User manual NIKON D2HS

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA 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 camera. Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and setting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your first photographs, and transferring them to your computer. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Digital Photography (this manual) provides complete operating instructions for your camera. [. . . ] This mode is only available with SB-series 800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, 26, and 25 Speedlights in programmed auto and aperturepriority auto exposure modes. Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blurring caused by camera shake. Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync SB-Series 26, 25, and 24 Speedlights Front- and rear-curtain sync modes for SB-series 26, 25, and 24 Speedlights are set using the sync mode selector on the optional Speedlight. Camera red-eye reduction settings take priority over mode selected with SB-26 and SB-25. Studio Flash Systems Rear-curtain sync can not be used with studio flash systems, as the correct synchronization can not be obtained. 110 To choose the flash sync mode, press the button and rotate the main command dial until the desired flash sync mode is selected in the top control panel: Front curtain sync Red-eye reduction with slow sync 3, 4 Slow sync 1 Rear curtain sync 2 Red-eye reduction 3 Taking Photographs--Flash Photography 1 Available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and M, (front-curtain sync) is selected when button is released. 2 In exposure modes P and A, flash-sync mode will be set to (slow rear-curtain sync) when the button is released. 3 icon blinks if Speedlight does not support red-eye reduction. 4 Red-eye reduction with slow sync is available only in exposure modes P and A. In modes S and M, (red-eye reduction) is selected when the button is released. Shutter Speed and Aperture Shutter speed and aperture can be set as follows when a Speedlight is used: Exposure mode Programmed auto Shutter-priority auto Aperture-priority auto Manual Shutter speed Set automatically by camera1, 2 ½50 s­30 s2 Set automatically by camera1, 2 ½50 s­30 s 2 Aperture Set automatically by camera Value selected by user3 84 86 88 90 1 Set automatically in the range ½50 s­1/60 s, or ½50 s­30 s at flash sync settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, and red-eye reduction with slow sync. 2 If 1/250 (Auto FP) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed) when an optional SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlight is used, shutter speeds may be as fast as 1/8, 000 s. When setting aperture in exposure modes A and M, consult the table of flash ranges provided with optional Speedlight. e1--Flash Sync Speed ( 190) This option can be used to enable Auto FP High-Speed Sync or limit the fastest sync speed to a speed slower than ½50 s. To fix shutter speed at the sync speed limit in exposure modes S and M, select the setting after the slowest possible shutter speed (30 s or ). An X will be displayed in the flash sync indicator in the top control panel. e2--Flash Shutter Speed ( 190) This option can be used to limit the slowest shutter speed possible when using an optional Speedlight in programmed auto and aperture-priority auto exposure modes. 111 FV Lock This feature is used to lock flash output, allowing photographs to be recomposed without changing the flash level and ensuring that flash output is appropriate to the subject even when the subject is not positioned in the center of the frame. Flash output is adjusted automatically for any changes in sensitivity (ISO equivalency), aperture, and Speedlight zoom head position. FV lock is available with SB-800 and SB-600 Speedlights only. To use FV lock: Taking Photographs--Flash Photography 1 2 3 4 Select FV Lock or FV Lock/Lens data for 197). button; Mount an SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlight on the camera accessory shoe. Turn the Speedlight on and set the flash mode to TTL or AA (see the Speedlight instruction manual for details). Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the shutter-release button halfway to focus. 5 Press the camera FUNC. [. . . ] See autofocus; focus mode; manual focus Focus area (focus brackets), 10, 72­77 Focus lock, 78 Focus mode, 70­71 Focusing screen, 236, 242 type B BriteView III, 236 type E clear matte III, 236 Folders, 148, 162, 188, 228 FV lock, 112, 197 G GPS, 125 data, 130 Group dynamic-AF. See AFarea mode H HI-1/HI-2, 50­51 Highlight display, 131, 156 Histogram, 130, 156 RGB, 131, 156 I Illuminator. See Backlight, control panel Image dust off, 209­210 Image files, 45, 48­49, 188 Image sensor, 244, 249 Image size, 46­47 Image quality, 43­46 ISO. See Sensitivity ISO auto, 180 i-TTL flash control, 105 J JPEG, 43­45 L L. [. . . ]