display shows whe...

Page 173: ...nd time 1 Ready the camera Mount the camera on a tripod or place it on a stable level surface To prevent loss of power before the exposure is complete use a fully charged EN EL14 battery or an optional EH 5b AC adapter and EP 5A power connector Note that noise bright spots randomly spaced bright pixels or fog may be present in long exposures before shooting choose On for Long exposure NR in the sh...

Page 174: ... way down Keep the shutter release button pressed until the exposure is complete Time Press the ML L3 shutter release button all the way down 5 Close the shutter Bulb Take your finger off the shutter release button Time Press the ML L3 shutter release button all the way down Shooting ends automatically after thirty minutes ...

Page 175: ...era uses 420 pixel RGB sensor to meter a wide area of the frame and set exposure according to tone distribution color composition and with type G or D lenses 0 198 distance information 3D color matrix metering II with other CPU lenses the camera uses color matrix metering II which does not include 3D distance information M Center weighted metering Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest we...

Page 176: ...in effect an AE L indicator will appear in the viewfinder 3 Recompose the photograph Keeping the AE L AF L button pressed recompose the photograph and shoot A Autoexposure Lock If On is selected for Custom Setting c1 Shutter release button AE L 0 159 exposure will lock when the shutter release button is pressed halfway For information on changing the role of the AE L AF L button see Custom Setting...

Page 177: ...information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the P button Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display 2 Display exposure compensation options Highlight exposure compensation in the information display and press J 3 Choose a value Highlight a value and press J To return to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway Normal ...

Page 178: ...re compensation affects only the exposure indicator shutter speed and aperture do not change A Using a Flash When a flash is used exposure compensation affects both background exposure and flash level A See Also For information on choosing the size of the increments available for exposure compensation see Custom Setting b1 EV steps for exposure cntrl 0 159 For information on automatically varying ...

Page 179: ...he cursor in the information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the P button Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display 2 Display flash compensation options Highlight flash compensation in the information display and press J 3 Choose a value Highlight a value and press J To return to shooting mode press the shutter release button half...

Page 180: ...lso available with optional flash units that support the Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS see page 203 The SB 900 SB 800 SB 700 and SB 600 also allow flash compensation to be set using the controls on the flash unit The flash compensation selected with the optional flash unit is added to the flash compensation selected with the camera A See Also For information on choosing the size of the increm...

Page 181: ...w or taking pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day It is most effective when used with L Matrix metering 0 68 1 Place the cursor in the information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the P button Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display 2 Display Active D Lighting options Highlight Active D Lighting in the information display an...

Page 182: ...i 0 3 or above A setting of Y Auto is equivalent to Q Normal in mode M or when center weighted or spot metering is used A Active D Lighting Versus D Lighting The Active D Lighting option in the shooting menu adjusts exposure before shooting to optimize the dynamic range while the D Lighting option in the retouch menu 0 178 optimizes dynamic range in images after shooting A The Shooting Menu Active...

Page 183: ...rential of Auto is equivalent to about 2 EV It can not be used to record NEF RAW images The flash can not be used while HDR is in effect 1 Select HDR High Dynamic Range Press the G button to display the menus Highlight HDR High Dynamic Range in the shooting menu and press 2 2 Enable HDR Highlight HDR mode and press 2 The options shown at rightwill be displayed Highlight On and press J u will be di...

Page 184: ...oduce a smoother composite image 5 Frame a photograph focus and shoot The camera takes two exposures when the shutter release button is pressed all the way down l u will be displayed in the viewfinder while the images are combined no photographs can be taken until recording is complete HDR turns off automatically after the photograph is taken to turn off HDR before shooting rotate the mode dial to...

Page 185: ...nus Highlight Multiple exposure in the shooting menu and press 2 2 Enable multiple exposure mode Highlight Multiple exposure mode and press 2 The options shown at rightwill be displayed Highlight On and press J A Extended Recording Times For an interval between exposures of more than 30 s select On for the Image review 0 150 option in the playback menu and extend the monitor off delay for image re...

Page 186: ...und is dark 5 Frame a photograph focus and shoot In continuous release mode 0 35 the camera records all exposures in a single burst shooting will pause after each multiple exposure In self timer mode the camera will automatically record the number of exposures selected in Step 3 regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 Self timer Number of shots 0 160 In other release modes one phot...

Page 187: ...of exposures actually recorded Note that shooting will end automatically if The mode dial is rotated to a setting other than P S A or M A two button reset is performed 0 58 The camera is turned off The battery is exhausted One of the exposures is deleted D Multiple Exposures Do not remove or replace the memory card while recording a multiple exposure The information listed in the playback photo in...

Page 188: ...urrent white balance setting in the information display and press J 3 Choose a white balance option Highlight an option and press J To return to shooting mode press the shutter release button halfway Option Description v Auto Automatic white balance adjustment Recommended in most situations J Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting I Fluorescent Use with the light sources listed on page 82 H ...

Page 189: ...adiate light in the same wavelengths While light sources with a color temperature in the neighborhood of 5 000 5 500 K appear white light sources with a lower color temperature such as incandescent light bulbs appear slightly yellow or red Light sources with a higher color temperature appear tinged with blue The camera white balance options are adapted to the following color temperatures I sodium ...

Page 190: ...er than Preset manual and press 2 if Fluorescent is selected highlight a lighting type and press 2 The fine tuning options shown at right will be displayed Fine tuning is not available with Preset manual white balance 3 Fine tune white balance Use the multi selector to fine tune white balance 4 Save changes and exit Press J A White Balance Fine Tuning The colors on the fine tuning axes are relativ...

Page 191: ...ons To display the menus press the G button Highlight White balance in the shooting menu and press 2 to display white balance options 3 Select Preset manual Highlight Preset manual and press 2 4 Select Measure Highlight Measure and press J The menu shown at right will be displayed highlight Yes and press J The message shown at right will be displayed before the camera enters preset measurement mod...

Page 192: ...mera is not in focus 6 Check the results If the camera was able to measure a value for white balance the message shown at right will be displayed and a will flash in the viewfinder for about eight seconds before the camera returns to shooting mode To return to shooting mode immediately press the shutter release button halfway If lighting is too dark or too bright the camera may be unable to measur...

Page 193: ...reased by 1 EV when measuring white balance when shooting in mode M adjust exposure so that the exposure indicator shows 0 0 65 A Other Methods for Measuring Preset White Balance To enter preset measurement mode see above after selecting preset white balance in the information display 0 81 press J for a few seconds If white balance has been assigned to the Fn button 0 165 and preset white balance ...

Page 194: ...ress 2 2 Select Use photo Highlight Use photo and press 2 3 Choose Select image Highlight Select image and press 2 to skip the remaining steps and use the image last selected for preset white balance select This image 4 Choose a folder Highlight the folder containing the source image and press 2 5 Highlight the source image To view the highlighted image full frame press and hold the X button 6 Cop...

Page 195: ... rightwill be displayed Highlight the desired bracketing type and press J 2 Place the cursor in the information display If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor press the P button Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display Option Description k AE bracketing Vary exposure over a series of three photographs Shot 1 unmodified Shot 2 exposure reduced Shot 3 ...

Page 196: ... are reflected in the values shown for shutter speed and aperture WB bracketing Each shot is processed to create three copies one at the current white balance setting one with increased amber and one with increased blue If there is not enough space available on the memory card to record three images the exposure count display in the viewfinder will flash Shooting can begin when a new memory card i...

Page 197: ...ll frames have been recorded rotate the mode dial to a setting other than P S A or M A Exposure Bracketing The camera modifies exposure by varying shutter speed and aperture mode P aperture mode S or shutter speed modes A and M If auto ISO sensitivity control is enabled in modes P S and A the camera will automatically vary ISO sensitivity for optimum exposure when the limits of the camera exposure...

Page 198: ...sor in the information display 2 Display Picture Control options Highlight the current Picture Control and press J 3 Select a Picture Control Highlight a Picture Control and press J To return to the information display press the shutter release button halfway Option Description Q Standard Standard processing for balanced results Recommended for most situations R Neutral Minimal processing for natu...

