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he Nikon D700 is considered one of Nikon’s pro-level In This Chapter performance models and, therefore, has many T D700 FX-format CMOS more buttons, dials, and knobs than most consumer and mid- level . This makes it faster and easier to access the con- sensor trols that are used most, especially for advanced or professional photographers. To use the same functions in consumer cam- Key components of the D700 eras such as the D60 and D90, you need to navigate the menu functions, which can cost precious time when you are in the Viewfi nder display midst of shooting. Instead of pressing the Multi-selector ten times to fi nd the correct option in the menu system, you simply Control panel press one button and rotate a dial — it’s quick and easy Shooting info display With its many buttons and dials, the D700 can be daunting, especially if you are upgrading from a consumer camera, are ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ new to photography in general, or are switching camera brands. This chapter helps you become familiar with the D700’s various features, as well as the LCD control panel and viewfi nder displays.

D700 FX-format CMOS Sensor The FX-format CMOS (Complimentary Metal Oxide Semi- conductor) sensorCOPYRIGHTED is arguably the most important MATERIAL part of the camera and the main reason why many photographers buy the D700. For quite a few years, Nikon has been using APS-C sized sensors (which they call DX-format) in all their cameras. They are about 24mm × 16mm and because they are much smaller than a standard frame of 35mm fi lm, lenses are sub- ject to a “.” This causes the lenses to perform differ- ently than they have on fi lm cameras. Finally Nikon released the D3, their fi rst “full-frame,” or FX, dSLR, meaning that the sensor is the same size as a standard frame of 35mm fi lm. This allows lenses to perform exactly as they had with fi lm

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cameras, giving you the same angle of view. consumer level D90. Although CMOS and Unfortunately, the D3 was a bit expensive, CCD sensors do the same job, they do it dif- out of the price range for most amateurs. ferently and each type of sensor has its own Surprisingly, not long after the launch of the strengths and weaknesses. D3, Nikon released a dSLR that is essentially a D3 in a D300-sized body at nearly half the CCD price. This amazing 36 × 24mm, 12 mega- The name Charge Coupled Device refers to CMOS sensor gives almost no noise, how the sensor moves the electrical charges even at ISO settings up to 6400. created by the photons that the have For more information on DX sen- collected. The CCD sensor moves these sors and lenses, see Chapter 4. electrical charges from the fi rst row of pixels to a shift register (a digital circuit that allows the charges to be shifted down the line) and From analog to digital from there, the signal is amplifi ed so the A/D converter can read it. The sensor then Believe it or not, digital image sensors are repeats the processes with each row of pix- actually analog devices that capture light els until every row of pixels on the sensor just like emulsion on a piece of fi lm. When has been processed. This is a pretty precise the is opened, light from the scene method of transfer, but in digital terms it’s that you’re photographing, whether it be quite slow. It requires a large amount of sunlight or fl ash, travels through the lens power, relatively speaking, so it uses more and is projected (hopefully in focus) onto of the camera battery, which equals fewer the sensor. Each sensor has millions of pix- shots per charge. CCD sensors have a higher els, which act as a receptacle that collects signal to noise ratio; which makes them less individual photons of light. A photon is a prone to high ISO noise than CMOS sensors quantum particle of light, which is a form of and enables them to provide a higher image electromagnetic radiation. The more pho- quality. tons the pixel collects, the brighter the area is; conversely, if the pixel doesn’t collect a lot of photons, the area is dark. CMOS Just like a CCD sensor, a CMOS sensor has Each pixel has a photodiode that converts millions of pixels and photodiodes. The these photons into minute electrical charges main difference between the CMOS and that the Analog/Digital (A/D) converter CCD sensor is that each pixel has its own reads. The A/D converter renders this ana- amplifi er and it converts the charge to volt- log data into digital data that can be utilized age on the spot. It’s much more effi cient to by Nikon’s EXPEED imaging processor. transfer voltage than it is to transfer a charge; therefore, CMOS sensors use less power than CCDs. Multiple channels of sensor data CMOS versus CCD can also be sent out at the same time, so About half of Nikon’s dSLRs use Charge the CMOS sensor can send the data to the Coupled Device (CCD) sensors, although A/D converter much faster. CMOS chips are Nikon appears to be moving away from this also cheaper to manufacture than CCDs. technology by putting a CMOS sensor in the

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Pixels pattern. (Dr. Bryce Bayer was a scientist at who developed this pattern.) The The more pixels the sensor has, the higher Bayer pattern lays the fi lters out in an array the resolution of the sensor. However, pack- that consists of 50 percent green, 25 per- ing more pixels onto a sensor means that cent blue, and 25 percent red. The green although the resolution is higher, each pixel fi lters are luminance (brightness) sensitive becomes less effective at gathering light elements and the red and blue fi lters are because its much smaller. A larger pixel is chrominance (color) sensitive elements. more effective at gathering photons; there- Twice as many green fi lters are used to sim- fore you get a wider dynamic range and a ulate human eyesight given our eyes are better signal-to-noise ratio, which means more sensitive to green than to red or blue. less inherent noise and the ability to achieve a higher ISO sensitivity. The camera determines the colors in the image by a process called demosaicing. In One of the reasons that Nikon chose to use demosaicing, the camera interpolates the a lower resolution sensor on their full-frame red, green, and blue data for each pixel by sensor than their competitors do is to keep using information from adjacent pixels. the pixel size larger, thereby allowing better Interpolation is a mathematical process in low-light capability. The D700 and D3 sen- which sets of known data are used to deter- sor has a pixel size of 8.5 microns, which is mine new data points. (I like to call it an the largest pixel pitch of any digital sensor educated guess.) on the market at this time.

Micro-lenses In addition to having larger pixels to gather Key Components more light, camera manufacturers place of the D700 micro-lenses over the pixels. These micro- lenses collect the light and focus them onto If you’ve used a Nikon dSLR before, you the photodiode much the same way the should be pretty familiar with the basic but- focuses the image onto the tons and switches that you need to do the sensor. By making the micro-lenses larger, basic settings. In this section, I cover the Nikon has decreased the gaps between the camera from all sides and break down the pixels, increasing the effective light gather- layout so that you know what everything on ing ability of each one. the surface of the camera does.

