Nikon DS-L3 - Page 8

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Part 3 Photographing and Playing Images
Capturing Images with Advanced Setting Menu .......................................................................56
8.1 Operating Camera Menu ....................................................................................................................... 56
8.1.1 Displaying [CAM MENU].......................................................................................................... 56
8.1.2 Switching between [CAM MENU] Screens............................................................................... 57
8.2 Basic Operations of Photographing ....................................................................................................... 58
8.2.1 Using Scene Modes and Custom Setting................................................................................. 59
(1) Using a scene mode ....................................................................................................... 59
(2) Using custom setting....................................................................................................... 61
8.2.2 Setting the White Balance........................................................................................................ 62
8.2.3 Adjusting the Exposure ............................................................................................................ 63
(1) Compensating the exposure ........................................................................................... 64
(2) Using the AE lock............................................................................................................ 65
(3) Setting the exposure time ............................................................................................... 66
(4) Setting the camera gain .................................................................................................. 67
8.2.4 Capturing Displayed Images .................................................................................................... 68
(1) Capturing the live image directly ..................................................................................... 69
(2) Capturing the image after having it pause....................................................................... 70
(3) Performing consecutive capture with interval timer......................................................... 71
(4) Capturing a replayed image again .................................................................................. 72
(5) Capturing images with the screen divided into sub-screens on the left and right............ 73
(6) Capturing an image together with scales, annotations, and measurement results ......... 74
(7) Capturing images by operations from PC ....................................................................... 75
8.2.5 Photographing Procedure Using DF/FL Scene Mode .............................................................. 76
8.3 Configuring Photographing Details ........................................................................................................ 78
8.3.1 Setting Items of the [CAM MENU: CAMERA] Screen .............................................................. 78
(1) Switching the image mode (operation mode of the image pickup device) ...................... 79
(2) Changing the exposure mode ......................................................................................... 82
(3) Switching the metering mode.......................................................................................... 84
(4) Switching the metering area............................................................................................ 85
(5) Using the AE lock............................................................................................................ 88
(6) How to use function buttons............................................................................................ 89
8.3.2 Setting Items of the [CAM MENU: IMAGE] Screen.................................................................. 90
(1) Adjusting the image ........................................................................................................ 91
8.3.3 Setting Items of the [CAM MENU: NR/SD/SET] Screen .......................................................... 94
(1) Setting NR (noise reduction) ........................................................................................... 95
(2) Selecting an SD (shading) value..................................................................................... 96
(3) Registering SD (shading) adjustment value .................................................................... 97
(4) Registering a custom setting........................................................................................... 98
(5) Returning the photographing condition to the initial value............................................... 99
8.3.4 Setting Items of the [CAM MENU: SHOT/REC] Screen......................................................... 101
(1) Setting the shot mode ................................................................................................... 102
(2) Specifying a save media and folder .............................................................................. 103
(3) Switching between on and off of the log saving ............................................................ 104
(4) Configuring the recording mode.................................................................................... 105
Playing Back and Deleting Images
...........................................................................................109
9.1 Operating the VIEW Menu................................................................................................................... 109
9.1.1 Displaying the [VIEW MENU]................................................................................................. 109
9.2 Playing Back an Image.........................................................................................................................110
(1) Playing back an image...................................................................................................110
(2) Selecting an image from the thumbnail to play it back ...................................................112
(3) Enlarging an image using the electronic zoom function .................................................114
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