Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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The image area can be selected using the Image area> Choose 
image area  option in the shooting menu or by pressing a 
control and rotating a command dial.
❚❚ The Image Area Menu
1Select  Image area .
Highlight  Image area  in the shooting 
menu and press  2.
2Select  Choose image area .
Highlight  Choose image area  and 
press 2.
3Adjust settings.
Choose an option and press  J.
 The 
selected crop is displayed in the 
viewfinder ( 076).
AImage Size
Image size varies with the option selected for image...

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❚❚Camera Controls
1Assign image area selection to a camera control.
Select  Choose image area  as the “press + command dials” 
option for a camera control in the Custom Settings menu 
( 0 300).
 Image area selection can be assigned to the  Fn 
button (Custom Setting f4,  Assign Fn button, 0 343), the  Pv 
button (Custom Setting f5,  Assign preview button, 0 349), 
the  AAE-L/AF-L  button (Custom Setting f6,  Assign AE-L/AF-L 
button , 0 349), or the movie-record button (Custom Setting 
f13,  Assign...

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The D810 supports the following image quality options. See 
page 489 for information on the number of pictures that can be 
stored at different image quality and size settings.
Image Quality
OptionFile typeDescription
NEF (RAW ) NEF RAW data from the image sensor are saved 
without additional processing.
 Settings 
such as white balance and contrast can be 
adjusted after shooting.
TIFF (RGB) TIFF (RGB) Record uncompressed TIFF-RGB images at 
a bit depth of 8 bits per channel (24-bit 
color).
 TIFF is...

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Image quality is set by pressing the T button and rotating 
the main command dial until the  desired setting is displayed in 
the control panel.
T  button Main command 
dial Control panel
ANEF (RAW) Images
NEF (RAW ) images can be viewed on the camera or using software 
such as ViewNX 2 or Capture NX-D ( ViewNX 2 can be installed from the 
supplied installer CD, while Capture NX-D can be downloaded from a 
link in the ViewNX 2 installer;  0253).
 JPEG copies of NEF (RAW ) 
images can be created using...

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❚❚JPEG Compression
To choose the type of compression for JPEG images, highlight 
JPEG/TIFF recording > JPEG compression  in the shooting 
menu and press  2.
❚❚ NEF (RAW) Compression
To choose the type of compression for NEF (RAW ) images, 
highlight  NEF (RAW) recording > NEF (RAW) compression  in 
the shooting menu and press  2.
OptionDescription
OSize priority Images are compressed to produce relatively 
uniform file size.
POptimal qualityOptimal image quality. File size varies with 
scene...

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❚❚NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
To choose a bit depth for NEF (RAW ) images, highlight  NEF 
(RAW) recording > NEF (RAW) bit depth  in the shooting menu 
and press  2.
OptionDescription
q12-bit NEF (RAW ) images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits.
r14-bitNEF (RAW ) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14 bits, 
producing files larger than 
those with a bit depth of 
12 bits but increasing the color data recorded.
ASee Also
See page 83 for the image size options available for JPEG and TIFF 
images, page 85...

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Image size is measured in pixels. In the case of JPEG and TIFF 
images, you can choose from  #Large , $ Medium , or %Small  
(note that image size varies depending on the option selected 
for  Image area , 0 74):
Image Size
Image areaOptionSize (pixels)Print size (cm/in.)*
FX (36 × 24) 
(FX format) Large
7360 × 4912 62.3 × 41.6/24.5 × 16.4
Medium 5520 × 3680 46.7 × 31.2/18.4 × 12.3
Small 3680 × 2456 31.2 × 20.8/12.3 × 8.2
1.2 × (30 × 20) Large
6144 × 4080 52.0 × 34.5/20.5 × 13.6
Medium 4608 × 3056...

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Image size for JPEG and TIFF images can be set by pressing the 
T button and rotating the sub-command dial until the 
desired option is displayed in the control panel.
T  button Sub-command
dialControl panel
AThe Image Size Menu
Image size for JPEG and TIFF images can also be adjusted using the 
JPEG/TIFF recording > Image size  option in the shooting menu 
( 0 290). 

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❚❚NEF (RAW) Images
When recording photographs in NEF 
(RAW ) format, you can choose from sizes 
of  o Large  and pSmall  using the 
NEF (RAW) recording > Image size  
option in the shooting menu. Small-size 
images are about half the size of their 
large-size counterparts.
 An asterisk ( U) 
appears in the control panel when 
p Small  is selected.
DNEF (RAW) Images
Image size for NEF (RAW ) photographs can not be selected using the 
T  button and command dials.
 Small-size NEF (RAW ) images are...

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When two memory cards are inserted in the camera, you can 
choose one as the primary card using the Primary slot 
selection  item in the shooting menu.
 Select SD card slot  to 
designate the card in the SD card slot as the primary card,  CF 
card slot  to choose the CompactFlash card.
 The roles played by 
the primary and secondary cards can be chosen using the 
Secondary slot function  option in the shooting menu.
 Choose 
from  Overflow  (the secondary card is used only when the 
primary card is...