Nikon D700 User manual

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User's Manual

Where to Find It
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Digitutor
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from the following website:
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html
iThe Q&A Index ➜pp. iv–ix
Know what you want to do but don’t know the function name?
Find it
from the “question and answer” index.
iThe Table of Contents ➜pp. x–xvii
Find items by function or menu name.
iThe Quick Start Guide ➜pp. 22–23
A brief guide for those who want to get started taking pictures right away.
iThe Index ➜pp. 438–443
Search by key word.
iError Messages ➜pp. 409–416
If a warning is displayed in the viewfinder or monitor, find the solution
here.
iTroubleshooting ➜pp. 402–408
Camera behaving unexpectedly?
Find the solution here.
AFor Your Safety
Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety
instructions in “For Your Safety” (pg. xviii).

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Package Contents
Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera.
Memory cards are sold separately.
•Warranty
•User’s Manual (this guide)
•Quick Guide
•Software Installation Guide
•Software Suite CD-ROM
•Registration card
(U. S. A. only)
•D700 digital
camera (pg. 3)
•Body cap
(pp. 36, 388)
•BM-9 LCD monitor
cover (pg. 21)
•EN-EL3e
rechargeable
Li-ion battery with
terminal cover
(pp. 32, 34)
•MH-18a quick
charger with
power cable
(pg. 32)
•AN-D700 strap
(pg. 21)
•EG-D100 video
cable (pg. 255)
•UC-E4 USB cable
(pp. 238, 245)
•
BS-1 accessory shoe
cover
(pg. 377)

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Symbols and Conventions
To make it easier to find the information you need, the following
symbols and conventions are used:
Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor
are shown in
bold .
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DThis icon marks cautions; information that should be read before
use to prevent damage to the camera.
AThis icon marks notes; information that should be read before
using the camera.

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Introduction
Tutorial
Image Recording Options
Focus
Release Mode
ISO Sensitivity
Exposure
White Balance
Image Enhancement
Flash Photography
Other Shooting Options
More About Playback
Connections
Menu Guide
Technical Notes
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Q&A Index
Find what you’re looking for using this “question and answer”
index.
New Features
Question Key phrase See page
How do I take pictures in FX format? Image area 58
How do I take high-quality NEF (RAW)
photos? 14-bit NEF (RAW) 68
Can I use the monitor as a viewfinder? Live view 89
Can I control how photos are processed? Picture Controls 160
How do I preserve details in shadows
and highlights? Active D-Lighting 179
How do I focus on erratically moving
subjects? 3D-tracking 286
How do I tell if the camera is level? Virtual horizon 99, 346
Can I adjust focus separately for
different lenses? AF fine tune 347
How do I remove dust from the low-pass
filter protecting the image sensor? Clean image sensor 392
Camera Setup
Question Key phrase See page
How do I focus the viewfinder? Diopter adjustment
control 45
How do I keep the monitor from turning
off? Monitor off delay 297

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Question Key phrase See page
How do I keep the shutter speed and
aperture displays from turning off? Auto meter off 48, 296
Can I display a framing grid in the
viewfinder? Viewfinder grid display 298
How do I set the clock?
World time 39, 334
How do I set the clock for daylight
savings time?
How do I change time zones when I
travel?
How do I adjust monitor brightness for
menus or playback? LCD brightness 332
How do I restore default settings? Two-button reset 196
How do I restore shooting menu
defaults? Reset shooting menu 271
How do I restore Custom Setting
defaults? Reset custom settings 282
How do I change the self-timer delay? Self-timer delay 297
How do I turn the speaker off? Beep 298
Can I reverse the electronic analog
exposure display? Reverse indicators 330
Can I display the menus in a different
language? Language 334
Can I save menu settings for use on a
different D700 camera? Save/load settings 344
Menus and Displays
Question Key phrase See page
How do I get more information on a
menu? Help 31
How do I use the menus? Using the menus 26
Can I get quick access to frequently-
used settings? My Menu 364
Can I get quick access to recently-used
settings? Recent settings 368

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Question Key phrase See page
What do these indicators mean? Viewfinder, control
panel, shooting
information display
8, 10, 12
What information is in the shooting
information display?
What does this warning mean? Error messages and
displays 409
How much charge does the battery
have left? Battery level 46
How do I get more information about
the battery? Battery info 340
How do I keep the file number from
being reset when I insert a new memory
card? File number sequence 300
How do I reset file numbering to zero?
How do I clean the camera or lens? Cleaning the camera 391
Taking Photographs
Question Key phrase See page
How many more shots can I take with
this card?
Number of exposures
remaining 47
How do I take bigger photographs?
Image quality and size 64, 69
How can I get more photos on the
memory card?
Can I control how the camera focuses? Autofocus 71
Can I choose the focus point? Focus point 76
How do I take a lot of photographs
quickly? Release mode 84
Can I change the frame advance rate? Shooting speed 86, 299
Can I shoot a self-portrait? Self-timer mode 102
Can I take pictures under low light
without the flash? ISO sensitivity 106
Can the ISO sensitivity I choose be
adjusted to ensure optimal exposure?
ISO sensitivity auto
control 108

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Question Key phrase See page
How do I freeze or blur moving objects? Exposure mode f
(shutter-priority auto) 118
How do I blur background details or
keep both foreground and background
in focus?
Exposure mode g
(aperture-priority auto) 119
Can I set both shutter speed and
aperture manually?
Exposure mode h
(manual) 121
Can I make photos brighter or darker? Exposure compensation 128
How do I make a time exposure? Long time-exposures
(A)124
Can I vary exposure or flash level
automatically over a series of photos?
Exposure and flash
bracketing 131, 315
Can I create multiple copies of a photo
using different white balance settings?
White balance
bracketing 135, 315
How do I adjust white balance? White balance 139
Can I take pictures with a flash? Flash photography, flash
mode, red-eye
reduction
185
How can I reduce “red-eye”? 188
How can I record multiple shots as a
single photograph? Multiple exposure 198
How do I reduce loss of brightness at
the edges of photographs? Vignette control 276
Can I pick the standard exposure level? Fine tune optimal
exposure 294
How can I reduce blur? Exposure delay mode 302
Can the flash be used at shutter speeds
faster than 1/250 s? Flash sync speed 305
Can I record an NEF copy of a
photograph while shooting JPEG
images?
+NEF (RAW) 322

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Viewing Photographs
Question Key phrase See page
Can I view my photographs on the
camera? Camera playback 218
Can I view more information about
photos? Photo info 220
Why do parts of my photos blink? Photo info, highlights 222, 264
How do I get rid of an unwanted photo? Deleting individual
photos 236
Can I delete several photos at once? Delete 262
Can I zoom in on pictures to make sure
they’re in focus? Playback zoom 234
Can I protect photos from accidental
deletion? Protect 235
Can I hide selected photos? Hide image 263
How do I tell if parts of my photos may
be overexposed?
Display mode:
highlights 264
How do I tell where the camera focused? Display mode: focus
point 264
Can I view photos as they are taken? Image review 265
Is there an automatic playback (“slide
show”) option? Slide show 266
Retouching Photographs
Question Key phrase See page
How do I bring out details in shadows in
backlit areas or areas outside the range
of the flash?
D-Lighting 354
Can I get rid of red eye? Red-eye correction 355
Can I crop photographs on the camera? Trim 356
Can I create a monochrome copy of a
photograph? Monochrome 357
Can I create a copy with different colors? Filter effects 358