Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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5Take the picture.
Press the shutter-release button the 
rest of the way down to shoot.
 The 
monitor will turn off.
DUsing Autofocus in Live View Photography and Movie Live View
Use an AF-S lens. The desired results may not be achieved with 
other lenses or teleconverters. Note that in live view, autofocus is 
slower and the monitor may brighten or darken while the camera 
focuses.
 The focus point may sometimes be displayed in green 
when the camera is unable to focus. The camera may be unable to...

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6Exit live view mode.
Press the a button to exit live view 
mode.
ALive View Zoom Preview
Press the  X button to magnify the view in the monitor up to a 
maximum of about 23×.
 A navigation window will appear in a gray 
frame at the bottom right corner of the display. Use the multi selector 
to scroll to areas of the frame not visible in the monitor, or press  W to 
zoom out.
X  buttonNavigation window 

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Focus
To focus using autofocus, rotate the 
focus-mode selector to AF and follow the 
steps below to choose autofocus and 
AF-area modes.
 For information on 
focusing manually, see page 41.
❚❚ Choosing a Focus Mode
The following autofocus modes are available during live view 
photography and movie live view: 
To choose an autofocus mode, press the AF-mode button and 
rotate the main command dial until the desired mode is 
displayed in the monitor.
ModeDescription 
AF-S Single-servo AF
: For...

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❚❚Choosing an AF-Area Mode
The following AF-area modes can be selected during live view 
photography and movie live view:
ModeDescription
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Face-priority AF : Use for portraits. The camera automatically 
detects and focuses on portrait subjects; the selected subject is 
indicated by a double yellow border (if multiple faces, up to a 
maximum of 35, are detected, the camera will focus on the 
closest subject; to choose a di fferent subject, use the multi 
selector).
 If the camera can no longer detect...

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To choose an AF-area mode, press the AF-mode button and 
rotate the sub-command dial until the desired mode is displayed 
in the monitor.
Manual Focus
To focus in manual focus mode (0100), 
rotate the lens focus ring until the 
subject is in focus.
 To magnify the view 
in the monitor for precise focus, press 
the  X button ( 038).
AF-mode button Sub-command
dialMonitor
APreviewing Focus During Live View Photography
To temporarily select maximum ap erture for an improved focus 
preview during live...

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Using the b Button
The options listed below can be 
accessed by pressing the b button 
during live view photography.
 Highlight 
items using the multi selector and press 
2  to view options for the highlighted 
item.
 After choosing the desired setting, 
press  J to return to the  b-button menu.
 
Press the  b button again to exit to the 
shooting display.
OptionDescription
Image area Choose an image area for live view photography 
(
0 74).
Active D-Lighting Adjust Active D-Lighting ( 0182)....

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Photo live view display WB During live view 
photography, the white 
balance (hue) of the 
monitor can be set to a 
value different from that 
used for photographs 
(
0 148).
 This can be 
effective if the lighting 
under which shots are framed is different from that 
used when the photographs are taken, as is 
sometimes the case when a flash or preset manual 
white balance is used.
 Adjusting the photo live view 
display white balance to produce a similar effect to 
that used for the actual...

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❚❚Split-Screen Display Zoom
Selecting  Split-screen display zoom  in 
the live view photography  b button 
menu splits the display into two boxes 
showing separate areas of the frame 
side-by-side at a high zoom ratio.
 The 
positions of the magnified areas are 
shown in the navigation window.
Use the  X and  W buttons to zoom in 
and out, or use the  L(Z /Q ) button to 
select a box and press  4 or  2 to scroll 
the selected area left or right.
 Pressing 
1  or  3 scrolls both areas up or down...

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The Live View Display: Live View Photography
ItemDescription0
q Time remaining The amount of time remaining before live 
view ends automatically.
 Displayed if 
shooting will end in 30 s or less. 48
w Photo live view 
display white 
balance indicator Monitor hue (photo live view display white 
balance).
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e Autofocus mode
The current autofocus mode. 39
r AF-area mode
The current AF-area mode. 40
t Focus point The current focus point.
 The display varies 
with the option selected for AF-area mode. 40 

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The Information Display: Live View Photography
To hide or display indicators in the monitor during live view 
photography, press the R button.
Information on Information off Framing guides
Virtual horizon (0 379) Histogram (exposure 
preview only;  036)