Page 199: ...he shooting menu and press 2 2 Select a Picture Control Highlight the desired Picture Control and press 2 3 Adjust settings Press 1 or 3 to highlight the desired setting and press 4 or 2 to choose a value 0 93 Repeat this step until all settings have been adjusted or select Quick adjust to choose a preset combination of settings Default settings can be restored by pressing the O button 4 Save chan...

Page 200: ...ce saturation and higher values increase it Hue Choose negative values to a minimum of 3 to make reds more purple blues more green and greens more yellow positive values up to 3 to make reds more orange greens more blue and blues more purple Manual adjustments monochrome only Filter effects Simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs Choose from Off yellow orange red and green 0...

Page 201: ...stom Picture Controls The options available with custom picture controls are the same as those on which the custom picture control was based A Filter Effects Monochrome Only The options in this menu simulate the effect of color filters on monochrome photographs The following filter effects are available Option Description Y Yellow Enhances contrast Can be used to tone down the brightness of the sk...

Page 202: ...ave edit and press 2 3 Select a Picture Control Highlight an existing Picture Control and press 2 or press J to proceed to step 5 to save a copy of the highlighted Picture Control without further modification 4 Edit the selected Picture Control See page 93 for more information To abandon any changes and start over from default settings press the O button Press J when settings are complete 5 Select...

Page 203: ... names can be up to nineteen characters long Any characters after the nineteenth will be deleted 7 Save changes and exit Press X to save changes and exit The new Picture Control will appear in the Picture Control list A Manage Picture Control Rename Custom Picture Controls can be renamed at any time using the Rename option in the Manage Picture Control menu A Manage Picture Control Delete The Dele...

Page 204: ...ed Copytocamera Copy custom Picture Controls from the memory card to custom Picture Controls C 1 through C 9 on the camera and name them as desired Delete from card Delete selected custom Picture Controls from the memory card The confirmation dialog shown at right will be displayed before a Picture Control is deleted to delete the selected Picture Control highlight Yes and press J Copy to card Cop...

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Page 206: ...will blink red note that pictures can be taken even when the focus point blinks red check focus in the monitor before shooting Except in i and j modes exposure can be locked by pressing the AE L AF L button 4 Take the picture Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down The monitor turns off and the memory card access lamp lights during recording Do not remove the battery or memory ca...

Page 207: ...information display 2 Display focus options Highlight the current focus mode in the information display and press J 3 Choose a focus option Highlight an option and press J To return to live view press P Option 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 du...

Page 208: ...n AF area mode Highlight an option and press J To return to live view press P Option Description 6 Face priority AF The camera automatically detects and focuses on portrait subjects facing the camera Use for portraits 7 Wide area AF Use for hand held shots of landscapes and other non portrait subjects Use the multi selector to select the focus point 8 Normal area AF Use for pin point focus on a se...

Page 209: ...e the multi selector to move the focus point anywhere in the frame or press J to position the focus point in the center of the frame 9 subject tracking AF Position the focus point over your subject and press J The focus point will track the selected subject as it moves through the frame To end focus tracking press J a second time D Subject Tracking The camera may be unable to track subjects if the...

Page 210: ...urrent AF area mode 101 u Time remaining movie mode The recording time remaining in movie mode 107 i Movie frame size The frame size of movies recorded in movie mode 109 o Focus point The current focus point The display varies with the option selected for AF area mode 0 101 102 A Live View Display Options Press the R button to cycle through display options as shown below Circled areas indicate edg...

Page 211: ...cent or mercury vapor lamps Flicker and banding can be reduced by choosing a Flicker reduction option that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply 0 170 A Exposure Depending on the scene exposure may differ from that which would be obtained when live view is not used Metering in live view is adjusted to suit the live view display producing photographs with exposure close to what is seen...

Page 212: ...omatically to prevent damage to the camera s internal circuits exit live view when the camera is not in use Note that the temperature of the camera s internal circuits may rise and noise bright spots randomly spaced bright pixels or fog may be displayed in the following instances the camera may also become noticeably warm but this does not indicate a malfunction The ambient temperature is high The...

Page 213: ...sed The subject appears smaller than the focus point The subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns e g blinds or a row of windows in a skyscraper The subject is moving Note that the focus point may sometimes be displayed in green when the camera is unable to focus A Manual Focus To focus in manual focus mode 0 45 rotate the lens focus ring until the subject is in focus To magnify the view...

Page 214: ...cord both video and sound do not cover the microphone on the front of the camera during recording A recording indicator and the time available are displayed in the monitor Except in i and j modes exposure can be locked by pressing the AE L AF L button 0 69 or in modes P S A M and altered by up to 3 EV in steps of 1 3 EV using exposure compensation 0 70 Note that the built in microphone may record ...

Page 215: ...s panned Jagged edges color fringing moiré and bright spots may also appear When recording movies avoid pointing the camera at the sun or other strong light sources Failure to observe this precaution could result in damage to the camera s internal circuitry Live view may end automatically to prevent damage to the camera s internal circuits exit live view when the camera is not in use Note that the...

Page 216: ...0 min 4 s 25 fps2 3 k 24 fps l 1280 720 30 fps1 10 Mbps 6 Mbps o 25 fps3 m 24 fps 8 Mbps 5 Mbps n 640 424 30 fps1 4 Mbps 2 Mbps p 25 fps3 1 Available when NTSC is selected for Video mode 2 Not output to televisions or other external displays during recording 3 Available when PAL is selected for Video mode 4 Movies recorded in miniature effect mode are up to 3 minutes long when played back A Using ...

Page 217: ...ndicated by h icon in top right corner of monitor last frame by i If playback is paused movie rewinds or advances one frame at a time keep pressed for continuous rewind or advance Adjust volume X W Press X to increase volume W to decrease Edit movie A To edit movie press AE L AF L while movie is paused 0 111 Return to full frame playback K Press 1 or K to exit to full frame playback Exittoshooting...

Page 218: ...d on page 110 pressing J to start and resume playback and 3 to pause If you intend to trim the opening footage from the copy pause on the first frame you wish to keep if you will be trimming the ending footage from the copy pause on the last frame you wish to keep 3 Display the retouch menu Press the AE L AF L button to display the retouch menu Option Description Choose start point Create a copy f...

Page 219: ... If necessary the copy can be trimmed as described above to remove additional footage Edited copies are indicated by a f icon in full frame playback D Trimming Movies Movies must be at least two seconds long If a copy can not be created at the current playback position the current position will be displayed in red in Step 5 and no copy will be created The copy will not be saved if there is insuffi...

Page 220: ... menu 3 Choose Save selected frame Highlight Save selected frame and press J 4 Create a still copy Press 1 to create a still copy of the current frame 5 Save the copy Highlight Yes and press J to create a JPEG copy of the selected frame Movie stills are indicated by a f icon in full frame playback A Save Selected Frame JPEG movie stills created with the Save selected frame option can not be retouc...

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Page 222: ...is selected for image quality in g or 3 mode only the JPEG images will be recorded 0 47 If NEF RAW is selected fine quality JPEG photographs will be recorded instead of NEF RAW images A The 1 Icon If a 1 icon is displayed in g or mode no pictures will be taken while the shutter release button is pressed in continuous release mode A The Retouch Menu The Color sketch 0 186 Miniature effect 0 188 and...

Page 223: ...live view 0 118 note that the display refresh rate drops when live view is in effect and that the frame rate drops in continuous release mode Autofocus is not available during movie recording MiniatureEffect Distant subjects appear as miniatures Miniature effect movies play back at high speed compressing 30 to 45 minutes of footage shot at 1920 1080 30 fps into a movie that plays back in about 3 m...

Page 224: ...or 1Silhouette Silhouette subjects against bright backgrounds The built in flash turns off use of a tripod is recommended when lighting is poor 2HighKey Use with bright scenes to create bright images that seem filled with light The built in flash turns off 3LowKey Use with dark scenes to create dark somber images with prominent highlights The built in flash turns off use of a tripod is recommended...

