Archive for the ‘Tips on operating your Nikon D200’ Category
You Cannot Name or Rename Image Folders In A D200
Thursday, March 1st, 2007 |A quick heads-up on the D200’s inability to name folders the way you want.
Releasing the shutter only on focus acquisition
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 |Credit to Greg Zillgitt for this shutter release tip.
The JPG Compression Setting
Thursday, June 15th, 2006 |I remember holding my brother-in-law’s Nikon D200 for the first time and browsing its menus. One particular option caught my eye – JPG Compression, which was set to ‘Size Priority’ by default. I looked at the other value that was available, which was ‘Optimal Quality’ and switched to that setting immediately without thinking.
Creative use of the interval timer feature
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 |Octane wrote up a fantastic post on how the interval timer function of the D200 can be put to use.
How to quickly disable the SB-800 flash
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 |You have an SB-800 mounted on your D200, and it’s switched on, but then don’t want the SB-800 to fire for a particular shot. Is there a way to prevent the SB-800 from firing other than pressing on the power button to turn it off, and the turn it on again?
How Many Shots on a Single Charged Battery?
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 |One fully charged battery can give you anywhere between 250 to over 1000 shots with the Nikon D200.
Custom Settings vs Shooting Banks
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 |A good analogy is shared by DaveEmtb to help grasp the difference between custom settings and shooting banks.
Where can you download the Nikon D200 PDF Manual?
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 |The Nikon-Euro.com link mentioned in the older D200 Manual post does not work anymore.
Can the D200 do Infra Red Photography?
Monday, June 5th, 2006 |The Nikon D200’s sensor is not as sensitive to IR as say, the one in the D70, rendering the D200 relatively impractical for capturing IR images. It’s still doable though, so let’s learn about the infrared filters, techniques and other accessories that we can use to photograph in IR with the D200.
The Nikon D200 Custom Settings Spreadsheet
Monday, May 29th, 2006 |All Nikon D200 owners should get hold of this settings spreadsheet.
What are the best JPG settings for the Nikon D200?
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 |Three different photographers share three different sets of settings for optimal D200 JPEG output.
How to shoot flower macros
Thursday, May 11th, 2006 |Techniques to shoot macro photos of flowers.
Exposure Compensation Modes on the D200
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 |Three different ways of setting up the exposure compensation functionality on the D200.
Where can you download the Nikon D200 PDF Manual?
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 |The old and outdated way of downloading the D200 manual.
Activating Sequential File Numbering On The D200
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 |How to prevent the D200 from resetting the file sequence numbering every time you format or change CF cards.