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Save Menu Settings Save settings to a memory card. If the card is full, an error will be displayed and settings will not be saved. Saved settings can only be used with other cameras of the same model. Load Menu Settings Load saved settings from a memory card. Note that [Load menu settings] is available only when a memory card containing saved settings is inserted. D Saved Settings Settings are saved to files named "NCSET***". "***" is an identifier that varies from camera to camera. The camera will not be able to load settings if the file name is changed. 956 B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup

Section	Page
Package Contents	2
About This Manual	4
Table of Contents	6
Menu List	35
For Your Safety	41
Notices	49
Getting to Know the Camera	53
Parts of the Camera	53
Camera Body	53
The Power Switch	60
The Top Control Panel	61
The Rear Control Panel	63
The Viewfinder	64
The Live View Displays (Photos/Movies)	67
Touch Controls	70
First Steps	79
Readying the Camera	79
Attaching the Strap	79
Charging the Battery	80
Inserting the Battery	84
Attaching a Lens	87
Inserting Memory Cards	90
Camera Setup	95
The Battery Level and Number of Exposures Remaining	99
Battery Level	99
Memory Card Indicators and Number of Exposures Remaining	100
Basic Photography and Playback	102
Taking Photographs	102
Framing Photographs in the Viewfinder (Viewfinder Photography)	102
Framing Photographs in the Monitor (Live View)	107
Recording Movies	115
Taking Photos During Filming	122
Playback	123
Viewing Movies	125
Deleting Unwanted Pictures	128
Uploading Pictures	129
Uploading Pictures to Smart Devices	129
Uploading Pictures to a Computer or FTP Server	129
Camera Controls	132
The MENU Button	132
Using the Menus	133
The i Button (the i Menu)	140
The Still Photography i Menu	142
The Movie i Menu	144
The Playback i Menu	145
The info Button	146
Viewfinder Photography	146
Live View Photography	147
The Focus-Mode Selector	149
The AF-Mode Button	150
Choosing an AF Mode	150
Choosing an AF-Area Mode	153
The AF-ON Button	159
The MODE Button	160
Choosing an Exposure Mode	160
The Release Mode Dial and Quick Release-Mode Selection Button	161
Choosing a Release Mode	161
The Metering Button	163
Choosing a Metering Option	163
The BKT Button	165
The ISO (FORMAT) Button	166
Adjusting ISO Sensitivity	166
Enabling Auto ISO Sensitivity Control	168
The Exposure Compensation Button	169
Adjusting Exposure Compensation	169
The QUAL Button	170
Adjusting Image Quality	170
Choosing an Image Size	172
The WB Button	173
Adjusting White Balance	173
The Protect (Picture Control/Help) Button	177
Choosing a Picture Control	177
The Thumbnail (Flash Mode) Button	183
Choosing a Flash Mode	183
Adjusting Flash Compensation	185
The Pv Button	186
The Fn1, Fn2, Fn3, and Fn (Vertical) Buttons	187
Shooting Settings	188
Image Recording Options (Image Area, Quality, and Size)	188
Adjusting Image Area Settings	188
Adjusting Image Quality	194
Choosing an Image Size	197
Choosing How the Camera Focuses (Focus)	200
Choosing a Focus Mode	200
Autofocus Mode	201
AF-Area Mode	205
Focus Point Selection	216
Custom Focus Groups	219
Focus Lock	222
Manual Focus	226
Exposure-Related Settings (Metering and Exposure Compensation)	230
Choosing How the Camera Sets Exposure	230
Choosing an Exposure Mode	234
Long Time-Exposures (Mode M Only)	243
Shutter Speed and Aperture Lock	246
Autoexposure Lock	248
Exposure Compensation	251
Choosing the Operation Performed When the Shutter Is Released (Release Mode)	255
Choosing a Release Mode Such as Single-Frame, Continuous, or Quiet Shutter-Release	255
Using the Self-Timer	261
Mirror Up Mode (Mup)	263
Adjusting the Camera’s Sensitivity to Light (ISO Sensitivity)	265
ISO Sensitivity	265
Auto ISO Sensitivity Control	268
Achieving Natural Colors with Different Light Sources (White Balance)	273
