Document Outline

• When Your First Photo Can’t Wait
• Package Contents
• About This Document
• Table of Contents
• For Your Safety
• Notices
• Getting to Know the Camera and Its Menus
  • Parts of the Camera
    • Camera Body
    • The Control Panel
    • The Monitor
    • The Viewfinder
    • Touch Controls
  • The Menus
    • The MENU Button
    • The i Button (the i Menu)
• First Steps
  • Attaching the Strap
  • Charging the Battery
    • The Battery Charger
    • The Charging AC Adapter: Charging
  • Inserting the Battery
    • Removing the Battery
    • Battery Level
  • Inserting Memory Cards
    • Removing Memory Cards
  • Attaching a Lens
    • Detaching Lenses
  • Camera Setup
• Basic Photography and Playback
  • Taking Photographs
  • Shooting Videos
  • Playback
    • Viewing Videos
    • Deleting Unwanted Pictures
• Shooting Settings
  • Image Recording Options (Image Area, Quality, and Size)
    • Adjusting Image Area Settings
    • Adjusting Image Quality
    • Choosing an Image Size
  • Focus
    • Focus Mode
    • AF-Area Mode
    • Choosing a Subject Type for Autofocus
    • Focus Point Selection
    • The Touch Shutter
    • Focus Lock
    • Manual Focus
  • Exposure
    • Choosing a Shooting Mode
    • Long Time-Exposures (Mode M Only)
    • Autoexposure Lock
    • Exposure Compensation
  • Release Mode
    • Choosing a Release Mode
    • High-Speed Frame Capture (C30/C120)
    • Using the Self-Timer
  • ISO Sensitivity
    • About ISO Sensitivity
    • Auto ISO Sensitivity Control
  • White Balance
    • About White Balance
    • Fine-Tuning White Balance
    • Choosing a Color Temperature
    • Preset Manual
  • Bracketing
    • Auto Bracketing Set
    • Exposure and Flash Bracketing
    • White Balance Bracketing
    • ADL Bracketing
  • Picture Controls
    • About Picture Controls
    • Modifying Picture Controls
    • Custom Picture Controls
  • Location Data
    • Location Data Options
  • Two-Button Reset
    • Photo Shooting Menu
    • Video Recording Menu
    • Custom Settings Menu
    • Other Settings
• Video Recording
  • Video File Types
    • Tone Mode
  • Video Frame Size and Rate Options
    • Average Bit Rate
  • Video Image Area Options
  • Points to Note When Filming Videos
  • Recording HLG Video
    • View Assist
  • Recording N-Log Video
    • View Assist
• Viewing and Retouching Pictures
  • Viewing Pictures
    • Full-Frame Playback
    • Thumbnail Playback
  • Photo Information
    • File Information
    • Exposure Data
    • Highlight Display
    • RGB Histogram
    • Shooting Data
    • Overview
  • The i Button (Playback Mode)
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • Videos (Playback Paused)
  • Playback Zoom
    • Using Playback Zoom
  • Protecting Pictures from Deletion
  • Rating Pictures
  • Selecting Pictures for Upload
  • Filtered Playback
    • [Filtered Playback Criteria]
  • Viewing Slide Shows
    • During the Show
  • Deleting Pictures
    • Using the Delete Button
    • Deleting Multiple Pictures
  • Creating Retouched Copies
    • RAW Processing
    • Trim
    • Resize
    • D-Lighting
    • Straighten
    • Distortion Control
    • Perspective Control
    • Monochrome
    • Overlay (Add)
    • “Lighten” and “Darken”
  • Editing Videos
    • Trimming Videos
    • Saving Selected Frames as JPEG Stills
• Voice Memos
  • Recording Voice Memos
  • Playing Voice Memos
    • Deleting Voice Memos
• Connecting to HDMI TVs and Recorders
  • Connecting to HDMI Devices
  • TVs
  • Recorders
    • Adjusting Settings
    • YCbCr and Bit Depth
    • External Recording Control
• Connecting to Smart Devices
  • The SnapBridge App
    • What SnapBridge Can Do for You
  • Wireless Connections
    • Connecting via Bluetooth (Pairing)
