Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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DShooting in Live View Mode
To prevent light entering via the  viewfinder from interfering with 
photographs or exposure, close the viewfinder eyepiece shutter.
Although they will not appear in th e final picture, jagged edges, color 
fringing, moiré, and bright spots may appear in the monitor, while 
bright bands may appear in some ar eas with flashing signs and other 
intermittent light sources or if the  subject is briefly illuminated by a 
strobe or other bright, momentary light source.
 In addition, distortion 
may occur if the camera is panned ho rizontally or an object moves at 
high speed through the frame.
 Flicker and banding visible in the 
monitor under fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps can be 
reduced using  Flicker reduction  (0 371), although they may still be 
visible in the final photogra ph at some shutter speeds.
 When shooting 
in live view mode, avoid pointing th e camera at the sun or other strong 
light sources.
 Failure to observe this precaution could result in 
damage to the camera’s internal circuitry.
Movie recording is not available during live view photography and 
pressing the movie-record button has no effect.
 Select movie live view 
( 0 49) to shoot movies. 
						

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DThe Count Down Display
A count down will be displayed 30 s before live view ends 
automatically (the timer turns red if li ve view is about to end to protect 
the internal circuits or, if an option other than  No limit is selected for 
Custom Setting c4— Monitor off delay> Live view ; 0 320—5 s 
before the monitor is due to turn off automatically).
 Depending on 
shooting conditions, the timer may appear immediately when live 
view is selected.
AHDMI
If the camera is attached to an HD MI video device during live view 
photography, the camera monitor will remain on and the video device 
will display the view through the lens.
ASee Also
For information on choosing the role played by the center of the multi 
selector, and by the movie-record button and command dials, see 
Custom Settings f2 ( Multi selector center button , 0 341) and f13 
( Assign movie record button , 0 355).
 For information on preventing 
unintended operation of the  a button, see Custom Setting f14 ( Live 
view button options , 0 356). 
						

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Movie Live View
Movies can be recorded in live view.
1Rotate the live view selector to 1 
(movie live view).
2Press the  a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view 
through the lens will be displayed in 
the camera monitor as it would 
appear in the actual movie, modified 
for the effects of exposure.
 The 
subject will no longer be visible in the 
viewfinder.
DThe  0 Icon
A  0  icon ( 057) indicates that movies can not be recorded.
AAudio
The camera can record both video and sound; do not cover the 
microphone on the front of the camera during movie recording.
 Note that the built-in microphone may record sounds made by the 
camera or lens during autofocus, vibration reduction, or changes to 
aperture. Live view selector
a
 button 
						

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3Choose a focus mode (039).
4Choose an AF-area mode ( 040).
5Focus.
Frame the opening shot and press 
the  B  button to focus.
 Note that 
the number of subjects that can be 
detected in face-priority AF drops 
during movie recording.
AFocusing in Movie Live View
Focus can also be adjusted by pr essing the shutter-release button 
halfway before beginning recording.
B  button 
						

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AExposure Mode
The following settings can be adjusted in movie live view:
ApertureShutter  speedISO 
sensitivity  (0 64)Exposure 
compensationMetering
e , f———✔✔
g✔——✔✔
h✔✔✔—✔
In exposure mode  h, shutter speed can be set to values between 1/25s and 1/8000s (the slowest available shutter speed varies with the 
frame rate;  062). In other exposure modes, shutter speed is 
adjusted automatically. If the subject is over- or under-exposed in 
mode  e or  f, end live view and start movie live view again or select 
exposure  g and adjust aperture.
 Spot metering is not available 
during movie live view.
AWhite Balance
White balance can be set at any time by pressing the  U button 
and rotating the main command dial ( 0149). 
						

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6Start recording.
Press the movie-record button to 
start recording.
 A recording 
indicator and the time available are 
displayed in the monitor.
 Exposure 
can be locked by pressing the  AAE-L/
AF-L  button ( 0128) or altered by up 
to ±3 EV using exposure 
compensation ( 0130).
 In autofocus 
mode, the camera can be refocused 
by pressing the  B button.
7End recording.
Press the movie-record button again 
to end recording.
 Recording will end 
automatically when the maximum 
length is reached, or the memory 
card is full.
AMaximum Length
The maximum length for individual movie files is 4 GB (for 
maximum recording times, see page 62); note that depending on 
memory card write speed, shooting may end before this length is 
reached ( 0487). Movie-record button
Recording indicator
Time remaining 
						

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8Exit movie live view.
Press the a button to exit movie live 
view.
DThe Count-Down Display
A count down will be displayed 30 s before movie recording ends 
automatically ( 0462).
 Depending on shooting conditions, the 
timer may appear immediately when movie recording begins. Note that regardless of the amount of recording time available, live 
view will still end automatically when the timer expires. Wait for 
the internal circuits to cool before resuming movie recording. 
						

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Indices
If Index marking  is selected as the 
“press” option for Custom Setting g1 
( Assign Fn button ; 0 361), g2 ( Assign 
preview button ; 0 362), or g3 ( Assign 
AE-L/AF-L button ; 0 363), you can 
press the selected button during 
recording to add indices that can be 
used to locate frames during editing and 
playback ( 066).
 Up to 20 indices can be 
added to each movie.
ASee Also
Frame size, frame rate, microphone sensitivity, card slot, and ISO 
sensitivity options are available in the  Movie settings menu (062).
 Focus can be adjusted manual ly as described on page 41. The roles 
played by the center of the multi selector, the  Fn, Pv , and  AAE-L/AF-L  
buttons can be chosen using Custom Settings f2 ( Multi selector 
center button ; 0 341), g1 ( Assign Fn button ; 0 361), g2 ( Assign 
preview button ; 0 362), and g3 ( Assign AE-L/AF-L button , 0 363; 
this option also allows exposure  to be locked without keeping the 
A AE-L/AF-L  button pressed), respectively.
 Custom Setting g4 ( Assign 
shutter button ; 0 364) controls whether the shutter-release button 
can be used to start movie live view or to start and end movie 
recording.
 For information on preventing unintended operation of the 
a  button, see Custom Setting f14 ( Live view button options; 0 356).
Pv
 button
Index 
						

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Using the b Button
The options listed below can be 
accessed by pressing the b button in 
movie live view.
 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 image area for movie live view ( 059).
Frame size/ frame rate Select a frame size and rate (
062).
Movie quality Choose movie quality ( 062).
Microphone  sensitivity Press 
1 or  3 to adjust 
microphone sensitivity 
( 0 62).
 Both the built-in 
and optional stereo 
microphones are affected.
Frequency  response Control the frequency response of the built-in 
microphone or optional stereo microphones (
063).
Wind noise  reduction Enable or disable wind noise reduction using the 
built-in microphone’s low-cut filter (
063).
Destination When two memory cards are inserted, you can choose 
the card to which movies are recorded (
063).
b button 
						

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Monitor 
brightness Press 
1 or  3 to adjust 
monitor brightness for 
movie live view (note that 
this affects live view only 
and has no effect on 
photographs or movies or 
on the brightness of the 
monitor for menus or 
playback;  042).
Highlight display Choose whether the 
brightest areas of the 
frame (highlights) are 
shown by slanting lines in 
the display during movie 
live view.
Headphone  volume Press 
1 or  3 to adjust 
headphone volume.
AHeadphones
Third-party headphones can be used. Note that hig h sound level s may 
result in high volume; particular care should be taken when 
headphones are used.
OptionDescription
Highlights