Index

Numbers

  • 1:1 (24x24), 86
  • 3D-tracking mode, 176–177
  • 12 Bit, 90
  • 14 Bit, 90
  • 16:9 (36x20), 86
  • 24x16 (DX), 86
  • 36x24 (FX), 86
  • 500px website, 294
  • 1920 x 1080; 24p x 5 (slow-motion), 232
  • 1920 x 1080; 30p x 4 (slow-motion), 231

A

  • A mode. See aperture-priority auto (A) mode
  • accessories. See also lenses; memory cards; tripods
    • bag, 51
    • case, 51
    • for flash, 213–214
    • LCD protector, 53
    • lens hood, 36
    • level, 52–53
    • monopods, 279
    • Nikon, 49–50
    • strap, 50
    • third-party, 50–53
    • for video, 53–54
  • accessory shoe
    • location of, 8
    • microphones for, 140
  • Active D-Lighting
    • bracketing, 234
    • in i menu, 124
    • overview, 233–237
    • for videos, 143–144
  • Adams, Ansel, 68, 253
  • Add (overlay mode), 205
  • Adobe Lightroom Classic, 279–281
  • Adobe Photoshop, 281–283
  • Adobe RGB
    • naming files and, 95
    • RAW files and, 196
  • Adorama website, 53
  • AE (autoexposure) lock, 27
  • AE-L/AF-L button
    • customizing, 277
    • location of, 10
  • AF area brackets, 27
  • AF-A (autofocus auto) option, 175
  • AF-area mode
    • in i menu, 124
    • overview, 121–122
  • AF-C (continuous AF) option, 175
  • AF-F (full-time AF) option, 175
  • AF-mode button, 13
  • AF-ON button, 10
  • AF-S (single AF) option, 175
  • airplane mode, 189–190
  • aligning bracketed pictures, 167
  • All option, 112
  • aperture. See also depth-of-field; exposure; shutter speed
    • Auto mode and, 60
    • on control panel, 23
    • creativity and, 288
    • defined, 72
    • displaying, 101–102
    • in landscape photography, 252
    • in macro photography, 265
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 261–262, 263
    • in portrait photography, 256
    • in special event photography, 248
    • in sporting event photography, 259
    • in viewfinder, 27
  • aperture-priority auto (A) mode. See also capturing
    • capturing with, 154–157
    • overview, 74
  • Arctic Butterfly Sensor Brush, 48
  • aspect ratio, 85–86
  • Attenuator option, 140
  • audio
    • recording options for, 139–141
    • slow-motion videos and, 232
  • author name, adding to photos, 283–284
  • auto distortion control, 184–185
  • auto ISO sensitivity, 23
  • Auto mode. See also capturing
    • aperture and, 60
    • capturing with, 60–62
    • control panel and, 62
    • focusing in, 61–62
    • ISO sensitivity and, 60
    • lighting and, 60
    • programmed auto (P) mode and, 152
    • shutter speed and, 60
  • Auto option, 197
  • auto-area AF
    • face/eye detection, 129
    • overview, 122
  • autoexposure (AE) lock, 27
  • autofocus auto (AF-A) option, 175
  • autofocus mode
    • AF-area mode, 176–177
    • AF-ON button, 177–179
    • choosing, 175
    • in i menu, 123
    • shooting with, 179–180
  • autofocus points
    • in Auto mode, 62
    • in portrait photography, 258
    • in special event photography, 248
  • Average (overlay mode), 205

B

  • B&H Photo website, 53
  • back-button focus, 177
  • Backup option, 146
  • barrel distortion, 184
  • batteries
    • cameras and, 40–42
    • indicator for, 23
    • during interval shooting, 245
    • live view affecting life of, 119
    • third-party, 41
  • battery-chamber cover, 14
  • bit depth, 88–90
  • bit rate, 138
  • BKT button
    • Active D-Lighting, 234–237
    • bracketing exposure with, 166
    • customizing, 277
    • location of, 13
    • white balance and, 200–201
  • BLACKRAPID website, 50
  • Bluetooth connectivity. See also Wi-Fi connectivity
    • in camera, 191–194
    • indicator for, 24
  • Blurb website, 280–281
  • body cap, 13
  • bracketing
    • Active D-Lighting, 234
    • exposure, 166–167
    • flash, 216–218
    • HDR as RAW files, 240–241
    • indicator for
      • on control panel, 24
      • in viewfinder, 28
    • white balance, 200–201
  • brightness, of tilting monitor, 110–111
  • Brightness option, 68
  • bulb exposure, 161–162
  • Butcher, Clyde, 253
  • buttons, customizing, 276–278

