D300S Quick User Guide

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Table of Contents

Buttons and Dials .......................................... 3

Quick Start Guide .......................................... 6

Memory Card Slots ..................................... 13The Information Display ............................ 16

The Command Dials ................................... 18

Release Mode.............................................. 23

Using the Flash ........................................... 24

Live View ..................................................... 27Recording and Viewing Movies................. 28

Picture Controls.......................................... 32

The Fn Button ............................................. 36

Guides and Tips .......................................... 37Help............................................................................ 37

Two-Button Reset:Restoring Default Settings............................ 37

Connecting a Printer .................................. 38

Copying Pictures to a Computer ............... 41

ViewNX........................................................ 46

Menu Guide................................................. 48D PLAYBACK MENU ............................................ 48

C SHOOTING MENU............................................ 49

A CUSTOM SETTING MENU.............................. 52

B SETUP MENU ...................................................... 60

N RETOUCH MENU .............................................. 63

O MY MENU ............................................................ 64



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Buttons and Dials

Depth-of-field preview button

Preview depth of field.

Focus-mode selectorModes S and C (autofocus)

The camera focuses using autofocus (AF) when the shutter-release

button is pressed halfway. In mode S (single-servo AF), focus locks

when the camera focuses. In mode C (continuous-servo AF), the

camera continues to adjust focus until the shutter is released

(0 53).

Mode M (manual)

Focus is adjusted manually using the lens focusing ring.



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Buttons and Dials

K (playback) button

View photographs in the

monitor (0 12).

R (info) button

Press once to view the focus point, shutterspeed, aperture, and other shooting

information in the monitor; press again to make

changes to selected settings (0 16, 56).

X (playback zoom in)/

W (thumbnail/playback zoom out) buttonDuring playback, press the X button to zoom in.

When the image is zoomed in, press theW button

to zoom out.

Diopter adjustment control

Rotate until the display in the

viewfinder is in focus (0 9).

O (delete) button(0 12)



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AF-area mode selector

Choose how the camera selects the focus point for

autofocus.

H Auto-area AF

The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the

focus point.

I Dynamic-area AF

The user selects the focus point with the multi selector (if

focus selection is locked, rotate the focus selector lock toI).

If the subject briefly leaves the selected focus point in focus

mode C (0 3), the camera will focus based on information

from surrounding focus points (0 53).

K Single-point AF The user selects the focus point with the multi selector (if focus

selection is locked, rotate the focus selector lock to I); the

camera focuses on the subject in the selected focus point only.

Focus point

Metering selector

Rotate the metering selector to choose a metering method.

Z Center-weighted (0 54)

Assigns the greatest weight to the center of the frame.

a Matrix

Meters most of the frame.

b Spot

Meters the selected focus point.

g (Live view) button

Press thea button to frame pictures in the monitor (0 27).



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Quick Start Guide

Follow these steps for a quick start with your camera.

1 Attach the strap.

2 Charge the battery.

3 Insert the battery.



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4 Attach a lens.

Rotate the lens until it clicks

into place.

5 Insert a memory card.

CompactFlash memory cards:Insert the card into the

CompactFlash card slot with

the front label toward the

monitor (q). When the

memory card is fully

inserted, the eject buttonwill pop up (w) and the

green access lamp will light

briefly.

4 G B

Access lamp

CompactFlash card slot

Eject button

Front



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Quick Start Guide

Secure Digital (SD) memory cards:

Holding the card as shown,

slide it into the SD card slot

until it clicks into place. The

green access lamp will light

briefly.

The Write Protect Switch

SD memory cards are equipped with a write protect

switch to prevent accidental loss of data. When this

switch is in the “lock” position, photos can not be

recorded or deleted and the memory card can not be

formatted. To unlock the memory card, slide the

switch to the “write” position.

2 G B

Access lamp

Front

SD card slot

Write-protect switch



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6 Turn the camera on.

