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Reference—Interval Timer Photography
During interval timer photography, the  icon in 
the control panel will blink.  Immediately before the next 
shooting interval begins, the shutter speed display will 
show the number of intervals remaining, and the aperture 
display will show the number of shots remaining in the 
current interval.  At other times, the number of intervals remaining and the number 
of shots in each interval can be viewed by pressing the shutter-release button halfway 
(once the button is released, the shutter speed and aperture will be displayed until the 
exposure meters turn off  ).
To view other interval timer settings while shooting is in 
progress, select Intvl Timer Shooting between shots.  
While interval timer photography is in progress, the inter-
val timer menu will show the starting time, the shooting 
interval, the selected number of intervals and number of 
shots, and the number of intervals and shots remaining.  
None of these items can be changed while interval timer 
photography is in progress.During Shooting
To pause interval timer photography:
• Press the  button between intervals.
• Highlight Start at the bottom of the interval timer menu and press the multi selector 
up or down until Pause is displayed, then press the 
 button
•  Turn the camera off  (if desired, the memory card can be replaced while the camera is 
off  ).  Interval timer photography will be paused when the camera is turned on.
To resume shooting, choose a Start option as described 
in Step 2 (
 89).  If Start time is selected, a new start-
ing time can be chosen as described in Step 3; the inter-
val, number of intervals, and number of shots can not be 
changed.  Highlight Start at the bottom of the interval 
timer menu and press the multi selector up or down until 
Restart is displayed, then press the 
 button.
Pausing Interval Timer Photography
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Reference—Interval Timer Photography
To interrupt interval timer photography, highlight Start at the bottom of the interval 
timer menu and press the multi selector up or down until Done is displayed, then press 
the 
 button.
Interval timer photography will also be interrupted if:
•  A two button reset is performed (
 97).
• Menu Reset is selected in the shooting menu ( 127).
•  Bracketing settings are changed ( 73).
•  The battery is exhausted.
Normal shooting will resume when interval timer photography ends.
Interrupting Interval Timer Photography
 During Shooting
Shooting and menu settings can be adjusted freely while interval timer photography is in 
progress.  Note the following:
•  Performing a two-button reset (
 97) or changing bracketing settings ( 73) will cancel 
interval timer photography.
•  The monitor will turn off  about four seconds before each interval.
 Multiple Exposure
Interval timer shooting can be used to create a multiple exposure ( 86).
 Shooting Mode
Regardless of the shooting mode selected, the camera will take the specifi ed number of 
shots at each interval.  In C
H (continuous high speed) mode, photographs will be taken 
at a rate of fi ve shots per second.  In S (single frame), CL (continuous low-speed), and MUP 
(mirror up) modes, photographs will be taken at the rate chosen for Custom Setting d4 
(Shooting Speed; 
 158).  In  (self-timer) mode, the shutter-release delay applies to 
each photograph taken.  In MUP mode, the mirror will be raised automatically immediately 
before each shot.
 Shooting Menu Banks
Changes to interval timer settings apply to all shooting menu banks ( 125).  If shooting 
menu settings are reset using the Menu Reset item in the shooting menu ( 127), interval 
timer settings will be reset as follows:
• Start time: Now
• Interval: 00:01´:00˝
•  Number of intervals: 1
•  Number of shots: 1
• Start: Off 
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Reference—Non-CPU Lenses
Non-CPU Lenses
By specifying lens data (lens focal length and maximum aperture), the user can 
gain access to a variety of CPU lens functions when using a non-CPU lens.  If the 
focal length of the lens is known:
•  Automatic power zoom can be used with optional SB-800 and SB-600 Speed-
lights
•  Lens focal length is listed (with an asterisk) in the playback photo info display
When the maximum aperture of the lens is known:
•  The aperture value is displayed in the control panel and viewfi nder
•  Flash level is adjusted for changes in aperture
•  Aperture is listed (with an asterisk) in the playback photo info display
Specifying both the focal length and maximum aperture of the lens:
• Enables color matrix metering (note that it may be necessary to use center-
weighted or spot metering to achieve accurate results with some lenses, in-
cluding Refl ex-Nikkor lenses)
• Improves the precision of center-weighted and spot metering and i-TTL Bal-
anced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR
Specifying Lens Focal Length
Lens focal length can be specifi ed using the Non-CPU Lens Data option in the 
shooting menu or by pressing the FUNC. button and rotating the main com-
mand dial.  The following settings are available:
•  6–45 mm: 6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 28, 35, 43, and 45 mm
•  50–180 mm: 50, 55, 58, 70, 80, 85, 86, 100, 105, 135, and 180 mm
•  200–4000 mm: 200, 300, 360, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 2000, 
2400, 2800, 3200, and 4000 mm
The Non-CPU Lens Data Menu
1 Highlight Non-CPU Lens Data in the shooting 
menu (
 124) and press the multi selector to 
the right.
