Nikon D7200 Quick Setup Manual

Brand: Nikon

Model: D7200

Type: Quick Setup Manual

Nikon D7200: Capture stunning photos and videos with this advanced DSLR camera. Equipped with a 24.2MP DX-format CMOS sensor, the D7200 delivers sharp, detailed images even in low-light conditions. Its 51-point autofocus system ensures precise focus, while the continuous shooting speed of 6 frames per second lets you capture fast-action moments. Record Full HD videos at 60p and utilize the vari-angle touchscreen LCD for versatile shooting angles. Explore your creativity with a range of built-in effects and scene modes.

Chapter 1

Quick Setup Guide

This chapter contains the essential information you need to get your Nikon

D7200 prepped and ready to go. You’ll learn how to use a few of the basic

controls and features, and how to transfer your photos to your computer. If you

want a more complete map of the functions of your camera, skip ahead to

Chapter 2. Live view is touched on only briefly in this chapter; if you want to

begin using live view or shoot movies immediately, check out Chapter 6.

Pre-Flight Checklist

The initial setup of your Nikon D7200 is fast and easy. You just need to charge

the battery, learn a few controls, attach a lens, and insert a memory card.

Charging the Battery

When the battery is inserted into the MH-25a charger properly (it’s impossible

to insert it incorrectly), an orange charge light begins flashing, and remains

flashing until the status lamp glows steadily, indicating that charging is fin-

ished, generally within two to three hours. When the battery is charged, slide

the latch on the bottom of the camera and ease the battery in, as shown in

Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1

Insert the battery in

the camera; it only

fits one way.

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Introducing Menus and the Multi Selector

You’ll find descriptions of most of the controls used with the Nikon D7200 in

Chapter 2, which provides a complete “roadmap” of the camera’s buttons and

dials and switches. However, you may need to perform a few tasks during this

initial setup process, and most of them will require the MENU button and the

multi selector pad.

n MENU button. It’s located to the top left of the LCD. When you want to

access a menu, press it. To exit most menus, press it again. (See Figure 1.2,

left.)

n Multi selector pad. This control is a thumbpad-sized button with projec-

tions at the north, south, east, and west “navigational” positions, plus a

button in the center (see Figure 1.2, right). With the D7200, the multi

selector is used for navigation—for example, to navigate among menus on

the LCD or to choose one of the 51 focus points, to advance or reverse

display of a series of images during picture review, or to change the kind

of photo information displayed on the screen using the Info button.

n OK button. Located in the center of the multi selector pad, the OK but-

ton is used to confirm your choices and send the image currently being

viewed to the Retouch menu for modification.

Setting the Clock

The in-camera clock might have been set for you by someone checking out

your camera prior to delivery, but if you do need to set it, the flashing CLOCK

indicator roughly in the center of the monochrome top-panel LCD will be the

giveaway. Press the MENU button to the left of the LCD, and then use the

Figure 1.2

The MENU button

(left) and multi

selector pad (right).

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multi selector to scroll down to the Setup menu (it’s marked with a wrench

icon), press the multi selector button to the right, and then press the down

button to scroll down to Time Zone and Date, and press the right button

again. The options for setting the 24-hour clock will appear on the screen that

appears next.

Mounting the Lens

If your D7200 has no lens attached, you’ll need to mount one before

shooting:

1. Select the lens and loosen (but do not remove) the rear lens cap.

2. Remove the body cap on the camera by rotating the cap away from the

shutter release button.

3. Once the body cap has been removed, remove the rear lens cap from the

lens, set it aside, and then mount the lens on the camera by matching the

alignment indicator on the lens barrel with the white bump on the cam-

era’s lens mount (see Figure 1.3). Rotate the lens toward the shutter release

until it seats securely.

4. Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF or M/A (Autofocus). If the

lens hood is bayoneted on the lens in the reversed position, twist it off and

remount with the “petals” (if present) facing outward. A lens hood pro-

tects the front of the lens from accidental bumps, and reduces flare caused

by extraneous light arriving at the front of the lens from outside the pic-

ture area.

Figure 1.3 Match the indicator on the lens with the white dot on the camera mount

to properly align the lens with the bayonet mount.

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Adjusting Diopter Correction

If you are a glasses wearer and want to use the

D7200 without your glasses, or to add further

correction, you can take advantage of the

camera’s built-in diopter adjustment, which

can be varied from –2.0 to +1.0 correction.

