A Short Course Pocket Guide
Nikon 990 Pocket Guide

Pocket Guide The step-by-step instructions in this free pocket guide are excerpted from the comprehensive book "A Short Course in Nikon 990 Photography." Feel free to print them out as-is or copy them into a word processing program to format them. Hopefully they will be a useful guide when out in the field. To learn more about the procedures featured here, the context in which they are used, and tips that make them even more useful, check out the book from which they are excerpted by clicking the cover to the left.

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Contents

Taking a Picture in Programmed Mode Using Menus Resetting the M-REC Shooting Menu Previewing Images Managing Your Images Selecting an Image Quality Selecting an Image Size Changing Exposure Modes Using Shutter-Priority Mode Using Aperture-Priority Node Using Manual Mode Using the Selftimer Turning Best Shot Selection On and Off Increasing Sensitivity Increasing the Sharpness of Moving Objects Changing the Autofocus Setting Turning Focus Confirmation On and Off Turning on Continuous or Single Autofocus Mode Using Manual Focus Setting Distance Units Using Focus Lock Using AF Area Mode Specifying Image Sharpness Using the Infinity Focus Setting Increasing Depth of Field Using Focus Lock for Maximum Depth of Field Using Focus Lock for Minimum Depth of Field Decreasing Depth of Field in Automatic Mode Capturing Creative Blur Changing the Metering Mode Using Exposure Compensation Using Exposure Lock Using Autoexposure Bracketing Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Adjusting White Balance Zooming the Lens

Setting the Zoom Startup Position Using Digital Zoom Turning Digital Zoom On and Off Using Lens Adapters Using Auto Flash Adjusting Flash Power Combating Red-eye Using Fill Flash Using Slow Sync Flash Turning the Flash Off or On Turning the Built-in Flash Off and On Taking Macro Close-ups Increasing Depth of Field in Close-ups Locking Exposure and Light Balance for Panoramas Shooting in Black & White Using Continuous Photography Setting the Display Mode Adjusting Monitor Brightness or Hue Formatting CompactFlash Cards Setting the Time and Date Selecting a Language Turning the Beep On or Off Setting the Sleep Mode Time Memorizing M-REC Settings Programming Function Buttons Choosing User Settings Specifying File Numbering Visually Confirming Shutter Release Creating, Renaming, or Deleting Folders Choosing an Exisiting Folder Using Thumbnail Playback Protecting or Deleting Selected Images Deleting all Images Starting a Slide Show Hiding Selected Images Specifying the Slide Change Interval Preparing Print Sets Deleting a Print Set

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Taking a Picture in Programmed Mode

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC and rotate the lens to a comfortable position. Be sure to remove the lens cap and check the number of pictures remaining on the control panel.

2. Compose the image in the viewfinder making sure the subject that you want sharpest is in the focus target in the center of the viewfinder.

3. Press the shutter-release button halfway down so the camera can set focus, exposure, and white balance. When these are set, the autofocus (AE) lamp next to the viewfinder glows a steady green. If the camera has problems focusing, the AF lamp flashes.

4. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. The camera beeps and the autofocus (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder flashes green as the image is saved to the CompactFlash card.

5. When done, turn the Mode Dial to OFF and replace the lens cap.

Using Menus

• To display the menu in any mode, press the MENU button.
• To move up and down a menu to highlight commands, press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button. In M-REC mode, as you highlight a command or icon on the menu, the command’s full name is displayed at the top of the screen. In the Setup and Play menus the name is displayed when you select the command and display a submenu.
• To move between pages of multipage menus, highlight the first or last item on the menu and up or down points on the Multi Selector button. You can also press the left point to highlight one of the page tabs, the up or down points to highlight the desired page, then the right point to display the page. You can also move to Page 2 of the M-REC menu by pressing the MENU button.
• Menu commands that display right-pointing arrowheads when you highlight them have submenus. To see the submenu, press the right point on the Multi Selector button. (To hide the submenu, press the left point.)
• To set (activate) a highlighted command, press the right point on the Multi Selector button. The setting applies immediately.
• To hide the menu, press the MENU button. If MENU PAGE 2 is displayed in the lower left corner of the LCD, you have to press it twice.

