Nikon D7000 User Manual
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1 X XIntroduction Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. To g e t the most from your camera, please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all who use the product. ❚❚ Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the inform ation you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: Overview DThis icon marks cautions; information that should be read before use to prevent damage to the camera. AThis icon marks notes; information that should be read before using the camera. 0This icon marks references to other pages in this manual. DUse Only Nikon Brand Accessories Only Nikon brand accessories certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within its operational and safety requirements. THE USE OF NON-NIKON ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR N IKON WARRANTY. DServicing the Camera and Accessories The camera is a precision device and requires regular servicing. Nikon recommends that the camera be inspected by the original retailer or a Nikon-authorized service representative once every one to two years, and that it be serviced once every three to five years (note that fees apply to these services). Frequent inspection and servicing are particularly recommended if the camera is used professionally. Any accessories regularly used with the camera, such as lenses or optional flash unit s, should be included when the camera is inspected or serviced. ACamera Settings The explanations in this manual assume that de fault settings are used.
2 X Getting to Know the Camera Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. Yo u may find it helpful to bookmark this sectio n and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual. The Camera Body 1 Release mode dial............................................... 7, 77 2Mode dial ..................................................................... 6 3Eyelet for camera strap 4Release mode dial lock release........................ 7, 77 5Accessory shoe (for optional flash unit) .......... 275 6Accessory shoe cover ........................................... 275 7Power switch ............................................................... 2 8Shutter-release button .................................... 38, 39 9E (exposure compensation) button ................ 107 Two-button reset button..................................... 151 10 Z (metering) button ........................................... 105 Q (format) button ................................................. 32 11 Eyelet for camera strap 12Focal plane mark ( E) .......................................... 100 13 Control panel...............................................................8 AThe Power Switch Rotate the power switch as shown to turn the camera on. Rotate the power switch as shown to turn the camera off.
3 X The Camera Body (Continued) 1Built-in flash ............................................................143 2M (flash mode) button ..........................................143 Y (flash compensation) button .......................148 3D (bracketing) button .............................109, 164 4Infrared receiver (front) .......................................... 81 5Mounting mark ........................................................ 25 6Built-in microphone ......................................... 58, 60 7Lens release button................................................. 26 8Connector cover..........................180, 182, 191, 193 9Cover for accessory terminal and external microphone connectors ..................................... 57 10 AF-mode button......................................... 50, 92, 95 11Focus-mode selector ........................................ 91, 99 12Meter coupling lever ............................................ 310 13Mirror .................................................................83, 286 14USB connector Connecting to a computer .............................. 180 Connecting to a printer .................................... 182 15 A/V connector ........................................................ 191 16HDMI mini-pin connector ................................... 193 17Accessory terminal ...................................... 162, 281 18Connector for external microphone....................57
4 X The Camera Body (Continued) 1AF-assist illuminator............................................. 210 Self-timer lamp.........................................................81 Red-eye reduction lamp ..................................... 145 2Sub-command dial .........................................13, 233 3Fn button........................................................ 149, 230 4 Depth-of-field preview button ....................72, 232 5Battery-chamber cover...........................................24 6Battery-chamber cover latch ................................24 7Contact cover for optional MB-D11 battery pack ................................................................................ 280 8 Power connector cover ........................................ 282 9CPU contacts 10 Lens mount ...................................................... 25, 100 11Tripod socket 12Body cap ........................................................... 25, 281 DThe Microphone and Speaker Do not place the microphone or speaker in close proximity to magnetic devices. Fa ilure to observe this precaution could affect the data recorded on the magnetic devices.
