User manual NIKON W FOCUSING SCREEN FOR D2X

[. . . ] Please keep this document where all those who use the product will read it. Menu Guide This reference is your guide to camera menus. Guide to Digital Photography (this manual) This manual provides complete operating instructions for your camera. i Contents Overview: About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Getting the Most from Digital Images:Your Camera and Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Adjusting Sensitivity In AUTO mode, the camera sets sensitivity automatically in response to lighting conditions. When the mode dial is set to P, A, M, or CSM, you can choose a fixed value for sensitivity from three possible button. Sensitivity is set by pressing the zoom buttons while holding down the 1 Press for increased sensitivity, for decreased sensitivity. At setting of 400, press to select setting of AUTO. 2 A 1/60 F2. 8 Sensitivity displayed in monitor, and in control panel and zoom butAUTO while tons are pressed. After NORMAL zoom buttons are released, [ 10 ] ISO icon in control panel indicates that sensitivity is raised above 100. 74 The following settings are available: Setting AUTO (default) 100 200 400 Description Equivalent to setting of 100 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor, however, camera automatically raises sensitivity to compensate. ISO icon appears in control panel and monitor only when sensitivity raised above 100. Approximately equivalent to ISO rating of 100 Approximately equivalent to ISO rating of 200 Approximately equivalent to ISO rating of 400 Sensitivity can also be set using the ISO item in the shooting menus ( 98). A slight amount of mottling ("noise") may appear in photographs taken at settings other than 100. 72), sensitivity will be fixed at ISO 100 If sensitivity is set to AUTO in manual exposure mode ( equivalent and will not vary with lighting conditions, ensuring that the exposure specified by the user will be achieved. Changes to sensitivity have no effect in AUTO or SCENE operating modes. 75 Focusing at a Preset Distance: Manual Focus In P, A, M, and CSM modes, manual focus can be used in place of autofocus for situations in which you know the distance to your subject. Focus distance can be selected from forty-eight preset distances, ranging from 0. 04 m (0. 13´) to infinity, by pressing the zoom buttons while holding down the button. 1 Press to increase the focus distance to maximum of infinity (Inf), to decrease 2 2. 8 P 1/60 F2. 8 INF NORMAL [ 10] Focus distance is displayed in monitor, and in control panel while button is pressed. This adjustment is called "white balance. " WHITE BALANCE A A Auto 1 White Bal Preset hite set Fine 2 Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy loudy Speedlight SELECT MENU O F F A A SET 81 Choosing a White-Balance Setting In P, A, M, or CSM modes, white balance can be chosen from the WHITE BALANCE sub-menu. The following options are available: Option A Auto White Bal Preset Fine Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight Description White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions. White or neutral gray object used as reference to set white balance under unusual lighting conditions White balance set for direct sunlight Use when taking photographs indoors under incandescent light Use when taking photographs indoors under fluorescent light Use when taking photographs under overcast skies White balance set to match light produced by flash 82 Fine-Tuning White Balance At settings other than A (auto) and (preset), white balance can be "fine-tuned" by highlighting the desired setting and selecting an adjustment from a sub-menu. Adjustments can be made in the range of +3 to ­3 or, in the case of (fluorescent), by selecting the type of bulb from the following sub-menu: Option FL1 FL2 FL3 Description W (default) N D WHITE BALANCE A Auto 1 White Bal Pres hite Fine +1 0 ­1 2 Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy loudy A Speedlight A SELECT MENU O F F SET Raising white-balance gives images a blue, "cold" cast; lowering white balance makes photos appear "warmer"--that is, slightly yellow or red. After selecting the desired adjustment, press the multi selector to the right to put your choice into effect. 