The [Shooting Settings] Pane

1. [Shooting mode]: Select the camera shooting (exposure) mode.
2. [Shutter Speed]: Choose the shutter speed. Bulb photography is available in mode M ( Bulb Photography).
3. [Aperture]: Choose the aperture.
4. [ISO sensitivity (photos)]: Adjust ISO sensitivity. If [Auto ISO Sensitivity Control] is enabled, the camera will adjust ISO sensitivity automatically.
5. [Exposure Compensation]: Adjust exposure.
6. [Metering]: Select a metering option for photography.
7. [White balance (photos)]: Select the white balance for photographs.

8. [Picture Control]: Select the Picture Control for photographs.

   • If a camera that has a [Tone mode] in the photo shooting menu is connected, available Picture Control settings will vary with the selected [Tone mode] option.
9. [Active D-Lighting]: Select an Active D-Lighting option for photographs.
10. [AE Lock]: Select [ON] to lock exposure at current settings. Exposure will not change to reflect changes in composition or brightness.
11. [Flash Compensation]: Adjust flash output.
12. [Auto bracketing]: Select [ON] to automatically adjust exposure, flash level, Active D-Lighting (ADL), or white balance with each shot by “bracketing” the current value.
13. [Skin softening (photos)]: Select the amount of skin softening for photographs.
14. [Portrait impression balance]: Fine-tune the hue and brightness settings of human portrait subjects for photographs. You can also individually adjust the settings for [Mode 1] through [Mode 3].
15. [Release Mode]: Choose a release mode ( Release Mode).
16. [Focus mode (photos)]: Select the focus mode for photography.
17. [AF-area mode]: Select the AF-area mode for photography. If a camera that has an [AF subject detection options] or [AF/MF subject detection options] in the photo shooting menu is connected, you can also select priority subjects for autofocus.
18. [Silent photography]: Select [ON] to enable silent photography.
19. [Vibration reduction (photos)]: Select a vibration reduction option for photographs. Available options vary depending on the lens attached to the camera.
20. [Interval Timer Shooting]: Adjust settings for interval-timer photography ( Interval-Timer Photography).
21. [Focus shift shooting]: Click [Start] to use focus shift photography at the current camera settings. Only the number of shots can be viewed and none of focus shift options can be changed in NX Tether. To end the focus shift photography before all shots have been taken, click [Stop].

Bulb Photography

For long exposures, select [Bulb Photography] in the [Shutter Speed] display.

• The shutter speed for bulb photography can be chosen from values between 5 seconds and 59 minutes 59 seconds.
• Click the shutter-release button to take pictures at the selected speed.
• To end the exposure early, click [Stop].

Release Mode

• When (continuous low-speed) or (continuous high-speed) is selected, you can choose the number of shots taken with each click of the shutter-release button. The settings available vary with the camera connected.

  

• When (self-timer) is selected, you can choose a shutter-release delay of from 0 to 59 seconds.