Nikon D5 User Guide

DIGITAL CAMERA

Menu Guide

Read this guide for information on camera menu options. For information on basic camera operations, see the User’s Manual supplied with the camera.

• Read this manual thoroughly before using the camera.

• After reading this manual, keep it in a readily accessible place for future reference.

Menu Guide 7

Defaults ......................................................................................................7

D The Playback Menu: Managing Images................................16

Delete..............................................................................................17

Playback Folder............................................................................17

Hide Image ....................................................................................18

Playback Display Options.........................................................19

Copy Image(s) ..............................................................................19

Image Review ...............................................................................22

After Delete...................................................................................23

After Burst, Show.........................................................................23

Auto Image Rotation .................................................................24

Rotate Tall......................................................................................24

Slide Show .....................................................................................25

C The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options ................... 27

Photo Shooting Menu Bank....................................................28

Extended Photo Menu Banks .................................................29

Storage Folder..............................................................................30

File Naming ...................................................................................33

Role Played by Card in Slot 2 ..................................................34

Flash Control.................................................................................34

Image Area ....................................................................................38

Image Quality ...............................................................................39

Image Size......................................................................................40

NEF (RAW) Recording ................................................................41

ISO Sensitivity Settings .............................................................42

White Balance...............................................................................43

Set Picture Control..................................................................... 44

Manage Picture Control........................................................... 44

Color Space................................................................................... 45

Active D-Lighting .......................................................................45

Long Exposure NR

(Long Exposure Noise Reduction) ...................................46

High ISO NR ..................................................................................46

Vignette Control .........................................................................47

Auto Distortion Control ........................................................... 47

Flicker Reduction........................................................................ 48

Auto Bracketing Set................................................................... 48

Multiple Exposure ......................................................................49

HDR (High Dynamic Range).................................................... 50

Interval Timer Shooting ...........................................................51

Silent Live View Photography................................................ 51

1 The Movie Shooting Menu: Movie Shooting Options ...... 52

Reset Movie Shooting Menu.................................................. 53

File Naming................................................................................... 53

Destination ...................................................................................53

Image Area.................................................................................... 53

Frame Size/Frame Rate............................................................. 54

Movie Quality............................................................................... 54

Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings ...............................................55

White Balance.............................................................................. 55

Set Picture Control..................................................................... 56

Manage Picture Control........................................................... 56

Microphone Sensitivity ............................................................56

Frequency Response................................................................. 56

Wind Noise Reduction.............................................................. 57

High ISO NR ..................................................................................57

Time-Lapse Movie...................................................................... 57

Flicker Reduction........................................................................ 58

Electronic VR ................................................................................58

A Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings................. 59

Custom Settings Bank ...............................................................61

a: Autofocus.......................................................................................63

a1: AF-C Priority Selection........................................................63

a2: AF-S Priority Selection ........................................................64

a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On ..........................................64

a4: 3D-Tracking Face-detection.............................................65

a5: 3D-Tracking Watch Area....................................................65

a6: Number of Focus Points ....................................................65

a7: Store by Orientation............................................................66

a8: AF Activation .........................................................................67

a9: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection.........................................67

a10: Autofocus Mode Restrictions ........................................68

a11: Focus Point Wrap-Around..............................................68

a12: Focus Point Options .........................................................69

b: Metering/Exposure ....................................................................69

b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value .................................................69

b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl..............................................69

b3: Exp./Flash Comp. Step Value...........................................69

b4: Easy Exposure Compensation.........................................70

b5: Matrix Metering....................................................................71

b6: Center-Weighted Area.......................................................71

b7: Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure...........................................71

c: Timers/AE Lock.............................................................................72

c1: Shutter-Release Button AE-L............................................72

c2: Standby Timer .......................................................................72

c3: Self-Timer ................................................................................73

c4: Monitor off Delay .................................................................73

d: Shooting/Display ........................................................................74

d1: Continuous Shooting Speed ...........................................74

d2: Max. Continuous Release..................................................74

d3: Limit Release Mode Selection .........................................75

d4: Sync. Release Mode Options ...........................................75

d5: Exposure Delay Mode ........................................................75

d6: Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter....................................76

d7: File Number Sequence ......................................................76

d8: Viewfinder Grid Display.....................................................77

d9: LCD Illumination ..................................................................78

e: Bracketing/Flash .........................................................................79

e1: Flash Sync Speed .................................................................79

e2: Flash Shutter Speed............................................................ 80

e3: Exposure Comp. for Flash................................................. 80

e4: Auto M ISO Sensitivity Control ........................................ 80

e5: Modeling Flash..................................................................... 81

e6: Auto Bracketing (Mode M)............................................... 81

e7: Bracketing Order.................................................................. 82

f: Controls........................................................................................... 83

f1: Custom Control Assignment............................................ 83

f2: Multi Selector Center Button............................................ 94

f3: Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock............................................ 95

f4: Customize Command Dials ..............................................96

f5: Multi Selector......................................................................... 98

f6: Release Button to Use Dial................................................ 98

f7: Reverse Indicators ................................................................ 98

f8: Live View Button Options.................................................. 98

f9: D Switch.................................................................................. 99

g: Movie .............................................................................................. 99

g1: Custom Control Assignment........................................... 99

B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup...............................................104

Format Memory Card..............................................................105

Language.....................................................................................105

Time Zone and Date................................................................106

Monitor Brightness ..................................................................106

Monitor Color Balance............................................................107

Virtual Horizon...........................................................................108

Information Display.................................................................109

AF Fine-Tune ..............................................................................110

Non-CPU Lens Data .................................................................111

Clean Image Sensor.................................................................112

Lock Mirror up for Cleaning..................................................112

Image Dust Off Ref Photo......................................................113

Image Comment.......................................................................115

IPTC ...............................................................................................117

Voice Memo Options.............................................................. 120

Beep.............................................................................................. 122

Touch Controls.......................................................................... 122

HDMI............................................................................................. 123

Location Data ............................................................................123

Wireless Remote (WR) Options ...........................................124

Assign Remote (WR) Fn Button........................................... 125

Network....................................................................................... 126

Slot Empty Release Lock........................................................ 126

Battery Info................................................................................. 127

Save/Load Settings.................................................................. 128

Reset All Settings...................................................................... 130

Firmware Version ..................................................................... 130

N The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies .............131

NEF (RAW) Processing ............................................................ 134

Trim ............................................................................................... 136

Resize............................................................................................ 137

D-Lighting................................................................................... 139

Red-Eye Correction.................................................................. 140

Straighten ................................................................................... 140

Distortion Control.................................................................... 141

Perspective Control................................................................. 142

Filter Effects................................................................................ 142

Monochrome............................................................................. 143

Image Overlay ...........................................................................143

Edit Movie................................................................................... 146

Side-by-Side Comparison .....................................................146

O My Menu/m Recent Settings....................................................148

Menu Guide

Defaults

The default settings for the options in the camera menus are listed below.

❚❚ Playback Menu Defaults

Option Default

Playback folder (0 17) All Image review (0 22) Off After delete (0 23) Show next After burst, show (0 23) Last image in burst Auto image rotation (0 24) On Rotate tall (0 24) On Slide show (0 25)

Image type Still images and movies Frame interval 2 s Audio playback Off

❚❚ Photo Shooting Menu Defaults

Option Default

Extended photo menu banks (0 29) Off Storage folder (0 30)

Rename NC_D5 Select folder by number 100

File naming (0 33) DSC Role played by card in Slot 2 (0 34) Overflow Flash control (0 34)

Flash control mode TTL Wireless flash options Off Remote flash control Group flash

Image area (0 38)

Choose image area FX (36×24) 1.0× Auto DX crop On

Image quality (0 39) JPEG normal Image size (0 40)

JPEG/TIFF Large NEF (RAW) Large

NEF (RAW) recording (0 41)

NEF (RAW) compression Lossless compressed NEF (RAW) bit depth 14-bit

ISO sensitivity settings (0 42)

ISO sensitivity 100 Auto ISO sensitivity control Off

White balance (0 43)

Fine-tuning A-B: 0, G-M: 0 Choose color temp. 5000 K Preset manual d-1

Auto > AUTO0 Keep white

(reduce warm colors)

Option Default

Set Picture Control (0 44) Standard Color space (0 45) sRGB Active D-Lighting (0 45) Off Long exposure NR (0 46) Off High ISO NR (0 46) Normal Vignette control (0 47) Normal Auto distortion control (0 47) Off Flicker reduction (0 48)

Flicker reduction setting Disable Flicker reduction indicator On

Auto bracketing set (0 48) AE & flash Multiple exposure (0 49)

Multiple exposure mode Off Number of shots 2 Overlay mode Average

HDR (high dynamic range) (0 50)

HDR mode Off Exposure differential Auto Smoothing Normal

Interval timer shooting (0 51) Off

Start options Now Interval 1 minute No. of intervals×shots/interval 0001×1 Exposure smoothing Off

Silent live view photography (0 51) Off

* Photo shooting menu reset is not available while shooting is in progress.

❚❚ Movie Shooting Menu Defaults

Option Default

File naming (0 53) DSC Destination (0 53) Slot 1 Image area (0 53)

Choose image area FX Auto DX crop On

Frame size/frame rate (0 54) 1920×1080; 60p Movie quality (0 54) High quality Movie ISO sensitivity settings (0 55)

ISO sensitivity (mode M) 100 Auto ISO control (mode M) Off Maximum sensitivity 102400

White balance (0 55) Same as photo settings

Fine-tuning A-B: 0, G-M: 0 Choose color temp. 5000 K Preset manual d-1

Set Picture Control (0 56) Same as photo settings Microphone sensitivity (0 56) Auto sensitivity Frequency response (0 56) Wide range Wind noise reduction (0 57) Off High ISO NR (0 57) Normal Time-lapse movie (0 57) Off

Interval 5 s Shooting time 25 minutes Exposure smoothing On

Flicker reduction (0 58) Auto Electronic VR (0 58) Off

❚❚ Custom Settings Menu Defaults

Option Default

a1 AF-C priority selection (0 63) Release a2 AF-S priority selection (0 64) Focus a3 Focus tracking with lock-on (0 64)

Blocked shot AF response 3 Subject motion (Normal)

a4 3D-tracking face-detection (0 65) Off a5 3D-tracking watch area (0 65) Normal a6 Number of focus points (0 65) 55 points a7 Store by orientation (0 66) Off a8 AF activation (0 67) Shutter/AF-ON

Out-of-focus release Enable

a10 Autofocus mode restrictions (0 68) No restrictions a11 Focus point wrap-around (0 68) No wrap a12 Focus point options (0 69)

Manual focus mode On Focus point brightness Normal Dynamic-area AF assist On

b1 ISO sensitivity step value (0 69) 1/3 step b2 EV steps for exposure cntrl (0 69) 1/3 step b3 Exp./flash comp. step value (0 69) 1/3 step b4 Easy exposure compensation (0 70) Off b5 Matrix metering (0 71) Face detection on b6 Center-weighted area (0 71) ø 12 mm b7 Fine-tune optimal exposure (0 71)

Matrix metering 0 Center-weighted metering 0 Spot metering 0 Highlight-weighted metering 0

Option Default

c1 Shutter-release button AE-L (0 72) Off c2 Standby timer (0 72) 6 s c3 Self-timer (0 73)

Self-timer delay 10 s Number of shots 1 Interval between shots 0.5 s

c4 Monitor off delay (0 73)

