Nikon D700 User manual

Nikon
DIGITAL CAMERA
Userls Manual

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Package Contents
Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera.
Memory cards are soldseparately.
• 0700 digital
camera (pg. 3)
• EN-EL3e
rechargeable
Li-ion
battery with
terminal cover
(pp. 32, 34)
•EG-Ol 00 video
cable (pg. 255)
•Body cap
(pp. 36, 388)
•MH-18a
quick
charger with
power cable
(pg.32)
•
UC-E4 USB cable
(pp. 238, 245)
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•BM-9 LCD monitor
cover (pg. 21 )
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•AN-D700 strap
(pg.21)
• BS- 1accessory shoe
cover (pg. 377)
•Warranty
• User's Manual (this guide)
•QuickGuide
•Software Installation Guide
•Software Suite CD-ROM
•Registration card
(U. S. A. only)

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IDa Introduction
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I:ZI Tutorial
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III Focus
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III Release Mode
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m ISO Sensitivity
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III Exposure
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iii Image Enhancement
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D Flash Photography
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m Other Shooting Options
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1:1 More About Playback
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II Connections
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ril Menu Guide
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U Technical Notes
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Q&Alndex
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How do Itake pictures in FX format? Image area 58
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How do Itake high-quality NEF (RAW)
14-bit NEF (RAW)
68
photos?
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Can I use the monitor as aviewfinder? Live view 89
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Can Icontrol how photos are processed? Picture Controls 160
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How do Ipreserve details in shadows Active D-Lighting 179
and highlights?
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How do Ifocus on erratically moving 3D-tracking 286
subjects?
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How do Itell if the camera is level? Virtual horizon 99,346
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Can Iadjust focus separately for
AF fine tune 347
different lenses?
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How do Iremove dustfrom the low-pass Clean image sensor 392
filter protecting the image sensor?
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How do Ifocus the viewfinder? Diopter adjustment 45
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How do Ikeep the monitor from turning
off? Monitor off delay . .. 297
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How do Ikeep the shutter speed and
Auto meter off
48,296
aperture displays from turning off?
Can Idisplay aframing grid in the
Viewfinder grid display 298
viewfinder? ,
How do Iset the clock? I
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How do Iset the clock for daylight
]World time savings time? 39,334
How do Ichange time zones when I
travel?
How do Iadjust monitor brightness for
LCD brightness 332
menus or playback?
How do Irestore default settings?
Two-button reset 196
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How do Irestore shooting menu Reset shooting menu
271
defaults?
How do Irestore Custom Setting
Reset custom settings 282
defaults?
How do Ichange the self-timer delay? Self-timer delay 297
How do I turn the speaker off? Beep 298
Can Ireverse the electronic analog Reverse indicators 330
exposure display?
Can Idisplay the menus in adifferent Language 334
language?
Can Isave menu settings for use on aSave/load settings 344
different 0700 camera?
... Question;
How do I get more information on a
menu?
How do I use the menus?
Can I get quick access to frequently-
used settings?
Can I get quick access to recently-used
settings?
Help
Using the menus
My Menu
Recent settings
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26
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368
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What do these indicators mean? Viewfinder, control
What information is in the shooting panel, shooting 8,10,
12
information display? information display
What does this warning mean? Error messages and 409
displays
How much charge does the battery Battery level 46
have left?
How do I get more information about
Battery info 340
the battery?
How do Ikeep the file number from
being reset when Iinsertanew memory
File number sequence 300
card?
How do Ireset file numbering to zero?
How do Iclean the camera or lens? Cleaning the camera 391
How many more shots can Itake with Number of exposures 47
this card? remaining
How do Itake bigger photographs?
How can I get more photos on the
Image qualityand size 64,69
memory card?
Can Icontrol how the camera focuses? Autofocus
71
Can Ichoose the focus point? Focus point 76
How do Itake a lot of photographs
Release mode 84
quickly?
Can Ichange the frame advance rate? Shooting speed 86,299
Can Ishoot aself-portrait? Self-timer mode
102
Can Itake pictures under low light
ISO sensitivity 106
without the flash?
Can the ISO sensitivity Ichoose be
ISO sensitivity auto 108
adjusted to ensure optimal exposure? control

How do Ifreeze or blur moving objects? Exposure
mode 5118
(shutter-priority auto)
How do I blur background details or Exposure
mode R
keep both foreground and background 119
(aperture-priority auto)
in focus?
Can Iset both shutter speed and Exposure
mode 11
121
aperture manually? (manual)
Can Imake photos brighter or darker? Exposure compensation 128
How do Imake a time exposure? Long time-exposures 124
(bu lb)
Can Ivary exposure or flash level Exposure and flash 131,315
automatically over aseries of photos? bracketing
Can Icreate multiple copies of a photo
White balance 135,315
using different white balance settings? bracketing
How do Iadjust white balance? White balance 139
Can Itake pictures with aflash?
Flash photography,flash 185
How can Ireduce "red-eye"? mode, red-eye 188
reduction
How can Irecord
multiple shots as a
Multiple exposure 198
single photograph?
How
do Ireduce loss of brightness at Vignette control 276
the edges of photographs?
Can Ipick the standard exposure level? Fine tune
optimal
294
exposure
How can Ireduce blur? Exposure delay
mode 302
Can the flash be used at shutter speeds
Flash sync speed 305
fasterthan '1250 s?
Can Irecord an NEF copy of a
photograph while shooting
JPEG
+NEF (RAW)
322
images?
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Viewing Photographs
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Can Iview my photographs on the Camera playback 218
camera?
Can Iview more information about
Photo info 220
photos?
Why do parts of my photos blink? Photo info, highlights 222,264
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How do I get rid of an unwanted photo? Deleting individual 236
photos
Can Idelete several photos at once? Delete 262
Can Izoom in on pictures to make sure Playback zoom 234
they're in focus?
Can Iprotect photos from accidental Protect 235
deletion?
Can Ihide selected photos? Hide image 263
How do Itell if parts of my photos may Display mode: 264
be overexposed? highlights
How do Itell where the camera focused? Display mode: focus 264
point
Can Iview photos as they are taken? Image review 265
Is there an automatic playback ("slide Slide show 266
show") option?
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How do Ibring out details in shadows in
backlit areas or areas outside the range
of the flash?
Can I get rid of red eye?
Can Icrop photographs on the camera?
Can Icreate amonochrome copy of a
photograph?
Can Icreate acopy with different colors?
D-Lighting
Red-eye correction
Trim
Monochrome
Filter effects
354
355
356
357
358