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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
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- Serie: Digital Field Guide
- Sprache: Englisch
Everything you need to know about your new N1 camera!
Portable and full color, this guide is packed with everything you want and need to know in order to take amazing photos using your new Nikon Camera N1. Veteran author J. Dennis Thomas walks you through the essential controls, features, and functions of the N1 using step-by-step instructions and providing full-color images of each menu screen. You'll learn how to adjust white balance, autofocus, and exposure as well as choose lens and adjust settings. The handy trim size allows this guide to go where you go, allowing you easy access to information quickly so you can get the exact shot you want when you want it.
- Helps you make the most of your Camera N1 and get the shots you want
- Features valuable insight from a successful professional photographer for capturing unique and memorable portrait, candid, action, travel, sports, and other shots
- Provides step-by-step explanations on techniques and tips, all aimed at getting you comfortable and confident with your camera
Go beyond the basic manual and the standard settings and see what your Camera N1 can do with Camera N1 Digital Field Guide!
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J. Dennis Thomas is an Austin, Texas-based photographer and the author of 20 Nikon Digital Field Guides by Wiley Publishing, as well as the author of Concert and Live Music Photography: Pro Tips from the Pit and Urban and Rural Decay Photography: Finding the Beauty in the Blight, published by Focal Press. He is also a frequent author of articles on photographic theory and technique for Digital Photo Magazine, MasteringPhoto.com, and his own website, the Nikon Digital Field Guide Online (http://NikonDFG.com).
He is represented by Corbis Images and has done freelance photography for Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Veri.Live magazines. His photographs have been featured in many notable publications including Rolling Stone, SPIN, People, Us Weekly, Elle, W maga¬zine, Thrasher, Ebony, New York Post, Veri.Live, and many more.
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As always, to my girls Henrietta and Maddie…
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I’d like to thank all of the people behind the scenes at Wiley that help make these books as good as they are. My name is on the front, but I couldn’t do it without the Wiley team behind me. I’d specifically like to thank Cricket for being a kind and patient Project Editor and lending a helping hand whenever needed.
I’d also like to thank Precision Camera in Austin TX — owner Jerry Sullivan and staff members Sarah, Robert, Noel, and everyone else there.
Nikon D3300 Digital Field Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction
About the Digital Field Guide
Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D3300
Key Components of the D3300
The top of the camera
The back of the camera
The front of the camera
The left side of the camera
The Viewfinder Display
The Information Display
Chapter 2: Nikon D3300 Essentials
Exposure Modes
Automatic modes
Programmed auto mode
Aperture-priority auto mode
Shutter-priority auto mode
Manual mode
Guide Mode
Shoot
View/delete
Retouch
Setup
Scene Modes
Special Effects Modes
Night vision
Super vivid
Pop
Photo illustration
Color sketch
Toy camera effect
Miniature effect
Selective color
Silhouette
High key
Low key
HDR painting
Easy panorama
Metering Modes
Matrix metering mode
Center-weighted metering mode
Spot metering mode
Autofocus
Phase detection
Contrast detection
Focus Modes
Auto servo AF mode
Continuous servo AF mode
Single servo AF mode
Manual focus mode
Autofocus Area Modes
Auto-area AF mode
Single-point AF mode
Dynamic-area AF mode
Release Modes
ISO Sensitivity
Auto ISO
Noise reduction
White Balance
The Kelvin scale
White balance settings
Picture Controls
File Formats, Size, and Compression
NEF (RAW)
JPEG
Image size
Image quality
Chapter 3: Setting up the Nikon D3300
The Playback Menu
Delete
Playback folder
Playback display options
Image review
Rotate tall
Slide show
DPOF print order
Rating
Select to send to smart device
The Shooting Menu
Reset shooting menu
Image quality
Image size
White balance
Set Picture Control
Auto distortion control
Color space
Active D-Lighting
Noise reduction
ISO sensitivity settings
AF-area mode
Built-in AF-assist illuminator
Metering
Flash cntrl for built-in flash
Movie settings
The Setup Menu
Reset setup options
Format memory card
Monitor brightness
Info display format
Auto info display
Clean image sensor
Lock mirror up for cleaning
Image Dust Off ref photo
Flicker reduction
