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The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography
with the
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. Overview Then read “Overview” and “Getting to Know the 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 Choosing a Shooting Mode Image Quality and Size Se
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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. Removing memory cards • Batteries are prone to leakage when Memory cards may become hot dur- fully discharged. To avoid damage to ing use. Observe due cau tion when the prod uct, be sure to remove batteries remov ing memory cards from the when no charge remains. cam era. • Discontinue use immediately should you CD-ROMs notice any changes in the batteries, such The CD-ROMs on which the soft ware as dis col or a tion or de for ma tion. and manua
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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 • Nikon will not be held liable for any this product may be reproduced, trans- damages resulting from the use of this mitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval product. system, or translated into any language • While every effort has been made to in any form, by any means, without ensure that the information in these Nikon’s prior written permission. manuals is accurate and complete, we • Nikon reserves the right to change the would apprecia
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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 Causing Equipment Regulations. sur 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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Autofocus........................................................................................................ 74 AF-Area Mode.............................................................................................. 74 Focus Lock.................................................................................................... 78 Getting Good Results with Autofocus........................................................... 80 Manual Focus.................................................
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Menu Guide 145 The Playback Menu ......................................................................................... 146 Delete .............................................................................................................. 146 Playback Folder ................................................................................................ 148 Slide Show ....................................................................................................... 149 Hide Image....
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Voice Memo Overwrite..................................................................................... 207 Voice Memo Button ......................................................................................... 207 Audio Output................................................................................................... 207 USB .................................................................................................................. 208 Dust Off Ref Photo.....................
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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 D2Hs 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: 82 Metering selector lock button: 82 Exposure mode ( ) button: 83 Format ( ) button: 21 Bracketing ( ) button: 96, 101 Mode dial lock Power switch: 27 release: 42 Shutter-r
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Introduction—Getting to Know the Camera Ambient light sensor: 52, 57 Camera Body (continued) Self-timer lamp: 120 Flash sync terminal: 114 10-pin remote terminal: 239 Audio / video (A / V) connector (under cover): 222 Housings for fl ash sync and 10-pin re- mote terminal caps (on inside of cover) DC-in connector (under cover): 235 USB connector (under cover): 224 Lens release button: 21 Focus-mode selector: 70 Battery cover latch: 16 Connector for optional WT-2 / 2A or WT-1 / 1A
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Introduction—Getting to Know the Camera Eyepiece shutter lever: 31, 120 Viewfi nder eyepiece: 31, 236 AF-ON ( )button: Delete ( ) button: 35, 136 AE / AF lock ( ) 71 Format ( ) button: 23 button: 78, 93 Main command Playback ( ) dial: 12 button: 128 Multi selector: Monitor: 28, 14 203, 241 Focus selector Menu ( ) lock: 72 button: 39 Memory card access lamp: Thumbnail ( ) 22, 24 button: 132 AF-area mode Protect ( ) selector: 74 button: 135 HELP button: 39 Memory card Ente
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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 19 15 20 16 21 17 18 22 23 6
