Nikon D7000 User Manual

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1Select Movie settings .
Press the G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Movie settings  in the shooting 
menu and press  2.
2Choose movie options.
Highlight the desired item and press  2, then 
highlight an option and press  J.
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Viewing Movies
Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame playback ( 0163). Press  J to start 
playback.
The following operations can be performed:
1  icon Length Current position/total length
Volume Guide
ToUseDescription
Pause Pause playback.
Play JResume playback when movie is
 paused or during rewind/
advance.
Advance/ rewind Speed doubles with each press, from 2× 
to 4× to 8× to 16×; keep pressed to skip 
to beginning or end of movie. If playback is paused, movie 
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Editing Movies
Trim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills.
Tr i m m i n g  M ov i e s
To create trimmed copies of movies:
1Display a movie full frame.
Press the K button to display pictures full 
frame in the monitor and press  4 and  2 to 
scroll through pictures until the movie you 
wish to edit is displayed.
2Choose a starting or end point.
Play the movie back as described on page 
62, pressing  J to start and resume playback 
and  3 to pause.
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3Display the retouch menu.
Press L to display the retouch menu.
4Choose an option.
To create a copy that includes the current 
frame and all following frames, highlight 
Choose start point  in the edit movie menu 
and press  J.
 Select  Choose end point  to 
create a copy that includes the current frame 
and all preceding frames.
5Delete frames.
Press  1 to delete all frames before ( Choose 
start point ) or after (Choose end point ) the 
current frame.
6Save the copy.
Highlight  Ye s and press  J...

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DTrimming Movies
Movies must be at least two seconds long.
 If a copy can not be created at the current 
playback position, the current position will be displayed in red in Step 5 and no copy will be 
created.
 The copy will not be saved if there is  insufficient space available on the memory 
card.
To prevent the camera from turning off unex pectedly, use a fully-charged battery when 
editing movies.
AThe Retouch Menu
Movies can also be edited using the  Edit movie option 
in the retouch menu (...

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Saving Selected Frames
To save a copy of a selected frame as a JPEG still:
1View the movie and choose a frame.
Play the movie back as described on page 
62.
 Pause the movie at the frame you intend 
to copy.
2Display the retouch menu.
Press  L to display the retouch menu.
3Choose  Save selected frame .
Highlight Save selected frame  and press J.
4Create a still copy.
Press  1 to create a still copy of the current 
frame.
5Save the copy.
Highlight  Ye s and press  J to create a JPEG 
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P, S, A, and M Modes
P,  S,  A , and  M modes offer different degrees of control over shutter 
speed and aperture:
ModeDescription 
P
Programmed auto ( 068): Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for 
optimal exposure.
 Recommended for snapshots and in other 
situations in which there is little  time to adjust camera settings.
SShutter-priority auto (069): User chooses shutter speed; camera selects 
aperture for best results.
 Use to freeze or blur motion.
A
Aperture-priority auto ( 070): User...

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Mode P (Programmed Auto)
In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture for 
optimal exposure in most situations.
 This mode is recommended for snapshots and 
other situations in which you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed 
and aperture.
 To take photographs in programmed auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  P.
2Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
AFlexible Program
In mode  P, different combinations of shutter speed 
and aperture can be selected by rotating...

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Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera 
automatically selects the aperture that will produce the optimal exposure.
 Use slow 
shutter speeds to suggest moti on by blurring moving subjects, fast shutter speeds to 
“freeze” motion.
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  S.
2Choose a shutter speed.
While the exposure meters are on, rotate the 
main command dial to  choose the desired 
shutter speed from “...

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Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto)
In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically 
selects the shutter speed that wi ll produce the optimal exposure.
 Large apertures 
(low f-numbers) reduce depth of field, blurring objects behind and in front of the 
main subject.
 Small apertures (high f-numbers) increase depth of field, bringing out 
details in the background and foreground.
 Short field depths are generally used in 
portraits to blur background details, long...