Nikon D5 Technical Guide(Useful Features)

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Technical Guide

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Table of Contents

Custom Controls 5

Custom Control Assignments .................... 6

Quick Menu Access ............................................................10

Custom Folders ................................................................... 12

Taking Pictures 15

Recalling Saved Exposure Settings ................................. 16

• Saved Settings .................................................................................16

• Saving Settings ................................................................................16

• Sample Applications ......................................................................19

White Balance Tips and Tricks .......................................... 24

• White Balance Options ..................................................................24

• Auto White Balance for Incandescent

Lighting .................................................................26

• Measuring Preset Manual White Balance ..................................27

AE with Constant Shutter Speed and Aperture ............28

Preserving Natural Contrast .............................................29

Multiple Exposure: Overlay Mode ...................................30

Burst Photography: Keeping Exposure Consistent......31

Flicker Reduction .......................................32

Muing the Shutter ..........................................................35

• “Quiet” Versus “Silent” ....................................................................35

• Quiet Shutter-Release Mode ........................................................36

• Silent Photography

• Movie Stills and Live Frame Grab ................................................37

Vibration Reduction: Sport Mode ...................................40

• What Makes Sport Mode Special ................................................41

• ”Sport” Versus “Normal” .................................................................42

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Playback 43

Finding Pictures Quickly ................................................... 44

• Starting Playback with Your Right Hand ...................................45

• Finding Pictures Quickly

• Quick Focus Check ..........................................................................48

• Tagging Pictures ..............................................................................50

Upload 53

Quick Network Connection .............................................. 54

Checking Upload Status.................................................... 55

Adding Text to Pictures .....................................................56

• Editing Text in HTTP Server Mode ...............................................56

• IPTC Presets.......................................................................................57

Accessories 59

Synchronized Release........................................................60

• Configuring Cameras for Synchronized Release .....................60

• Uploading Photos ...........................................................................63

Appendix 65

The D5 Versus the D4S: Controls and Displays ............. 66

• Controls and Indicators..................................................................66

• Control Panels ..................................................................................70

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Custom Controls

As you will learn in this chapter, the D5
is crammed with features to make your
life easier, including custom control as­signments, quick menu access, and the
ability to organize photos in folders.

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Custom Control Assignments

Custom Setting f1 (Custom control
assignment) is used to customize

camera controls, starting with the
function (Fn) buttons. Assigning
frequently-used settings to camera
controls lets you access them with­out using the menus.

Press

You can choose the roles played by the following controls:

Pv button

0

Fn1 button

v

Fn2 button

x

Fn button for vertical shooting

s

Fn3 button

z

AF‑ON button

V

Center of sub‑selector

8

AF‑ON button for vertical

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shooting

Lens focus function buttons

S

(can be used for the assigned func­tion only if the lens has a focus func­tion selector and it is set to AF‑L)

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The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

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A

Preset focus point

K

AF‑area mode

q

AF‑area mode + AF‑ON

q

Preview

r

FV lock

B

AE/AF lock

C

AE lock only

D

AE lock (Reset on release)

E

AE lock (Hold)

F

AF lock only

A

AF‑ON

h

I Disable/enable

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Bracketing burst

4

+NEF (RAW)

L

Matrix metering

M

Center‑weighted metering

N

Spot metering

t

Highlight‑weighted metering

b

Viewnder grid display

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Viewnder virtual horizon

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14fps continuous (Mup)

c

Sync. release selection

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MY MENU

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Access top item in MY MENU

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Connect to network

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Custom Controls

K

Playback

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Recall shooting functions

b

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Select center focus point — — — — — —4— —

G

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None

Press + y

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

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

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Pv button + y

0

Fn1 button + y

v

Fn2 button + y

x

Fn button for vertical shoot‑

s

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Center of sub‑selector + y

8

BKT button + y

n

Movie record button + y

Q

(applies when live view selector is
rotated to C)

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J

Choose image area

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Custom Control Assignments

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1 step spd/aperture

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Choose non‑CPU lens number

y

Active D‑Lighting

z

Exposure delay mode

n

Photo shooting menu bank

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ISO sensitivity — — —4 — — —

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Exposure mode — — —4 — —

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Exposure compensation — — —4 — — —

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Metering — — —4 — — —

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“Press” and “Press + y”

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

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Quick Menu Access

If Access top item in MY MENU is
selected for Custom Setting f1 (Cus‑

tom control assignment)> 0Pre‑
view button, pressing the Pv button

will display the top item in My Menu,
letting you access functions that
cannot otherwise be assigned to a camera control. Here is
an example of how this could be used to congure the Pv
button to display the Storage folder menu.

Add Storage folder to My Menu.

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In My Menu, select Add items>
PHOTO SHOOTING MENU and

then highlight Storage folder
and press J.

Move Storage folder to the top of My Menu.

  2 

Select Rank items and move
Storage folder to the top (you

can reorder the items as desired
at any time).

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Choose a control.

  3 

Choose Custom Setting f1 (Cus‑
tom control assignment) and
select 0Preview button.