See page 28 of the User’s

Manual for information on

choosing a language and

setting the time and date.

7 Adjust viewfinder focus.Rotate the diopter control

until the viewfinder display

and focus points are in sharp

focus. When operating the

diopter control with your

eye to the viewfinder, becareful not to put your fingers or fingernails in your eye.

Adjusting Viewfinder Focus

If you are unable to focus the viewfinder as described

above, rotate the AF-area mode selector toK and the

focus mode selector to S (0 11), then frame a high-contrast subject in the center focus point and focus

using autofocus. With the camera in focus, rotate the

diopter control until the subject is clearly focused in

the viewfinder. If necessary, viewfinder focus can be

further adjusted using optional corrective lenses.



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Quick Start Guide

8 Choose exposure mode e.

Press theI button and

rotate the main command

dial to select exposure mode

e (programmed auto).

9 Choose single frame release mode.

Hold the releasemode dial lock

release down

and turn the

release mode

dial to S (single

frame).

Main command dial

I button

Release mode dial lockrelease

Release mode dial



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10 Rotate the AF-area mode selector toK (single-point AF).

This allows the

focus point to be

selected

manually.

11 Rotate the focus-mode selector to S (single-

servo AF).

The camerafocuses when the

shutter-release

button is pressed

halfway, and

focus locks while

the shutter-

release button is

held in this

postion.

AF-area mode selector

Focus-mode selector



Quick Start Guide

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12 Press the shutter-release button halfway tofocus, then press it the rest of the way down to

take the photograph.

Viewing and Deleting Photographs

Focus indicator

Focus Take

photograph

Press O twice to delete thephotograph currently

displayed in the monitor.

PressK to viewphotographs.



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Memory Card Slots

The camera has two memory card

slots, one for Type I CompactFlash

memory cards (Type II cards andmicrodrives can not be used) and

another for SD cards. This section

describes how to select a card for

formatting, recording, and

playback when two memory

cards are inserted.

Formatting Memory Cards

1 Press theQ buttons.

Press bothQ (O andI) buttons simultaneously

until the icon for the current slot starts to blink and a

blinkingC appears in the control panel.

SD card slot

CompactFlash card slot

O button I button



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Memory Card Slots

2 Select a memory card.

Rotate the main command dial to choose the memory

card that will be formatted.

3 Format the selected card.

Press bothQ buttons again whileC is blinking toformat the selected memory card.

Using Two Memory Cards

When two memory cards are inserted, use the Primary slot

selection item in the shooting menu to choose one as the

primary card for storing photographs and use Secondary

slot function to choose the role played by each card.

Formatting Memory Cards

Memory cards can also be formatted in the setup menu

(0 60).

Main command dial



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Primary Slot SelectionSelectJ CF card slot to designate the card in the CompactFlashcard slot as the primary card,K SD card slot to choose the SD

memory card.

Secondary Slot FunctionChoose the roles played by the primary and secondary cards.

Choosing a Memory CardIf two memory cards are inserted,

you can select a memory card for

playback by pressing theW

button until the dialog shown at

right is displayed. Highlight the

desired memory card slot and

press2 to display a list of folders,

then highlight a folder and press

J to view the pictures in the selected folder.

P Overflow The secondary card is used only when theprimary card is full.

Q Backup Each new picture is recorded to both cards.

R RAW primary, JPEG secondary

As for Backup, except that the NEF/RAWcopies of photos recorded at settings ofNEF/RAW+JPEG are recorded only to theprimary card and JPEG copies only to thesecondary card.



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The Information Display

Shooting information, including the focus point, shutter

speed, and aperture, is displayed in the monitor when theR

button is pressed. To change settings for the items listedbelow, press theR button again. Highlight items using the

multi selector and pressJ to view the menu for the selected

item.

1 Shooting menu bank: Choose a shooting menu bank.

2 High ISO noise reduction: Reduce noise at high sensitivities.

3 Active D-Lighting: Prevent loss of detail in highlights and

shadows.4 Color space: Choose from sRGB and Adobe RGB.