Interpreting color Although you can access many features with just the push of a button, oftentimes you The light-sensitive pixels on the sensor only can change the same setting using menu measure the brightness in relation to how options. The great thing about the buttons, many photons it has gathered, so the basic however, is that they give you speedy access image captured is, in effect, black and white. to important settings — settings you will use To determine color information, the pixels often. Missing shots because you are search- are covered with red, green, or blue colored ing through the menu options can get irritat- fi lters. These fi lters are arranged in a Bayer ing fast, which is one of the key reasons

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most people upgrade from a consumer is turned on. When you push the model camera to a professional-grade cam- spring-loaded switch all the way to era like the D700. the right, the top-panel LCD illumi- nator turns on. This enables you to For information about specifi c view your settings when in a dimly menus and their functions, see lit environment. The LCD illumina- Chapter 3. tor turns off automatically after a few seconds or when the shutter is released. In Custom Settings menu Top of the camera (CSM) f1, you can also specify that The most important buttons are on the top this switch be used to display the of the D700. This is where you’ll fi nd the Shooting info display on the rear buttons for the settings you’ll tend to change LCD screen. most frequently. I’ve also included is a brief ✦ mode button. This but- description of some of the features you will ton is used in conjunction with the fi nd on the top of the lens in this section. Main Command dial and allows Although your lens may vary, most of the you to change among the different features are quite similar from lens to lens. exposure modes. You can choose Programmed Auto (P), Shutter ✦ Shutter Release button. In my Priority (S), Aperture Priority (A), opinion, this is the most important or Manual (M) modes. This button button on the camera. Halfway also doubles as a format button pressing this button activates the when you press it down in con- camera’s autofocusing and light junction with the Delete button. meter. When you fully depress this Pressing and holding down these button, the shutter is released and two buttons simultaneously allows a photograph is taken. When the you to format your CompactFlash camera is set to CL or Ch, pressing (CF) card without entering the and holding this button takes a Setup menu. sequence of photos. When the ✦ Exposure Compensation button. camera has been idle and has Pressing this button in conjunction “gone to sleep,” lightly pressing the with spinning the Main Command Shutter Release button wakes the dial allows you to modify the expo- camera up. When the image review sure that is set by the D700’s light is on, lightly pressing the Shutter meter or the exposure you set in Release button turns off the LCD Manual exposure mode. Turning the control panel and prepares the Main Command dial to the right camera for another shot. decreases exposure, while turning ✦ On/Off switch/LCD illuminator. the dial to the left increases the This switch turns on the camera. exposure. This button also doubles It’s concentric with the Shutter as the camera reset button when Release button. You push the used in conjunction with the Quality switch all the way to the left to turn button. Pressing these buttons at the camera off. When the switch is the same time restores the camera in the center position, the camera to the factory default settings.

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✦ LCD control panel. This displays quality of the JPEG if you are shoot- many of the main camera settings. ing that format. You can choose I cover this panel in detail later in from RAW, TIFF, JPEG, or RAW + this chapter. JPEG. Your JPEGs are saved at Fine, Normal, or Basic quality. Rotating ✦ Focal plane mark. The focal plane the Sub-command dial while press- mark shows you where the plane ing this button allows you to change of the CMOS is inside the size of the image when the the camera. The sensor isn’t exactly camera is set to save in TIFF, JPEG, where the mark is; the sensor is or RAW + JPEG. Rotating the Sub- directly behind the lens opening. command dial when the camera is When doing certain types of pho- set to save RAW fi les has no effect. tography, particularly macro pho- tography using a bellows lens, you For more information on image need to measure the length of the quality and size settings, see bellows from the front element of Chapter 2. the lens to the focal plane. This is where the focal plane mark comes ✦ ISO button. Press this button and in handy. rotate the Main Command dial to change the ISO sensitivity. The ✦ Hot shoe. You attach an accessory higher the ISO setting, the less light fl ash to the camera body here. The needed to make an exposure. The hot shoe has an electronic contact ISO value is displayed on the LCD that tells the fl ash to fi re when the control panel while the ISO button shutter is released. There are also a is pressed. The ISO value is also dis- number of other electronic contacts played in the viewfi nder. To learn that allow the camera to communi- more about ISO, see Chapter 2. cate with the fl ash to enable the automated features of a dedicated ✦ White Balance button. Press fl ash unit such as the SB-600. this button and rotate the Main Command dial to choose from one ✦ Release Mode dial. Rotating this of the predefi ned white balance dial changes the release mode of (WB) settings such as Daylight, the camera. You can choose from Incandescent, or Fluorescent. You Single shot, Continuous Low mode, can also choose to set your own Continuous High mode, Live View, WB (PRE) or choose a specifi c color Self-timer, and Mirror up. To rotate temperature (K). White balance the dial, you must press the is used to compensate for the Release Mode dial lock release. effect that different colored light ✦ Release Mode dial lock release. sources have on your photos. This button locks the Release Mode Adjusting the WB gives your images dial to prevent it from accidentally a natural look. When the D700 is being changed. set to a predefi ned WB, holding ✦ Quality button. Press this button the button and rotating the Sub- and rotate the Main Command dial command dial allows you to adjust to change the fi le format that your the WB by making it cooler (right) camera is saving in as well as the or warmer (left). For more on white balance settings, see Chapter 2.

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✦ Focus ring. Rotating the focus ring ✦ Focus distance scale. This displays enables you to manually focus the the approximate distance from the lens. With some lenses, such as the camera to the subject. high-end Nikkor AF-S lenses, you can manually adjust the focus at any time. On other lenses, typically older Back of the camera and non-Nikon lenses and con- The buttons that mainly control playback sumer-level AF-S lenses, you must and menu options are on the back of the switch the lens to Manual focus to camera, although there are a few that con- disable the focusing mechanism. trol some of the shooting functions. Most of ✦ Zoom ring. Rotating the zoom ring the buttons have more than one function — enables you to change the focal a lot of them are used in conjunction with length of the lens. Prime lenses do the Main Command dial or the Multi- not have a zoom ring. selector. You will also fi nd several key fea- tures, including the all-important viewfi nder For more information on lenses, see Chapter 4. and LCD screen.