Playback 10 s Menus 1 min Information display 10 s Image review 4 s Live view 10 min

d1 Continuous shooting speed (0 74)

Continuous high-speed 12 fps Continuous low-speed 5 fps

d2 Max. continuous release (0 74) 200 d4 Sync. release mode options (0 75) Sync d5 Exposure delay mode (0 75) Off d6 Electronic front-curtain shutter (0 76) Disable d7 File number sequence (0 76) On d8 Viewfinder grid display (0 77) Off d9 LCD illumination (0 78) Off e1 Flash sync speed (0 79) 1/250 s e2 Flash shutter speed (0 80) 1/60 s e3 Exposure comp. for flash (0 80) Entire frame e4 Auto M ISO sensitivity control (0 80) Subject and background e5 Modeling flash (0 81) On e6 Auto bracketing (mode M) (0 81) Flash/speed e7 Bracketing order (0 82) MTR > under > over

Option Default

f1 Custom control assignment (0 83)

Preview button Preview Preview button + y None Fn1 button None Fn1 button + y Choose image area Fn2 button Preview Fn2 button + y None Fn button for vertical shooting AE lock (Reset on release) Fn button for vertical shooting + y None Fn3 button Connect to network AF-ON button AF-ON Sub-selector Focus point selection Sub-selector center AE/AF lock Sub-selector center + y None AF-ON button for vertical shooting Same as AF-ON button Multi selector for vertical shooting Same as multi selector

Photo info/playback Info D/Playback C BKT button + y Auto bracketing Movie record button + y None Lens focus function buttons AF lock only

f2 Multi selector center button (0 94)

Shooting mode Select center focus point Playback mode Zoom on/off

Zoom on/off Low magnification (50%) Live view Select center focus point

f3 Shutter spd & aperture lock (0 95)

Shutter speed lock Off Aperture lock Off

Option Default

f4 Customize command dials (0 96)

Reverse rotation

Change main/sub

Aperture setting Sub-command dial Menus and playback Off Sub-dial frame advance 10 frames

f5 Multi selector (0 98) Do nothing f6 Release button to use dial (0 98) No f7 Reverse indicators (0 98) f8 Live view button options (0 98) Enable f9 D switch (0 99) LCD backlight (D)

g1 Custom control assignment (0 99)

Preview button Index marking Preview button + y None Fn1 button None Fn1 button + y None Fn2 button None Fn2 button + y None Fn3 button None Sub-selector center AE/AF lock Sub-selector center + y None Shutter-release button Take photos

Exposure compensation: U Shutter speed/aperture: U

Exposure setting: Off

Autofocus setting: Off

❚❚ Setup Menu Defaults

Option Default

Time zone and date (0 106)

Daylight saving time Off

Monitor brightness (0 106)

Menus/playback 0 Live view 0

Option Default

Monitor color balance (0 107) A-B: 0, G-M: 0 Information display (0 109) Auto Clean image sensor (0 112)

Clean at startup/shutdown Clean at startup & shutdown

Voice memo options (0 120)

Voice memo Off Voice memo overwrite Disable Voice memo control Press and hold Audio output Speaker/headphones

Beep (0 122)

Volume Off Pitch Low

Touch controls (0 122)

Enable/disable touch controls Enable Full-frame playback flicks Left V Right

HDMI (0 123)

Output resolution Auto Advanced

Output range Auto Output display size 100% Live view on-screen display Off Dual monitor On

Location data (0 123)

Standby timer Enable Set clock from satellite Yes

Wireless remote (WR) options (0 124)

LED lamp On Link mode Pairing

Assign remote (WR) Fn button (0 125) Slot empty release lock (0 126) Enable release

None

D The Playback Menu:

Managing Images

To display the playback menu, press G and select the K (playback menu) tab.

G button

Option

Delete 17 Playback folder 17 Hide image 18 Playback display options 19 Copy image(s) 19 Image review 22

A See Also

Menu defaults are listed on page 7.

After delete 23 After burst, show 23 Auto image rotation 24 Rotate tall 24 Slide show 25

Option

Delete

Delete multiple images.

Option Description

Q Selected

R All

Delete selected pictures. Delete all pictures in the folder

currently selected for playback. two cards are inserted, you can select the card from which pictures will be deleted.

G button ➜ D playback menu

Playback Folder

G button ➜ D playback menu

Choose a folder for playback.

Option Description

(Folder name)

Current

Pictures in all folders created with the D5 will be visible during playback. Folders can be renamed using the Storage folder > Rename option in the photo shooting menu.

All Pictures in all folders will be visible during playback.

Only pictures in the current folder will be visible during playback.

Hide Image

J button

Hide or reveal selected pictures as described below. Hidden pictures are visible only in the Hide image menu and can only be deleted by formatting the memory card.

G button ➜ D playback menu

D Protected and Hidden Images

Revealing a protected image will also remove protection from the image.

1 Choose Select/set.

Highlight Select/set and press 2 (to skip the remaining steps and reveal all pictures, highlight Deselect all and press J).

2 Select pictures.

Use the multi selector to scroll through the pictures on the memory card (to view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button) and press the center of the multi selector to select the current picture. deselect a picture, highlight it and press the center of the multi selector again. have been selected.

Selected pictures are marked by a R icon; to

Continue until all the desired pictures

3 Press J.

Press J to complete the operation.

Playback Display Options

Choose the information available in the playback photo information display. press 2 to select the option for the photo information display. L appears next to selected items; to deselect, highlight an item and press 2.

Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option, then

To return to the playback menu, press J.

G button ➜ D playback menu

Copy Image(s)

Copy pictures from one memory card to another. only available when two memory cards are inserted in the camera.

Option Description

Select source Choose card from which pictures will be copied. Select image(s) Select pictures to be copied. Select destination folder Copy image(s)? Copy selected pictures to specified destination.

Select destination folder on remaining card.

G button ➜ D playback menu

This option is

1 Choose Select source.

Highlight Select source and press 2.

2 Select the source card.

Highlight the slot for the card containing the images to be copied and press J.

3 Choose Select image(s).

Highlight Select image(s) and press 2.

4 Select the source folder.

Highlight the folder containing the images to be copied and press 2.

5 Make the initial selection.

Before going on to select or deselect individual images, you can mark all or all protected images in the folder for copying by choosing Select all images or Select protected images. individually selected images for copying, choose Deselect all before proceeding.

To mark only

6 Select additional images.

Highlight pictures and press the center of the multi selector to select or deselect (to view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button). images are marked with a L. proceed to Step 7 when your selection is complete.

Selected

Press J to

7 Choose Select destination folder.

Highlight Select destination folder and press 2.

8 Select a destination folder.

To enter a folder number, choose Select folder by number, enter the number

(0 31), and press J. selected number does not already exist, a new folder will be created.

To choose from a list of existing folders, choose Select folder from list, highlight a folder, and press J.

If the folder with the

9 Copy the images.

Highlight Copy image(s)? and press J.

A confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J. to exit when copying is complete.

Press J again

D Copying Images

Images will not be copied if there is insufficient space on the destination card.

Be sure the battery is fully charged before copying movies.

If the destination folder contains an image with the same name as one of the images to be copied, a confirmation dialog will be displayed. Select Replace existing image to replace the image with the image to be copied, or select Replace all to replace all existing images with the same names without further prompting. continue without replacing the image, select Skip, or select Cancel to exit without copying any further images. the destination folder will not be replaced.

Protect status is copied with the images. Voice memos will be copied with their associated images.

Hidden images can not be copied.

Hidden or protected files in

Image Review

G button ➜ D playback menu

Choose whether pictures are automatically displayed in the monitor immediately after shooting.

If Off is selected, pictures can

only be displayed by pressing the K button.

After Delete

G button ➜ D playback menu

Choose the picture displayed after an image is deleted.

Option Description

Show next Show previous

Continue as before

Display following picture. previous picture will be displayed. Display previous picture. If deleted picture was first frame, following picture will be displayed. If user was scrolling through pictures in order recorded, following picture will be displayed as described for Show

If user was scrolling through pictures in reverse

next. order, previous picture will be displayed as described for Show previous.

If deleted picture was last frame,

After Burst, Show

G button ➜ D playback menu

Choose whether the photo displayed immediately after a burst of shots is taken in continuous mode is the first or last shot in the burst. This option takes effect only when Image review (0 22) is off.

Most recent shot (burst)

DSC_0001.jpg DSC_0002.jpg DSC_0003.jpg DSC_0004.jpg DSC_0014.jpg DSC_0015.jpg

Displayed if First image in

burst is selected

Displayed if Last image in

burst is selected

Auto Image Rotation

G button ➜ D playback menu

Photographs taken while On is selected contain information on camera orientation, allowing them to be rotated automatically during playback or when viewed in ViewNX-i or in Capture NX-D. The following orientations are recorded:

Landscape (wide)

orientation

Camera orientation is not recorded when Off is selected.

Camera rotated 90°

clockwise

Camera rotated 90°

counter-clockwise

Choose this option when panning or taking photographs with the lens pointing up or down.

Rotate Tall

G button ➜ D playback menu

If On is selected, “tall” (portrait-orientation) pictures taken with On selected for Auto image rotation will be automatically rotated for display in the monitor.

Pictures taken with Off selected for Auto image rotation will be displayed in “wide” (landscape orientation).

Note that because the camera itself is already in the appropriate orientation during shooting, images are not rotated automatically during image review.

Slide Show

G button ➜ D playback menu

Create a slide show of the pictures in the current playback folder (0 17).

Hidden images (0 18) are not displayed.

Option Description

Start Start slide show.

Image type

Frame interval Choose how long each picture will be displayed. Audio playback Display menu of voice memo playback options (0 26).

Choose type of image displayed from Still images and movies, Still images only, and Movies only.

To start the slide show, highlight Start and press J.

The following operations can be performed while the slide show is in progress:

To Press Description

Skip back/skip

ahead

Press 4 to return to previous frame, 2 to skip to next frame.

View additional

photo info

Pause

Raise/lower

volume

Exit to playback

mode

Exit to shooting

mode

X/W (M)

Change or hide photo info displayed (still images only).

Pause slide show (voice memo playback may continue). Restart and press J. Press X during movie playback to increase volume, W (M) to decrease. End slide show and return to playback menu. End slide show and exit to full-frame or thumbnail playback.

Press shutter-release button halfway to return to shooting mode.

To restart, highlight

The dialog shown at right is displayed when the show ends.

Select Restart to restart or

Exit to return to the playback menu.

❚❚ Audio Playback

Choose On to play voice memos during slide shows (the sound recorded with movies always plays regardless of the option selected).

Frame interval

Length of voice

Choose Off to disable voice memo playback during slide shows.

The following options will be displayed:

Option Description

Playback ends when next frame is displayed, even if entire memo has not been played. Next frame is not displayed until entire memo has been

memo

played, even if frame interval is shorter than voice memo.

C The Photo Shooting Menu:

Shooting Options

To display the photo shooting menu, press G and select the C (photo shooting menu) tab.

G button

Option 0

Photo shooting menu bank 28 Extended photo menu banks 29 Storage folder 30 File naming 33 Role played by card in Slot 2 34 Flash control 34 Image area 38 Image quality 39 Image size 40 NEF (RAW) recording 41 ISO sensitivity settings 42 White balance 43 Set Picture Control 44

A See Also

Menu defaults are listed on page 8.