5 Depth-of-field preview button assignment: Choose the function

performed by the depth-of-field preview button either

by itself or in combination with the command dials

(0 36).

789 6

3

4

5

2

1

10



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6 Fn (Function) button assignment: Choose the function

performed by the Fn button either by itself or in

combination with the command dials (0 36).

7 AE-L/AF-L button assignment: Choose the function performed

by the AE-L/AF-L button either by itself or in combination

with the command dials (0 36).

8 Picture Control: Choose how photographs are processed

after shooting.

9 Long exposure noise reduction: Reduce noise at slow shutterspeeds.

10 Custom Settings bank: Choose a Custom Settings bank.

Tool Tips

A tool tip giving the name of the

selected items appears in the

information display.

Viewing Button Assignments0,2, and4 icons indicate the “button press” function

(0 36) performed respectively by the depth-of-field

preview button, Fn button, and AE-L/AF-L button. The

“button+dials” functions (0 36) are indicated by1,3, and

5 icons. If separate functions have been assigned to

“button press” and “button + dials,” the latter assignmentcan be viewed by pressing theW button.



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The Command Dials

The settings that can be adjusted by pressing a button and

rotating a command dial are listed below.

Main command

dial

Sub-command

dial

Control panel



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Adjust flash

compensation

Choose flash mode

Select bracketing

increment

Activate or cancel

bracketing/selectnumber of shots in

bracketing sequence



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The Command Dials

Choose an image size*

Set image quality*

Fine-tune white

balance*/set color

temperature*/choose

a white balancepreset*

Choose a white

balance setting*

Set ISO sensitivity*



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* Can also be adjusted from the shooting menu (0 49).

Choose an exposure

mode

e Programmed auto

f Shutter-priority auto

g Aperture-priority auto

h Manual

Set exposure

compensation



The Command Dials

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Once the exposure mode has been selected, the following

settings can be adjusted by rotating the command dials.

e

Choose a

combination of

aperture and

shutter speed

fChoose a shutter

speed

g Choose an aperture

h Choose an aperture

h

Choose a shutter

speed



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Release Mode

Choose from the following six release

modes. To choose a release mode, press

the release mode dial lock release (q

) androtate the release mode dial (w).

Mode Description

Single frameOne photograph is taken each timethe shutter-release button ispressed.

Continuouslow speed

The camera takes photographs at aslow rate while the shutter-releasebutton is pressed.

Continuoushigh speed

The camera takes photographs at afast rate while the shutter-releasebutton is pressed.

Quietshutter-release

As for single-frame, except that anynoise made after shooting is kept toa minimum until you remove yourfinger from the shutter-releasebutton, making this mode less noisythan single-frame.

Self-timer Take pictures with the self-timer.

Mirror upRaise the mirror before takingphotographs.



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Using the Flash

Use the built-in flash when lighting is poor or the subject is

back lit. Follow the steps below to use the built-in flash.

1 Raise the flash.

Press the flash pop-up

button. The built-in flash

will pop up and begin

charging. When the flash is

fully charged, the flash-ready indicator (c) will light.

2 Choose a flash mode.

Press the M button and rotate the main command dialuntil the desired flash mode icon is displayed in the

control panel.

Flash pop-up button

Control panelMain command dialM button



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3 Take pictures.

The built-in flash has a minimum range of 0.6 m (2 ft.). Ifthe flash is raised in continuous low speed (CL) or

continuous high speed (CH) release modes, only onephotograph will be taken each time the shutter-release

button is pressed.

To preview the effects of the flash,

press the depth-of-field preview

button. The camera will emit amodeling preflash (0 58).

Display Mode Display Mode

Front-curtain sync Slow sync

Red-eye reduction Rear-curtain sync

Red-eye reductionwith slow sync



Using the Flash

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4 Lower the flash.