    • Connecting via Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Mode)
• Connecting to Computers or FTP Servers
  • Making the Connection
    • Computers: Connecting via USB
    • Computers: Connecting via Ethernet or Wireless LAN
    • FTP Servers: Connecting via Ethernet or Wireless LAN
  • Computers: Connecting via USB
    • Installing NX Studio
    • Copying Pictures to a Computer Using NX Studio
  • Computers: Connecting via Ethernet or Wireless LAN
    • What Ethernet and Wireless LAN Can Do for You
    • The Wireless Transmitter Utility
    • Wireless LAN
    • Ethernet Connections
    • Uploading Pictures
    • Camera Control
    • Ending the Connection to the Computer
  • FTP Servers: Connecting via Ethernet or Wireless LAN
    • Wireless LAN
    • Ethernet
    • Uploading Pictures
    • Ending the Connection to the FTP Server
  • Troubleshooting Wireless LAN and Ethernet Connections
    • Problems and Solutions
    • Error Codes
• Connecting to Other Cameras
  • What Inter-camera Connections Can Do for You
    • Camera-Based Remote Photography (Synchronized Release)
    • Clock Synchronization (Synchronize Date and Time)
  • Synchronized Release
    • Configuring and Using Synchronized Release
  • Synchronizing Camera Clocks
• Flash Photography
  • “On-Camera” Versus “Remote”
    • Camera-Mounted Flash Units
    • Remote Flash Photography
  • Using an On-Camera Flash
  • Flash Control Mode
  • Flash Modes
  • Flash Compensation
    • Adjusting Flash Compensation
  • FV Lock
• Remote Flash Photography
  • What Is Remote Flash Photography?
    • Using Remote Flash Units
  • Radio AWL
    • Establishing a Wireless Connection
    • Remote Flash Photography
    • Adding a Shoe-Mounted Flash Unit
  • Optical AWL
    • Using Optical AWL with the SB-5000 or SB-500
• Menu Guide
  • Defaults
    • Photo Shooting Menu Defaults
    • Video Recording Menu Defaults
    • Custom Settings Menu Defaults
    • Playback Menu Defaults
    • Setup Menu Defaults
    • Network Menu Defaults
  • The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
    • Shooting Menu Bank
      • Renaming Shooting Menu Banks
      • Copying Shooting Menu Banks
      • Restoring Default Settings
    • Extended Menu Banks
    • Storage Folder
      • Renaming Folders
      • Select Folder by Number
      • Select Folder from List
    • File Naming
    • Role Played by Card in Slot 2
      • Deleting Copies
    • Image Area
    • Image Quality
    • Image Size
    • RAW Recording
    • ISO Sensitivity Settings
    • White Balance
    • Set Picture Control
    • Manage Picture Control
    • Color Space
    • Active D-Lighting
    • Long Exposure NR
    • High ISO NR
    • Vignette Control
    • Diffraction Compensation
    • Auto Distortion Control
    • Photo Flicker Reduction
    • Metering
    • Flash Control
      • Flash Control Mode
      • Wireless Flash Options
      • Remote Flash Control
      • Radio Remote Flash Info
    • Focus Mode
    • AF-Area Mode
    • AF Subject Detection Options
    • Vibration Reduction
    • Auto Bracketing
    • Multiple Exposure
      • Creating a Multiple Exposure
    • HDR Overlay
      • Taking HDR Photographs
    • Interval Timer Shooting
      • Interval-Timer Photography
    • Time-Lapse Video
      • Recording Time-Lapse Videos
    • Focus Shift Shooting
      • Focus Shift Photography
  • The Video Recording Menu: Video Recording Options
    • Shooting Menu Bank
    • Extended Menu Banks
    • Storage Folder
    • File Naming
    • Destination
    • Video File Type
    • Frame Size/Frame Rate
    • Image Area
    • ISO Sensitivity Settings
    • White Balance
    • Set Picture Control
    • Manage Picture Control
    • HLG Quality
    • Active D-Lighting
