Nikon Camera D610 Users Manual

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1Silhouette
Silhouette subjects against bright 
backgrounds.
 The built-in flash turns off; 
use of a tripod is recommended to 
prevent blur when lighting is poor.
2High Key
Use when shooting bright scenes to 
create bright images that seem filled 
with light.
 The built-in flash turns off.
3Low Key
Use when shooting dark scenes to create 
dark, somber images that bring out 
highlights.
 The built-in flash turns off; 
use of a tripod is recommended to 
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Basic Playback
1Press the K button.
A photograph will be displayed in the 
monitor. The memory card containing the 
picture currently displayed is shown by an 
icon.
2View additional pictures.
Additional pictures can be displayed by 
pressing  4 or  2.
 To view additional 
information on the current photograph, 
press  1 and  3 (0 179).
To end playback and return to shooting 
mode, press the shutter-release button 
halfway.
AImage Review
When  On is selected for  Image review in the playback menu ( 0212), photographs are 
automatically displayed in the monitor for a few seconds after shooting.
ASee Also
See page 178 for information on choosing a memory card slot.
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Deleting Unwanted Photographs
To delete the photograph currently displayed in the monitor, press the O (Q ) button. 
Note that photographs can not be recovered once deleted .
1Display the photograph.
Display the photograph you wish to delete 
as described on the preceding page.
 The 
location of the current image is shown by an 
icon at the bottom left  corner of the display.
2Delete the photograph.
Press the O (Q ) button. A confirmation 
dialog will be displayed; press the  O (Q ) 
button again to delete the image and return 
to playback.
 To exit without deleting the 
picture, press  K.
ADelete
To delete selected images ( 0190), all images taken on a selected date ( 0191), or all images 
in a chosen location on a selected memory card ( 0190), use the  Delete option in the 
playback menu.
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Live View Photography
Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.
1Rotate the live view selector to C (live view 
photography).
2Press the  a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will 
be displayed in the camera monitor.
 The subject will no 
longer be visible in the viewfinder.
3Position the focus point.
Position the focus point over your  subject as described on page 51.
4Focus.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus.
The focus point will flash green while the camera focuses.
 
If the camera is able to focus, the focus point will be 
displayed in green; if the camera is unable to focus, the 
focus point will flash red (note that pictures can be taken 
even when the focus point flashes red; check focus in the 
monitor before shooting).
 Exposure can be locked by 
pressing the  AAE-L/AF-L  button ( 0110); focus locks while 
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
 In mode  M, exposure can be 
adjusted with the assistance of an exposure indicator ( 078).
DCover the Viewfinder
To prevent light entering via the viewfinder from interfering 
with exposure, remove the rubber eyecup and cover the 
viewfinder with the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap before 
shooting ( 086).
Live view selector
a button
A AE-L/AF-L  button 
						

