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Microdrive Compatibility
Using CompactFlash ................................................................ 117
Nikon-Approved Cards ............................................................ 121
How Much Card? .................................................................... 122
CompactFlash Troubleshooting ............................................... 123
Image Formats .................................................................... 126
Pixels ........................................................................................ 129
JPEG ......................................................................................... 131
Setting JPEG
JPEG Rendering
JPEG Artifacts
JPEG Recommendation
TIFF Format .............................................................................. 150
Setting TIFF
TIFF Recommendation
NEF Format .............................................................................. 155
Typical D300 File Sizes
Compressed NEFs
Why NEF?
Setting NEF
NEF Recommendations
EXIF .......................................................................................... 170
IPTC.......................................................................................... 173
DPOF and PictBridge............................................................... 174
File Names and Folders...................................................... 175
Folders...................................................................................... 176
File Names ............................................................................... 182
File Number Sequence............................................................. 189
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AMERA ETUP
How Menus Work .............................................................. 191
The SETUP Menu ............................................................... 194
Date, Time, and Language ....................................................... 198
Setting Date and Time
Setting Language
Programming a Comment ........................................................ 205
Setting the LCD Brightness....................................................... 208
Set Up Recommendations Summary ....................................... 211
Viewfinder Adjustment....................................................... 211
Focus Screens........................................................................... 213
Resetting the Camera ......................................................... 214
Resetting Basic Settings............................................................ 214
Settings after Reset
Resetting Other Settings........................................................... 215
Settings after Reset
Resetting Custom Settings ........................................................ 217
The Last Resort Reset ............................................................... 217
Firmware Version ............................................................... 218
SHOOTING PICTURES WITH THE D300 ........................................................ 224
Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
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