Nikon D700 User manual

DIGITAL CAMERA
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User's Manual

Release Mode
- Single Frame, Continuous, Live View, Self-Timer, or
Mirror Up
Release mode determines how the camera takes photographs:
one at a time, in a continuous sequence, with the view through the
lens displayed in the monitor, with a timed shutter-release delay,
or with the mirror raised to enhance shutter response and
minimize vibration.
Choosing a Release Mode ............................................... pg. 84
Continuous Mode ..................................................... pg. 86
Framing Pictures in the Monitor (Live View) ............... pg. 89
Self-Timer Mode ............................................................ pg. 102
Mirror up Mode .............................................................. pg. 104
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The camera supports the following release modes:
Mode Description
S Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release
Single frame button is pressed.
CL While shutter-release button is held down, camera records
Continuous 1-5 frames per second. 1 Frame rate can be chosen using
low speed Custom Setting d4 (C/mode shooting speed, pg. 299).
CH While shutter-release button is held down, camera records
Continuous
high speed up to 5 frames per second. 2
Frame pictures in monitor (pg. 89). Recommended at high
[] or low angles or in other situations in which viewfinder is
Live view hard to use or when enlarged view in monitor can assist in
obtaining very precise focus.
Use self-timer for self-portraits orto reduce blurring caused
Self-timer by camera shake (pg. 102).
Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in telephoto
MuP or close-up photography or in other situations in which the
Mirror up slightest camera movement can result in blurred
photographs (pg. 104).
1 Average frame rate with an EN-EL3e battery, continuous-servo AF, manual
or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250s or faster,
remaining settings other than Custom Setting d4 at default values, and
memory remaining in memory buffer.
2 Average frame rate with an EN-EL3e battery, continuous-servo AF, manual
or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250s or faster, other
settings at default values, and memory remaining in memory buffer.
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To choose a release mode, press
the release mode dial lock release
and turn the release mode dial to
the desired setting.
Releasemode dial
lock release
Releasemode dial
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To take pictures in CH(continuous high speed) and CL(continuous
low speed) modes:
1Select CHor CLmode.
Press the release mode dial
lock release and turn the
release mode dial to CHor C[.
Releasemode
dial
2Frame a photograph, focus, and
shoot.
While the shutter-release button is
pressed all the way down, pictures will be taken at up to 5 fps
in continuous high speed mode, or at the frame rate selected
for Custom Setting d4 (CL mode shooting speed, pg. 299) in
continuous low speed mode.
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[] Power Source and Frame Rate
The maximum frame advance rate varies with the power source used.
1 Average frame rate with continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto
exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250s or faster, other settings at default values, and
memory remaining in memory buffer. If MB-D10 is used with AA batteries,
frame rate slows at low temperatures or when batteries are low.
2 Maximum frame advance rate is 5 fps, even when higher values are selected for
Custom Setting d4 (CL mode shooting speed, pg. 299).
3 Maximum frame rate in CLmode is 7fps.
[] Buffer Size
The approximate number of images that can be
stored in the memory buffer at current settings is
shown in the exposure-count displays in the
viewfinder and control panel while the shutter-
release button is pressed. The illustration at right
shows the display when space remains in the
buffer for about 33 pictures.
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[] The Memory Buffer
The camera isequipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage,
allowing shooting to continue while photographs are being savedto the
memory card. Up to 100 photographs can be taken in succession; note,
however, that frame rate will drop when the buffer is full.
While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the access
lamp next to the memory card slot will light. Depending on the number
of the images in the buffer, recording may take from a few seconds to a
few minutes. Do not remove the memory card or remove or disconnect the
power source until the access lamp has gone out. If the camera is switched
off while data remain in the buffer, the power will not turn off until all
images in the buffer have been recorded. If the battery is exhausted while
images remain in the buffer, the shutter release will be disabled and the
images transferred to the memory card.
[] See Also
For information on choosing the maximum number of photographs that
can be taken in a single burst, see Custom Setting d5 (Max. continuous
release, pg. 299). For information on the number of pictures that can be
taken in a single burst, see page 423.
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Framing Pictures in the Monitor
(Live_ew)
Select live view (1_) mode to frame pictures in the monitor.
I Rotate the release mode dial to []. ]
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I Choose live view options in shooting menu (pg. 90). /
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_ Hand-held (pg. 93)
Raise mirror and
monitor.
Frame picture in monitor.
Focus.
Mirror clicks down and monitor
turns off. €
Check view in monitor.
Monitor turns on when shutter-
release button is pressed.
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Tripod (pg. 96)
Frame a picture in the
viewfinder and focus.
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I Focus.
Press_ button to
zoom in and
check focus.
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Live View Options
Before taking pictures using live view, rotate
the mode dial to [] (live view) and choose a
live view mode and the release mode that
will be used while the camera is in live view
mode. The following live view modes are
available:
Option Description
Choose when taking hand-held shots of moving
m{ Hand-held subjects, or when framing photographs at angles that
(default) make it difficult to use the viewflnder (pg. 93). Camera
focuses normally using phase-detection autofocus.
Choose when the camera is mounted on a tripod. View
can be enlarged in monitor for precise focus, making
this mode suitable for static subjects (pg. 96). Autofocus
Tripod can be used to compose photographs with subject
positioned at any point in the frame without
recomposing photograph. Camera focuses using
contrast-detect autofocus.
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[] Phase-Detection Versus Contrast-Detect AF
The camera normally uses phase-detection autofocus, in which focus is
adjusted based on data from a special focusing sensor. When Tripod is
selected in live view, however, the camera uses contrast-detect autofocus,
in which the camera analyses the data from the image sensor and adjusts
focus to produce the greatest contrast. Contrast-detect autofocus takes
longer than phase-detection autofocus.

Release mode can be chosen from the following options:
Option :_'I _°°_ Description
$ Single frame Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-
release button is pressed.
(default)
Continuous
OL low-speed
Continuous
OH high-speed
While shutter-release button is held down, camera
records photographs in continuous low speed or
continuous high speed mode (pg. 87).
1Select Liveview.
2
3
In the shooting menu (pg.
268), highlight Live view and
press I_. @
Select Live view mode.
Highlight Live view mode and
press I_. @
Select a live view mode.
Highlight the desired mode
and press Q to return to the
live view menu.
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