Nikon D200 Users Manual

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Reference—Viewing Photographs
Highlights *
 1 Protect status ........................................................................................ 104
 2 Image high lights (areas of image that may be overex-
posed) are marked by a fl ashing border
  †
 3 Current channel
 4 Folder number/frame number  .................................................. 135* Displayed only if Highlight 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 chan-
nels) ↔ R (red) ↔ G (green) ↔ B (blue) ↔ RGB.
Histogram *
 1 Protect status ........................................................................................ 104
 2 Histogram showing the dis tri bu tion of tones in the 
im age.  Horizontal axis cor re sponds to pixel bright ness, 
vertical axis shows num ber of pix els of each brightness 
in image.
 3 Folder number/frame number
  .................................................. 135* Displayed only if Histogram is selected for Display mode ( 
141).




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Viewing Multiple Images: Thumbnail Playback
To display images in “con tact sheets” of four or nine 
images, press the 
 button and rotate the main 
com mand dial.  The fol low ing operations can be per-
formed while thumb nails are displayed:
ToUseDescription
Change num-
ber of images 
displayedPress  button and rotate main com mand dial 
to change the number of images dis played as 
follows: single image ↔ four thumb nails ↔ nine 
thumbnails ↔ single image.
Toggle full frame 
playback
Press center of multi selector to switch back and 
forth between full frame and thumbnail playback.
Highlight
photographs
Press multi selector up, right, left, or down to high-
light thumbnails.
Page through 
photos
Press  button and rotate sub-com mand dial to 
scroll through photos a page at a time.
Delete photo
Confi rmation dialog will be 
displayed.  Press  again to 
delete photo.  Press  but-
ton to exit without deleting 
photo.
Zoom in on 
highlighted 
photo ()Press  for enlarged view of highlighted photo 
( 103).
Protect photo
To protect image, or to remove pro tec tion from 
protected image, press  button ( 104).
Display menus
Press  button to display camera menus ( 24).
Return to shoot-
ing modeShutter-release/
To end playback and re turn to shooting mode, 
press  button or press shutter-re lease button 
halfway.
 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 and self-timer modes, photographs are displayed one at a time as they are taken.  In 
con tin u ous shooting mode, display begins when shooting ends.  Thumbnail playback is 
only available in continuous shooting mode.
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Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
Press the  button to zoom in on the im age dis-
played in single-image playback or on the im age 
currently highlighted in thumbnail playback.  The fol-
lowing operations can be performed while zoom is 
in eff ect:
ToUseDescription
Cancel/resume 
zoom
 ()Press  to cancel zoom and return to single-image or 
thumb nail playback.  Press again to zoom image in.
Select area 
displayed
Press  button to display frame 
show ing area currently zoomed 
in.  While 
 button is pressed, 
multi selector can be used to 
move frame and main com mand 
dial can be used to control size of
frame—rotate dial counterclockwise to zoom out, clock-
wise to zoom in to maximum of approximately 25× (large 
images), 19× (medium images), or 13× (small images).  Re-
lease 
 button to magnify selected area to fi ll monitor.
View other 
images
Rotate main command dial to view same area of other im-
ages at current zoom ratio.
View other 
areas of image
Use multi selector to view ar ea not 
visible in monitor.  Hold multi selec-
tor down to scroll rapidly to other 
ar eas of frame.
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
 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.
 f1—Center Button > Playback Mode ( 168)
Instead of toggling between full-frame and thumbnail playback, the center of the multi 
selector can be used to toggle playback zoom or display a histogram.
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Reference—Viewing Photographs
Protecting Photographs from Deletion
In full-frame, zoom, and thumbnail playback, the  button can be used to pro-
tect pho to graphs from ac ci den tal deletion.  Protected fi les can not be deleted 
using the 
 button or the Delete op tion in the playback menu, and have DOS 
“read-only” status when viewed on a Windows computer.  Note that pro tect ed 
im ag es will be de let ed when the mem o ry card is formatted.
To protect a photograph:
1 Display the image in full-frame playback or highlight it in the thumbnail 
list.
2 Press the  button.  The pho to graph will be 
marked with a 
 icon.
To remove pro tec tion from the pho to graph so that it can be deleted, display the 
photograph or high light it in the thumbnail list and then press the 
 button.
To remove protection from all images in the folder or folders currently selected in the 
Playback Folder menu, press the  and  buttons together for about two seconds.
Removing Protection from All Images
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Deleting Individual Photographs
To delete a photograph displayed in single-image or zoom playback, or the pho-
  to 
graph highlighted in thumbnail playback, press the 
 button.  Once de let ed, 
photographs can not be recovered.
1 Display the image or highlight it in the thumbnail list.
2 Press the  button.  A confi rmation dialog will 
be displayed.
3 To delete the photograph, press the  button again.  Press the  button 
to exit without deleting the photograph.
 Protected and Hidden Images
Images marked with a  icon are protected and can not be deleted.  Hidden images are 
not displayed in single-image or thumbnail playback and can not be selected for deletion.
 Delete ( 133)
To delete multiple images, use the Delete option in the playback menu.
 After Delete ( 142)
The After Delete option in the playback menu determines whether the next image or the 
previous image is displayed after an image is deleted.