    • High ISO NR
    • Vignette Control
    • Diffraction Compensation
    • Auto Distortion Control
    • Video Flicker Reduction
    • Metering
    • Focus Mode
    • AF-Area Mode
    • AF Subject Detection Options
      • Subject Detection
      • AF When Subject Not Detected
    • Vibration Reduction
    • Electronic VR
    • Microphone Sensitivity
    • Attenuator
    • Frequency Response
    • Wind Noise Reduction
    • Mic Jack Plug-in Power
    • Headphone Volume
    • Timecode
    • External Rec. Cntrl (HDMI)
  • Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
    • Custom Settings Bank
      • Renaming Custom Settings Banks
      • Copying Custom Settings Banks
      • Restoring Default Settings
    • a: Focus
      • a1: AF-C Priority Selection
      • a2: AF-S Priority Selection
      • a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On
        • Blocked Shot AF Response
        • Subject Motion
      • a4: Focus Points Used
      • a5: Store Points by Orientation
      • a6: AF Activation
      • a7: Focus Point Persistence
      • a8: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection
      • a9: Focus Mode Restrictions
      • a10: Focus Point Wrap-Around
      • a11: Focus Point Display
        • Manual Focus Mode
        • Dynamic-Area AF Assist
        • AF-C In-Focus Display
      • a12: Built-in AF-Assist Illuminator
      • a13: Focus Peaking
        • Focus Peaking Display
        • Focus Peaking Sensitivity
        • Focus Peaking Highlight Color
      • a14: Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode
    • b: Metering/Exposure
      • b1: ISO sensitivity Step Value
      • b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl
      • b3: Easy Exposure Compensation
      • b4: Matrix Metering Face Detection
      • b5: Center-Weighted Area
      • b6: Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure
      • b7: Keep Exp. When f/ Changes
    • c: Timers/AE Lock
      • c1: Shutter-Release Button AE-L
      • c2: Self-Timer
      • c3: Power Off Delay
    • d: Shooting/Display
      • d1: Continuous Shooting Speed
      • d2: Maximum Shots per Burst
      • d3: Limit Release Mode Selection
      • d4: Sync. Release Mode Options
      • d5: Extended Shutter Speeds (M)
      • d6: Limit Selectable Image Area
      • d7: File Number Sequence
      • d8: View Mode (Photo Lv)
      • d9: Starlight View (Photo Lv)
      • d10: Warm Display Colors
      • d11: LCD Illumination
      • d12: View All in Continuous Mode
      • d13: Release Timing Indicator
      • d14: Image Frame
      • d15: Grid Type
      • d16: Virtual Horizon Type
        • Roll
        • Pitch
      • d17: Custom Monitor Shooting Display
      • d18: Custom Viewfinder Shooting Display
    • e: Bracketing/Flash
      • e1: Flash Sync Speed
      • e2: Flash Shutter Speed
      • e3: Exposure Comp. for Flash
      • e4: Auto Flash ISO Sensitivity Control
      • e5: Modeling Flash
      • e6: Auto Bracketing (Mode M)
      • e7: Bracketing Order
      • e8: Flash Burst Priority
    • f: Controls
      • f1: Customize i Menu
        • View Memory Card Info
        • Split-Screen Display Zoom
      • f2: Custom Controls (Shooting)
        • Command Dials
      • f3: Custom Controls (Playback)
        • Command Dials
      • f4: Control Lock
      • f5: Reverse Dial Rotation
      • f6: Release Button to Use Dial
      • f7: Reverse Indicators
      • f8: Reverse Ring for Focus
      • f9: Focus Ring Rotation Range
      • f10: Control Ring Response
      • f11: Full-Frame Playback Flicks
        • Flick Up/Flick Down
        • Flick Advance Direction
    • g: Video
      • g1: Customize i Menu
        • Multi-Selector Power Aperture
        • Multi Selector Exposure Comp.
