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Nikon® D700 Digital Field Guide J. Dennis Thomas 01_413203-ffirs.indd iii 11/14/08 9:22:40 PM 01_413203-ffirs.indd ii 11/14/08 9:22:40 PM Nikon® D700 Digital Field Guide 01_413203-ffirs.indd i 11/14/08 9:22:39 PM 01_413203-ffirs.indd ii 11/14/08 9:22:40 PM Nikon® D700 Digital Field Guide J. Dennis Thomas 01_413203-ffirs.indd iii 11/14/08 9:22:40 PM Nikon® D700 Digital Field Guide Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-41320-3 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2008940370 Trademarks: Wiley and the Wiley Publishing logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affi liates in the United States and/or other countries, and may not be used without written permission. Nikon is a registered trademark of Nikon Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. 01_413203-ffirs.indd iv 11/14/08 9:22:40 PM About the Author J. Dennis Thomas is a freelance photographer based out of Austin, Texas. He’s been using a camera for fun and profi t for almost 25 years. Schooled in photography fi rst in high school then at Austin College, he has won numerous awards for both his fi lm and digital photogra- phy. Denny has a passion for teaching others about photography and teaches black-and- white fi lm photography to middle school students as well as lighting and digital photography seminars in Austin. He enjoys all types of photography and his photographic subjects are diverse, from weddings and studio portraits to concerts and extreme sports events. He has written six highly successful Digital Field Guides for Wiley Publishing and has another in the works. His work has been featured in numerous galleries, magazines, and newspapers in the central Texas area and beyond. 01_413203-ffirs.indd v 11/14/08 9:22:40 PM Credits Acquisitions Editor Vice President and Executive Group Courtney Allen Publisher Richard Swadley Project Editor Jama Carter Vice President and Executive Publisher Barry Pruett Technical Editor Michael Corrado Project Coordinator Erin Smith Copy Editor Lauren Kennedy Graphics and Production Specialists Andrea Hornberger Editorial Manager Jennifer Mayberry Robyn B. Siesky Christin Swinford Business Manager Quality Control Technician Amy Knies John Greenough Senior Marketing Manager Proofreading Sandy Smith Linda Quigley Indexing Galen Schroeder 01_413203-ffirs.indd vi 11/14/08 9:22:41 PM Acknowledgments Thanks to Courtney, Cricket, Jama, and Laura at Wiley. Thanks to Robert at Precision Camera in Austin for always getting me the camera as soon as it arrives. A special thanks to every- one who appears in my photos, without you the images would have no subject. 01_413203-ffirs.indd vii 11/14/08 9:22:41 PM 01_413203-ffirs.indd viii 11/14/08 9:22:41 PM Contents at a Glance Acknowledgments . vii Introduction . .xix Part I: Using the Nikon D700 . 1 Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D700 . .3 Chapter 2: Nikon D700 Essentials . .31 Chapter 3: Setting Up the Nikon D700 . .35 Part II: Capturing Great Images with the Nikon D700 . 113 Chapter 4: Selecting and Using Lenses . 115 Chapter 5: Essential Photography Concepts . 141 Chapter 6: Working with Light . 159 Chapter 7: Advanced Shooting Techniques . 191 Chapter 8: Viewing and In-Camera Editing . 225 Part III: Appendixes . .235 Appendix A: Accessories . 237 Appendix B: D700 Specifi cations . 243 Appendix C: Online Resources . 249 Glossary . 251 Index . 257 02_413203-ftoc.indd ix 11/14/08 9:23:05 PM 02_413203-ftoc.indd x 11/14/08 9:23:05 PM Contents Acknowledgments vii Shooting Info Display 24 Chapter 2: Nikon D700 Part I: Using the Essentials 31 Nikon D700 1 Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D700 3 Exposure Modes 31 Programmed Auto 32 Aperture Priority 33 Shutter Priority 34 Manual 35 Metering Modes 36 D700 FX-format CMOS Sensor 3 Matrix 36 From analog to digital 4 Center-weighted 38 CMOS versus CCD 4 Spot 39 CCD 4 Focus Modes 39 CMOS 4 How the D700 autofocus Pixels 5 works 39 Micro-lenses 5 Phase detection 40 Interpreting color 5 Contrast detection 40 Key Components of the D700 5 Continuous 40 Top of the camera 6 Single 41 Back of the camera 8 Manual 41 Front of the camera 11 Autofocus Area Modes 41 Right front 12 Single-area AF 42 Left front 13 Dynamic-area AF 42 Sides and bottom of camera 14 9 points 43 Right side 14 21 points 43 Left side 15 51 points 43 Bottom 15 51 points (3D-tracking) 43 Viewfi nder Display 16 Auto-area AF 43 Control Panel 20 02_413203-ftoc.indd xi 11/14/08 9:23:05 PM ISO Sensitivity 44 Playback Menu 65 Auto ISO 44 Delete 66 Noise reduction 45 Playback folder 67 Long exposure NR 46 Hide image 67 High ISO NR 46 Display mode 67 White Balance 47 Image review 68 What is Kelvin? 47 After delete 68 White balance settings 48 Rotate tall 69 Picture Controls 51 Slide show 69 Original Picture Controls 51 Print set (DPOF) 69 Optional Picture Controls 52 Shooting Menu 70 Custom Picture Controls 52 Shooting menu bank 70 JPEG 57 Reset shooting menu 72 TIFF 59 Active folder 72 Image Size 59 File naming 73 Image Quality 59 Image quality 73 NEF (RAW) 60 Image size 74 Type of compression 60 Image area 74 Bit depth 61 JPEG compression 75 Live View 63 NEF (RAW) recording 75 White balance 76 Chapter 3: Setting Up Using standard WB the Nikon D700 65 settings 76 Choosing a color temperature 77 Preset white balance 78 Set Picture Control 80 Manage Picture Control 81 Color space 82 Active D-Lighting 82 Vignette control 83 Long exp. NR 84 High ISO NR 84 ISO sensitivity settings 85 Live view 85 Multiple exposure 85 Interval timer shooting 86 Custom Settings Menu 87 Custom setting bank 87 Reset custom settings 87 CSM a – Autofocus 87 a1 – AF-C priority selection 87 a2 – AF-S priority selection 88 02_413203-ftoc.indd xii 11/14/08 9:23:07 PM a3 – Dynamic AF area 88 d11 – Battery order 94 a4 – Focus tracking with CSM e – Bracketing/fl ash 95 lock-on 89 e1 – Flash sync speed 95 a5 – AF activation 89 e2 – Flash shutter speed 95 a6 – AF point illumination 89 e3 – Flash cntrl for a7 – Focus point built-in fl ash 95 wrap-around 89 e4 – Modeling fl ash 96 a8 – AF point selection 89 e5 – Auto bracketing set 96 a9 – Built-in AF-assist e6 – Auto bracketing illuminator 89 (Mode M) 96 a10 – AF-ON for MB-D10 90 e7 – Bracketing order 96 CSM b – Metering/exposure 90 CSM f – Controls 96 b1 – ISO sensitivity step f1 – Switch 96 value 90 f2 – Multi selector center b2 – EV steps for exposure button 97 cntrl. 91 f3 – Multi selector 98 b3 – Exp comp/fi ne tune 91 f4 – Photo info/playback 98 b4 – Easy exposure f5 – Assign FUNC.