Zoom ring

Focus ring Focus distance scale Exposure mode button On/Off switch/LCD illuminator

Release Mode dial lock release Shutter Release button Exposure Compensation Quality button button White Balance button Focal plane mark

Release Mode dial ISO button Hot shoe LCD control panel Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc. 1.1 Top of the camera controls

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✦ LCD screen. This is the most obvi- ✦ Diopter adjustment control. Just ous feature on the back of the to the right of the viewfi nder is the camera. Nikon’s 3-inch, 920,000- Diopter adjustment control. Use dot liquid crystal display (LCD) this control to adjust the viewfi nder screen is, so far, the highest resolu- lens to suit your individual vision tion LCD on the market today (the differences (not everyone’s eyesight D3 and D300 share this feature). is the same). To adjust this, look The LCD screen is where you through the viewfi nder; if the view- review your images after shooting, fi nder display, focus points, and AF or compose them using Live View. area brackets aren’t quite sharp, The menus are also displayed here. pull out the button and turn the Diopter adjustment control until ✦ Viewfi nder. This is what you look everything appears in focus. When through to compose your photo- you are satisfi ed with the results, graphs (unless you’re using Live be sure to push the button back in. View). Light coming through the lens is refl ected from a mirror up ✦ dial. You use this to a pentaprism that refl ects the dial to choose the metering mode: image through the viewfi nder to Matrix, Center-weighted, or Spot your eye, enabling you to see metering. This dial is concentric exactly what you’re shooting (as with the Auto-Exposure/ opposed to a rangefi nder camera, lock (AE-L/AF-L) button. which gives you an approximate ✦ AE-L/AF-L button. The AE-L/AF-L view). Around the viewfi nder is a button is used to lock the Auto- rubber eyepiece that serves to give Exposure (AE) and Autofocus (AF). you a softer place to rest your eye This button can be customized to and to block any extra light from perform several different functions entering the viewfi nder as you in CSM f7. compose and shoot your images. Looking in the viewfi nder you will ✦ AF-ON button. The Autofocus On also see a control panel; more on button activates the AF mechanism this later in the chapter. without your having to press the Shutter Release button. When in ✦ Eyepiece shutter lever. Flipping Single Focus mode, the AF-ON but- this lever closed closes a shutter ton also locks in the focus until the over the viewfi nder. You can use button is released. this option when you are shooting without looking directly in the ✦ Main Command dial. You use this viewfi nder (for example, with timed dial to change a variety of settings exposures on a tripod or when depending on which button you you’re using Live View). This stops are using in conjunction with it. By light from entering into the view- default, it is used to change the fi nder and fooling the camera’s when you’re in exposure meter, causing it to S and M mode. It can also be underexpose. You must also close used with the ISO, QUAL, and this lever to remove the eyepiece. WB buttons.

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✦ Multi-selector. The Multi-selector ✦ Delete button. When reviewing is another button that serves a few your pictures, if you fi nd some that different purposes. When the D700 you don’t want to keep, you can is in Playback mode, you use the delete them by pressing this button, Multi-selector to scroll through the marked with a trashcan icon. To photographs you’ve taken, and you prevent the accidental deletion of can also use it to view image infor- images, the camera displays a dia- mation such as histograms and log box asking you to confi rm that shooting settings. When the camera you want to erase the picture. Press is in Shooting mode, you can use the Delete button a second time to the Multi-selector to change the permanently erase the image. active focus point when the camera ✦ Menu button. Press this button to is in Single-point or Dynamic-area access the D700 menu options. AF mode. There are a number of different ✦ Focus selector lock. You can menus including Playback, Shooting, use this switch to lock the active Custom Settings, and Retouch. Use focus point so it’s not accidentally the Multi-selector to choose the changed if the Multi-selector is menu you want to view. pushed. Slide the switch to the ✦ Protect/Help button. The Protect L position to lock the focus point. button has the icon of a key on it. ✦ AF Area Mode selector. You use The primary use of the Protect but- this three-position switch to choose ton is to lock the image to prevent among focus modes: Single-area AF, it from being deleted. You can only Dynamic-area AF, or Auto-area AF. access this function when the cam- era is in Playback mode. When ✦ Info button. Press this button once viewing the image you want to pro- to view the Shooting info display, tect, simply press this button. A which displays the current camera small key icon will be displayed in settings. Press this button twice to the upper-right-hand corner of enter the Quick Settings Display, images that are protected. Pressing which allows you to quickly change the Shutter Release button lightly a few options such as Noise brings you back to default shooting Reduction, Picture Controls, and mode. When you’re viewing the color space. menu options, pressing this button ✦ CF card access lamp. This lamp displays a help screen that explains lights up to let you know that data the functions of that particular is being transferred between the menu option. camera and the CF card. Under no ✦ Thumbnail/Zoom out button. In circumstance should you remove Playback mode, pressing this but- the CF card while this lamp is lit. ton allows you to go from full- ✦ Playback button. Pressing this frame playback (or viewing the button displays the most recently whole image) to viewing thumb- taken photograph. You can also nails. You can view thumbnails view other pictures by pressing the either four images or nine images Multi-selector left and right. on a page.

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✦ Zoom in button. When reviewing ✦ OK button. When you’re in the your images, you can press the Menu mode, press this button Zoom in button to get a closer look to select the menu item that is at the details of your image. This is a highlighted. handy feature for checking the sharp- ness and focus of your shot. When you’re zoomed in, use the Multi- Front of the camera selector to navigate around within The front of the D700 (lens facing you) is the image. To view your other where you fi nd the buttons to quickly adjust images at the same zoom ratio, the fl ash settings as well as some camera rotate the Main Command dial. To return to full-frame playback, press focusing options, and with certain lenses the Zoom out button. You may have you will fi nd buttons that control focusing to press the Zoom out button multi- and Vibration Reduction (VR). ple times depending on how much you have zoomed in.

Viewfinder Diopter adjustment control Eyepiece shutter lever Metering Mode dial

Delete button AE-L/AF-L button

AF-ON button

Playback Main button Command dial

Menu button CF card door Multi-selector Protect/Help Multi-selector button center button Thumbnail/Zoom Focus selector out button lock Zoom in button AF Area Mode selector OK button

LCD screen CF card access lamp

Info button Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc. 1.2 Back of the camera controls

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Right front ✦ pop-up button. Press this button to open and activate the The right front of the camera has the follow- built-in fl ash. ing controls: ✦ Flash mode button. Pressing this ✦ Built-in fl ash. This option is a button and rotating the Main handy feature that allows you to Command dial on the rear of the take sharp pictures in low-light situ- camera allows you to choose a ations. Although it’s not as versatile fl ash mode. You can choose from as one of the external Nikon among Front-Curtain Sync, Red-Eye Speedlights, such as the SB-800 or Reduction, Red-Eye Reduction with SB-600, you can use the built-in Slow sync, Slow Sync, and Rear- fl ash very effectively and it is great Curtain Sync. Pressing the Flash for snapshots. However, I don’t rec- mode button and rotating the Sub- ommend using this without fi rst command dial, located just below getting a pop-up fl ash diffuser. The the Shutter Release button, enables best feature of the built-in fl ash is you to adjust the Flash Exposure you can also use it as a com- Compensation (FEC). FEC allows mander unit to trigger Nikon CLS- you to adjust the fl ash output to compatible Speedlights wirelessly make the fl ash brighter or dimmer for off-camera use. depending on your needs.

