Nikon D300 User manual

Nikon
DIGITAL CAMERA
)(
User's Manual

The setup menu contains the options listed below. For
information on using the setup menu, see "Tutorial: Camera
Menus" (pg. 24).
Format memory card
LCD brightness
Clean image sensor
Lock mirror up for cleaning 1
Video mode
HDMI
World time
Language
Image comment
Auto image rotation
USB
Dust off ref photo
Battery info
Wireless transmitter 2
Image authentication
Copyright information
Save/load settings
GPS
Non-CPU lens data
AF fine tune
Firmware version
1 Not available when battery is low.
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2 Only available when optional WT-4 wireless transmitter is connected and
[MTP/PTP] selected for [USB] (pg. 318).
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Format Memory Card
Format the card. Note that formatting permanently deletes all
pictures and other data on the card. Before formatting, be sure to
make backup copies as required.
_I_ During Formatting
Do not turn thecamera off or removememory cardsduring formatting.
[] Two-Button Format
Memory cards canalso be formatted by pressing the ,0_ (#and MODE)
buttons for more than two seconds (pg. 41).
LCD Brightness
Press • or • to choose from seven settings
for monitor brightness. Choose higher
values for increased brightness, lower values
for reduced brightness.
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Clean Image Sensor
Select this option to remove dust from the image sensor or to
choose options for automatic image sensor cleaning (pg. 373).
Lock Mirror up for Cleaning
Lock the mirror in the up position to allow inspection or manual
cleaning of the low-pass filter that protects the camera image
sensor (pg. 376).
Video Mode
When connecting the camera to a television or VCR via the video
connector, be sure the camera video mode matches the device
video standard (NTSC or PAL).
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HDMI
The camera is equipped with an HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia Interface) connector, allowing pictures to be played
back on high-definition televisions or monitors using a type A
cable (available separately from commercial suppliers). Before
connecting the camera to high-definition device, choose the
HDMI format from the options below.
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The camera automatically selects the
AUTOAuto (default) appropriate format.
480P 480p {progressive) 640 x 480 (progressive) format
576P 576p {progressive) 720 x 576 (progressive) format
720P 720p {progressive) 1,280 x 720 (progressive) format
1080i 1080i {interlaced) 1,920 x 1,080 (interlaced) format
The camera monitor turns off automatically when an HDMI device
isconnected.
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World Time
Change time zones, set the camera clock, choose the date display
order, and turn daylight saving time on or off.
Description
Choose a time zone. The camera clock is automatically
Time zone set to the time in the new time zone.
Date and time Set the camera clock (pg. 37).
Choose the order in which the day, month, and year are
Date format displayed.
Turn daylight saving time on or off. The camera clock
Daylight will automatically be advanced or set back one hour.
saving time The default setting is [Off].
Language
Choose a language for camera menus and messages. The
following options are available.
De Deutsch German Pt Portugu_s Portuguese
En English English Ru PyccK_ Russian
Es Espaffol Spanish Sv Svenska Swedish
Fi Suomi Finnish _ _(_@) TraditionaIChinese
Fr Fran_ais French ..........................................
_3t-T itaiia_n_o_'77:7 Italian _=_°T=t_l_ ==7= Japanese
NI Nederlands Dutch _ Korean
PI Polski Polish
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Image Comment
Add a comment to new photographs as they are taken.
Comments can be viewed in ViewNX version 1.2.0 or later or in
Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later or Capture NX 2 version 2.1.0 or
later (available separately_ pg. 368). The comment isalso visible on
the third shooting data page in the photo information display.
• [Done]: Save changes and return to the setup menu.
• [Input comment]: Input a comment as described on page 256.
Comments can be up to 36 characters long.
• [Attach comment]: Select this option to
attach the comment to all subsequent
photographs. [Attach comment] can be
turned on and off by highlighting it and
pressing I_.
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Auto Image Rotation
Photographs taken while [On] (the default option) is selected
contain information on camera orientation, allowing them to be
rotated automatically during playback (pg. 251 ) or when viewed in
ViewNX version 1.2.0 or later or in Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later
or Capture NX 2 verson 2.1.0 or later (available separately; pg. 368).
The following orientations are recorded:
Landscape (wide) Camera rotated 90° Camera rotated 90°
orientation clockwise counter-clockwise
Camera orientation is not recorded when [Off] is selected. Choose
this option when taking photographs with the lens pointing up or
down.
[I_ Auto Image Rotation
In continuous mode (pg. 74), the orientation recorded for the first shot
applies to all photographs in the same burst, even if camera orientation is
changed during shooting.
[] Rotate Tall
To automatically rotate "tall" (portrait-orientation) photographs for
display during playback, select [On] for the [Rotate tall] option in the
playback menu (pg. 251). Note that because the camera itself isalready in
the appropriate orientation during shooting, images are not rotated
automatically during image review (pg. 205).
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USB
Choose a USBoption for connection to a computer or PictBridge
printer. Choose [MTP/PTP] (the default setting) when connecting
to a PictBridge printer or an optional WT-4 wireless transmitter or
when using Camera Control Pro 2 (available separately; see page
368). See page 225 for information on selecting a USBoption for
use with Nikon Transfer.
Dust off Ref Photo
Acquire reference data for the Image Dust Off option in
Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later or Capture NX 2 version 2.1.0 or
later (available separately; for more information, see the software
manual).
[Dust off ref photo] is available only when a CPU lens is mounted
on the camera. A lens with a focal length of at least 50 mm is
recommended. When using a zoom lens, zoom all the way in.
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1 Choose a start option.
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Highlight one of the following
options and press 0. To exit I/_ll I
without acquiring image dust
off data, press MENU.
• [Start]: The message shown at right will
be displayed and "rEF" will appear in
the viewfinder and control panel
displays.
• [Cleansensorandthen start]:Select this
option to clean the image sensor
before starting. The message shown at
right will be displayed and "rEF" will
appear in the viewfinder and control
panel displays when cleaning is
complete.
_1_Image Sensor Cleaning
Dust off reference data recorded before image sensor cleaning is
performed can not be usedwith photographs taken after image
sensor cleaning is performed. Select [Clean image sensor and then
start] only if the dust off reference data will not be used with existing
photographs.
rEF I
Frame a featureless white object in the viewfinder.
With the lens about ten centimeters (four inches) from a well-
lit, featureless white object, frame the object so that it fills the
viewfinder and then press the shutter-release button halfway.
In autofocus mode, focus will automatically be set to infinity;
in manual focus mode, set focus to infinity manually.
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