Option 0

Manage Picture Control 44 Color space 45 Active D-Lighting 45 Long exposure NR 46 High ISO NR 46 Vignette control 47 Auto distortion control 47 Flicker reduction 48 Auto bracketing set 48 Multiple exposure 49 HDR (high dynamic range) 50 Interval timer shooting 51 Silent live view photography 51

Photo Shooting Menu Bank

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Photo shooting menu options are stored in one of four banks. With the exceptions of Extended photo menu banks, Multiple exposure, Interval timer shooting, and modifications to Picture Controls (quick adjust and other manual adjustments), changes to settings in one bank have no effect on the others.

To st o re a particular combination of frequently-used settings, select one of the four banks and set the camera to these settings.

The new settings will be stored in the bank even when the camera is turned off, and will be restored the next time the bank is selected.

Different combinations of settings can be stored in the other banks, allowing the user to switch instantly from one combination to another by selecting the appropriate bank from the bank menu.

The default names for the four photo shooting menu banks are A, B, C, and D.

A descriptive caption up to 20 characters long can be

added as described on page 33 by highlighting the menu bank and pressing 2.

A Photo Shooting Menu Bank

The top control panel and information displays show the current photo shooting menu bank.

A See Also

Exposure and flash modes, shutter speed, and aperture can be included in photo shooting menu banks using the Extended photo menu banks option in the photo shooting menu (0 29). the controls on the camera body to select the photo shooting menu bank, see Custom Setting f1 (Custom control assignment, 0 83).

For information on using

❚❚ Restoring Default Settings

O (Q) button

To restore default settings, highlight a bank in the Photo shooting menu bank menu and press O (Q). confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J to restore default settings for the selected bank. settings.

See page 8 for a list of default

Extended Photo Menu Banks

Select On to include exposure and flash modes, shutter speed (modes S and M only), and aperture (modes A and M only) in the information recorded in each of the four photo shooting menu banks, to be recalled whenever the bank is selected. restores the values in effect before On was selected.

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Selecting Off

Storage Folder

Folder

number

Folder name

D 1

Rename folders and select the folder in which subsequent images will be stored.

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

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❚❚ Rename

Folders are identified by a 5-character folder name preceded by a 3-digit folder number assigned automatically by the camera. default folder name is “NC_D5”; to change the name assigned to new folders, select Rename and rename the folder as described on page 33 (if desired, the default name can be restored by pressing and holding the O (Q) button while the keyboard is displayed). Existing folders can not be renamed.

The

❚❚ Select Folder by Number

To select folders by number or create a new folder with the current folder name and a new folder number:

1 Choose Select folder by number.

Highlight Select folder by number and press 2. be displayed, with the current primary slot underlined.

The dialog shown at right will

2 Choose a folder number.

Press 4 or 2 to highlight a digit, press 1 or 3 to change. If a folder with the selected number already exists, a W, X, or Y icon will be displayed to the left of the folder number:

• W: Folder is empty.

• X: Folder is partially full.

• Y: Folder contains 999 pictures or a picture numbered 9999.

No further pictures can be stored in this folder.

The card on which the folder is stored is shown by the card slot icon in the top right corner of the “select folder by number” dialog. currently selected for Role played by card in slot 2 (0 34).

The card used for new folders depends on the option

3 Save changes and exit.

Press J to complete the operation (to exit without changing the storage folder, press the G button). specified number does not already exist, a new folder will be created. selected folder unless it is already full.

Subsequent photographs will be stored in the

If a folder with the

❚❚ Select Folder from List

To choose from a list of existing folders:

1 Choose Select folder from list.

Highlight Select folder from list and press 2.

2 Highlight a folder.

Press 1 or 3 to highlight a folder.

3 Select the highlighted folder.

Press J to select the highlighted folder. Subsequent photographs will be stored in the selected folder.

D Folder and File Numbers

If the current folder is numbered 999 and contains 999 pictures or a photo numbered 9999, the shutter-release will be disabled and no further photographs can be taken (in addition, movie recording may be disabled if the current folder is numbered 999 and the next file would be the 992nd or numbered 9992 or higher). Because automatic folder creation is disabled once the folder number reaches 999, in movie mode shooting may end if Live frame grab is assigned to the shutter-release button using Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) and the current folder is numbered 999 and contains 942 or more files or a file number 9942 or higher. number less than 999 or try changing the options selected for Frame

size/frame rate and Movie quality (0 54).

A Startup Time

Additional time may be required for camera startup if the memory card contains a very large number of files or folders.

To continue shooting, create a folder with a

File Naming

Keyboard area

Name area

Keyboard selection

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Photographs are saved using file names consisting of “DSC_” or, in the case of images that use the Adobe RGB color space (0 45), “_DSC”, followed by a four-digit number and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSC_0001.JPG”).

The File naming option is used

to select three letters to replace the “DSC” portion of the file name.

A Tex t E n t ry

The dialog at right is displayed when text entry is required. the letters on the touch-screen keyboard (tap the keyboard selection button to cycle through the upper-case, lowercase, and symbol keyboards). You can also use the multi selector to highlight the desired character in the keyboard area and press the center of the multi selector to insert the highlighted character at the current cursor position (note that if a character is entered when the field is full, the last character in the field will be deleted). To delete the character under the cursor, press the O (Q) button. hold the W (M) button and press 4 or 2. To complete entry and return to the previous menu, press J. press G.

To move the cursor to a new position, tap the display or

Tap

To exit without completing text entry,

A Extensions

The following extensions are used: “.NEF” for NEF (RAW) images, “.TIF” for TIFF (RGB) images, “.JPG” for JPEG images, “.MOV” for movies, and “.NDF” for dust off reference data. image-quality settings of NEF (RAW)+JPEG, the NEF and JPEG images have the same file names but different extensions.

In each pair of photographs recorded at

Role Played by Card in Slot 2

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose the role played by the card in Slot 2 when two memory cards are inserted in the camera.

Choose from Overflow (the card in Slot 2 is used only when the card in Slot 1 is full), Backup (each picture is recorded twice, once to the card in Slot 1 and again to the card in Slot 2), and RAW Slot 1 - JPEG Slot 2 (as for Backup, except that the NEF/ RAW copies of photos recorded at settings of NEF/RAW + JPEG are recorded only to the card in Slot 1 and the JPEG copies only to the card in Slot 2).

Flash Control

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose the flash control mode for optional flash units mounted on the camera accessory shoe and adjust settings for off-camera flash photography.

❚❚ Flash Control Mode

When an SB-5000, SB-500, SB-400, or SB-300 is mounted on the camera, the flash control mode, flash level, and other flash settings can be adjusted using the Flash control> Flash control mode item in the photo shooting menu (in the case of the SB-5000, these settings can also be adjusted using the controls on the flash unit). The options available vary with the flash used, while the options displayed under Flash control mode vary with the mode selected. Settings for other flash units can only be adjusted using flash unit controls.

• TTL: i-TTL mode.

flash compensation can be adjusted using the W (M) button.

In the cases of the SB-500, SB-400, and SB-300,

• Auto external flash: In this mode, output is adjusted automatically according to the amount of light reflected by the subject; flash compensation is also available. “auto aperture” (qA) and “non-TTL auto” (A) modes; non-TTL auto is selected automatically if a non-CPU lens is attached without specifying the focal length and maximum aperture using the Non-CPU lens data option in the setup menu (0 111). See the flash unit manual for details.

• Distance-priority manual: Choose the distance to the subject; flash output will be adjusted automatically. also available.

• Manual: Choose the flash level manually.

• Repeating flash: The flash fires repeatedly while the shutter is open, producing a multiple-exposure effect. (Output), the number of times the units fire (Times), and the number of times the flash fires per second (Frequency, measured in Hertz). in total may vary depending on the options selected for Output and Frequency; see the documentation provided with the flash unit for details.

Note that the number of times the units fire

Auto external flash supports

Flash compensation is

Choose the flash level

❚❚ Wireless Flash Options

Adjust settings for simultaneous wireless control of multiple remote flash units.

Option Description

Optical AWL

Optical/radio

AWL

Radio AWL

Off

The remote flash units are controlled using low-intensity flashes emitted by the master flash. Available only with an SB-5000 or SB-500 mounted on the camera accessory shoe. This option is for flash photography using both opticallyand radio-controlled flash units and is available when a WR-R10 is attached and an SB-500, or an SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, or SU-800 configured to serve as the master flash, is mounted on the camera accessory shoe. flash control is automatically set to Group flash (0 37). The remote flash units are controlled by radio signals emitted by a WR-R10 attached to the camera. only with the WR-R10 and remote flash units that support radio AWL. Remote flash photography disabled.

Remote

Available

A Radio AWL

A WR-A10 adapter is required when using the WR-R10. update the WR-R10 firmware to the latest version; for information on firmware updates, see the Nikon website for your area.

Be sure to

❚❚ Remote Flash Control

Choose from the following remote flash photography options.

Option Description

Choose a separate flash control mode and flash level for

Group flash

Quick wireless

control

Remote

repeating

each group of remote flash units. If Optical AWL or Optical/radio AWL is selected for Wireless flash options

(0 36), you can choose the channel used by the master flash to communicate with the remote flash units. Choose for control of overall flash output. wireless control options to adjust the balance between groups A and B and set the output for group C manually (the master flash does not fire). compensation for groups A and B and, if Optical AWL or Optical/radio AWL is selected for Wireless flash options (0 36), choose the channel used by the master flash to communicate with the remote flash units. The flash units fire repeatedly while the shutter is open, producing a multiple-exposure effect. Choose the flash level (Output), the number of times the flash units fire (Times), the number of times the units fire per second (Frequency), and, if Optical AWL or Optical/radio AWL is selected for Wireless flash options (0 36), the channel used by the master flash to communicate with the remote flash units. Note that the number of times the flash units fire in total may vary depending on the options selected for Output and Frequency; see the documentation provided with the flash unit for details.

You can also adjust flash

Use Quick

❚❚ Radio Remote Flash Info

View the flash units currently controlled using radio AWL when Radio AWL is selected for Wireless flash options.

Image Area

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

❚❚ Choose Image Area

The camera offers a choice of the following image areas:

Option Description

Images are recorded in FX format with an angle of

FX (36× 24) 1.0×

1.2× (30× 20) 1.2 ×

DX (24× 16) 1.5×

5 : 4 (30× 24) Pictures are recorded with an aspect ratio of 5 : 4.

view equivalent to a NIKKOR lens on a 35 mm format camera. Selecting this option reduces the angle of view and increases the apparent focal length of the lens by approximately 1.2×. Images are recorded in DX format. approximate focal length of the lens in 35 mm format, multiply by 1.5.

To calculate the

❚❚ Auto DX Crop

If On is selected, photos taken using a DX lens will automatically be recorded using the DX (24×16) 1.5× (DX format) image area.

Image Quality

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose a file format and compression ratio (image quality).

Option File type Description

RAW data from the image sensor are saved

NEF (RAW) NEF

NEF (RAW)+ JPEG fine★/ NEF (RAW)+

JPEG fine

NEF (RAW)+

JPEG normal★/

NEF (RAW)+

JPEG normal

NEF (RAW)+

JPEG basic★/

NEF (RAW)+

JPEG basic

JPEG fine★/

JPEG fine

JPEG normal★/

JPEG normal

JPEG basic★/

JPEG basic

TIFF (RGB)

without additional processing. Settings such as white balance and contrast can be adjusted after shooting.

Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one fine-quality JPEG image.

NEF/

Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image

JPEG

and one normal-quality JPEG image.

Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one basic-quality JPEG image.

Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:4 (fine quality). Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of

JPEG

roughly 1:8 (normal quality). Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:16 (basic quality). Record uncompressed TIFF-RGB images at a bit

TIFF

depth of 8 bits per channel (24-bit color). supported by a wide variety of imaging

(RGB)

applications.

TIFF is

A JPEG Compression

Image quality options with a star (“★”) use compression intended to ensure maximum quality; the size of the files varies with the scene. Options without a star use a type of compression designed to produce smaller files; files tend to be roughly the same size regardless of the scene recorded.

Image Size

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose the size, in pixels, of photographs recorded with the camera.

Select JPEG/TIFF to choose the size of JPEG and TIFF

images, NEF (RAW) to choose the size of NEF (RAW) images.

Image area Option Size (pixels) Print size (cm/in.)

FX (36×24) 1.0×

(FX format)

1.2× (30×20)

1.2×

DX (24× 16) 1.5×

(DX format)

5 : 4 (30×24)

* Approximate size when printed at 300 dpi. Print size in inches equals image

size in pixels divided by printer resolution in dots per inch (dpi; 1 inch = approximately 2.54 cm).

Large 5568 × 3712 47.1 × 31.4/18.6 × 12.4

Medium 4176 × 2784 35.4 × 23.6/13.9 × 9.3

Small 2784 × 1856 23.6 × 15.7/ 9.3 × 6.2 Large 4640 × 3088 39.3 × 26.2/15.5 × 10.3

Medium 3472 × 2312 29.4 × 19.6/11.6 × 7.7

Small 2320 × 1544 19.6 × 13.1/ 7.7 × 5.1 Large 3648 × 2432 30.9 × 20.6/12.2 × 8.1

Medium 2736 × 1824 23.2 × 15.4/ 9.1 × 6.1

Small 1824 × 1216 15.4 × 10.3/ 6.1 × 4.1 Large 4640 × 3712 39.3 × 31.4/15.5 × 12.4

Medium 3472 × 2784 29.4 × 23.6/11.6 × 9.3

Small 2320 × 1856 19.6 × 15.7/ 7.7 × 6.2

NEF (RAW) Recording

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose a compression type and bit depth for NEF (RAW) photographs.

❚❚ NEF (RAW) Compression

Option Description

Lossless

compressed

Compressed

Uncompressed NEF images are not compressed.

NEF images are compressed using a reversible algorithm, reducing file size by about 20–40% with no effect on image quality. NEF images are compressed using a non-reversible algorithm, reducing file size by about 35–55% with almost no effect on image quality.

❚❚ NEF (RAW) Bit Depth

Option Description

12-bit NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 12 bits.

NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14 bits,

14-bit

producing files larger than those with a bit depth of 12 bits but increasing the color data recorded.

ISO Sensitivity Settings

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Adjust ISO sensitivity settings for photographs.

Option Description

ISO sensitivity

Auto ISO

sensitivity

control

Adjust ISO sensitivity. ISO 100 and 102400. EV below ISO 100 and 0.3 to 5 EV above ISO 102400 are also available for special situations. If On is selected, the camera will automatically adjust ISO sensitivity when optimal exposure can not be achieved at the value selected for ISO sensitivity. the maximum sensitivity to prevent ISO sensitivity being raised too high and the shutter speed below which auto ISO sensitivity control will kick in to prevent under exposure in modes P and A (the minimum shutter speed; choose from values between 1/4000 s and 30 s). The maximum ISO sensitivity for photos taken using an optional flash unit can be selected using Maximum sensitivity with M.

Select from values between

Settings of from about 0.3 EV to 1

You can choose

White Balance

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Match white balance to the light source.

Option Description

vAuto

Keep white (reduce warm colors) Normal Keep warm lighting colors

J Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting.

I Fluorescent Use with:

Sodium-vapor lamps

Warm-white fluorescent • Warm-white fluorescent lights. White fluorescent • White fluorescent lights. Cool-white fluorescent • Cool-white fluorescent lights. Day white fluorescent • Daylight white fluorescent lights. Daylight fluorescent • Daylight fluorescent lights.

High temp. mercury-vapor

H Direct sunlight Use with subjects lit by direct sunlight.

N Flash Use with optional flash units. G Cloudy Use in daylight under overcast skies. M Shade Use in daylight with subjects in the shade.

K Choose color temp.

L Preset manual

White balance is adjusted automatically. For best results, use type G, E or D lens. If optional flash fires, results are adjusted appropriately.

• Sodium-vapor lighting (found in sports venues).

• High color temperature light sources (e.g. mercury-vapor lamps).

Choose color temperature from list of values. Use subject, light source, or existing photograph as reference for white balance.

Set Picture Control

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose how new photos will be processed. Select according to the type of scene or your creative intent.

Option Description

Standard

Neutral

Vivid

Monochrome Take monochrome photographs.

Port rait

Landscape Produces vibrant landscapes and cityscapes.

Flat

Standard processing for balanced results. Recommended for most situations. Minimal processing for natural results. photographs that will later be processed or retouched. Pictures are enhanced for a vivid, photoprint effect. Choose for photographs that emphasize primary colors.

Process portraits for skin with natural texture and a rounded feel.

Details are preserved over a wide tone range, from highlights to shadows. Choose for photographs that will later be extensively processed or retouched.

Choose for

Manage Picture Control

Create custom Picture Controls.

Option Description

Create a new custom Picture Control based on an existing

Save/edit

Rename Rename a selected Picture Control.

Delete Delete a selected Picture Control.

Load/save

preset or custom Picture Control, or edit existing custom Picture Controls.

Copy Picture Controls from a memory card to the camera, or copy existing Picture Controls from the camera to the card.

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Color Space

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

The color space determines the gamut of colors available for color reproduction.

sRGB is recommended for general-purpose printing and display, Adobe RGB, with its broader gamut of colors, for professional publication and commercial printing.

A Adobe RGB

For accurate color reproduction, Adobe RGB images require applications, displays, and printers that support color management.

A Color Space

ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D automatically select the correct color space when opening photographs created with this camera. be guaranteed with third-party software.

Results can not

Active D-Lighting

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Preserve details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast.

Option Description

Auto

Extra high 2 Extra high 1

High

Normal

Low

Off Active D-Lighting off.

The camera automatically adjusts Active D-Lighting according to shooting conditions.

Choose the Active D-Lighting level.

Long Exposure NR (Long Exposure Noise Reduction)

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

If On is selected, photographs taken at shutter speeds slower than 1 s will be processed to reduce noise (bright spots or

The time required for processing

fog). roughly doubles; during processing, “lm” will flash in the shutter speed/ aperture displays and pictures can not be taken (if the camera is turned off before processing is complete, the picture will be saved but noise reduction will not be performed).

In continuous release mode, frame rates will slow and while photographs are being processed, the capacity of the memory buffer will drop.

High ISO NR

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Photographs taken at high ISO sensitivities can be processed to reduce “noise”.

Option Description

High

Reduce noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels), particularly in

Normal

Low

Off

pictures taken at high ISO sensitivities. noise reduction performed from High, Normal, and Low.

Noise reduction is performed only as required and never at an amount as high as when Low is selected.

Choose the amount of

Vignette Control

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

“Vignetting” is a drop in brightness at the edges of a photograph. Vignette control reduces vignetting for type G, E, and D lenses (PC lenses excluded). most noticeable at maximum aperture.

Its effects vary from lens to lens and are

Choose from High,

Normal, Low, and Off.

A Vignette Control

Depending on the scene, shooting conditions, and type of lens, TIFF and JPEG images may exhibit noise (fog) or variations in peripheral brightness, while custom Picture Controls and preset Picture Controls that have been modified from default settings may not produce the desired effect. Vignette control does not apply to movies or multiple exposures.

Auto Distortion Control

Select On to reduce barrel distortion when shooting with wideangle lenses and to reduce pin-cushion distortion when shooting with long lenses (note that the edges of the area visible in the viewfinder may be cropped out of the final photograph, and that the time needed to process photographs before recording begins may increase). available only with type G, E, and D lenses (PC, fisheye, and certain other lenses excluded); results are not guaranteed with other lenses. On for Auto DX crop or choose an image area of DX (24×16) 1.5× (0 38); selecting other options may result in heavily cropped photographs or in photographs with severe peripheral distortion.

Take test shots and view the results in the monitor.

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

This option does not apply to movies and is

Before using auto distortion control with DX lenses, select

A Retouch: Distortion Control

For information on creating copies of existing photographs with reduced barrel and pin-cushion distortion, see page 141.

Flicker Reduction

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Reduce flicker and banding when shooting under fluorescent or mercury-vapor lighting during viewfinder photography.

Option Description

Flicker reduction

setting

Flicker reduction

indicator

When Enable is selected, the camera will time photographs to reduce the effects of flicker. Note that the frame rate may drop while flicker reduction is in effect. Choose whether the camera displays a flicker detection indicator (u) in the viewfinder when flicker is detected.

Auto Bracketing Set

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Choose the setting or settings bracketed when auto bracketing is in effect.

Choose AE & flash (j) to perform both exposure and flash-level bracketing, AE only (k) to bracket only exposure, Flash only (l) to perform only flash-level bracketing, WB bracketing (m) to perform white-balance bracketing, or ADL bracketing (y) to perform bracketing using Active D-Lighting.

Note that white balance bracketing is not available at image quality settings of NEF (RAW) or NEF (RAW) + JPEG.

Multiple Exposure

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Record two to ten NEF (RAW) exposures as a single photograph.

Option Description

Multiple

exposure mode

Number of

shots

Overlay mode

• 0 On (series): Take a series of multiple exposures.

Off to resume normal shooting.

• On (single photo): Take one multiple exposure.

• Off: Exit without creating additional multiple exposures. Choose the number of exposures that will be combined to form a single photograph.

• Add: The exposures are overlaid without modification; gain is not adjusted.

• Average: Before the exposures are overlaid, the gain for each is divided by the total number of exposures taken (gain for each exposure is set to 3 exposures, etc).

• Lighten: The camera compares the pixels in each exposure and uses only the brightest.

• Darken: The camera compares the pixels in each exposure and uses only the darkest.

/2 for 2 exposures, 1/3 for

Select

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Used with high contrast subjects, High Dynamic Range (HDR) preserves details in highlights and shadows by combining two shots taken at different exposures.

Option Description

HDR mode

Exposure

differential

Smoothing

• 0 On (series): Take a series of HDR photographs.

Off to resume normal shooting.

• On (single photo): Take one HDR photograph.

• Off: Exit without taking additional HDR photographs. The exposure differential controls the difference in exposure between the shots that are combined to make an HDR photograph. subjects. Choose how much to smooth the boundaries between the shots that make up each HDR photograph.

Choose larger values for high-contrast

Select

Interval Timer Shooting

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

Take photographs at the selected interval until the specified number of shots has been recorded.

Select a release mode other

than self-timer (E) when using the interval timer.

Option Description

Start interval timer shooting, either after 3 s (Now selected for Start options) or at a selected date and time

Start

Start options

Interval

No. of intervals ×

shots/interval

Exposure

smoothing

(Choose start day and start time). continue at the selected interval until all shots have been taken. Choose a start option. To start shooting immediately, select Now. To start shooting at a chosen date and time, select Choose start day and start time. Choose the interval (hours, minutes, and seconds) between shots. Choose the number of intervals and the number of shots per interval. Selecting On allows the camera to adjust exposure to match previous shot in modes other than M (note that exposure smoothing only takes effect in mode M if auto ISO sensitivity control is on).