Resetting The M-REC Shooting Menu

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the RESET ALL icon (a letter "C") on page 2 of the menu and press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Reset and press the right point to select it and reset the commands.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Previewing Images

1. Turn the Mode Dial to PLAY to display the last photo you took.

2. Use any of the procedures described in MANAGING YOUR IMAGES.

3. To quit or resume shooting, turn the Mode Dial to another setting

Managing Your Images

• To display one image after another, press the left or right point on the Multi Selector button. Hold it down to scroll quickly through the images.
• To zoom the selected image up to 4x in small increments, press or hold down the zoom-in (T) button and the amount of zoom is displayed in the upper left corner of the monitor. To scroll around the zoomed image press the points on the Multi Selector button. To zoom all the way back out, press the zoom-out (W) button.
• To delete the currently displayed photo, press the M-FOCUS button with the trashcan icon above it. When prompted to confirm the deletion, press the down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Yes, then press the right point to delete the image.
• To scroll through up to five screens of information on the displayed image, rotate the Command Dial. One page shows a histogram illustrating the levels of luminance in the image. Some of the same information is also stored in a TXT file that you can read with any word processing program.
• To display thumbnails, press the ISO button below the monitor once to display 9 images, twice to display 4, and three times to return to the normal view. .
• To play a movie, press the QUAL button after the hourglass icon disappears from the monitor.

Selecting an Image Quality

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the QUAL button below the monitor to cycle among HI (M-REC only), FINE, NORMAL, and BASIC on the control panel or monitor.

Selecting an Image Size

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Hold down the QUAL button below the monitor and turn the Command Dial to cycle through the available sizes on the control panel and monitor. All of the sizes are listed in the table at the bottom of this page. When no size is indicated on the monitor, the camera is set to full image size. As you change sizes, 2048 appears twice on the control panel, once along with the 3:2 icon.

Changing Exposure Modes

1. Turn the Mode Dial to M-REC.

2. Hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until P (program), M (manual), A (aperture-priority), or S (shutter-priority) is displayed on the control panel and monitor. (To set the camera to flexible program mode, first set it to P (program), then release the Mode Dial and rotate the Command Dial to set it to P* and cycle through a number of usable aperture shutter speed combinations)

Using Shutter-Priority Mode

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an S is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

2. Release the MODE button and turn the Command Dial to select a shutter speed on the control panel or monitor.

Using Aperture-Priority Mode

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an A appears on the control panel and monitor.

2. Release the MODE button and turn the Command Dial to select an aperture on the control panel or monitor.

Using Manual Mode

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an M appears on the control pane, then release the MODE button.

2. Press the MODE button to switch back and forth between the aperture and shutter speed setting. You can tell which is adjustable at the moment because the current setting is displayed alone on the control panel and in blue on the monitor.

3. Turn the Command Dial to change either apertures ( in one-third stops) or shutter speeds (in full stops). When you do so, an exposure scale is displayed on the monitor to indicate how much you are under (-) or over (+) the camera’s recommended exposure setting.

Using the Self-Timer

1. With the Mode Dial set to A-REC or M-REC, press the M-FOCUS button until the self-timer icon (a sweeping second hand) is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

2. With the camera on a stable surface or tripod, press the shutter-release button all the way down once for a ten-second delay or twice for a three-second delay. (To interrupt the timer, turn the Mode Dial to any other setting.)

Turning Best Shot Selection On and Off

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the BEST SHOT SELECTOR icon (BSS) on page 1 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight On or Off and press the right point to select it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Increasing Sensitivity

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, hold down the Flash (ISO) button on the back of the camera and turn the Command Dial to cycle through the settings AUTO, 100, 200, and 400.

2. Release the Flash (ISO) button and take your photos.

3. When finished, repeat Step 1 but select AUTO to return to the default setting.

Increasing The Sharpness of Moving Objects

• Photograph fast moving subjects heading toward or away from you and not from side to side.
• Move farther back from the subject.
• Zoom the lens to a wider angle of view.
• Switch to shutter-priority mode and select a fast shutter speed such as 1/500.
• Increase the camera’s sensitivity although this adds some grain to the image.

