Nikon D200 Bedienungsanleitung

Nikon D200 User's Guide © 2006 KenRockwell.com

Quality (QUAL * [also has a green dot]): This sets the file format and compression levels. Hold it and turn the rear dial to choose JPG compression an

NOTE 2: If you have no cable release, you can use the Mup mode and wait 30 seconds. 30 seconds after you press the shutter and the mirror flips up the

If the D200 runs out of good apertures you easily can get under or over exposure in S mode: watch that the D200 can select a correct aperture for your

REAR CONTROLS BKT: Bracketing. I don't use bracketing. Hold it and spin the two control rings on the right of the camera while looking at the top

load the images into your computer they already will be sorted into folders. I find this extremely helpful! Magnifying Glass / ENTER: During playba

Focus Area Mode Selector Switch The Focus Area Mode Selector Switch lets you choose how the D200's brilliant AF system uses all 11 sensors. This

PLAYBACK MENU ("[ > ]" icon) How to Get Here Press MENU, click to the left and then up to select the top "[ > ] " (play) i

Print Set: I never use this. This lets you mark images for printing if you sorted and then printed directly from your D200, and had a lab which could

SHOOTING (FILM) MENU (camera icon) How to Get There Press MENU, click left and then up and down to select the camera (shooting) menu. You'll th

I set my second bank, B, to defaults, and call it DULL. I set my third, C, for comparing lenses. I call it TEST. I also use this if shooting for time

CONTENTSTopic Page No. BASICS: 3 EXPLICIT DETAILS: KNOBS and BUTTONS FRONT 6 TOP PANEL 8 BACK 13 MENUS

Choose MENU > SHOOTING MENU > Shooting Menu Bank > (select one) > Rename. Select the bank you want to name. Enter the name, and remember t

TIP: You can't delete as you enter characters. Since you only have three, change a bad one by moving the cursor over it and entering the correct

Tone Compensation (Contrast): Nikon meant to say Contrast. I always leave mine set to AUTO. In AUTO the D200 automatically applies the Zone System and

Adobe RGB should never be used unless you really know what you're doing and do all your printing yourself. If you use Adobe RGB you will have to

Size Priority is the default. It was the only option in older cameras like the D1X, D50 and D70s. Since it was the only option in those cameras they h

Long Exp. NR (Long Exposure Dark-Frame Subtraction Noise Reduction) OFF: Default. Leave it here. ON: Don't use this. If you do, the D200 will d

1.) Choose the number of shots to combine (2 - 10). 2.) Hit OK. 3.) Go up to DONE. 4.) Hit OK. It only works if you remember to scroll up and hit OK.

You may want to get an AC adapter if you really get into this. Be sure to turn off the LCD review. Select Intvl*Shots Menu The D200 does more than a

digitally from a computer, since regular video is only 720 x 483i. My old iBook can do this and output in HD easily with the software that came with i

CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) How to Get Here Press MENU, go to the left and select up and down to the pencil icon. You'll then see CUSTOM S

INTRODUCTION (Added by Paul Deakin) I made this printable version of Ken Rockwell’s Guide as a handy reference I could carry round with my D200 – I su

There is no "SAVE" command. The bank you have selected is updated immediately as you change settings. If you've never selected one then

Focus: I use this setting. It makes the D200 wait until it's in focus before firing each shot. It saves me from having to delete all the fuzzy on

Long: The D200 presumes the subject has run behind something big, like a billboard, if it loses it. The AF system keeps running without it for a while

a10 AF-ON for MB-D200 lets you choose what this button does if you have an MB-D200. CUSTOM SETTING MENU b1 - b7 METERING/EXPOSURE How to Get Here

HINT: You set the lowest ISO used in Auto ISO with the ISO button, of course. Firmware Defect: Nikon's firmware leaves Auto ISO active even in m

b6 Center-Weighted sets the diameter of the center weighted circle. These settings only take effect when you've selected center weighted metering

When I use AE lock I: 1.) Fill the frame with something in the same light as the subject, 2.) Press the AE Lock Button and keep holding it, 3.) Point

CUSTOM SETTING MENU d1 - d8 SHOOTING/DISPLAY How to Get Here Press MENU, go to the left and select the pencil icon. You'll then see CUSTOM SETTI

If you leave it at default you'll start from DSC_0001 every time you reformat. Over time you'll have hundreds of photos on your computer all

1/60 is default. I usually set about 1/30 or 1/15 to let in more ambient light to prevent my backgrounds from blacking out. e3 Built-in Flash select

QUALity: Large, JPG, BASIC, Optimal Quality Mode. Reset brings you to NORMAL JPG. Once I've reset I'll immediately change to my preferred QU

e7 Auto BKT Order sets the order in which the various bracketed exposures are made. e8 Auto BKT Selection lets you choose from preset numbers and l

f2 Multi-Selector You can set the rear thumb selector to turn on the meter or the AF system. I never use this. f3 Photo Info/Playback lets you choose

SET UP MENU (wrench icon) How to Get Here Select the Set Up Menu by pressing MENU, moving to the left and then up or down to select the wrench icon.

NTSC (525 lines, 59.94Hz) in the Americas and Japan, PAL (625 lines, 50Hz) in Europe. This output will always look much worse on a TV or projector tha

PTP is used if you want to control your D200 as an external device, e.g. via Nikon Capture for remote camera control. PTP makes the D200 look like a d

RECENT SETTINGS MENU (menu icon) How to Get Here Press MENU, scroll to the left and select the bottom option which has an icon resembling another me

Appendix 1 - Nikon D200 Image Quality Settings INTRODUCTION What's the best image quality setting – Raw, JPG, or raw + JPG? If raw, compressed

the subject, instead of making big files when they aren't needed for flat subjects like blank skies. Using the Optimal Quality option in BASIC J

Appendix 2 - Getting Great Battery Life INTRODUCTION This isn't about how to get a lot of shots per charge. That's easy: use your LCD spari

Saturation: +, of course. This gives brighter colors in addition to the boost from Color Mode III. Hue: 0 (Default). Don't touch this! it will su

EXPLICIT DETAILS: FRONT CONTROLS Depth-of-Field Preview Button (upper button on the left of the lens as seen from the front): It lies naturally under

ambient light in the photo and prevent inky black backgrounds. Set it shorter to prevent subject motion blur. This is brilliant. In the old days we&a

AF Mode Switch: I set it to S. This is the little lever at the bottom of the lens marked C, S and M (hidden in the above). This means AF-S, or Single

Flash (lightning bolt): I never use this. It's almost the same as direct sun. I'm told it's really for studio strobes, since the Auto m