Nikon D700 User manual

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Table of Contents
Quick Start Guide .......................................... 3
Copying Pictures to a Computer .................. 8
ViewNX........................................................ 12
Buttons and Dials ....................................... 13
The Quick Settings Display........................ 16
The Command Dials ................................... 18
Release Mode.............................................. 23
Using the Flash ........................................... 24
Live View ..................................................... 26
gHand-Held .......................................................... 26
hTripod.................................................................... 28
Picture Controls.......................................... 30
Custom Picture Controls .................................... 32
The Fn Button ............................................. 34
Guides and Tips .......................................... 35
Help............................................................................ 35
Formatting Memory Cards ................................ 35
Two-Button Reset:
Restoring Default Settings............................ 35
Menu Guide................................................. 36
DPLAYBACK MENU ............................................ 36
CSHOOTING MENU............................................ 37
ACUSTOM SETTING MENU.............................. 39
BSETUP MENU...................................................... 45
NRETOUCH MENU .............................................. 48
OMY MENU ............................................................ 48

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Quick Start Guide
Follow these steps for a quick start with your camera.
Attach the strap.
Charge the battery.
Insert the battery.
Attach a lens.
Rotate the lens
until it clicks
into place.
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Quick Start Guide
Insert a Type I
CompactFlash memory
card (q).
When the memory card is
fully inserted, the eject
button will pop up (w) and
the green access lamp will
light briefly.
Turn the camera on.
See page 38 of the User’s
Manual for information on
choosing a language and
setting the time and date.
Adjust viewfinder
focus.
Lift the diopter adjustment
control (q) and rotate it until
the frame in the viewfinder is
in sharp focus (w), then push
the diopter adjustment
control back in.
Front
Access Lamp
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Check camera settings.
Choose exposure mode e.
Press the Ibutton and
rotate the main command
dial to select exposure
mode e(programmed
auto).
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Exposure mode
Control panel
White balance
Viewfinder display
Image size
Image quality
Battery level
Number of
exposures
remaining
ISO sensitivity
Ibutton
Main command dial
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Quick Start Guide
Choose single
frame release
mode.
Hold the release
mode dial lock
release down and
turn the release
mode dial to S
(single frame).
Rotate the
AF-area mode
selector to
K
(single-point AF).
This allows the
focus point to be
selected manually.
Rotate the focus-
mode selector to S
(single-servo AF).
The camera
focuses when the
shutter-release
button is pressed
halfway, and focus locks while the shutter-release
button is held in this postion.
Release mode dial
Release mode dial lock
release
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AF-area mode selector
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Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus,
then press it the rest of the way down to take the
photograph.
Viewing and Deleting Photographs
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Focus indicator
Press Otwice to delete the
photograph currently dis-
played in the monitor.
Press Kto view
photographs.

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Copying Pictures to a Computer
This section describes how to use the supplied UC-E4 USB
cable to connect the camera to a computer. Before
connecting the camera, install Nikon Transfer and ViewNX
from the supplied Software Suite CD (see the Software
Installation Guide for more information). Nikon Transfer
starts automatically when the camera is connected and is
used to copy photographs to the computer, where they can
be viewed using ViewNX (Nikon Transfer can also be used to
back up photographs and embed information in
photographs as they are transferred, while ViewNX can be
used to sort photographs, convert images to different file
formats, and perform simple editing on NEF (RAW)
photographs). To ensure that data transfer is not
interrupted, be sure the camera battery is fully charged. If in
doubt, charge the battery before use or use an EH-5a or EH-5
AC adapter (available separately).
Supported Operating Systems
The camera can be connected to computers running the
following operating systems:
•Windows: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (32-bit Home
Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate)
and Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Home Edition/
Professional)
•Macintosh: Mac OS X (version 10.3.9, 10.4.11, or 10.5.2)

