User manual NIKON D200

[. . . ] About This Manual The topics in this manual are arranged in order from easy to advanced. These chapters cover all you need to know for simple, "point-and-shoot" photography Read these chapters for a complete description of all aspects of camera operation Introduction (page 1) Learn the names of camera parts and ready the camera for use. Tutorial: Photography and Playback (page 17) The basic operations involved in taking photographs and playing them back. Reference: More on Photography (page 26) Play with exposure and explore the creative possibilities of some of the camera's more advanced settings. Reference: More on Playback (page 98) Learn more about camera playback, transferring photographs to a computer, and printing photographs. [. . . ] Note the following: · Performing a two-button reset ( 97) or changing bracketing settings ( 73) will cancel interval timer photography. · The monitor will turn off about four seconds before each interval. Multiple Exposure Interval timer shooting can be used to create a multiple exposure ( 86). Shooting Mode Regardless of the shooting mode selected, the camera will take the specified number of shots at each interval. In CH (continuous high speed) mode, photographs will be taken at a rate of five shots per second. In S (single frame), CL (continuous low-speed), and MUP (mirror up) modes, photographs will be taken at the rate chosen for Custom Setting d4 158). In (self-timer) mode, the shutter-release delay applies to (Shooting Speed; each photograph taken. In MUP mode, the mirror will be raised automatically immediately before each shot. Shooting Menu Banks Changes to interval timer settings apply to all shooting menu banks ( 125). If shooting menu settings are reset using the Menu Reset item in the shooting menu ( 127), interval timer settings will be reset as follows: · Start time: Now · Interval: 00:01´:00 · Number of intervals: 1 · Number of shots: 1 · Start: Off 92 Non-CPU Lenses By specifying lens data (lens focal length and maximum aperture), the user can gain access to a variety of CPU lens functions when using a non-CPU lens. If the focal length of the lens is known: · Automatic power zoom can be used with optional SB-800 and SB-600 Speedlights · Lens focal length is listed (with an asterisk) in the playback photo info display When the maximum aperture of the lens is known: · The aperture value is displayed in the control panel and viewfinder · Flash level is adjusted for changes in aperture · Aperture is listed (with an asterisk) in the playback photo info display Specifying both the focal length and maximum aperture of the lens: · Enables color matrix metering (note that it may be necessary to use centerweighted or spot metering to achieve accurate results with some lenses, including Reflex-Nikkor lenses) · Improves the precision of center-weighted and spot metering and i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR Reference--Non-CPU Lenses Specifying Lens Focal Length Lens focal length can be specified using the Non-CPU Lens Data option in the shooting menu or by pressing the FUNC. The following settings are available: · 6­45 mm: 6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 28, 35, 43, and 45 mm · 50­180 mm: 50, 55, 58, 70, 80, 85, 86, 100, 105, 135, and 180 mm · 200­4000 mm: 200, 300, 360, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 2000, 2400, 2800, 3200, and 4000 mm The Non-CPU Lens Data Menu 1 Highlight Non-CPU Lens Data in the shooting menu ( 124) and press the multi selector to the right. The FUNC. Button Lower the built-in flash and turn any optional Speedlights off before using the FUNC. button to specify lens data. 93 2 Highlight Focal Length and press the multi selector to the right. 3 Reference--Non-CPU Lenses Select the group to which the lens belongs from 6­45 mm, 50­180 mm, 200­4000 mm and press the multi selector to the right. 4 Select the lens focal length (in mm) and press the multi selector to the right. The FUNC. Focal length is displayed in the control panel: . . . Focal Length Not Listed If the correct focal length is not listed, choose the closest value greater than the actual focal length of the lens. Default Maximum Aperture Selecting a focal length sets Maximum Aperture to the last value selected at that focal length. 94 Specifying Maximum Aperture Lens maximum aperture can be specified using the Non-CPU Lens Data option in the shooting menu or by pressing the FUNC. The following f/-numbers are available: · 1. 2, 1. 4, 1. 8, 2, 2. 5, 2. 8, 3. 3, 3. 5, 4, 4. 5, 5, 5. 6, 6. 3, 7. 1, 8, 9. 5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22 The Non-CPU Lens Data Menu 1 Highlight Maximum Aperture in the NonCPU Lens Data menu and press the multi selector to the right. Reference--Non-CPU Lenses 2 Select the f/-number corresponding to the maximum lens aperture and press the multi selector to the right. The FUNC. Maximum aperture is displayed in the control panel: . . . Zoom Lenses Lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out. After changing the zoom position, select new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture. 95 Using a GPS Unit Garmin and Magellan GPS units that conform to version 2. 01 of the National Marine Electronics Association NMEA0183 data format can be connected to the camera's ten-pin remote terminal using an MC-35 GPS adapter cord (available separately; 182), allowing information on the camera's current position to be recorded when photographs are taken. Operation has been confirmed with the following devices: · Garmin eTrex series equipped with a PC interface cable connector · Magellan SporTrak series equipped with a PC interface cable connector These devices connect to the MC-35 using a cable with a D-sub 9-pin connector provided by the manufacturer of the GPS device. Before turning the camera on, set the GPS device to NMEA mode (4800 baud). MC-35 When the camera establishes communication with a GPS device, a icon will be displayed in the control panel. Photo information for pictures taken while the icon is displayed will include an additional page ( 100) recording the current latitude, longitude, altitude, and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). [. . . ] See Image quality Computer, 107­109 Continuous shooting mode, 26­27 Contrast. See SHOOTING MENU, Optimize Image CPU lenses, 61, 62, 63, 174­175 Creative Lighting System, 160, 166, 170, 177­179 Custom Settings, 143­172 defaults, 147 menu banks, 146 D Daylight saving time, 13 DCF version 2. 0. See Design rule for Camera File system Deleting, 22, 102, 105, 119­120, 133­134, 142. See also Memory card, formatting all images, 134 playback menu, 133­134 selected images, 134 single-frame playback, 22, 105 Depth-of-field preview, 62 Design rule for Camera File system, 135, 202 Digital Print Order Format, 113, 139, 202 Diopter, 16, 181 DPOF. [. . . ]