5 X The Camera Body (Continued) 1Viewfinder eyepiece................................................ 81 2Rubber eyecup ......................................................... 81 3O (delete) button Deleting pictures .................................................. 47 Deleting pictures during playback.................175 Q (format) button ................................................. 32 4K (playback) button ..................................... 46, 163 5Monitor Viewing settings ................................................... 10 Live view .......................................................... 49, 57 Viewing pictures ................................................... 46 Full-frame playback ...........................................163 6 G (menu) button ....................................... 18, 195 7L (help/protect) button ............................ 18, 174 WB (white balance) button ..................................117 8W (thumbnail/playback zoom out) button .......................................................................171, 172 ISO (ISO sensitivity) button ..................................101 9X (playback zoom in) button ............................. 173 QUAL (image quality/size) button .................. 86, 88 Two-button reset button .................................... 151 10 Diopter adjustment control...................................34 11A (AE-L/AF-L) button ...........................97, 106, 232 12 Speaker .......................................................................62 13Main command dial .......................................13, 233 14Live view switch ................................................ 49, 57 15Movie-record button...............................................58 16Multi selector ............................................................19 17Memory card slot cover ..........................................29 18J (OK) button ..........................................................19 19 Infrared receiver (rear) ............................................81 20Focus selector lock...................................................96 21Memory card access lamp .............................. 29, 38 22R (info) button .......................................... 10, 12, 53
6 X The Mode Dial The camera offers a choice of the following modes: P, S, A, and M Modes Select these modes for full control over camera settings. •P — Programmed auto (0 68) • S — Shutter-priority auto (0 69) • A — Aperture-priority auto (0 70) • M—Manual (0 71) Auto Modes Select these modes for simple, point-and-shoot photography. •i Auto (0 35) •j Auto (flash off ) (0 35) Scene Modes ( 040) The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene. Match your selection to the scene being photographed. U1 and U2 Modes ( 075) Store and recall customized shooting settings. ANon-CPU Lenses Non-CPU ( 0270) lenses can be used only in modes A and M. Selecting another mode when a non-CPU lens is attached disables the shutter release. Mode dial
7 X The Release-Mode Dial To choose a release mode, press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to the desired setting (077). ModeDescription SSingle frame One photograph is taken each time the shutter- release button is pressed. CLContinuous low speedThe camera takes photographs at about 1 to 5 frames per second while the shutter-release button is pressed. CHContinuous high speedThe camera takes photographs at up to 6 frames per second while the shutter-release button is pressed. JQuiet shutter-release As for single-frame, except that camera noise is reduced. ESelf-timer Take pictures with the self-timer. 4Remote controlTake pictures with an optional ML-L3 remote control. MUPMirror up Raise the mirror before taking photographs. Release mode dial lock release Release mode dial
8 X The Control Panel 1Color temperature indicator .............................. 122 2Shutter speed .................................................... 69, 71 Exposure compensation value .......................... 107 Flash compensation value .................................. 148 White balance fine-tuning.................................. 120 Color temperature ................................................ 122 White balance preset nu mber .................. 123, 128 Number of shots in bracketing sequence .............................................................. 109, 112, 114 Number of intervals for interval timer photography ....................................................... 156 Focal length (non-CPU lenses) .......................... 159 3 MB-D11 battery indicator ................................... 221 4Battery indicator...................................................... 35 5Flash mode ............................................................. 144 6Image size ................................................................. 88 7Image quality ........................................................... 85 8White balance fine-tuning indicator ................ 120 9White balance ........................................................ 117 10 Aperture stop indicator ................................ 70, 270 11Aperture (f-number).........................................70, 71 Aperture (number of stops)......................... 70, 270 Bracketing increment.................................. 110, 112 Number of shots per interval ............................. 156 Maximum aperture (non -CPU lenses) ............. 159 PC mode indicator ................................................ 181 12 Flexible program indicator ................................... 68 13Memory card indicator (Slot 1) ......................30, 89 14Memory card indicator (Slot 2) ......................30, 89 15ISO sensitivity indicator ....................................... 101 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator ............................. 104 16“K” (appears when memory remains for over 1000 exposures) ................................................... 36 17 “Beep” indicator .................................................... 215 18Exposure compensation indicator.................... 107 19Flash sync indicator .............................................. 222 20Flash compensation indicator ........................... 148 21Auto-area AF indicator ...........................................95 AF-area mode indicator..........................................95 3D-tracking indicator ..............................................94 22Autofocus mode.......................................................91 23“Clock not set” indicator ............................... 28, 237 24Interval timer indicator ........................................ 157 25Multiple exposure indicator ............................... 153 26Exposure and flash bracketing indicator ......... 109 WB bracketing indicator ...................................... 112 ADL bracketing indicator .................................... 114 27Bracketing progress indicator .......... 109, 112, 115 28GPS connection indicator.................................... 162 29Metering .................................................................. 105 30Number of exposures remaining ........................ 36 Number of shots remaining before memory buffer fills .........................................................38, 79 Capture mode indicator ...................................... 181 ISO sensitivity ......................................................... 101 Preset white balance recording indicator ....... 124 Active D-Lighting amount .................................. 139 Manual lens number ............................................ 161 HDMI-CEC connection indicator........................ 194
