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B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
To display the setup menu, press 
G and select the  B (setup 
menu) tab.
The setup menu contains the following options:
B The Setup Menu:  Camera SetupG button
Option
Default
0
Reset setup options  —233
Format memory card —234
Monitor brightness 0235
Info display format AUTO/SCENE/EFFECTS Graphic
236
P/S/A/M Graphic
Auto info display On 238
Clean image sensor
Clean at startup/shutdown Clean at startup & shutdown 314
Lock mirror up for cleaning
1
—317
Image Dust Off ref photo —239
Flicker reduction Auto 241
Time zone and date
2
Daylight saving time Off 242
Language
2
—243
Auto image rotation On 243 
						

							
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Image comment —244
Auto off timers Normal 245
Self-timer
Self-timer delay 10 s
246
Number of shots 1
Remote on duration (ML-L3) 1 min 247
Beep Low 247
Rangefinder Off 248
File number sequence Off 249
Buttons Assign Fn button ISO sensitivity 251
Assign AE-L/AF-L button AE/AF lock 252
Shutter-release button AE-L Off 252
Slot empty release lock Release locked 253
Print date Off 254
Storage folder —257
Accessory terminal Remote control
Remote shutter release Take photos
258
Assign Fn button Same as camera 4button
Location data
Standby timer Enable
259
Set clock from satellite Ye s
Option
Default
0 
						

							
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1 Not available when battery is low.
2Default varies with country of purchase.
3 Only available when compatible Eye-Fi memory card is inserted 
(0 261).Note : Depending on camera settings, some items may be grayed 
out and unavailable.
Select  Ye s to reset all setup menu settings except  Time zone 
and date , Language , Storage folder , and Video mode  to the 
defaults listed above.Video mode
2
—260
HDMI Output resolution Auto
218
Device control On
Wireless mobile adapter Enable 260
Eye-Fi upload
3
Enable 261
Firmware version —262
Reset Setup Options 
G button ➜Bsetup menu
Option
Default
0 
						

							
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Memory cards must be formatted before first use or after being 
formatted in other devices.
 Format the card as described below.
1
Highlight 
Ye s.
To exit without formatting 
the memory card, highlight 
No  and press  J.
2
Press  J.
A message will be displayed 
while the card is formatted.
 
Do not remove the memory 
card or remove or disconnect 
the power source until 
formatting is complete .Format Memory Card
G button ➜Bsetup menu
DFormatting Memory Cards
Formatting memory cards permanently deletes any data they may 
contain .
 Be sure to copy any photographs and other data you wish to 
keep to a computer before proceeding ( 0204). 
						

							
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B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
Press 
1 or  3 to choose monitor 
brightness.
 Choose higher values for 
increased brightness, lower values for 
reduced brightness.
Monitor Brightness
G  button ➜Bsetup menu 
						

							
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Choose an information display format (
07).
 Formats can be 
chosen separately for auto, scene, and special effects modes and 
for  P,  S,  A , and  M modes.
1
Select a shooting mode 
option.
Highlight  AUTO/SCENE/
EFFECTS  or P/S/A/M  and 
press  2.
2
Select a design.
Highlight a design and press 
J .Info Display Format
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
Classic ( 0237) Graphic ( 07) 
						

							
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B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
The “Classic” display is shown below.
1
Eye-Fi connection 
indicator ...................................... 2612 Satellite signal indicator ........... 2603Print date indicator .................... 2544Flash control indicator............... 229
Flash compensation indicator for 
optional flash units ................... 3045 Active D-Lighting ....................... 1226Picture Control  ........................... 1357Release mode .................................678“Beep” indicator .......................... 2479Battery indicator ............................21
10 Help icon ................................ 11, 33611Image quality .................................8512Image size ....................................... 8713White balance ............................. 12414Flash mode .............................. 90, 9215ISO sensitivity ................................  9516Exposure compensation ........... 11817Flash compensation .................. 12018Metering ....................................... 11419AF-area mode........................78, 14520Focus mode ...........................74, 144 
						

							
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Note
: Display shown with all indicators lit for illustrative purposes.
If  On  is selected, the information display will appear after the 
shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
 If  Off  is selected, the 
information display can be viewed by pressing the  R button.
21 Autoexposure (AE) lock indicator
....................................................... 11622 Shooting mode 
i auto/
j  auto (flash off) .................... 25
Scene modes............................ 47
Special effects mode.............. 50
P , S,  A , and  M modes ............. 10023 Shutter speed .............................. 10124Aperture (f-number) .................. 10125Exposure indicator...................... 109
Exposure compensation 
indicator....................................... 119
26 “k” (appears when memory 
remains for over 1000 exposures)......................................................... 1927 Number of exposures remaining
......................................................... 19
White balance recording  indicator ..................................... 13028 ISO sensitivity ................................ 95
Auto ISO sensitivity indicator
....................................................... 22729 Auto-area AF indicator ................ 78
3D-tracking indicator .................. 78
Focus point..................................... 80
Auto Info Display
G  button ➜Bsetup menu 
						

							
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B The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
Acquire reference data for the Image Dust Off option in 
Capture NX 2 (available separately; for more information, see the 
Capture NX 2 manual).
Image Dust Off ref photo
 is available only when a CPU lens is 
mounted on the camera.
 A lens with a focal length of at least 
50 mm is recommended. When using a zoom lens, zoom all the 
way in.
1
Choose a start option.
Highlight one of the 
following options and press 
J .
 To  e x i t  w i t h o u t  
acquiring image dust off 
data, press  G.
• Start : The message shown at right 
will be displayed and “rEF” will 
appear in the viewfinder.
• Clean sensor and then start : Select this 
option to clean the image sensor 
before starting.
 The message shown 
at right will be displayed and “rEF” 
will appear in the viewfinder when 
cleaning is complete.
Image Dust Off Ref Photo
G  button ➜Bsetup menu
DImage Sensor Cleaning
Image Dust Off reference data recorded before image sensor 
cleaning is performed can not be used with photographs taken 
after image sensor cleaning is performed.
 Select  Clean sensor and 
then start  only if the Image Dust Off reference data will not be 
used with existing photographs. 
						

							
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2
Frame a featureless white object in the viewfinder.
With the lens about ten centimeters (four inches) from a well-
lit, featureless white object, fram e the object so that it fills the 
viewfinder and then press the shutter-release button 
halfway.
In autofocus mode, focus will automatically be set to infinity; 
in manual focus mode, set focus to infinity manually.
3
Acquire Image Dust Off reference data.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to 
acquire Image Dust Off reference data.If the reference object is too bright or 
too dark, the camera may be unable to 
acquire Image Dust Off reference data 
and the message shown at right will 
be displayed.
 Choose another 
reference object and repeat the 
process from step 1.
DImage Dust Off Reference Data
The same reference data can be used for 
photographs taken with different lenses or 
at different apertures.
 Reference images can 
not be viewed using computer imaging 
software.
 A grid pattern is displayed when 
reference images are viewed on the camera.