Time zone and date
Language
Auto image rotation
Image comment
Auto off timers
Self-timer
Remote on duration (ML-L3)
Beep
Rangefinder
File number sequence
Buttons
Slot empty release lock
Print date
Storage folder
Accessory terminal
Video mode
HDMI
Wireless mobile adapter
Firmware version
The Retouch Menu
D-Lighting
Red-eye correction
Trim
Monochrome
Filter effects
Color balance
Image overlay
NEF (RAW) processing
Resize
Quick retouch
Straighten
Distortion control
Fisheye
Color outline
Photo illustration
Color sketch
Perspective control
Miniature effect
Selective color
Edit movie
Recent Settings
Chapter 4: Selecting and Using Lenses with the Nikon D3300
Deciphering Nikon Lens Codes
Lens Compatibility
The DX Crop Factor
Third-Party Lenses
Types of Lenses
Wide-angle lenses
Standard zoom lenses
Telephoto lenses
Close-up/macro lenses
Fisheye lenses
Chapter 5: Controlling Exposure
Defining Exposure
ISO
Shutter speed
Aperture or f-stop
Fine-tuning Your Exposure
Exposure compensation
Using histograms
Chapter 6: Working with Light
Lighting Essentials
The quality of light
Lighting direction
Natural Light
Continuous Light
The D3300 Built-in Flash
Built-in flash exposure modes
Flash sync modes
Flash Compensation
Light Modifiers
Chapter 7: Working with the Live View and Video Modes
Live View Mode
Focus modes
AF-area modes
Using Live View mode
Shooting and Editing Video
Frame size and frame rate
In-camera video editing
Chapter 8: Real-World Applications
Abstract Photography
Equipment
Technique
Action and Sports Photography
Equipment
Technique
Concert and Live Music Photography
Equipment
Technique
Macro Photography
Equipment
Technique
Nature and Landscape Photography
Equipment
Technique
Night and Low-light Photography
Equipment
Technique
Portrait Photography
Equipment
Technique
Still-life, Product, and Food Photography
Equipment
Technique
Street Photography
Equipment
Technique
Chapter 9: After Capture
Viewing Your Images
Downloading Your Images
File Management and Workflow
Folder structure
Editing
Filenames and metadata
Tonal Adjustments and Color Corrections
Appendix A: General Composition Tips
Keep It Simple
The Rule of Thirds
Leading Lines, S-Curves, and Patterns
The Odd Rule
Using Color
Appendix B: Accessories
Speedlights
The ME-1 Stereo Microphone
The ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control
The GP-1 GPS Unit
Triggertrap
The WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter
Spider Holster
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Introduction
The D3300 is the culmination of many generations of Nikon cameras. One of the nicest things about the entry-level cameras these days is that they contain all of the technology that made Nikon’s best cameras so successful. When the D3000 was announced it was a nice, if unremarkable, little camera that worked well for snap-shooters. Of course as technology marches on the upgrades eventually find their way from the professional cameras down to the junior models. By the time the D3200 was released it was a pretty good camera, but with the D3300, in a small package you get a camera that performs nearly as well, and in some respects even better, than the top of the line Nikon DX camera, the D7100.
If you take a look at the spec sheet of the D3200 as compared to the D3300, at first glance it doesn’t look like much of an upgrade. But, the devil is in the details as they say. First, the D3300 has a lighter, more compact, yet sturdier body with a monocoque design borrowed from the D5300. Another thing that separates the D3300 from any other Nikon camera kit is the new collapsible lens that when closed down reduces the lenses size about 1/3, making it a great travel camera. The optical viewfinder magnification of the D3300 is also upped from 0.78x to 0.85x, which makes it easier on your eyes for composing. These are some the external changes, but the guts of the camera have a few upgrades that make much more of a difference.
One of the key differences of the D3300 from the D3200 is the removal of the Optical Low-Pass Filter (OLPF). Removing this filter allows the camera to resolve more fine detail, making images appear sharper and more crisp. Another often overlooked, but very important part of the camera is the image processor. This controls how fast the data from the sensor can be processed. The D3300 has the EXPEED 4 processor, which is Nikon’s newest processor and is used in the top-of-the-line D4s. The EXPEED 4 processor allows for a number of key changes that include an increase in continuous shooting speed up to 5 fps, the ability to shoot HD video at 60fps, and an increase of base ISO from 100-6400 to 100-12800. It also gives much cleaner images at higher ISO settings than either the D5300 or the D7100, both of which are already very good at high ISOs.
