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Basic setup – Nikon D3000 User Manual

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Basic Setup

A language-selection dialog will be displayed the first time the camera is turned on.
Choose a language and set the time and date. Photographs can not be taken until
you have set the time and date.

1

Turn the camera on.

A language-selection dialog will be displayed.

2

Select a language.

Press

1 or 3 to highlight the desired language

and press

J.

3

Choose a time zone.

Press

4 or 2 to highlight the local time zone (the

UTC field shows the difference between the
selected time zone and Coordinated Universal
Time, or UTC, in hours) and press

J.

4

Choose a date format.

Press

1 or 3 to choose the order in which the

year, month, and day will be displayed. Press

J

to proceed to the next step.

5

Turn daylight saving time on or off.

Daylight saving time is off by default; if daylight
saving time is in effect in the local time zone,
press

1 to highlight On and press J.

6

Set the date and time.

The dialog shown at right will be displayed.
Press

4 or 2 to select an item, 1 or 3 to change.

Press

J to set the clock and exit to shooting

mode.

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The Camera Clock

The camera clock is less accurate than most watches and household clocks.

Check the clock

regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary.