Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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4Start the timer.
Press the shutter-release 
button all the way down 
to start the timer.
 The 
self-timer lamp will start 
to flash.
 Two seconds before the photograph is taken, the 
self-timer lamp will stop flashing.
 The shutter will be released 
about ten seconds after the timer starts.
To turn the self-timer off before a photograph is taken, turn the 
release mode dial to another setting.
AUsing the Built-in Flash
Before taking a photograph with the flash, press the flash pop-up 
button to...

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Choose this mode to 
minimize blurring caused by 
camera movement when the 
mirror is raised.
 To use mirror-
up mode, press the release 
mode dial lock release and 
rotate the release mode dial 
to  V  (mirror up).
 After 
pressing the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and 
exposure, press the shutter-relea se button the rest of the way 
down to raise the mirror and then press the shutter-release 
button all the way down again to take the picture.
 A beep will 
sound, unless  Off is...

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ISO Sensitivity
The camera’s sensitivity to light can be adjusted according to the 
amount of light available.
 Choose from settings that range from 
ISO 64 to ISO 12800 in steps equivalent to 1/3EV. Settings of from 
about 0.3 to 1 EV below ISO 64 and 0.3 to 2 EV above ISO 12800 
are also available for special situations.
 The higher the ISO 
sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure, allowing 
higher shutter speeds or smaller apertures.
ISO sensitivity can be adjusted 
by pressing the...

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AThe Shooting Menu
ISO sensitivity can also be ad justed from the shooting menu. Choose 
ISO sensitivity settings  to adjust settings for viewfinder and live view 
photography ( 0290) and  Movie settings  > Movie ISO sensitivity 
settings  to adjust settings for movie live view ( 064).
AISO Sensitivity
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the less light needed to make an 
exposure, allowing faster shutter sp eeds or smaller apertures, but the 
more likely the image is to be affected by noise...

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If On  is selected for  ISO sensitivity settings > Auto ISO 
sensitivity control  in the shooting menu, ISO sensitivity will 
automatically be adjusted if optimal exposure can not be 
achieved at the value selected by the user (ISO sensitivity is 
adjusted appropriately when the flash is used).
1Select  Auto ISO sensitivity control .
Select  ISO sensitivity settings  in the 
shooting menu, then highlight  Auto 
ISO sensitivity control  and press 2.
2Select  On.
Highlight  On and press  J (if  Off  is...

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3Adjust settings.
The maximum value for auto ISO 
sensitivity can be selected using 
Maximum sensitivity (note that if 
the ISO sensitivity selected by the 
user is higher than that chosen for 
Maximum sensitivity , the value 
selected by the user will be used instead).
 In exposure modes 
e  and  g, sensitivity will only be adjusted if underexposure 
would result at the shutter speed selected for  Minimum 
shutter speed  (
1/4000–30 s, or Auto; in modes  f and  h, ISO 
sensitivity will be adjusted...

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AMinimum Shutter Speed
Auto shutter-speed selection can be fine-tuned by highlighting  Auto 
and pressing  2: for example, values faster than those usually selected 
automatically can be used with telephoto lenses to reduce blur.
 Note, 
however, that  Auto functions only with CPU lenses; if a non-CPU lens is 
used without lens data, minimum shutter speed is fixed at 
1/30s. Shutter speeds may drop below the selected minimum if optimum 
exposure can not be achieved at the ISO sensitivity chosen for...

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Exposure
Metering determines how the camera sets exposure. The 
following options are available:
Metering
OptionDescription
L
Matrix : Produces natural results in most situations. Camera 
meters a wide area of the fram e and set exposure according to 
tone distribution, color, compositio n, and, with type G, E, or D 
lenses ( 0422), distance information (3D color matrix metering 
III; with other CPU lenses, camera uses color matrix metering III, 
which does not include 3D distance information).
M...

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To choose a metering option, press the c button and rotate the 
main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the 
viewfinder and control panel.
c  button Main command 
dial
ANon-CPU Lens Data
Specifying the focal length and maximum aperture of non-CPU lenses 
using the  Non-CPU lens data  option in the setup menu ( 0229) 
allows the camera to use color matrix metering when matrix is selected 
and improves the accuracy of center-weighted and spot metering. 
Center-weighted metering will...

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To determine how the camera sets shutter speed and aperture 
when adjusting exposure, press the I (Q ) button and rotate 
the main command dial until the desired option appears in the 
control panel.
Exposure Mode
I  (Q ) button
Main command dial Control panel
ModeDescription
e
Programmed auto  (0 118): Camera sets shutter speed and 
aperture for optimal exposure. Recommended for snapshots 
and in other situations in which there is little time to adjust 
camera settings.
fShutter-priority auto  (0...