Press the shutter release halfway to illuminate

the indicators in the viewfinder, then move

the diopter adjustment control next to the

viewfinder (see Figure 1.4) while looking

through the viewfinder until the indicators

appear sharp. Should the available correction

be insufficient, Nikon offers nine different

Diopter-Adjustment Viewfinder Correction

lenses for the viewfinder window, ranging

from –5 to +3, at a cost of $15–$20 each.

Inserting and Formatting a Memory Card

Next, insert a memory card. Slide the cover on the right side of the camera

toward the back, and then open it. Inside, you’ll find two slots for SD (Secure

Digital) memory cards. You can use one card, or two. The camera will operate

even if only one slot is in use.

You should only remove the memory card when the camera is switched off, or,

at the very least, when the yellow-green card access light (at the lower right of

the Lv button on the back of the camera) that indicates the D7200 is writing

to the card is not illuminated.

Insert the memory card with the label facing

the back of the camera, oriented so the edge

with the connectors goes into the slot first (see

Figure 1.5). Close the door, and, if this is your

first use of the card, format it (described next).

When you want to remove the memory card

later, press the card inward, and it will pop

right out.

I recommend formatting the memory card

before each shooting session, to ensure that

the card has a fresh file system, and doesn’t

have stray files left over. Format only when

you’ve transferred all the images to your com-

puter, of course.

Figure 1.4 Viewfinder diopter

correction from –2.0 to +1.0

can be dialed in.

Diopter adjustment control

Figure 1.5 The memory card

is inserted with the label facing

the back of the camera.

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n Setup menu format. Press the MENU button, use the up/down buttons

of the multi selector (that thumbpad-sized control to the right of the LCD

monitor) to choose the Setup menu (which is represented by a wrench

icon), navigate to the Format Memory Card entry, choose which memory

card to format, and select Yes from the screen that appears. Press OK to

begin the format process.

n Two-button format. Hold down the metering mode button (on top of the

camera, just southwest of the shutter release button) and the trash can

button (on the upper-left corner of the back) simultaneously for about two

seconds. A “Format” label, color-coded in red, appears next to each but-

ton. (See Figure 1.6.) The characters For and the exposures remaining

displays will blink in the viewfinder and top-panel LCD. If you have

memory cards inserted in both memory card slots, Slot 1 will be selected.

If you’d rather format the other card, rotate the main command dial to

select that slot. Then press the pair of buttons again, and the D7200 will

format your card. To cancel the format, press any other button.

Figure 1.6 Hold down these two buttons to format a memory card.

Selecting an Exposure Mode

The Nikon D7200 has three types of shooting modes, advanced modes/expo-

sure modes; auto modes, which includes Auto and Auto (flash off); and a third

set, which Nikon labels scene modes. Also available on the mode dial are

Effects modes, which process your image in interesting ways (and are discussed

in this section). The advanced modes include Programmed-auto (or Program

mode), Shutter-priority auto, Aperture-priority auto, and Manual exposure

mode. These are the modes you’ll use most often after you’ve learned all your

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D7200’s features, because they allow you to specify how the camera chooses its

settings when making an exposure, for greater creative control.

The auto modes and scene modes take full control of the camera, make all the

decisions for you, and don’t allow you to override the D7200’s settings. They

are most useful while you’re learning to use the camera, because you can select

an appropriate auto or scene mode (Auto, Auto/No Flash, Portrait, Landscape,

Child, Sports, Close Up, Night Portrait, or another scene mode listed next)

and fire away. You’ll end up with decent photos using appropriate settings, but

your opportunities to use a little creativity (say, to overexpose an image to cre-

ate a silhouette, or to deliberately use a slow shutter speed to add a little blur to

an action shot) are minimal. First, here’s a list of the advanced modes, which

you can choose by rotating the mode dial (shown in Figure 1.7):

n P (Program). This mode allows the D7200 to select the basic exposure

settings, but you can still override the camera’s choices to fine-tune your

image, while maintaining metered exposure.

n S (Shutter-priority). This mode is useful when you want to use a particu-

lar shutter speed to stop action or produce creative blur effects. Choose

your preferred shutter speed, and the D7200 will select the appropriate

f/stop for you.

n A (Aperture-priority). Choose when you want to use a particular lens

opening, especially to control sharpness or how much of your image is in

focus. Specify the f/stop you want, and the D7200 will select the appro-

priate shutter speed for you.

n M (Manual). Select when you want full control over the shutter speed

and lens opening, either for creative effects or because you are using a

studio flash or other flash unit not compatible with the D7200’s auto-

matic flash metering.