Changing the Autofocus Setting

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the M-FOCUS button on the back of the camera to cycle through the available modes: autofocus (no icon), infinity (a mountain icon), macro close-up (a flower blossom icon), and macro/selftimer (flower blossom and sweeping second had icons).

Turning Focus Confirmation On and Off

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight FOCUS on page 2 of the menu, then press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Focus Confirmation and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

4. Press the up or down points on the Multi Selector button to highlight one of the following choices, then press the right point to set it.

• MF sharply outlines subjects that are in focus when you use manual focus.
• On sharply outlines subjects that are in focus in all focus modes.
• Off turns off focus confirmation

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Turning on Continuous or Single Autofocus Mode

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight FOCUS on page 2 of the menu, then press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Auto-Focus Mode and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

4. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Continuous or Single AF, then press the right point to set it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Manual Focus

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, hold down the M-FOCUS button and turn the Command Dial to cycle through a series of preset distances. The focus distance is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

2. To cancel manual focus, press and release the M-FOCUS button.

Setting Distance Units

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight FOCUS on page 2 of the menu, then press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Distance Units, then press the right point display a submenu.

4. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight m or ft, then press the right point to set it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Focus Lock

1. In A-REC or M-REC mode, point the camera so the subject you want to lock focus on is in the focus target.

2. Press the shutter-release button halfway down and hold it there to lock in the focus. The autofocus (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder glows a steady green.

3. Without releasing the shutter-release button, recompose the scene and press the shutter-release button the rest of the way to take the picture.

Using AF Area Mode

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight FOCUS on page 2 of the menu, then press the right point to display a submenu.

3. With AF Area Mode highlighted, press the right point to display a submenu.

4. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight one of the following choices, then press the right point to set it.

• Auto (the default) focuses on the zone with the closest subject when you press the shutter-release halfway.
• Manual shows all five zones and lets you select one of them by pressing the points on the Multi Selector button. This mode isn’t available when the monitor is off or when digital zoom is in effect.
• Off turns off AF Area Mode.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Specifying Image Sharpness

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the IMAGE SHARPENING icon (an A with a diamond) on page 1 of the menu, then press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight your choice and press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using the Infinity Focus Setting

1. Set the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the M-FOCUS button on the back of the camera until the infinity focus icon (a mountain) is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

Increasing Depth of Field

• Photograph in bright sun so the aperture closes down.
• Zoom the lens out to a wider angle of view.
• Move farther away from the subject.
• Switch to aperture-priority mode and select a small aperture such as f/11.

Using Focus Lock for Maximum Depth of Field

1. Point the camera so the area you want to focus on is in the focus target in the center of the viewfinder. In a landscape, pick something about one-third of the way between you and the horizon. For other scenes, pick something to focus on that’s one-third of the way between the nearest and farthest points that you want to be sharp.

2. Press the shutter-release button down halfway and hold it there to lock in the focus. The autofocus (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder glows a steady green.

3. Recompose the scene and press the shutter-release button the rest of the way to take the picture.

Using Focus Lock for Minimum Depth of Field

1. Zoom the lens in to magnify the subject or move close to it and focus the camera on, or slightly in front of, the subject you want sharpest.

2. Press the shutter-release button down halfway and hold it there to lock in the focus.  The autofocus (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder glows a steady green.

3. Recompose the scene and press the shutter-release button the rest of the way to take the picture.

Decreasing Depth of Field in Automatic Mode

• Photograph in dim light to open up the aperture.
• Zoom the lens in to enlarge the subject.
• Move closer to the subject.

Capturing Creative Blur

• Set the camera to shutter-priority and select a slow shutter speed.
• Try blurring images in low-light situations. In bright light, the shutter will open and close too fast.
• In some situations, you may want to turn the flash off when trying to blur nearby subjects.

Changing the Metering Mode

1. Turn the Mode Dial to M-REC and press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the METERING icon on page 1 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight your choice, and then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Exposure Compensation

1. With the Mode Dial set to A-REC or M-REC, hold down the Exposure Compensation (+/-) button and turn the Command Dial to select a setting from -2 (darker) to +2 (lighter) in increments of 1/3 of a stop. The monitor will display the result of the changes. If you select a + value, the scene will look brighter. If you select a – value it will look darker. (You can also set exposure compensation on the M-REC shooting menu by selecting EXP and then EXP. +/-.)

