Nikon Camera D610 Users Manual

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Select the folder in which subsequent images will be stored.
❚❚Selecting Folders by Folder Number
1Choose Select folder by number .
Highlight  Select folder by number  and press 2.
 
The dialog shown at right will be displayed.
2Choose a folder number.
Press  4 or  2 to highlight a digit, press  1 or  3 to change. If a folder with the 
selected number already exists, a  W, X , or  Y icon will be displayed to the left 
of the folder number:
• W : Folder is empty.
• X : Folder is partially full.
• Y...

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❚❚Selecting Folders from a List
1Choose  Select folder from list .
Highlight Select folder from list  and press 2.
2Highlight a folder.
Press  1 or  3 to highlight a folder.
3Select the highlighted folder.
Press  J to select the highlighted folder and return to the shooting menu. 
Subsequent photographs will be stored in the selected folder.
Photographs are saved using file names consisting of “DSC_” or, in the case of images 
that use the Adobe RGB color space, “_DSC”, followed by a four-digit...

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Select On to reduce barrel distortion when shooting with wide-
angle lenses and to reduce pin-cushion distortion when 
shooting 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 not...

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“Vignetting” is a drop in brightness at the edges of a photograph. Vignette control 
reduces vignetting for type G, E, and  D lenses (DX and PC lenses excluded).
 Its effects 
vary from lens to lens and are most noticeable at maximum aperture.
 Choose from 
High , Normal , Low , and  Off.
If  On  is selected, photographs taken at shutter speeds slower 
than 1 s will be processed to reduce noise (bright spots, 
randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog). The time required for 
processing roughly double...

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ACustom Settings: 
Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
To display the Custom Settings menu, press  G and select the  A (Custom Settings 
menu) tab.
G  button
Custom Setting groups
Main menu
Reset custom 
settings 
( 0 221)
Custom Settings are used to customize camera settings 
to suit individual preferences. 

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The following Custom Settings are available:
Note: Depending on camera settings, some items may be grayed out and unavailable. For 
information on the options available in each shooting mode, see page 309.
 If settings in the 
current bank have been modified from default values ( 0313), an asterisk will be displayed 
adjacent to the altered settings in the second level of the Custom Settings menu.
Custom Setting0
Reset custom settings221
aAutofocus
a1 AF-C priority selection 221
a2AF-S priority...

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Select Ye s to restore Custom Settings to their default values 
( 0 313).
When  AF-C is selected for viewfinder photography ( 097), this option controls 
whether photographs can be taken whenever the shutter-release button is pressed 
( release priority ) or only when the camera is in focus ( focus priority).
Regardless of the option selected, focus will not lock when  AF-C is selected for 
autofocus mode.
 The camera will continue to adjust focus until the shutter is 
released.
When  AF-S is...

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This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance 
to the subject when  AF-C is selected or continuous-ser vo autofocus is selected when 
the camera is in  AF-A mode for viewfinder photography ( 097).
Choose whether the active focus point is  highlighted in red in the viewfinder.
Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the 
viewfinder to another.
a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-OnG  button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
C 5...

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Choose the number of focus points available for manual focus-point selection.
Choose whether the built-in AF-assist illuminator lights to assist 
the focus operation when lighting is poor.
a6: Number of Focus PointsG  button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
# 39 points Choose from the 39 focus points shown at right.
A 11 points Choose from the 11 focus points shown at right.
 Use for 
quick focus-point selection.
a7: Built-in AF-assist IlluminatorG  button ➜ACustom Settings menu...

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Select the increments used when making adjustments to ISO 
sensitivity.
 If possible, the current ISO sensitivity setting is 
maintained when the step value is changed.
 If the current 
setting is not availabl e at the new step value, ISO sensitivity will 
be rounded to the nearest available setting.
Select the increments used when making adjustments to 
shutter speed, aperture, exposure and flash compensation, and 
bracketing.
b: Metering/Exposure
b1: ISO Sensitivity Step ValueG  button ➜ACustom...