Nikon Camera D7100 Users Manual

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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 ( 083).
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  YAuto , Z Extra high , 
P High , Q Normal , R Low , or Off and 
press J.
 IfY Auto  is selected, the camera 
will automatically adjust Active D-Lighting 
according to shooting conditions (note, 
however, that the effects may not visible in mode  M and when...

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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 ( 083; with other metering methods 
and a non-CPU lens, a strength of  vAuto  is equivalent to  TNormal ).
 It can not 
be used to record NEF (RAW ) images.
 While HDR is in effect, movie recording 
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3Choose the HDR strength .
To choose the difference in exposure 
between the two shots (HDR strength), 
highlight HDR strength  and press 2.
Highlight  vAuto , c Extra high , 
S High , T Normal , or U Low  and 
press  J.
 If v Auto  is selected, the camera 
will automatically adjust HDR strength 
according to shooting conditions.
4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
The camera takes two expo sures when the shutter-
release button is pressed all the way down.
 l  k  will 
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DFraming HDR Photographs
The edges of the image will be cropped out.
 The desired results may not be achieved if the 
camera or subject moves during shooting.
 Depending on the scene, the effect many not be 
visible, shadows may appear around bright objects, or halos may appear around dark 
objects.
 Uneven shading may be visible with some subjects.
AInterval Timer Photography
If  On (series)  is selected for  HDR mode before interval timer shooting begins, the camera 
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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  a 16 mm lens.
 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 , w , and  g Modes 
1Choose a flash mode ( 0120).
2Ta k e  p i c t u r e s .
The flash will pop up as required when the 
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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 , w , go0
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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ADefault Flash Modes
Default flash modes are shown below.
ModeDefaultModeDefault
i , k , p , n , w , g Auto oAuto+slow sync
s Auto+red-eye reduction 0, P,  S,  A , M Fill flash
AFlash Modes
The flash modes listed on the previous page may combine one or more of the following 
settings, as shown by the flash mode icon:
• AUTO (auto flash) : When lighting is poor or subject is backlit, flash pops up automatically 
when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and fires as required.
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AShutter Speeds Available with the Built-in Flash
The following shutter speeds are available with the built-in flash.
ModeShutter speedModeShutter speed
i , P,  A , k , p , s , w , g1/250–1/60s S1/250–30 s
n , 01/250–1/125s M1/250–30 s, A
o1/250–1 s
AFlash Control Mode
The camera supports the following i-TTL flash control modes:
• i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR : Flash emits series of nearly invisible preflashes (monitor 
preflashes) immediately before main flash.
 Preflashes reflected...