D1X - instruction book.

[mervyn_wilmington]

<p>I'm now using my newly acquired D1x. I don't have the instruction book. I could download and print, but there are 236 pages, around 90% of which I would not need.</p>

<p>I wondered whether there had been a short or quick guide for this model. I can't find one online. Does any member know if there is one, please?</p>

[rodeo_joe1]

<p>Why not put the PDF version on your phone for easy reference?<br>

In any case a PDF is easier to search for whatever feature you need to look up.</p>

[mervyn_wilmington]

<p>Good advice RJ. However, when I tell you I have just updated my phone from a Nokia 3210 to a 3310! It doesn't do such things</p>

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[robert_bouknight1]

<p>The (inexpensive when I got it) D1x served me well after my D2Hs and D200 were stolen and I could not afford to replace them at the time.</p>

<p>I would recommend shooting NEF files only and convert them with Capture NX, and doing a manual white balance in anything but daylight. For daylight, I would shoot cloudy-3 WB. I was always happy with results from the camera when used that way.</p>

<p>About the only thing I think I would need would be a summary of the custom functions (print from KR's or elsewhere) and a procedure for shooting manual white balance (I have forgotten how it has been so long.) There are a lot less settings for the D1x than in current cameras, which simplifies things.</p>

<p>All of the batteries (worst feature of the camera) I have are dead. I am thinking of creating a new Li ion battery for my D1x from a dead nicad. </p>

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[User_5050610]

<p>Mervyn--check the KEH site---they have IBs occasionally.<br>

Paul</p>

[mervyn_wilmington]

<p>Thanks for that Robert. I've just bought a new battery (£14). They seem plentiful and feedback suggests they are better than the original Nikons.</p>

[heimbrandt]

<p>Why not copy and paste the parts you feel that you do need and print them?</p>

[mervyn_wilmington]

<p>Thanks for that Andreas. In a sense I can do that by simply printing pages from a PDF of the full manual. The quick and short guides provided with some cameras achieve that sort of result a bit more effectively.</p>