Figure 1.7

Rotate the mode dial

to select the expo-

sure mode you want.

Program

Shutter-

priority

Aperture-

priority

Manual

Effects modes

Mode dial

release button

User 2

User 1

Auto

Auto (Flash Off)

Scene modes

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You can also select one of the fully automatic modes using the mode dial. The

Auto and Auto (Flash Off) modes are available directly from the dial. Select

SCENE for access to the other exposure modes. U1 and U2 are positions that

activate custom sets of adjustments that you specify, as described later:

n Auto. In this mode, the D7200 makes all the exposure decisions for you,

and will pop up the internal flash if necessary under low-light conditions.

The camera automatically focuses on the subject closest to the camera

(unless you’ve set the lens to manual focus), and the autofocus assist illu-

minator lamp on the front of the camera will light up to help the camera

focus in low-light conditions.

n Auto (Flash Off). Identical to Auto mode, except that the flash will not

pop up under any circumstances. You’d want to use this in a museum,

during religious ceremonies, concerts, or any environment where flash is

forbidden or distracting.

n SCENE. Rotate the dial to the SCENE position, then spin the main com-

mand dial on the back of the camera to select any of the following scene

modes:

n Portrait. Use this mode when you’re taking a portrait of a subject

standing relatively close to the camera and want to de-emphasize the

background, maximize sharpness, and produce flattering skin tones.

The built-in flash will pop up if needed.

n Landscape. Select this mode when you want extra sharpness and rich

colors of distant scenes. The built-in flash and AF-assist illuminator are

disabled.

n Child. Use this mode to accentuate the vivid colors often found in

children’s clothing, and to render skin tones with a soft, natural-looking

texture. The D7200 focuses on the closest subject to the camera. The

built-in flash will pop up if needed.

n Sports. Use this mode to freeze fast-moving subjects. The D7200

selects a fast shutter speed to stop action, and focuses continuously on

the center focus point while you have the shutter release button pressed

halfway. However, you can select one of the other two focus points to

the left or right of the center by pressing the multi selector left/right

buttons. The built-in electronic flash and focus assist illuminator lamp

are disabled.

n Close Up. This mode is helpful when you are shooting close-up pic-

tures of a subject from about one foot away or less, such as flowers,

bugs, and small items. The D7200 focuses on the closest subject in the

center of the frame, but you can use the multi selector right and left

buttons to focus on a different point. Use a tripod in this mode, as

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exposures may be long enough to cause blurring from camera move-

ment. The built-in flash will pop up if needed.

n Night Portrait. Choose this mode when you want to illuminate a sub-

ject in the foreground with flash (it will pop up automatically, if

needed), but still allow the background to be exposed properly by the

available light. The camera focuses on the closest main subject. Be pre-

pared to use a tripod or a vibration-resistant lens like the 18-55 VR kit

lens to reduce the effects of camera shake.

n Night Landscape. Mount your camera on a tripod and use this mode

for longer exposure times to produce images with more natural colors

and reduced visual noise in scenes with streetlights or neon signs.

n Party/Indoor. For indoor scenes with typical background lighting.

n Beach/Snow. Useful for bright high-contrast scenes with sand or snow.

n Sunset. Emphasizes the rich colors at sunset or sunrise, disables the

flash, and may use a slow shutter speed, so consider working with a

tripod.

n Dusk/Dawn. Similar to Sunset mode, but preserves the subtle colors in

the sky just after sunset, or just prior to dawn.

n Pet Portrait. An “action” mode specifically for fast-moving, erratic sub-

jects, such as pets.

n Candlelight. Disables your flash to allow photographs by candle; a

tripod is recommended.

n Blossom. Uses a small f/stop to expand depth-of-field when shooting

landscapes with broad expanses of blossoms. This scene mode may

result in longer shutter speeds, so consider using a tripod.

n Autumn Colors. Makes reds and yellows in Fall foliage richer.

n Food. Boosts saturation to make food look more appetizing in your

snaps.

n EFFECTS. Rotate the dial to the EFFECTS position, then spin the main

command dial on the back of the camera to select any of the following

special effects:

n Night Vision. Monochrome images at high ISO settings; use a tripod

to eliminate blur.

n Color Sketch. Produces outline effects in still camera and movie

modes. Available in Live View mode, too.

n Miniature Effect. Makes subjects look like miniature models. Can be

used in Live View mode.

n Selective Color. You highlight a color or colors and all other hues are

rendered in black-and-white. Also available in live view.

