Nikon D200 - Manual (Page 8)

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Table of Contents
For Your Safety .................................................................................................................................... ii
Notices ................................................................................................................................................... iv
Introduction Introduction ............................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................ 1 1
Getting to Know the Camera ......................................................................................................... 2
First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Attaching a Lens ............................................... 8
Charging and Inserting the Battery ...... 10
Basic Setup ........................................................... 12
Inserting Memory Cards .............................. 14
Adjusting Viewfi nder Focus ....................... 16
Tutorial: Tutorial: Photography and Playback Photography and Playback .................................................................... .................................................................... 1 17 7
Basic Photography ............................................................................................................................ 17
Basic Playback ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Reference Reference ................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................ 2 23 3
Using Camera Menus ....................................................................................................................... 24
Reference: Reference: More on Photography More on Photography ......................................................................... ......................................................................... 2 26 6
Choosing a Shooting Mode ........................................................................................................... 26
Image Quality and Size .................................................................................................................... 28
Image Quality ..................................................... 28 Image Size ............................................................. 32
ISO Sensitivity ..................................................................................................................................... 33
White Balance ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Optimizing Images ............................................................................................................................ 45
Color Space .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Focus ...................................................................................................................................................... 51
Focus Mode ......................................................... 51
Focus Area Selection ...................................... 53
AF-Area Mode ..................................................... 54
Focus Zone Selection .................................... 55 Focus Lock ............................................................ 56
The AF-Assist Illuminator ............................. 58
Getting Good Results with Autofocus 59
Manual Focus ...................................................... 60
Exposure ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Metering ................................................................ 61
Exposure Mode .................................................. 62
Autoexposure Lock ......................................... 70 Exposure Compensation ............................. 72
Exposure and Flash Bracketing ................ 73
Flash Photography ............................................................................................................................ 76
Flash Sync Modes ............................................. 77
Using the Built-in Flash ................................. 78 Flash Exposure Compensation ................ 80
FV Lock .................................................................... 81
Self-Timer Mode ................................................................................................................................. 83
Image Overlay and Multiple Exposure ....................................................................................... 84
Interval Timer Photography ........................................................................................................... 89
Non-CPU Lenses ................................................................................................................................. 93
Using a GPS Unit ................................................................................................................................ 96
Two-Button Reset .............................................................................................................................. 97