9 X The Viewfinder * Display can be turned off with Custom Setting d4. 1Framing grid (displayed when On is selected for Custom Setting d2) ............................................216 2 Focus points ....................................................... 38, 96 AF-area mode ........................................................... 94 3AF area brackets .............................................. 37, 165 4Battery indicator*........................................... 35, 216 5Black-and-white indicator*.................................216 6“No memory card” indicator*...................... 30, 216 7Focus indicator ......................................... 38, 97, 100 8Autoexposure (AE) lock ........................................106 9Shutter speed .................................................... 69, 71 AF mode..................................................................... 91 10 Aperture (f-number) ........................................ 70, 71 Aperture (number of stops) ......................... 70, 270 11Low battery warning .............................................. 35 12Exposure and flash bracke ting indicator .........109 WB bracketing indicator ......................................112 ADL bracketing indicator .....................................114 13 ISO sensitivity indicator........................................101 14“K” (appears when memory remains for over 1000 exposures).................................................... 36 15 Flash-ready indicator .....................................39, 219 16FV lock indicator .................................................... 149 17Flash sync indicator .............................................. 222 18Aperture stop indicator .................................70, 270 19Exposure indicator ...................................................72 Exposure compensation display ....................... 107 Tilt indicator ........................................................... 231 20Flash compensation indicator ........................... 148 21Exposure compensation indicator .................... 107 22Auto ISO sensitivity indicator ............................. 104 23Number of exposures remaining .........................36 Number of shots remaining before memory buffer fills ......................................................... 38, 79 ISO sensitivity......................................................... 101 Preset white balance recording indicator ....... 124 Exposure compensation value .......................... 107 Flash compensation value .................................. 148 Active D-Lighting amount .................................. 139 AF-area mode ...........................................................94 DNo Battery When the battery is totally exhausted or no battery is inserted, the display in the viewfinder will dim. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. The viewfinder display will return to normal when a fully-charged battery is inserted. DThe Control Panel and Viewfinder Displays The brightness of the control panel and viewfinder displays varies with temperature, and the response times of the displays may drop at low temperatures. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.
10 X The Information Display Press the R button to display shutter speed, aperture, the number of exposures remainin g, AF-area mode, and other shooting information in the monitor. R button 1Shooting mode........................................................... 6 2Flexible program indicator ....................................68 3Flash sync indicator .............................................. 222 4Shutter speed .................................................... 69, 71 Exposure compensation value .......................... 107 Flash compensation value .................................. 148 Number of shots in bracketing sequence .............................................................. 109, 112, 114 Focal length (non-CPU lenses) .......................... 159 Color temperature ................................................ 122 5 Color temperature indicator .............................. 122 6Aperture stop indicator .................................70, 270 7Aperture (f-number) ........................................ 70, 71 Aperture (number of stops) .........................70, 270 Bracketing increment ................................. 110, 112 Maximum aperture (non-CPU lenses) ............. 159 8Exposure indicator .................................................. 72 Exposure compensation display........................ 107 Bracketing progress indicator Exposure and flash bracketing ....................... 109 WB bracketing .................................................... 112 9 Auto-area AF indicator........................................... 95 Focus points indicator ......................................37, 96 AF-area mode indicator ......................................... 95 3D-tracking indicator ............................................. 94 10 ISO sensitivity indicator ....................................... 101 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator ............................. 104 11“K” (appears when memory remains for over 1000 exposures) ................................................... 36 12 Number of exposures remaining ....................... 36 Manual lens number ............................................ 161 13Fn button assignment .......................................... 230 14 AE-L/AF-L button assignment .............................. 232 15Picture Control indicator ..................................... 132 16Long exposure noise reduction indicator ....... 205 17Auto distortion control ........................................ 205 18White balance ........................................................ 117 White balance fine-tuning indicator ................ 120 19Image quality ........................................................... 85 Role played by card in slot 2 ................................. 89 20Image size ................................................................. 88 21Flash mode ............................................................. 144