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Nikon D90 User's Manual - Guide to Digital Photography

High-end - FX/Full Frame sensor
-Nikon D3, August 23, 2007
-Nikon D700, July 1, 2008
-Nikon D3X, December 1, 2008

High-end - DX sensor, high resolution
-Nikon D1, June 15, 1999
-Nikon D1X, February 5, 2001
-Nikon D2X, September 16, 2004
-Nikon D2Xs, June 1, 2006

High-end - DX sensor, high speed
-Nikon D1H, February 5, 2001
-Nikon D2H, July 22, 2003
-Nikon D2Hs, February 16, 2005

High-end - DX sensor
-Nikon D100, 21 February 2002
-Nikon D200, 1 November 2005
-Nikon D300, 23 August 2007

Midrange - DX sensor
-Nikon D70, 28 January 2004
-Nikon D70s, 20 April 2005
-Nikon D80, 9 August 2006
-Nikon D90, 27 August 2008
-Nikon D5000, 14 April 2009

Entry-level - DX sensor
-Nikon D50, 20 April 2005
-Nikon D40, 16 November 2006
-Nikon D40x, 6 March 2007
-Nikon D60, 29 January 2008
-Nikon D5000, 14 April 2009

Nikon - Digitutor

KenRockwell - Nikon D90 User's Guide

Nikon D70 Focus test chart - Can be used to test on Nikon D90

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1. For brand new camera, the very first time you switch on your camera, it should ask you to set the language, region, date and time.

2. Even if you reset the camera, the language, region, date and time will remain un-reset. So best way to guess it is brand new camera, is by seeing those screens.

1. Put your Lens Cap on.

2. Set to Manual focus.

3. Disable AutoISO. Manually set ISO to 3200.

4. Take a photo.

5. View the image from your camera. Zoom in a little.

6. Try to spot blue/red/green dots. If it is there. Congratulations! You have got Dead/Hot Pixel.

Option 1:-
1. Send to Nikon Service Centre. They will remap it for you. This process might take up to 10 days.

2. Remapping doesn't guarantee to solve the problem permanently. The Dead/Hot Pixel might appear again in the future.

Option 2:-
1. Live with it. It is only a few pixel out of the millions of pixel.

2. Take photos in NEF (Nikon RAW).

3. Use Adobe LightRoom / Nikon Capture NX to process the photo from NEF (Nikon RAW) into JPEG. Both the software will auto remove the Dead/Hot Pixel when export NEF (Nikon RAW) to JPEG. No need to do any settings. Basically, just import NEF (Nikon RAW) -> export to JPEG. Dead/Hot pixel will be removed automatically in the JPEG.

4. Wait until your warranty is about to be over. Send it for remapping and cleaning.

1. Set to Manual focus.

2. Disable AutoISO. Manually set ISO to 200.

3. Set to A mode. Set Apperture to F22 or greater.

4. Find a plain white & bright surface (eg. Blank A4 Paper, Wall, Sky, etc).

5. Zoom in and take a photo.

6. View the image from your camera. Zoom in a little.

7. Try to spot dots. If it is there. Congratulations! You have got Dust.

Option 1:-
1. Live with it, if the Dust is not obvious in all the images.

2. You can ignore it or use post processing to remove the dots manually.

Option 2:-
1. The Dust gets too many, and you are tired of post processing, so...

2. Send to Nikon Service Centre. They will clean it for you.

Option 3:-
1. You get tired of going to Nikon Service Centre all the time, so...

2. Clean it yourself. This can be risky if you do not have the right tools and know what you are doing.

3. Below are some good info on how you can remove Dust from your sensor:-

3a.

3b. How to clean your DSLR and Dust from your sensor.

Using fluid and fiber cloth will sometime make the oil or fingerprint smear on your lens and filter. This could be hard to remove.

I have found this product to be very useful and efficient.

Lenspen

1. Take a photo in JPEG.

2. Copy the JPEG into your computer.

3. Download Opanda IExif. Install it.

4. Open the JPEG file in Opanda IExif.

5. Find the entry 'Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera'. The value represents the shutter count.

For 8GB, Nikon D90 can take up to 539 NEF (Nikon RAW) files.
For 16GB, Nikon D90 can take up to 1114 NEF (Nikon RAW) files.

If you plan to take in JPEG mode, the number of files will be more than double the amount of NEF (Nikon RAW) files. That is really a lot for normal day2day shooting or short trip.

So what is recommended? My personal opinion is go for 8GB, SDHC (30MB/s edition). Take note of the logo on the SDHC memory card. Don't be confused by 30MB/s Edition and 20MB/s Edition.

Now, let's say you need more capacity / have more money? Should you go for 16GB? A lot of people would advise that you should not put all the eggs in one basket. Same advise can be applied here. It would be advisable to have multiple SDHC memory card rather than 1 big capacity. This is just in case it got corrupted, not all photos are lost and you still have another SDHC memory card with you to use.

It would also be recommended to format your SDHC memory card (from your camera) every time after you have access it from a computer.