Page 225: ...ress 1 or 3 to highlight Vividness or Outlines and press 4 or 2 to change Vividness can be increased to make colors more saturated or decreased for a washed out monochromatic effect while outlines can be made thicker or thinner Increasing the thickness of the lines also makes colors more saturated Press J to exit when settings are complete To exit live view rotate the live view switch The selected...

Page 226: ...temporarily clear miniature effect options from the display and enlarge the view in the monitor for precise focus press X Press W to restore the miniature effect display 3 Display options Press J to display miniature effect options 4 Adjust options Press 4 or 2 to choose the orientation of the area that will be in focus and press 1 or 3 to adjust its width 5 Return to the live view display Press J...

Page 227: ...the center of the display for more precise color selection press X Press W to zoom out 4 Choose the color range Press 1 or 3 to increase or decrease the range of similar hues that will be included in the final image Choose from values between 1 and 7 note that higher values may include hues from other colors 5 Select additional colors To select additional colors rotate the command dial to highligh...

Page 228: ...During shooting only objects of the selected hues will be recorded in color all others will be recorded in black and white To exit live view rotate the live view switch The selected settings will continue in effect and will apply to photographs taken using the viewfinder ...

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Page 230: ...splay Zoom in on photograph X See page 131 for more information on playback zoom Delete images O Confirmation dialog will be displayed Press O again to delete photo Change protect status L A To protect image or to remove protection from protected image press L A button 0 132 Return to shooting mode Press shutter release button halfway Monitor will turn off photographs can be taken immediately Disp...

Page 231: ...SC 0001 JPG 1 12 4928x3264 N NORMAL 100D5100 DSC 0001 JPG 1 250 F11 100 35mm 15 04 2011 10 02 27 4928x3264 NORMAL AUTO A6 M1 1 3 1 0 NIKON D5100 1 12 LATITUDE LONGITUDE ALTITUDE TIME UTC N 35º 36 371 E 139º 43 696 35m 15 04 2011 01 15 29 NIKON D5100 1 12 1 12 NIKON D5100 Hi gh l i ghts N I KON D5100 1 12 1 12 NIKON D5100 MTR SPD AP EXP MODE I SO FOCAL LENGTH LENS AF VR FLASH TYPE SYNC MODE 1 250 F...

Page 232: ...tuning 83 Preset manual 84 4 Camera name 5 Histogram RGB channel In all histograms horizontal axis gives pixel brightness vertical axis number of pixels 6 Histogram red channel 7 Histogram green channel 8 Histogram blue channel 9 Frame number total number of images A Playback Zoom To zoom in on the photograph when the histogram is displayed press X Use the X and W buttons to zoom in and out and sc...

Page 233: ...the distribution to the left Histograms can provide a rough idea of overall exposure when bright ambient lighting makes it difficult to see photographs in the monitor 1 12 NIKON D5100 MTR SPD AP EXP MODE I SO FOCAL LENGTH LENS AF VR FLASH TYPE SYNC MODE 1 250 F11 100 1 3 35mm 18 55 3 5 5 6 A VR On Bu i l t i n TTL BL 1 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 1 Protect status 132 2 Retouch indicator 177 3 ...

Page 234: ... SATURATION HUE AUTO A6 M1 sRGB STANDARD 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 14 White balance 81 White balance fine tuning 83 Preset manual 84 15 Color space 153 16 Picture Control 91 17 Quick adjust4 93 Original Picture Control5 92 18 Sharpening 93 19 Contrast 93 20 Brightness 93 21 Saturation6 93 Filter effects7 93 22 Hue6 93 Toning7 93 NOI SE REDUC ACT D L I GHT HDR RETOUCH COMMENT HI I...

Page 235: ...uality 47 7 Image size 49 8 File name 218 9 Time of recording 19 10 Date of recording 19 11 Folder name 152 12 Metering 68 13 Shooting mode 26 30 61 115 14 Shutter speed 63 65 15 Aperture 64 65 16 ISO sensitivity 1 54 17 Focal length 201 18 GPS data indicator 174 19 Image comment indicator 171 20 Active D Lighting 74 21 Picture Control 91 22 Color space 153 23 Flash mode 51 24 White balance 81 Whi...

Page 236: ...w highlighted image full frame Highlight images Use multi selector or command dial to highlight images for full frame playback playback zoom 0 131 deletion 0 133 or protection 0 132 Viewhighlighted image J Press J to display the highlighted image full frame Delete highlighted photo O See page 133 for more information Change protect status of highlighted photo L A See page 132 for more information ...

Page 237: ...n to return to date list Exit to thumbnail playback Zoom in on highlighted photo X Date list Exit to 72 frame playback Thumbnail list Press and hold X button to zoom in on highlighted picture Highlight dates Highlight images Date list Highlight date Thumbnail list Highlight picture Toggle full frame playback J Date list View first picture taken on selected date Thumbnail list View highlighted pict...

Page 238: ... is displayed when zoom ratio is altered area currently visible in monitor is indicated by yellow border View other areas of image Select zoom in on or out from faces P Faces up to 35 detected during zoom are indicated by white borders in navigation window Press P and use the multi selector to view other faces or press J to zoom in on the currently selected face Press P again to return to normal z...

Page 239: ...frame playback or playback zoom or highlight it in the thumbnail list in thumbnail or calendar playback 2 Press the L A button The photograph will be marked with a P icon To remove protection from the photographso thatitcan be deleted display the photograph or highlight it in the thumbnail list and then press the L A button Full frame playback Thumbnail playback Calendar playback A Removing Protec...

Page 240: ...ack Press the O button to delete the current photograph 1 Select an image Display the image or highlight it in the thumbnail list in thumbnail or calendar playback 2 Press the O button A confirmation dialog will be displayed 3 Press the O button again To delete the photograph press the O button again To exit without deleting the photograph press the K button Full frame playback Thumbnail playback ...

Page 241: ...ight a picture to view the highlighted picture full screen press and hold the X button 4 Select the highlighted picture Press the W button to select the highlighted picture Selected pictures are marked by a O icon Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select additional pictures to deselect a picture highlight it and press W 5 Press J to complete the operation A confirmation dialog will be displayed highlight Ye...

Page 242: ...tor to scroll through the pictures or press and hold X to view the current picture full screen Press W to return to the date list 3 Select the highlighted date Press 2 to select all pictures taken on the highlighted date Selected dates are marked with a M icon Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select additional dates to deselect a date highlight it and press 2 4 Press J to complete the operation A confirmat...

Page 243: ...o restart or Exit to return to the playback menu A Choosing a Frame Interval To choose how long each picture will be displayed select Frame interval and choose from the options shown at right before selecting Start to start the slide show To Use Description Skip back skip ahead Press 4 to return to previous frame 2 to skip to next frame View additional photo info Change photo info displayed 0 124 ...

Page 244: ...ing the following operating systems Windows Windows 7 Home Basic Home Premium Professional Enterprise Ultimate Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Home Basic Home Premium Business Enterprise Ultimate and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Home Edition Professional ViewNX 2 runs as a 32 bit application in 64 bit editions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista Macintosh Mac OS X version 10 4 11 10 5 8 10 6 6 See the websit...

Page 245: ... information on using Nikon Transfer 2 start ViewNX 2 or Nikon Transfer 2 and select ViewNX 2 Help from the Help menu 6 Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable when transfer ends Nikon Transfer 2 will close automatically when transfer is complete D USB Hubs Connect the camera directly to the computer do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard A Camera Control Pro 2 Camera Control ...

Page 246: ...n angle Take photographs Select photographs for printing using DPOF print order 0 144 Connect camera to printer see below Print photographs one at a time 0 140 Print multiple photographs 0 142 Create index prints 0 142 Disconnect USB cable A Printing Via Direct USB Connection Be sure the EN EL14 battery is fully charged or use an optional EH 5b AC adapter and EP 5A power connector When taking phot...

Page 247: ... X to display the highlighted picture full frame 2 Display printing options Press J to display PictBridge printing options 3 Adjust printing options Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option and press 2 to select q w Option Description Page size Menu of page sizes will be displayed options not supported by current printer are not listed Press 1 or 3 to choose page size to print at default page size for ...

Page 248: ...cording on photo or No time stamp then press J to select and return to previous menu Cropping This option is available only with printers that support cropping Menu shown at right will be displayed To exit without cropping picture highlight No cropping and press J To crop picture highlight Crop and press 2 If Crop is selected dialog shown at right will be displayed Press X to increase size of crop...

Page 249: ...an 256 pictures only the first 256 images will be printed 3 Select pictures or choose a date If you chose Print select or Print DPOF in Step 2 press 4 or 2 to scroll through the pictures on the memory card To display the current picture full screen press and hold the X button To select the current picture for printing press 1 The picture will be marked with a Z icon and the number of prints will b...

Page 250: ...g 4 Display printing options Press J to display PictBridge printing options 5 Adjust printing options Choose page size border and time stamp options as described on page 140 a warning will be displayed if the selected page size is too small for an index print 6 Start printing Select Start printing and press J to start printing To cancel before all copies have been printed press J A Errors See page...

Page 251: ...the print order select Deselect all 2 Select pictures Press 4 or 2 to scroll through the pictures on the memory card To display the current picture full screen press and hold the X button To select the current picture for printing press 1 The picture will be marked with a Z icon and the number of prints will be set to 1 press 1 or 3 to specify the number of prints up to 99 to deselect the picture ...

Page 252: ...nt DPOF in the PictBridge menu and follow the steps in Printing Multiple Pictures to modify and print the current order 0 142 DPOF print date and shooting data options are not supported when printing via direct USB connection to print the date of recording on photographs in the current print order use the PictBridge Time stamp option The DPOF print order option can not be used if there is not enou...

Page 253: ...ra off Always turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the A V cable 2 Connect the A V cable as shown 3 Tune the television to the video channel 4 Turn the camera on and press the K button During playback images will be displayed both in the camera monitor and on the television screen Note that the edges of images may not be displayed A Video Mode If no image is displayed check that ...

Page 254: ...n television or monitor screen the camera monitor will remain off D Close the Connector Cover Close the connector cover when the connectors are not in use Foreign matter in the connectors can interfere with data transfer A Audio When a movie with sound recorded in stereo using an optional ME 1 stereo microphone 0 109 207 is viewed on a television connected to the camera via an A V cable the audio ...

Page 255: ...ppropriate format DeviceControl If On is selected for HDMI Device control in the setup menu when the camera is connected to a television that supports HDMI CEC and both the camera and television are on the display shown at right will appear on the television and the television remote can be used in place of the camera multi selector and J button during full frame playback and slide shows If Off is...

Page 256: ... interval 2 s DPOF print order 144 Option Default 0 Playback Folder G button D playback menu Option Description Current Only photos in the folder currently selected for Storage folder in the shooting menu 0 152 are displayed during playback This option is selected automatically when a photo is taken If a memory card is inserted and this option selected before photos have been taken a message stati...

Page 257: ...button Choose whether to rotate tall portrait orientation pictures for display during playback Note that because the camera itself is already in the appropriate orientation during shooting images are not rotated automatically during image review Playback Display Options G button D playback menu Image Review G button D playback menu Rotate Tall G button D playback menu Option Description On Tall po...

Page 258: ...ome items may be grayed out and unavailable For information on the options available in each shooting mode see page 216 G button Option Default 0 Reset shooting menu 152 Storage folder 152 Image quality JPEG normal 47 Image size Large 49 White balance Auto 81 Fluorescent Cool white fluorescent 82 Set Picture Control Standard 91 Manage Picture Control 95 Auto distortion control Off 153 Color space ...

Page 259: ...00D5100 Each folder can contain up to 999 photographs During shooting pictures are stored in the highest numbered folder with the selected name If a photograph is taken when the current folder is full or contains a photograph numbered 9999 the camera will create a new folder by adding one to the current folder number e g 101D5100 The camera treats folders with the same name but different folder nu...

Page 260: ...tton C shooting menu A Color Space Color spaces define the correspondence between colors and the numeric values that represent them in a digital image file The sRGB color space is widely used while the Adobe RGB color space is typically used in publishing and commercial printing sRGB is recommended when taking photographs that will be printed without modification or viewed in applications that do ...

Page 261: ...t noise reduction will not be performed Photographs taken at high ISO sensitivities can be processed to reduce noise Long Exposure NR G button C shooting menu High ISO NR G button C shooting menu Option Description High Reduce noise randomly spaced bright pixels lines or fog particularly in photographs taken at high ISO sensitivities Choose the amount of noise reduction performed from High Normal ...

Page 262: ...justed for optimal exposure at the shutter speed selected by the user Slower shutter speeds will be used only if optimum exposure can not be achieved at the ISO sensitivity value selected for Maximum sensitivity If the ISO sensitivity selected by the user is higher than the value selected for Maximum sensitivity the value selected for Maximum sensitivity will be used instead When On is selected th...

Page 263: ...tings To display the Custom Settings menu press G and select the A Custom Settings menu tab G button Custom Setting groups Main menu Reset custom settings 0 157 Custom Settings are used to customize camera settings to suit individual preferences ...

Page 264: ...step 159 c Timers AE lock c1 Shutter release button AE L Off 159 c2 Auto off timers Normal 160 c3 Self timer Self timer delay 10 s number of shots 1 160 c4 Remote on duration 1 min 161 d Shooting display d1 Beep High 161 d2 ISO display Off 161 d3 File number sequence Off 162 d4 Exposure delay mode Off 162 d5 Print date Off 163 e Bracketing flash e1 Flash cntrl for built in flash TTL 164 e2 Auto br...

Page 265: ...stom Settings menu Option Description On The AF assist illuminator lights when lighting is poor AF assist illumination is only available when both of the following conditions are met 1 AF S is selected for focus mode 0 39 or single servo autofocus is selected when the viewfinder is used in AF A mode 2 e Auto area AF is chosen for AF area mode 0 42 or an option other than e is chosen and the center...

Page 266: ...elease button is pressed halfway a3 Rangefinder G button A Custom Settings menu Indicator Description Indicator Description Camera in focus Focus point is slightly behind subject Focuspointis slightlyin front of subject Focus point is well behind subject Focus point is well in front of subject Camera can not determine correct focus A Using the Rangefinder The rangefinder requires a lens with a max...

Page 267: ...and 3 to choose the number of shots taken each time the shutter release button is pressed if a value other than 1 is selected shots will be taken at 3 s intervals c2 Auto off Timers G button A Custom Settings menu Option Description all times are approximate C Short D Normal E Long Auto off timers are set to the following values Playback menus Image review Live view Auto meter off Short 12 s 4 s 3...

Page 268: ... is counting down in self timer and delayed remote release modes 0 37 and when a photograph is taken in quick response remote mode 0 37 Select Off to prevent the beep from sounding Note that a beep will not sound in quiet shutter release mode mode J 0 35 The current setting is shown in the information display 3 is displayed when the beep is on 2 when it is off Select On to display ISO sensitivity ...

Page 269: ... whichever is higher If a photograph is taken when the current folder contains a photograph numbered 9999 a new folder will be created automatically and file numbering will begin again from 0001 Off File numbering is reset to 0001 when a new folder is created the memory card is formatted or a new memory card is inserted in the camera Note that a new folder is created automatically if a photograph ...

Page 270: ...graphs taken while this option is in effect b Date and time c Date counter New photos are imprinted with a time stamp showing the number of days between the date of shooting and a selected date see below A Print Date The date is recorded in the order selected for Time zone and date 0 170 The date does not appear on NEF RAW or NEF RAW JPEG images and can not be added to or removed from existing pho...

