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D The Playback Menu: Managing Images
Choose whether pictures are automatically displayed in the 
monitor immediately after shooting.
If 
On  is selected, “tall” (portrait-orientation) pictures will be 
automatically rotated for display in the monitor (pictures taken 
with  Off selected for  Auto image rotation  will still be displayed 
in landscape orientation;  0243).
 Note that because the camera 
itself is already in the appropriate orientation during shooting, 
images are not rotated automatically during image review.
Image Review
G  button ➜Dplayback menu
Rotate Tall
G  button ➜Dplayback menu 
						

							
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To display the shooting menu, press 
G and select the  C 
(shooting menu) tab.
The shooting menu contains the following options:
C The Shooting Menu:  Shooting OptionsG button
Option
Default
0
Reset shooting menu —224
Image quality JPEG normal 85
Image size
I Normal panorama 88
Other modes Large 87
White balance Auto 124
Fluorescent Cool-white fluorescent 126
Set Picture Control Standard 135
Auto distortion control Off 225
Color space sRGB 225
Active D-Lighting On 122
Noise reduction On 226
ISO sensitivity settings
ISO sensitivity P
,  S,  A , M 100
95
Other modes Auto
Auto ISO sensitivity control Off 227 
						

							
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* Default varies with country of purchase.Note : Depending on camera settings, some items may be grayed 
out and unavailable.AF-area mode
Viewfinder n
, 1 , 2 , 3 Single-point AF
78
m Dynamic-area AF
Other modes Auto-area AF
Live view/movie k
, l , p , o Face-priority AF
145
n Normal-area AF
Other modes Wide-area AF
Built-in AF-assist illuminator On 229
Metering Matrix metering 114
Flash cntrl for built-in flash TTL 229
Movie settings Frame size/frame rate
*
—
158, 159
Movie quality
Normal
Microphone Auto sensitivity
Wind noise reduction Off
Manual movie settings Off
Option
Default
0 
						

							
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Select 
Ye s to reset shooting menu settings.
Reset Shooting Menu
G  button ➜Cshooting menu
AReset Shooting Options
Selecting  Ye s for  Reset shooting menu  also restores Picture Control 
settings to their default values ( 0137) and resets the following:
Option
Default
0
Release mode
m Continuous
67
Other modes Single frame
Focus point Center 80
Flexible program Off 103
A  (L ) button hold Off 252
Focus mode
Viewfinder Auto-servo AF 74
Live view/movie Single-servo AF 144
Flash mode
i , k , p , n , S , T , g ,  Auto
89, 91
o
Auto slow sync
U Flash off
P ,  S , A , M Fill flash
Exposure compensation Off 118
Flash compensation Off 120 
						

							
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C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
Select 
On to reduce barrel distortion in 
photos taken with wide-angle lenses and 
to reduce pin-cushion distortion in 
photos taken with long lenses (note that 
the edges of the area visible in the 
viewfinder may be cropped out of the 
final photograph, and that the time 
needed to process photographs before recording begins may 
increase). This option does not apply to movies and is available 
only with type G, E, and D lenses (PC, fisheye, and certain other 
lenses excluded); results are no t guaranteed with other lenses.
The color space determines the gamut of 
colors available for color reproduction.
 
sRGB  is recommended for movies and 
for general-purpose printing and display, 
Adobe RGB  for professional publication 
and commercial printing.Auto Distortion Control
G  button ➜Cshooting menu
Color Space
G  button ➜Cshooting menu
AAdobe RGB
For accurate color reproduction, Adobe RGB images require 
applications, displays, and printers  that support color management.AColor Space
ViewNX 2 (supplied) and Capture NX 2 (available separately) 
automatically select the correct color space when opening 
photographs created with this camera.
 Results can not be guaranteed 
with third-party software. 
						

							
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Select 
On to reduce noise (bright spots, 
randomly-spaced bright pixels, lines, or 
fog). Noise reduction takes effect at all 
ISO sensitivities, but is most noticeable at higher values. The 
time required for processing at shutter speeds slower than 
about 1 s roughly doubles; during processing, “ l m ” will 
flash in the viewfinder and photographs can not be taken. Noise 
reduction will not be performe d if the camera is turned off 
before processing is complete.
If  Off  is selected, noise reduction will only be performed as 
required; the amount of noise  reduction is less than that 
performed when  On is selected.
Adjust ISO sensitivity ( 095).
Noise Reduction
G  button ➜Cshooting menu
ISO Sensitivity Settings
G  button ➜Cshooting menu 
						