C

  • camera
    • actions of determined by lighting, 74
    • batteries and, 40–42
    • point-and-shoot, 294
  • camera bag, 51
  • camera case, 51
  • camera settings
    • for landscape photography, 252–253
    • for macro photography, 265
    • for nature and wildlife photography, 261–262
    • for portraits, 256
    • for special event photography, 248–249
    • for sporting event photography, 259
  • camera strap, 50
  • Cameron, Julia, 287
  • capturing
    • with aperture-priority auto (A) mode, 154–157
    • with Auto mode, 60–62
    • with dynamic-area AF mode, 176
    • EFCT mode with
      • miniature effect, 225–227
      • overview, 223
      • photo illustration effect, 224
      • toy camera effect, 224–225
    • JPEG files during filming, 133
    • with miniature effect, 225–227
    • multi-exposure picture, 203–206
    • with multiple memory cards, 145–147
    • with photo illustration effect, 224
    • with Picture Control, 65–66
    • with programmed auto (P) mode, 152–153
    • with self-timer, 77–78
    • with shutter-priority auto (S) mode, 157–159
    • with single-point AF mode, 176
  • Carry Speed website, 50
  • center of interest, photography and, 295–296
  • Center-weighted metering option, 148
  • CH (continuous high speed) option, 168
    • EFCT mode and, 230
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 262
  • charge lamp, 11
  • Choose start day/time option, 244
  • CL (continuous low speed) option, 168
    • EFCT mode and, 230
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 262
  • clarity
    • option for, 68
    • of viewfinder, adjusting, 28–29
  • cleaning
    • options for, 46
    • sensors
      • lenses and, 47–48
      • manually, 42–43
      • modifying, 45–47
  • clock indicator, 24
  • Cloudy option, 198
  • CLS (Nikon Creative Lighting System), 213
  • CO2 cartridges, cleaning sensor with, 45
  • color space, specifying, 196
  • color temperature, 24, 198–199
  • compensating
    • for exposure, 165
    • for flash, 216
  • composition. See also subjects
    • of landscape photography, 253–256
    • of macro photography, 266–267
    • of nature and wildlife photography, 262–264
    • photography and
      • resources, 293–294
      • Rule of Thirds, 289–291
    • of portraits, 256–258
    • questions about, 297
    • of special event photography, 249–251
    • of sporting event photography, 260–261
  • Compressed option, 89
  • connection wizard, 186–187
  • contact sheet, 281
  • continuous AF (AF-C) option, 175
  • continuous high speed option. See CH option
  • Contrast option, 68
  • control panel, 10, 23–25. See also tilting monitor
    • aperture on, 23
    • Auto mode and, 62
    • bracketing indicator on, 24
    • exposure indicator on, 25
    • flash compensation indicator on, 24
    • ISO sensitivity on, 23
    • metering on, 23
    • shutter speed on, 23
  • controls
    • back, 10–12
    • bottom, 14
    • front, 12–14
    • top, 8–10
  • Copy to Camera option, 71
  • copyright information, 283–284
  • Creative Picture Control, 63–64
  • creativity, 287–289
  • Custom Settings menu, 59

D

  • Darken (overlay mode), 205
  • date and time, customizing, 16–20
  • delete button
    • location of, 11
    • pictures and, 111–112
    • pressing with ISO button, 39
  • Delete from Card option, 72
  • deleting
    • pictures, 112
    • protected pictures, 112
    • text, 57
  • depth-of-field. See also aperture
    • controlling, 155–156
    • defined, 72
    • in landscape photography, 252
    • in macro photography, 265
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 261
    • in portrait photography, 256
    • previewing, 156–157
    • in special event photography, 248
    • in sporting event photography, 259
  • Destination setting, 135
  • devices, pairing camera with, 191–193
  • dimensions of video, 135–137
  • diopter adjustment control, 10
  • Direct Sunlight option, 198
  • Disable option, 107
  • Distortion Control command, 211
  • distortions, in tilting monitor, 120
  • D-Lighting command, 211
  • down arrow, 56
  • downloading RAW files, 194
  • DX (24x16), 86
  • Dx lenses, 31
  • dynamic-area AF mode
    • capturing with, 176
    • overview, 122

