Nikon D3X - Recommended Camera Settings

D3X Technical Guide
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Recommended camera settings
ISO sensitivity
• CanbesetbetweenLo1(ISO50equivalent)andHi2(ISO6400equivalent)
• Sensitivityrange:ISO100to1600innormalsetting
ISO100isrecommendedwhenimagequalityisapriority
Active D-Lighting
• Reproducesbrightnessasyouseeittocreate
appropriately exposed picture with natural
contrast, while compensating highlights and
shadows.
• Effectiveforoutdoorshootingwherealarge
brightness difference makes light control
difficult.
• Choosethelevelsfromamong“Auto”,“Extra
high”,“High”,“Normal”,“Low”or“Off”,priorto
shooting.
• Optionssetatthetimeofshootingotherthan
“Off”canbechangedafterwardusingCapture
NX2.(Notpossibleif“Off”wasset.)
• “Off”isrecommendedwhenbrightnesscan
be easily controlled such as in a studio.
Image quality
• RAW+JPEG(FINE):Singleimagecanberecordedintwoformatstobeusedaccordingto
applications(e.g.RAW:storedastheoriginal/JPEG:usedforoutputbyanartdirector)
• Choose“Optimalquality”optionfromJPEGcompressionmenu
• Choose[RAW+JPEG]option
 Slot1(RAW):Smaller-capacitymemorycardisrecommended
to protect taken images
 Slot2(JPEG):Larger-capacitymemorycardisrecommended
(e.g. 32 GB per day) for efficient shooting
Picture Control
• Nikon’soriginalsystemofimagecreationsettingsenablesuserstoeasilycontrolimage
factors such as tone, hue, and contrast, utilizing characteristics of digital cameras.
• Fordetails,visitthiswebsite.
http://www.nikon-image.com/jpn/event/special/pcs/index.htm
• Thissystembecomesmoreeffectivebyfreelychoosing
each Picture Control to make the most of its characteristics
according to subject and scene situations.
=> ex. Fruits were taken using Landscape
Image transfer
• Foruse/settingsoftheWirelessTransmitterWT-4,visitthefollowingNikonwebsite:
https://recept.nikon-image.com/nps/solution/data/01_wt_4.htm
• Ad-hocmodeisbasicallyrecommendedforsecuretransmissiontoadesignatedcomputer.
OptionalPictureControlLandscapecanbedownloadedfromNikon’swebsite(free).http://
nikonimglib.com/opc/
Active D-Lighting “Normal” was applied
D-Lighting was applied after the shot
“Shadow Adjustment”, a Quick Fix
option of Capture NX 2, was applied
after the shot
LandscapeNeutral Vivid