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5Ta k e  t h e  p i c t u r e .
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down 
to shoot.
 The monitor will turn off.
6Exit live view mode.
Press the a button to exit live view mode.
DEnding Live View
Live view ends automatically if the lens is removed.
 Live view may also end 
automatically to prevent damage to the camera’s internal circuits; exit live view when 
the camera is not in use.
 Note that the temperature of the camera’s internal circuits 
may rise and noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog) may be 
displayed in the following instances (the camera may also become noticeably warm, 
but this does not indicate a malfunction):
• The ambient temperature is high
• The camera has been used for extended periods in live view or to record movies
• The camera has been used in continuous release mode for extended periods
If live view does not start when you press the  a button, wait for the internal circuits to 
cool and then try again.
AChoosing a Picture Control ( P,  S,  A, and  M Modes Only)
Pressing  c (b ) during live view displays a list 
of Picture Controls.
 Highlight the desired 
Picture Control and press  2 to adjust Picture 
Control settings ( 0129).
AMovies
Movie recording is not available during live view photography and pressing the 
movie-record button has no effect.
 Select movie live view ( 057) to shoot movies.
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Focusing in Live View
To focus using autofocus, rotate the focus-mode 
selector to  AF and follow the steps below to choose 
autofocus and AF-area modes.
 For information on 
focusing manually, see page 55.
❚❚ Choosing a Focus Mode
The following autofocus modes are available in live view: 
To choose an autofocus mode, press th e AF-mode button and rotate the main 
command dial until the desired mode  is displayed in the monitor. 
ModeDescription 
AF-S Single-servo AF
: For stationary subjects.
 Focus locks when shutter-release button is 
pressed halfway.
AF-F Full-time servo AF
: For moving subjects.
 Camera focuses continuously until shutter-
release button is pressed.
 Focus locks when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
AF-mode button Main command  dial Monitor
DUsing Autofocus in Live View
Use an AF-S lens.
 The desired results may not be achieved with other lenses or 
teleconverters.
 Note that in live view, autofocus is  slower and the monitor may brighten or 
darken while the camera focuses.
 The focus point may sometimes be displayed in green 
when the camera is unable to focus.
 The camera may be unable to focus in the following 
situations:
• The subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame
• The subject lacks contrast
• The subject in the focus point contains areas of  sharply contrasting brightness, or includes 
spot lighting or a neon sign or other light source that changes in brightness
• Flicker or banding appears under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, sodium-vapor, or similar 
lighting
• A cross (star) filter or other special filter is used
• The subject appears smaller than the focus point
• The subject is dominated by regular geometric  patterns (e.g., blinds or a row of windows 
in a skyscraper)
• The subject is moving
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❚❚Choosing an AF-Area Mode
The following AF-area modes can be selected in live view:
To choose an AF-area mode, press the AF -mode button and rotate the sub-command 
dial until the desired mode is displayed in the monitor.
ModeDescription
! Face-priority AF
: Use for portraits.
 The camera automatically detects and focuses on 
portrait subjects; the selected subject is indicated by a double yellow border (if 
multiple faces, up to a ma ximum of 35, are detected, the camera will focus on the 
closest subject; to choose a differen t subject, use the multi selector).
 If the camera can 
no longer detect the subject (because, for example, the subject has turned to face 
away from the camera), the border will no longer be displayed.
$ Wide-area AF
: Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and other non-portrait subjects.
 
Use the multi selector to move the focus point anywhere in the frame, or press  J to 
position the focus point in the center of the frame.
% Normal-area AF
: Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot in the frame.
 Use the multi 
selector to move the focus point anywhere in the frame, or press  J to position the 
focus point in the center of the frame.
 A tripod is recommended.
& Subject-tracking AF
: Position the focus point over your subject and press  J.
 The focus 
point will track the selected subject as it moves through the frame.
 To  e n d  t r a c k i n g ,  
press  J again.
 Note that the camera may be unable to track subjects if they move 
quickly, leave the frame or are obscured by other objects, change visibly in size, color, 
or brightness, or are too small, too large, too bright, too dark, or similar in color or 
brightness to the background.
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The Live View Display: Live View Photography
ItemDescription0
q Time remaining The amount of time remaining before live view ends 
automatically.
 Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less. 56
w Guide A guide to the options available  during live view photography. —
e Autofocus mode The current autofocus mode. 51
r AF-area mode The current AF-area mode. 52
t Focus point The current focus point.
 The display varies with the option 
selected for AF-area mode. 49
y Monitor brightness 
indicator Keeping the 
L (U ) button pressed, press  1 or  3 to adjust 
monitor brightness (note that monitor brightness has no 
effect on photographs taken with the camera).
 If  A (auto) is 
selected, the camera will automatically adjust brightness in 
response to ambient lighting co nditions as measured by the 
ambient brightness sensor when the monitor is on ( 04). —
u Exposure indicator Indicates whether the photograph would be under- or 
overexposed at current settings (mode 
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DThe Live View Display
Although they will not appear in the final pi cture, jagged edges, color fringing, moire, and 
bright spots may appear in the monitor, while  bright bands may appear in some areas with 
flashing signs and other intermittent light source s or if the subject is briefly illuminated by a 
strobe or other bright, momentary light source. In addition, distortion may occur if the 
camera is panned horizontally or an object mo ves at high speed through the frame. Flicker 
and banding visible in the monitor under fluore scent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps can 
be reduced using  Flicker reduction  (0 252), although they may still be visible in the final 
photograph at some shutter speeds.
 When shooting in live view mode, avoid pointing the 
camera at the sun or other strong light sources.
 Failure to observe this precaution could 
result in damage to the camera’s internal circuitry.
AExposure
Depending on the scene, exposure may differ from that which would be obtained when live 
view is not used.
 Metering in live view is adjusted to  suit the live view display, producing 
photographs with exposure close to what is seen in the monitor.
 In  P,  S,  A , and  M modes, 
exposure can be adjusted by ±5 EV ( 0112).
 Note that the effects of values over +3 EV or 
under –3 EV can not be previewed in the monitor.