E

  • EFCT mode. See also Picture Controls
    • overview, 160–161
    • RAW negative and, 228–229
    • taking picture in
      • miniature effect, 225–227
      • photo illustration effect, 224
      • toy camera effect, 224–225
    • taking sequence of pictures in, 230
    • videos and
      • overview, 229
      • slow-motion, 230–233
  • Effect Level option, 67
  • Electronic VR setting, 135
  • Enable option, 107
  • EN-EL15b battery, 49
  • equipment. See accessories
  • exposure. See also aperture; ISO sensitivity; shutter speed
    • bracketing, 166–167
    • in camera, 147–148
    • compensating for, 165
    • histogram and, 102–103
    • locking focus and, 167–168
    • long, 161–164
    • modes for, 152–161
      • aperture-priority auto (A) mode, 154–157
      • EFCT mode, 160–161
      • manual (M) mode, 159–160
      • programmed auto (P) mode, 152–153
      • shutter-priority auto (S) mode, 157–159
    • modifying, 164–168
    • overview, 72–74
    • Pv button and, 157
    • shooting picture with multiple, 203–206
  • exposure compensation
    • button for
      • location of, 10
      • resetting camera settings with, 274
    • in viewfinder, 28
  • exposure indicator
    • compensation, 24
    • on control panel, 25
    • in viewfinder, 28
  • Exposure info option, 101
  • Exposure Review, 124
  • Exposure smoothing option
    • interval shooting, 245
    • time-lapse, 243
  • eyepiece cap
    • exposure and, 78
    • live view and, 120
  • eyepieces, 50

F

  • F mount, 31
  • file formats. See also JPEG files; RAW files
    • comparing, 90–92
    • EFCT mode and, 222
    • overview, 79–80
    • specifying, 81–85
    • for video, 138–139
  • file management
    • creating folders for, 92–93
    • file numbering, 94–95
    • naming, 95–96
  • Fill Flash modes, 215
  • filming, capturing JPEG files during, 133
  • Filter Effects option, 68
  • flash. See also lighting
    • bracketing, 216–218
    • compensating for, 216
    • equipment for, 213–214
    • in macro photography, 266
    • modes for, 214–216
    • overview, 213
  • flash compensation indicator
    • on control panel, 24
    • in viewfinder, 28
  • flash mode, 123
  • flash mode/flash compensation button, 13
  • Flash off modes, 216
  • Flash option, 198
  • flash-ready indicator, 28
  • flexible program indicator, 27
  • flexible program mode, 153
  • flicker
    • detecting, 27
    • reducing
      • enabling, 201–203
      • live view and, 129
      • videos, 142–143
  • Flickr website, 294
  • Fluorescent option, 198
  • Fn button
    • customizing, 277
    • location of, 13
    • overview, 174
    • virtual horizon and, 172
  • focal length
    • of lens, 74
    • overview, 72–74
  • focal plane mark, 10
  • focus
    • indicator for, 27
    • peaking, 129
    • shifting, 207–210
  • Focus point option, 101
  • focus points, 26
  • focus selector lock
    • location of, 11
    • off-center object, 75–76
  • focus stacking
    • in Adobe Photoshop, 281–283
    • overview, 207–210
  • focusing
    • in Auto mode, 61–62
    • autofocus
      • AF-area mode, 176–177
      • AF-ON button for, 177–179
      • modes for, 175
      • shooting with, 179–180
    • in miniature effect, 226
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 262–263
    • Pv button and, 157
    • on subjects
      • manually, 76–77
      • off-center, 75–76
  • focus-mode selector, 13
  • folders, creating, 92–93
  • formatting memory cards, 38–39
  • Frame interval option, 114
  • frame rate
    • basics of, 137
    • shutter speed and, 144
    • for slow-motion videos, 231–232
    • of video, changing, 135–137
  • Frame Size and Rate/Image Quality, 134
  • framing grid
    • in live view, 122–123
    • overview, 26
  • Frequency Response option, 140
  • f-stop number
    • defined, 72
    • depth-of-field and, 155
  • full-time AF (AF-F) option, 175
  • FX (36x24), 86

