User manual NIKON D3

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Where to Find It Find what you're looking for from: i i i i i i The Q&A Index pp. iv­ix Know what you want to do but don't know the function name?Find it from the "question and answer" index. The Table of Contents The Quick Start Guide The Index Error Messages pp. 23­24 A brief guide for those who want to get started taking pictures right away. [. . . ] Flash output will be locked at this level and FV lock icons (P and e) will appear in the top control panel and viewfinder . Fn button SHOOT CUSTOM 6 l Recompose the photograph. 7 Take the photograph. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. If desired, additional pictures can be taken without releasing FV lock. 202 8 Release FV lock. Press the Fn button to release FV lock. Confirm that the FV lock icons (P and e) are no longer displayed in the top control panel and viewfinder. A Metering The metering areas for FV lock are as follows: Speedlight Stand-alone flash unit Used with other flash units (Advanced Wireless Lighting) Flash mode i-TTL AA i-TTL AA A (master flash) Metered area 5-mm circle in center of frame Area metered by flash exposure meter Entire frame Area metered by flash exposure meter l A See Also For information on using the depth-of-field preview or AE-L/AF-L button for FV lock, see Custom Setting f5 ([Assign preview button], pg. 338). 203 Flash Contacts The camera is equipped with an accessory shoe for attaching optional flash units directly to the camera and a sync terminal that allows flash units to be connected via a sync cable. When an optional flash unit is attached, the flash will fire whenever the shutter is released. The Accessory Shoe Use the accessory shoe to mount optional flash units directly on the camera without a sync cable (pg. The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock for Speedlights with a locking pin, such as the SB-800, SB-600, and SB-400. The Sync Terminal A sync cable can be connected to the sync terminal as required. Do not connect another flash unit via a sync cable when performing rear-curtain sync flash photography with a flash unit mounted on the camera accessory shoe. l 204 t Shooting Options Other This chapter covers restoring default settings, making multiple exposures, interval timer photography, and using GPS units and non-CPU lenses. Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings. . . . . . . . 206 Multiple Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Interval Timer Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Non-CPU Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Using a GPS Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 t 205 Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings The camera settings listed below can be restored to default values by holding the ISO and WB buttons down together for more than two seconds (these buttons are marked by a green dot). The control panels turn off briefly while settings are reset. ISO WB button button Default Off Off 2 Front-curtain sync Off Off Option Focus point Exposure mode Flexible program Exposure compensation AE hold Aperture lock Default Center Programmed auto Off Off Off 1 Off Option Shutter-speed lock Bracketing Flash mode FV lock Multiple exposure t 1 Custom Setting f6 ([Assign AE-L/AF-L button], pg. Bracketing increment is reset to 1EV (exposure/flash bracketing) or 1 (white balance bracketing). 206 The following shooting-menu options will also be reset. Only settings in the bank currently selected using the [Shooting menu bank] option will be reset (pg. Settings in the remaining banks are unaffected. Option Image quality Image size Default JPEG Normal Large Option White balance ISO sensitivity * Fine-tuning off. Default Auto * 200 If the current Picture Control has been modified, existing settings for the Picture Control will also be restored. t A See Also See page 418 for a list of default settings. 207 Multiple Exposure Follow the steps below to record a series of two to ten exposures in a single photograph. Multiple exposures can be recorded at any image quality setting, and produce results with colors noticeably better than photographs combined in an imaging application because they make use of RAW data from the camera image sensor. Creating a Multiple Exposure Note that at default settings, shooting will end and a multiple exposure will be recorded automatically if no operations are performed for 30 s. 1 Select [Multiple exposure]. Highlight [Multiple exposure] in the shooting menu (pg. 290) and press 2. 2 t Select [Number of shots]. Highlight [Number of shots] and press 2. A Extended Recording Times For an interval between exposures of more than 30 s, select [On] for the [Image review] (pg. 287) option in the playback menu and extend the monitor-off delay using Custom Setting c4 ([Monitor off delay], pg. The maximum interval between exposures is 30 s longer than the option selected for Custom Setting c4. 208 3 Select the number of shots. Press 1 or 3 to choose the number of exposures that will be combined to form a single photograph and press J. 4 Select [Auto gain]. Highlight [Auto gain] and press 2. 5 Set gain. Highlight one of the following options and press J. Description Gain adjusted according to number of exposures actually On recorded (gain for each exposure is set to 1/2 for 2 (default) exposures, 1/3 for 3 exposures, etc. ). Off Recommended if background is dark. Option t 209 6 Select [Done]. Highlight [Done] and press J. To exit without taking a multiple exposure, select [Multiple exposure] > [Reset] in the shooting menu. SHOOT CUSTOM 7 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot. In continuous high-speed and continuous lowspeed release modes (pg. [. . . ] Charging and Calibrating Two Batteries The MH-22 charges only one battery at a time. If batteries are inserted in both chambers, they will be charged in the order inserted. If the calibration button for the first battery is pressed, the second battery can not be calibrated or charged until calibration and charging of the first battery are complete. D A n 434 MH-22 quick charger Rated input Rated output Supported batteries Charging time per battery AC 100­240 V (50/60 Hz) DC 12. 6 V/1, 200 mA Nikon EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 rechargeable Li-ion batteries Approx. 2 hours and 25 minutes (EN-EL4a) or 1 hour and 40 minutes (EN-EL4) when battery is fully discharged Operating temperature 0­40 °C (+32­104 °F) Dimensions (W × H × D) Approx. [. . . ]