The D3300 also offers a new panorama mode, a special effects shooting mode, and an improved battery that allows you to shoot many more frames on single charge.
When it’s all said and done, the D3300 can produce images with quality that rivals that of the D7100 (which costs about twice as much). The D3300 is an ideal camera for someone who wants professional image quality, but doesn’t need the all the extra features of a more expensive camera. Hiding in that small D3300 body is a feature-rich camera with all the oomph to capture beautiful, high-quality images.
About the Digital Field Guide
The Nikon Digital Field Guide book series is intended to act as an adjunct to the manual that comes with your camera. While the manual gives you a great overview of the camera, a photographer didn’t write it. The Nikon D3300 Digital Field Guide gives you all the information you need about the camera from a working photographer’s perspective.
The goal of this guide is to help photographers — from novice to advanced amateur — grasp all of the features of their new camera. It includes tips learned from working with the camera in the field, as well as some basic information to help newer photographers get up to speed quickly.
This full-color guide walks you through setting up your camera, offers insight about which settings to use, and tells you why each setting is useful in particular situations. Full-color images demonstrate different photography concepts, and show you some of the things the D3300 is able to accomplish.
The Nikon D3300 Digital Field Guide will help you familiarize yourself with your camera more quickly, so that you can not only navigate and handle it better, but also more easily achieve your photographic vision.
Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D3300
The 3000 series of cameras are the smallest dSLRs in the Nikon lineup. The D3300 body was redesigned using the monocoque structure, which first appeared in the D5300. The design allows the camera to be smaller and lighter than the D3200 while gaining a stronger structural integrity.
Because these cameras are much more compact than the Nikon professional series cameras, by necessity they have fewer buttons with which to change the myriad combinations of settings. That being said, the D3300 does have its fair share of buttons and dials, many of which have more than one function depending on the way the camera is programmed and which mode the camera is in. It’s important to become familiar with the camera and all of its buttons and dials first, so that you can quickly change the necessary settings to adapt to your shooting environment.
Knowing where the buttons are and what they do allows you to change your settings without taking your eye from the viewfinder so you don’t miss a shot.
Key Components of the D3300
As I mentioned previously, the D3300 doesn’t have the multitudes of buttons and dials that some of the other Nikon camera models do, so the few controls the camera does have are very important. Most of them perform numerous duties depending on the camera mode, so understanding how each control functions is key to controlling your camera quickly so that you don’t miss a shot.
The following sections break the camera features down into segments and describe each control.
The top of the camera
Most of the important buttons are on the top of the D3300. This makes it easier to find them, especially when you have your eye to the viewfinder. This is where you find the dial to change the shooting modes, as well as the all-important shutter-release button and the movie-record button.
The following list includes the controls and buttons on top of the camera:
Movie-record button. When the camera is in Live View mode (), you press this button (which is labeled with a red dot) to start recording video. Press it a second time to stop recording.Shutter-release button. This is the most important button on the camera. It is a two-stage button: pressing it halfway activates the camera’s autofocus and light meter; fully depressing it releases the shutter, and a photograph is taken. When the camera has been idle, and has “gone to sleep,” lightly pressing the shutter-release button wakes it up. When the Auto Info display is set to On, half-pressing and holding it turns the Information display off, while releasing it turns the Information display on. When the image review is on, lightly pressing the shutter-release button turns off the LCD screen and prepares the camera for another shot.NOTE The Auto Info display settings is in the Setup Menu ().
On/Off switch. Located concentric to the shutter-release button, this switch turns the camera on and off. Pull the switch to the right to turn the camera on and push it to the left to turn the camera off.Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc.
1.1 The controls on top of the camera.
CROSS REF For a detailed description of all exposure modes, see Chapter 2.
Hot shoe. This is where you attach an accessory flash to the camera body. The hot shoe has an electronic contact that tells the flash to fire when the shutter is released. A number of other electronic contacts allow the camera to communicate with the flash, enabling the automated features of a dedicated flash unit such as the SB-700.Focal plane indicator. This marks the plane where the front of the sensor lies. Nikon uses this as the mark of the closest focusing distance of a lens, and when measuring distances for manual flash calculations, this is where the measurement to the subject from the camera should start.The back of the camera
The back of the camera is where you find the buttons that mainly control playback and menu options, although a few buttons control some of the shooting functions. Most of the buttons have more than one function. Additionally, you use many of the buttons in conjunction with the Command dial or multi-selector. On the back of the camera, you also find several key features, including the all-important LCD screen and viewfinder.
