Nikon Camera D7100 Users Manual

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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 
171, pressing  J to start and resume 
playback and  3 to pause and pressing  4 or 
2  or rotating the main or sub-command 
dials to locate the desired frame ( 0171).
 
Your approximate position in the movie can 
be ascertained from the movie progress bar.
3Display movie edit options.
Press the  P button to display movie edit 
options.
OptionDescription
9 Choose start/end point Create a copy from which the opening or closing footage has been 
removed.
4 Save selected frame
Save a selected frame as a JPEG still.
K button
Movie progress bar
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4Select Choose start/end point .
Highlight Choose start/end point  and press 
J . 
The dialog shown at right will be displayed; 
choose whether the current frame will be 
the starting or end point of the copy and 
press  J.
5Delete frames.
If the desired frame is not currently 
displayed, press  4 or  2 to advance or 
rewind (to skip to 10 s ahead or back, rotate 
the main command dial; to skip to the first or 
last frame, rotate the sub-command dial).
 To  
switch the current selection from start point 
( w ) to end point ( x) or vice versa, press  L (U ).
Once you have selected the st art point and/or end point, 
press  1.
 All frames before the selected start point and 
after the selected end point will be removed from the 
copy.
6Save the copy.
Highlight one of the following and press  J:
• Save as new file : Save the copy to a new file.
• Overwrite existing file : Replace the original 
movie file with the edited copy.
• Cancel : Return to Step 5.
• Preview : Preview the copy.
Edited copies are indicated by a  9 icon in full-frame playback.
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ATrimming 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.
Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.
AThe Retouch Menu
Movies can also be edited using the  Edit movie option in the retouch 
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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 
171; your approximate position in the movie 
can be ascertained from the movie progress 
bar.
 Press  4 or  2 to rewind or advance and 
press  3 to pause the movie at the frame you 
intend to copy.
2Display movie edit options.
Press the  P button to display movie edit 
options.
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 fine-
quality ( 066) JPEG copy of the selected 
frame.
 Movie stills are indicated by a  9 icon 
in full-frame playback.
ASave Selected Frame
JPEG movie stills created with the  Save selected frame option can not be retouched.
 JPEG 
movie stills lack some categories of photo information ( 0187).
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Special Effects
Special effects can be used when recording images.
To view the currently selected special effect mode, rotate the mode dial to q and 
press the  R button.
 To choose another special effect mode, rotate the main 
command dial.
Shooting with Special Effects
Mode dial Main command dial Monitor
ANEF (RAW)
If NEF (RAW ) + JPEG is selected for image quality in  %, g , i , or  u mode, only the JPEG 
images will be recorded ( 066).
 If NEF (RAW ) is selected, fine-quality JPEG photographs will 
be recorded instead of NEF (RAW ) images.
AContinuous Release Modes
When  g or  i is selected, the frame rate for continuous release will drop.
 If the memory 
buffer fills, the camera will display a message  indicating that recording is in progress and 
shooting will be suspended until the message clears from the display.
AThe Retouch Menu
The  Color sketch  (0 286),  Miniature effect  (0 287), and  Selective color  (0 288) options in 
the retouch menu can be used to apply these effects to existing pictures. 
						

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%Night Vision
Use under conditions of darkness to 
record monochrome images at high ISO 
sensitivities (with some noise in the form 
of randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or 
lines).
 Manual focus can be used if the 
camera is unable to focus using autofocus.
 
The built-in flash turns  off; use of a tripod 
is recommended to reduce blur.
 During 
viewfinder photography,  the built-in AF-
assist illuminator will  light to assist the 
focus operation; to disable the illuminator, 
select  Off for Custom Setting a7 ( Built-in 
AF-assist illuminator , 0 233).
g Color Sketch
The camera detects and colors outlines for
a color sketch effect.
 Movies shot in this 
mode play back like  a slide show made up
of a series of stills.
 The effect can be 
chosen during live view ( 0180); note that 
the display refresh rate drops when live 
view is in effect and that the frame rate 
drops in continuous release modes.
 