Page 271: ...rol mode for the SB 400 to be selected from TTL and Manual A Flash Control The following types of flash control are supported when a CPU lens is used in combination with the built in flash or optional SB 900 SB 800 SB 700 SB 600 and SB 400 flash units i TTL Balanced Fill Flash for Digital SLR Information from the 420 pixel RGB sensor is used to adjust flash output for a natural balance between the...

Page 272: ...SO sensitivity 0 54 m White balance Press the Fn E button and rotate the command dial to select white balance P S A and M modes only 0 81 Active D Lighting Press the Fn E button and rotate the command dial to select Active D Lighting P S A and M modes only 0 74 HDR mode Press the Fn E button to toggle HDR high dynamic range on or off P S A and M modes only 0 76 HDR ends when a picture is taken or ...

Page 273: ...display negative values on the left and positive values on the right f2 Assign AE L AF L Button G button A Custom Settings menu Option Description B AE AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the AE L AF L button is pressed C AE lock only Exposure locks while the AE L AF L button is pressed F AF lock only Focus locks while the AE L AF L button is pressed E AE lock Hold Exposure locks when the AE L A...

Page 274: ...ton Option Default 0 Format memorycard 22 Monitor brightness 0 168 Info display format Graphic black 168 Auto info display On 170 Clean image sensor Clean at startup shutdown Clean at startup shutdown 210 Lockmirrorupforcleaning1 212 Video mode2 170 HDMI Output resolution Auto 148 Device control On Flicker reduction 2 170 Time zone and date2 Daylight saving time Off 170 Language2 171 Image comment...

Page 275: ...lowing two formats for the information display 0 5 1 Select a format Highlight an option and press 2 2 Select a background color Highlight a background color and press J Choose from blue black or orange Classic or green black or brown Graphic Monitor Brightness G button B setup menu Info Display Format G button B setup menu Classic 0 169 Graphic 0 5 ...

Page 276: ...164 Flash compensation indicator for optional flash units 205 18 Print date indicator 163 19 Bracketing indicator 89 ADL bracketing amount 90 20 Shutter speed 63 65 21 Exposure indicator 65 Exposure compensation indicator 71 Bracketing progress indicator 90 22 Aperture f number 64 65 23 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator 155 24 HDR indicator 76 25 Auto area AF indicator 42 3D tracking indicator 42 Foc...

Page 277: ...splay order and turn daylight saving time on or off Auto Info Display G button B setup menu Video Mode G button B setup menu Flicker Reduction G button B setup menu A Flicker Reduction If you are unsure as to the frequency of the local power supply test both options and choose the one that produces the best results Flicker reduction may not produce the desired results if the subject is very bright...

Page 278: ...menu Input comment Input a comment as described on page 96 Comments can be up to 36 characters long Attachcomment Select this option to attach the comment to all subsequent photographs Attach comment can be turned on and off by highlighting it and pressing 2 Language G button B setup menu Option Description Czech Danish German English Spanish French Indonesian Italian Dutch Norwegian Polish Portug...

Page 279: ...s 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 1 Choose a start option Highlight one of the following options and press J To exit without acquiring image dust off data press G Auto Image Rotation G button B setup menu Landscape wide orientation Camera rotated 90 clockwise Camera rotated 90 counterclockwise D Auto Image...

Page 280: ...e 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 anotherreference object and repeat the process from step...

Page 281: ...menu Option Description Enable Exposure meters turn off automatically if no operations are performed for the time selected for Custom Setting c2 Auto off timers 0 160 to allow the camera time to acquire GPS data the delay is extended by up to one minute after exposure meters are activated or the camera is turned on This reduces the drain on the battery Disable Exposure meters do not turn off while...

Page 282: ... version Eye Fi Upload G button B setup menu D Eye Fi Cards Eye Fi cards may emit wireless signals when Disable is selected If a warning is displayed in the monitor 0 224 turn the camera off and remove the card See the manual provided with the Eye Fi card and direct any inquiries to the manufacturer The camera can be used to turn Eye Fi cards on and off but may not support other Eye Fi functions A...

Page 283: ...n 185 Distortion control 185 Fisheye 186 q Color outline 186 Option 0 g Color sketch 186 r Perspective control 187 u Miniature effect 188 3 Selective color 189 f Edit movie 111 p Side by side comparison 2 191 Option 0 A Retouching Copies With the exceptions of Image overlay and Edit movie Choose start point Choose end point each effect can be applied only once note that multiple edits may result i...

Page 284: ...d copy Retouched copies are indicated by a N icon A Retouch The camera may not be able to display or retouch images created with other devices A Monitor off Delay The monitor will turn off and the menu will close without a retouched copy being created if no operations are performed for a brief period if desired the delay can be extended by choosing Long for Custom Setting c2 Auto off timers 0 160 ...

Page 285: ...ns of the image that are not affected by red eye check the preview thoroughly before proceeding D Lighting G button N retouch menu Before After Red Eye Correction G button N retouch menu To Use Description Zoom in X Press X button to zoom in W button to zoom out While photo is zoomed in use multi selector to view areas of image not visible in monitor Keep multi selector pressed to scroll rapidly t...

Page 286: ... W Press the W button to reduce the size of the crop Change crop aspect ratio Rotate the command dial to switch between aspect ratios of 3 2 4 3 5 4 1 1 and 16 9 Move crop Use multi selector to move the crop to another area of the image Create copy J Save the current crop as a separate file A Trim Image Quality and Size Copies created from NEF RAW or NEF RAW JPEG photos have an image quality of JP...

Page 287: ... the monitor Red intensifier Intensify reds Red intensifier greens Green intensifier or blues Blue intensifier Press 1 to increase the effect 3 to decrease Green intensifier Blue intensifier Cross screen Add starburst effects to light sources Number of points Choose from four six or eight Filter amount Choose the brightness of the light sources affected Filter angle Choose the angle of the points ...

Page 288: ...AW copy choose an image quality of NEF RAW 1 Select Image overlay Highlight Image overlay in the retouch menu and press 2 The dialog shown at right will be displayed with Image 1 highlighted press J to display a list of the NEF RAW pictures created with this camera Color Balance G button N retouch menu Increase amount of green Increase amount of blue Create retouched copy Increase amount of amber ...

Page 289: ...to halve gain or 2 0 to double it The effects of gain are visible in the Preview column 5 Preview the overlay Press 4 or 2 to place the cursor in the Preview column and press 1 or 3 to highlight Overlay Press J to preview the overlay as shown at right to save the overlay without displaying a preview select Save To return to Step 4 and select new photos or adjust gain press W 6 Save the overlay Pre...

Page 290: ...ettings listed below Color space 0 153 is set to the value currently selected in shooting mode Note that white balance is not available with pictures created with multiple exposure or image overlay and that exposure compensation can only be set to values between 2 and 2 EV 4 Copy the photograph Highlight EXE and press J to create a JPEG copy of the selected photograph The resulting image will be d...

Page 291: ...an option and press J 3 Choose pictures Highlight Select image and press 2 Highlight pictures using the multi selector and press the W button to select or deselect to view the highlighted picture full screen press and hold the X button Selected pictures are marked by a 1 icon Press J when the selection is complete 4 Save the resized copies A confirmation dialog will be displayed Highlight Yes and ...

Page 292: ... selector or select Manual to reduce distortion manually note that Auto is not available with photos taken using auto distortion control see page 153 Press 2 to reduce barrel distortion 4 to reduce pin cushion distortion the effect can be previewed in the edit display note that greater amounts of distortion control result in more of the edges being cropped out Press J to copy the photograph or pre...

Page 293: ...splay Press J to copy the photograph Create a copy of a photograph that resembles a sketch made with colored pencils Press 1 or 3 to highlight Vividness or Outlines and press 4 or 2 to change Vividness can be increased to make colors more saturated or decreased for a washed out monochromatic effect while outlines can be made thicker or thinner Thicker outlines makes colors more saturated The resul...

Page 294: ...ector to adjust perspective note that greater amounts of perspective control result in more of the edges being cropped out The results can be previewed in the edit display Press J to copy the photograph or press K to exit to playback without creating a copy Perspective Control G button N retouch menu Before After ...