 The FUNC. Button
Lower the built-in fl ash and turn any optional Speedlights off  before using the FUNC. but-
ton to specify lens data.
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Reference—Non-CPU Lenses
2 Highlight Focal Length and press the multi se-
lector to the right.
3 Select the group to which the lens belongs from 
6–45 mm, 50–180 mm, 200–4000 mm and 
press the multi selector to the right.
4 Select the lens focal length (in mm) and press 
the multi selector to the right.
The FUNC. Button
1 Select FV Lock/Lens Data for Custom Setting 
f4 (FUNC. Button; 
 170).
2 Press the FUNC. button and rotate the main 
command dial.  Focal length is displayed in the 
control panel:
…
 Focal Length Not Listed
If the correct focal length is not listed, choose the closest value greater than the actual focal 
length of the lens.
 Default Maximum Aperture
Selecting a focal length sets Maximum Aperture to the last value selected at that focal 
length.
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Reference—Non-CPU Lenses
Specifying Maximum Aperture
Lens maximum aperture can be specifi  ed using the Non-CPU Lens Data option 
in the shooting menu or by pressing the FUNC. button and rotating the sub-
command dial.  The following f/-numbers are available:
•  1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.6, 6.3, 7.1, 8, 9.5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22
The Non-CPU Lens Data Menu
1 Highlight Maximum Aperture in the Non-
CPU Lens Data menu and press the multi se-
lector to the right.
2 Select the f/-number corresponding to the max-
imum lens aperture and press the multi selector 
to the right.
 Zoom Lenses
Lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out.  After changing the 
zoom position, select new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture.
The FUNC. Button
1 Select FV Lock/Lens Data for Custom Setting 
f4 (FUNC. Button; 
 170).
2 Press the FUNC. button and rotate the sub-com-
mand dial.  Maximum aperture is displayed in 
the control panel:
…
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Reference—Using a GPS Unit
Using a GPS Unit
Garmin and Magellan GPS units that conform to version 2.01 or later of the Na-
tional Marine Electronics Association NMEA0183 protocol can be connected to 
the camera’s ten-pin remote terminal using an MC-35 GPS adapter cord (avail-
able separately; 
 182), allowing information on the camera’s current position to 
be recorded when photographs are taken.  Operation has been confi rmed with 
the following devices:
•  Garmin eTrex series
•  Magellan SporTrak series
These devices connect to the MC-35 using the cable provided by the manufac-
turer of the GPS device.  See the MC-35 instruction manual for details.  Before 
turning the camera on, set the GPS device to NMEA mode.
When the camera establishes communication with a 
GPS device, a 
 icon will be displayed in the control 
panel.  The exposure meters will not turn off  while 
this icon is displayed.  Photo information for pictures 
taken while the 
 icon is displayed will include an 
additional page (
 100) recording the current latitude, longitude, altitude, and 
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).  If no data are received from the GPS unit for 
two seconds, the 
 icon will clear from the display and the camera will stop 
recording GPS information.
 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC data is provided by the GPS device and is independent of the camera clock.
 GPS Data
GPS data are only recorded when the  icon is displayed.  Confi rm that the  icon is 
displayed in the control panel before shooting.  A fl ashing  icon indicates that the GPS 
device is searching for a signal; pictures taken while the  icon is fl ashing will not include 
GPS data.
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Reference—Two-Button Reset
Two-Button Reset
The camera settings listed below can be re stored to 
default values by holding the QUAL and 
 but tons 
down together for more than two seconds (these 
but tons are marked by a green dot).  The control pan-
els turn off  briefl y while settings are reset.  Custom 
Settings are not aff ected.
Option Default
Focus area Center*
Exposure mode Programmed auto
Flexible program Off 
Exposure
compensation±0
AE hold Off 
†
*  If AF-area mode is set to group dynamic-AF, 
center group will be selected.
† Custom Setting c2 (AE-L/AF-L) is unaf-
fected.
Option Default
Bracketing Off ‡
Flash sync mode Front-curtain sync
Flash exposure 
compensation±0
FV lock Off 
‡ Number of shots is reset to zero.  Bracketing 
increment is reset to 1 EV (exposure / fl ash 
bracketing) or 1 (white balance bracket-
ing).
The following shooting-menu options will also be reset.  Only settings in the 
bank cur rent ly selected using the Shooting Menu Bank option will be reset (
 
125).  Set tings in the remaining banks are unaff ected.
Option Default
Image Quality JPEG Normal
Image Size LargeOption Default
White Balance Auto*
ISO Sensitivity 100
*  Fine-tuning reset to 0.
 Reset Shooting Menu ( 127)
Other shooting menu options for the current shooting menu bank can be reset by select-
ing Yes for the Menu Reset option in the shooting menu.
 R—Menu Reset ( 147)
Custom Settings for the current custom settings bank can be restored to default values by 
selecting Yes for Custom Setting R (Menu Reset).
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Reference—Viewing Photographs
Single-Image Playback
To play photographs back, press the  button.  The 
most recent pho to graph will be dis played in the 
mon i tor.