Shooting will

Silent Live View Photography

G button ➜ C photo shooting menu

If On is selected, the shutter will remain open during shooting, eliminating the sound made by the shutter.

1 The Movie Shooting Menu:

Movie Shooting Options

To display the movie shooting menu, press G and select the 1 (movie shooting menu) tab.

G button

Option 0

Reset movie shooting menu 53 File naming 53 Destination 53 Image area 53 Frame size/frame rate 54 Movie quality 54 Movie ISO sensitivity settings 55 White balance 55 Set Picture Control 56

A See Also

Menu defaults are listed on page 10.

Option 0

Manage Picture Control 56 Microphone sensitivity 56 Frequency response 56 Wind noise reduction 57 High ISO NR 57 Time-lapse movie 57 Flicker reduction 58 Electronic VR 58

Reset Movie Shooting Menu

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Highlight Ye s and press J to restore movie shooting menu options to their default values (0 10).

File Naming

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose the three-letter prefix used in naming the image files in which movies are stored.

Destination

The default prefix is “DSC” (0 33).

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose the slot to which movies are recorded.

The menu shows the time available on each card; recording ends automatically when no time remains.

Image Area

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose the image area for movies.

❚❚ Auto DX Crop

If On is selected, movies shot using a DX lens will automatically be recorded using the DX (DX format) image area.

Frame Size/Frame Rate

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose the movie frame size (in pixels) and frame rate.

Maximum bit rate

Option

r 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD); 30p s 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD); 25p t 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD); 24p

y/y 1920 × 1080; 60p z/z 1920 × 1080; 50p 1/1 1920 × 1080; 30p 2/2 1920 × 1080; 25p 3/3 1920 × 1080; 24p 4/4 1280 × 720; 60p 5/5 1280 × 720; 50p u/6 1920 × 1080; 60p crop v/7 1920 × 1080; 50p crop 8/8 1920 × 1080; 30p crop 9/9 1920 × 1080; 25p crop !/! 1920 × 1080; 24p crop

1 Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps for values listed as 30p, 23.976 fps for values listed as

24p, and 59.94 fps for values listed as 60p.

2 When this option is selected, k is displayed in the monitor and movie quality is fixed

at “high”.

3 Available in high quality only. 4 Each movie will be recorded across up to 8 files of up to 4 GB each. The number of files

and the length of each file vary with the options selected for Frame size/frame rate and Movie quality.

5 i is displayed in the monitor when this option is selected.

(Mbps) (★ high

quality/Normal)

144

48/24

24/12

Maximum length

29 min. 59 s

Movie Quality

Choose from High quality and Normal.

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Adjust the following ISO sensitivity settings.

• ISO sensitivity (mode M): Choose the ISO

sensitivity for exposure mode M from values between ISO 100 and Hi 5.

Auto ISO sensitivity control is used in other exposure modes.

• Auto ISO control (mode M): Select On for auto ISO sensitivity control in exposure mode M, Off to use the value selected for ISO sensitivity (mode M).

•

Maximum sensitivity

control from values between ISO 200 and Hi 5. control is used in exposure modes selected for

: Choose the upper limit for auto ISO sensitivity

Auto ISO sensitivity

P, S

, and A and when On is

Auto ISO control (mode M)

in exposure mode M.

A Auto ISO Sensitivity Control

At high ISO sensitivities, the camera may have difficulty focusing and noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may increase. can be prevented by choosing a lower value for Movie ISO sensitivity settings > Maximum sensitivity.

This

White Balance

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose the white balance for movies (0 43). Select Same as photo settings to use the option currently selected for photos.

Set Picture Control

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose a Picture Control for movies (0 44). Select Same as photo settings to use the option currently selected for photos.

Manage Picture Control

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Create custom Picture Controls (0 44).

Microphone Sensitivity

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Turn the built-in microphone on or off or adjust microphone sensitivity.

Choose Auto

sensitivity to adjust sensitivity automatically, Microphone off to turn sound recording off;

to select microphone sensitivity manually, select Manual sensitivity and choose a sensitivity.

Frequency Response

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

If S Wide range is selected, the built-in microphone will respond to a wide range of frequencies, from music to the bustling hum of a city street.

Choose T Vocal range to bring out human

voices.

Wind Noise Reduction

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Select On to enable the low-cut filter for the built-in microphone (optional stereo microphones are unaffected), reducing noise produced by wind blowing over the microphone (note that other sounds may also be affected).

Wind-noise reduction for optional stereo microphones that support this feature can be enabled or disabled using microphone controls.

High ISO NR

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Reduce “noise” (randomly-spaced bright pixels) in movies recorded at high ISO sensitivities (0 46).

Time-Lapse Movie

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

The camera automatically takes photos at selected intervals to create a silent time-lapse movie with the frame size, frame rate, and image area currently selected in the movie shooting menu.

Option Description

Start time-lapse recording. Shooting starts after about 3 s

Start

Interval Choose the interval between shots in minutes and seconds.

Shooting time Choose the shooting time (hours and minutes) .

Exposure

smoothing

and continues at the selected interval for the selected shooting time.

Selecting On smooths abrupt changes in exposure in modes other than M (note that exposure smoothing only takes effect in mode M if auto ISO sensitivity control is on).

Flicker Reduction

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Reduce flicker and banding when shooting under fluorescent or mercury-vapor lighting during live view or movie recording. Choose Auto to allow the camera to automatically choose the correct frequency, or manually match the frequency to that of the local AC power supply.

D Flicker Reduction in the Movie Shooting Menu

Auto

fails to produce the desired results and you are unsure as to the frequency of the local power supply, test both the 50 and 60 Hz options and choose the one that produces the best results. Flicker reduction may not produce the desired results if the subject is very bright, in which case you should try choosing a smaller aperture (higher f-number). To prevent flicker, select mode M and choose a shutter speed adapted to the frequency of the local power supply:

100

s, 1/50s, or 1/25s for 50 Hz.

125

s, 1/60s, or 1/30s for 60 Hz;

Electronic VR

G button ➜ 1 movie shooting menu

Choose whether to enable electronic vibration reduction in movie mode.

A Custom Settings:

Custom Setting groups

Main menu

Custom settings bank (0 61)

Fine-Tuning Camera Settings

To display the Custom Settings menu, press G and select the A (Custom Settings menu) tab.

G button

Custom Settings are used to customize camera settings to suit individual preferences.

The following Custom Settings are available:

Custom Setting

Custom settings bank 61

a Autofocus

a1 AF-C priority selection 63 a2 AF-S priority selection 64 a3 Focus tracking with lock-on 64 a4 3D-tracking face-detection 65 a5 3D-tracking watch area 65 a6 Number of focus points 65 a7 Store by orientation 66 a8 AF activation 67

a9 Limit AF-area mode selection 67 a10 Autofocus mode restrictions 68 a11 Focus point wrap-around 68 a12 Focus point options 69

b Metering/exposure

b1 ISO sensitivity step value 69

b2 EV steps for exposure cntrl 69

b3 Exp./flash comp. step value 69

b4 Easy exposure compensation 70

b5 Matrix metering 71

b6 Center-weighted area 71

b7 Fine-tune optimal exposure 71

c Timers/AE lock

c1 Shutter-release button AE-L 72 c2 Standby timer 72 c3 Self-timer 73 c4 Monitor off delay 73

d Shooting/display

d1 Continuous shooting speed 74 d2 Max. continuous release 74 d3 Limit release mode selection 75 d4 Sync. release mode options 75 d5 Exposure delay mode 75

Electronic front-curtain

shutter

d7 File number sequence 76 d8 Viewfinder grid display 77 d9 LCD illumination 7 8

e Bracketing/flash

e1 Flash sync speed 79 e2 Flash shutter speed 80 e3 Exposure comp. for flash 80 e4 Auto M ISO sensitivity control 80 e5 Modeling flash 81 e6 Auto bracketing (mode M) 81 e7 Bracketing order 82

f Controls

f1 Custom control assignment 83 f2 Multi selector center button 94 f3 Shutter spd & aperture lock 95 f4 Customize command dials 96 f5 Multi selector 98 f6 Release button to use dial 98 f7 Reverse indicators 98 f8 Live view button options 98 f9 D switch 99

g Movie

g1 Custom control assignment 99

Custom Setting

Custom Settings Bank

O (Q) button

Custom Settings are stored in one of four banks. Changes to settings in one bank have no effect on the others. particular combination of frequently-used settings, select one of the four banks and set the camera to these settings. settings will be stored in the bank even when the camera is turned off, and will be restored the next time the bank is selected. Different combinations of settings can be stored in the other banks, allowing the user to switch instantly from one combination to another by selecting the appropriate bank from the bank menu.

The default names for the four Custom Settings banks are A, B, C,

A descriptive caption up to 20 characters long can be added

and D. as described on page 33 by highlighting the menu bank and pressing 2.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

To sto r e a

The new

❚❚ Restoring Default Settings

To restore default settings, highlight a bank in the Custom settings bank menu and press O (Q). will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J to restore default settings for the selected bank (0 11).

A confirmation dialog

A Custom Settings Bank

The top control panel and information displays show the current Custom Settings bank.

A See Also

Menu defaults are listed on page 11. been modified from default values, an asterisk will be displayed adjacent to the altered settings in the second level of the Custom Settings menu.

If settings in the current bank have

a: Autofocus

a1: AF-C Priority Selection

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

When AF-C is selected for viewfinder photography, this option controls whether photographs can be taken whenever the shutterrelease button is pressed (release priority) or only when the camera is in focus (focus priority).

Option Description

G Release

Focu s +

release

Release +

focus

F Focus

Photos can be taken whenever the shutter-release button is pressed. Photos can be taken even when the camera is not in focus. If the subject is dark or low contrast and the camera is in continuous mode, priority will be given to focus for the first shot in each series and to frame rate for the remaining shots, ensuring a high frame rate if the distance to the subject does not change during shooting. Photos can be taken even when the camera is not in

In continuous mode, frame rate slows for

focus. improved focus if the subject is dark or low contrast. Photos can only be taken when the in-focus indicator (I) is displayed.

Regardless of the option selected, focus will not lock when AF-C is selected for autofocus mode.

The camera will continue to adjust

focus until the shutter is released.

a2: AF-S Priority Selection

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

When AF-S is selected for viewfinder photography, this option controls whether photographs can be taken only when the camera is in focus (focus priority) or whenever the shutter-release button is pressed (release priority).

Option Description

G Release

F Focus

Regardless of the option selected, if the in-focus indicator (

Photos can be taken whenever the shutter-release button is pressed. Photos can only be taken when the in-focus indicator (I) is displayed.

I) is

displayed when AF-S is selected for autofocus mode, focus will lock while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Focus lock

continues until the shutter is released.

a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

This option controls how autofocus adjusts to changes in the distance to the subject when AF-C is selected during viewfinder photography.

❚❚ Blocked Shot AF Response

Choose how quickly focus responds when something passes between the subject and the camera. between 5 (Delayed) and 1 (Quick). slower the response and the less likely you are to lose focus on your original subject.

The lower the value, the quicker the response and the easier it is to shift focus to objects crossing your field of view. Note that 2 and 1 (Quick) are equivalent to 3 when 3D-tracking or auto-area AF is selected for AF-area mode.