Page 295: ...n wide orientation press 1 or 3 to position frame showing area of copy that will be in focus If photo is displayed in tall orientation 0 172 press 4 or 2 to position frame showing area of copy that will be in focus Choose size If area of effect is in wide orientation press 4 or 2 to choose height If area of effect is in tall orientation press 1 or 3 to choose width Preview copy X Preview copy Canc...

Page 296: ...ph and proceed to the next step 3 Select a color Use the multi selector to position the cursor over an object and press L A to select the color of the object as one that will remain in the final copy the camera may have difficulty detecting unsaturated colors choose a saturated color To zoom in on the picture for precise color selection press X Press W to zoom out 4 Highlight the color range Rotat...

Page 297: ... other colors The effect can be previewed in the edit display 6 Select additional colors To select additional colors rotate the command dial to highlight another of the three color boxes at the top of the display and repeat Steps 3 5 to select another color Repeat for a third color if desired To deselect the highlighted color press O or press and hold O to remove all colors 7 Save the edited copy ...

Page 298: ... create the copy listed at the top of the display Press 4 or 2 to switch between the source image and the retouched copy To view the highlighted picture full frame press and hold the X button If the copy was created from two images using Image overlay press 1 or 3 to view the other source image If multiple copies exist for the current source image press 1 or 3 to view the other copies To exit to p...

Page 299: ...ustom Settings and setup menus select O My Menu for m Recent settings Choose tab 1 Select Choose tab In the recent settings menu m highlight Choose tab and press 2 2 Select O My Menu Highlight O My Menu and press J The name of the menu will change from RECENT SETTINGS to MY MENU To view recent settings again select m Recent settings for O My Menu Choose tab G button A Removing Items from the Recen...

Page 300: ...h to add and press 2 3 Select an item Highlight the desired menu item and press J 4 Position the new item Press 1 or 3 to move the new item up or down in My Menu Press J to add the new item 5 Add more items The items currently displayed in My Menu are indicated by a check mark Items indicated by a V icon can not be selected Repeat steps 1 4 to select additional items ...

Page 301: ... items are indicated by a check mark 3 Select Done Highlight Done and press J A confirmation dialog will be displayed 4 Delete the selected items Press J to delete the selected items A Deleting Items in My Menu To delete the item currently highlighted in My Menu press the O button A confirmation dialog will be displayed press O again to remove the selected item from My Menu ...

Page 302: ...items and press 2 2 Select an item Highlight the item you wish to move and press J 3 Position the item Press 1 or 3 to move the item up or down in My Menu and press J Repeat Steps 2 3 to reposition additional items 4 Exit to My Menu Press the G button to return to My Menu G button ...

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Page 304: ... AF NIKKOR except lenses for F3AF 7 2 AI P NIKKOR 8 2 1 Use AF S or AF I lenses to get the most from your camera Vibration Reduction VR supported with VR lenses 2 Spot metering meters selected focus point 0 68 3 Can not be used with shifting or tilting 4 The camera s exposure metering and flash control systems may not function as expected when the lens is shifted and or tilted or an aperture other...

Page 305: ...d D Lenses CPU lenses can be identified by the presence of CPU contacts type G and D lenses by a letter on the lens barrel Type G lenses are not equipped with a lens aperture ring CPU contacts Aperture ring CPU lens Type G lens Type D lens ...

Page 306: ...ed at shutter speeds slower than flash sync speed by one step or more 4 Can not be used with shifting or tilting 5 With maximum effective aperture of f 5 6 or faster 6 Attach in vertical orientation can be used in horizontal orientation once attached D Incompatible Accessories and Non CPU Lenses The following accessories and non CPU lenses can NOT be used with the D5100 TC 16AS AF teleconverter No...

Page 307: ...n 35 mm No vignetting AF S DX Zoom Nikkor 17 55mm f 2 8G IF ED 28 mm 1 5 m 4 ft 11 in 35 mm 1 0 m 3 ft 3 in 45 55 mm No vignetting AF Zoom Nikkor 18 35mm f 3 5 4 5D IF ED 24 mm 1 0 m 3 ft 3 in 28 35 mm No vignetting AF S DX Zoom Nikkor 18 70mm f 3 5 4 5G IF ED 18 mm 1 0 m 3 ft 3 in 24 70 mm No vignetting AF S DX NIKKOR 18 105mm f 3 5 5 6G ED VR 18 mm 3 0 m 9 ft 10in 24 mm 1 0 m 3 ft 3 in AF S DX Z...

Page 308: ...r 1 m 3 ft 3 in the following lenses may block the AF assist illuminator and interfere with autofocus when lighting is poor AF S NIKKOR 16 35mm f 4G ED VR AF S Zoom Nikkor 17 35mm f 2 8D IF ED AF S DX Zoom Nikkor 17 55mm f 2 8G IF ED AF S DX NIKKOR 18 105mm f 3 5 5 6G ED VR AF S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 18 200mm f 3 5 5 6G IF ED AF S DX NIKKOR 18 200mm f 3 5 5 6G ED VR II AF S NIKKOR 24 70mm f 2 8G ED AF...

Page 309: ...e manual provided with the flash unit for details The built in flash will not fire when an optional flash unit is attached A The AS 15 Sync Terminal Adapter When the AS 15 sync terminal adapter available separately is mounted on the camera accessory shoe flash accessories can be connected via a sync cable D Use Only Nikon Flash Accessories Use only Nikon flash units Negative voltages or voltages o...

Page 310: ... 98 21 69 10 33 ISO 200 48 157 53 174 39 128 42 138 30 98 14 46 1 If a color filter is attached to the SB 900 when AUTO or N flash is selected for white balance the camera will automatically detect the filter and adjust white balance appropriately 2 Controlled remotely using optional SB 900 SB 800 SB 700 flash unit or SU 800 wireless Speedlight commander 3 m ft 20 C 68 F SB 900 SB 800 SB 700 and S...

Page 311: ...is not equipped with a flash 2 CPU lens required 3 Standard i TTL flash for digital SLR is used with spot metering or when selected with flash unit 4 Standard i TTL flash for digital SLR is used with spot metering 5 Selected with flash unit 6 Auto aperture AA is used regardless of mode selected with flash unit 7 Can be selected with camera Flash unit SB 80DX SB 28DX SB 28 SB 26 SB 25 SB 24 SB 50DX...

Page 312: ...TL mode We recommend that you choose spot metering to select standard i TTL flash control Take a test shot and view the results in the monitor In i TTL use the flash panel or bounce adapter provided with the flash unit Do not use other panels such as diffusion panels as this may produce incorrect exposure If the controls on the optional SB 900 SB 800 SB 700 or SB 600 flash unit or SU 800 wireless ...

Page 313: ...rs of 5 4 3 2 0 0 5 1 2 and 3 m 1 when the camera diopter adjustment control is in the neutral position 1 m 1 Use eyepiece correction lenses only if the desired focus can not be achieved with the built in diopter adjustment control 1 7 to 0 7 m 1 Test eyepiece correction lenses before purchase to ensure that the desired focus can be achieved The rubber eyecup can not be used with eyepiece correcti...

Page 314: ...minal accessories The D5100 is equipped with an accessory terminal for MC DC2 remote cords 0 66 and GP 1 GPS units 0 174 which connect with the 4 mark on the connector aligned with the 2 next to the accessory terminal close the connector cover when the terminal is not in use SD memory cards SDHC memory cards2 SDXC memory cards3 SanDisk 1 GB 2 GB1 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB Toshiba Panasonic 4 GB ...

Page 315: ...ep the orange battery latch pressed to one side The latch locks the connector in place when the connector is fully inserted 3 Close the battery chamber cover Position the power connector cable so that it passes through the power connector slot and close the battery chamber cover 4 Connect the AC adapter Connect the AC adapter power cable to the AC socket on AC adapter e and the EP 5A power cable t...