      • g2: Custom Controls
        • Command Dials
      • g3: Control Lock
      • g4: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection
      • g5: Focus Mode Restrictions
      • g6: AF Speed
      • g7: AF Tracking Sensitivity
      • g8: View Assist
      • g9: Zebra Pattern
        • Pattern Tone Range
        • Pattern
        • Highlight Threshold
        • Mid-tone Range
      • g10: Limit Zebra Pattern Tone Range
      • g11: Grid Type
      • g12: Custom Monitor Shooting Display
      • g13: Custom Viewfinder Shooting Display
  • The Playback Menu: Managing Pictures
    • Delete
    • Playback Folder
    • Playback Display Options
    • Delete Pictures from Both Slots
    • Dual-Format Recording PB Slot
    • Filtered Playback Criteria
    • Picture Review
    • After Delete
    • After Burst, Show
    • Rotate Tall
    • Copy Image(s)
      • Copying Pictures
  • The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
    • Format Memory Card
    • Language
    • Time Zone and Date
    • Monitor Brightness
    • Monitor Color Balance
    • Viewfinder Brightness
    • Viewfinder Color Balance
    • Finder Display Size (Photo Lv)
    • Limit Monitor Mode Selection
    • Auto Rotate Info Display
    • AF Fine-Tuning Options
      • Creating and Saving Fine-Tuning Values
      • Choosing a Default Fine-Tuning Value
    • Non-CPU Lens Data
    • Save Focus Position
    • Sensor Shield Behavior at Power Off
    • Clean Image Sensor
    • Image Dust Off Ref Photo
      • Acquiring Image Dust Off Reference Data
    • Pixel Mapping
    • Image Comment
      • Input Comment
      • Attach Comment
    • Copyright Information
      • Artist/Copyright
      • Attach Copyright Information
    • IPTC
      • Creating, Renaming, Editing, and Copying Presets
      • Deleting Presets
      • Embedding Presets
      • Copying Presets to a Memory Card
      • Copying Presets to the Camera
    • Voice Memo Options
      • Voice Memo Control
      • Audio Output (Playback)
    • Camera Sounds
      • Shutter Sound
      • Beep On/Off
      • Volume
      • Pitch
    • Silent Mode
    • Touch Controls
      • Enable/Disable Touch Controls
      • Glove Mode
    • HDMI
    • USB Connection Priority
    • Location Data (Built-In)
    • Wireless Remote (WR) Options
      • LED Lamp
      • Link Mode
    • Assign Remote (WR) Fn Button
    • Conformity Marking
    • Battery Info
    • USB Power Delivery
    • Energy Saving (Photo Mode)
    • Slot Empty Release Lock
    • Save/Load Menu Settings
      • Save Menu Settings
      • Load Menu Settings
    • Reset All Settings
    • Firmware Version
  • The Network Menu: Network Connections
    • Airplane Mode
    • Wired LAN
    • Connect to Smart Device
      • Pairing (Bluetooth)
      • Select Pictures for Upload
      • Wi-Fi connection
      • Upload While Off
      • Location Data (Smart Device)
    • Connect to Computer
      • Network Settings
      • Connection Type
      • Options
    • Connect to FTP Server
      • Network Settings
      • Options
    • Connect to Other Cameras
      • Synchronized Release
      • Network Settings
      • Group Name
      • Master/Remote
      • Remote Camera List
      • Synchronize Date and Time
    • USB
    • Start via LAN
    • Router Frequency Band
    • MAC Address
  • My Menu/Recent Settings
    • My Menu: Creating a Custom Menu
    • Recent Settings: Accessing Recently-Used Settings
• Troubleshooting
  • Before Contacting Customer Support
  • Problems and Solutions
    • Battery/Display
    • Shooting
    • Playback
    • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Wireless Networks)
    • Miscellaneous
  • Alerts and Error Messages
    • Alerts
    • Error Messages
• Technical Notes
  • Compatible Lenses and Accessories
  • Camera Displays
    • The Monitor
    • The Viewfinder
    • The Control Panel
  • Compatible Flash Units
    • The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
    • Features Available with CLS-Compatible Flash Units
    • Notes on Optional Flash Units
  • Compatible Accessories
    • Calibrating Batteries
    • Attaching a Power Connector and AC Adapter
  • Software
  • Caring for the Camera
    • Long-Term Storage
    • Cleaning
    • Image Sensor Cleaning
    • Manual Cleaning
  • Caring for the Camera and Battery: Cautions
    • Cautions: Using the Camera
    • Cautions: Using Batteries
    • Cautions: Using the Charger
    • Cautions: Using the Charging AC Adapter
  • Specifications
    • Nikon Z 9 Digital Camera
  • Approved Memory Cards
  • Memory Card Capacity
  • Battery Endurance
  • Trademarks and Licenses
  • Cautions: Location Data (GPS/ GLONASS)
  • Notices
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN)
• Index