Press the flash gently

downward until it clicks into

place.

Flash Sync SpeedIf 1/320 s (Auto FP) is selected for Custom Setting e1 (Flashsync speed,0 57), the built-in flash and optional SB-900,SB-800, SB-600, and SB-R200 flash units can be used at shutterspeeds as fast as 1 /320 s.

Shutter speed

Flash sync speed set to1/320 s (Auto FP)

Built-in flash Optional flash unit1 /8,000–1 /320 s — Auto FP

1 /320–30 s Flash sync



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Live View

Follow the steps below to frame pictures in the monitor

using live view.

1 Press thea button.

The mirror will be raised and

the view through the lens

will be displayed in the

camera monitor.

2 Focus.

The camera will focus while

theB button is pressed.

The view in the monitor can

be magnified to check focus

by pressing the X button.

PressJ to exit zoom.

3Check the composition and shoot.

After checking framing and focus, press the shutter-

release button all the way down to shoot. You will hear

two clicks as the mirror drops into place and the shutter

is released.

“Tripod” and “Hand-Held”

Use Live view mode option in the shooting menu tochoose between tripod and hand-held modes (0 52).

[ 20 m 00s s]

AUTONORM

A [120m 00s]

a button

B button



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Recording and Viewing Movies

Recording Movies

Movies can be recorded at 24 fps in live view mode.

1 Press thea button.

The mirror will be raised and

the view through the lens

will be displayed in thecamera monitor.

2 Focus. The camera will focus while

theB button is pressed.

Using an External Microphone

Instead of the built-in microphone, commercially-available

external microphones can be used to avoid picking up

sounds produced by the lens during focusing or vibration

reduction. Stereo recording is available with any

microphone that has a stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm

diameter).

[ 20 m 00s s]

AUTONORM

A [120m 00s]

a button

B button



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3 Start recording.

Press the center of the multi

selector to start recording.

Both video and sound are

recorded; do not cover the

microphone during

recording (the built-in

microphone is located on

the front of the camera). Arecording indicator and the

time available are displayed

in the monitor. The camera

can be focused by pressing

theB button.

4 End recording.

Press the center of the multi selector again to end

recording.

Recording indicator

Time remaining



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Recording and Viewing Movies

Viewing Movies

Movies are indicated by a1 icon in full-frame playback.

The following operations can be performed while a movie is

displayed:

1 icon Recording time

To Use Description

PlayPlay movie or resume playback whenmovie is paused or during rewind/advance.

Pause or Pause playback.



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Rewind/advance

While playback is in progress, speeddoubles with each press; keep pressed to

skip to beginning or end of movie. While playback is paused, movie rewindsor advances one frame at a time; keeppressed for continuous rewind oradvance.

Adjustvolume X or

Press X to increase volume,W todecrease.

Trimmovie

PressJ when movie is paused to createa trimmed copy.

Resumeshooting

Monitor turns off. Photographs can betaken immediately.

Display

menus G Display menus.

Exit or Exit to full-frame playback.

To Use Description



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Picture Controls

Quickly select the final look for your photographs by

choosing a pre-existing Picture Control from the Picture

Control menu, or make separate detailed adjustments toindividual Picture Control settings.

Preset Picture Controls

Q Standard Standard processing for balanced results.

R Neutral Minimal processing for natural results.

S VividPictures are enhanced for a vivid, photoprinteffect.

T Monochrome Take monochrome photographs.



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Q Standard

Choose a preset variation on theselected picture control for balancedsharpening, contrast, and saturation.

T Monochrome

Choose the tint used inmonochrome photographs.

Create the effect of monochromephotographs taken with a colorfilter.

The Picture Control Grid

Shows contrast and saturation for theselected Picture Control.

Adjust individual settings manually.

Thumbnail/playback zoom out button



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Picture Controls

Custom Picture Controls

RenameRename existing custom Picture Controls.