Autofocus is not available during movie 
recording.
iMiniature Effect
Distant subjects appear as miniatures. 
Miniature effect movies play back at high 
speed, compressing 30 to 45 minutes of 
footage shot at 1920 × 1080/30p into a 
movie that plays back in about 3 minutes.
 
The effect can be chosen during live view 
( 0 181); note that the  display refresh rate 
drops when live view is  in effect and that 
the frame rate drops in continuous release
modes.
 Sound is not recorded with 
movies; autofocus is not available during 
movie recording.
 The built-in flash and 
AF-assist illuminator turn off; use of a 
tripod is recommended when lighting is 
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uSelective Color
All colors other than the selected colors 
are recorded in black and white.
 The 
effect can be chosen during live view 
( 0 182).
 The built-in flash turns off; use of 
a tripod is recommended when lighting is 
poor.
1 Silhouette
Silhouette subjects  against bright 
backgrounds.
 The built-in flash turns off; 
use of a tripod is recommended when 
lighting is poor.
2 High Key
Use with bright scenes to create bright 
images that seem  filled with light.
 The 
built-in flash turns off.
3 Low Key
Use with dark scenes to create dark, 
somber images wi th prominent 
highlights.
 The built-in flash turns off; use 
of a tripod is recommended when lighting 
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Options Available in Live View
❚❚g Color Sketch
1Press the  a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view through 
the lens will be displayed in the camera 
monitor.
2Adjust options.
Press  J to display the options shown at right 
(note that the options  temporarily clear from 
the display during autofocus).
 Press  1 or  3 to 
highlight  Vividness  or Outlines  and press  4 
or  2 to change.
 Vividness can be increased to 
make colors more saturated, or decr eased for a washed-out, monochromatic 
effect, while outlines can be  made thicker or thinner.
 Increasing the thickness 
of the lines also makes  colors more saturated.
 Press J to exit when settings are 
complete.
 To exit live view, press the  a button again. The selected settings will 
continue in effect and will apply to  photographs taken using the viewfinder.
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❚❚i Miniature Effect
1Press the  a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view through 
the lens will be displayed in the camera 
monitor.
2Position the focus point.
Use the multi selector to position the focus 
point in the area that will be in focus and then 
press the shutter-release button halfway to 
focus (note that the options temporarily clear 
from the display during autofocus).
 To  
temporarily clear miniature effect options from the display and enlarge the 
view in the monitor for precise focus, press  X (T ).
 Press W (S ) to restore 
the miniature effect display.
3Display options.
Press  J to display miniature effect options.
4Adjust options.
Press  4 or  2 to choose the orientation of the 
area that will be in focus and press  1 or  3 to 
adjust its width.
5Return to the live view display.
Press  J to return to live view. To exit live view, press the  a button again. The 
selected settings will continue in effect and will apply to photographs taken 
using the viewfinder.
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❚❚u Selective Color
1Press the  a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view through 
the lens will be displayed in the camera 
monitor.
2Display options.
Press  J to display selective color options.
3Select a color.
Frame an object in the white square in the 
center of the display and press  1 to choose the 
color of the object as one that will remain in 
the final image (the camera may have difficulty 
detecting unsaturated colors; choose a 
saturated color).
 To zoom in on the center of 
the display for more precise color selection, press  X (T ).
 Press W (S ) to 
zoom out.
4Choose the color range.
Press  1 or  3 to increase or decrease the range 
of similar hues that will be included in the final 
image.
 Choose from values between 1 and 7; 
note that higher values may include hues from 
other colors.
5Select additional colors.
To select additional colors, rotate the main 
command dial to highlight another of the 3 
color boxes at the top of the display and repeat 
Steps 3 and 4 to select another color.
 Repeat 
for a third color if desired.
 To  d e s e l e c t  t h e  
highlighted color, press  O/Q  (To remove all colors, press and hold  O/Q .
 A 
confirmation dialog will be displayed; select  Ye s).
abutton
Selected color
Color range