Select Access top item in MY MENU.

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You also have the option of as­signing Access top item in MY
MENU to the Fn1 or Fn2 button,
the Fn button for vertical shoot­ing, or the center of the sub­selector.

You can now view the Storage folder menu at any time by
pressing the selected button.

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Custom Folders

Create folders before going on a shoot and use them to
organize photos by scene. If you’re photographing soccer
or baseball, you can create folders for each half or inning,
making photos easier to nd and organize later on.

Use the Storage folder > Rename and Select folder by
number options in the photo shooting menu to create
folders. To create folders for the rst inning at a ball game:

Enter a name for the tops of the innings.

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Select Rename, enter an appro­priate ve-character name (e.g.,
“_TOP_”), and press J.

Create a folder for the top of the rst inning.

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Choose Select folder by num‑
ber and select folder number

100. Press J to create a folder
named “100_TOP_”.

Enter a name for the bottoms of the innings.

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Select Rename, enter an appropriate name (e.g.,
“_BTM_”), and press J.

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Create a folder for the bottom of the rst inning.

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Each folder number can be used only once. Choose
Select folder by number and select folder number

101. Press J to create a folder named “101_BTM_”.

You can now create folders for the remaining innings:

Create a folder for the top of the second inning.

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Choose Select folder from list,
select a folder named “_TOP_”,
then choose Select folder by
number and select folder num­ber 200. Press J to create a
folder named “200_TOP_”.

Create a folder for the bottom of the second inning.

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Choose Select folder from list,
select a folder named “_BTM_”,
then choose Select folder by
number and select folder num­ber 201. Press J to create a
folder named “201_BTM_”. Re­peat until you have created folders for all nine innings.

Before starting shooting at the top
and bottom of each inning, use Se‑
lect folder from list to choose the
appropriate folder.

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Taking Pictures

This chapter covers information that
you may nd useful when taking pho­tographs.

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Recalling Saved Exposure Settings

Holding a control to which Custom
Setting f1 (Custom control assign‑

ment, page 6)> Recall shooting func‑
tions is assigned recalls previously-

saved exposure settings, letting you
(for example) switch instantly be­tween fast and slow shutter speeds.

Saved Settings

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The camera stores the following exposure settings:

• Exposure mode

• Shutter speed (modes S and M)

• Aperture (modes A and M)

• Metering

• Exposure compensation

• ISO sensitivity, including auto ISO sensitivity control (if
auto ISO sensitivity control is on, the camera will also
store the options selected for ISO sensitivity settings>

Maximum sensitivity, Maximum sensitivity with M, and
Minimum shutter speed)

Saving Settings

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To save exposure settings for later recall:

Adjust camera settings.

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Choose an exposure mode and
adjust ISO sensitivity and other
exposure settings as desired.

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Choose a control.

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In the Custom Settings menu,
select Custom Setting f1 (Cus‑
tom control assignment), then
highlight the desired control
and press J. Recall shoot‑
ing functions can be assigned
to the PV, Fn1, Fn2, or AF‑ON button, the center of the
sub-selector, the lens focus function buttons, or the

AF‑ON button for vertical shooting. Although Recall
shooting functions can be assigned simultaneously

to more than one control, the camera stores only one
group of settings at a time.

Select Recall shooting functions.

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Highlight Recall shooting func‑
tions and press 2.

Select Update saved settings.

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Highlight Update saved settings
and press 2.

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Taking Pictures

Save exposure settings.

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A conrmation dialog will be
displayed; highlight Yes and
press J to save the settings in
eect in Step 4.

Editing Settings Before They Are Saved

Changes made while the conrmation dialog is displayed will
not be reected in the settings saved in Step 5. To edit the
settings before they are saved, highlight No and press J to
exit the conrmation dialog and return to Step 4, then make
the desired adjustments and select Update saved settings
again.

“Recall Shooting Functions”> “Engage AF”

If On is selected for Engage AF, the
camera will focus when you press the
selected control to recall the saved
exposure settings.

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Recalling Saved Exposure Settings

Sample Applications

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You may nd instant exposure setting recall helpful in the
situations below.

Mixed Sun and Shade

In soccer stadiums, ballparks, and other outdoor venues
where some areas are sunlit and others are in the shade,
you may nd it convenient to save the settings for the lat­ter as described in the preceding section. You can then
recall the settings at the touch of a button as your subject
passes from sunlight into shadow.

Sample Settings for Sunlit Subjects

Sample Settings for Subjects in the Shade

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Taking Pictures

Quick Shutter Speed Selection

When photographing race cars, speed skaters, or other
fast-moving subjects speeding by, save a slow shutter
speed for instant recall during panning shots.

Sample Settings for Non-Panning Shots

Sample Settings for Panning Shots

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Recalling Saved Exposure Settings

At indoor events where you nd yourself frequently pho­tographing a brightly-lit electronic scoreboard, you can a
save a slow shutter-speed setting for the scoreboard shots.

Sample Settings for Game Shots

Sample Settings for Scoreboard Shots

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