Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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5Take the picture.
Press the shutter-release button the 
rest of the way down to shoot.
 The 
monitor will turn off.
DUsing Autofocus in Live View Photography and Movie Live View
Use an AF-S lens. The desired results may not be achieved with 
other lenses or teleconverters. Note that in live view, autofocus is 
slower and the monitor may brighten or darken while the camera 
focuses.
 The focus point may sometimes be displayed in green 
when the camera is unable to focus. The camera may be unable to 
focus in the following situations:
• The subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame
• The subject lacks contrast
• The subject in the focus point contains areas of sharply 
contrasting brightness, or includes spot lighting or a neon sign or 
other light source that changes in brightness
• Flicker or banding appears under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, 
sodium-vapor, or similar lighting
• A cross (star) filter or other special filter is used
• The subject appears smaller than the focus point
• The subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., 
blinds or a row of windows in a skyscraper)
• The subject is moving
AThe Standby Timer
Regardless of the setting selected for Custom Setting c2 ( Standby 
timer , 0 319), the standby timer will not expire during live view 
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6Exit live view mode.
Press the a button to exit live view 
mode.
ALive View Zoom Preview
Press the  X button to magnify the view in the monitor up to a 
maximum of about 23×.
 A navigation window will appear in a gray 
frame at the bottom right corner of the display. Use the multi selector 
to scroll to areas of the frame not visible in the monitor, or press  W to 
zoom out.
X  buttonNavigation window 
						

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Focus
To focus using autofocus, rotate the 
focus-mode selector to AF and follow the 
steps below to choose autofocus and 
AF-area modes.
 For information on 
focusing manually, see page 41.
❚❚ Choosing a Focus Mode
The following autofocus modes are available during live view 
photography and movie live view: 
To choose an autofocus mode, press the AF-mode button and 
rotate the main command dial until the desired mode is 
displayed in the monitor.
ModeDescription 
AF-S Single-servo AF
: For stationary subjects.
 Focus locks when shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
AF-F Full-time servo AF
: For moving subjects.
 Camera focuses 
continuously until shutter-release button is pressed. Focus locks 
when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
AF-mode button Main command  dialMonitor
Focus-mode selector 
						

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❚❚Choosing an AF-Area Mode
The following AF-area modes can be selected during live view 
photography and movie live view:
ModeDescription
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Face-priority AF : Use for portraits. The camera automatically 
detects and focuses on portrait subjects; the selected subject is 
indicated by a double yellow border (if multiple faces, up to a 
maximum of 35, are detected, the camera will focus on the 
closest subject; to choose a di fferent subject, use the multi 
selector).
 If the camera can no longer detect the subject 
(because, for example, the subject has turned to face away from 
the camera), the border will no longer be displayed.
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Wide-area AF : Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and other 
non-portrait subjects. Use the multi selector to move the focus 
point anywhere in the frame, or press the center of the multi 
selector to position the focus point in the center of the frame.
6
Normal-area AF : Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot in the 
frame. Use the multi selector to move the focus point anywhere 
in the frame, or press the center of the multi selector to position 
the focus point in the center of the frame.
 A tripod is 
recommended.
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Subject-tracking AF : Use the multi selector to position the focus 
point over your subject and press the center of the multi selector 
to start tracking.
 The focus point will track the selected subject 
as it moves through the frame. To end tracking, press the center 
of the multi selector again. Note that the camera may be unable 
to track subjects if they move quickly, leave the frame or are 
obscured by other obje cts, change visibly in size, color, or 
brightness, or are too small, too large, too bright, too dark, or 
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To choose an AF-area mode, press the AF-mode button and 
rotate the sub-command dial until the desired mode is displayed 
in the monitor.
Manual Focus
To focus in manual focus mode (0100), 
rotate the lens focus ring until the 
subject is in focus.
 To magnify the view 
in the monitor for precise focus, press 
the  X button ( 038).
AF-mode button Sub-command
dialMonitor
APreviewing Focus During Live View Photography
To temporarily select maximum ap erture for an improved focus 
preview during live view photography, press the  Pv button.
 To  r e t u r n  
aperture to its original value, press the button again or focus using 
autofocus.
 If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down to 
take a picture during focus preview, aperture will return to the original 
value before the photo is taken.
X  button 
						

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Using the b Button
The options listed below can be 
accessed by pressing the b button 
during live view photography.
 Highlight 
items using the multi selector and press 
2  to view options for the highlighted 
item.
 After choosing the desired setting, 
press  J to return to the  b-button menu.
 
Press the  b button again to exit to the 
shooting display.
OptionDescription
Image area Choose an image area for live view photography 
(
0 74).
Active D-Lighting Adjust Active D-Lighting ( 0182).
Electronic front- curtain shutter Enable or disable the electronic front-curtain shutter 
for mirror-up photography (
0323).
Monitor 
brightness Press 
1 or  3 to adjust 
monitor brightness for live 
view photography (note 
that this affects live view 
only and has no effect on 
photographs or movies or 
on the brightness of the 
monitor for menus or 
playback; to adjust the brightness of the monitor for 
menus and playback without affecting live view 
photography or movie live view, use the  Monitor 
brightness  option in the setup menu as described on 
page 367).
b  button 
						

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Photo live view display WB During live view 
photography, the white 
balance (hue) of the 
monitor can be set to a 
value different from that 
used for photographs 
(
0 148).
 This can be 
effective if the lighting 
under which shots are framed is different from that 
used when the photographs are taken, as is 
sometimes the case when a flash or preset manual 
white balance is used.
 Adjusting the photo live view 
display white balance to produce a similar effect to 
that used for the actual photographs makes it easier 
to picture the results.
 To use the same white balance 
for both the view in the monitor and the photograph, 
select  None.
Split-screen 
display zoom View two separate areas of 
the frame side-by-side 
(
0 44).
 This option can be 
used, for example, to align 
buildings with the horizon.
OptionDescription 
						

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❚❚Split-Screen Display Zoom
Selecting  Split-screen display zoom  in 
the live view photography  b button 
menu splits the display into two boxes 
showing separate areas of the frame 
side-by-side at a high zoom ratio.
 The 
positions of the magnified areas are 
shown in the navigation window.
Use the  X and  W buttons to zoom in 
and out, or use the  L(Z /Q ) button to 
select a box and press  4 or  2 to scroll 
the selected area left or right.
 Pressing 
1  or  3 scrolls both areas up or down 
simultaneously.
 To focus on the subject 
at the center of the selected area, press 
the shutter-release button halfway.
 To  
exit the split-screen display, press the  b button.
Navigation window
Area in focus 
						

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The Live View Display: Live View Photography
ItemDescription0
q Time remaining The amount of time remaining before live 
view ends automatically.
 Displayed if 
shooting will end in 30 s or less. 48
w Photo live view 
display white 
balance indicator Monitor hue (photo live view display white 
balance).
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e Autofocus mode
The current autofocus mode. 39
r AF-area mode
The current AF-area mode. 40
t Focus point The current focus point.
 The display varies 
with the option selected for AF-area mode. 40 
						

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The Information Display: Live View Photography
To hide or display indicators in the monitor during live view 
photography, press the R button.
Information on Information off Framing guides
Virtual horizon (0 379) Histogram (exposure 
preview only;  036)