For more on using fl ash, see Chapter 6.

Built-in flash

Flash pop-up button Flash mode button Flash sync terminal cover

10-pin remote terminal cover

Lens release button

Focus mode selector

Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc. 1.3 Right front camera controls

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✦ Flash sync terminal cover. is in Auto-area AF mode, or when Underneath this rubber cover is the in Dynamic- or Single-area AF and fl ash sync terminal. This terminal, the focus point is set to the center also known as PC sync, allows you position. This illuminator also to connect a PC cord to trigger an shines when the Speedlight is set external fl ash or studio strobe. to Red-Eye Reduction mode. The light shines on the subject, causing ✦ 10-pin remote terminal cover. the pupils to contract, which Underneath this rubber cover is the reduces the red-eye effect. When 10-pin remote terminal. This termi- the self-timer is activated, this light nal allows the camera to be con- blinks to count down the timer. It’s nected to a variety of accessories. recommended that you remove Some of these include the Nikon your lens hood when using this MC-30 remote shutter release cord feature because the hood can block and Global Positioning System the light reducing the effectiveness. (GPS) devices. ✦ Sub-command dial. You use this ✦ Lens Release button. This button dial, by default, to change the aper- disengages the locking mechanism ture setting when in Aperture of the lens, allowing the lens to be Priority and Manual exposure rotated and removed from the lens mode. You also use it to change mount. JPEG fi le size when used with the ✦ Focus Mode selector. This three- QUAL button and to fi ne-tune way switch is used to choose which white balance when used with the focus mode the camera operates WB button. When you use the Sub- in: Single AF (AF-S), Continuous AF command dial in conjunction with (AF-C), or Manual (M) focus. Keep the Flash mode button, you can in mind that your lens may also adjust the Flash Exposure have a focus mode switch and that Compensation (FEC) it must be in the A or M/A position ✦ Depth-of-fi eld preview button. to work with the AF-S or AF-C While using the camera’s default modes. settings, pressing this button stops down the aperture of the lens so you Left front can preview how much of the sub- The left front of the camera has the follow- ject is in focus (the depth of fi eld). ing controls: The image in the viewfi nder gets darker as the aperture decreases. ✦ AF-assist illuminator. This is an You can also customize the Depth- LED that shines on the subject to of-fi eld preview button in CSM f6 or help the camera to focus when the in the Quick Settings Display. lighting is dim. The AF-assist illumi- nator only lights when it’s in Single For more information on aper- Focus mode and when the camera tures, see Chapter 5.

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AF-assist illuminator

Sub-command dial

Depth-of-field preview button Function button

Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc. 1.4 Left front camera controls

✦ Function button. You can custom- use if you would like to view your images ize the Function (Fn) button to per- straight from the camera as a slide show on form different functions depending your television. Or you may have a high- on user preference. You can use it defi nition (HD) monitor in your studio and to set exposure, fl ash, WB bracket- use the Live View function along with ing, fl ash value (FV) lock, and a Camera Control Pro 2 to view your images number of other settings. You can in HD before you even release the shutter. set the Function button in CSM f4. You can also attach an AC adaptor for those long studio shoots that require plenty of For more information on the CSM, see Chapter 3. juice without worrying about the batteries giving out on you. The output terminals are Sides and bottom ✦ Standard video out. You use this connection, offi cially called of camera Standard video output, to connect The sides and bottom of the camera have the camera to a standard TV or VCR for viewing your images on-screen. places for connecting and inserting things The D700 is connected with the such as cables, batteries, and memory cards. EG-D100 video cable that is sup- plied with the camera. Right side ✦ HDMI out. You use the HDMI (High- The D700’s various output terminals are on Defi nition Multimedia Interface) the right side of the camera (with the lens output terminal to connect the cam- facing you). These are the connections you era to an HD television (HDTV). The

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camera is connected with an Left side optional Type A HDMI cable that The CF card slot cover is on the left side of you can purchase at an electronics the camera (with the lens facing you). Slide store. this cover back and the door springs open. ✦ DC power in. This AC adapter input Insert the CF card with label side facing connection allows you to plug the toward the back of the camera. Press the D700 into a standard electrical out- card fi rmly in until the grey button pops out. let using the Nikon EH-5 or EH-5a To eject the card, fi rmly press the grey but- AC adapter. This allows you to ton until the CF card is loose. operate the camera without drain- ing your batteries. The AC adapter is available separately from Nikon. Bottom The bottom of the camera has a few fea- ✦ USB 2.0 port. This is where the USB tures that are quite important: cable plugs in to attach the camera to your computer to transfer images ✦ Battery chamber cover. This cov- straight from the camera. You can ers the chamber that holds the also use the USB cable to connect EN-EL3e battery that is supplied the camera to the computer when with your D700. you’re using Nikon’s optional Camera Control Pro 2 software. ✦ Tripod socket. This is where you attach a tripod or monopod to help steady your camera.

HDMI out

Standard video out USB 2.0 port

DC power in

Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc. 1.5 The D700’s output terminals

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Battery chamber cover MB-D10 contact cover Tripod socket

Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc. 1.6 The bottom of the D700

✦ MB-D10 contact cover. This rubber ✦ Framing grid. When this option is cover is used to protect the contact turned on in CSM d2, you will see a points for the optional MB-D10 grid displayed in the viewing area. Multi-power Battery Grip that This helps with composition. Use attaches to the bottom of the cam- the grid to help line up elements of era. The MB-D10 allows you to use your composition to ensure that a variety of battery types as well as things are straight (or not). to control the camera when hold- ✦ AF-area brackets. These brackets ing it in the vertical position. give you a rough estimate of where the group of 51 AF points is located. Anything in the frame outside of this bracket cannot be locked into focus. Viewfi nder Display Switching to DX mode gives you When looking through the viewfi nder, you wider range of AF coverage due to see a lot of useful information about the the reduced frame size. photo you are setting up. Most of the infor- ✦ 12mm reference circle. These mation is also displayed in the LCD control curves located at the top and bot- panel screen on the top of the camera, but it tom of the AF-area brackets give is less handy on top when you are compos- you an idea of how much of an ing a shot. Here is a complete list of the infor- area of the frame is used for mation you get from the viewfi nder display. Center-weighted metering. The curves show you an area of 12mm,