G

  • gamut, 196
  • Giotto Rocket Air Blaster, 44
  • Group-area AF mode, 177

H

  • HC-E1 HDMI cable, 49
  • HDR (High Dynamic Range)
    • overview, 237
    • saving bracketed as RAW files, 240–241
    • taking pictures with, 238–240
  • HDR indicator, 27
  • Headphone Volume option, 140
  • help menu, 285
  • help/protect/WB button, 11
  • High Dynamic Range. See HDR
  • high key effect, 222
  • High quality option, 138
  • high speed UDMA card, 144
  • Highlights option, 101
  • Highlight-weighted metering option, 149
  • histogram
    • accessing with Info button, 30
    • basics of, 102–103
    • defined, 97
    • Info button displaying, 127
  • Hoodman website, 53–54
  • horizon line, 253
  • Hue option, 68

I

  • i button
    • location of, 11
    • overview, 98
  • i menu
    • exiting, 124
    • live view and, 123–125
    • overview, 29
    • for video, 134–135
  • icons, in viewfinder, 25–28
  • image area
    • choosing, 85–88
    • overview, 26
  • Image Overlay command, 211
  • Image Quality, 123
  • image review, 98–99
  • Image Review option, 19
  • Image Size, 124
  • image stabilization
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 263
    • in portrait photography, 256
  • Image Type option, 114
  • image-editing software
    • Adobe Lightroom, 279–282
    • aligning bracketed pictures with, 167
    • correcting exposure in, 103
    • formatting memory cards, 39
    • RAW files and, 81
    • UV filter in, 255
  • Incandescent option, 198
  • Info button
    • displaying histogram, 127–128
    • location of, 11
    • overview, 29–30
  • Information Display option, 19
  • interval shooting, options for, 242–245
  • ISO button
    • location of, 9
    • pressing with delete button, 39
  • ISO sensitivity. See also exposure
    • Auto mode and, 60
    • on control panel, 23
    • displaying, 101–102
    • enabling, 181
    • extending range of, 181–183
    • indicator for, 28
    • in landscape photography, 252, 255
    • in macro photography, 265
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 262
    • noise reduction and, 183–184
    • overview, 180
    • in portrait photography, 256
    • in special event photography, 248
    • in sporting event photography, 259

J

  • Jarvis, Chase, 295
  • Job nr, 164
  • JPEG files. See also RAW files
    • capturing during filming, 133
    • EFCT mode and, 222
    • options for, 83–84
    • Picture Controls applied to, 64
    • RAW files vs., 81
  • JPEG format, 36

K

  • K option, 198
  • Ken Burns effect, 230
  • keyboard, 57

L

  • Landscape (Picture Control), 63
  • landscape orientation, 289
  • landscape photography
    • camera settings for, 252–253
    • composition of, 253–256
    • overview, 251–252
  • Large option, 85
  • LCD illuminator, 23
  • LCD protector, 53
  • left arrow, 56
  • lens flare, 36
  • Lensbaby website, 224
  • lenses. See also accessories
    • attaching
      • mark for, 13
      • overview, 32–33
    • changing, 33
    • depth-of-field and, 155
    • distortions caused by, 184
    • hood for, 36
    • kit for cleaning, 53
    • M/A switch on, 61
    • for macro photography, 265
    • overview, 32
    • release button for, 13
    • removing, 33
    • sensors and, 47–48
    • shutter speed and focal length of, 74
    • telephoto lens, 72
    • used in special event photography, 248
    • UV filter for, 255
    • for vibration reduction, 34–35
    • for zooming, 35–36
  • Lighten (overlay mode), 205
  • lighting. See also flash
    • Auto mode and, 60
    • Auto-focus in low, 129
    • camera actions determined by, 74
    • in landscape photography, 254
    • in macro photography, 266
    • photography and, 294–295
    • in portrait photography, 257
    • shutter speeds and, 160
  • Lightroom Classic, 279–281
  • live view. See also tilting monitor; viewfinder
    • AF-area mode and, 121–122
    • button for, 10
    • displaying shooting information in
      • overview, 127–128
      • for video, 133–134
    • flicker reduction and, 129
    • framing grid in, 122–123
    • i menu
      • overview, 123–125
      • for video, 134–135
    • miscellaneous options, 129–130
    • overview, 116, 119
    • recording movies and, 132–133
    • taking pictures with, 120–121
    • touch controls and, 126
    • using EFCT mode in, 224
    • viewfinder virtual horizon in, 173–174
    • zoom preview in, 128
  • Live View option, 19
  • locking focus, exposure and, 167–168
  • long exposure
    • enabling noise reduction, 163–164
    • overview, 161
    • shooting, 161–163
  • Lossless Compressed option, 89
  • low battery warning, 28
  • low key effect, 222
  • Lowepro website, 51
  • low-light AF, 129

