Nikon D200 User Manual

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Technical Notes—Appendix
Lenses That Can Be Used with the Built-in Flash
The built-in fl  ash can be used with any CPU lens with a focal length of 18–300 mm.  
Note that the fl ash may be unable to light the entire subject if the following 
lenses are not used at or above the minimum ranges given below:
Lens Zoom position Minimum Range
AF-S DX ED 12–24 mm f/4G18 mm 1.5 m / 4 ft.  11 in.
20 mm 1.0 m / 3 ft.  3 in.
AF-S ED 17–35 mm f/2.8D 24 mm 1.0 m / 3 ft. 3 in.
AF-S DX IF ED 17–55 mm f/2.8G 24 mm 1.0...

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Supported Standards
DCF Version 2.0:  Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) is standard widely used 
in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among diff erent makes of 
camera.
DPOF:  Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) is an industry-wide standard that allows 
pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card.
Exif version 2.21: The D200 supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for 
Digital Still Cameras) ver sion 2.21, a stan dard that al...

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Technical Notes—Specifi cations
Specifi cations
TypeSingle-lens refl ex digital camera with interchangeable lenses
CCD23.6 × 15.8 mm; total pixels: 10.92 million
Image size (pixels)•  3872 × 2592  (Large)
Eff ective pixels10.2 million
Lens mountNikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)
Compatible lenses*
Type G or D AF NikkorAll functions supported
Other AF Nikkor†All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering II and 
3D multi-sensor balanced fi ll-fl ash for digital SLR
Micro Nikkor 85 mm...

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Autofocus
Detection range–1 – +19 EV  (ISO  100  at  20 °C/68 °F)
AF-area modeSingle-area AF, dynamic-area AF, group dynamic-AF, dynamic-
area AF with closest subject priority
Focus lockFocus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway 
(single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM1000 autofocus sen-
sor module
Exposure
MeteringThree-mode through-the-lens ( TTL) exposure metering
Matrix3D color matrix metering II...

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Storage
MediaType I and II CompactFlash memory cards; Microdrives
File systemCompliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 
and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
Compression• NEF (RAW): compressed 12-bit
• JPEG: JPEG baseline-compliant
Built-in fl  ash
Guide number (m / ft at  ISO 
100 and 20 °C/68 °F)Approximately 12/39 (manual 13/42)
Manual pop-up with button release
Flash
Sync contactX-contact only; fl ash synchronization at up to 1/250 s
Flash sync...

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Technical Notes—Specifi cations
External interfaceUSB 2.0 Hi-speed
Tripod socket¼ in. (ISO)
Power source• One rechargeable Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery; charging 
voltage (MH-18a quick charger): 7.4 V DC
•  MB-D200 battery pack (available separately) with one or two 
rechargeable Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion batteries or six LR6 alka-
line, HR-6 NiMH, FR-6 lithium, or ZR6 nickel-manganese AA 
batteries
•  EH-6 AC adapter (available separately)
Dimensions (W × H × D)Approximately  147 × 113 × 74 mm  (5.8 × 4.4...

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Technical Notes—Specifi cations
EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
TypeRechargeable lithium-ion battery
WeightApproximately 80 g (2.8 oz), excluding terminal cover
Rated capacity7.4 V/1500 mAh
Dimensions (W × H × D)Approximately  39.5 × 56 × 21 mm  (1.6 × 2.2 × 0.8 in.)
 Battery Life
The number of shots that can be taken with a fully-charged EN-EL3e battery (1500 mAh) 
varies with the con di tion of the batteries, temperature, and how the camera is used.  The 
following measurements were performed at...

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Technical Notes—Index
Index
Menus PLAYBACK MENU, 133–142
Delete, 133–134
Playback Folder, 135
Slide Show, 135–136
Hide Image, 137–138
Print Set, 139–140
Display Mode, 141
Image Review, 141
After Delete, 142
Rotate Tall, 142
 SHOOTING MENU, 124–132
Shooting Menu Bank, 
125–126
Menu Reset, 127Folders, 128
File Naming, 129
Optimize Image, 45–49
Color Space, 50
Image Quality, 28–29
Image Size, 32
JPEG Compression, 30
RAW Compression, 31
White Balance, 35–42
Long Exp. NR, 131
High ISO NR, 131
ISO...

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Technical Notes—Index
C
C.  See Autofocus, continuous-
servo
Camera Control, 107, 121
C
H.  See Shooting mode
CL.  See Shooting mode
Clock-calendar, 117
Closest subject priority.  See AF-
area mode
Color temperature.  See White 
balance
CompactFlash.  See Memory 
card
Compression.  See Image qualityComputer, 107–109
Continuous shooting mode, 
26–27
Contrast.  See 
 SHOOTING MENU, 
Optimize Image
CPU lenses, 61, 62, 63, 174–175
Creative Lighting System, 160, 
166, 170, 177–179
Custom Settings,...

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N
NEF, 28–29, 31
Nikon Capture 4, 39, 47, 107–
109, 110, 118, 121, 122, 182
Noise, 34
reduction, 131
high sensitivities, 34, 131
slow shutter speeds, 65, 
68, 131
NORMAL.  See Image quality
P
PictBridge.  See Printing photo-
graphs
Picture Transfer Protocol.  See 
PTP
Photo information, 99–101
Playback, 22, 98–105
Playback menu, 133–142
PRE.  See White balance, preset
Predictive focus tracking, 52
Printing photographs, 110–114.  
See also Digital Print Order 
Format
Protecting...