Load/saveSave custom Picture Controls to the memory card, orload custom Picture Controls created with ViewNX(supplied) or optional software such as Capture NX 2.

DeleteDelete custom Picture Controls.

Save/editEdit an existing Picture Control and save it as a new,custom Picture Control.



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Adjust Picture

Control settings.

Choose an existing

Picture Control.

Choose a destinationfor the customPicture Control.

Enter a name. The new PictureControl appears in thePicture Control list.



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The Fn Button

Custom Setting f5 (Assign Fn button,

0 59) controls the function performed by

the Fn button, either by itself or incombination with the command dials.*

* Most functions can also be performed using either the depth-of-field preview or AE-L/AF-L button (0 60).

q Preview

e FV lock

B AE/AF lock

C AE lock only

D AE lock (Reset on release)

E AE lock (Hold)

F AF lock only

s Flash off

t Bracketing burst

L Matrix metering

M Center-weighted metering

N Spot metering

K Playback

f Access top item in MYMENU

e + NEF (RAW)

None (default)

v 1 step spd/aperture

w Choose non-CPU lens

number

t Auto bracketing (default)

I Dynamic AF area

None



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Guides and Tips

Help

If ad icon is displayed at the bottom left

corner of the monitor, help can bedisplayed by pressing theL (Q) button.

Two-Button Reset: Restoring Default Settings

Camera settings can be restored

to default values by holding the

QUAL andE buttons down

together for more than two

seconds (these buttons aremarked by a green dot). Custom

Settings are not affected.QUAL button E button



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Connecting a Printer

The camera can be connected to a PictBridge-compatible

printer and JPEG images printed directly from the camera.

Follow the steps below to print selected pictures one at atime. For more information, see page 228 of User’s Manual .

1 Turn the camera off.

2 Connect the USB cable.

Turn the printer on and connect the USB cable as

shown. Do not use force or attempt to insert the

connectors at an angle.

Printing Via Direct USB Connection

Be sure the EN-EL3e battery is fully charged or use anoptional EH-5a or EH-5 AC adapter.



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A welcome screen will be displayed in the monitor,

followed by a PictBridge playback display.

4 Select a picture.

Press4 or2 to view

additional pictures, or press

the X button to zoom in onthe current frame (pressK

to exit zoom). To view six

pictures at a time, press the

W button. Use the multi selector to highlight pictures,

or press X to display the highlighted picture full frame.



Connecting a Printer

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5 PressJ.

PictBridge printing options

will be displayed. Press1 or

3 to highlight an item and

press2 to display options

for the selected item.

Highlight an option and

pressJ to select and return to previous menu.

6 Start printing.

Select Start printing and

pressJ to start printing. The

PictBridge playback screen

shown in Step 4 will bedisplayed when printing is

complete. To cancel before

all copies have been printed,

pressJ.

J button



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Copying Pictures to a Computer

This section describes how to use the supplied UC-E4 USB

cable to connect the camera to a computer.

Before Connecting the CameraBefore connecting the camera, install the software on the

supplied Software Suite CD (see the Install Guide for more

information).

Supplied Software

Nikon Transfer is used to copy photographs from the camerato the computer, where they can be viewed using ViewNX

(Nikon Transfer can also be used to back up photographs

and embed information in photographs as they are

transferred, while ViewNX can be used to sort photographs,

convert images to different file formats, process NEF/RAW

photographs, and modify RAW, TIFF, and JPEG images).

Supported Operating Systems The supplied software can be used on computers running

the following operating systems:

• Windows: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (32-bit Home

Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate)

and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Home Edition/

Professional)• Macintosh: Mac OS X (version 10.3.9, 10.4.11, or 10.5.6)



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1 Turn the camera off.

Turn the camera off and confirm that a memory card is

inserted.

2 Turn the computer on and connect thesupplied UC-E4 USB cable as shown below.

Do not use force or attempt to insert the connectors at

an angle. Connect the camera directly to the computer;

do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard.

