User manual NIKON D50

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA About This Manual The topics in this manual are arranged in order from easy to advanced. These chapters cover all you need to know for simple, "point-and-shoot" photography Read these chapters for a complete description of all aspects of camera operation Introduction (pages 1­13) Learn the names of camera parts and ready the camera for use. Tutorial: Photography and Playback (pages 14­24) The basic operations involved in taking photographs and playing them back. Reference: More on Photography (pages 30­50) Play with exposure and explore the creative possibilities of some of the camera's more advanced settings. Reference: More on Playback (pages 51­67) Learn more about camera playback, transferring photographs to a computer, and printing photographs. [. . . ] Macintosh Drag the camera volume ("NIKON D50") into the Trash. Reference--Viewing Photographs on a Computer 61 Printing Photographs Photographs can be printed by any of the following methods: · Connect the camera to a printer and print photographs directly from the camera ( 63). · Insert the memory card in a printer equipped with a card slot (see the printer manual for details). If the printer supports DPOF ( 128), photographs can be selected for printing using Print Set ( 67). If the center supports DPOF ( 128), photographs can be selected for printing using Print Set ( 67). · Transfer the pictures using PictureProject and print them from a computer (see the PictureProject Reference Manual, on CD). Note that RAW photographs can only be printed by transferring them to a computer and printing them using Nikon Capture 4 version 4. 3 or later (available separately) or PictureProject. Reference--Printing Photographs Printing Via Direct USB Connection When the camera is connected to a printer that supports PictBridge ( 128), photographs can be printed directly from the camera. Take photographs Select photographs for printing using Print Set ( 67) Select PTP in camera USB menu and connect camera to printer ( 63) Print photographs one by one ( 64) Print multiple photographs ( 65) Create index prints ( 65) Disconnect USB cable Printing Via Direct USB Connection If possible, use the EH-5 AC adapter when printing to reduce the drain on the camera battery. When taking photographs to be printed without modification in P, S, A, and M modes, choose Direct Print for Optimize image ( 48) or select Custom and set Color mode to Ia (sRGB) or IIIa (sRGB) (the default option). 62 Connecting the Printer 1 2 3 Set the USB option in the setup menu to PTP ( 71). Turn the printer on. Connect the camera directly to the printer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub. Reference--Printing Photographs 4 Turn the camera on. A welcome screen will be displayed, followed by the PictBridge playback display. Proceed to "Printing Photographs One at a Time" ( 64) or "Printing Multiple Photographs" ( 65). Press the multi selector left or right to view additional photographs, or press and hold the button to zoom in on the current photo ( 66). Use the multi selector to highlight photographs, or press the button again to display the highlighted photograph full frame. 63 Printing Pictures One at a Time To print the photograph selected in the PictBridge playback display, press and release the button. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option and press to the right to select. Description Print selected picture. To cancel and return to PictBridge playback display before all images have been printed, press button. PictBridge Start playback display will be shown when printing is complete. Print adPrinting ditional pictures as described above or turn camera off and disconnect USB cable. Press multi selector up or down to highlight dePage Size sired page size, then press multi selector to right to select and return to print menu. Press multi selector up or down to choose number of copies (maximum 99), then press multi selector to right to select and return to print menu. Press multi selector up or down to highlight Printer Default (default setting for current printer), Print with Border Border (print photo with white border), or No Border, then press multi selector to right to select and return to print menu. Press multi selector up or down to highlight Printer Default Time (default setting for current printer), Print Time Stamp Stamp (print time and date of recording on photo), or No Time Stamp, then press multi selector to right to select and return to print menu. 64 Page Size, Border, and Time Stamp Choose Printer Default to print at current printer settings. Option Description Menu shown at right will be displayed. Press multi selector up or down to highlight Crop (crop photo for printing) or No Cropping, then press multi selector to right. If Crop is selected, dialog shown at right will be displayed; rotate command dial to choose size of crop and use multi selector to choose position of to return to print menu. Press Cropping Printing Multiple Pictures To print multiple selected pictures or to create an index print listing all JPEG photographs as small thumbnail images, press the button. [. . . ] Example 2: 400 shots AF-S DX ED 18­55 mm f/3. 5­5. 6G lens; single-frame shooting mode; single-servo autofocus; image quality set to JPEG Normal; image size set to L; shutter speed ½50 s; shutter-release pressed halfway for five seconds and focus cycled from infinity to minimum range once with each shot; built-in Speedlight fired at full power with every other shot; AF-assist illuminator lights when Speedlight is used; cycle repeated once exposure meters have turned off; camera turned off for one minute with every ten shots. The following can reduce battery life: · Using the monitor · Keeping the shutter-release button pressed halfway · Repeated autofocus operations · Taking NEF (RAW) photographs · Slow shutter speeds To ensure maximum battery performance: · Keep the battery contacts clean. See Mode Advanced Wireless Lighting, 110 AE-L/AF-L, 98 AE Lock, 99 AF. See Focus mode; Autofocus AF Area Illm, 91 AF-Area Mode, 89 AF Assist, 90 AF-assist illuminator, 34 Aperture, 40­45 (auto) mode, 14 Autoexposure lock, 97 Autofocus, 88 Autofocus, 33, 88, 89 AF-A, 88 AF-C, 88 AF-S, 88 B BASIC. [. . . ]