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• The focus indicator (I) in the shooting display can be used to confirm whether the subject in the selected focus point is in focus (electronic rangefinding). The focus point will also light green when the subject is in focus. 1 Focus distance indicator 2 Focus indicator 1 2 Focus indicator Description (steady) The subject is in focus. (steady) The focus point is in front of the subject. (steady) The focus point is behind the subject. (flashes) The camera is unable to focus. • When using manual focus with subjects not suited to autofocus, note that the in-focus indicator (I) may be displayed when the subject is not in focus. Zoom in on the view through the lens and check focus. Use of a tripod is recommended when the camera is having trouble focusing. 92 Focus

Section	Page
When Your First Photo Can’t Wait	2
Package Contents	4
About This Manual	6
Table of Contents	8
Menu List	28
For Your Safety	35
Notices	40
Getting to Know the Camera	43
Parts of the Camera	43
Camera Body	43
The Control Panel	48
The Monitor	49
The Viewfinder	52
Camera Controls	55
Viewfinder	55
The Monitor Mode Button	56
The Mode Dial	57
The Command Dials	58
The ISO Button	58
The Exposure Compensation Button	60
Touch Controls	61
The DISP Button	67
The Playback Zoom and Thumbnail (Help) Buttons	69
The Sub-Selector	69
The AF-ON Button	70
The MENU Button	70
The i Button (the i Menu)	75
The Fn1 and Fn2 Buttons	77
First Steps	79
Attaching the Strap	79
Charging the Battery	80
The Battery Charger	80
Charging AC Adapters	82
Inserting the Battery	85
Removing the Battery	85
Battery Level	86
Inserting Memory Cards	87
Removing Memory Cards	88
Number of Exposures Remaining	89
Attaching a Lens	92
Detaching Lenses	93
Choose a Language and Set the Clock	94
Basic Photography and Playback	98
Taking Photographs (AUTO Mode)	98
Shooting Movies (AUTO Mode)	105
Taking Photos in Movie Mode	109
Playback	111
Viewing Photos	111
Viewing Movies	112
Deleting Unwanted Pictures	114
Basic Settings	116
Focus	116
Focus Mode	116
AF-Area Mode	119
The Touch Shutter	130
Manual Focus	133
White Balance	136
Adjusting White Balance	136
Silent Photography	142
Rating Pictures	144
Protecting Pictures from Deletion	146
Shooting Controls	148
The Mode Dial	148
Using the Mode Dial	148
P (Programmed Auto)	149
S (Shutter-Priority Auto)	150
A (Aperture-Priority Auto)	150
M (Manual)	151
U1, U2, and U3 (User Settings Modes)	157
The ISO Button	160
Adjusting ISO Sensitivity	160
Auto ISO Sensitivity Control	162
The Exposure Compensation Button	164
Adjusting Exposure Compensation	164
The Release Mode/Self-Timer Button	167
Choosing a Release Mode	167
The Self-Timer	172
The Sub-Selector	174
Focus-Point Selection	174
Exposure Lock	174
Focus Lock	174
Locking Focus and Exposure	175
The i Menu	177
The i Menu	177
Still Images	179
Set Picture Control	180
White Balance	186
Image Quality	193
Image Size	195
Flash Mode	196
Metering	197
Wi-Fi Connection	198
View Memory Card Info	199
Release Mode	200
Vibration Reduction	201
AF-Area Mode	203
Focus Mode	204
Movies	205
Set Picture Control	207
White Balance	207
Frame Size and Rate/Image Quality	208
Microphone Sensitivity	213
Choose Image Area	214
Metering	216
Wi-Fi Connection	216
Destination	216
Electronic VR	217
Vibration Reduction	218
AF-Area Mode	218
Focus Mode	218
Playback	219
Viewing Pictures	219
Full-Frame Playback	219
Thumbnail Playback	220
Photo Information	222
File Information	223
