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Chapter 2 ■ Nikon D7000 Quick Start 27
SHOOTING MOVIES
You’ll learn more about shooting HDTV movie clips with your D7000 later in Chapter
6. But if you want to get started right away, it’s easy. Just select Live View mode by rotat-
ing the Live View (Lv) switch located just northwest of the multi selector. When you
want to start shooting, press the button in the center of the Live View switch. Press the
button again to stop shooting. That’s it!
■ Quiet shutter release. This setting, marked with a Q symbol, activates the D7000’s
“quiet mode,” which silences the camera’s beep noise, reduces the sound the mir-
ror makes when it flips back down, and delays that “noise” until you release the
shutter button.
■ Self-timer. You can use the self-timer as a replacement for a remote release, to
reduce the effects of camera/user shake when the D7000 is mounted on a tripod
or, say, set on a firm surface, or when you want to get in the picture yourself. Use
Custom Settings menu choice CSM #c3 to specify delays of 2, 5, 10, or 20 seconds.
You can also specify the number of shots taken at the end of the elapsed period, and
the interval between those shots (see Chapter 9 for instructions). Any time you use
the camera on a tripod (with the self-timer or otherwise) make sure there is no
bright light shining on the viewfinder window; if so, cover it or locate that DK-5
eyepiece cap and block the window.
Note
If you plan to dash in front of the camera to join the scene when working with the self-
timer, consider using manual focus so the D7000 won’t refocus on your fleeing form and
produce unintended results. (Nikon really needs to offer an option to autofocus at the
end of the self-timer cycle.) An alternative is to use the ML-L3 IR remote, because the
camera focuses when you press the button (after you’ve ensconced yourself safely in the
frame).
■ Remote control. No special setting of the release mode is necessary when you plug
in the wired MC-DC2 remote into the side of the camera. However, if you want
to use the ML-L3 infrared remote, you’ll need to change the release mode to this
setting. The camera then “looks” for the remote signal for a period of time you spec-
ify using Custom Settings menu choice CSM #c5 (select from 1, 5, 10, or 15 min-
utes). As with the self-timer, make sure there is no bright light shining on the
viewfinder window; if so, cover it or locate that DK-5 eyepiece cap and block