							
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❚❚Auto ISO Sensitivity controlIf Off  is chosen for  Auto ISO sensitivity control  in P,  S,  A , and  M 
modes, ISO sensitivity will remain fixed at the value selected by 
the user ( 095).
 When  On is chosen, ISO sensitivity will 
automatically be adjusted if optimal exposure can not be 
achieved at the value selected by the user.
 The maximum value 
for auto ISO sensitivity can be selected using the  Maximum 
sensitivity  option in the  Auto ISO sensitivity control  menu 
(choose lower values to prevent noise (randomly-spaced bright 
pixels, fog, or lines), but note that if the ISO sensitivity selected 
by the user is higher than that chosen for  Maximum sensitivity, 
the value selected by the user will be used instead; the minimum 
value for auto ISO sensitivity is automatically set to ISO 100).
 In 
modes  P and  A, sensitivity will only be  adjusted if underexposure 
would result at the shutter speed selected for  Minimum shutter 
speed  (
1/2000
–1 s, or  Auto; in modes  S and  M, sensitivity will be 
adjusted for optimal exposure at the shutter speed selected by 
the user). If  Auto  (available only with CPU lenses) is selected, the 
camera will choose the minimum shutter speed based on the 
focal length of the lens (auto shutter-speed selection can be 
fine-tuned by highlighting  Auto and pressing  2).
 Slower 
shutter speeds will be used only  if optimum exposure can not be 
achieved at the ISO sensitivity value selected for  Maximum 
sensitivity .
When  On is selected, the viewfinder 
shows  ISO-AUTO  and the information 
display  ISO-A.
 These indicators flash when 
sensitivity is altered from the value 
selected by the user. 
						

							
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A
Maximum Sensitivity/Minimum Shutter Speed
When auto ISO sensitivity control is enabled, 
the ISO sensitivity and shutter speed 
graphics in the information display show the 
maximum sensitivity and minimum shutter 
speed.AAuto ISO Sensitivity Control
Noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) is more likely at 
higher sensitivities.
 Use the  Noise Reduction  option in the shooting 
menu to reduce noise ( 0226).
 Note that ISO sensitivity may be raised 
automatically when auto ISO sensitiv ity control is used in combination 
with slow sync flash modes (available with the built-in flash and the 
optional flash units listed on page 299), possibly preventing the 
camera from selecting slow shutter speeds.
 Auto ISO sensitivity 
control is available only in i-TTL flash control mode ( 0229, 301); in 
other modes, the value selected for  ISO sensitivity will be used for 
pictures taken with the built-in  flash or optional flash units.
Maximum sensitivit
y
Minimum shutter speed 
						

							
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C The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
Choose whether the built-in AF-assist 
illuminator lights to assist the focus 
operation when lighting is poor.
Choose the flash mode for the built-in flash in 
P,  S,  A , and  M 
modes.
Built-in AF-assist Illuminator
G  button ➜Cshooting menu
Option
Description
On The AF-assist illuminator lights when lighting is poor (for 
more information, see page 331).
Off The AF-assist illuminator does no
t light to assist the focus 
operation.
 The camera may not be able to focus using 
autofocus when lighting is poor.
Flash Cntrl for Built-in Flash
G  button ➜Cshooting menu
Option
Description
1 TTL Flash output is adjusted au
tomatically in response to 
shooting conditions.
2 Manual Choose a flash level. At full 
power, the built-in flash has 
a Guide Number of 
approximately 12/39 (m/ft., 
ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F).
AF-assist illuminator 
						

							
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A
Manual
A  Y  icon flashes in the viewfinder and  0 
flashes in the information display when 
Manual  is selected and the flash is raised.AThe SB-400 and SB-300
When an optional SB-400 or SB-300 flash unit is attached and turned 
on,  Flash cntrl for built-in flash  changes to Optional flash , allowing 
the flash control mode for the optional flash unit to be selected from 
TTL  and  Manual .ATTL Flash Control
The following types of flash control are supported when a CPU lens is 
used in combination with the built-in flash ( 089) or optional flash 
units ( 0299).
• i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR : Information from the 420-pixel RGB 
sensor is used to adjust flash ou tput for a natural balance between 
the main subject and the background.
• Standard i-TTL Fill-Flash for Digital SLR : Flash output is adjusted for the 
main subject; the brightness of the background is not taken into 
account.
Standard i-TTL flash control is used with spot metering or when 
selected with the optional flash unit.
 i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital 
SLR is used in all other cases.