Nikon Camera D610 Users Manual

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6Name the Picture Control.
The text-entry dialog shown at right will be 
displayed.
 By default, new Picture Controls 
are named by adding a two-digit number 
(assigned automatically) to the name of the 
existing Picture Control; to use the default 
name, proceed to Step 7.
 To move the cursor in the name area, hold the 
W (S ) button and press  4 or  2.
 To enter a new letter at the current cursor 
position, use the multi selector to hi ghlight the desired character in the 
keyboard area and press...

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Sharing Custom Picture Controls
Custom Picture Controls created using the Picture Control Utility available with 
ViewNX 2 or optional software such as Capture NX 2 can be copied to a memory card 
and loaded into the camera, or custom Picture Controls created with the camera can 
be copied to the memory card to be used  in other D610 cameras and software and 
then deleted when no longer needed.
To copy custom Picture Controls to or from the 
memory card, or to delete custom Picture Controls 
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Preserving Detail in Highlights and 
Shadows
Active D-Lighting
Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs 
with natural contrast.
 Use for high contrast scenes, for example when 
photographing brightly lit outdoor scenery through a door or window or taking 
pictures of shaded subjects on a sunny day.
 It is most effective when used with 
matrix metering ( 0109).
Active D-Lighting off Active D-Lighting:  YAuto
D“Active D-Lighting” Versus “D-Lighting”
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To  u s e  A c t i v e  D - L i g h t i n g :
1Select Active D-Lighting  in the 
shooting menu.
To display the menus, press the  G button.  
Highlight  Active D-Lighting  in the shooting 
menu and press  2.
2Choose an option.
Highlight the desired option and press J. 
IfY Auto  is selected, the camera will 
automatically adjust Active D-Lighting 
according to shooting conditions (in mode 
M , however,  YAuto  is equivalent to 
Q Normal ).
DActive D-Lighting
Active D-Lighting can not be used with...

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High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Used with high-contrast subjects, High  Dynamic  Range (HDR) preserves details in 
highlights and shadows by combining tw o shots taken at different exposures.
 HDR is 
most effective when used with matrix metering ( 0109; with other metering 
methods and a non-CPU lens, an exposure differential of  Auto is equivalent to about 
2EV).
 It can not be used to record NEF (RAW ) images. Movie recording ( 057), flash 
lighting, bracketing ( 0153), multiple exposure ( 0160), and...

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2Select a mode.
Highlight HDR mode  and press 2.
Highlight one of the following and press  J.
• To take a series of HDR photographs , select 
6 On (series) .
 HDR shooting will 
continue until you select  Off for  HDR 
mode .
• To take one HDR photograph , select On 
(single photo) .
 Normal shooting will resume automatically after you have 
created a single HDR photograph.
• To exit without creating additional HDR photographs , select Off.
If  On (series)  or On (single photo)  is selected, a k...

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4Choose the amount of smoothing.
To choose how much the boundaries 
between the two images are smoothed, 
highlight Smoothing  and press2.
The options shown at right will be 
displayed.
 Highlight an option and press  J. 
Higher values produce a smoother 
composite image.
 Uneven shading may be 
visible with some subjects.
5Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
The camera takes two exposure s when the shutter-release 
button is pressed all the way down.
 l  k  will be 
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Flash Photography
The built-in flash has a Guide Number (GN) 12/39 (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) and 
provides coverage for the angle of view of 24 mm lens, or a 16 mm lens in DX format.
 
It can be used not only when natural lighting is inadequate but to fill in shadows and 
backlit subjects or to add a catch light to the subject’s eyes.
❚❚Using the Built-in Flash:  i, k , p , n , o , s , and  w Modes 
1Choose a flash mode ( 0144).
2Ta k e  p i c t u r e s .
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Flash Mode 
The flash modes available vary with shooting mode:
To choose a flash mode, press the M (Y ) button and rotate the main command dial 
until the desired setting is di splayed in the control panel.
i, k , p , n , s , wo0
Auto Auto + slow sync +
red-eye reductionFill flash
Auto +red-eye reduction Auto + slow sync
j Off jOff
P,  AS, M
Fill flash Fill flash
Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction
Slow sync + red-eye reduction Rear-curtain sync
Slow sync
Rear curtain + slow sync
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