User manual NIKON D300

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Where to Find It Find what you're looking for from: i i i i i i The Q&A Index pp. iv­ix Know what you want to do but don't know the function name?Find it from the "question and answer" index. The Table of Contents The Quick Start Guide The Index Error Messages pp. 21­22 A brief guide for those who want to get started taking pictures right away. [. . . ] · [Now]: Shooting begins about 3 s after settings are completed (proceed to Step 4). · [Start time]: Choose a start time (see Step 3). Before Shooting Choose single-frame (S), continuous low speed (CL), or continuous high speed (CH) release mode when using the interval timer. Before beginning interval timer photography, take a test shot at current settings and view the results in the monitor. Remember that the camera will focus before each shot--no shots will be taken if the camera is unable to focus in single-servo AF. Before choosing a starting time, select [World time] in the setup menu and make sure that the camera clock is set to the correct time and date (pg. To ensure that shooting is not interrupted, be sure the battery is fully charged. D t 191 3 Choose a start time. Press 4 or 2 to highlight hours or minutes; press 1 or 3 to change. The starting time is not displayed if [Now] is selected for [Choose start time]. 4 Choose an interval. Press 4 or 2 to highlight hours, minutes, or seconds; press 1 or 3 to change. Note that the camera will not be able to take photographs at the specified interval if it is shorter than the shutter speed or the time required to record images. t 192 5 Choose the number of intervals and number of shots per interval. Press 4 or 2 to highlight number of intervals or number of shots; press 1 or 3 to change. The total number of shots that will be taken is displayed to the right. Number of Number Total intervals of shots/ number of interval shots 6 Start shooting. Highlight [Start] > [On] and press J (to return to the shooting menu without starting the interval timer, highlight [Start] > [Off] and press J). The first series of shots will be taken at the specified starting time. Shooting will continue at the selected interval until all shots have been taken. A message will be displayed in the monitor one minute before each series of shots is taken. If shooting can not proceed at current settings (for example, if a shutter speed of A is currently selected in manual exposure mode or the start time is in less than a minute), a warning will be displayed in the monitor. t The Viewfinder Eyepiece Cap In exposure modes other than manual, cover the viewfinder with the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap after focusing. This prevents light entering via the viewfinder from interfering with exposure. A 193 Out of Memory If the memory card is full, the interval timer will remain active but no pictures will be taken. 195) after deleting some pictures or turning the camera off and inserting another memory card. Bracketing Adjust bracketing settings before starting interval timer photography. If exposure and/or flash bracketing is active while interval timer photography is in effect, the camera will take the number of shots in the bracketing program at each interval, regardless of the number of shots specified in the interval timer menu. If white balance bracketing is active while interval timer photography is in effect, the camera will take one shot at each interval and process it to create the number of copies specified in the bracketing program. During Shooting During interval timer photography, the Q icon in the control panel will blink. Immediately before the next shooting interval begins, the shutter speed display will show the number of intervals remaining, and the aperture display will show the number of shots remaining in the current interval. At other times, the number of intervals remaining and the number of shots in each interval can be viewed by pressing the shutter-release button halfway (once the button is released, the shutter speed and aperture will be displayed until the exposure meters turn off ). D A A t To view current interval timer settings, select [Interval timer shooting] between shots. [. . . ] · Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this manual may contain. MH-18a quick charger Rated input Rated output Supported batteries Charging time AC 100­240 V (50/60 Hz) DC 8. 4 V/900 mA Nikon EN-EL3e rechargeable Li-ion battery Approx. 2 hours and 15 minutes when battery is fully discharged Operating temperature 0­40 °C (+32­104 °F) Dimensions (W × H × D) Approx. [. . . ]