Setting Guide (For Still Photography)
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Table Of Contents
Table of Contents
Landscapes
Basic Settings for Landscape Photography
Focus Mode: Choose “Single AF” (AF‑S) and “Single-Point AF”!
Vibration Reduction: Choose “Normal” for Hand-Held Photography!
Silent Photography: Choose “On”!
Low-Light AF: Choose “On”!
Exposure Delay Mode: Choose “1 s”!
Monitor Mode: Choose “Monitor Only”!
Custom Controls for Landscape Photography
Preview
Framing Grid Display
Select Center Focus Point
Live View Info Display Off
Shooting Mode > Zoom On/Off
Playback Mode > Zoom On/Off
Portraits
Basic Settings for Portrait Photography
Set Picture Control: Choose “Portrait”!
Focus Mode: Choose “Continuous AF” (AF-C)!
AF-Area Mode: Choose “Wide-Area AF (L-People)”!
Vibration Reduction: Choose “Normal”!
Store Points by Orientation: Choose “Yes”!
Monitor Mode: Choose “Prioritize Viewfinder”!
Custom Controls for Portrait Photography
Playback
Select Center Focus Point
Active D-Lighting
Shooting Mode > Zoom On/Off
Playback Mode > Zoom On/Off
Sports
Basic Settings for Sports Photography
Focus Mode: Choose “Continuous AF” (AF-C)!
AF-Area Mode: Choose “Dynamic-Area AF”!
Vibration Reduction: Choose “Sport”!
Monitor Mode: Choose “Prioritize Viewfinder”!
Custom Controls for Sports Photography
Playback
Protect
Select Center Focus Point
Focus Mode/AF-Area Mode
Shooting Mode > Zoom On/Off
Playback Mode > Zoom On/Off
Split-Second Shots
“Continuous H” Versus “Continuous H (Extended)”
The Shooting Display
Frame Advance Rate
AE with Constant Shutter Speed and Aperture
Tips and Tricks
Recalling Saved Settings via the Mode Dial
Using the Viewfinder Without Fatigue
Flicker Reduction
Subject-Tracking AF
Assigning Focus and Release to Separate Controls
Animal-Detection AF
Basic Settings for Animal Portraits
AF-Area Mode: Choose “Wide-Area AF (L-Animals)”!
Protecting and Rating Pictures
Protecting Pictures
Rating Pictures
Time-Lapse
How Time-Lapse Movies Are Made
“Interval Timer Shooting” Versus “Time-Lapse Movie”
Time-Lapse Recording: Preparation and Basic Settings
Advance Preparation
Before Shooting
Basic “Interval Timer Shooting” Settings
Other Core Settings
Recommended Settings by Scene
Sunsets
Clouds
Final Pre-shooting Checklist
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Clouds
A sample time-lapse movie can be found at:
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