The following are the elements on the back of the camera:
Rear infrared receiver. This receiver picks up the infrared signal from the optional ML-L3 wireless remote.Viewfinder. This is what you look through to compose your photographs. Light coming through the lens is reflected from a series of five mirrors (called a pentamirror), enabling you to see exactly what you’re shooting. The rubber eyepiece around the viewfinder gives you a soft place to rest your eye and blocks any extra light from entering the viewfinder as you compose and shoot your images.Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc.
1.2 The controls on the back of the camera.
The front of the camera
While this is the business end of the camera, there really aren't many controls here. The most important part is pointed right at you — the lens.
The features are as follows:
Front infrared receiver. This receiver picks up the infrared signal from the optional wireless remote, the ML-L3.AF-assist illuminator. This is an LED that shines on the subject to help the camera focus when the lighting is dim. The AF-assist illuminator only lights up when in Single-servo AF mode () or Full-time-servo mode () and the center AF point is selected. This LED also lights up when you set the camera to Red-Eye Reduction flash () using the camera’s built-in flash.Microphone. The D3300 has a small built-in condenser microphone for recording sound with your videos.Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc.
1.3 The front of the Nikon D3300.
The left side of the camera
On the left side of the camera (with the lens facing away from you, as you would normally hold it), you find the output terminals and a few other important buttons. The terminals connect accessories or link your camera to a computer or other external source for viewing. The terminals are hidden under a rubber cover that helps keep out dust and moisture.
Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc.
1.4 The left side of the Nikon D3300.
The features are as follows:
Flash pop-up/Flash mode ()/Flash compensation button (). When you’re using the Programmed auto (), Shutter-priority auto (), Aperture-priority auto (), or Manual () exposure modes, press this button to open and activate the built-in flash. Pressing this button and rotating the Command dial on the rear of the camera allows you to choose a flash mode. Depending on the Shooting mode (), you can choose from among the default Front curtain sync (), Red-eye reduction (), Red-eye reduction with slow sync (), Slow sync (), Rear-curtain sync (), and Rear-curtain slow sync () modes. After the flash pops up, press this button in conjunction with the Exposure Compensation button (), while rotating the Command dial to adjust the Flash Compensation (). This enables you to adjust the flash output to make the flash brighter or dimmer depending on your needs. When you shoot in the Automatic point-and-shoot () or scene modes, the flash automatically activates, but some flash sync modes aren’t available in some scene modes. The following flash modes are available when using the scene modes: Automatic (), Portrait (), Child (), and Close-up (). In these flash modes, you can use the default, Auto-flash (), Auto with red-eye reduction (), or set it to Off.Night portrait scene mode (). In this mode, you can select Red-eye reduction (), the default, Auto with slow sync (), or Off ().Programmed auto (), Aperture-priority auto (). In these modes, you can select Red-eye reduction (), Red-eye reduction with slow sync (), Slow sync (), or Rear-curtain slow sync ().Shutter-priority auto (), Manual (). These modes allow you to use Red-eye reduction () or Rear-curtain sync ().Function (Fn) button (). You can set the Function button () to a number of settings so that you can access them quickly, rather than searching through the menu options manually. You can set the button to change the ISO sensitivity (default), image quality, white balance, or Active D-Lighting. Depending on which option you select, you can press the Function button () and rotate the Command dial to change the settings. You can change the setting options in the Setup menu () under the Buttons option.CROSS REF For the complete list of options you can control with the Function button (), see Chapter 3.
Lens mounting mark. Most lenses have a white or red mark to help you align them, so you can then rotate and lock them into place. Use this white mark to line up with the mounting mark on the lens.Lens release button. This button disengages the locking mechanism of the lens, allowing the lens to be rotated and removed from the lens mount.GPS/Accessory port. This accessory port allows you to connect an accessory remote, such as the Nikon GP-1/GP-1a, MC-DC2, and the WR-1 or WR-R10 wireless remote control.Microphone input. You can use this port to connect an external microphone, which records sound for your videos at a better quality than you can get from the built-in microphone.USB/AV out port. This is where you plug in the USB cable to attach the camera to your computer, and transfer images directly from the camera to the computer. Using the included EG-CP16 A/V cable, you can also use this port to connect your camera to a standard-definition TV. This is also where the WU-1a Wi-Fi adapter is connected as well as a printer if using Pict-Bridge to print images directly from the camera.HDMI port. This terminal is for connecting your camera to a high-definition (HD) TV or monitor. It requires a type C mini-pin HDMI cable, which is available at any electronics store.NOTE On the right side of the camera you find the cover for the memory card slot. To open the cover and insert or remove a memory card, slide it toward the back of the camera and it springs open.