White Balance	273
Fine-Tuning White Balance	279
Choosing a Color Temperature	283
Preset Manual	286
Varying Exposure or White Balance over a Series of Photographs (Bracketing)	301
Bracketing	302
Exposure and Flash Bracketing	303
White Balance Bracketing	311
ADL Bracketing	317
Image Processing (Picture Controls)	323
Picture Controls	323
Modifying Picture Controls from the Menus	326
Custom Picture Controls	328
Preserving Detail in Highlights and Shadows (Active D-Lighting and HDR)	333
Active D-Lighting	333
High Dynamic Range (HDR)	335
Movie Recording and Editing	344
Image Area: Choosing a Movie Crop	344
Frame Size/Frame Rate and Movie Quality	346
The Movie Crop	348
Points to Note When Recording Movies	349
Editing Movies	352
Trimming Movies	353
Saving Selected Frames as JPEG Stills	358
Adding Indices to Movies	359
Other Shooting Options	360
Using Two Memory Cards	360
Deleting Copies	363
Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings	364
Photo Shooting Menu	365
Movie Shooting Menu	367
Other Settings	368
Combining Multiple Exposures in a Single Photo (Multiple Exposure)	370
Multiple Exposure Options	370
Creating a Multiple Exposure	373
Using the i Button	381
Ending Multiple Exposures	382
Taking Photos at a Set Interval (Interval Timer Shooting)	383
Interval Timer Shooting Options	383
Interval-Timer Photography	388
Pausing Interval-Timer Photography	397
Resuming Interval Timer Shooting	398
Ending Interval Timer Shooting	399
Creating a Movie from Photos (Time-Lapse Movie)	400
Time-Lapse Movie Options	400
Recording Time-Lapse Movies	402
Varying Focus over a Series of Photos (Focus Shift Shooting)	412
Focus Shift Shooting Options	412
Focus Shift Photography	415
The Electronic Shutter (Silent Live View Photography)	426
Customizing the i Menus: Customize i Menu	429
Using Non-CPU Lenses (Non-CPU Lens Data)	431
Entering Lens Data	433
Recalling Non-CPU Lens Data	435
Location Data	436
Location Data Options	436
Playback	442
Viewing Pictures	442
Full-Frame Playback	442
Thumbnail Playback	443
Playback Controls	444
Playback Touch Controls	447
The i Button	451
Photo Information	457
File Information	458
Exposure Data	459
Highlights	459
RGB Histogram	460
Shooting Data	462
Overview	468
Playback Zoom	470
Using Playback Zoom	471
Protecting Pictures from Deletion	473
Rating Pictures	475
Selecting Pictures for Upload	477
Filtered Playback	479
[Filtered Playback Criteria]	479
Deleting Pictures	481
Using the Delete Button	481
Deleting Multiple Pictures	483
Voice Memos	488
Recording Voice Memos	488
During Playback	488
During Shooting	490
Playing Voice Memos	495
Deleting Voice Memos	496
Connecting to Computers and TVs	497
Connecting to Computers	497
Connecting via USB	497
Ethernet and Wireless Networks (Wi-Fi)	503
Connecting to HDMI Devices	505
TVs	506
Recorders	506
Built-in Wireless	509
Camera and Network System Chart	509
Connecting to Smart Devices	510
The SnapBridge App	510
What SnapBridge Can Do for You	511
Wireless Connections	512
Connecting via Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Mode)	513
Connecting via Bluetooth	521
Connecting to Computers via Wi-Fi	537
What Wi-Fi Can Do for You	537
The Wireless Transmitter Utility	537
Infrastructure and Access-Point Modes	538
Connecting in Access-Point Mode	540
Connecting in Infrastructure Mode	546
Uploading Pictures	555
Disconnecting and Reconnecting	562
Troubleshooting Built-in Wi-Fi	564
Ethernet/WT-6	566
Ethernet Connections and the WT-6	566
The Wireless Transmitter Utility	567
What Ethernet and the WT-6 Can Do for You	568
Upload to FTP Servers or Computers	568
Computer-Based Remote Photography (Camera Control Mode)	569
Browser-Based Remote Photography (HTTP Server Mode)	569
Camera-Based Remote Photography (Synchronized Release)	570
Clock Synchronization (Synchronize Date and Time)	570
Connecting an Ethernet Cable or WT-6	572