2. When done, reset exposure compensation to 0.0.

Using Exposure Lock

1. Point the camera so the subject that you want to lock exposure on is in the focus target (Ì É).

2. Press the shutter-release button down halfway and hold it there to lock in the exposure. The autofocus (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder glows a steady green.

3. Without releasing the shutter-release button, recompose the scene and press the shutter-release button the rest of the way to take the picture.

Using Autoexposure Bracketing

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight EXP on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Auto Bracketing and press the right point to display a submenu.

4. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Off or On and press the right point to select it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the IMAGE ADJUSTMENT icon on page 1 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight your choice and then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Adjusting White Balance

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the WHITE BALANCE icon on page 1 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight your choice and then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Zooming the Lens

To zoom the lens, press zoom-out (W) to widen the angle of view and zoom-in (T) to enlarge subjects. As you zoom, an indicator displayed on the monitor indicates the amount of zoom.

Setting the Zoom Startup Position

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Highlight ZOOM on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a submenu.

3. Press the down button on the Multi Selector button to highlight Startup Position and press the right point to display a list of choices.

4. Highlight one of the three choices below and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it.

• Last Position returns the lens to the same position is was set to when you last turned off the camera.
• Wide sets the lens to the fully zoomed out position.
• Tele sets the lens to the fully zoomed in position.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Digital Zoom

1. With the Mode Dial set to A-REC or M-REC, leave the monitor on, and use it to compose your image. Digital Zoom works only when the monitor is on or the camera is connected to a TV set because the effects of digital zoom cannot be seen in the viewfinder.

2. Press the zoom-in (T) button to zoom all the way into the subject and then continue to hold it down for 2 seconds.

3. When the camera goes into digital zoom, you can adjust the degree of magnification with the zoom in (T) or zoom out (W) buttons.

4. To return to optical zoom, press the zoom-out (W) button until the digital zoom indicator disappears from the monitor.

Turning Digital Zoom Off and On

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the ZOOM command on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. With Digital Tele highlighted, press the right point to display a list of choices.

4. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight On or Off and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Lens Adapters

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the LENS icon on page 1 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight your choice and then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Auto Flash

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the Flash (ISO) button on the back of the camera until AUTO and a lightening bolt icon are displayed on the control panel. (AUTO is the default setting.)

Adjusting Flash Power

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the SPEEDLIGHT OPT icon (a lightning bolt) on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu.

3. With Variable Power highlighted, press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a setting scale.

4. Press the up point on the Multi Selector button to increase the flash power and the down point to decrease it, then press the right point to set the specified power.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Combating Red-eye

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the Flash (ISO) button on the back of the camera until the red-eye reduction icon (an eye) is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

3. When finished, to return to the default setting, press the Flash (ISO) button until AUTO and the lightning bolt icon are displayed on the control panel.

Using Fill Flash

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the Flash (ISO) button on the back of the camera until the Anytime Flash icon (a lightning bolt without the word AUTO) is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

3. When finished, to return to the default setting, press the Flash (ISO) button until AUTO and the lightning bolt icon are displayed on the control panel.

Using Slow Sync Flash

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the Flash (ISO) button on the back of the camera until SLOW and the lightning bolt icon are displayed on the control panel and SLOW is displayed on the monitor.

3. When finished, to return to the default setting press the Flash (ISO) button until AUTO and the lightning bolt icon are displayed on the control panel.

Turning the Flash Off and On

1. Turn the Mode Dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2. Press the Flash (ISO) button on the back of the camera until the Flash Cancel icon (a lightning bolt with a slash through it) is displayed on the control panel and monitor.

3. When finished, to return to the default setting press the Flash (ISO) button until AUTO and the lightning bolt icon are displayed on the control panel.

Turning the Built-in Flash Off and On

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2.. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the SPEEDLIGHT OPT icon (a lightning bolt) on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point to display options.

3. Press the down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Speedlight Cntrl and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display choices.