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which is the default circle size for only shown full time when the center-weighted metering. Note D700 is in the Single- or Dynamic- that although you can change the area AF setting. When the camera is size of the area for center-weighted set to Auto-area AF and Single metering (CSM b12), this display Focus, the focus point isn’t shown does not change. until you half-press the Shutter Release button and focus is ✦ Focus points. The fi rst thing you achieved. When the D700 is in are likely to notice when looking Auto-area AF and set to Continuous through the viewfi nder is a small Focus mode, the focus point is not rectangle near the center of the displayed at all. frame. This is your active focus point. Note that the focus point is

Framing grid 12mm reference circle

AF area brackets Focus points

Shutter speed lock indicator

Aperture Flash exposure lock compensation indicator indicator

Exposure Exposure mode compensation indicator

Auto- Flash ready exposure lock indicator indicator Focus indicator Thousands indicator

Metering mode display Battery Exposures remaining indicator Flash value ISO sensitivity lock indicator Flash sync indicator Auto ISO indicator

Shutter speed indicator Electronic analog exposure display

F-stop indicator Aperture/f-stop display 1.7 Viewfi nder display. Note that this fi gure displays all possible focus points. Only the active focus points will be visible in actual shooting conditions.

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A black bar with LCD readouts on it appears ✦ FV lock indicator. When the FV below the image portion of the viewfi nder. lock indicator is on, it means you Not only do you fi nd your shooting informa- have locked in the fl ash exposure tion here, but also depending on the settings value. The fl ash value can only be you’ve selected, other useful indicators appear locked when the Function (or as well. From left to right these items are Preview or AE-L/AF-L) button has been set to do this. ✦ Focus indicator. This green dot ✦ Shutter speed lock indicator. This and arrows lets you know if the indicates that your shutter speed camera detects that the scene is in has been locked to prevent acci- focus. When the camera attempts dental changes. You can lock your to autofocus, the arrows located to shutter speed in CSM f8. either side of the dot blink. The left ✦ arrow or the right arrow may blink Flash sync indicator. This indicator simultaneously or one at a time, is displayed as an X. This comes on depending on where the camera when you set your camera to the is trying to focus. When focus is fl ash sync speed limit that is set in achieved, the green dot lights up; if CSM e1. This is only available when the camera is unable to lock focus, in Shutter Priority or Manual mode. both arrows blink. When you are To set the camera to the preset focusing manually, you can use the sync speed, dial the shutter speed arrows as a guide to fi nd focus. down one setting past the longest When the arrow on the left is lit, shutter time, which is 30 seconds your focus is falling between the in S and bulb in M. camera and the subject. If the ✦ Shutter speed display. This shows arrow on the right is lit, the focus is how long your shutter is set to stay falling behind the subject. If the open. Rotating the Main Command camera is unable to detect enough dial when in S or M mode can contrast to determine if the subject change the shutter speed. is in focus, both arrows blink. ✦ Aperture lockindicator. This indi- ✦ Metering mode display. This dis- cates that your aperture has been play shows which metering mode locked to prevent accidental you are in: Spot, Center-weighted, changes. You can lock this aperture or Matrix. setting in CSM f8. ✦ AE lock indicator. This tells you ✦ Aperture/f-stop display. This that the auto-exposure meter is shows what your current lens locked. Depending on your settings, opening setting is. You adjust aper- the AE-L/AF-L button may be ture by rotating the Sub-command pressed or the shutter is half- dial when in M or A mode. pressed. When this is locked you ✦ can recompose the image while Exposure mode display. This tells maintaining the correct exposure you which exposure mode you are for the subject. currently using: P, S, A, or M.

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✦ Electronic analog exposure dis- ✦ Auto ISO indicator. This is dis- play. Although Nikon gives this fea- played when the Auto ISO setting is ture a long and confusing name, in activated to let you know that the simpler terms, this is your light camera is controlling the ISO set- meter. When the bars are in the tings. You can turn on Auto ISO in center, you are at the proper set- the ISO sensitivity settings located tings to get a good exposure; when in the Shooting menu. the bars are to the left, you are ✦ ISO sensitivity display. This tells overexposed; and when the bars you what the ISO sensitivity is cur- are to the right, you are underex- rently set to. posing your image. You can reverse this in CSM f12. This feature is ✦ Exposures remaining. This set of especially handy when using numbers lets you know how many Manual exposure. This display also more exposures can fi t on the CF doubles as the virtual horizon indi- card. The actual number of expo- cator. When the camera is tilted to sures may vary according to fi le the right, the bars are displayed on information and compression. the left. When the camera is tilted When you half-press the Shutter to the left, the bars are displayed Release button, the display changes on the right. When the camera is to show how many exposures can level, a single bar appears directly fi t in the camera’s buffer before the under the zero. buffer is full and the frame rate slows down. The buffer is in-camera RAM ✦ FEC indicator. When this is dis- that stores your image data while played, your Flash Exposure the data is being written to the Compensation is on. You adjust memory card. This also shows the FEC by pressing the Flash mode WB preset recording information as button and rotating the Sub- well as your exposure compensation command dial. values. ✦ Exposure compensation indica- ✦ Thousands indicator. This lets you tor. When this appears in the view- know that there are more than fi nder, your camera has exposure 1,000 exposures remaining on your compensation activated. You adjust memory card. exposure compensation by press- ing the Exposure Compensation ✦ Flash ready indicator. When this is button and rotating the Main displayed the fl ash, whether it is Command dial. the built-in fl ash or an external Speedlight attached to the hot ✦ Battery indicator. When this icon shoe, is fully charged and ready to appears, your battery is low; if it fi re at full power. is blinking, your battery is dead and the Shutter Release button is disabled.