Connecting an Ethernet Cable	572
Attaching the WT-6	573
Creating a Network Profile (Ethernet)	574
Image Transfer and Camera Control Modes	575
HTTP Server Mode	583
FTP Upload Mode	588
Creating Network Profiles (WT-6)	596
WT-6 Wireless Connection Options	597
Image Transfer and Camera Control Modes	598
HTTP Server Mode	612
FTP Upload Mode	623
Upload to Computers and FTP Servers	637
Connecting to a Computer or FTP Server	637
Camera Control	647
The [Wired LAN/WT] Status Display	650
HTTP Server	653
The [Wired LAN/WT] Status Display	659
Computer, Android, and iPad Web Browsers	662
iPhone Web Browsers	674
Synchronized Release	680
About Synchronized Release	680
Using Synchronized Release	681
Synchronizing Camera Clocks	685
Ethernet/Wireless Transmitter Troubleshooting	688
Problems and Solutions	688
Error Codes	690
On-Camera Flash Photography	692
“On-Camera” Versus “Remote”	692
Camera-Mounted Flash Units	692
Remote Flash Photography	692
Using an On-Camera Flash	693
Flash Control Mode	697
Flash Modes	700
Choosing a Flash Mode	703
Flash Compensation	705
Adjusting Flash Compensation	705
FV Lock	707
Flash Info for On-Camera Units	711
Flash Control Mode Displays	712
Remote Flash Photography	715
What Is Remote Flash Photography?	715
Using Remote Flash Units	716
Radio AWL	717
Establishing a Wireless Connection	717
Remote Flash Photography	722
Adding a Shoe-Mounted Flash Unit	731
Optical AWL	732
Using Optical AWL with the SB-5000 or SB-500	733
Optical/Radio AWL	746
Flash Info for Remote Units	747
Flash Control Mode Displays	747
Menu Guide	750
Defaults	750
Playback Menu Defaults	750
Photo Shooting Menu Defaults	752
Movie Shooting Menu Defaults	759
Custom Settings Menu Defaults	761
Setup Menu Defaults	774
The Playback Menu: Managing Images	782
Delete	783
Playback Folder	784
Playback Display Options	785
Delete Images from Both Slots	786
Dual-Format Recording PB Slot	787
Filtered Playback Criteria	787
Image Review	787
After Delete	788
After Burst, Show	789
Rotate Tall	790
Copy Image(s)	790
Copying Pictures	791
Hide Image	798
Slide Show	800
Viewing Slide Shows	800
The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options	802
Photo Shooting Menu Bank	804
Renaming Photo Shooting Menu Banks	805
Restoring Default Settings	805
Extended Photo Menu Banks	806
Storage Folder	807
Renaming Folders	807
Select Folder by Number	808
Select Folder from List	810
File Naming	812
Role Played by Card in Slot 2	813
Image Area	813
Image Quality	813
Image Size	814
NEF (RAW) Recording	814
NEF (RAW) Compression	815
NEF (RAW) Bit Depth	815
ISO Sensitivity Settings	816
White Balance	816
Set Picture Control	816
Manage Picture Control	817
Color Space	817
Active D-Lighting	818
Long Exposure NR	819
High ISO NR	820
Vignette Control	821
Diffraction Compensation	822
Auto Distortion Control	823
Flicker Reduction	824
Flash Control	826
Flash Control Mode	827
Wireless Flash Options	828
Remote Flash Control	829
Radio Remote Flash Info	829
Auto Bracketing	830
Multiple Exposure	831
HDR (High Dynamic Range)	831
Interval Timer Shooting	832
Time-Lapse Movie	832
Focus Shift Shooting	832
Silent Live View Photography	833
The Movie Shooting Menu: Movie Shooting Options	834
Reset Movie Shooting Menu	835
File Naming	835
Destination	835
Image Area	836
Auto DX Crop	836
Frame Size/Frame Rate	836
Movie Quality	837
Movie File Type	837
ISO Sensitivity Settings	838
White Balance	839
Set Picture Control	840
Manage Picture Control	840
Active D-Lighting	840
High ISO NR	841
Diffraction Compensation	841
Flicker Reduction	842
Electronic VR	843
Microphone Sensitivity	844
Attenuator	845
Frequency Response	845
Wind Noise Reduction	846
Headphone Volume	846
Timecode	847
Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings	849
Custom Settings Bank	854
Renaming Custom Settings Banks	854
Restoring Default Settings	855
a: Autofocus	856
a1: AF-C Priority Selection	856
