Digital Camera
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
This guide provides fi rst-time users with informa-
tion on taking photographs with the D200 and
on copying photographs to a computer. Com-
plete information on using your Nikon digital
camera can be found in the Nikon Guide to Digital
Photography with the D200 and the PictureProject
Reference Manual (on CD).
Digitutor
"Digitutor, " a series of "watch and learn" manuals in
movie form, is available at the following website:
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html
Package Contents
Confi rm that the package contains the items listed below. Purchasers of the lens kit option should
confi rm that the package also includes a lens. Memory cards are not provided; please use one of
the memory cards listed on page 183 of the Guide to Digital Photography.
The following items are found on the camera:
❏ DK-21 viewfi nder eyepiece
❏ Sync terminal cover
❏ 10-pin remote
D200 camera
❏ Body cap
The following items are included with the camera:
❏ Quick Start Guide (this guide)
❏ PictureProject installer CD (gray)
❏ Guide to Digital Photography
❏ PictureProject reference manual CD (silver)
❏ Warranty
❏ EN-EL3e rechargeable
❏ MH-18a Quick Charger
Li-ion battery
(with power cord)
(with terminal cover)
❏ EG-D100 video cable
❏ AN-D200 strap
❏ UC-E4 USB cable
❏ DK-5 eyepiece cap
(for use with self-timer;
❏ BM-6 LCD monitor cover
clips to strap)
Parts of the Camera
Control panel
Shutter-release button
Power switch
Viewfi nder
eyepiece cup
Viewfi nder
Diopter adjustment
control
eyepiece
Metering selector
(playback)
Multi selector
button
(delete)
button
Memory card slot cover
Memory card access lamp
AF-area mode selector
Battery-chamber cover
latch
Battery-chamber
cover
(enter)
Monitor
button
Card slot cover latch
(menu) button
En
Setup
Setup
Charge the Battery
Charge the Battery
The battery takes about 135 minutes to charge when fully exhausted.
Insert as shown
Attach the Strap
Attach the Strap
Attach the Monitor Cover
Attach the Monitor Cover
Insert the projection on top of the cover into the matching indentation above the camera
monitor ( ), then press the bottom of the cover until you hear it click into place ( ).
terminal cover
Attach a Lens
Attach a Lens
Care should be taken to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens or body cap is
removed (an AF-S DX 18–70 mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens is used in for illustrative purposes).
Insert the lens as shown, keeping the mounting marks
aligned, and then rotate the lens counter-clockwise
until it clicks into place. Slide the A-M switch to "A"
(autofocus).
Insert the Battery
Insert the Battery
Eyelet for
camera strap
Insert a Memory Card (Available Separately)
Insert a Memory Card (Available Separately)
Focus-mode
selector
Access lamp lights
Direction of insertion
for about 1 s when
memory card is
inserted.
Insert as shown
Front
Terminals
Slide the memory card
in as shown above until
eject button pops up.
Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock
Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock
The language option in the setup menu is automatically highlighted the fi rst time menus are
displayed. Choose a language and set the time and date.
1
Turn camera on and press MENU
button.
4
Blinks
Stops blinking
Charging
Charging complete
Return to setup menu.
7
Highlight Time zone.
10
†
Return to WORLD TIME menu.
11
Highlight Date.
14
Return to WORLD TIME menu.
17
Mounting
marks
Choose order in which date is
listed.
Format the Memory Card
Format the Memory Card
Note that formatting permanently deletes any photographs and other data the memory card
may contain. Files that may be needed at a later date should be copied to a computer before
formatting.
Control panel
Insert terminals fi rst in
orientation shown
Viewfi nder
Control panel
Focus the Viewfi nder
Focus the Viewfi nder
Taking Photographs
Taking Photographs
Adjust Camera Settings
Adjust Camera Settings
2
3
When you turn the camera on for the fi rst time, image quality and size, ISO sensitivity, white
balance, exposure mode, and focus area are set as shown below. Refer to the Guide to Digital
Photography for more information on camera settings.
Display language menu.
Select language.
5
6
Highlight World Time.
Display options.
8
9
Image quality
ISO sensitivity
Display map of world time zones.
Select local time zone.
*
* UTC fi eld shows time diff erence between selected time zone and
White balance
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in hours.
† If daylight saving time is in eff ect in local time zone, highlight Daylight
Saving Time in WORLD TIME menu and press multi selector to right.
Exposure mode
Press multi selector down to highlight On and press multi selector right.
Time will automatically be advanced one hour.
12
13
AF-area mode, focus mode, and metering are set as shown below.
Display DATE menu.
Press multi selector left or right
to select item, up or down to
change.
15
16
Focus and Shoot
Focus and Shoot
1
Highlight Date Format.
Display options.
18
19
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera will automatically focus on the
Return to WORLD TIME menu.
Return to set up menu.
subject in the selected focus area (by default,
the center focus area).
operation is complete, a beep will sound and
the in-focus indicator (●) will appear in the
viewfi nder.
View the Results
View the Results
Turn the camera on and press the
(
and
) buttons
simultaneously for about two seconds until
blinks in
the control panel and viewfi nder.
To format the card, press the
(
and
) buttons again
(to exit without formatting, press any other button). Do not
turn the camera off or the remove battery or memory card
until formatting is complete and the control panel shows the
number of exposures remaining.
Rotate the diopter adjustment control until the focus brackets
For more information on taking photographs and other camera operations, see the Guide to
in the viewfi nder are in focus when the shutter-release button is
Digital Photography. See the other side of this guide for information on using the supplied
pressed halfway. When operating the diopter control with your
software to copy photographs to a computer.
eye to the viewfi nder, be careful not to injure your eye with your
fi ngers or fi ngernails.
Exposure mode
Image size
Image quality
Focus area
White balance
ISO sensitivity
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Option
Default
Description
NORM
Pictures are com pressed for balance be tween im age
(JPEG Normal)
quality and fi le size that is ideal for snap shots.
L
Image size
Images are 3,872 × 2,592 pix els in size.
(Large)
ISO sensitivity (dig i tal equivalent of fi lm speed) set to
100
value roughly equiv a lent to ISO 100.
White balance is adjusted automatically for nat u ral col ors
under most types of lighting.
(Auto)
Built-in exposure program automatically adjusts shutter
speed and aperture for optimal exposure in most
(Programmed auto)
situations.
Camera focuses on subject in center focus area when
Focus area
Center
shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
AF-area mode selector
Focus mode selector
Metering selector
2
In-focus indicator
Memory card access lamp
Press the shutter-release button the rest of
the way down to take the photograph. The
memory card access lamp will light while the
When the focus
photograph is recorded to the memory card;
do not eject the memory card or remove or
disconnect the power source until the lamp
has gone out and recording is complete.
Press the
button to view the most recent
photograph in the monitor.
Press the multi selector left or right to view
additional photographs.
To delete the photograph currently displayed in
the monitor, press the
button. A confi rmation
dialog will be displayed; press the
button again
to delete the photograph, or press the
button
to exit without deleting the photograph.
To turn the monitor off and return to shooting
mode, press the shutter-release button halfway.
The monitor will turn off automatically if no
operations are performed for about 20 s. Press the
button to view pictures again.
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