M

  • M (manual) mode, 159–160
  • M/A switch, 61
  • macro photography
    • camera settings for, 265
    • composition of, 266–267
  • main command dial, 10
  • manual (M) mode, 159–160
  • Matrix metering option, 148
  • Medium option, 85
  • memory card access lamp
    • location of, 11
    • turning off camera and, 62
  • memory card icon, 23
  • memory cards. See also accessories
    • formatting, 38–39
    • inserting, 36–48
    • interval shooting and, 245
    • removing, 40
    • saving Picture Controls on, 70–72
    • shooting with multiple, 145–147
  • MENU button, 11
  • menus
    • accessing, 57–60
    • customizing, 275–276
    • for help, 285
    • keyboard and, 57
    • multi selector and, 56
    • playback i menu, 98
  • Menus option, 19
  • metadata
    • Adobe Lightroom Classic and, 280
    • date and time, 17
    • Picture Control not recorded on, 64
  • metering
    • choosing mode for, 148–149
    • on control panel, 23
    • overview, 147
    • in viewfinder, 27
  • Metering setting, 124
  • microphone, windshield for, 140
  • Microphone Sensitivity option
  • microphones, 49
  • Mid-Range Sharpening option, 67
  • miniature effect
    • capturing with, 225–227
    • overview, 222
  • mirror up option. See Mup option
  • mode dial, 8
  • modules, in Adobe Lightroom Classic, 279–281
  • monitor. See tilting monitor
  • Monochrome (Picture Control), 63
  • Monochrome command, 211
  • monochrome indicator, 27
  • monopods, 279
  • MOV format, 139
  • movie shooting menu, 59
  • movie-record button
    • location of, 9
    • overview, 277
  • movies. See videos
  • MP4 format, 139
  • Muench, David, 253
  • Muench, Marc, 253
  • multi selector
    • location of, 11
    • menus and, 56
    • navigating pictures with, 105
  • multiple exposure indicator, 24
  • Mup (mirror up) option
    • interval shooting and, 244
    • overview, 169
  • My Menu, 60

N

  • NANUK website, 51
  • Natural Light Auto option, 198
  • nature and wildlife photography
    • camera settings for, 261–262
    • composition of, 262–264
    • overview, 261
  • ND (neutral density) filter, 255–256
  • NEF (RAW) files. See also JPEG files
    • bit depth and, 88–90
    • downloading, 194
    • EFCT mode and, 222
    • JPEG files vs., 81
    • options for, 83
    • Picture Controls not applied to, 64
    • saving bracketed HDR as, 240–241
  • Negative Digitizer, 124
  • Neutral (Picture Control), 63
  • neutral density (ND) filter, 255–256
  • night vision effect, 222
  • Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS), 213
  • Nikon D780
    • accessories for
      • Nikon, 49–50
      • third-party, 50–53
      • for video, 53–54
    • Bluetooth connectivity in
      • pairing with device, 191–193
      • SnapBridge, 193–194
    • cleaning, 54
    • control panel on, 23–25
    • controls on
      • back, 10–12
      • bottom, 14
      • front, 12–14
      • top, 8–10
    • creating custom user settings on, 272–274
    • customizing settings on
      • date and time, 16–20
      • monitor off delay, 18–20
    • i menu on, 29
    • increasing saturation, 63
    • Info button, 29–30
    • overview, 7
    • resetting default user settings on, 274
    • resolution of, 80
    • storing, 33
    • tilting monitor on, 20–22
    • viewfinder on
      • adjusting clarity of, 28–29
      • icons in, 25–28
      • overview, 25
    • Wi-Fi connectivity in
      • airplane mode, 189–190
      • enabling, 185–188
      • uploading pictures via, 188–189
  • Nikon Download Center, 285
  • “no memory card” indicator, 27
  • noise reduction
    • enabling, 163–164
    • ISO sensitivity and, 183–184
  • None [Image only] option, 102
  • Normal option, 138
  • number of exposures remaining
    • in control panel, 23
    • in viewfinder, 28
  • numbering files, 94–95