a2: AF-S Priority Selection	857
a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On	857
Blocked Shot AF Response	858
Subject Motion	858
a4: Focus Points Used	859
a5: Store Points by Orientation	860
a6: AF Activation	862
a7: Single-Point AF Watch Area	863
a8: 3D-Tracking Face-Detection	863
a9: Group-Area AF Face Detection	864
a10: Custom Groupings (C1/C2)	864
a11: Auto-Area AF Face Detection	864
a12: Auto-Area AF Starting Point	865
a13: Focus-Point Persistence	865
a14: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection	866
a15: Autofocus Mode Restrictions	867
a16: Focus Point Wrap-Around	867
a17: Focus Point Options	867
Manual Focus Mode	868
Focus Point Brightness	868
Dynamic-Area AF Assist	868
a18: Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode	869
b: Metering/Exposure	870
b1: ISO Sensitivity Step Value	870
b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl	870
b3: Exp./Flash Comp. Step Value	870
b4: Easy Exposure Compensation	871
b5: Matrix Metering	872
b6: Center-Weighted Area	872
b7: Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure	873
c: Timers/AE Lock	874
c1: Shutter-Release Button AE-L	874
c2: Standby Timer	874
c3: Self-Timer	875
c4: Monitor Off Delay	875
d: Shooting/Display	876
d1: Continuous Shooting Speed	876
d2: Max. Continuous Release	877
d3: Limit Release Mode Selection	878
d4: Sync. Release Mode Options	878
d5: Exposure Delay Mode	879
d6: Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter	879
d7: Extended Shutter Speeds (M)	880
d8: Limit Selectable Image Area	881
d9: File Number Sequence	882
d10: Peaking Highlights	884
d11: Framing Grid Display	884
d12: Rear Control Panel	885
d13: LCD Illumination	885
d14: Live View in Continuous Mode	887
d15: Optical VR	887
e: Bracketing/Flash	888
e1: Flash Sync Speed	888
e2: Flash Shutter Speed	890
e3: Exposure Comp. for Flash	890
e4: Auto Flash ISO Sensitivity Control	891
e5: Flash Burst Priority	892
e6: Modeling Flash	892
e7: Auto Bracketing (Mode M)	893
e8: Bracketing Order	894
e9: Bracketing Burst Options	895
f: Controls	896
f1: Customize i Menu	896
f2: Customize i Menu (Lv)	898
Photo Live View Display WB	900
Split-Screen Display Zoom	901
f3: Custom Controls	902
f4: Multi Selector Center Button	915
Viewfinder Photography	916
Live View	917
Playback Mode	918
f5: Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock	919
f6: Customize Command Dials	919
Reverse Rotation	920
Change Main/Sub	920
Aperture Setting	921
Menus and Playback	922
Sub-Dial Frame Advance	923
f7: Multi Selector	924
f8: Release Button to Use Dial	924
f9: Reverse Indicators	925
f10: Live View Button Options	926
f11: LCD Illuminator Switch	926
f12: Full-Frame Playback Flicks	927
Flick Up/Flick Down	927
Flick Advance Direction	928
g: Movie	929
g1: Customize i Menu	929
Multi-Selector Power Aperture	930
Multi Selector Exposure Comp.	930
g2: Custom Controls	931
g3: Multi Selector Center Button	936
g4: Highlight Display	936
Display Pattern	937
Highlight Display Threshold	937
The Setup Menu: Camera Setup	938
Format Memory Card	939
Language	940
Time Zone and Date	941
Monitor Brightness	941
Monitor Color Balance	942
Virtual Horizon	944
Information Display	945
AF Fine-Tuning Options	946
Creating and Saving Fine-Tuning Values	949
Choosing a Default Fine-Tuning Value	951
Auto AF Fine-Tuning	952
Non-CPU Lens Data	956
Clean Image Sensor	957
Lock Mirror Up for Cleaning	958
Image Dust Off Ref Photo	958
Acquiring Image Dust Off Reference Data	959
Pixel Mapping	962
Image Comment	963
Input Comment	963
Attach Comment	964
Copyright Information	964
Artist/Copyright	965
Attach Copyright Information	965
IPTC	966
Renaming, Editing, and Copying Presets	967
Deleting Presets	967
Embedding Presets	968
Copying Presets to a Memory Card	968
Copying Presets to the Camera	969
Voice Memo Options	972
Voice Memo	972
Voice Memo Overwrite	973
Voice Memo Control	973
Audio Output	974