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n Silhouette. Exposes for bright backgrounds, turning foreground

objects into underexposed silhouettes.

n High Key. Exposes for bright scenes with lots of highlight areas.

n Low Key. Tailors exposure for darker scenes, retaining murky shadows

while allowing highlights to remain.

Choosing a Release Mode

The release mode determines when (and how often) the D7200 makes an

exposure. Your D7200 has six release (shooting) modes: Single frame, two

continuous shooting options (Low and High), Quiet shutter release, Self-timer,

and Mirror Up (M). Set any of these by pressing the release mode lock but-

ton southwest of the large mode dial on the top-left edge of the camera, and

rotating the outer release mode dial to the mode you want. (See Figure 1.8.) I’ll

explain what each of these modes does in Chapter 2.

Choosing a Metering Mode

The metering mode you select determines how the D7200 calculates exposure.

To change metering modes, press the metering mode button, just southwest of

the shutter release, and rotate the main command dial to select from among

the choices that follow. (See Figure 1.9.)

n Matrix metering. The standard metering mode; the D7200 attempts to

intelligently classify your image and choose the best exposure based on

readings from a 2,016-point color CCD sensor that interprets light reach-

ing the viewfinder using a database of hundreds of thousands of

patterns.

Figure 1.8

Choose any of the

six release modes.

Mirror Up

Self-timer

Quiet shutter release

Single frame

Continuous

Low

Continuous

High

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n Center-weighted metering. The D7200 meters the entire scene, but gives

the most emphasis to the central area of the frame, measuring about 8mm.

(You can change the size of this area to 6mm, 12mm, or 13mm.)

n Spot metering. Exposure is calculated from a smaller 4mm spot, about

1.5 percent of the image area, centered on whichever of the 51 focus points

is currently the active point.

Choosing a Focus Mode

When you are using Program, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority, or Manual

exposure mode, you can select the Autofocus mode when the D7200 measures

and locks in focus prior to pressing the shutter release down all the way and

taking the picture. To specify when the D7200 locks in focus, follow these

steps:

1. Activate autofocus. Make sure the camera is set for autofocus mode by

sliding any MA/M or AF/M switch on the lens to the MA or AF position.

The camera body AF/M switch (see Figure 1.10) must also be set in the

AF position. Note that the autofocus/manual focus switches on the lens

and camera body must agree; if either is set to manual focus, then the

D7200 defaults to manual focus regardless of how the other switch is set.

Nikon, in fact, specifically warns against using autofocus lenses with the

lens switch set to M and the camera body switch to AF, saying that doing

so could damage the camera.

2. Enter setting mode. Press and hold the autofocus mode button in the

center of the AF/M switch.

Figure 1.9

Metering mode icons

are (top to bottom):

Matrix, Center-

weighted, Spot.

Matrix

metering

Spot

metering

Center-weighted

metering

Metering mode

button

Metering mode

indicator

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3. Choose AF mode. Rotate the main dial until AF-S, AF-C, or AF-A are

shown on the top-panel monochrome LCD as well as on the back-panel

color LCD when the information display screen is visible (press the Info

button, located to the immediate right of the LCD, at the bottom, to

produce it). While the button is held down, you’ll also see AFS, AFC, or

AFA at the bottom in the optical viewfinder. If you haven’t activated auto-

focus mode, as described in Step 1, nothing will happen while the button

is pressed and the main dial is rotated. The focus modes are described in

more detail next.