Page 316: ...ered under warranty Lens mirror and viewfinder These glass elements are easily damaged Remove dust and lint with a blower If using an aerosol blower keep the can vertical to prevent the discharge of liquid To remove fingerprints and other stains apply a small amount of lens cleaner to a soft cloth and clean with care Monitor Remove dust and lint with a blower When removing fingerprints and other s...

Page 317: ...y time using the Clean now option or cleaning can be performed automatically when the camera is turned on or off CleanNow 1 Place the camera base down Image sensor cleaning is most effective when the camera is placed base down as shown at right 2 Display the Clean image sensor menu Press the G button to display the menus Highlight Clean image sensor in the setup menu 0 167 and press 2 3 Select Cle...

Page 318: ... shutdown The image sensor is cleaned automatically at startup and at shutdown Cleaning off Automatic image sensor cleaning off D Image Sensor Cleaning Using camera controls interrupts image sensor cleaning Image sensor cleaning may not be performed at startup if the flash is charging Cleaning is performed by vibrating the low pass filter If dust can not be fully removed using the options in the C...

Page 319: ...dapter 2 Remove the lens Turn the camera off and remove the lens 3 Select Lock mirror up for cleaning Turn the camera on and press the G button to display the menus Highlight Lock mirror up for cleaning in the setup menu and press 2 note that this option is not available at battery levels of H or below 4 Press J The message shown at right will be displayed in the monitor To restore normal operatio...

Page 320: ... about two minutes End cleaning or inspection immediately D Foreign Matter on the Low Pass Filter Nikon takes every possible precaution to prevent foreign matter from coming into contact with the low pass filter during production and shipping The D5100 however is designed to be used with interchangeable lenses and foreign matter may enter the camera when lenses are removed or exchanged Once inside...

Page 321: ...lt in loss of data or in damage to product memory or internal circuitry To prevent an accidental interruption of power avoid carrying the product from one location to another while the AC adapter is connected Cleaning When cleaning the camera body use a blower to gently remove dust and lint then wipe gently with a soft dry cloth After using the camera at the beach or seaside wipe off any sand or s...

Page 322: ...emove the battery from the camera or charger when not in use and replace the terminal cover These devices draw minute amounts of charge even when off and could draw the battery down to the point that it will no longer function If the battery will not be used for some time insert it in the camera and run it flat before removing it and storing it in a location with an ambient temperature of 15 to 25...

Page 323: ...ase mode2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Multiple exposure2 Movie settings Interval timer shooting Other settings 2 Focus mode viewfinder AF area mode viewfinder 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Focus mode live view movie AF area mode live view movie 3 3 3 3 3 3 AE L AF L button hold 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Flexible program Metering Exposure compensation Bracketing Flash mode 3 3 3 3 Flash compensation Custom Settings 4 a1 AF C priority s...

Page 324: ...gn AE L AF L button f3 Reverse dial rotation f4 Slot empty release lock f5 Reverse indicators 1 Reset with Reset shooting menu 0 152 2 Reset with two button reset 0 58 Individual settings for HDR high dynamic range and multiple exposure are unaffected 3 Reset when mode dial is rotated to new setting 4 Reset with Reset custom settings 0 157 i j P S A M k p n o s l m r t u v w g x y z 0 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 325: ...n be stored in memory buffer at ISO 100 Drops if long exposure noise reduction 0 154 or auto distortion control 0 153 is on 3 Image size applies to JPEG images only Size of NEF RAW images can not be changed File size is the total for NEF RAW and JPEG images A File Names Photographs are stored as image files with names of the form DSC_nnnn xxx where nnnn is a four digit number between 0001 and 9999...

Page 326: ...ivity the above graph assumes an ISO sensitivity of ISO 100 equivalent When matrix metering is used values over 161 3 EV are reduced to 161 3 EV f1 f1 4 f2 f2 8 f4 f5 6 f8 f11 f16 f22 f32 1 15 1 30 1 60 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 1 4000 1 8000 1 8 1 4 1 2 f1 4 f22 F lens focal length d 55 mm 55mm F d 135 mm 135 mm F Shutter speed seconds Aperture ...

Page 327: ...ppear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning In most cases this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge Turn the camera off remove and replace the battery taking care to avoid burns and turn the camera on again or if you are using an AC adapter available separately disconnect and reconnect the adapter and turn the camera on again If the problem persists after removing t...

Page 328: ...y or turn high ISO noise reduction on 0 154 Shutter speed is slower than 1 s use long exposure noise reduction 0 154 No photo taken when remote control shutter release button is pressed Replace battery in remote control 0 207 Choose remote control release mode 0 35 Flash is charging 0 28 Time selected for Custom Setting c4 Remote on duration 0 161 has elapsed press camera shutter release button ha...

Page 329: ...an not measure white balance Subject is too dark or too bright 0 85 Image can notbeselectedas source for presetwhite balance Image was not created with D5100 0 87 Effects of Picture Control differ from image to image A auto is selected for sharpening contrast or saturation For consistent results over a series of photos choose another setting 0 93 Metering can not be changed Autoexposure lock is in...

Page 330: ...EF RAW format Create JPEG copy using NEF RAW processing or transfer to computer and print using supplied software or Capture NX 2 0 137 183 Picture is not displayed on TV Choose correct video mode 0 170 or output resolution 0 148 A V 0 146 or HDMI 0 147 cable is not correctly connected Can not transfer photos to computer OS not compatible with camera or transfer software Use card reader to copy ph...

Page 331: ...a off and then on again d k blinks Turn camera off remove and replace battery and then turn camera on again 2 15 Battery level is low Completeoperationandturn camera off immediately End cleaning and turn camera off and recharge or replace battery 213 Clock not set Set camera clock 19 170 No SD card inserted S s blinks Turn camera off and confirm that card is correctly inserted 21 Memory card is lo...

Page 332: ...se a larger aperture smaller f number 64 No Bulb in S mode A blinks Change shutter speed or select manual exposure mode 63 65 No Bulb in HDR mode A blinks Change shutter speed 65 76 Interval timer shooting Menus and playback are not available while interval timer photography is in progress Turn camera off 57 N blinks Flash has fired at full power Check photo in monitor if underexposed adjust setti...

Page 333: ...lder selected for playback contains no images Insert another memory card or select a different folder 21 149 Cannot display this file File has been created or modified using a computer or different make of camera or file is corrupt 177 Cannot select this file No image for retouching Memory card does not contain NEF RAW images for use with NEF RAW processing 183 Check printer Check printer To resum...

Page 334: ...pression NEF RAW JPEG Single photograph recorded in both NEF RAW and JPEG formats Picture Control System Standard Neutral Vivid Monochrome Portrait Landscape selected Picture Control can be modified storage for custom Picture Controls Media SD Secure Digital SDHC and SDXC memory cards File system DCF Design Rule for Camera File System 2 0 DPOF Digital Print Order Format Exif 2 3 Exchangeable Image...

Page 335: ...ring using 420 pixel RGB sensor Metering method Matrix 3D color matrix metering II type G and D lenses color matrix metering II other CPU lenses Center weighted Weight of 75 given to 8 mm circle in center of frame Spot Meters 3 5 mm circle about 2 5 of frame centered on selected focus point Range ISO 100 f 1 4 lens 20 C 68 F Matrix or center weighted metering 0 20 EV Spot metering 2 20 EV Exposure...

Page 336: ...C 68 F Flash control TTL i TTL balanced fill flash and standard i TTL flash for digital SLR using 420 pixel RGB sensor are available with built in flash and SB 900 SB 800 SB 700 SB 600 or SB 400 i TTL balanced fill flash is available when matrix or center weighted metering is selected Auto aperture Available with SB 900 SB 800 and CPU lens Non TTL auto Supported flash units include SB 900 SB 800 S...

Page 337: ...p 24 p high normal 1 280 720 30 p 25 p 24 p high normal 640 424 30 p 25 p high normal A frame rate of 30 p actual frame rate 29 97 fps is available when NTSC is selected for video mode 25 p is available when PAL is selected for video mode Actual frame rate when 24 p is selected is 23 976 fps File format MOV Video compression H 264 MPEG 4 Advanced Video Coding Audio recording format Linear PCM Audi...