O

  • Off option, 204
  • OK button
    • location of, 11
    • overview, 56
  • On (series) option
    • High Dynamic Range (HDR), 239
    • multiple-exposure image, 204
  • On/Off option
    • file number sequence, 94
    • High Dynamic Range (HDR), 239
  • Overflow option, 146
  • Overlay Shooting option, 206
  • Overview option, 102

P

  • P mode. See programmed auto (P) mode
  • PAL format, 137
  • panning, 144
  • Pelican website, 51
  • Perspective Control command, 211
  • photo illustration effect
    • capturing with, 224
    • overview, 222
  • photo shooting menu, 59
  • photography
    • center of interest and, 295–296
    • composition and
      • questions about, 297
      • resources, 293–294
      • Rule of Thirds, 289–291
    • landscape
      • camera settings, 252–253
      • composition, 253–256
      • overview, 251–252
    • lighting and, 294–295
    • macro, camera settings, 265
    • nature and wildlife
      • camera settings, 261–262
      • composition, 262–264
      • overview, 261
    • portraits
      • camera settings, 256
      • composition, 256–258
    • practicing, 292–293
    • special events
      • camera settings, 248–249
      • composition, 249–251
      • overview, 247–248
      • recommendations, 92
    • sporting events
      • camera settings, 259
      • composition, 260–261
    • vantage point and, 296
  • Photo.net, 288
  • Photoshop, 281–283
  • Picture Controls. See also EFCT mode
    • applied to JPEG files, 64
    • capturing photos with, 65–66
    • custom
      • creating, 68–70
      • saving and sharing, 70–72
    • modifying, 66–68
    • not applied to NEF files, 64
    • not applied to RAW files, 64
    • not recorded on metadata, 64
    • overview, 63–65
    • video and, 141–142
  • picture display options, 101–102
  • picture review options, 104–105
  • pictures. See also capturing; videos
    • adding author name to, 283–284
    • adding copyright information to, 283–284
    • backing up, 91
    • blurry, 74
    • deleting, 112
    • HDR and, 238–240
    • navigating in zoomed, 105
    • protecting, 112–113
    • quality of
      • overview, 80
      • specifying, 81–85
    • rating, 105–106
    • retouching, 210–213
    • reviewing, 99–100
    • rotating, 103–104
    • sharpness of, 74
    • shooting multi-exposure, 203–206
    • size of
      • comparing, 90–92
      • overview, 80
      • specifying, 81–85
    • taking sequence of, 230
    • taking with live view, 120–121
    • touch controls and, 108–110
    • on TV monitor, sharing, 115
    • uploading, 188–189
  • pincushion distortion, 184
  • pinpoint AF, 121
  • pitch indicator, 27
  • pixels, 102
  • play button, 11
  • playback i menu, 98
  • playback menu, 59
  • Playback only option, 107
  • Playback option, 19
  • point-and-shoot cameras, 294
  • pop effect, 222
  • Portrait (Picture Control), 63
  • portrait orientation, 289
  • portrait photography
    • camera settings for, 256
    • composition of, 256–258
  • power switch, 8
  • PRE (Preset Manual) option, 198
  • programmed auto (P) mode. See also capturing
    • capturing with, 152–153
    • overview, 73
  • protecting pictures, 112–113
  • Pv button
    • customizing, 277
    • location of, 13
    • previewing depth-of-field with, 156–157
    • virtual horizon and, 172

Q

  • Q (quiet shutter-release) option, 169
  • QC (quiet continuous shutter-release) option, 169
  • Quasar Plus Sensor Loupe, 48
  • Quick Retouch command, 211
  • Quick Sharp option, 67

