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DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Where to Find It Find what you’re looking for from: i The Q&A Index ➜ pp. iv–ix Know what you want to do but don’t know the function name? Find it from the “question and answer” index. i The Table of Contents ➜ pp. x–xvii Find items by function or menu name. i The Quick Start Guide ➜ pp. 21–22 A brief guide for those who want to get started taking pictures right away. i The Index ➜ pp. 416–421 Search by key word. i Error Messages ➜ pp. 388–395 If a warning is displayed in the viewfinder or monitor, find the solution here. i Troubleshooting ➜ pp. 381–387 Camera behaving unexpectedly? Find the solution here. A For Your Safety Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety instructions in “For Your Safety” (pg. xviii). Digitutor Digitutor, a series of “watch and learn” manuals in movie form, is available from the following website: http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html Package Contents Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera. Memory cards are sold separately. • D300 digital camera (pg. 3) • Body cap (pp. 34, 367) • BM-8 LCD monitor cover (pg. 19) • DK-5 eyepiece cap (pg. 20) • EN-EL3e rechargeable Li-ion battery with terminal cover (pp. 30, 32) • MH-18a quick charger with power cable (pg. 30) • UC-E4 USB cable (pp. 224, 232) • EG-D100 video cable (pg. 242) • AN-D300 strap (pg. 19) • Warranty • User’s Manual (this guide) • Quick Guide • Software Installation Guide • Software Suite CD-ROM • Registration card (U. S. A. only) i Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions; information that should be read before D use to prevent damage to the camera. This icon marks notes; information that should be read before A using the camera. Menu items, options, and messages displayed in the camera monitor are shown in brackets ([ ]). A Trademark Information Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks, or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Microdrive is a trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in the United States and other countries. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. ii X Introduction s Tutorial d Image Recording Options N Focus k Release Mode S ISO Sensitivity Z Exposure r White Balance J Image Enhancement l Flash Photography t Other Shooting Options I More About Playback Q Connections U Menu Guide n Technical Notes iii Q&A Index Find what you’re looking for using this “question and answer” index. ❚❚New Features Question Key phrase See page How do I take high-quality NEF (RAW) 14-bit NEF (RAW) 59 photos? Can I use the monitor as a viewfinder? Live view 79 Can I control how photos are processed? Picture Controls 148 How do I preserve details in shadows and Active D-Lighting 168 highlights? How do I focus on erratically moving 3D-tracking 270 subjects? Can I adjust focus separately for different AF fine tune 327 lenses? How do I remove dust from the low-pass Cleaning the low-pass 371 filter protecting the image sensor? filter ❚❚Camera Setup Question Key phrase See page How do I focus the viewfinder? Viewfinder focus 43 How do I keep the monitor from turning Monitor off delay 280 off? How do I keep the shutter speed and Auto meter off 46, 279 aperture displays from turning off? iv Question Key phrase See page How do I set the clock? How do I set the clock for daylight savings time? World time 36, 316 How do I change time zones when I travel? How do I adjust monitor brightness for LCD brightness 313 menus or playback? How do I restore default settings? Two-button reset 184 How do I restore shooting menu Reset shooting menu 257 defaults? How do I restore Custom Setting Reset custom settings 266 defaults? How do I change the self-timer delay? Self-timer delay 280 How do I turn the speaker off? Beep 281 Can I reverse the electronic analog Reverse indicators 311 exposure display? Can I display the menus in a different Language 316 language? Can I save menu settings for use on a Save/load settings 325 different D300 camera? ❚❚Menus and Displays Question Key phrase See page How do I get more information on a Help 29 menu? How do I use the menus? Using the menus 24 What do these indicators mean? Viewfinder, control What information is in the shooting panel, shooting 8, 10, 12 information display? information display Error messages and What does this warning mean? 388 displays How much charge does the battery have Battery