User manual NIKON D40X

[. . . ] Where to Find It Find what you're looking for from: The Table of Contents Find items by function or menu name. See pages v­vi The Q&A Index See pages vii­ix Know what you want to do but don't know the function name?Find it from the "question and answer" index. The Index Search by key word. See pages 123­125 Error Messages See pages 111­112 If a warning is displayed in the viewfinder or monitor, find the solution here. Troubleshooting See pages 108­110 Camera behaving unexpectedly?Find the solution here. Help Use the camera's on-board help feature for help on menu items and other topics. Digitutor Digitutor, a series of "watch and learn" manuals in movie form, is available from the following website: http://www. nikondigitutor. com/index_eng. html Introduction Tutorial Photography and Playback More on Photography (All Modes) P, S, A, and M Modes Reference More on Playback Connecting to a Computer, Printer, or TV Playback Options: The Playback Menu Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Menu Guide Custom Settings Basic Camera Settings: The Setup Menu Creating Retouched Copies: The Retouch Menu Technical Notes i For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. [. . . ] Selecting Print set (DPOF) from the playback menu displays the menu shown in Step 1. 1 Highlight Select/set. 2 Display selection dialog. 3 4 Select pictures and specify number of prints as described in Steps 1­3 on previous page. Highlight option and press multi selector right: · Data imprint: Print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in print order. · Imprint date: Print date of recording on all pictures in print order. To complete print order and exit, highlight Done and press OK. To print the current print order when the camera is connected to a PictBridge printer, select Print (DPOF) in the PictBridge menu and follow the steps in "Printing Selected Photographs" to modify and print the current order ( 60). DPOF date and data imprint options are not supported when printing via direct USB connection; to print the date of recording on photographs in the current print order, use the PictBridge Time stamp option. Print Set The Print set (DPOF) option can not be used if there is not enough space on the memory card to store the print order. Print orders may not print correctly if images are deleted using a computer after the print order is created. Reference: Connecting to a Computer, Printer, or TV/Printing Photographs 61 Viewing Photographs on TV An EG-D100 video cable (available separately; 103) can be used to connect the camera to a television or VCR for playback or recording. Use of an optional EH-5 AC adapter and EP-5 AC adapter connector is recommended for extended playback ( 103). 1 2 3 Choose the appropriate video mode ( 83). Turn the camera off. Always turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the video cable. Connect the video cable as shown. Connect to video device Connect to camera 4 5 Tune the television to the video channel. During playback, images will be displayed on the television or recorded to video tape; the camera monitor will remain off. 62 Reference: Connecting to a Computer, Printer, or TV/Viewing Photographs on TV Menu Guide Using Camera Menus Most shooting, playback, and setup options can be accessed from the camera menus. To view the menus, press the button. Choose from playback, shooting, Custom Settings, setup, and retouch menus (see below) If "?" icon is displayed, help for the current item can be viewed by pressing button Menu Playback Shooting Custom Settings Setup Retouch Slider shows position in current menu Current setting for each option is shown by icon Current menu item is highlighted Description Adjust playback settings and manage photos ( 65). Format memory cards and perform basic camera setup ( Create retouched copies of existing photographs ( 89). 80). The multi selector and OK button are used to navigate the camera menus. Move cursor up Increase number Press up Press right Return to previous menu Press left Press down Move cursor down Decrease number Make selection Display sub-menu Menu Guide/Using Camera Menus 63 To modify menu settings: 1 Display menus. 2 Highlight icon for current menu. 3 Select menu. 4 Position cursor in selected menu. 5 Highlight menu item. 6 Display options. 7 Highlight option. Menu items that are displayed in gray are not currently available. 8 Make selection. Press the shutter-release button halfway to exit the menus and return to shooting mode. The monitor will turn off. 64 Menu Guide/Using Camera Menus Playback Options: The Playback Menu The playback menu contains the following options (options displayed may differ if My menu is selected for the CSM/Setup menu option in the setup menu; 80). See "Using Camera Menus" ( 63) for more information on using the menus. Option Delete Playback folder Rotate tall Slide show Print set (DPOF) Description Delete all or selected photos. Rotate "tall" (portrait-orientation) photos during playback. Select photos for printing. 65 66 66 67 67 Delete The delete menu contains the following options: Option Selected All Description Delete selected photographs (see below). Delete all photographs in the folder currently selected for playback. If the number of photographs to be deleted is very large, some time may be needed to complete the operation. Selecting Multiple Pictures To select multiple pictures for deletion: 1 Highlight picture. To view highlighted picture full frame, press button. 2 Select highlighted picture. Selection shown by icon. 3 Repeat steps 1­2 to select additional pictures. To deselect picture, highlight and press multi selector down. 4 Complete operation. Menu Guide/Playback Options: The Playback Menu 65 Playback Folder Choose a folder for playback: Description Only photos in the folder currently selected for Folders in the setup menu are displayed during playback. If a memory card (default) is inserted and this option selected before photos have been taken, a message stating that the folder contains no images will be displayed during playback. Option To select the folder to which new photographs will be recorded, use the Folders option in the setup menu ( 85). Rotate Tall Select On to rotate "tall" (portrait-orientation) photos for display in the camera monitor. [. . . ] See also CSM/ menu), 94­95 Setup menu Image quality, 29­31, 70 using, 63­64 NEF (RAW), 30­31 Metering, 45­46, 75 Image quality (shooting Mirror, 86, 104, 105 menu), 30, 70 Image sensor, 30, 86, 105, 106 Mirror lock-up (setup menu), 86, 105 dimensions of, 119 Mode, 4. See also Aperture-priImage size, 29­31, 70 Image review (Custom Setority auto; Auto mode; Digital tings menu), 75 Vari-Program; Programmed Image size (shooting menu), auto; Manual mode; Shutter30, 70 priority auto (shooting information) but- Monitor, 3, 6, 50, 104 ton, 2, 22 auto off, 14, 78 Info display format (setup brightness of, 83 menu), 81­82 Monochrome, 68, 92. See also ISO auto (Custom Settings Black and white menu), 76 Monochrome (retouch ISO sensitivity, 37, 73, 76 menu), 92 auto, 37, 76 Moving subjects. See ISO sensitivity (shooting (sports mode); Focus, autofomenu), 37, 73 cus, mode i-TTL flash control, 78, 99­101 MTP/PTP. [. . . ]