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The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography
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DIGITAL CAMERA
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Product Documentation The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below. Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to get the most from your cam era. Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and set ting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your fi rst photographs, and trans fer ring them to your computer. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Digital Photography (this manual) provides complete op er- at ing in stru
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How to Read This Manual First, be aware of the warnings, cautions, and notices on pages ii–vii. Then read “Overview” and “Getting to Know the Overview Camera” to acquaint your self with the con ven tions Getting to Know the Camera used in this man u al and the names of cam era parts, then set up the cam era as de scribed in “First Steps.” First Steps Basic Photography Now you are ready to take photographs and play them back. Basic Playback High-Speed Crop Choosing a Shooting Mode Image Qua
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For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equip- ment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol: This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using this Nikon product to p
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• Do not immerse in or expose to wa ter. Use appropriate cables • Batteries are prone to leakage when When connecting cables to the in put and fully discharged. To avoid damage to output jacks, use only the ca bles pro- the prod uct, be sure to remove batteries vid ed or sold by Nikon for the pur pose, when no charge remains. to main tain com pli ance with prod uct • Discontinue use immediately should you reg u la tions. notice any changes in the batteries, such Keep out of reach of chi
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Caring for the Camera and Battery Do not drop Handle all mov ing parts with care The product may malfunction if sub ject ed to Do not ap ply force to the bat tery-cham ber, strong shocks or vi bra tion. card-slot, or con nec tor cov ers. These parts are es pe cial ly sus cep ti ble to dam age. Keep dry This product is not waterproof, and may Cleaning mal func tion if im mersed in wa ter or ex posed •When cleaning the camera body, use a to high levels of hu mid i ty. Rust ing of the blow e
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• Do not store the camera with naph tha or circum stanc es could re sult in loss of data or camphor moth balls, close to equip ment in damage to product memory or internal that pro duc es strong mag net ic fi elds, or in circuitry. To pre vent an ac ci den tal in ter- areas subject to extremes of tem per a ture, rup tion of pow er, avoid car ry ing the prod uct for ex am ple near a space heater or in a from one lo ca tion to an oth er while the AC closed ve hi cle on a hot day. adapter is c
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Notices • No part of the manuals included with this • Nikon will not be held liable for any damag- product may be reproduced, transmitted, es resulting from the use of this product. transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or • While every effort has been made to ensure translated into any language in any form, that the information in these manuals is ac- by any means, without Nikon’s prior writ- curate and complete, we would appreciate ten permission. it were you to bring any errors or om
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Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION ATTENTION This class B digital apparatus meets all re- Cet appareil numérique de la classe B res- quirements of the Canadian Interference pecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur Causing Equipment Regulations. le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be
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Table of Contents For Your Safety ................................................................................................ ii Caring for the Camera and Battery................................................................ iv Notices.............................................................................................................. vi Introduction 1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 2 Getting to
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Focus................................................................................................................. 74 Focus Mode ..................................................................................................... 74 Focus Area Selection ........................................................................................ 76 Autofocus........................................................................................................ 78 AF-Area Mode....................
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Menu Guide 155 The Playback Menu ......................................................................................... 156 Delete .............................................................................................................. 156 Playback Folder ................................................................................................ 158 Slide Show ....................................................................................................... 159 Hide Image....
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World Time ...................................................................................................... 216 Language ......................................................................................................... 216 Image Comment .............................................................................................. 217 Auto Image Rotation........................................................................................ 218 Recent Settings ......................
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Trademark Information Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are trademarks or reg is tered trade marks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Win dows are reg is tered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. CompactFlash is a trade mark of SanDisk Cor po ra tion. Microdrive is a registered trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in the United States and/or other countries. Lexar Me dia is a trade mark of Lexar Me dia Cor po ra tion. PictBri
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Introduction Getting Started This chapter is divided into the following sec- tions: Overview Read this section for a description of how this man u al is organized and for an ex pla na tion of the symbols and conventions used. Getting to Know the Camera Bookmark this section and refer to it for infor- mation on the names and func tions of camera parts. First Steps This section details the steps required to ready the camera for use: inserting the battery and memory card, attaching a lens and
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Introduction—Overview Overview About This Manual Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon D2Xs single-lens refl ex (SLR) digital camera with interchangeable lenses. This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy when using the product. To make it easier to fi nd the information you need, the following sym bols and con ven tions are used: This icon marks cautions, informa- This icon marks t
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Introduction—Getting to Know the Camera Getting to Know the Camera Camera Controls and Displays Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and dis- plays. You may fi nd it helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual. Camera Body Metering selector: 86 Metering selector lock button: 86 Exposure mode ( ) button: 87 Format ( ) button: 23 Bracketing ( ) button: 100, 105 Mode dial lock Power switch: 27 release: 44 Shutter-
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Introduction—Getting to Know the Camera Ambient light sensor: 55, 60 Camera Body (continued) Self-timer lamp: 130 Flash sync terminal: 116 10-pin remote terminal: 251 Audio / video (A / V) connector (under cover): 234 Housings for fl ash sync and 10-pin re- mote terminal caps (on inside of cover) DC-in connector (under cover): 247 USB connector (under cover): 236 Lens release button: 21 Focus-mode selector: 74 Battery cover latch: 16 Connector for optional Depth-of-fi eld preview
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Introduction—Getting to Know the Camera Eyepiece shutter lever: 31, 130 Viewfi nder eyepiece: 31, 248 Delete ( ) button: 35, AF-ON ( )button: 146 AE / AF lock ( ) 75 Format ( ) button: 23 button: 82, 97 Main command Playback ( ) dial: 12 button: 138 Multi selector: Monitor: 28, 14 215, 253 Focus selector Menu ( ) lock: 76 button: 39 Memory card access lamp: Thumbnail ( ) 22, 24 button: 142 AF-area mode Protect ( ) selector: 78 button: 145 HELP button: 39 Memory card En
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Introduction—Getting to Know the Camera The Top Control Panel 1 9 2 10 3 4 5 11 6 7 12 8 13 14 20 21 15 22 16 23 17 18 19 24 25 6