The four focus modes when not using live view are as follows (there are addi-

tional autofocus modes, including Face-priority, available when shooting in

live view, as I’ll explain in Chapter 6).

n (AF-C) Continuous-servo autofocus. This mode, sometimes called con-

tinuous autofocus, or AF-C, sets focus when you partially depress the shut-

ter button (or other autofocus activation button), but continues to monitor

the frame and refocuses if the camera or subject is moved. This is a useful

mode for photographing sports and moving subjects. Focus or release pri-

ority can be specified for AF-C mode using Custom Setting a1.

n (AF-S) Single-servo autofocus. This mode, sometimes called single auto-

focus, or AF-S, locks in a focus point when the shutter button is pressed

down halfway (there are other autofocus activation button options), and

the focus confirmation light glows at bottom left in the viewfinder. The

focus will remain locked until you release the button or take the picture.

This mode is best when your subject is relatively motionless. As you’ll

learn in Chapter 4, you can set your Nikon D7200 using Custom Setting

a2 so that the camera will not take a photo unless sharp focus is achieved

(focus-priority), or so that it will go ahead and snap a photo while still

adjusting focus (release-priority).

Figure 1.10

Choose autofocus or

manual focus with

this switch.

Autofocus mode button

Autofocus/Manual

focus switch

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n (AF-A) Automatic autofocus. The camera automatically selects single-

servo autofocus for stationary subjects or continuous-servo focus if the

subject is moving.

n (M) Manual focus. When focus is set to manual by rotating the AF

switch and setting the AF/MF switch on the lens, you always focus manu-

ally using the focus ring on the lens. The focus confirmation indicator in

the viewfinder provides an indicator when correct focus is achieved.

In live view, your focus options, as explained in Chapter 6, are as follows:

n AF-S. This single autofocus mode, which Nikon calls single-servo AF,

locks focus when the shutter release is pressed halfway. By default this

mode uses focus-priority.

n AF-F. This mode is roughly the equivalent of AF-C. Nikon calls it full-

time servo AF. The D7200 focuses and refocuses continually as you shoot

stills in live view or record movies. Unlike AF-C, this mode also uses

focus-priority.

n MF. Manual focus. You focus the image by rotating the focus ring on the

camera.

Choosing an AF-Area Mode

Autofocus-area mode determines the zones in your scene used to achieve focus,

from among the 51 points available in the viewfinder.

1. Enter setting mode. Press and hold the autofocus mode button in the

center of the AF/M switch.

2. Rotate sub-command dial. The dial, on the front of the camera, can be

used to select one of the six modes. The current AF-area mode chosen will

be displayed on the top-panel LCD control panel (see Figure 1.11, left),

the color monitor, and an equivalent indicator in the viewfinder (see

Figure 1.11, right).

3. Choose AF-area mode. For now, you should set Auto-area AF and allow

the D7200 to choose the focus zone for you. They are described briefly

next.

n Single-point. The camera focuses on a point you select, using the multi

selector directional buttons, when the AF-point lock lever (located just

below the multi selector) is not set to the L (lock) position.

n 9-point dynamic-area AF. You select the focus point, and the camera

also uses information from surrounding AF points (nine points, total)

to calculate focus.

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n 21-point dynamic-area AF. You select the focus point, and the camera

also uses information from surrounding AF points (21 points, total) to

calculate focus.

n 51-point dynamic-area AF. You select the focus point, and the camera

also uses information from all 51 focus points to calculate focus.

n 3D-tracking. You select the focus point, and the camera will track your

subject, using any of the other focus points, as needed, when using

AF-A and AF-C modes. (In AF-S mode, focus tracking is not used, as

focus is locked in when you press the shutter release halfway.)

n Auto-area AF. The D7200 chooses a focus point.

In live view, focus area modes, described in Chapter 6, include:

n Face-priority AF. The camera automatically detects up to five faces, and

focuses on subjects facing the camera. You can’t select the focus zone

yourself. Instead, a double yellow border will be displayed on the LCD

when the camera detects a face. When you press down the shutter release

halfway, the camera attempts to focus the face. As sharp focus is achieved,

the border turns green. If the camera is unable to focus, the border blinks

red.

n Wide-area AF. This is the mode to use for non-portrait subjects in hand-

held mode. As you can select the focus zone to be used manually, the focus

zone will be outlined in red. You can move the focus zone around the

screen with the multi selector buttons. When sharp focus is achieved, the

focus zone box will turn green.

Figure 1.11

Focus area modes

shown on the top-

panel LCD (left) and

in the viewfinder

(right) are, top to

bottom, Single

point, 9-point

dynamic-area AF,

21-point dynamic-

area AF, 51-point

dynamic-area AF,

3D-tracking, and

Auto-area AF.