The Viewfinder Display
The viewfinder display is kind of like the heads-up display in a jet plane. It allows you to see a lot of useful information about the settings of the camera. This helps you set up the shot without taking your eye away from the viewfinder to check on your settings. Most of the information also appears in the Information display, but it is less handy when you are looking through the viewfinder composing a shot.
1.5 The viewfinder display.
Here is a complete list of the information you find in the viewfinder display:
Focus points. The first thing you are likely to notice when looking through the viewfinder is a small rectangle near the center of the frame. This is your active focus point. Note that only the active focus point is shown full time when you use the Single-point (), Dynamic-area (), or 3-D tracking () autofocus settings. When you set the camera to Auto area AF mode (), you don't see the focus point until you press the shutter-release button halfway and the camera achieves focus.Focus indicator. This green dot lets you know whether a scene is in focus. When the camera achieves focus, the green dot lights up; if the camera is not in focus, the dot isn't displayed. If the camera is unable to achieve focus after a few seconds the indicator will blink.Auto Exposure Lock indicator (). When this indicator lights up, you know that the Auto Exposure is locked.Flexible Program indicator (). This indicator appears when you use the Programmed auto mode () and Flexible program () mode is activated.Shutter speed. This indicator shows how long the shutter is set to stay open, from 30 seconds (30”) up to 1/4000 (4000) second.Aperture. This indicator shows the current aperture setting. The words aperture and f-stop are used interchangeably. The aperture setting indicates the width of the lens opening and appears as a number (1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, and so on).Exposure Indicator/Exposure compensation display/Rangefinder. When the bars are in the center, the camera is at the proper settings to get a good exposure. By default, when the bars are to the left, the image is underexposed, and when they are to the right, the image is overexposed. This option only appears when in Manual () mode, when Exposure compensation () is applied, or if the camera is under- or overexposing at the current settings. This display also doubles as a digital rangefinder to help you when manually focusing lenses. If the indicator bars are on the left, the focus is falling in front of the subject; if the indicator bars are on the right, the focus is behind the subject. Rotate the focus ring until a single indicator bar is centered and you see a 0 above the innermost two rangefinder lines. The focus indicator also appears when the camera achieves focus.Flash compensation indicator (). When this indicator appears, Flash exposure compensation is on. You adjust Flash compensation by pressing the Flash Mode button () in conjunction with the Exposure Compensation button () and rotating the Command dial.Effects mode indicator (). This indicator appears when the mode dial is set to Effects.Low battery warning (). When the camera's battery is nearly depleted, this icon appears. If it is flashing, the battery is completely exhausted and you can't take any more pictures.Exposure compensation indicator (). When you see this icon, exposure compensation is applied to the exposure setting. To set exposure compensation, press the Exposure Compensation button () and rotate the Command dial.ISO indicator (). If you set the Function button () to ISO (the default), this indicator appears when you press the button to let you know that the numbers you see are the ISO numbers.Auto ISO indicator (). This indicator appears when you activate Auto ISO () to let you know that the camera is controlling the ISO settings. You can turn on Auto ISO () in the ISO sensitivity settings, located in the Shooting menu ().Remaining exposures/White balance preset/Exposure compensation value/Flash exposure compensation value. By default, this set of numbers lets you know how many more exposures can fit on the memory card. The actual number of exposures may vary according to file information and compression. When you press the shutter-release button halfway, the display shows how many exposures can fit in the camera’s buffer before it is full and the frame rate slows down. The buffer is in-camera RAM that stores your image data while that data is written to the memory card. This also shows the White balance preset recording indicator (), as well as the Exposure compensation () and Flash compensation () values. When you connect the camera to a computer, PC appears here.Thousands indicator (). This indicator lets you know that there are more than 1,000 exposures remaining on your memory card.Flash ready indicator (). When this indicator appears, the flash, whether it is the built-in flash or an external Speedlight attached to the hot shoe, is fully charged and ready to fire at full power.Warning indicator (). When an error occurs with the camera, this icon flashes. Press the Help button ().The Information Display
The Information display shows all of the relevant shooting and camera information. You can also change some of the most important camera settings quickly in the Information display without entering the camera menu system, which can take up important time when shooting.