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• WB preset number. When the Control Panel WB is set to one of the preset numbers, pressing the WB but- The monochrome control panel on top of ton displays the preset number the camera displays some of the same that is currently being used. shooting information that appears in the viewfi nder, but there are also some settings • sequence. When that are only displayed here. This LCD con- the D700 auto-bracketing trol panel allows you to view and change feature is activated, pressing the settings without looking through the the Function button displays the viewfi nder. The settings are as follows: number of shots left in the bracketing sequence. This ✦ Shutter speed. By default this set includes WB, exposure, and of numbers shows you the shutter fl ash bracketing. speed setting. This set of numbers • Interval timer number. When also shows a myriad of other set- the camera is set to use the tings depending on which buttons interval timer for time-lapse are being pressed. photography, this displays the • Exposure compensation value. number of shots remaining in When you press the Exposure the current interval. Compensation button and • Focal length (non-CPU lenses). rotate the Sub-command dial, When the camera’s Function the exposure value (EV) com- button is set to choose a non- pensation number is displayed. CPU lens number when the • FEC value. Pressing the Flash Function button is pressed, the mode button and rotating the focal length of the non-CPU lens Sub-command dial displays the is displayed. You must enter the FEC value. lens data in the Setup menu. ✦ • ISO. The ISO sensitivity appears Shutter speed lock indicator. This when you press the ISO button. lets you know that your shutter Rotating the Main Command speed is locked to prevent acciden- dial changes the sensitivity. tal changes. The shutter speed can be locked in CSM f8. • WB fi ne-tuning. Pressing the ✦ WB button and rotating the Flexible program indicator. Sub-command dial fi ne-tunes This asterisk appears next to the the white balance setting. A is Exposure mode when you’re in P, warmer, and B is cooler. or Programmed Auto, mode. It lets you know that you have changed • Color temperature. When the the default auto-exposure set by WB is set to K, the panel dis- the camera to better suit your cre- plays the color temperature in ative needs. the Kelvin scale when you press ✦ the WB button. Exposure mode. This tells you which exposure mode you are For more information on white currently using: P, S, A, or M. balance and Kelvin, see Chapter 2.

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✦ Flash mode. These icons denote Flexible program mode is discussed more in depth in Chapter 2. which fl ash mode you are using. The fl ash modes include Red-Eye ✦ Image size. When you’re shooting Reduction, Red-Eye with Slow sync, JPEG, TIFF, or RAW + JPEG fi les, this Slow Sync, and Rear-Curtain Sync. tells you whether you are recording To change the fl ash sync mode, Large, Medium, or Small fi les. This press the Flash mode button and display is turned off when shooting rotate the Main command dial. RAW fi les. ✦ Multiple exposure indicator. This ✦ Image quality. This displays the icon informs you that the camera is type of fi le format you are record- set to record multiple exposures. ing. You can shoot RAW, TIFF, or Set multiple exposures in the JPEG. When shooting JPEG or RAW Shooting menu. + JPEG, it displays the compression ✦ F-stop/Aperture number. At quality: FINE, NORM, or BASIC. default settings, this displays the ✦ WB fi ne-tuning indicator. When aperture at which the camera is set. the white balance fi ne-tuning fea- This indicator also displays other ture is activated, these two arrows settings as follows: are displayed. You can fi ne-tune • Auto-bracketing compensa- WB by pressing the WB button and tion increments. The exposure rotating the Sub-command dial. bracketing can be adjusted to ✦ WB setting. This shows you which over- and underexpose in 1/3- white balance setting is currently stop increments. When the selected. Function button is set to Auto- bracketing, the number of EV ✦ Exposures remaining. By default, stops is displayed in this area. this displays the number of expo- The choices are 0.3, 0.7, or 1.0 sures remaining on your CF card. EV. The WB auto-bracketing can When you half-press the Shutter also be adjusted; the settings Release button to focus, the display are 1, 2, or 3. changes to show the number of shots remaining in the camera’s • Number of shots per interval. buffer. In preset WB, the icon PRE When the D700 is set to Interval appears when the camera is ready Timer shooting, the number of to set a custom WB. When using frames shot in the interval is Camera Control Pro 2 to shoot displayed here. tethered to a computer, this • Maximum aperture (non-CPU appears as PC. lenses). When the non-CPU ✦ Thousands indicator. A K appears lens data is activated, the maxi- when the number of remaining mum aperture of the specifi ed exposures exceeds 1,000. This is lens appears here. not to be confused with the K that ✦ F-stop indicator. This icon, which may appear in the WB area, which appears as a right triangle, appears is used to denote the Kelvin when a non-CPU lens is attached temperature. to the camera.

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✦ FEC indicator. When this is dis- preset sync speed, dial the shutter played, your FEC is on. Adjust the speed down one setting past the FEC by pressing the Flash mode longest shutter time, which is 30 button and rotating the Sub- seconds in S and bulb in M. command dial. ✦ Auto ISO indicator. This is dis- ✦ Exposure compensation indica- played when the Automatic ISO tor. When this appears in the setting is activated to let you know control panel, your camera has that the camera is controlling the exposure compensation activated. ISO settings. You can activate Auto This will affect your exposure. ISO in the Shooting menu. Adjust the exposure compensation ✦ Clock indicator. When this appears by pressing the exposure compen- in the control panel, the camera’s sation and rotating the Main internal clock needs to be set. You Command dial. can fi nd the Clock settings in the ✦ Flash sync indicator. This indicator Setup menu. is displayed as an X. This comes on ✦ MB-D10 battery indicator. When when you set your camera to the the MB-D10 battery grip is attached sync speed that is set in CSM e1. and the camera is using the battery This is only available when in S or installed in the grip, this icon is M mode. To set the camera to the displayed.

Shutter speed lock indicator Shutter speed/multi-function display Flexible program indicator Multiple exposure indicator Exposure Flash mode mode F-stop indicator F-stop/ Image Aperture size number

Image quality WB setting

WB fine-tuning Exposures remaining indicator Thousands indicator 1.8 The LCD control panel display 1

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✦ Battery indicator. This display the bars are to the right, you are shows the charge remaining on the underexposing your image. This is active battery. When this indicator displayed when the camera is set is blinking, the battery is dead and to M mode. When it is in P, S, or A the shutter is disabled. mode, this is only displayed when the current settings will cause an ✦ Interval timer indicator. When the under- or overexposure. camera’s Interval Timer option is turned on, this appears in the con- ✦ Beep indicator. This informs you trol panel. You set the Interval that the camera will beep when the timer in the Shooting menu. self-timer is activated or when the camera achieves focus when in ✦ Electronic analog exposure dis- Single Focus mode. play. This is your . When the bars are in the center, you are ✦ GPS connection indicator. This icon at the proper settings to get a good appears in the LCD control panel exposure; when the bars are to the when a GPS system is connected to left, you are overexposed; when the D700’s 10-pin connector.

