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Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon D200 single-lens refl ex (SLR) digital camera
with interchangeable lenses. This manual has been written to help you enjoy
taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly
before use, and keep it handy when using the product. The documentation for
this product also includes the manuals listed below. Please be sure to read all
instructions thoroughly to get the most from the cam era.
• Quick Start Guide: The Quick Start Guide takes you through the process of un-
packing and set ting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your fi rst photographs,
and trans fer ring them to your computer.
• Software manual (on CD): The software manual contains information on using
the software provided with your camera. For information on view ing the soft-
ware manual, see the Quick Start Guide.
To make it easier to fi nd the information you need, the following sym bols and
con ven tions are used:
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mation is available elsewhere in this
manual or in the Quick Start Guide.
This icon marks notes, information that
should be read before using the cam-
era.
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mation that may be helpful when us-
ing the camera.
This icon marks cautions, information
that should be read before use to pre-
vent damage to the camera.
This icon marks settings that can be
fi ne-tuned from the Custom Set tings
menu.
This icon marks settings that can be ad-
justed using camera menus.
An AF-S DX 18–70 mm f/3.5–4.5G ED lens is used in this manual for illustrative purposes.
The parts of the lens are shown below.
Lens
Zoom ring Mounting index: 8
Focus ring:
60 A-M mode switch: 60
Introduction
CPU contacts: 176Focal length scale
Introduction