R

  • range of ISO sensitivity, 181–183
  • rating, 105–106
  • RAW files. See also JPEG files
    • bit depth and, 88–90
    • downloading, 194
    • EFCT mode and, 222
    • JPEG files vs., 81
    • options for, 83
    • Picture Controls not applied to, 64
    • saving bracketed High Dynamic Range (HDR) as, 240–241
  • RAW negative, EFCT mode and, 228–229
  • RAW Slot 1 – JPEG Slot 2 option, 147
  • Rear curtain sync modes, 216
  • recording
    • audio, 139–141
    • video, 132–133
  • red-eye reduction
  • reducing
    • flicker in video, 142–143
    • lens flare, 36
  • release mode dial, 8
  • remote controllers, 50
  • removing
    • lenses, 33
    • memory cards, 40
  • Reset option, 94
  • Resize command, 211
  • resolution, 80
  • retouch menu, 60
  • retouching pictures, 210–213
  • reviewing
    • movies, 100
    • pictures, 99–100
  • RGB, Adobe
    • naming files and, 95
    • RAW files and, 196
  • RGB histogram option, 102
  • right arrow, 56
  • roll indicator, 27
  • rotating, 103–104
  • Rule of Thirds, 291

S

  • S (single frame) option, 168
  • S mode. See shutter-priority auto (S) mode
  • SanDisk website, 54
  • saturation
    • camera increasing, 63
    • option for, 68
  • Save option, 72
  • saving
    • bracketed HDR as raw files, 240–241
    • custom Picture Control, 70–72
    • Picture Controls on memory cards, 70–72
  • SD memory cards. See memory cards
  • Select Date option, 112
  • Select First Exposure (NEF) option, 206
  • selective color effect, 222
  • selfies, 22
  • self-timer
    • capturing with, 77–78
    • lamp, 13
    • option for, 169
  • sensors
    • aspect ratio and, 85–86
    • changing lenses and, 33
    • cleaning, 42–45
      • lenses and, 47–48
      • modifying, 45–47
    • Dx lenses and, 31
    • overview, 42
  • Set Picture Control, 123
  • settings, customizing
    • date and time, 16–20
    • monitor off delay, 18–20
  • setup menu, 60
  • Shade option, 198
  • sharing
    • custom Picture Control, 70–72
    • pictures on TV monitor, 115
  • Sharpening option, 67
  • sharpness, 74
  • shifting focus, 207–210
  • Shooting data option, 102
  • shooting information
    • displaying, 127
    • in live view, 127–128, 133–134
  • Shooting time option, 242–243
  • shutter speed. See aperture
    • Auto mode and, 60
    • blurry pictures and slow, 74
    • on control panel, 23
    • defined, 72
    • displaying, 101–102
    • frame rate and, 144
    • in landscape photography, 252, 255
    • lighting and, 160
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 262
    • in sporting event photography, 259
    • in viewfinder, 27
  • shutter-priority auto (S) mode. See also capturing
    • capturing with, 157–159
    • overview, 74
  • shutter-release button
    • location of, 9
    • pressing halfway, 61
      • exiting i menu, 124
      • video playback, 100
  • shutter-release mode, 168–169
  • silent live view photography, 130
  • Silent photography option
    • interval shooting, 245
    • time-lapse, 243
  • silhouette effect, 222
  • simplified shooting information display, 127
  • single AF (AF-S) option, 175
  • single frame (S) option, 168
  • single-point AF mode
    • capturing with, 176
    • overview, 121
  • slice of focus, 226
  • slide shows
    • with Ken Burns effect, 230
    • overview, 113–115
  • Slow sync modes, 215
  • slow-motion videos, 230–233
  • Small option, 85
  • SnapBridge, 191–194
  • speaker, 11
  • special effects mode indicator, 27
  • special event photography
    • camera settings for, 248–249
    • composition of, 249–251
    • overview, 247–248
  • Speedlight, 49
  • sporting event photography
    • camera settings for, 259
    • composition of, 260–261
  • Spot metering option, 149
  • sRGB, 95
  • Standard (Picture Control), 63
  • Start option, 114
  • stereo microphone, 13
  • still photography i menu, 149–151
  • Stoffen, 258
  • Straighten command, 211
  • strap, 50
  • sub-command dial, 8
  • subjects. See also composition
    • depth-of-field and, 248
    • focus indicator and, 27
    • focusing on
      • manually, 76–77
      • off-center, 75–76
    • large groups, 248
    • in portrait photography, 257
  • super vivid effect, 222