You activate the Information display by pressing the Info button (), located on top of the camera directly behind the shutter-release button. Once the Information display is activated and appears on the monitor, press the i button () to enter the Info edit menu, which allows you to change some key settings on the camera (see figure 1.7). By default, when the Info edit display is active, using the multi-selector highlights the setting you want to change and the D3300 displays the Screen tips to guide you through what each setting does. Once the setting you want to access is highlighted, press the OK button () to view the options for that specific setting.
The information remains on display until no buttons have been pushed for about 10 seconds (the default), or you can press the shutter-release or Info () buttons. This display shows you everything you need to know about your camera settings. Additionally, the camera has a sensor built in that tells it when you are holding it vertically, and the Information display is shown upright, regardless of which way you are holding your camera.
The main display area shows the following important settings:
Shooting mode. This indicator displays the Shooting mode that your camera is currently set to. This can be one of the scene modes (in which case it displays the appropriate icon), or one of the semiautomatic modes, such as Programmed auto (), Shutter-priority auto (), Aperture-priority auto (), or Manual (), in which case it displays the corresponding letter. This display changes when you rotate the Mode dial.Aperture. The terms aperture and f-stop are used interchangeably. Aperture is the opening in the lens that allows light into the camera. This indicator displays the aperture at which the camera is set. Lower numbers indicate wider openings that let in more light, and higher numbers indicate smaller openings that let in less light. As a visual aid, this displays what the aperture might look like if you were looking inside the lens.1.6 The Information display on the Nikon D3300.
On the top bar of the Information display, the following indicators display some of the less critical settings, as well as some options related to additional accessories:
Eye-fi connection indicator. This indicator is displayed when an optional Eye-Fi wireless SD card is being used.GPS Indicator. When an optional GPS unit such as the Nikon GP-1 is activated this indicator is shown. When the indicator is flashing, the GPS unit is searching for a signal. If a signal connection is being maintained, the indicator stays on.Date imprint. When the camera is set to add the time and date to the image, this indicator is shown. The date option is turned on in the Setup menu ().Built-in flash mode/Speedlight Flash Exposure compensation. When the built-in flash is activated, the exposure mode, Manual () or TTL (), is displayed here. It also appears if you attach a Speedlight and apply Flash compensation with the controls on the Speedlight, rather than with those on the camera.Active D-Lighting. This indicator is displayed when the Active D-Lighting is turned on.Picture control indicator. This indicator shows the Picture Control setting that is currently active. The options are Standard (), Neutral (), Vivid (), Monochrome (), and Landscape (). The Picture Controls are set in the Shooting Menu.ISO sensitivity. This indicator shows you the ISO sensitivity settings. If the camera is set to ISO-Auto, you notice that ISO-A blinks above the sensitivity number.Release mode. This area shows the icon for the currently set Release mode. The options are Single frame (), Continuous (), Quiet (), Self-timer (), Delayed remote (), Quick-response remote ().Beep indicator. This icon has two versions: Beep on () and Beep off (). One or the other appears at all times.Battery indicator. This indicator shows the amount of power left in the battery, but lacks any other in-depth information.TIP The Information edit display is where you go to change your most commonly used settings. Press the i button () to access these settings and change them quickly. Use the multi-selector to highlight the desired option, and then press the OK button () to view the settings options.
The following options are available in the Info edit menu:
Image quality. This is where you set the image quality file type. You can set the camera to record RAW files, JPEG files, or RAW+JPEG Fine simultaneously. This is also where you set the JPEG compression. The JPEG compression options are Fine, Normal, and Basic.Image size. When you record JPEGs, you can set the camera to record different file sizes. This option isn’t available when shooting RAW files only.White balance. This is where you select the white balance settings.Flash mode. This is where the flash mode options are set. The options differ depending on the selected exposure mode.ISO sensitivity. This option changes the ISO sensitivity settings.Focus mode. Use this menu option to change the focus mode from Auto servo AF (), Single servo AF (), Continuous servo AF () mode, or Manual focus ().1.7 The Info edit display.