Choose from values

The higher the value, the

❚❚ Subject Motion

Select Steady for smooth focus when photographing subjects that approach the camera at a steady pace, or Erratic for improved response when photographing subjects prone to sudden starts and stops.

a4: 3D-Tracking Face-detection

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose whether the camera detects and focuses on faces when 3D-tracking is selected for AF-area mode.

a5: 3D-Tracking Watch Area

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

In 3D-tracking, the camera tracks subjects that leave the selected focus point and selects new focus points as required while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Choose whether 3Dtracking uses data from the surrounding focus points to track subjects that move even slightly from the selected focus point (Wide) or tracks the subject based solely on data from the vicinity of the selected point (Normal).

Wide is recommended for fast-

moving subjects.

a6: Number of Focus Points

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose the number of focus points available for manual focuspoint selection.

Option Description

55 points

Choose from the 55 focus points shown at right.

15 points

Choose from the 15 focus points shown at right. Use for quick focus-point selection.

a7: Store by Orientation

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose whether separate focus points can be selected for “wide” (landscape) orientation, for “tall” (portrait) orientation with the camera rotated 90° clockwise, and for “tall” orientation with the camera rotated 90° counterclockwise.

Select Off to use the same focus point and AF-area mode regardless of camera orientation.

Camera rotated

90°counter-

clockwise

Landscape (wide)

orientation

Camera rotated

90°clockwise

Choose Focus point to enable separate focus-point selection, or Focus point and AF-area mode to enable separate selection of

both the focus point and the AF-area mode.

Camera rotated

90°counter-

clockwise

Landscape (wide)

orientation

Camera rotated

90°clockwise

a8: AF Activation

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose whether the shutter-release button can be used to focus (Shutter/AF-ON) or if focus can only be adjusted using the AF-ON button or other controls to which AF-ON has been assigned (AF-ON only).

Highlighting AF-ON only and pressing 2 displays

an Out-of-focus release option; select Enable to allow pictures to be taken without focusing, or Disable to prevent the shutter being released before the camera has been focused using the AF-ON control. To take pictures when Disable is selected, use the AF-ON control to focus and press the shutter-release button all the way down to release the shutter.

Note that Disable only applies if Focus is selected for Custom Setting a1 (AF-C priority selection) or a2 (AF-S priority selection) and an option other than auto-area AF is selected for AF-area mode.

a9: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose the AF-area modes that can be selected using the AF-mode button and subcommand dial in viewfinder photography (live view is unaffected). modes and press 2 to select or deselect.

Highlight the desired

Press J to save changes when settings are complete.

a10: Autofocus Mode

Restrictions

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose the autofocus modes available in viewfinder photography.

If only one mode is selected, the autofocus mode can not be chosen using the AF-mode button and main command dial.

a11: Focus Point Wrap-Around

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the viewfinder to another.

Option Description

Focus-point selection “wraps around” from top to bottom, bottom to top, right to left, and left to right,

Wrap

No wrap

so that, for example, pressing 2 when a focus point at the right edge of the viewfinder display is highlighted (q) selects the corresponding focus point at the left edge of the display (w). The focus-point display is bounded by the outermost focus points so that, for example, pressing 2 when a focus point at the right edge of the display is selected has no effect.

a12: Focus Point Options

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose from the following focus point display options.

Option Description

Manual focus

mode

Focus point

brightness

Dynamic-area

AF assist

Choose On to display the active focus point in manual focus mode, Off to display the focus point only during focus point selection. Choose the brightness of the focus point display in the viewfinder from Extra high, High, Normal, and Low. Choose On to display both the selected focus point and the surrounding focus points in dynamic-area AF mode.

b: Metering/Exposure

b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Select the increments used when making adjustments to ISO sensitivity. maintained when the step value is changed.

If possible, the current ISO sensitivity setting is

If the current ISO sensitivity setting is not available at the new step value, ISO sensitivity will be rounded to the nearest available setting.

b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Select the increments used when making adjustments to shutter speed, aperture, and bracketing.

b3: Exp./Flash Comp. Step Value

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Select the increments used when making adjustments to exposure and flash compensation.

b4:

Easy Exposure Compensation

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

This option controls whether the E button is needed to set exposure compensation.

If On (Auto reset) or On is selected, the 0 at the center of the exposure display will flash even when exposure compensation is set to ±0.

Option Description

Exposure compensation is set by rotating one of the

The setting selected

On (Auto reset)

Off

command dials (see note below). using the command dial is reset when the camera turns off or the standby timer expires (exposure compensation settings selected using the E button are not reset). As above, except that the exposure compensation value selected using the command dial is not reset when the camera turns off or the standby timer expires. Exposure compensation is set by pressing the E button and rotating the main command dial.

A Change Main/Sub

The dial used to set exposure compensation when On (Auto reset) or On is selected for Custom Setting b4 (Easy exposure compensation) depends on the option selected for Custom Setting f4 (Customize command dials)> Change main/sub (0 96).

Customize command dials > Change main/sub

Off On

P Sub-command dial Sub-command dial

Exposure

mode

S Sub-command dial Main command dial A Main command dial Sub-command dial M N/A

b5: Matrix Metering

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose U Face detection on to enable face detection when shooting portraits with matrix metering during viewfinder photography.

b6: Center-Weighted Area

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose the size of the area given the most weight in centerweighted metering.

If a non-CPU lens is attached, the size of the

area is fixed at 12 mm.

b7:

Fine-Tun

e O

ptimal Exposure

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Use this option to fine-tune the exposure value selected by the camera.

Exposure can

be fine-tuned separately for each metering

method by from +1 to –1 EV in steps of

/6 EV.

D Fine-Tuning Exposure

Exposure can be fine-tuned separately for each Custom Settings bank and is not affected by two-button resets. compensation (E) icon is not displayed, the only way to determine how much exposure has been altered is to view the amount in the finetuning menu.

Note that as the exposure

c: Timers/AE Lock

c1: Shutter-Release Button AE-L

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose whether exposure locks when the shutter-release button is pressed.

Option Description

On (half-press)

On (burst mode)

Off

c2: Standby Timer

Pressing the shutter-release button halfway locks exposure. Exposure only locks while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. Pressing the shutter-release button does not lock exposure.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose how long the camera continues to meter exposure when no operations are performed.

The shutter-speed and aperture displays in the top control panel and viewfinder turn off automatically when the standby timer expires.

Choose a shorter standby timer delay for longer battery life.

c3: Self-Timer

Delay

Number of shots

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose the length of the shutter release delay, the number of shots taken, and the interval between shots in self-timer mode.

• Self-timer delay: Choose the length of the shutter-release delay.

• Number of shots: Press 1 and 3 to choose the number of shots

taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed.

• Interval between shots: Choose the interval between shots when the Number of shots is more than 1.

The delay and number of shots are shown in the rear control panel.

c4: Monitor off Delay

Choose how long the monitor remains on when no operations are performed during playback (Playback; defaults to 10 s) and image review (Image review; defaults to 4 s), when menus (Menus; defaults to 1 minute) or information (Information display; defaults to 10 s) are displayed, or during live view and movie recording (Live view; defaults to 10 minutes). monitor-off delay for longer battery life.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose a shorter

d: Shooting/Display

d1: Continuous Shooting Speed

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose the maximum frame advance rate for CH (continuous highspeed) and C

Option Description

Continuous high-speed Continuous

low-speed

d2: Max. Continuous Release

L (continuous low-speed) modes.

Choose the frame advance rate for CH (continuous highspeed) mode from 10, 11, or 12 fps or 14 fps (mirror up). Choose the frame advance rate for CL (continuous lowspeed) mode from values between 1 and 10 fps.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

The maximum number of shots that can be taken in a single burst in continuous mode can be set to any value between 1 and 200. Note that regardless of the option selected, there is no limit to the number of photos that can be taken in a single burst when a shutter speed of 4 s or slower is selected in exposure mode S or M.

A The Memory Buffer

Regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting d2, shooting will slow when the memory buffer fills (tAA).

d3: Limit Release Mode

Selection

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose the options that can be accessed by pressing the S button and rotating the main command dial when the release mode dial is rotated to S. to select or deselect.

Highlight options and press 2

Press J to exit when

settings are complete.

d4: Sync. Release Mode Options

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose whether the shutters on the remote cameras are synchronized with the shutter on the master camera when using an optional wireless transmitter or wireless remote controller in synchronized release mode.

d5: Exposure Delay Mode

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

In situations where the slightest camera movement can blur pictures, select 1 s, 2 s, or 3s to delay shutter release until one, two, or three seconds after the mirror is raised.

d6: Electronic Front-Curtain

Shutter

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Select Enable to enable the electronic front-curtain shutter in MUP mode, eliminating blur caused by shutter motion.

A mechanical

shutter is used in other release modes.

A The Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter

A type G, E, or D lens is recommended; select Disable if you notice lines or fog when shooting with other lenses. maximum ISO sensitivity available with the electronic front-curtain shutter are 1/2000 s and ISO 102400, respectively.

The fastest shutter speed and

d7: File Number Sequence

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

When a photograph is taken, the camera names the file by adding one to the last file number used.

This option controls whether file numbering continues from the last number used when a new folder is created, the memory card is formatted, or a new memory card is inserted in the camera.

Option Description

When a new folder is created, the memory card formatted, or a new memory card inserted in the camera, file numbering continues from the last number used or from the largest file

number in the current folder, whichever is higher. If a photograph is taken when the current folder contains a photograph numbered 9999, a new folder will be created automatically and file numbering will begin again from

0001.

Option Description

File numbering is reset to 0001 when a new folder is created, the memory card is formatted, or a new memory card is

Off

Reset

inserted in the camera. Note that a new folder is created automatically if a photograph is taken when the current folder contains 999 photographs. As for On, except that the next photograph taken is assigned a file number by adding one to the largest file number in the current folder. If the folder is empty, file numbering is reset to 0001.

D File Number Sequence

If the current folder is numbered 999 and contains either 999 pictures or a photograph numbered 9999, the shutter-release button will be disabled and no further pictures can be taken (in addition, movie recording may be disabled if the current folder is numbered 999 and the next file would be the 992nd or numbered 9992 or higher). Because automatic folder creation is disabled once the folder number reaches 999, in movie mode shooting may end if Live frame grab is assigned to the shutter-release button using Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) and the current folder is numbered 999 and contains 942 or more files or a file number 9942 or higher. Setting d7 (File number sequence) and then either format the current memory card or insert a new memory card.

Choose Reset for Custom

d8: Viewfinder Grid Display

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Choose On to display on-demand grid lines in the viewfinder for reference when composing photographs.

d9: LCD Illumination

I button

BKT button

Release mode dial pointer

O (Q)

button

K button

button

L (

Z/Q) button

button

W (M) button

button

Fn3 button

button

T button

button

U button

Y button

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

If Off is selected, the control panel and button backlights (illuminators) will only light while the power switch is rotated toward D. standby timer is active.

If On is selected, the backlights will remain on while the

Regardless of the option selected, the backlights turn off when the shutter-release button is pressed; if On is selected, they will come back on when you lift your finger from the shutter-release button.

Select Off for increased battery

life.

A Button Backlights

e: Bracketing/Flash

e1: Flash Sync Speed

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

This option controls flash sync speed.

