User manual NIKON D2X

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Product Documentation The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below. Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to get the most from your camera. Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and setting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your first photographs, and transferring them to your computer. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Digital Photography (this manual) provides complete operating instructions for your camera. [. . . ] The Speedlight will emit a monitor preflash to determine the appropriate flash level. Flash output will be locked at this level and FV lock icons ( and ) will appear in the control panel and viewfinder. 114 6 Recompose the photograph and press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. If desired, additional pictures can be taken without releasing FV lock. Taking Photographs--Flash Photography 7 Press the camera FUNC. button to release FV lock and confirm that the FV lock icons ( and ) are no longer displayed in the control panel and viewfinder. Metering The metering areas for FV lock are as follows: Flash mode TTL Stand-alone flash unit AA TTL Used with other flash units (Advanced Wireless AA Lighting) AA (master flash) Speedlight Metered area 5-mm circle in center of frame Area metered by Speedlight exposure meter Entire frame Area metered by Speedlight exposure meter 115 Flash Contacts and Indicators The D2X is equipped with an accessory shoe for attaching Speedlights directly to the camera and a sync terminal that allows Speedlights to be connected via a sync cable. When a Speedlight is connected, the flash-ready indicator in the viewfinder shows whether the flash is fully charged and ready for use. The Accessory Shoe SB-series Speedlights, including the SB-800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 50DX, 27, 23, 22s, and 29s, can be mounted directly on the camera accessory shoe without a sync cable. The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock for Speedlights with a locking pin (e. g. , SB-series 80DX and 27). The Sync Terminal A sync cable can be connected to the sync terminal as required. Do not connect another Speedlight via a sync cable when performing rearcurtain sync flash photography with an SB-series Speedlights such as the 800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 50DX, 27, 23, 22s, or 29s mounted on the camera accessory shoe. The Flash-Ready Indicator When an SB-series Speedlight such as the 800, 600, 80DX, 28DX, 50DX, 27, 23, 22s, or 29s is connected, the flash-ready indicator will light when the flash is fully charged and ready for use. If the indicator blinks for approximately three seconds after a photograph is taken in i-TTL or D-TTL modes, the flash has fired at full output and the photograph may be underexposed. If the photograph is underexposed, adjust the distance to the subject, aperture, or flash range and try again. Taking Photographs--Flash Photography 116 Overlay / Multiple Exposure Combining Multiple Exposures in a Single Frame The following options are available for combining multiple exposures in a single frame: · Image overlay: two existing RAW photographs are combined to form a single picture which is saved separately from the originals. · Multiple exposure: a series of two to ten exposures is recorded as a single photograph. The individual exposures are not saved separately. Taking Photographs--Overlay/Multiple Exposure Image Overlay Overlays are created using the Image Overlay option in the shooting menu. 1 2 The new picture is saved at current image quality and size settings. Highlight Image Overlay in the shooting menu ( 166) and press the multi selector to the right. A preview will be displayed with Image 1 highlighted. 3 4 Press the button to view the RAW images on the memory card. Press the button to select the highlighted image and return to the preview display. The selected image will appear as Image 1. 117 5 6 7 Press the multi selector up or down to select a value for gain between 0. 1 and 2. 0. The default value is 1. 0; selecting 0. 5 cuts gain in half, while selecting 2. 0 doubles gain. Press the multi selector left or right to highlight Overlay and press the button to display a confirmation dialog (to save the new image without displaying the confirmation dialog, highlight Save and press the button). Press the button to save the new image, or the button to return to the preview dialog. Taking Photographs--Overlay/Multiple Exposure Selecting Photographs for Image Overlay Only RAW photographs taken with the D2X can be selected for image overlay. The two originals must be the same size: if On is selected for Hi-speed Crop, only RAW photographs taken with highspeed crop on will be displayed; if Off is selected, only RAW photographs taken with high-speed crop off will be displayed ( 41). Image Overlay The new image is recorded at current image quality, image size, and file name settings under a file name assigned by adding one to the largest file number in the current folder. [. . . ] See Design rule for Camera File system Deleting, 35, 144, 154­155. See also Memory card, formatting all images, 155 playback menu, 154 selected images, 155 single-frame playback, 35, 136 Depth-of-field preview, 85 Design rule for Camera File system, 156 Digital Print Order Format, 161 Diopter, 31, 244 DPOF. See Digital Print Order Format D-TTL flash control, 108 E Electronic analog exposure display, 93 Electronic range finder, 83 Exif version 2. 21, 163 Exposure bracketing, 98 Exposure compensation, 97 Exposure delay mode, 195 Exposure meters, 84. See also Auto meter off Exposure mode, 85­93 aperture-priority auto, 90­91 manual, 92­93 programmed auto, 86­87 shutter-priority auto, 88­89 F FINE. [. . . ]