Exposure Data	224
Highlight Display	224
RGB Histogram	225
Shooting Data	227
Location Data	230
Overview	230
The i Button (Playback Mode)	232
Photos	232
Movies	235
Movies (Playback Paused)	235
Playback Zoom	243
Using Playback Zoom	243
Deleting Pictures	245
Using the Delete Button	245
Deleting Multiple Pictures	247
Menu Guide	251
Defaults	251
Playback Menu Defaults	251
Photo Shooting Menu Defaults	252
Movie Shooting Menu Defaults	256
Custom Settings Menu Defaults	258
Setup Menu Defaults	265
The Playback Menu: Managing Images	271
Delete	272
Playback Folder	273
Playback Display Options	273
Dual-Format Recording PB Slot	274
Image Review	274
After Delete	275
After Burst, Show	276
Rotate Tall	276
Copy Image(s)	277
Copying Pictures	277
Slide Show	284
Viewing Slide Shows	285
Rating	286
The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options	287
Reset Photo Shooting Menu	288
Storage Folder	289
Renaming Folders	289
Select Folder by Number	291
Select Folder from List	293
File Naming	295
Primary Slot Selection	296
Secondary Slot Function	297
Deleting Copies	298
Choose Image Area	299
Image Quality	299
Image Size	300
NEF (RAW) Recording	301
NEF (RAW) Compression	301
NEF (RAW) Bit Depth	302
ISO Sensitivity Settings	302
White Balance	304
The White Balance Menu: Fine-Tuning	304
The White Balance Menu: Choosing a Color Temperature	307
Preset Manual: Copying White Balance from a Photograph	309
Set Picture Control	312
Modifying Picture Controls from the Menus	312
Manage Picture Control	315
Creating Custom Picture Controls	315
Color Space	319
Active D-Lighting	320
Long Exposure NR	322
High ISO NR	323
Vignette Control	324
Diffraction Compensation	325
Auto Distortion Control	325
Flicker Reduction Shooting	326
Metering	327
Flash Control	328
Flash Control Mode	329
Wireless Flash Options	330
Remote Flash Control	331
Radio Remote Flash Info	331
Flash Mode	332
Flash Compensation	332
Focus Mode	332
AF-Area Mode	333
Vibration Reduction	333
Auto Bracketing	334
Exposure and Flash Bracketing	335
White Balance Bracketing	340
ADL Bracketing	343
Multiple Exposure	346
Creating a Multiple Exposure	349
HDR (High Dynamic Range)	356
Taking HDR Photographs	358
Interval Timer Shooting	363
Interval-Timer Photography	366
Time-Lapse Movie	377
Recording Time-Lapse Movies	379
Focus Shift Shooting	389
Focus Shift Photography	391
Silent Photography	399
The Movie Shooting Menu: Movie Shooting Options	400
Reset Movie Shooting Menu	401
File Naming	401
Destination	401
Choose Image Area	402
Frame Size/Frame Rate	402
Movie Quality	402
Movie File Type	402
ISO Sensitivity Settings	403
White Balance	404
Set Picture Control	404
Manage Picture Control	404
Active D-Lighting	405
High ISO NR	405
Vignette Control	406
Diffraction Compensation	406
Auto Distortion Control	406
Flicker Reduction	407
Metering	408
Focus Mode	408
AF-Area Mode	408
Vibration Reduction	408
Electronic VR	409
Microphone Sensitivity	409
Attenuator	410
Frequency Response	410
Wind Noise Reduction	411
Headphone Volume	411
Timecode	412
Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings	414
Reset Custom Settings	418
a: Autofocus	418
a1: AF-C Priority Selection	418
a2: AF-S Priority Selection	419
a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On	419
a4: Focus Points Used	420
a5: Store Points by Orientation	421
a6: AF Activation	423
Out-of-Focus Release	423
a7: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection	424
a8: Focus Point Wrap-Around	424