Option Description

Auto FP high-speed sync is used when a compatible flash unit is attached. If other flash units are used, shutter speed is set to

1/250 s

(Auto FP)

1/250 s–1/60 s Flash sync speed set to selected value.

be activated if the actual shutter speed is faster than 1/250 s. If the flash unit supports auto FP high-speed sync, shutter speeds as fast as 1/8000 s can be selected by the camera (modes P and A) or by the user (modes S and M).

/250 s. When the camera shows a shutter speed of

/250 s in exposure mode P or A, auto FP high-speed sync will

A Fixing Shutter Speed at the Flash Sync Speed Limit

To fix shutter speed at the sync speed limit in shutter-priority auto or manual exposure modes, select the next shutter speed after the slowest possible shutter speed (30 s or %). displayed in the viewfinder and top control panel.

An X (flash sync indicator) will be

A Auto FP High-Speed Sync

Auto FP high-speed sync allows the flash to be used at the highest shutter speed supported by the camera, making it possible to choose the maximum aperture for reduced depth of field even when the subject is backlit in bright sunlight. indicator shows “FP” when auto FP high-speed sync is active.

The information display flash mode

e2: Flash Shutter Speed

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

This option determines the slowest shutter speed available when using front- or rear-curtain sync or red-eye reduction in programmed auto or aperture-priority auto exposure modes (regardless of the setting chosen, shutter speeds can be as slow as 30 s in shutter-priority auto and manual exposure modes or at flash settings of slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, or red-eye reduction with slow sync).

e3: Exposure Comp. for Flash

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose how the camera adjusts flash level when exposure compensation is used.

Option Description

Entire frame

Background

only

e4: Auto M ISO Sensitivity

Control

Both flash level and exposure compensation are adjusted to modify exposure over the entire frame. Exposure compensation applies to background only.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Choose the reference used to set exposure when a flash is used with auto ISO sensitivity control.

Option Description

The camera takes both the main subject and background lighting into account when adjusting ISO sensitivity. ISO sensitivity is adjusted only to ensure that the main subject is correctly exposed.

Subject and background

Subject only

e5: Modeling Flash

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

If On is selected when the camera is used with an optional flash unit that supports the Nikon Creative Lighting system, a modeling flash will be emitted when the camera Pv button is pressed.

modeling flash is emitted if Off is selected.

e6: Auto Bracketing (Mode M)

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

This option determines which settings are affected when AE & flash or AE only is selected for the Auto bracketing set option in

the photo shooting menu in manual exposure mode.

Option Description

Flash/speed

Flash/speed/

aperture

Flash/aperture

Flash only Camera varies flash level only (AE & flash).

Camera varies shutter speed (AE only) or shutter speed and flash level (AE & flash). Camera varies shutter speed and aperture (AE

only) or shutter speed, aperture, and flash level (AE & flash).

Camera varies aperture (AE only) or aperture and flash level (AE & flash).

Flash bracketing is performed only with i-TTL or qA (auto aperture) flash control.

If a setting other than Flash only is selected and the flash is not used, ISO sensitivity will be fixed at the value for the first shot when auto ISO sensitivity control is on (0 42).

e7: Bracketing Order

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

At the default setting of MTR > under > over (H), exposure, flash, and white balance bracketing are performed in the following order: the unmodified shot is taken first, followed by the shot with the lowest value, followed by the shot with the highest value.

Under > MTR > over (I) is selected, shooting will proceed in order from the lowest to the highest value.

This setting has no

effect on ADL bracketing.

f: Controls

Pv button

AF-ON button

Fn3 button

Fn button for vertical shooting

Fn2 button

Fn1 button

Center of sub-selector

AF-ON button for vertical shooting

f1: Custom Control Assignment

Choose the functions assigned to camera controls, whether used individually or in combination with the command dials.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

❚❚ Press

Choose the roles played by the following controls, highlight the desired option and press the center of the multi selector:

A “Press” and “Press + Command Dials”

Certain roles can not be assigned simultaneously to both the “press” and “press + command” functions for some controls. “press” when it is already assigned to “press + command dial” sets the “press + command dial” option None, while assigning such a role to “press + command dials” when it is already assigned to “press” sets the “press” option None.

Assigning such a role to

* The lens focus function buttons

Lens focus function buttons

Lens focus function

buttons

can be used for the assigned function only when AF-L is selected with the focus function selector.

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:

Option

Preset focus point ✔✔✔✔——✔ — ✔

AF-area mode ✔✔✔——✔✔✔✔

AF-area mode + AF-ON ✔✔✔——✔✔✔✔

Preview ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

FV lock ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

AE/AF lock ✔✔✔—— ✔✔✔✔

AE lock only ✔✔✔——✔✔✔✔

AE lock (Reset on release) ✔✔✔✔— ✔✔✔—

AE lock (Hold) ✔✔✔✔— ✔✔✔—

AF lock only ✔✔✔——✔✔✔✔

AF-ON ✔✔✔——✔✔✔✔

IDisable/enable ✔✔✔———✔ — ✔

Bracketing burst ✔✔✔———✔ ——

+ NEF (RAW) ✔✔✔✔—— ✔ ——

Matrix metering ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

0 v x s z V 8 l S

Option

Center-weighted metering ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

Spot metering ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

Highlight-weighted metering ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

Viewfinder grid dis play ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

Viewfinder virtual horizon ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

14 fps continuous (Mup) ✔✔✔———✔ — ✔

Sync. release selec tion ✔✔✔———✔ — ✔

MY MENU ✔✔✔✔—— ✔ ——

Access top item in MY MENU ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

Connect to network ✔✔✔— ✔ ————

Playback ✔✔✔✔——✔ ——

Voice memo ————✔ ————

Rating ————✔ ————

Select center focus point ——————✔ ——

Same as AF-ON button ———————✔ —

None ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔—

0 v x s z V 8 l S

The following options are available:

Option Description

Pressing control selects a preset focus point. To choose the point, select it and press the control while pressing the AF-mode button until the focus point flashes. Separate focus points can be selected for “wide” (landscape) orientation and for each of the two “tall” (portrait) orientations if Focus point or Focus point and AF-area mode is selected for Custom Setting a7 (Store by orientation, 0 66). this option is assigned to the lens focus function buttons, you can select the preset focus point by pressing and holding a lens focus function button. Release the button to restore the original focus point selection.

Preset focus point

Option Description

Highlight this option and press 2 to select an AFarea mode (3D-tracking excluded). The selected

AF-area mode

+ AF-ON

Preview

FV lock

AE/AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the control is pressed.

AE lock only Exposure locks while the control is pressed.

AE lock (Reset

on release)

AE lock (Hold)

AF lock only Focus locks while the control is pressed.

AF-ON Pressing the control initiates autofocus.

IDisable/

enable

mode will take effect while the control is pressed; releasing the control restores the original AF-area mode. As for AF-area mode, above, except that pressing the control also initiates autofocus. During viewfinder photography, you can preview depth of field while the control is pressed. live view photography, you can press the control once to open the lens to maximum aperture, making it easier to check focus; pressing the control again restores aperture to its original value. Press the control to lock flash value for optional flash units. Press again to cancel FV lock.

Exposure locks when the control is pressed, and remains locked until the control is pressed a second time, the shutter is released, or the standby timer expires. Exposure locks when the control is pressed, and remains locked until the control is pressed a second time or the standby timer expires.

If the flash is currently off, front-curtain sync will be selected while the control is pressed. If the flash is currently enabled, it will instead be disabled while the control is pressed.

During

Option Description

If the control is pressed while exposure, flash, or ADL bracketing is active in single frame or quiet shutterrelease mode, all shots in the current bracketing program will be taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed. active or a continuous release mode (mode CH, CL, or quiet continuous) is selected, the camera will repeat the bracketing burst while the shutter-release button is held down. If a JPEG option is currently selected for image quality, “RAW” will be displayed in the rear control panel and an NEF (RAW) copy will be recorded with the next picture taken after the control is pressed (the original image quality setting will be restored when you remove your finger from the shutterrelease button). NEF (RAW) copies are recorded at the settings currently selected for NEF (RAW) recording and Image size > NEF (RAW) in the photo shooting menu (0 41, 40). To exit without recording an NEF (RAW) copy, press the control again. Matrix metering is activated while the control is pressed.

Center-weighted metering is activated while the control is pressed.

Spot metering is activated while the control is pressed.

Highlight-weighted metering is activated while the control is pressed.

Press the control to turn the framing grid display in the viewfinder on or off. Press the control to view a virtual horizon display in the viewfinder (0 89).

Bracketing burst

+ NEF (RAW)

Matrix metering Centerweighted metering

Spot metering

Highlightweighted metering Viewfinder grid display Viewfinder virtual horizon

If white balance bracketing is

Option Description

To take photos at approximately 14 fps with the mirror raised in continuous low speed or continuous

14 fps continuous

(Mup)

Sync. release

selection

MY MENU Pressing the control displays “MY MENU”.

Access top item in MY

Connect to

network

Playback

Voice memo Use control for voice memo operations.

Rating

high speed release mode, keep the control pressed while pressing the shutter-release button all the way

Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for

down. the first frame in each burst. effect in live view photography if On is selected for Silent live view photography.

When an optional wireless transmitter or wireless remote controller is connected, the control can be used to toggle between remote release and master or synchronized release. depend on the setting chosen for Custom Setting d4 (Sync release mode options):

•If Sync is selected, you can choose from Master release only (keep the control pressed to take pictures with the master camera only) and Remote release only (keep the control pressed to take pictures with the remote cameras only).

•If

No sync

is selected, you can choose from

Synchronized release

synchronize the releases on the master and remote cameras) and pressed to take pictures with the remote cameras only).

Press the control to jump to the top item in “MY MENU.” Select this option for quick access to a frequently-used menu item.

If the camera has previously been connected to a network, pressing the control displays a network selection dialog; otherwise, pressing the control will display the Network option in the setup menu.

The control performs same function as the K button. other circumstances in which it is difficult to operate the K button with your left hand.

To rate the current picture in playback mode, keep the control pressed and press 4 or 2.

Remote release only

Select when using a telephoto lens or in

(keep the control pressed to

This option has no

The options available

(keep the control

Option Description Select center

focus point Same as AF-ON

button None Pressing the control has no effect.

Press the control to select the center focus point.

The control performs the same role as that currently selected for the AF-ON button.

A Virtual Horizon

Pressing a control to which Viewfinder virtual horizon has been assigned displays pitch and roll indicators in the viewfinder. control a second time to clear the indicators from display.

Roll

Camera tilted right Camera level Camera tilted left

Pitch

Camera tilted forward Camera level Camera tilted back

Press the

The roles of the pitch and roll indicators are reversed when the camera is rotated to take pictures in “tall” (portrait) orientation. Note that the display may not be accurate when the camera is tilted at a sharp angle forward or back. tilt will not be displayed.

If the camera is unable to measure tilt, the amount of

❚❚ Press + Command Dials

Pv button + y

Fn button for vertical shooting + y

Fn2 button + y

Fn1 button + y

BKT button + y

Movie record button + y

Sub-selector center + y

To choose the roles played by the following controls in combination with the command dials, highlight the desired option and press the center of the multi selector:

* Choose the role played by the movie-record button in combination with

the command dials when the live view selector is rotated to C.