83 Preset White Balance When (preset) is selected, the camera will zoom in and the preset white-balance menu will appear in the monitor. WHITE BALANCE PRESET 1 2 MENU O F F SELECT SET Option Cancel Description Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from memory and sets white balance to this value Camera measures white balance, using object displayed in center of monitor as reference. To use this option, first place white or neutral gray object under lighting that will be used in final photograph, then aim camera at object and press multi selector to right (camera will zoom out, but no photograph will be taken). Measure At settings other than A (auto), the current white-balance setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor. NORMAL [ 10] P 1/60 F2. 8 84 Measuring Light:The Metering Menu The "metering method" is the method your camera uses to measure light when determining exposure. In P, A, M, and CSM modes, the METERING menu offers a choice of four metering methods: METERING A 1 Matrix Spot Center-Weighted Spot AF Area 2 A A MENU OF F SELECT SET Method How It Works When to Use It Matrix Exposure calculated by comparing measurements from 256 areas of frame with Best choice in most circumstances library of typical compositions, producing best possible setting for entire frame Ensures that subject in metering target will Camera measures light in area in center be correctly exposed even when back1 of frame occupying roughly /32 of total, ground very light or very dark. Can be shown by square in center of monitor used in combination with AE hold ( 87). Continued overleaf Spot 85 Method How It Works When to Use It CenterWeighted Classic meter for portraits; preserves background details while letting lighting Camera measures light in entire frame but conditions at center of frame determine assigns weight of 80% to area in center of exposure. Selected automatically when frame occupying roughly 1/4 of total digital zoom ( 52) is used. Can be used in combination with AE hold ( 87). Use to link spot metering to currently selected focus area when manual or auto Camera measures light in current focus focus-area selection is in effect. [. . . ] Press MONITOR button until indi- 9 cators are displayed · Slide show is in progress 127 · Display options require adjustment · Monitor is dirty 149 170 No indicators appear in monitor Monitor is hard to read 174 Problem · · · · No photo is taken when · shutter-release button is fully pressed · Possible Cause Mode dial is set to or SETUP 6 Battery is exhausted 16 AF lamp flickers: camera is unable to focus 28 Flash lamp flickers: flash is charging 28 Number of exposures remaining is zero: not enough mem- 24 ory remaining Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in mon- 179 itor: card has not been formatted for use in W FOCUSING SCREEN FOR D2X · Message "NO CARD PRESENT" appears in monitor: no 179 memory card has been inserted in camera · Shutter-speed indicator in monitor blinks: shutter speed 72 too low or too high Photos are over- or under- · Aperture indicator in monitor blinks: aperture too large or 71 exposed too small · Subject outside range of flash 186 · Exposure compensation too high or too low 64 Photos not in focus · Subject is not in focus area · AF lamp flickers: camera is unable to focus · Manual focus distance does not match distance to subject 29 28 76 175 Problem Possible Cause · Flash indicator in control panel and monitor shows : flash 55 is off · Battery level is low 16 (infinity) selected · Focus mode of 59 · Setting other than Single selected in CONTINUOUS sub- 88 menu · Best-shot selection is on 92 · Setting other than Normal selected in LENS sub-menu 106 · AE Lock option in EXPOSURE OPTIONS sub-menu is on 99 Flash does not fire · Video cable is not correctly connected 162 162 Television does not mirror · Television not tuned to video channel · Setting in Video Mode menu does not match television 158 image in monitor video standard Photos can not be played back · Photo has been overwritten or renamed by computer · Computer can not read files on memory card · · 169 Card not correctly inserted in card reader or adapter, or 168 adapter not correctly inserted in computer Application does not support JPEG, TIFF, or QuickTime 183 ATA RAM-drivers not installed (Windows 3. 1) 169 176 Problem Possible Cause · USB or serial cable not correctly connected 166 · Modem or COM port speed too high -- · Camera not registered in Device Manager (Windows). -- Nikon View displays commuReinstall driver from root directory of Nikon View CD. nications error · FIFO buffer size too large (Windows) -- · Another application is using COM or modem port -- · Virus-checking, disk-doubling, or RAM-doubling software -- is interfereing with operation of Nikon View 177 Error Messages The following table lists the error messages that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them. Remove Lens Cap! Problem Solution 23 Camera turned on with lens cap in Turn camera off and remove lens cap place WARNING!! [. . . ]