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Reference—Viewing Photographs on TV
The supplied EG-D100 video cable can be used to connect the camera to a tele-
  vi sion or VCR for playback or recording.
Viewing Photographs on TV
1 Select the appropriate video mode from the 
Video Mode menu (
 117).
2 Turn the camera off .  Always turn the camera off  
before connecting or disconnecting the video 
cable.
4 Connect the video cable as shown below.
Connect 
to video 
deviceConnect
to
camera
5 Tune the television to the video channel.
6 Turn the camera on.  During playback, images will be displayed on the tele-
vision screen or recorded to video tape; the camera monitor will remain off .  
Note that the edges may not be visible when photographs are viewed on 
a television screen.
 Use an AC Adapter
Use of an EH-6 AC adapter (available separately) is recommended for extended playback.  
When the EH-6 is connected, the camera monitor-off  delay will be fi xed at ten minutes and 
the exposure meters will no longer turn off  automatically.
3 Open the cover protecting the video-out and 
DC-in connectors.Video outVideo out
DC inDC in
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Reference—Connecting to a Computer
The supplied USB cable can be used to connect the camera to a computer.  
Once the camera is connected, the supplied software can be used to copy pho-
tographs to the computer, where they can be browsed, viewed, and retouched.  
The camera can also be used with Nikon Capture 4 Version 4.4 or later (available 
separately), which supports batch processing and more advanced image editing 
options and can be used to control the camera directly from the computer.
Before Connecting the Camera
Install the necessary software after reading the manuals and reviewing the sys-
tem requirements.  To ensure that data transfer is not interrupted, be sure the 
camera battery is fully charged.  If in doubt, charge the battery before use or use 
an EH-6 AC adapter (available separately).
Before connecting the camera, set the USB option in 
the setup menu (
 121) according to the computer 
operating system and whether the camera is being 
controlled from Nikon Capture 4 Version 4.4 or later 
(available separately) or photographs are being trans-
ferred to the computer using the supplied software:
Operating system Supplied softwareNikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP ProfessionalChoose PTP or Mass 
Storage
Choose PTP Mac OS X
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)Choose Mass Storage
  *
Mac OS 9 Not supported
* Do 
NOT select PTP.  If PTP is selected when the camera is connected, the Windows hard-
ware wizard will be displayed.  Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the 
camera.  Be sure to select Mass Storage before reconnecting the camera.
Connecting to a Computer
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Reference—Connecting to a Computer
Connecting the USB Cable
1 Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up.
3 Connect the UC-E4 USB cable as shown.  Connect the camera directly to 
the computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard.
2 Turn the camera off .
4 Turn the camera on.  If Mass Storage is selected 
for USB, 
 will be displayed in the control panel 
and viewfi nder, and the PC mode indicator will 
fl ash (if PTP is selected, the camera displays will 
not change).  Photographs can be transferred to 
the computer as described in the manual for the 
supplied software (on CD).
 During Transfer
Do not turn the camera off  while transfer is in progress.
If Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control is run ning, 
the control panel will show 
 in place of the 
number of exposures remaining.  Any photo-
graphs taken will be re cord ed to the com put er 
hard disk rath er than the cam era mem o ry card.  
See Nikon Capture 4 User’s Manual for  more  in for -
ma tion.
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5 If PTP is selected for USB ( 121), the camera can be turned off  and the 
USB cable disconnected once transfer is complete.  If the USB option in 
the camera setup menu is still at its default setting of Mass Storage, the 
camera must fi rst be removed from the system as described below.
Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional
Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon (
) 
in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB 
Mass Storage Device from the menu that ap-
pears.
Windows 2000 Professional
Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon (
) in 
the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage 
Device from the menu that appears.
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon (
) in 
the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the 
menu that appears.
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
In My Computer, click with the right mouse but-
ton on the removable disk corresponding to the 
camera and select Eject from the menu that ap-
pears.
Macintosh
Drag the camera volume (“NIKON D200”) into 
the Trash.
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Reference—Printing Photographs
Take photographs
Photographs can be printed by any of the following methods:
•  Connect the camera to a printer and print photographs directly from the cam-
era (
 111).
•  Insert the memory card in a printer equipped with a card slot (see the printer 
manual for details).  If the printer supports DPOF (
 202), photographs can be 
selected for printing using Print Set (
 139).
•  Take the memory card to a developer or digital print center.  If the center sup-
ports DPOF (
 202), photographs can be selected for printing using Print Set 
(
 139).
•  Transfer the pictures using the supplied software and print them from a com-
puter (see the software manual, on CD).
Note that RAW photographs can only be printed by transferring them to a com-
puter and printing them using the supplied software or Nikon Capture 4 Version 
4.4 or later (available separately).
Printing Via Direct USB Connection
When the camera is connected to a printer that supports PictBridge ( 202), 
photographs can be printed directly from the camera.
Printing Photographs
Select PTP in camera USB menu and connect camera to printer ( 121)
Select photographs for printing using Print 
Set ( 139)
 Printing Via Direct USB Connection
Be sure the battery is fully charged or use an optional EH-6 AC adapter.  When taking pho-
tographs to be printed without modifi cation, choose sRGB for Color Space.
Print photographs one 
by one ( 112)Print multiple photo-
graphs ( 113)Create index prints
( 113)
Disconnect USB cable
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