Page 338: ...able separately Audio input Stereo mini pin jack 3 5mm diameter Supported languages Supported languages Arabic Chinese Simplified and Traditional Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Power source Battery One rechargeable Li ion EN EL14 battery AC adapter EH 5b AC adapter requires EP 5A p...

Page 339: ...7 oz excluding terminal cover AF S DX NIKKOR 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6G VR lens Type Type G AF S DX NIKKOR zoom lens with built in CPU and F mount for use exclusively with Nikon DX format digital SLR cameras Focal length 18 55 mm Maximum aperture f 3 5 5 6 Lens construction 11 elements in 8 groups including 1 aspherical element Angle of view 76 28 50 Focal length scale Graduated in millimeters 18 24 35 45...

Page 340: ...s Care Keep the CPU contacts clean Use a blower to remove dust and lint from the lens surfaces To remove smudges and fingerprints apply a small amount of ethanol or lens cleaner to a soft clean cotton cloth or lens cleaning tissue and clean from the center outwards using a circular motion taking care not to leave smears or touch the glass with your fingers Never use organic solvents such as paint ...

Page 341: ...us point If the subject does not fill the focus point the camera may focus on the background and the subject may be out of focus Example A far off portrait subject at some distance from the background 2 The subject contains many fine details The camera may have difficulty focusing on subjects that contain many fine details or that are lacking in contrast Example A field of flowers In these cases u...

Page 342: ...hout first transferring them to a computer HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is a standard for multimedia interfaces used in consumer electronics and AV devices capable of transmitting audiovisual data and control signals to HDMI compliant devices via a single cable connection Trademark Information Macintosh Mac OS and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Inc in the United States a...

Page 343: ...OR 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6G VR lens under the following test conditions vibration reduction off continuous release mode focus mode set to AF C image quality set to JPEG basic image size set to M medium white balance set to v ISO sensitivity set to ISO 100 shutter speed 1 250 s focus cycled from infinity to minimum range three times after shutter release button has been pressed halfway for 3 s six shots ...

Page 344: ...207 Active D Lighting 74 Add items My Menu 193 ADL bracketing Auto bracketing set 88 Adobe RGB 153 AE bracketing Auto bracketing set 88 AE lock 69 AE L 69 AE L AF L button 44 69 166 AF 39 44 AF A 39 AF area mode 42 101 AF assist 41 158 201 AF C 39 158 AF C priority selection 158 AF F 100 AF S 39 100 A M mode switch 17 45 Amber 83 181 Angle of view 201 Aperture 61 64 Aperture priority auto 64 Assig...

Page 345: ...17 45 Format 22 Format memory card 22 Frame interval Slide show 136 Front curtain sync 52 Full frame playback 123 Full time servo AF 100 G GP 1 174 207 GPS 128 174 GPS data 128 Green 83 181 Green intensifier Filter effects 180 H H 264 230 HDMI 147 235 HDMI CEC 148 HDR high dynamic range 76 Help 11 Hi Sensitivity 54 High definition 147 235 High Dynamic Range HDR 76 High ISO NR 154 High angle shots ...

Page 346: ...et shooting menu 152 Resize 184 Retouch menu 176 Reverse dial rotation 166 Reverse indicators 166 RGB 125 153 RGB Histogram 125 Rotate tall 150 S Save selected frame 113 Scene auto selector 104 Scene mode 30 Select date 142 Selective color 120 189 Self portrait 4 Self timer 37 160 Sensitivity 54 155 Sepia 179 Set Picture Control 92 Setup menu 167 Shade White balance 81 Shooting data 126 Shooting m...

Page 347: ...reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION SB1C01 11 6MB11311 01 ...

Page 348: ...al e Insert amemory card available separately Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation o Attach the strap Attach the strap securely to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below o Insert the battery Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orientation DAN DO strap 4 D Registration card U s A only D DK S eyepiece cap D BF 1 B body cap D DK 20 rubber eyecup D BS 1 accesso...

Page 349: ...he camera or removable disk appears as a device button in the Source panel of the Nikon Transfer 2 Options area 1Choose how pictures will be copied to the computer Choose one of the following methods Direct USB connection Turn the camera off and ensure that the memory card is inserted in the camera Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied UC E6 USB cable and then turn the camera on Cl...

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Page 354: ...ion and Insurance com to the repair facility To obtain Extended Service Coverage ESQ you must register with Nikon Inc within ten days from the date of the original retail purchase of this NIKKOR Af or PC NIKKOR lens Failure to register invalidates your Esc To register complete and mail the attached postcard to Nikon Inc This ESC becomes valid upon the expiration of the Nikon Inc limited warranty t...

Page 355: ...r Mrs Ms Zip Code Apt No State Zip Code State Initial Last Name City 2 4 Serial 5 Date of Purchase Month Day Year mmfl D40X D50 D70 D70S D80 D100 D1X D2X1D2XS D2H Other 3 Your Telephone 6 Lens Model _ 7 Model check one D40 _ D200 _ PIN 5324 SEE REVERSE FOR COMPLETE ESC TERMS AND CONDITIONS TNX01 01 ...

Page 356: ...nsportation and insurance costs to the repair facility To obtain Extended Service Coverage ESq you must register with Nikon Inc within ten days from the date of the original retail purchase of this NIKKOR AF or PC NIKKOR lens Failure to register invalidates your ESC To register complete nd mail the attached postcard to Nikon Inc This ESC becomes valid upon the expiration of the Nikon Inc limited w...

Page 357: ...rNX01 01 NikOft NIKKOR LENS ESC REGISTRATION P O BOX 173031 DENVER CO 80217 3031 11 1 11 11 1 1 111 1 11 11 11 1111 11 1111 11 1II PLACE STAMP HERE ...

Page 358: ...IMPORTANT NOTICE YOU MUST PRESENT THE ATTACHED WARRANTY fORM PART 1 TOGETHER WITH PROOf Of PURCHASE AND PROOf Of PURCHASE DATE TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE ...

Page 359: ...MITED TO ONE 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE Of PURCHASE OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPUCABLE LAW UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NIKON INC BE l IABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL SPECIAL DIRECT INDIRECT EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELAnNG TO OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER CLAIM REGARDING THIS PRODUCT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS OF NEGUGENCE STRICT UABI...

Page 360: ...Nikon AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATIONS For a list of local Nikon AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATIONS please visit nikonusa com and proceed to the Service tab or call 800 NIKONSV 800 645 6678 toll free ...

Page 361: ...n materials or workmanship subject to the following limitations 1 This warranty extends to the original consumer purchaser only and is not assignable or transferable 2 This warranty shall not extend to any product which has been subject to misuse abuse negligence accident or unauthorized repair All warranties implied by law including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purp...

Page 362: ... Phone 52 55 3098 6450 Netherllnn Nikon Service Point Wijkermeerweg SO 1948 NW Beverwijk Netherlands Phone 31 251 274 737 New ClIIII Phocidis BP 681 98Il45 Noumea Cedex Phone 687 28 6670 Hew Zullnd TA Macallster Ltd 34 Vestey Drive Mount Wellington Auckland 1060 Phone 64 9 573 1650 Norway ClInera Videotllknlkkas Llaveien 1 N 5132 Nyborg all plOducts Phone 47 55 39 38 80 PIUl1Ia Panana yClIirtro Am...

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Page 364: ...Nikon product s with an approximate retail value of up to 1 000 see Official Rules for explanation and restrictions A purchase will not improve your chances of winning Odds of winning the Sweepstakes depend on the total number of eligible entries for the relevant month during the Sweepstakes period Visit Nikonusa com registration for Official Rules or for Official Rules by postal mail send a self ...

Page 365: ... CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL SPECIAL DIRECT INDIRECT EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER CLAIM REGARDING THIS PRODUCT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS OF NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW A LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR B THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONS...

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