Nikon D200 Review: Digital Photography Review

Menus

	As noted on the previous page the D200's menus have a similar layout to the D2X but look considerably more sophisticated and 'modern' thanks to smooth high resolution fonts and new graphics. Navigation remains the same, the multi-way controller and Enter button. Another new feature is the 'shadow' left behind when you move from the current setting to a new one, it's a reminder of what the features current setting is.

As noted on the previous page the D200's menus have a similar layout to the D2X but look considerably more sophisticated and 'modern' thanks to smooth high resolution fonts and new graphics. Navigation remains the same, the multi-way controller and Enter button. Another new feature is the 'shadow' left behind when you move from the current setting to a new one, it's a reminder of what the features current setting is.

Shooting / CSM menu banks

When working in the Shooting or CSM menus you are in actual fact changing the settings of a 'menu bank'. There are four banks for each of the Shooting and Custom function menus; A to D, each bank can be given a more meaningful label (example) and the currently selected bank letter is indicated on the top control panel for quick reference. This is very useful for quickly switching between a type of shot or situation.

Help pages

The D200 has the same help feature as the D2X, a setting with available help is indicated by a circular question mark icon (?) at the bottom left of the screen. Press and hold the protect button to display a context sensitive help page. The example on the left is the help page for the optimize image option, the example on the right is the help page for the battery info option.

Recent Settings

	The recent settings menu is essentially a history of changes which have been carried out via the camera menus. You can access any of the last eight menu settings and re-apply them. This is useful if you regularly switch between two features (for example file name prefix or noise reduction setting).

Playback Menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Delete	• Selected • All	- Thumbnail selection. [clip]
Playback Folder	• ND200 • All • Current
Slide Show	• Start • Frame Interval 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec • Audio playback Off On
Hide Image	• Select / set • Deselect all?	- Thumbnail selection [clip]
Print Set	• Select / set • Cancel Order	- Thumbnail selection [clip]
Display Mode	• Done > • Data • Histogram • Highlight • RGB Histogram • Focus area	Allows you to toggle any of these display modes on or off. [clip]
Image Review	• Off • On
After Delete	• Show next • Show previous • Continue as before
Rotate Tall	• Off • On	When enabled portrait shots appear vertically orientated.

Shooting Menu

A green superscript one (¹) indicates the default setting.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes / Sub options
Shooting Menu Bank	• A ¹ • B • C • D • Rename Text entry	Four banks of settings can be memorized and quickly switched, each bank can be labeled (see above).
Menu Reset	• No • Yes
Folders	• New • Select folder	- Create new folder.
File Naming	• File Naming Text entry	Change name prefix (default DSC).
Optimize Image	• Normal ¹ • Softer • Vivid • More vivid • Portrait • Custom Done Image Sharpening Auto ¹ Normal (0) Low (-2) Medium Low (-1) Medium High (+1) High (+2) None Tone Compensation Auto ¹ Normal (0) Less Contrast (-) More Contrast (+) Custom Color Mode I (sRGB) ¹ II (Adobe RGB) III (sRGB) Saturation Auto Normal (0) ¹ Moderate (-) Enhanced (+) Hue Adjustment -9° to +9° • Black and white	Select image parameters from one of the six presets or define your own custom set. [clip]
Color Space	• sRGB ¹ • Adobe RGB
Image Quality	• NEF (Raw) + JPEG Fine • NEF (Raw) + JPEG Normal • NEF (Raw) + JPEG Basic • NEF (Raw) • JPEG Fine • JPEG Normal ¹ • JPEG Basic	Select image quality. [clip]
Image Size	• Large ¹ • Medium • Small	- 3872 x 2592 / 10.0M - 2896 x 1944 / 5.6M - 1936 x 1296 / 2.5M
JPEG Compression	• Size priority ¹ • Optimal quality
Raw Compression	• Off ¹ • On	- Standard NEF (no compression) - Compressed NEF
White Balance	• Auto ¹ • Incandescent • Fluorescent • Direct Sunlight • Flash • Cloudy • Shade • Choose color temp. • White bal. preset	- Menu to fine tune WB (-3 to +3) - " - " - " - " - " - " - 2500 K - 10000 K - Select / program preset WB
Long Exposure NR	• Off ¹ • On	Enables dark frame subtraction NR for exposures of 1/2 sec or longer.
High ISO NR	• On (Normal) ¹ • On (Low) • On (High) • Off	- NR at ISO 400 or above - " - " - NR at HI-1 and HI-2 only (minimal)
ISO	• ISO 100 • ISO 125 • ISO 160 • ISO 200 • ISO 250 • ISO 320 • ISO 400 • ISO 500 • ISO 640 • ISO 800 • ISO 1000 • ISO 1250 • ISO 1600 • HI-0.3 (~ISO 2000) • HI-0.7 (~ISO 2500) • HI-1.0 (~ISO 3200)	Available sensitivities depend on ISO step custom setting (CSM b2).
Image Overlay	• Image 1 • Image 2 • Preview	Create a new image from two superimposed RAW images. [clip]
Multiple Exposure	• Done • Number of shots 2 - 10 • Auto gain On Off	Create a new image from between two and ten exposures. [clip]
Intvl Timer Shooting	• Start Now Start time • Interval [hh:mm:ss] • Select Intvl*Shots [000] x [0] = 0001 • Start Off On	Time lapse / interval shooting. [clip]
Non-CPU Lens Data	• Focal length N/A 6 - 45 mm 50 - 180 mm 200 - 4000 mm • Maximum aperture N/A F1.2 - F22