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Turn the camera off.
Turn the camera off and confirm that a memory card is
inserted.
Turn the computer on and connect the supplied UC-
E4 USB cable as shown below.
Do not use force or attempt to insert the connectors at
an angle. Connect the camera directly to the
computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or
keyboard.
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Copying Pictures to a Computer
Turn the camera on.
Windows Vista: If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click
Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using
Nikon Transfer to start Nikon Transfer. To skip the
AutoPlay dialog in future, select Always do this for
this device before clicking the “copy pictures…”
option.
Windows XP: If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, select
Nikon Transfer Copy pictures to a folder on my
computer and click OK to start Nikon Transfer. To skip
the AutoPlay dialog in future, select Always use this
program for this action before clicking OK.
Macintosh: Nikon Transfer will start automatically if
Yes was selected in the Auto-Launch setting dialog
when Nikon Transfer was first installed.
Confirm that the camera is
displayed in the transfer
options “Source” panel.
If the camera is not displayed,
check that the camera is on
and connected to the
computer.
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Click Start Transfer.
At default settings, all
pictures on the camera
memory card will be
transferred. When transfer
is complete, pictures will
be displayed in ViewNX.
ViewNX
ViewNX is used to view photographs after they have
been transferred to the computer. ViewNX can also be
started by:
•Windows: Double-clicking the ViewNX shortcut on the
desktop.
•Macintosh: Clicking the ViewNX icon in the Dock.
Online Help
To view online help, start Nikon Transfer or ViewNX and
select the appropriate option from the Help menu.
Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable.
Start Transfer button
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ViewNX
ViewNX can be used to sort photographs, convert images to
different file formats, and perform simple editing on NEF
(RAW) photographs.
1Menu bar: Displays the menus available in each mode.
2Toolbar: The customizable toolbar provides quick access to
frequently-used tools.
3Navigation Tab: The navigation tab contains the following
palettes.
•Folders: Navigate the folder tree.
•Metadata: View information (including XMP/IPTC data)
on selected photographs
•Quick Adjustment: Make simple changes to NEF (RAW)
images, including adjustments to exposure
compensation, white balance and Picture Control
settings.
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Buttons and Dials
Depth-of-field preview button
Preview depth of field.
Focus-mode selector
Modes S and C (autofocus)
The camera focuses using autofocus (AF) when shutter-release
button is pressed halfway.
In mode S(single-servo AF), focus locks
when the camera focuses.
In mode C(continuous-servo AF), the
camera continues to adjust focus until the shutter is released
(pg. 39).
Mode M (manual)
Focus is adjusted manually using the lens focusing ring.

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Buttons and Dials
K(playback) button
View photographs in the monitor (pg. 7).
R(information display/quick settings
display) button
Press once to view the focus point, shutter speed,
aperture, and other shooting information in the
monitor; press again to make changes to selected
settings (pp. 16, 42).
AF-area mode selector
Choose how the camera selects the focus point for
autofocus.
HAuto-area AF: The camera automatically detects the
subject and selects the focus point.
IDynamic-area AF: The user selects the focus point with the multi
selector (if focus selection is locked, rotate the focus selector lock
to I). If the subject briefly leaves the selected focus point in focus
mode C(pg. 13), the camera will focus based on information from
surrounding focus points (pg. 40).
KSingle-area AF (default): The user selects the focus point with the
multi selector (if focus selection is locked, rotate the focus selector
lock to I); the camera focuses on the subject in the selected
focus point only.
Focus point
X(playback zoom in)/
W(thumbnail/playback zoom out) button
During playback, press the Xbutton to zoom in. When the
image is zoomed in, press the Wbutton to zoom out.

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Metering selector
Rotate the metering selector to choose a
metering method.
ZCenter-weighted (pg. 41)
Assigns the greatest weight to the center
of the frame.
aMatrix
Meters most of the frame.
bSpot
Meters the selected focus point.
Diopter adjustment control
Lift and rotate until the display in
the viewfinder is in focus.
O(delete) button
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The Quick Settings Display
To change settings for the items listed below, press the R
button in the shooting information display. Highlight items
using the multi selector and press Jto view the menu for
the selected item.
1Active D-Lighting: Prevent loss of detail in highlights and
shadows.
2Color space: Choose from sRGB and Adobe RGB.
3Depth-of-field preview button assignment: Choose the function
performed by the depth-of-field preview button either
by itself or in combination with the command dials (pg.
34).
4Fn button assignment: Choose the function performed by
the Fn button either by itself or in combination with the
command dials (pg. 34).
5AE-L/AF-L button assignment: Choose the function performed
by the AE-L/AF-L button either by itself or in combination
with the command dials (pg. 34).
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6Picture Control: Choose how photographs are processed
after shooting.
7Long exposure noise reduction: Reduce noise at slow shutter
speeds.
8Custom Settings bank: Choose a Custom Settings bank.
9Shooting menu bank: Choose a shooting menu bank.
10 High ISO noise reduction: Reduce noise at high sensitivities.
Viewing Button Assignments
0, 2, and 4icons indicate the “button press” function
(pg. 34) performed respectively by the depth-of-field
preview button, Fn button, and AE-L/AF-L button. The
“button+dials” functions (pg. 34) are indicated by 1, 3,
and 5icons. If separate functions have been assigned to
“button press” and “button + dials,” the latter assignment
can be viewed by pressing the Wbutton.

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The Command Dials
The settings that can be adjusted by pressing a button and
rotating a command dial are listed below.
Main command
dial
Sub-command
dial
Control Panel

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Adjust flash
compensation
Choose flash mode
Select bracketing
exposure increment
(pg. 34)
Activate or cancel
bracketing/selectnumber
of shots in bracketing
sequence (pg. 34)

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The Command Dials
Choose an image size*
Set image quality*
Fine-tune white
balance*/Set color
temperature*/Choose
a white balance
preset*
Choose a white
balance setting*
Set ISO sensitivity*