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n Normal-area AF. This mode uses smaller focus zones, and so is best

suited for tripod-mounted images where the camera is held fairly steady.

The focus zone will be outlined in red. You can move the focus zone

around the screen with the multi selector buttons. When sharp focus is

achieved, the focus zone box will turn green.

n Subject-tracking AF. This mode allows the camera to focus, and then

follow the subject as it moves within the frame. A white border appears in

the center of the frame, and turns yellow when focus is locked in. To acti-

vate focus or refocus, press the multi selector up button.

n Manual focus. In this non-automatic focus mode, you can select the

focus zone to use with the multi selector buttons, press the shutter release

halfway, and then adjust focus manually by rotating the focus ring on the

lens. When sharp focus is achieved, the focus confirmation indicator on

the LCD will turn a steady green.

Adjusting White Balance and ISO

If you like, you can custom-tailor your white balance (color balance) and ISO

(sensitivity) settings. To start out, it’s best to set white balance (WB) to Auto,

and ISO to ISO 200 for daylight photos, and ISO 400 for pictures in dimmer

light. You can adjust either one now by pressing the WB or ISO buttons on the

left side of the back of the camera, and rotating the main command dial until

the value you want appears on the top-panel LCD control panel. Rotating the

sub-command dial allows fine-tuning white balance, and toggling ISO Auto

on or off.

Reviewing the Still Images You’ve Taken

The Nikon D7200 has a broad range of playback and image review options.

(See Figure 1.12.)

n View image. Press the Playback button (marked with a white right-

pointing triangle) at the upper-left corner of the back of the camera to

display the most recent image on the LCD monitor.

n View additional images. Press the multi selector left or right buttons.

n Change information display. Press the multi selector button up or down

to change among overlays of basic image information or detailed shooting

information.

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n Change magnification. Press the Zoom In button repeatedly to zoom in

on the image displayed; the Zoom Out button reduces the image. (Both

buttons are located to the left of the color LCD.) A thumbnail representa-

tion of the whole image appears in the lower-right corner with a yellow

rectangle showing the relative level of zoom. At intermediate zoom posi-

tions, the yellow rectangle can be moved around within the frame using

the multi selector.

n Exit image review. Press the Playback button again, or just tap the shut-

ter release button to exit playback view.

Using the Built-in Flash

The built-in flash is easy enough to work with that you can begin using it right

away, either to provide the main lighting of a scene or as supplementary illumi-

nation to fill in the shadows.

n Activating flash. To use the built-in flash in Manual, Aperture-priority,

Shutter-priority, or Program modes, just press the flash pop-up button

(shown in Figure 1.13). When the flash is fully charged, a lightning bolt

symbol will flash at the right side of the viewfinder display.

n In P and A modes. When using P (Program) and A (Aperture-priority)

exposure modes, the D7200 will select a shutter speed for you automati-

cally from the range 1/250th to 1/60th seconds. You can select an aper-

ture, and the flash exposure will be calculated automatically.

Figure 1.12

Review your images.

Press playback

to review

images

Press to delete

the current

image

Zoom

out

Reverse

Forward

Change info display

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n In S (Shutter-priority) mode. You select the shutter speed from 1/250th

to 30 seconds, and the flash exposure will be calculated automatically.

n In M (Manual) mode. You select the shutter speed from 1/250th (the

highest shutter speed that can be used in standard flash modes) to 30

seconds, and aperture. The flash exposure will be calculated

automatically.

n In Auto/Scene modes. The D7200 will choose the appropriate shutter

speed automatically. The flash pops up automatically when needed when

using some scene modes, as described in Chapter 5.

Using the Self-Timer

If you want to set a short delay before your picture is taken, you can use the

self-timer. Press the lock release button to free the release mode dial, and rotate

it four clicks clockwise until the self-timer icon appears next to the indicator

line. Press the shutter release to lock focus and start the timer. The self-timer

lamp on the front of the camera will blink and the beeper will sound (unless

you’ve silenced it in the menus) until the final two seconds, when the lamp

remains on and the beeper beeps more rapidly. The default delay is 10 seconds,

but you can set it to 2, 5, 10, or 20 seconds, as described in Chapter 4.

