Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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When AF-S is selected for viewfinder photography ( 087), this 
option controls whether photographs can be taken only when 
the camera is in focus ( focus priority) or whenever the shutter-
release button is pressed ( release priority).
Regardless of the option selected, if the in-focus indicator ( I) is 
displayed when  AF-S is selected for autofocus mode, focus will 
lock while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
 Focus 
lock continues until the shutter is released.
a2: AF-S Priority...

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This option controls how autofocus adjusts to sudden large 
changes in the distance to the subject when AF-C (0 87) is 
selected during viewfinder photography.
If  Shutter/AF-ON  is selected, both the shutter-release button 
and the  B button can be used to initiate autofocus.
 Select 
AF-ON only  to prevent the camera focusing when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On
G  button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
C5 (Long) When the distance to the...

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Choose from the following focus point display options.
a5: Focus Point Illumination
G button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
Manual focus  mode Choose 
On to display the active focus point in manual 
focus mode,  Off to display the focus point only during 
focus point selection.
Dynamic-area  AF display Choose 
On to display both the selected focus point and 
the surrounding focus points in dynamic-area AF mode 
( 0 90).
 When 3D-tracking is used, a dot will be displayed 
in the center of...

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Choose whether the active focus point is highlighted in red in 
the viewfinder.
Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one 
edge of the viewfinder to another.
a6: AF Point Illumination
G button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
Auto The selected focus point is automatically highlighted as 
needed to establish contrast with the background.
On The selected focus point is always highlighted, regardless 
of the brightness of the background.
 Depending on the 
brightness of the...

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Choose the number of focus points available for manual focus-
point selection.
a8: Number of Focus Points
G button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
B51 points Choose from the 51 focus 
points shown at right.
A11 pointsChoose from the 11 focus 
points shown at right. Use for 
quick focus-point selection. 

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Choose whether separate focus points can be selected for 
“wide” (landscape) orientation, for “tall” (portrait) orientation 
with the camera rotated 90 ° clockwise, and for “tall” orientation 
with the camera rotated 90 ° counterclockwise.
Select Off to use the same focus point and AF-area mode 
regardless of camera orientation.
Choose  Focus point  to enable separate focus-point selection, or 
Focus point and AF-area mode  to enable separate selection of 
both the focus point and the AF-area mode....

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Choose whether the built-in AF-assist 
illuminator lights to assist the focus 
operation when lighting is poor.
a10: Built-in AF-assist Illuminator
G button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
On The AF-assist illuminator lights when lighting is poor 
(viewfinder photography only).
 AF-assist illumination is only 
available when both of the following conditions are met:
1 AF-S  is selected for autofocus mode ( 087).
2 Auto-area AF is chosen for AF-area mode ( 090), or an 
option other than...

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Choose the AF-area modes that can be 
selected using the AF-mode button and 
sub-command dial in viewfinder 
photography (live view is unaffected; 
090).
 Highlight the desired modes and 
press  2 to select or deselect.
 Press  J to 
save changes when settings are 
complete.
Choose the autofocus modes available 
in viewfinder photography ( 087).
 If 
only one mode is selected, the 
autofocus mode can not be chosen 
using the AF-mode button and main 
command dial.
a11: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection
G...

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Select the increments used when making adjustments to ISO 
sensitivity ( 0109).
 If possible, the current ISO sensitivity setting 
is maintained when the step value is changed.
 If the current ISO 
sensitivity setting is not availa ble 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, and bracketing.
Select the increments used  when making adjustments to 
exposure and flash...

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This option controls whether the E button is needed to set 
exposure compensation ( 0130).
 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.
b4: Easy Exposure Compensation
G  button ➜ACustom Settings menu
OptionDescription
On (Auto reset) Exposure compensation is se
t 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...