Copying Pictures to a ComputerBe sure the EN-EL3e battery is fully charged or use an

optional EH-5a or EH-5 AC adapter.



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Windows Vista: If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click

Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using

Nikon Transfer to start Nikon Transfer. To skip the

AutoPlay dialog in future, select Always do this for this

device before clicking the “copy pictures…” option.

Windows XP: If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, select

Nikon Transfer Copy pictures to a folder on mycomputer and click OK to start Nikon Transfer. To skip

the AutoPlay dialog in future, select Always use this

program for this action before clicking OK.

Macintosh: Nikon Transfer will start automatically if Yes

was selected in the Auto-Launch setting dialog when

Nikon Transfer was first installed.



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4 Confirm that the camerais displayed in the

transfer options

“Source” panel.

If the camera is not listed,

check that it is on and

connected to the computer.

5 Click Start Transfer.

All new pictures on the

camera memory card will be

transferred. When transfer is

complete, pictures will be

displayed in ViewNX.

D300S

Start Transfer button



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6 Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB

cable.

ViewNX

ViewNX is used to view photographs after they have

been transferred to the computer. ViewNX can alsobe started by:

• Windows: Double-clicking the ViewNX shortcut on

the desktop.

• Macintosh: Clicking the ViewNX icon in the Dock.

Online Help To view online help, start Nikon Transfer or ViewNX

and select the appropriate option from the Help

menu.



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ViewNX

ViewNX can be used to sort photographs, convert images to

different file formats, process NEF (RAW) photographs, and

modify RAW, TIFF, and JPEG images.

1 Menu bar: Displays the menus available in each mode.

2 Toolbar: The customizable toolbar provides quick access

to frequently-used tools.

3 Navigation Tab: The navigation tab contains the followingpalettes.

• Folders: Navigate the folder tree.

• Metadata: View information (including XMP/IPTC data)

on selected photographs.

1

3

2



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• Quick Adjustment: Modify images. Adjustments that can

be made to NEF (RAW) images include exposure

compensation, white balance, and Picture Control

settings. Sharpening, contrast, brightness, color

booster, and axial color aberration options are available

with NEF (RAW), TIFF, and JPEG images. NEF (RAW),

TIFF, and JPEG images can also be modified using

D-Lighting HS to enhance contrast while preserving

detail in highlights and shadows.

To view online help, select Help > ViewNX Help from the

menu bar.



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Menu Guide

D PLAYBACK MENU

Delete Selected

All

Playback folder D300S (default)

All

Current

Hide image Select/set

Deselect all?

Display mode Done

Basic photo info

Focus point

Detailed photo info

Highlights

RGB histogram

Data

Copy image(s) Select source

Select image(s)

Select destination folder

Copy images(s)?

Image review On

Off (default)

Items marked with a icon can be saved to the memory cardusing the Save/load settings > Save settings option in the camerasetup menu (0 62). The saved settings can be copied to otherD300S cameras by inserting the memory card into the camera andselecting Save/load settings > Load settings.



C SHOOTING MENU 49

C SHOOTING MENU

After delete Show next (default)

Show previous

Continue as beforeRotate tall On

Off (default)

Slide show Start

Frame interval

Print set (DPOF) Select/set

Deselect all?

Shooting menu bank A (default)

B

C

D

Rename

Reset shooting menu Yes

No

Active folder New folder number

Select folder

File naming File naming

Primary slot selection CF card slot (default)

SD card slot

Secondary slot function Overflow (default)

Backup

RAW primary, JPEG secondary

The Menu Guide lists the options inthe top two levels of the menus.



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Menu Guide

Image quality NEF (RAW)+JPEG fine

NEF (RAW)+JPEG normal

NEF (RAW)+JPEG basicNEF (RAW)

TIFF (RGB)

JPEG fine

JPEG normal (default)

JPEG basic

Image size Large (default)

Medium

Small

JPEG compression Size priority (default)

Optimal quality

NEF (RAW) recording Type

NEF (RAW) bit depth

White balance Auto (default)

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Direct sunlight

Flash

Cloudy

Shade

Choose color temp.