Viewing Photographs
To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the  button or press the 
shutter-release but ton halfway.  To view camera menus (
 24), press the  but-
ton.
The multi selector can be used at any time when the monitor is on.  The focus selector 
lock switch only takes eff ect when the monitor is off .Using the Multi Selector
 Image Review ( 141)
When On is  se lect ed  for Im age  re view in the playback menu, pho to graphs are au to mat i-
  cal ly dis played in the mon i tor as they are being recorded to the memory card.  In single-
frame, self-timer, and mirror-up modes, photographs are displayed one at a time as they 
are taken.  In con tin u ous shooting mode, display begins when shooting ends, with the fi rst 
photograph in the current series displayed.  Play back will be in ter rupt ed when the shut ter-
re 
lease but ton is pressed, and re sume when the but ton is released after shoot ing.
 Rotate Tall ( 142)
This playback menu option controls whether portrait-ori-
entation photographs taken with On selected for the Auto 
Image Rotation option in the setup menu are automati-
cally rotated during playback.
 c5—Monitor-Off  ( 157)
The monitor will turn off  automatically to save pow er if no operations are performed for 
the time spec i fi ed in Cus tom Set ting c5 (Monitor Off ).  Press the 
 button again to return 
to playback mode.
Reference: More on Playback
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Reference—Viewing PhotographsFile Information 1 Protect status .................. 104
 2 Focus brackets  * ..................53
 3 Frame number/total
number of frames ........ 135
 4 Folder name ..................... 135
 5 Image quality .....................28 6 Date of recording ............12
 7 Time of recording ............12
 8 File name ........................... 129
 9 Image size ............................32
 10 Folder number/frame 
number
  ............................... 135* If Focus Area is selected for Display Mode in the playback menu 
( 141), active focus area is highlighted in red (in photos taken using 
single-servo AF with dynamic-area AF, group dynamic-AF, or closest-
subject priority, area where focus fi rst locked is highlighted).
Shooting Data Page 1 *
 1 Protect status .................. 104
 2 Camera name
 3 Metering method ............61
 4 Shutter speed ........... 62–69
 5 Aperture ................................62
 6 Exposure mode .................62 7 Exposure
compensation ...................72
 8 Focal length ..................... 176
 9 Flash sync mode ..............77
 10 Folder number/frame 
number
  ............................... 135* Displayed only if Data is selected for Display mode ( 141).
Photo Information
Photo in for ma tion is su per im posed on images displayed in single-im age play-
  back.  There are up to eight pag es of in for ma tion for each pho to.  Press the multi-
se lec tor down to cycle through photo in for ma tion as follows: (Histogram), Basic 
Information, File Information, (Shooting Data Page 1), (Shooting Data Page 2), 
(GPS Data), (RGB Histogram), and (Highlights).  Press the multi selector up to cycle 
through photo information in reverse order.
Basic Information
 1 Protect status .................. 104  2 Folder number/frame 
number  ............................... 135
 f3—Photo Info/Playback ( 169)
The roles of the multi selector buttons can be reversed, so that the left and right buttons 
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Reference—Viewing Photographs
Shooting Data Page 2 *
 1 Protect status .................. 104
 2 Image optimization ........45
 3 ISO sensitivity
  † ...................33
 4 White balance/White 
balance adjustment .......35
 5 Tone compensation .......47
 6 Sharpening ..........................46 7 Color mode/
Hue adjustment ...............47
 8 Saturation .............................48
 9 Image comment ........... 118
 10 Folder number/frame 
number
  ............................... 135
* Displayed only if Data is selected for Display mode ( 141).
† Displayed in red if photo was taken with auto ISO on.
GPS Data *
 1 Protect status .................. 104
 2 Latitude  †
 3 Longitude  †
 4 Altitude 5 Coordinated Universal 
Time (UTC)
 6 Folder number/frame 
number  ............................... 135* Displayed only if GPS device was used when photo was taken ( 
96).
† Items displayed may diff er when photo is viewed on a computer.
Camera histograms may diff er from those displayed in imaging applications.Histograms
	



RGB Histogram *
 1 Protect status .................. 104
 2 Image high lights (areas 
of image that may be 
overexposed) are marked 
by a fl ashing border
  †
 3 Folder number/frame 
number  ............................... 135 4 Histogram (RGB chan-
nel).  In all histograms, 
horizontal axis gives pixel 
brightness, vertical axis 
number of pixels.
 5 Histogram (red channel)
 6 Histogram (green chan-
nel)
 7 Histogram (blue channel)
 8 Current channel
* Displayed only if RGB histogram is selected for Display mode ( 
141).
† Highlights can be displayed separately for 
each color channel.  Press multi selector left or 
right while pressing 
 button to cycle through 
channels as follows: RGB (all channels) ↔ R 
(red) ↔ G (green) ↔ B (blue) ↔ highlight dis-
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