Exposure compensation Flash exposure compensation indicator indicator

Auto ISO indicator Color temperature indicator

Flash sync indicator Auto-bracketing indicator Aperture lock indicator Auto ISO GPS connection indicator indicator

Electronic Clock indicator Battery indicator analog exposure Interval timer display indicator MB-D10 battery indicator Beep indicator 1.9 The LCD control panel display 2

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✦ Auto-bracketing indicator. When The Shooting info display defi nitely comes in Auto-Exposure or fl ash bracket- in handy when shooting on a tripod, but ing, this appears on the control other than that, I don’t fi nd myself using it panel; when using WB bracketing, very often. I just fi nd it easier to glance at a WB icon also appears above the the LCD control panel to fi nd what I need. A icon. You set auto-bracketing in drawback to this display is that it depletes CSM e5. your batteries faster because the display is ✦ Aperture lock indicator. This shown on the large three-inch LCD screen. informs you that your aperture set- ting is locked to prevent accidental That being said, the Shooting info display does changes. You can lock the aperture show quite a wealth of information. It shows in CSM f8 everything that is available in the viewfi nder display, the control panel, and a few other ✦ Color temperature indicator. things that aren’t found anywhere else. When this indicator is shown, the WB is set to Kelvin. Here’s a complete rundown of everything that appears on the Shooting info display:

✦ Exposure mode display. This tells Shooting Info you which exposure mode you are Display currently using: P, S, A, or M. ✦ Flexible program indicator. This is The Shooting info display is shown on the an asterisk that appears next to the back LCD screen when you press the Info exposure mode when in P mode. button found underneath the AF-area mode This lets you know that you have selector (where the CF card door latch used changed the default auto-exposure to be for you D200/300 users). set by the camera to better suit your creative needs.

ISO ISO S S N N L L +++++++++ +++++++++ + +++++++++ + + +++++++++ + RAW + +++++++++ + RAW + +++++++++ + ++++++++++ + ++++++++++ + FINE WB AUTO +++++++++ FINE WB AUTO +++++++++ SHOOT A ISO NR ON OFF sRGB Pv SHOOT A ISO NR ON OFF sRGB Pv

AE L AE AE L AE CUSTOM A NR OFF SD AF L AF Fn Lv CUSTOM A NR OFF SD AF L AF Fn Lv

1.10 The Shooting info display automatically changes from light to dark depending on the brightness of the ambient light, or you can set it manually in CSM d7.

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✦ Shutter speed lock indicator. This • Bracketing sequence. When lets you know that your shutter the D700 auto-bracketing speed is locked to prevent acciden- feature is activated, pressing tal changes. The shutter speed can the Function button displays the be locked in CSM f8. number of shots left in the ✦ Shutter speed. By default, this set bracketing sequence. This of numbers shows you the shutter includes WB, exposure, and speed setting. This set of numbers fl ash bracketing. also shows a myriad of other set- • Interval timer number. When tings depending on which buttons the camera is set to use the you press. interval timer for time-lapse • EV value. When pressing the photography, this displays the Exposure Compensation button number of shots remaining in and rotating the Sub-command the current interval. dial, the EV compensation num- • Focal length (non-CPU lenses). ber is displayed. When the camera’s Function • FEC value. Pressing the Flash button is set to choose non-CPU mode button and rotating the lens numbers when the Sub-command dial displays the Function button is pressed, the FEC value. focal length of the non-CPU lens is displayed. You must enter the • ISO. The ISO sensitivity appears lens data in the Setup menu. when you press the ISO button. ✦ Rotating the Main Command Color temperature indicator. dial changes the sensitivity. When this indicator is shown, the WB is set to Kelvin. • WB fi ne-tuning. Pressing the ✦ WB button and rotating the f-stop indicator. This icon, which Sub-command dial fi ne-tunes appears as a right triangle, appears the white balance setting. A is when a non-CPU lens is attached warmer, and B is cooler. to the camera. ✦ • Color temperature. When the Aperture lock indicator. This lets WB is set to K, the panel dis- you know that your aperture is plays the color temperature in locked to prevent accidental the Kelvin scale when you press changes. The shutter speed can the WB button. be locked in CSM f8. ✦ • WB preset number. When the F-stop/Aperture number. At WB is set to one of the preset default settings, this displays the numbers, pressing the WB but- aperture at which the camera is set. ton displays the preset number This indicator also displays other that is currently being used. settings as follows:

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• Auto-bracketing compensa- ✦ MB-D10 battery indicator. This tion increments. The exposure shows the remaining charge on the bracketing can be adjusted to battery that is being used in the over- and underexpose in 1/3- MB-D10 grip (if attached). This also stop increments. When the displays the type of battery that is Function button is set to Auto- installed in the grip. bracketing, the number of EV ✦ Thousands indicator. A K appears stops is displayed in this area. when the number of remaining The choices are 0.3, 0.7, or 1.0 exposures exceeds 1,000. This is EV. The WB auto-bracketing can not to be confused with the K also be adjusted; the settings that may appear in the WB area, are 1, 2, or 3. which is used to denote the Kelvin • Number of shots per interval. temperature. When the D700 is set to Interval ✦ Exposures remaining. This number Timer shooting, the number of indicates the approximate amount frames shot in the interval is of exposures you can store on your displayed here. CF card. This display also shows the • Maximum aperture (non-CPU lens number of the saved Non-CPU lenses). When the non-CPU lens when that option is set to a lens data is activated, the maxi- function button. mum aperture of the specifi ed ✦ AF-area mode display. This icon lens appears here. shows you which AF-area mode ✦ Electronic analog exposure dis- you are in. For more information on play. This is your light meter. When AF-area modes, see Chapter 2. the bars are in the center, you are ✦ WB setting. This displays the icon at the proper settings to get a good of the current WB setting. When exposure; when the bars are to the fi ne-tuning has been applied to the left, you are overexposed; when default setting, two small arrows the bars are to the right, you are appear beneath the WB icon to underexposing your image. This is remind you. displayed when the camera is set to M mode. When in P, S, or A ✦ Image quality. This tells you the type mode, this is only displayed when and quality of fi le that is being written the current settings will cause an to your CF card as you take photos. under- or overexposure. The options are RAW, RAW+JPEG, ✦ JPEG, and TIFF. Change this by press- Camera battery indicator. This dis- ing the QUAL button and rotating the plays how much of a charge is left in Main Command dial. the EN-EL3e battery in the camera. ✦ Image size. This tells you the reso- lution size of the fi le when saving to JPEG or TIFF: Large (L), Medium (M), or Small (S). Change this setting by pressing the QUAL button and rotat- ing the Sub-command dial.