Preset manual

(0 20)

(0 20)

(0 20)



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Set Picture Control Standard (default)

Neutral

VividMonochrome

Manage Picture Control Save/edit

Rename*

Delete*

Load/save

Color space sRGB (default)Adobe RGB

Active D-Lighting Auto

Extra high

High

Normal

LowOff (default)

Long exp. NR On

Off (default)

High ISO NR High

Normal (default)

LowOff

ISO sensitivity settings ISO sensitivity

ISO sensitivity auto control

* Not available if no custom Picture Controls are present.

(0 20)



52 CUSTOM SETTING MENU

Menu Guide

A CUSTOM SETTING MENU

Live view mode(0 27)

Hand-held

Tripod (default)

Multiple exposure DoneNumber of shots

Auto gain

Movie settings Quality

Microphone

Destination

Interval timer shooting Choose start timeNow

Start time

Interval

Select intvls× no. of shots

Start

Custom setting bank

A (default)

B

C

D

Rename

Reset custom settings

Yes

No



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a Autofocus

a1 AF-C priority selection Release (default)

Release + focusFocus

a2 AF-S priority selection Release

Focus (default)

a3 Dynamic AF area* 9 points (default)

21 points

51 points51 points (3D-tracking)

a4 Focus tracking withlock-on

Long

Normal (default)

Short

Off

a5 AF activation Shutter/AF-ON (default)AF-ON only

a6 AF point illumination Auto (default)

On

Off

a7 Focus point

wrap-around

Wrap

No wrap (default)a8 AF point selection 51 points (default)

11 points

a9 Built-in AF-assistilluminator

On (default)

Off

* Only applies when focus mode selector is rotated to mode C.




Menu Guide

a10 AF-ON for MB-D10 AF-ON (default)

AE/AF lock AE lock only

AE lock (Reset on release)

AE lock (Hold)

AF lock only

Same as Fn button

b Metering/exposure

b1 ISO sensitivity stepvalue

1/3 step (default)

1/2 step

1 step

b2 EV steps for exposurecntrl.

1/3 step (default)

1/2 step

1 step

b3 Exp comp/fine tune 1/3 step (default)

1/2 step

1 step

b4 Easy exposurecompensation

On (Auto reset)

On

Off (default)

b5 Center-weighted area φ 6 mm

φ 8 mm (default)

φ10 mm

φ13 mm

Average

a Autofocus




b6 Fine tune optimalexposure

Yes

No (default)

c Timers/AE lock

c1 Shutter-release buttonAE-L

On

Off (default)

c2 Auto meter-off delay 4 s

6 s (default)

8 s

16 s

30 s

1 min

5 min

10 min

30 min

No limit

c3 Self-timer 2 s

5 s

10 s (default)

20 s

c4 Monitor off delay Playback

Menus

Information display

Image review

d Shooting/display

d1 Beep High (default)

Low

Off

b Metering/exposure




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d2 Viewfinder grid display On

Off (default)d3 Viewfinder warning

displayOn (default)

Off

d4 Screen tips On (default)

Off

d5 CL mode shootingspeed

7 fps

6 fps5 fps

4 fps

3 fps (default)

2 fps

1 fps

d6 Max. continuousrelease

1–100

d7 File number sequence On (default)

Off

Reset

d8 Information display Auto (default)

Manuald9 LCD illumination On

Off (default)

d10 Exposure delay mode On

Off (default)

d Shooting/display




d11 MB-D10 battery type LR6 (AA alkaline) (default)

HR6 (AA Ni-MH)FR6 (AA lithium)

ZR6 (AA Ni-Mn)

d12 Battery order Use MB-D10 batteries first (default)