4. Highlight either Int & Ext Active or Int Flash Off, then press the right point to select it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Taking Macro Close-ups

1. With the Mode Dial set to A-REC or M-REC, press the M-FOCUS button on the back of the camera until the macro close-up flower blossom icon is displayed, or the macro icon and a sweeping second hand icon if you are using the selftimer.

2. Compose the photo on the monitor. To frame and focus the image, use the zoom buttons, and move the camera closer to or farther from the subject. When zoomed to the range where extreme close-ups are possible, the macro icon on the monitor turns yellow.

3. Press the shutter-release button halfway down to lock in focus then all the way down to take the picture.

Increasing depth of Field in Close-ups

• Increase the illumination of the subject to stop down the aperture.
• Don’t get any closer to the subject than you have to.
• Focus on something in the middle of the scene (front to back) since in close-ups, depth of field is half in front and half behind the plane of critical focus.

Locking Exposure and Light Balance for Panoramas

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the EXP command on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. With AE Lock highlighted, press the right point to display a list of choices.

4. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Off, On, or Reset and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Shooting in Black & White

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the IMAGE ADJUSTMENT icon on page 1 of the menu, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Black&White and then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Continuous Photography

1. With the Mode Dial set to M-REC, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the CONTINUOUS icon (the default is a letter "S" in a box) and press the right point to display a list of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight your choice, then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Setting the Display Mode

1. With the camera in M-REC mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Monitor Options and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display the submenu.

3. Highlight Display Mode and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display choices.

4. Use the up or down points on the Multi Selector button to highlight one of the following choices, then press the right point to select it:

• ON turns the monitor on when you turn the camera on. Photos are displayed as they are saved.
• Review Only turns the monitor on briefly to display a picture after you shoot it.
• Preview Only turns the monitor on when you turn the camera on, but photos are not displayed as they are being saved.
• Monitor Off keeps the monitor off when you turn the camera on, and photos are not displayed as they are being saved.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Adjusting Monitor Brightness or Hue

1. With the camera in any mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Monitor Options and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a submenu.

3. Highlight Brightness or Hue and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a screen with an adjustment scale.

4. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to adjust the brightness or hue, then press the right point to set it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Formatting CompactFlash Cards

1. With the camera in any mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight CF Card Format and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a warning.

3. Highlight No to cancel, or Format to continue, then press the right point to select it. Don’t remove the card or turn off the camera while the FORMATTING message is displayed on the monitor.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Setting the Time and Date

1. With the camera in any mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Date on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a DATE screen.

3. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to change the selected setting, and the left and right points to select other settings.

4. Highlight the YMD DMY MDY line (it may be in another order), and press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to change the order of the date, or press the right point to set the date and time and return to the Setup menu.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Selecting a Language

1. With the camera in M-REC mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Language on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to select D (German), E (English), F (French), or J (Japanese), then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Turning the Beep on or Off

1. With the camera in any mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Shutter Sound on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a submenu.

3. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to select On or Off, then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Setting the Sleep Mode Time

1. With the camera in any Mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Auto Off and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to select 30S (seconds), 1 M (minute), 5M (minutes), or 30M (minutes), then press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Memorizing M-REC Settings

1. With the camera in M-REC mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Controls and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. With Memorize highlighted, press the right point to display a list of settings.

4. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight a setting and press the right point to turn it on or off (a setting with a checkmark is on).

5. Highlight Done and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to return to the menu.

6. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Programming Function Buttons

1. With the camera in M-REC mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Controls and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Highlight Func. 1 or Func. 2 and press the right point to display a list of settings you can assign to the function button you’ve selected.

4. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight a setting and press the right point to assign it to the selected function button.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Choosing User Settings

1. With the camera in M-REC mode, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2. Highlight the USER SETTING icon (a number 1, 2, or 3 in a box) on page 2 of the menu, press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of icons that indicate the camera’s current settings, then press the right point to set it.

3. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Specifying File Numbering

1. With the camera in A-REC or M-REC mode, display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Seq. Numbers and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to select one of the following settings and press the right point to set it.