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✦ Vignette control indicator. This ✦ Flash sync indicator. This indicator icon is displayed when the option is displayed as an X. This comes on vignette control is turned on. when you set your camera to the Additionally, next to the icon is the sync speed that is set in CSM e1. amount of vignette control being This is only available when in applied: High (H), Normal (N), or Shutter Priority or Manual mode. To Low (L). set the camera to the preset sync speed, dial the shutter speed down ✦ Release mode indicator. This one setting past the longest shutter informs you of the release mode time, which is 30 seconds in S and that’s currently selected for the bulb in M. camera: Single or Continuous. When the camera is set to Continuous shooting, the maxi- mum frame rate is also displayed.

Shutter speed lock indicator Shutter speed/multi-function display Flexible program indicator Aperture lock indicator Exposure Color temperature mode Flash indicator F-stop/ sync Aperture indicator F-stop indicator number

ISO B 5fps N L TTL L COMMENT EL3e FP AUTO WB AUTO 3D SHOOT A ISO NR OFF OFF AdobeRGB Pv

AE L CUSTOM A NR ON SD AF L AE Fn BKT

WB setting Exposures remaining Image quality AF area mode display Thousands indicator

Image size Electronic analog MB-D10 battery indicator exposure display Vignette control indicator Camera battery indicator Release mode indicator 1.11 The Shooting info display 1

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✦ ISO sensitivity display. This shows ✦ Multiple exposure indicator. This your ISO setting. ISO Auto appears icon informs you that the camera is when the Automatic ISO setting is set to record multiple exposures. activated to let you know that the Set multiple exposures in the camera is controlling the ISO set- Shooting menu. tings. You can activate Auto ISO in ✦ Interval timer indicator. When the the Shooting menu. camera’s Interval Timer option is ✦ Exposure compensation indica- turned on, this appears in the con- tor. When this appears in the LCD trol panel. Set the interval timer in control panel, your camera has the Shooting menu. exposure compensation activated. ✦ Copyright information indicator. This will affect your exposure. This icon appears when the Adjust the exposure compensation optional copyright information has by pressing the exposure compen- been entered and activated. You sation and rotating the Main can fi nd copyright information in Command dial. the Setup menu. ✦ FEC indicator. When this is dis- ✦ Image comment indicator. This played, your Flash Exposure icon is shown when the image Compensation is on. Adjust the FEC comment option is enabled. You by pressing the Flash mode button can add an image comment in the and rotating the Sub-command dial. Setup menu. ✦ Auto-bracketing indicator. When in The following items on the Shooting Menu Auto-Exposure or fl ash bracketing, Display can be accessed and changed by this appears on the control panel; entering the Quick Settings Display. You can when using WB bracketing, a WB icon also appears above the icon. enter the Quick Settings Display by pressing You set auto-bracketing in CSM e5. the Info button while the Shooting Menu Display appears on the rear LCD. For more ✦ GPS connection indicator. This information on the Quick Settings Display, icon appears in the LCD control see Chapter 3. panel when a GPS system is connected to the D700’s 10-pin ✦ Active D-Lighting indicator. This connector. icon alerts you to the status of the ✦ Metering mode display. This dis- Active D-Lighting option. The set- play shows which metering mode tings are Auto, High (H), Normal you are in: Spot, Center-weighted, (N), Low (L), and Off. or Matrix. ✦ Color space indicator. This tells ✦ Beep indicator. This informs you you the color space that you are that the camera will beep when the saving your fi les in: Adobe RGB or self-timer is activated or when the sRGB. For more information on camera achieves focus when in color space, see Chapter 3. Single Focus mode.

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✦ Preview button assignment. This ✦ Picture Control indicator. This icon tells you which custom function is shows which Picture Control set- assigned the Depth-of-fi eld preview ting is activated. For more informa- button. tion on Picture Controls, see Chapter 2. ✦ Function button assignment. This tells you what custom function is ✦ Long exposure noise reduction assigned to the FUNC. button. indicator. This lets you know if Long Exposure NR is activated. ✦ AE-L/AF-L button assignment. This tells you what custom function is assigned to the AE-L / AF-L button.

Flash exposure compensation Flash mode indicator indicator Interval timer indicator Auto- bracketing Multiple exposure Clock indicator indicator indicator Metering mode ISO sensitivity display GPS display Exposure connection compensation indicator indicator Beep indicator

ISO B 5fps N L TTL L COMMENT EL3e FP AUTO WB AUTO 3D SHOOT A ISO NR OFF OFF AdobeRGB Pv

AE L CUSTOM A NR ON SD AF L AE Fn BKT

Custom Settings Picture AE-L/AF-L button bank control assignment Shooting menu indicator Function button assignment bank FV lock Preview button assignment High ISO noise indicator reduction indicator Image comment Color space indicator indicator Active D-Lighting Long exposure noise Copyright information indicator indicator reduction indicator 1.12 The Shooting info display 2

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✦ Custom Settings bank. This item ✦ Flash mode indicator. This area lets you know which Custom shows you the fl ash mode the Settings bank you’re using: A, B, C, camera is using. This option is or D. For more information on shown only when the built-in fl ash Custom Settings banks, see is raised or an accessory Speedlight Chapter 3. is attached. When an accessory Speedlight is attached, an icon is ✦ Shooting menu bank. This item lets displayed in the top-right corner of you know which Shooting menu this box. Additionally, this option bank you’re using: A, B, C, or D. For shows you if the Speedlight is in more information on Shooting Through-the-Lens mode (TTL), menu banks, see Chapter 3. Repeating fl ash mode (RPT), ✦ High ISO noise reduction. This Commander mode (CMD), and lets you know if the High ISO NR High Speed FP Sync mode (FP). is activated. The options are HIGH, For more detailed information NORM (Normal), LOW, or OFF. on fl ash modes and Speedlights, see Chapter 6. ✦ FV lock indicator. This icon is shown when the FV lock is acti- ✦ Clock indicator. This icon fl ashes vated. FV lock can be assigned to when the cameras internal clock is the Preview, FUNC., or AE-L/AF-L not set. You can set the clock in the button. Setup menu.

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