Nikon D700 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
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User's Manual

Custom Settings are used to customize
camera settings to suit individual
preferences. To display the Custom
Settings, press MENUand press • to
highlight the tab for current menu, then
press • or • to highlight the Custom
Settings tab; for more information, see
page 26.
Custom Setting
groups
Main menu
[]:Custom []: Reset custom
setting bank settings (pg, 282)
(pg.282)
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The following Custom Settings are available:
d Shooting/display
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a2 AF-S priority se!ect!?n ................................................................
a3 Dynamic AF area ....... ...........
a4 ..................................
aS ......................................................................................................................................
a6 AF point illumination 288
d7
d8
d9
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e Bracketing/flash
a7 .......................................298..........el
a8 AF___ e2
ai0 AF_NforMBIDiO ..................................................................................................e4
bl IISO sensitivity step value e6
b2 292 ,e7 Bracketing order I 317
b3 ....................................................................[292 -{-C_trois_:7 :' :' :' :' :' :' :' :...........
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bSIC f2 _i_
¢ Timers/AEIock M Photoinfo/playback 320
€! button AE-L f5
€2 Auto meter-offdelay __ ! 296 f6
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c4 IMonitor offdelay [ 297 f8
d! IBee p _ fl0
d2 [Viewfinder grid display ...............................! 298 f1!
d3 IScreen tips _ 2_ f12
Release button to use dial
No memory card?
Reverse indicators
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C: Custom Setting Bank
Custom Settings are stored in one of four banks. Changes to
settings in one bank have no effect on the others. To store a
particular combination of frequently-used settings, select one of
the four banks and set the camera to these settings. The new
settings will be stored in the bank even when the camera is turned
off, and will be restored the next time the bank is selected.
Different combinations of settings can be stored in the other
banks, allowing the user to switch instantly from one combination
to another by selecting the appropriate bank from the bank menu.
The default names for the four Custom Settings banks are A, B, C,
and D. A descriptive caption can be added using the Rename
option as described on page 270.
[] Custom Settings Bank
The bank letter is shown in the shooting
information display, which can be viewed by
pressing the [] button; the Custom Settings
bank can also be selected from the shooting
information display (pg. 1S). If settings in the
current bank have been modified from default
values, an asterisk will be displayed adjacent to
the altered settings in the second level of the Custom Settings menu.
Reset Custom Settings
Choose whether to restore default settings for the current Custom
Settings bank. See page 420 for a list of default settings. Custom
Settings are not reset when a two-button reset is performed.
-: Description
Yes................................Restore defaults for the current Custom Settings bank.
No (default) ] Exit without changing Custom Settings.
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al • AF-C Priority Selection
This option controls whether
photographs can be taken
whenever the shutter-release
button is pressed (release priority)
or only when the camera is in focus
(focus priority) in continuous-servo
AF. To select continuous-servo AF,
rotate the focus mode selector to C.
Focus mode selector
_-_;;'-6-ption=T';_2_°T_°_°_°7_°_°7_°_°7_°_°7_°_°7_°_Description
Release Photos can be taken whenever the shutter-release
(default) button is pressed.
Photos can be taken even when the camera is not in
Release +
_E,,,.] focus. In continuous mode, frame rate slows for
focus improved focus if the subject is dark or low contrast.
Photos can only be taken when the in-focus indicator
_'"'] FOCUS (0) is displayed.
Regardless of the option selected, focus will not lock when the in-
focus indicator (0) is displayed.
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a2: AF-S Priority Selection
This option controls whether
photographs can be taken only
when the camera is in focus (focus
priority) or whenever the shutter-
release button is pressed (release
priority) in single-servo AE To
select single-servo AF, rotate the
focus mode selector to S.
Focus mode selector
Regardless of the option selected, focus will lock while the in-focus
indicator (0) is displayed.
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a3: Dynamic AF Area
If the subject leaves the selected focus point when dynamic-area
AF (EO.J;pg. 74) is selected in continuous-servo AF (focus mode [;
pg. 72), the camera will focus based on information from
surrounding focus points. Choose the number of focus points
from 9, 21, and 51 based on subject movement.
Only active focus point is displayed in the viewfinder. Remaining
focus points provide information to assist focus operation.
Option Description
E(1]9 9 points
(default)
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E012121 points
E0151Sl points
If the subject leaves the selected focus point, the
camera will focus based on information from the
surrounding eight focus points. Choose when
there is time to compose the photograph or when
photographing subjects that are moving
predictably (e.g., runners or race cars on a track).
If the subject leaves the selected focus point, the
camera will focus based on information from the
surrounding 20 focus points. Choose when
photographing subjects that are moving
unpredictably (e.g., players at a football game).
If the subject leaves the selected focus point, the
camera will focus based on information from the
surrounding 50 focus points. Choose when
photographing subjects that are moving quickly
and can not be easily framed in the viewfinder
(e.g., birds).
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Option
51 points
(3D-tracking)
[] 3D-tracking
Description
If the subject leaves the selected focus point, the
camera will use 3D-tracking to track the subject
and select a new focus point as required. Use to
quickly compose pictures with subjects that are
moving erratically from side to side (e.g., tennis
players). If the subject leaves the viewflnder,
remove your finger from the shutter-release button
and recompose the photograph with the subject in
the selected focus point.
When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the colors in the area
surrounding the focus point are stored in the camera. Consequently 3D-
tracking may not produce the desired results with subjects that are the
same color as the background or that occupy a very small area of the
fra me.
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a4: Focus Tracking with Lock-On
This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large
changes in the distance to the subject.
Option
AF" Long
Normal
AF_ (default)
AF_ Short
Description
When the distance to the subject changes abruptly, the
camera waits for the specified period (long, normal, or
short) before adjusting the distance to the subject. This
)revents the camera from refocusing when the subject is
briefly obscured by objects passing through the frame.
The camera immediately adjusts focus when the distance
Off to the subject changes. Use when photographing a series
of subjects at varying distances in quick succession.
a5: AF Activation
This option controls whether both the shutter-release button and
the AF-ONbutton can be used to initiate autofocus, or whether
autofocus is only initiated when the AF-ONbutton is pressed.
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a6: AF Point Illumination
Choose whether the active focus point is highlighted in red in the
viewfinder.
Option Description
The selected focus point is automatically highlighted as
Auto needed to establish contrast with the background. DX
(default) format crop is indicated by frame in viewfinder.
The selected focus point is always highlighted, regardless of
the brightness of the background. DX format crop is
indicated by frame in viewfinder. Depending on the
brightness of the background, the selected focus point may
be difficult to see.
The selected focus point is not highlighted. Area outside DX
format crop is indicated by transparent mask in viewfinder.
On
Off
a7: Focus Point Wrap-Around
Choose whether focus-point selection "wraps around" from one
edge of the viewfinder to another.
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Focus-point selection "wraps around"
from top to bottom, bottom to top,
right to left, and left to right, so that,
Wrap for example, pressing • when a focus
3oint at the right edge of the
viewfinder display is highlighted (_1))selects the
corresponding focus point at the left edge of the display (_2_).
No wrap The focus-area display is bounded by the outermost focus
(default) 3oints so that, for example, pressing •whenafocuspointat
the right edge of the display is selected has no effect.
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