• On assigns all photos unique names even when new folders are created and used.
• Off starts numbering over again at 0001 when a new folder is created and used.
• Reset resets the sequential numbers to the lowest number available on the card.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Visually Confirming Shutter Release

1. With the camera in M-REC mode, press the MENU button to display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Shot Confirm Lamp on page 2 of the menu, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to select On or Off and press the right point to set it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Creating, Renaming or Deleting Folders

1. With the camera in any mode, press the MENU button to display the Setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Folders and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Highlight Options press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display another list of choices.

4. Use the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight one of the following choices, then press the right point to select it.

• New displays a screen where you use the up and down points on the Multi Selector button to select a letter, then press the right point to set it and move to the next position. After entering the last character, press the right point to set the folder’s name and return to the menu.
• Rename first displays a list of existing folders from which you select the folder you want to rename. You can then change characters the same way you do when you name a new folder.
• Delete displays a list of existing folders from which you select the folder you want to delete. When you highlight a folder and press the right point on the Multi Selector button, you are asked to confirm the deletion.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Choosing an Existing Folder

1. With the camera in any mode, press the MENU button to display the setup menu (the page with the "S" tab).

2. Highlight Folders and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of folders.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight the folder you want to use, and press the right point to select it.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Using Thumbnail Playback

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the ISO button below the monitor once to display 9 images, twice to display 4, and three times to return to the normal view.

2. Use any of the following commands when viewing thumbnails:

• To move the selection box from one image to another, press the points on the Multi Selector button.
• To move forward or back a page at a time, turn the Command Dial.
• To zoom the selected thumbnail to fill the screen, press the ISO button twice if viewing nine thumbnails, or once if viewing four.
• To delete the currently highlighted image, press the M-FOCUS button with the trashcan icon above it. When prompted to confirm the deletion, press the down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Yes, then press the right point to delete the image.

Protecting or Deleting Selected Images

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Choose an action from the menu:

• To delete selected photos, highlight the Delete command and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices. With Selected Image highlighted, press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it.
• To protect selected images, highlight the Protect command and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it.

3. Use the left or right point on the Multi Selector button to highlight thumbnail images and press the up point to select the selected image. If deleting images, a trashcan icon is displayed over the image. If protecting images, a key icon is displayed. (You use the same procedures to unselect previously selected images.)

4. Press the QUAL button to complete the procedure. If deleting images you will be asked to confirm the deletions.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Deleting All Images

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Highlight Delete and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Highlight All Images and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it and display a screen asking you to confirm the deletion. (Here’s a good place to stop and think.)

4. Highlight Yes and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it.

5. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Starting a Slide Show

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Highlight Slide Show and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. With Start selected, press the right point on the Multi Selector button to begin the show. To pause the show, press the ISO button, and to cancel the show turn the Mode Dial to another setting

4. When the slide show ends, press the MENU button to quit or highlight Restart, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to show it again.

Hiding Selected Images

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Highlight Hide Image to display thumbnail images.

3. Use the left or right point on the Multi Selector button to highlight a thumbnail image and press the up point to hide or unhide it. (A hidden image will have an icon that looks like a dashed frame with a slash through it.

4. Press the QUAL button to complete the procedure.

Specifying the Slide Change Interval

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Highlight Slide Show and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector button to highlight Frame Intvl and press the right point to display a list of times ranging from 2 seconds to 10.

4. Highlight the interval time you want to use and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to select it and start the slide show.

5. When the slide show ends, press the MENU button to quit, or highlight Restart or Frame Intvl, and press the right point on the Multi Selector button again to continue.

Preparing Print Sets

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Highlight Print Set and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display thumbnail images.

3. Use the left or right point on the Multi Selector button to highlight a thumbnail image and press the up or down point one or more times to specify the number of prints you want of that image (maximum of nine).

4. Press the QUAL button to complete the procedure and a screen of choices appears.

5. Highlight Done and press the right point on the Multi Selector button again to select it. (You can also highlight the Info and Date choices and press the right point on the Multi Selector button again to turn them on or off. Date prints the date on the image and Info prints the aperture and shutter speed used to capture it.

Deleting a Print Set

1. With the Mode Dial set to PLAY, press the MENU button.

2. Highlight the Delete command and press the right point on the Multi Selector button to display a list of choices.

3. Highlight Print Set and press the right point on the Multi Selector button again to delete the print set.

4. Press the MENU button to hide the menu.