Nikon D200 User Manual

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1.) Choose the number of shots to combine (2 - 10).

2.) Hit OK.

3.) Go up to DONE.

4.) Hit OK. It only works if you remember to scroll up and hit OK.

You'll see a tiny flashing icon on the top LCD that looks like two rectangles mating.

Make your shots. You'll see each on the color LCD as you make it. You'll also see the
mating rectangle icon on the color LCD.

You'll keep seeing the flashing mating rectangles icon on the top LCD until you complete
all the exposures for which you asked in step 1.).

The D200 won't tell you how many you've made until you're done. You can cancel it in the
same menu if you want. Choose RESET.

When you've made the last shot the D200 shows it as it did for the other shots for a
moment, then goes off and adds them all together. After the CF light blinks a few times
you'll see the composite image on the color LCD. The single images are not saved.

It works with JPGs and NEFs.

Don't turn off the automatic exposure compensation, called Auto Gain. If you do you'll get
at least a stop of overexposure.

Intvl Timer Shooting (intervalometer)

This works and it's fun. This lets you set the D200 to fire automatically at preset intervals.

The D200 is better than a video security camera because it has so much more resolution.
You can point this outside, cover a wide angle and have more than enough resolution to
read the plates of a perp's car.

The basics are easier to figure out on your own than for me to explain here, so I'll only
cover some specifics below.

Calculations

You tell the D200 the interval between shots and how many shots to take.

The D200 doesn't calculate how long the series will take.

You can't tell the D200 to run for a certain period and make so many shots. You have to do
the math yourself and tell the D200 how many shots and how much time between them.

Battery

It's easy to run down the D200 battery since you can program it to make so many shots.
Long night exposures will kill the battery, too. You'll wonder why it stopped halfway.