a9: Focus Point Options	425
Manual Focus Mode	425
Dynamic-Area AF Assist	425
a10: Low-Light AF	426
a11: Built-in AF-Assist Illuminator	427
a12: Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode	428
b: Metering/Exposure	429
b1: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl	429
b2: Easy Exposure Compensation	429
b3: Center-Weighted Area	430
b4: Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure	430
c: Timers/AE Lock	431
c1: Shutter-Release Button AE-L	431
c2: Self-Timer	431
c3: Power Off Delay	432
d: Shooting/Display	433
d1: CL Mode Shooting Speed	433
d2: Max. Continuous Release	433
d3: Sync. Release Mode Options	434
d4: Exposure Delay Mode	434
d5: Shutter Type	435
d6: Extended Shutter Speeds (M)	436
d7: Limit Selectable Image Area	436
d8: File Number Sequence	437
d9: Apply Settings to Live View	439
d10: Framing Grid Display	439
d11: Focus Peaking	440
Peaking Level	440
Peaking Highlight Color	440
d12: View All in Continuous Mode	440
e: Bracketing/Flash	441
e1: Flash Sync Speed	441
e2: Flash Shutter Speed	443
e3: Exposure Comp. for Flash	443
e4: Auto Flash ISO Sensitivity Control	444
e5: Modeling Flash	444
e6: Auto Bracketing (Mode M)	445
e7: Bracketing Order	446
f: Controls	447
f1: Customize i Menu	447
View Memory Card Info	448
Split-Screen Display Zoom	449
Bluetooth Connection	450
MB-N11 Info	450
f2: Custom Controls	451
f3: OK Button	464
Shooting Mode	464
Playback Mode	465
f4: Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock	466
f5: Customize Command Dials	467
Reverse Rotation	467
Change Main/Sub	468
Menus and Playback	469
Sub-Dial Frame Advance	470
f6: Release Button to Use Dial	471
f7: Reverse Indicators	473
f8: Reverse Ring for Focus	473
f9: Assign MB-N11 Buttons	474
Same as Camera AF-ON Button	476
Same as Camera Multi Selector	476
g: Movie	477
g1: Customize i Menu	477
g2: Custom Controls	478
g3: OK Button	485
g4: AF Speed	486
g5: AF Tracking Sensitivity	486
g6: Highlight Display	487
Display Pattern	487
Highlight Display Threshold	487
g7: Assign MB-N11 Buttons	488
Same as Camera AF-ON Button	489
The Setup Menu: Camera Setup	490
Format Memory Card	492
Save User Settings	492
Reset User Settings	492
Language	493
Time Zone and Date	493
Monitor Brightness	494
Monitor Color Balance	495
Viewfinder Brightness	496
Viewfinder Color Balance	497
Control Panel Brightness	497
Limit Monitor Mode Selection	498
Information Display	498
AF Fine-Tuning Options	499
Creating and Saving Fine-Tuning Values	501
Choosing a Default Fine-Tuning Value	502
Non-CPU Lens Data	503
Save Focus Position	503
Clean Image Sensor	504
Image Dust Off Ref Photo	505
Acquiring Image Dust Off Reference Data	505
Pixel Mapping	508
Image Comment	510
Input Comment	510
Attach Comment	510
Copyright Information	511
Artist/Copyright	511
Attach Copyright Information	511
Beep Options	513
Beep On/Off	513
Volume	514
Pitch	514
Touch Controls	514
Enable/Disable Touch Controls	514
Full-Frame Playback Flicks	514
HDMI	515
Location Data	515
Wireless Remote (WR) Options	516
LED Lamp	516
Link Mode	517
Assign Remote (WR) Fn Button	519
Airplane Mode	519
Connect to Smart Device	520
Pairing (Bluetooth)	520
Select to Send (Bluetooth)	521
Wi-Fi Connection	521
Send While Off	522
Location Data (Smart Device)	522
Connect to PC	523
Wi-Fi Connection	523
Network Settings	523
Options	525
MAC Address	526
Wireless Transmitter (WT-7)	527
Wireless Transmitter	527
Conformity Marking	527
Battery Info	528
USB Power Delivery	529
