Nikon D7000 User Manual

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AExposure and Flash Bracketing
In continuous low speed and continuous high speed release modes ( 078), shooting will 
pause after the number of shots specified in  the bracketing program have been taken.
 
Shooting will resume the next time the shutter-release button is pressed. In self-timer mode, 
the camera will take the number of shots se lected in Step 2 on page 109 each time the 
shutter-release button is pressed, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 
( Self-timer ) >...

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❚❚White Balance Bracketing
The camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white 
balance.
 For more information on wh ite balance, see page 117.
1Select white balance bracketing.
Choose WB bracketing  for Custom Setting e5  Auto 
bracketing set .
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main comm and dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence an d the order in which they will be taken.
D  will be displayed in the  viewfinder...

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4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Each shot will be processed to create the number of 
copies specified in the bracketing program, and 
each copy will have a different white balance.
 
Modifications to white balance are added to the 
white balance adjustment made with white balance 
fine-tuning.
If the number of shots in the bracketing program is 
greater than the number of exposures remaining, 
the exposure count displays in the control panel 
and viewfinder will flash and the shutter...

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❚❚ADL Bracketing
The camera varies Active D-Lighting over a series of exposures. For more information 
on Active D-Lighting, see page 139.
1Select ADL bracketing.
Choose  ADL bracketing  for Custom Setting e5  Auto 
bracketing set .
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main comm and dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence.
 Choose two shots to take one photograph 
with Active D-Lighting off and another at the value currently selected for Active...

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3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
The camera will vary Active D-Lighting shot-by-shot 
according to the bracketing program selected.
 While 
bracketing is in effect, a bracketing progress indicator will 
be displayed in the control panel.
 A segment will 
disappear from the indicator after each shot: the  y 
segment when the first shot is taken, the  0 segment when 
the second shot is taken, and the  1 segment when the 
third shot (if applicable) is taken.
To cancel bracketing, press the  D...

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White Balance
White balance ensures that colors are unaffected by the color of the light source. 
Auto white balance is recommended for most light sources; in P,  S,  A , and  M modes, 
other values can be selected if necessa ry according to the type of source:
White balance is set by pressing the  WB button and 
rotating the main command dial until the desired 
setting is displayed in the control panel.
OptionColor temp.* Description
v Auto
3,500–
8,000 K White balance is adjusted...

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AThe Shooting Menu
White balance can also be adjusted using the  White balance 
option in the shooting menu ( 0202), which also ca n be used to 
fine-tune white balance ( 0119) or measure a value for preset 
white balance ( 0123).
 The  Auto  option in the  White balance  
menu offers a choice of  Normal and Keep warm lighting colors , 
which preserves the warm colors produced by incandescent 
lighting, while the  IFluorescent  option can be used to select the 
light source from the bulb types....

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Fine-Tuning White Balance
White balance can be “fine tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of the 
light source or to introduce a deliberate color cast into an image.
 White balance is 
fine tuned using the  White balance option in the shooting menu or by pressing the 
WB  button and rotating the sub-command dial.
❚❚The White Balance Menu
1Select a white balance option.
To display the menus, press the  G button. 
Select  White balance  in the shooting menu, 
then highlight a white...

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3Press J.
Press  J to save settings and return to the 
shooting menu.
 An asterisk (“*”) is 
displayed in the control panel when fine-
tuning is in effect.
❚❚ The WB Button
At settings other than  K (Choose color temp. ) and 
L  (Preset manual ), the WB button can be used to 
fine-tune white balance on the amber (A)–blue (B) 
axis ( 0119; to fine-tune white balance when  K or 
L  is selected, use the shooting menu as described 
on page 119).
 Six settings in both directions are 
available; each...