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:

Option

Choose image area ✔✔✔✔✔— ✔

Shutter spd & aperture lock ✔✔✔✔✔— ✔

1 step spd/aperture ✔✔✔✔———

Choose non-CPU lens number ✔✔✔✔✔——

Active D-Lighting ✔✔✔✔———

Exposure delay mode ✔✔✔✔———

Photo shooting menu bank ✔✔✔✔✔— ✔

ISO sensitivity ——— ✔ ———

Exposure mode ———✔ ——✔

Exposure compensation ———✔ ———

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Option

Metering ———✔ ———

Auto bracketing —————✔ —

Multiple exposure —————✔ —

HDR (high dynamic range) —————✔ —

None ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔

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The following options are available:

Option Description

Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose from pre-selected image

Choose image area

Shutter spd & aperture lock

1 step spd/ aperture

Choose nonCPU lens number Active D-Lighting

areas (0 38). Selecting Choose image area displays a list of image areas; highlight options and press 2 to select or deselect, then press J. Press the control and rotate the main command dial to lock shutter speed in modes S and M; press the control and rotate the sub-command dial to lock aperture in modes A and M. If the control is pressed when the command dials are rotated, changes to shutter speed (exposure modes S and M) and aperture (exposure modes A and M) are made in increments of 1 EV, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting b2 (EV steps for exposure cntrl, 0 69). Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose a lens number specified using the Non-CPU lens data option (0 111). Press the control and rotate the command dials to adjust Active D-Lighting (0 45).

Option Description

Exposure delay mode Photo shooting menu bank

ISO sensitivity

Exposure mode Exposure compensation

Metering

Auto bracketing

Multiple exposure

HDR (high dynamic range)

None

Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose an exposure delay mode (0 75).

Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose the photo shooting menu bank (0 28).

Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose an ISO sensitivity (0 42) or rotate the subcommand dial to adjust auto ISO sensitivity control settings. Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the exposure mode. Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose exposure compensation. Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the metering method. Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence and the sub-command dial to choose the bracketing increment (0 48). Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the mode and the sub-command dial to choose the number of shots (0 49). Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the mode and the sub-command dial to choose the exposure differential (0 50). No operation is performed when the command dials are rotated while the control is pressed.

A The BKT Button

If high dynamic range or multiple exposure is active while another function is assigned to the BKT button, the BKT button can not be used in combination with a command dial until high dynamic range or multiple exposure photography ends.

❚❚ “Sub-Selector” and “Multi Selector for Vertical Shooting”

m Multi selector for vertical shooting

7 Sub-selector

To choose the roles assigned to the sub-selector and multi selector for vertical shooting, highlight an option and press the center of the multi selector.

Option Description

The 1, 3, 4, and 2 buttons on the selected control perform the same functions as the matching buttons on the multi selector. In the case of the subselector, you can press 2 and select Playback zoom to choose the role played by the sub-selector during playback zoom: scrolling photos (Scroll) or viewing other photos at the same zoom ratio (Display next/ previous frame). In the case of the multi selector for vertical shooting, you can press 2 and select Photo info/playback to choose whether you can press the control left or right to view photo info and up or down to view additional images (Info C/Playback D) or vice versa (Info D/Playback C). Use the control to select the focus point. In the case of the multi selector for vertical shooting, the role played by the center of the selector is the same as that chosen using Sub-selector center + y (0 90).

Same as multi selector

Focus point selection

f2: Multi Selector Center Button

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

This option determines the role assigned to the center of the multi selector during viewfinder photography, playback, and live view (regardless of the option selected, pressing the center of the multi selector when a movie is displayed full frame starts movie playback).

❚❚ Shooting Mode

Option Role assigned to center of multi selector

Select center focus point Select the center focus point.

Pressing the center of the multi selector selects a preset focus point. To choose the point, select it and press the center of the multi selector while pressing the AF-mode button until the focus point flashes.

Preset focus point

None

Separate focus points can be selected for “wide” (landscape) orientation and for each of the two “tall” (portrait) orientations if Focus point or Focus point and AF-area mode is selected for Custom Setting a7 (Store by orientation, 0 66). Pressing the center of the multi selector has no effect in viewfinder photography.

❚❚ Playback Mode

Option Role assigned to center of multi selec tor

Thumbnail on/off Toggle between full-frame and thumbnail playback.

In both full-frame and thumbnail playback,

View histograms

Zoom on/off

Choose slot and

folder

a histogram is displayed while the center of the multi selector is pressed. Toggle between full-frame or thumbnail playback and playback zoom. from Low magnification (50%), 1 : 1 (100%), and High magnification (200%). center on the active focus point.

Display the slot and folder selection dialog.

Choose the initial zoom setting

The zoom display will

❚❚ Live View

Option Role assigned to center of multi selec tor

Select center focus point

Zoom on/off

None

Pressing the center of the multi selector in live view selects the center focus point. Press the center of the multi selector to toggle zoom on and off.

magnification (50%), 1 : 1 (100%), and High magnification (200%). The zoom display will

center on the active focus point. Pressing the center of the multi selector has no effect in live view.

Choose the initial zoom setting from Low

f3: Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

Selecting On for Shutter speed lock locks shutter speed at the value currently selected in mode S or M.

Selecting On for Aperture lock locks aperture at the value currently selected in mode A or M. Shutter speed and aperture lock are not available in mode P.

f4: Customize Command Dials

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

This option controls the operation of the main and sub-command dials.

Option Description

Reverse the direction of rotation of the command dials when they are used to make adjustments to Exposure

Reverse

rotation

Change

main/sub

compensation and/or Shutter speed/ aperture.

2 to select or deselect, then press J. This setting also applies to the command dials for vertical shooting. Exposure setting: If Off is selected, the main command dial controls shutter speed and the sub-command dial controls aperture. main command dial will control aperture and the sub-command dial shutter speed. If On (Mode A) is selected, the main command dial will be used to set aperture in exposure mode A only. Autofocus setting: If On is selected, autofocus mode can be selected by keeping the AF-mode button pressed and rotating the sub-command dial, AF-area mode by keeping the AF-mode button pressed and rotating the main command dial.

These settings also apply to the command dials for vertical shooting.

Highlight options and press

If On is selected, the

Option Description

If Sub-command dial is selected, aperture can only be adjusted with the sub-command dial (or with the main command dial if On is selected for Change main/sub >

Aperture

setting

Menus

and

playback

Sub-dial

frame

advance

Exposure setting). only be adjusted with the lens aperture ring and the camera aperture display will show aperture in increments of 1 EV (aperture for type G and E lenses is still set using the subcommand dial). Note that regardless of the setting chosen, the aperture ri ng must be used to adjust aperture when a non-CPU lens is attached. If Off is selected, the multi selector is used to choose the picture displayed during full-frame playback, highlight thumbnails, and navigate menus. selected, the main command dial can be used to choose the picture displayed during full-frame playback, move the cursor left or right during thumbnail playback, and move the menu highlight bar up or down. The sub-command dial is used in full-frame playback to skip forward or back according to the option selected for Sub-dial frame advance and in thumbnail playback to page up or down. While menus are displayed, rotating the sub-command dial right displays the sub-menu for the selected option, while rotating it left displays the previous

To make a selection, press 2, the center of the multi

menu. selector, or J. the command dials from being used for playback during image review. When On or On (image review excluded) is selected for Menus and playback, the sub-command dial can be rotated during full-frame playback to select a folder, to skip forward or back 10 or 50 frames at a time, or to skip to the next or previous protected image, photo, or movie.

If Aperture ring is selected, aperture can

If On or On (image review excluded) is

Select On (image review excluded) to prevent

f5: Multi Selector

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

If Restart standby timer is selected, operating the multi selector when the standby timer expires will activate the meters and start the standby timer.

If Do nothing is selected, the timer will not start

when the multi selector is pressed.

f6: Release Button to Use Dial

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Selecting Yes allows adjustments that are normally made by holding the E, S (Q), I, BKT, Y, W (M), S, T, U, or AF- mode button and rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dial after the button is released.

This also applies to controls to which Active D-Lighting has been assigned as a “press + command dial” option for Custom Setting f1 (Custom control assignment, 0 90).

Setting ends when any of the affected buttons is pressed again, the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, or the standby timer expires.

f7: Reverse Indicators

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

If (W) is selected, the exposure indicators in the top control panel and information display are displayed with negative values on the left and positive values on the right.

Select

(V) to display positive values on the left and

negative values on the right.

f8: Live View Button Options

G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu

Select Disable to disable the a button, preventing live view from starting accidentally.

If Enable (standby timer active) is selected,

the a button can only be used to start live view while the standby timer is active.

f9: D Switch

Pv button

Shutter-release button

Center of sub-selector

Fn3 button

Fn2 button

Fn1 button

Choose whether rotating the power switch to D activates only the control panel and button backlights or also turns on the information display.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

g: Movie

g1: Custom Control Assignment

Choose the functions assigned to camera controls, whether used individually or in combination with the command dials, when the live view selector is rotated to 1 in live view.

G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu

❚❚ Press

To choose the roles played by the following controls, highlight an option and press the center of the multi selector:

A “Press” and “Press + Command Dials”

Assigning such a role to

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:

Option

Power ape rture (op en) ✔ —————

Power ape rture (cl ose) — ✔ ————

Exposure compensation + ✔ —————

Exposure compensation – — ✔ ————

Index marking ✔✔✔✔✔—

View photo shooting info ✔✔✔✔✔—

AE/AF lock ————✔ —

AE lock only ————✔ —

AE lock (Hold) ————✔ —

AF lock only ————✔ —

Take photos —————✔

Record movies —————✔

Live frame grab ————— ✔

None ✔✔✔✔✔—

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The following options are available:

Option Description

Aperture widens while the Pv button is pressed.

Power aperture

(open)

Power aperture

(close)

in combination with Custom Setting g1 (Custom control assignment) > Fn1 button > Power aperture (close) for button-controlled aperture

adjustment. Aperture narrows while the Fn1 button is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g1 (Custom

control assignment) > Preview button > Power aperture (open) for button-controlled aperture

adjustment.

Use

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Nikon D5 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Menu Guide

Defaults

Delete

Playback Folder

Hide Image

Playback Display Options

Copy Image(s)

Image Review

After Delete

After Burst, Show

Auto Image Rotation

Rotate Tall

Slide Show

Photo Shooting Menu Bank

Extended Photo Menu Banks

Storage Folder

File Naming

Role Played by Card in Slot 2

Flash Control

Image Area

Image Quality

Image Size

NEF (RAW) Recording

ISO Sensitivity Settings

White Balance

Set Picture Control

Manage Picture Control

Color Space

Active D-Lighting

Long Exposure NR (Long Exposure Noise Reduction)

High ISO NR

Vignette Control

Auto Distortion Control

Flicker Reduction

Auto Bracketing Set

Multiple Exposure

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

Interval Timer Shooting

Silent Live View Photography

Reset Movie Shooting Menu

File Naming

Destination

Image Area

Frame Size/Frame Rate

Movie Quality

Movie ISO Sensitivity Settings

White Balance

Set Picture Control

Manage Picture Control

Microphone Sensitivity

Frequency Response

Wind Noise Reduction

High ISO NR

Time-Lapse Movie

Flicker Reduction

Electronic VR

Custom Settings Bank

a: Autofocus

a1: AF-C Priority Selection

a2: AF-S Priority Selection

a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On

a4: 3D-Tracking Face-detection

a5: 3D-Tracking Watch Area

a6: Number of Focus Points

a7: Store by Orientation

a8: AF Activation

a9: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection

a11: Focus Point Wrap-Around

a12: Focus Point Options

b: Metering/Exposure

b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value

b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl

b3: Exp./Flash Comp. Step Value

b5: Matrix Metering

b6: Center-Weighted Area