level 44 left? v Question Key phrase See page How do I get more information about the Battery info 322 battery? How do I keep the file number from being reset when I insert a new memory File number sequence 283 card? How do I reset file numbering to zero? How do I clean the camera or lens? Cleaning the camera 370 ❚❚Taking Photographs Question Key phrase See page How many more shots can I take with this Number of exposures 45 card? remaining How do I take bigger photographs? How can I get more photos on the Image quality and size 56, 60 memory card? Can I control how the camera focuses? Autofocus 61 How do I take a lot of photographs Release mode 74 quickly? Can I change the frame advance rate? Shooting speed 76, 282 Can I shoot a self-portrait? Self-timer mode 91 Can I take pictures under low light ISO sensitivity 96 without the flash? Can the ISO sensitivity I choose be ISO sensitivity auto 98 adjusted to ensure optimal exposure? control Exposure mode f How do I freeze or blur moving objects? 108 (shutter-priority auto) How do I blur background details or keep Exposure mode g both foreground and background in 109 (aperture-priority auto) focus? vi Question Key phrase See page Can I set both shutter speed and aperture Exposure mode h 111 manually? (manual) Can I make photos brighter or darker? Exposure compensation 116 How do I make a time exposure? Long time-exposures 113 Can I vary exposure or flash level Exposure and flash 119, 298 automatically over a series of photos? bracketing Can I create multiple copies of a photo White balance 123, 298 using different white balance settings? bracketing How do I adjust white balance? White balance 127 Can I take pictures with a flash? Flash photography, flash 173 mode, red-eye How can I reduce “red-eye”? 176 reduction How can I record multiple shots as a Multiple exposure 186 single photograph? Fine tune optimal Can I pick the standard exposure level? 277 exposure How can I reduce blur? Exposure delay mode 285 Can the flash be used at shutter speeds Flash sync speed 288 faster than 1/250 s? ❚❚Viewing Photographs Question Key phrase See page Can I view my photographs on the Camera playback 206 camera? Can I view more information about Photo info 208 photos? Why do parts of my photos blink? Photo info, highlights 209, 250 vii Question Key phrase See page Deleting individual How do I get rid of an unwanted photo? 222 photos Can I delete several photos at once? Delete 248 Can I zoom in on pictures to make sure Playback zoom 220 they’re in focus? Can I protect photos from accidental Protect 221 deletion? Can I hide selected photos? Hide image 249 How do I tell if parts of my photos may be Display mode: 250 overexposed? highlights Display mode: focus How do I tell where the camera focused? 250 point Can I view photos as they are taken? Image review 251 Is there an automatic playback (“slide Slide show 252 show”) option? ❚❚Retouching Photographs Question Key phrase See page How do I bring out details in shadows? D-Lighting 334 Can I get rid of red eye? Red-eye correction 335 Can I crop photographs on the camera? Trim 336 Can I create a monochrome copy of a Monochrome 337 photograph? Can I create a copy with different colors? Filter effects 338 Can I use the camera to create JPEG Color balance 338 copies of NEF (RAW) photographs? Can I overlay two photos to make a single Image overlay 339 image? viii ❚❚Viewing or Printing Photographs on Other Devices Question Key phrase See page Can I view my photos on TV? Television playback 242 Can I view my photos in High Definition? HDMI 244 Connecting to a How do I copy photos to my computer? 224 computer How do I print photographs? Printing photographs 230 Can I print photos without a computer? Printing via USB 231 Can I print the date on my photographs? Time stamp 234 How do I order professional prints? Print set (DPOF) 240 ❚❚Optional Accessories Question Key phrase See page What optional flash units (Speedlights) Optional flash units 357 can I use? What lenses can I use? Compatible lenses 350 What AC adapters, remote cords, and viewfinder accessories are available for Other accessories 364 my camera? Approved memory What memory cards can I use? 369 cards What software is available for my Other accessories 367 camera? ix Table of Contents Q&A Index ................................................................................................iv For Your Safety .................................................................................