SanDisk Extreme® III SD™ and SDHC™ Cards (30MB/s Edition - 200x)

4GB - RM129
8GB - RM209
16GB - RM389
32GB - RM739


SanDisk Extreme® III SD™ and SDHC™ Cards (20MB/s Edition - 133x)

4GB - RM99
8GB - RM169
16GB - Not Produced

SanDisk Ultra® II SD™ and SDHC™ Cards (15MB/s Edition - 100x)

4GB - RM53
8GB - RM89
16GB - RM163

Note: Pricelist from Viewnet (02/12/2009)

1. Download Nikon RAW Codec. Install it.

1. Download IrfanView. Install it.

2. Download Plugins (Choose the ALL PlugIns as one large EXE). Install it.

3. You have to associate JPEG and NEF (Nikon RAW) with IrfanView.

1. Download The Gimp. Install it.

2. Download UFRaw (Choose the MS-Windows). Install it.

The Gimp = JPEG
UFRaw (need to have The Gimp installed first) = NEF (Nikon RAW)

1. Download IrfanView. Install it.

2. IrfanView -> File -> Batch Conversion/Rename -> Follow the instructions there.

1. Download IrfanView. Install it.

2. IrfanView -> File -> Batch Conversion/Rename -> Follow the instructions there.

Advantages:-
1. NEF (Nikon RAW) gives the flexibility and better result for post processing (eg, White Balance, Exposure, etc). If you choose to do post processing on JPEG, the output might not be as good as from NEF (Nikon RAW).

2. If you have Dead/Hot pixels, with Nikon Capture NX / Adobe LightRoom, the conversion from NEF (Nikon RAW) to JPEG will auto remove the Dead/Hot pixels (without any need of adjustment). Just import NEF (Nikon RAW) and export to JPEG.

Disadvantages:-
1. Need more storage space on your memory card.

2. Need more storage space on your computer hard drive.

3. Need some time to post process from NEF (Nikon RAW) into JPEG.

Post processing using Adobe LightRoom. I only use Auto Tone for the post processing.

Post processing from NEF (Nikon RAW) -> JPEG


Post processing from JPEG -> JPEG


Side by Side comparison with RAW->JPEG (PP-ed) and JPEG->JPEG (PP-ed)

1. I've tried a couple of software, and I think the easiest and most user friendly program to do conversion from NEF (Nikon RAW) to JPEG is Adobe LightRoom (commercial software). LightRoom has option to batch convert NEF (Nikon RAW) to JPEG easily. It also allows batch post processing.

2. Run LightRoom.

3. Import NEF (Nikon RAW).

4. If necessary, make adjustment to the image.

5. Export to JPEG.

6. You can do adjustment to all the NEF (Nikon RAW) before exporting to JPEG at one go.

7. You can delete the NEF (Nikon RAW) files since you have the processed it into JPEG output. You can choose to keep those important NEF (Nikon RAW) files for future post processing.

Create a Year then Month folder. In the Month folder, create folders based on:
yyyy-mm-dd-sequence - Event (Location)

Example:-
2009-03-15-01 - Breakfast (Kepong)
2009-03-15-02 - Lunch (Puchong)

01 and 02 is to sort the folders based on the sequence of events happened on the same day.

Auto WB

The colour is correct cause it is under yellowish light

Manual WB

The real colour of the cup if it is not under yellowish light

White Balance Lens Cap

Before:-


After:-


1. Download The Gimp. Install it.

2. Open the Image in The Gimp.

3. At the Toolbox, Click on the Clone Tool.


4. Ctrl+Click near the Dust to set a new clone source.


5. Click+Hold on the Dust to paint and remove it.


6. Done.

Before:-


After:-


1. Download The Gimp. Install it.

2. Open the Image in The Gimp.

3. At the Toolbox, Click on the Free Select Tool.


4. Select the entire object by clicking on the sides of the object. Make sure the first dot and the last dot is linked.


5. At the Menu bar, Click on Select -> Invert.


6. At the Menu bar, Click on Colors -> Desaturate.


7. At the Desaturate Window, Select Lightness -> Click OK.


8. At the Menu bar, Click on Select -> None.


9. Done.

Before:-


After:-


01) Select the photos you want to process. Best to have it in RAW format.

02) In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Import the selected photos.

03) Select all (Ctrl + A) the photos.

04) Increase Exposure +2. Export the photos in its original format. Take note on the Custom Text, name it (+2) and the location of the photos (Same folder as original photo) -> Untitled Export.





05) Reset to Default settings.



06) Decrease Exposure -2. Export the photos in its original format. Take note on the Custom Text, name it (-2) and the location of the photos (Same folder as original photo) -> Untitled Export.

07) Reset to Default Settings.

08) Don’t change the Exposure. Export the photos in its original format. Take note on the Custom Text, name it (+0) and the location of the photos (Same folder as original photo) -> Untitled Export.

09) Remove (Alt + Backspace) the photos from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

10) In Photomatix Pro, click on Automate -> Batch Processing.

11) Check on Generate HDR image -> Settings -> Check on Force Exposure Values spacing to: 2 -> Check on In all cases.



12) Check on Tone Map with Details Enhancer. Play around with the settings or Presets -> Load Settings from Photomatix Pro (auhckw Settings).xmp. This is my general settings. You can play around with Photomatix Pro and come up with your favorite settings.



13) Select Folder from Same folder as original photo -> Untitled Export.

14) Click on Run. This will take a while. Go get a cup of coffee and take a break :)

15) Once done, find the enhanced photos at Same folder as original photo -> Untitled Export -> PhotomatixResults01. You can further post process the photos accordingly.

16) Done.