T

  • telephoto lens, 72
  • tempered-glass screen protector, 21
  • text, 57
  • Think Tank Photo website, 51
  • third-party batteries, 41
  • tilting monitor. See also control panel; live view; viewfinder
    • brightness of, 110–111
    • choosing picture display options on, 101–102
    • deleting pictures on, 112
    • distortions in, 120
    • enabling image review, 98–99
    • histogram and, 102–103
    • live view and, 116
    • location of, 11
    • overview, 20–22, 97–98
    • playback i menu and, 98
    • protecting pictures, 112–113
    • rating images and movies on, 105–106
    • reviewing movies on, 100
    • reviewing pictures on, 99–100
    • rotating pictures on, 103–104
    • setting picture review options on, 104–105
    • slide shows and, 113–115
    • touch controls and
      • flicking through pictures, 108–110
      • setting up, 106–108
  • time and date, customizing, 16–20
  • time-lapse videos, 241–243
  • Toning (Creative Picture Control) option, 68
  • touch controls
    • flicking through pictures with, 108–110
    • live view and, 126
    • setting up, 106–108
    • zooming with, 109
  • toy camera effect, 222, 224–225
  • Trim command, 211
  • Trim Movie command, 212
  • tripod socket, 14
  • tripods. See also accessories
    • creating makeshift, 278–279
    • image stabilization and, 256
    • monopods, 279
    • overview, 51–52
  • TV monitor, sharing pictures on, 115

U

  • up arrow, 56
  • uploading pictures via Wi-Fi, 188–189
  • user settings
    • creating, 272–274
    • resetting, 274
  • UV filter, for lenses, 255

V

  • vantage point
    • landscape photography, 251
    • large groups and, 248
    • photography and, 296
  • vibration reduction, lenses for, 34–35
  • video shoulder rig, 53
  • video-editing software, 137
  • videos. See also pictures
    • accessories for, 53–54
    • Active D-Lighting and, 143–144
    • changing audio recording options for, 139–141
    • changing dimensions and frame rate of, 135–137
    • choosing file format for, 138–139
    • choosing quality of, 137–138
    • EFCT mode and, 229
    • frame rates for slow-motion, 231–232
    • Picture Control and, 141–142
    • rating, 105–106
    • recording, live view and, 132–133
    • reducing flicker in, 142–143
    • reviewing, 100
    • slow-motion, 230–233
    • time-lapse, 241–243
    • touch controls and, 110
    • volume of, 100
  • viewfinder. See also live view; tilting monitor
    • accessories for, 50
    • adjusting clarity of, 28–29
    • aperture in, 27
    • depth-of-field not accurate through, 156
    • icons in, 25–28
    • metering in, 27
    • overview, 25
    • shutter speed in, 27
    • white dot on, 61
  • viewfinder eyepiece, 10
  • viewfinder mask, 87
  • viewfinder virtual horizon
    • enabling, 172–173
    • in live view, 173–174
  • virtual horizon
    • accessing with Info button, 30
    • Info button displaying, 128
  • VisibleDust, 48
  • Vivid (Picture Control), 63
  • volume, of video, 100
  • VR switch, 34

W

  • white balance
    • bracketing, 200–201
    • color temperature and, 198–199
    • creating custom, 199
    • in i menu, 124
    • overview, 197–198
  • white dot, on viewfinder, 61
  • wide-angle focal length, 73
  • wide-angle lens, 248
  • wide-area AF, 121
  • Wi-Fi connectivity. See also Bluetooth connectivity
    • airplane mode, 189–190
    • enabling, 185–188
    • indicator for, 24
    • uploading pictures via, 188–189
  • Wind Noise Reduction
    • in i menu, 134
    • option for, 140
  • windshield, 140
  • Wireless Transmitter Utility, 185
  • WT-7A Wireless Transmitter, 50

Z

  • zoom in/QUAL button
    • keyboard and, 57
    • location of, 11
    • volume and, 100
  • zoom out/metering button
    • location of, 11
    • resetting camera settings with, 274
  • zooming
    • lenses for, 35–36
    • in macro photography, 266
    • in nature and wildlife photography, 263
    • on pictures, 104–105
    • preview in live view, 128
    • in sporting event photography, 259
    • with touch controls, 109
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