Nikon Camera D7100 Users Manual

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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
B 51 points Choose from the 51 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...

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This option controls whether the E button is needed to set exposure compensation 
( 0 86).
 If On (Auto reset)  or On  is selected, the 0 at the center of the exposure 
display will flash even when exposure compensation is set to ±0.
b3: Easy Exposure CompensationG  button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
On (Auto reset) Exposure compensation is set by rotating one of the command dials (see note 
below).
 The setting selected using the command dial is reset when the camera 
turns off or the...

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When calculating exposure, center-weighted metering assigns 
the greatest weight to a circle in the center of the frame.
 The 
diameter ( φ) of this circle can be set to 6, 8, 10, or 13 mm or to 
the average of the entire frame.
Note that the diameter is fixed at 8 mm when a non-CPU lens is used, regardless of 
the setting selected for  Non-CPU lens data in the setup menu (
0149). When 
Average  is selected, the average of the entire frame will be used for CPU lenses.
Use this option to fine-tune...

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Choose how long the camera continues to meter exposure 
when no operations are performed. The shutter-speed and 
aperture displays in the control panel and viewfinder turn off 
automatically when the timer expires.
Choose a shorter standby timer delay for longer battery life.
Choose the length of the shutter release delay, the number of 
shots taken, and the interval be tween shots in self-timer mode 
( 0 59).
• Self-timer delay : Choose the length of the shutter-release delay.
• Number of shots :...

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Choose how long the monitor remains on when no operations 
are performed during playback (Playback; defaults to 10 s) and 
image review ( Image review; defaults to 4 s), when menus 
( Menus ; defaults to 1 minute) or information ( Information 
display ; defaults to 10 s) are displayed, or during live view and 
movie recording ( Live view; defaults to 10 minutes).
 Choose a 
shorter monitor-off delay for longer battery life.
Choose how long the camera will remain on stand-by in remote 
control mode...

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Choose On to display on-demand grid  lines in the viewfinder 
( 0 9) for reference when composing photographs using the DX-
format image area ( 063).
If  Show ISO sensitivity  or Show ISO/Easy ISO  is selected, the control panel will 
show ISO sensitivity in place of  the number of exposures remaining.
 If Show ISO/
Easy ISO  is selected, ISO sensitivity can be set in modes  P and  S by rotating the sub-
command dial or in mode  A by rotating the main command dial.
 Select  Show frame 
count  to...

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The maximum number of shots that can be taken in a single burst in continuous 
mode can be set to any value between 1 and 100.
When a photograph is taken, the camera names the file by 
adding one to the last file number used.
 This option controls 
whether file numbering continues from the last number used 
when a new folder is created, the memory card is formatted, or 
a new memory card is in serted in the camera.
d6: Max. Continuous ReleaseG button ➜ACustom Settings menu
AThe Memory Buffer...

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If Auto  (v ) is selected, the color of the lett ering in the information display ( 010) 
will automatically change from black to whit e or white to black to maintain contrast 
with the background.
 To always use the same color lettering, select  Manual and 
choose  Dark on light  (w ; black lettering) or  Light on dark (x ; white lettering).
 
Monitor brightness will automatically be adjusted for maximum contrast with the 
selected text color.
If  Off  is selected, the control panel backlight (LCD...

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To ensure that the camera functions as expected when the optional MB-D15 battery 
pack is used with AA batteries, match the opti on selected in this menu to the type of 
batteries inserted in the battery pack.
 There is no need to adjust this option when 
using EN-EL15 batteries.
d12: MB-D15 Battery TypeG  button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
1 LR6 (AA alkaline) Select when using LR6 alkaline AA batteries.
2 HR6 (AA Ni-MH) Select when using HR6 Ni-MH AA batteries.
3 FR6 (AA lithium)...