Figure 1.13 The pop-up electronic flash can be used as the main light source or for

supplemental illumination.

Pop-up flash

Flash pop-up/

Flash mode/

Flash compensation button

Viewfinder flash-

ready indicator

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Transferring Photos to Your Computer

The final step in your picture-taking session will be to transfer the photos

you’ve taken to your computer for printing, further review, or image editing.

Your D7200 allows you to print directly to PictBridge-compatible printers and

to create print orders right in the camera, plus you can select which images to

transfer to your computer. You can also transfer images using the camera’s

Wi-Fi capabilities, explained in Chapter 4.

I recommend using a card reader attached to your computer to transfer files,

because that process is generally a lot faster and doesn’t drain the D7200’s bat-

tery. However, you can also use a cable for direct transfer, which may be your

only option when you have the cable and a computer, but no card reader (per-

haps you’re using the computer of a friend or colleague, or at an Internet café).

To transfer images from the camera to a Mac or PC computer using the USB

cable:

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Pry back the rubber cover that protects the D7200’s USB port, and plug

the supplied USB cable into the USB port. (See Figure 1.14.)

3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to a USB port on your

computer.

4. Turn the camera on. The operating system itself, or installed software

such as Nikon Transfer or Adobe Photoshop Elements Transfer usually

detects the camera and offers to copy or move the pictures. Or, the camera

appears on your desktop as a mass storage device, enabling you to drag

and drop the files to your computer.

Figure 1.14

Images can be trans-

ferred to your com-

puter using an

optional USB cable.

USB port

David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D720018

To transfer images from a memory card to the computer using a card reader,

do the following:

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Slide open the memory card door and remove the SD card.

3. Insert the memory card into your memory card reader. Your installed

software detects the files on the card and offers to transfer them. The card

can also appear as a mass storage device on your desktop, which you can

open and then drag and drop the files to your computer.

Resetting the Nikon D7200

If you want to change from the factory default values, you might think that it

would be a good idea to make sure that the Nikon D7200 is set to the factory

defaults in the first place. After all, even a brand-new camera might have had

its settings changed at the retailer, or during a demo. Unfortunately, Nikon

doesn’t make it easy to reset all settings in the camera to their factory defaults.

In fact, there are no fewer than four different ways to “reset” the D7200, each

of which does slightly different things. Those ways include:

n Two-button reset. This type of “rebooting” changes the most basic set-

tings in your camera, and is useful when you want to cancel the most

common changes you make when adjusting your camera. It does not

affect all Shooting menu settings, or any of the Custom Settings memory

banks, described next. I’ll show you how to perform the two-button reset

shortly.

n Shooting menu bank reset. The Shooting menu has a separate Reset

Shooting menu option in the Menu Banks entry that zeroes out the

changes you’ve made to the default options.

n Custom Settings menu bank reset. The Custom Settings menu also has

a separate Reset Custom Settings option that zeroes out most of the

changes you’ve made to the default options. A two-button reset does not

affect any of the settings in the Custom Settings menu banks.

n Cold reset. The only way to reset all of the D7200’s internal settings is to

remove the battery and allow the internal backup battery to run down

until the settings are lost, which can take as long as several weeks, which

isn’t really practical. You can remove the battery and then turn on the

camera briefly to reset most settings, but this won’t zero out all settings to

the factory defaults as long as some juice remains in the backup battery

(which is tucked deep inside the camera and not user-accessible). You

might want to try a cold reset if your camera is hopelessly locked up, and

you’d like to make one last attempt at restoring it to factory operation

before sending it in for service.

Chapter 1 n Quick Setup Guide 19

Two-Button Reset

Just follow these steps to perform a two-button reset of the camera:

1. Find reset buttons. Locate the Thumbnail/Zoom Out/ISO/Reset #2

button on the back left side of the camera, and the EV/Reset #1 button on

the top panel of the D7200, just southeast of the shutter release button.

Each is marked with a green dot.

2. Start reset. Press and hold the two buttons for more than two seconds.

The monochrome LCD control panel switches off momentarily while the

settings are reset.

3. Release the two buttons. The resettable camera settings have been

returned to the factory defaults.

Nikon D7200 Quick Setup Manual

Nikon D7200 Quick Setup Manual

Nikon D7200 Quick Setup Manual

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