Nikon D7000 User Manual

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Color Space
The color space determines the gamut of colors available for color reproduction. 
Choose a color space according to how photographs will be processed on leaving the 
camera.
1Select Color space .
To display the menus, press the  G button. 
Highlight  Color space  in the shooting menu 
and press  2.
2Select a color space.
Highlight the desire d option and press J.
OptionDescription
W sRGB Choose for photographs that will be printed or used “as is,” with no further 
modification.
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AColor Space
Color spaces define the correspondence be tween colors and the numeric values that 
represent them in a  digital image file.
 The sRGB color space is widely used, while the Adobe 
RGB color space is typically used in  publishing and commercial printing.
 sRGB is 
recommended when taking photographs that will be printed without modification or 
viewed in applications that do not support color management, or when taking photographs 
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Flash Photography
The built-in flash has a Guide Number (GN) 12/39 (m/ft., ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F) and 
provides coverage for the angle of view of a 16 mm lens.
 It can be used not only 
when natural lighting is inadequate but to  fill in shadows and backlit subjects or to 
add a catch light to the subject’s eyes.
❚❚ Using the Built-in Flash:  i, k , p , n , o , s , and  w Modes 
1Choose a flash mode ( 0144 ).
2Ta k e  p i c t u r e s .
The flash will pop up as required when the 
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Flash Mode 
The flash modes available vary with shooting mode:
To choose a flash mode, press the M button and rotate 
the main command dial unti l the desired setting is 
displayed in the control panel.
i , k , p , n , s , wo0
Auto Auto + slow sync +
red-eye reductionFill flash
Auto +red-eye reduction Auto + slow sync
j Off jOff
P,  AS, M
Fill flash Fill flash
Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction
Slow sync + red-eye reduction Rear-curtain sync
Slow sync
Rear curtain + slow sync
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AFlash Modes
The flash modes listed on the previous page may combine one or more of the following 
settings, as shown by the flash mode icon:
• AUTO (auto flash) : When lighting is poor or subject is back lit, flash pops up automatically 
when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and fires as required.
• Y  (red-eye reduction) : Use for portraits.
 Red-eye reduction lamp lights before flash fires, 
reducing “red-eye.”
• j (off ) : Flash does not fire even when lighting is poor or subject is...

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AFlash Control Mode
The camera supports the following i-TTL flash control modes:
• i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR : Flash emits series of nearly invisible preflashes (monitor 
preflashes) immediately before main flash.
 Preflashes reflected from objects in all areas of 
frame are picked up by 2,016-pixel RGB sens or and are analyzed in combination with 
range information from matrix metering system  to adjust flash output for natural balance 
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AAperture, Sensitivity, and Flash Range 
Flash range varies with sensitivity (ISO equivalency) and aperture.
Aperture at ISO equivalent of Range 
100 200 400800160032006400m ft. 
1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 0.7–8.5 2 ft. 4in.–27ft. 11in. 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 0.6–6.0 2 ft.–19ft. 8in.
2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 22 0.6–4.2 2 ft.–13ft. 9in. 4 5.6 8 11 16 22 32 0.6–3.0 2 ft.–9ft. 10in.
5.6 8 11 16 22 32 — 0.6–2.1 2 ft.–6ft. 11in. 8 11162232—— 0.6–1.5 2ft.–4ft. 11in.
11 16 22 32 — — — 0.6–1.1 2 ft.–3ft. 7in.
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Flash Compensation
Flash compensation is used to alter flash output by from –3 EV to +1 EV in increments 
of 1/3EV, changing the brightness of the main subject relative to the background. 
Flash output can be increased to make the main subject appear brighter, or reduced 
to prevent unwanted highlights or reflections.
Press the  Y button and rotate the sub-command 
dial until the desired value is displayed in the control 
panel.
 In general, choose positive values to make the 
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FV Lock
This feature is used to lock flash output, allowing photographs to be recomposed 
without changing the flash level and ensuring that flash output is appropriate to the 
subject even when the subject is not positioned in the center of the frame.
 Flash 
output is adjusted automatically for an y changes in ISO sensitivity and aperture.
To  u s e  F V  l o c k :
1Assign FV lock to the  Fn button.
Select  FV lock  for Custom Setting f3 ( Assign Fn 
button , 0 230).
2Raise the flash.
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5Recompose the photograph.
6Ta k e  t h e  p h o t o g r a p h .
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. If desired, 
additional pictures can be taken without releasing FV lock.
7Release FV lock.
Press the  Fn button to release FV lock. Confirm that the FV lock icon ( e) is no 
longer displayed in the viewfinder.
DUsing FV Lock with the Built-in Flash
FV lock is only available wi th the built-in flash when TTL is selected for Custom Setting e3 
( Flash cntrl for...