Energy Saving (Photo Mode)	531
Slot Empty Release Lock	532
Save/Load Menu Settings	533
Save Menu Settings	537
Load Menu Settings	537
Reset All Settings	538
Firmware Version	538
The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies	539
Creating Retouched Copies	540
NEF (RAW) Processing: Converting NEF (RAW) to JPEG	543
Trim	548
Resize	549
Resizing Multiple Images	549
D-Lighting	554
Red-Eye Correction	555
Straighten	556
Distortion Control	557
Perspective Control	558
Monochrome	559
Image Overlay	560
Add	560
Lighten and Darken	565
Trim Movie	569
My Menu/Recent Settings	570
My Menu: Creating a Custom Menu	570
Recent Settings: Accessing Recently-Used Settings	575
Establishing Wireless Connections to Computers or Smart Devices	576
Camera and Network System Chart	576
Connecting to Computers via Wi-Fi	578
What Wi-Fi Can Do for You	578
The Wireless Transmitter Utility	578
Infrastructure and Access-Point Modes	579
Connecting in Access-Point Mode	581
Connecting in Infrastructure Mode	587
Uploading Pictures	596
Disconnecting and Reconnecting	600
Connecting to Smart Devices	602
The SnapBridge App	602
What SnapBridge Can Do for You	603
Wireless Connections	604
Connecting via Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Mode)	605
Connecting via Bluetooth	614
Connecting to Networks Using the WT-7	631
The WT-7	631
What the WT-7 Can Do for You	632
Connecting Using the WT-7	634
Troubleshooting	635
Cabled Connections to Computers and HDMI Devices	636
Connecting to Computers Via USB	636
Installing ViewNX-i	637
Copying Pictures to a Computer Using ViewNX-i	638
Connecting to HDMI Devices	641
TVs	642
Recorders	643
On-Camera Flash Photography	648
“On-Camera” Versus “Remote”	648
Camera-Mounted Flash Units	648
Remote Flash Photography	649
Using an On-Camera Flash	650
Flash Control Mode	653
Flash Modes	656
Flash Compensation	659
FV Lock	660
Flash Info for On-Camera Units	663
Flash Control Mode Displays	663
Remote Flash Photography	666
What Is Remote Flash Photography?	666
Using Remote Flash Units	667
Radio AWL	668
Establishing a Wireless Connection	668
Remote Flash Photography	673
Adding a Shoe-Mounted Flash Unit	681
Optical AWL	682
Using Optical AWL with the SB-5000 or SB-500	683
Optical/Radio AWL	693
Flash Info for Remote Units	694
Flash Control Mode Displays	694
Troubleshooting	697
Before Contacting Customer Support	697
Problems and Solutions	699
Battery/Display	699
Shooting	700
Playback	706
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Wireless Networks)	708
Miscellaneous	709
Alerts and Error Messages	710
Alerts	710
Error Messages	713
Technical Notes	717
Compatible Lenses and Accessories	717
The Camera Display and Control Panel	718
The Monitor	718
The Viewfinder	725
The Control Panel	729
Compatible Flash Units	730
The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)	730
Other Compatible Accessories	738
Optional MB-N11 Power Battery Packs	747
Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter	770
Software	772
Caring for the Camera	774
Storage	774
Cleaning	775
Image Sensor Cleaning	776
Manual Cleaning	778
Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions	780
Camera Care	780
Battery Care	784
Using the Charger	787
Using the Charging AC Adapter	787
Specifications	788
Nikon Z 6II Digital Camera	788
Approved Memory Cards	803
Portable Chargers (Power Banks)	804
Memory Card Capacity	806
Battery Endurance	809
AF-Assist Illumination	812
Trademarks and Licenses	813
Notices	817