Use camera battery first

e Bracketing/flash

e1 Flash sync speed 1/320 s (Auto FP)

1/250 s (Auto FP)

1/250 s (default)

1/200 s

1/160 s

1/125 s

1/100 s

1/80 s

1/60 s

d Shooting/display




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e2 Flash shutter speed 1/60 s (default)

1/30 s1/15 s

1/8 s

1/4 s

1/2 s

1 s

2 s 4 s

8 s

15 s

30 s

e3 Flash cntrl for built-inflash

TTL (default)

ManualRepeating flash

Commander mode

e3 Optional flash* TTL (default)

Manual

Repeating flash

Commander modee4 Modeling flash On (default)

Off

* Changes to Optional flash when an optional SB-400 flash unit isattached and turned on.

e Bracketing/flash




e5 Auto bracketing set AE & flash (default)

AE onlyFlash only

WB bracketing

ADL bracketing

e6 Auto bracketing(Mode M)

Flash/speed (default)

Flash/speed/aperture

Flash/apertureFlash only

e7 Bracketing order MTR > under > over (default)

Under > MTR > over

f Controls

f1 D switch LCD backlight (D) (default)

D and information display

f2 Multi selector centerbutton*

Shooting mode

Playback mode

f3 Multi selector Reset meter-off delay

Do nothing (default)

f4 Photo info/playback InfoC /PlaybackD

InfoD /PlaybackC (default)

f5 Assign Fn button (0 36) Fn button press

Fn button+dials

* The default for Shooting mode is Select center focus point. Thedefault for Playback mode is Thumbnail on/off .

e Bracketing/flash



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B SETUP MENU

f6 Assign preview button Preview button press

Preview+command dialsf7 Assign AE-L/AF-L

buttonAE-L/AF-L button press

AE-L/AF-L+command dials

f8 Customize commanddials

Reverse rotation

Change main/sub

Aperture setting

Menus and playback f9 Release button to use

dialYes

No (default)

f10 No memory card? Release locked

Enable release (default)

f11 Reverse indicators (default)

Format memory card CF card slot

SD card slot

LCD brightness –3 – +3

Clean image sensor Clean now

Clean at startup/shutdown

Lock mirror up forcleaning

Start

Video mode NTSC

PAL

f Controls



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HDMI Auto (default)

480p (progressive)

576p (progressive) 720p (progressive)

1080i (interlaced)

Time zone and date Time zone

Date and time

Date format

Daylight saving timeLanguage



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Menu Guide

Image comment Done

Input comment

Attach commentAuto image rotation On (default)

Off

Image Dust Off ref photo Start

Clean sensor and then start

Battery info –

Wireless transmitter Mode Transfer settings

Print

Device info

Device settings

Image authentication On

Off (default)Copyright information Done

Artist

Copyright

Attach copyright information

Save/load settings Save settings

Load settingsGPS Auto meter off

Position

Virtual horizon –



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N RETOUCH MENU

Non-CPU lens data Done

Lens number

Focal length (mm)Maximum aperture

AF fine tune AF fine tune (On/Off)

Saved value

Default

List saved values

Eye-Fi upload*

Enable (default)Disable

Firmware version –

* Only available when compatible Eye-Fi memory card is inserted.

D-Lighting –

Red-eye correction –

Trim –

Monochrome Black-and-white

Sepia

Cyanotype

Filter effects Skylight

Warm filter

Color balance –

Image overlay –

NEF (RAW) processing –



Menu Guide

O MY MENU

Resize Select image

Choose destination

Choose sizeEdit movie Choose start point

Choose end point

Side-by-side comparison* –

* Available only if theJ button is pressed to display the retouchmenu during full-frame playback.

Add items Playback menu

Shooting menu

Custom setting menu

Setup menu

Retouch menuRemove items* –

Rank items –

Choose tab My menu

Recent settings

* Items can also be deleted by highlighting them in MY MENU and

pressing the O button twice.

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