The monitor display

The monitor shows information on current settings. Other icons or warnings may occasionally be displayed, for example when settings are changed.

Photo mode

1i icon (Selecting settings from the i menu)
2Out-of-focus indicator (auto-area AF; Taking photographs (b auto))
3Temperature warning (Temperature warnings)
4Release mode (Release mode)
5Interval timer photography indicator (Interval timer shooting)
1 icon (The 1 icon)
“No memory card” indicator (Inserting the battery and memory cards, No memory card inserted)
6Focus mode (Focus mode)
7Time-lapse video indicator (Time-lapse video)
8AF-area mode (AF-area mode)
9Subject detection (Subject detection)
10Flash mode (Flash modes)
11Accessory error (Caution: Connecting to video accessories, Cautions: Using the ME-D10 shotgun microphone)
12White balance (White balance)
13Active D-Lighting (Active D-Lighting)
14Set Picture Control (Picture Controls)
15Image quality (Changing image quality)
16Image size (Choosing an image size)
17Image area (Adjusting image area settings)
18USB power delivery (USB power delivery)
19Battery indicator (Battery level)

1Exposure and flash bracketing indicator (Exposure and flash bracketing)
WB bracketing indicator (White balance bracketing)
ADL bracketing indicator (ADL bracketing)
Multiple exposure indicator (Creating a multiple exposure)
HDR indicator (Taking HDR photographs)
Dehaze indicator (Dehaze)
Pixel shift indicator (Pixel shift shooting)
2Number of shots in exposure and flash bracketing sequence (Exposure and flash bracketing)
Number of shots in WB bracketing sequence (White balance bracketing)
Number of shots in ADL bracketing sequence (ADL bracketing)
Number of shots in multiple exposure (Creating a multiple exposure)
HDR strength (Taking HDR photographs)
Dehaze strength (Dehaze)
Number of shots in pixel shift sequence (Pixel shift shooting)
Pre-Release Capture (d3: Pre-Release Capture options)

1Exposure indicator
2Distance between the camera and the focus position (Manual focus)
3Focus distance indicator (Manual focus)
4Nikon Imaging Cloud connection status (Connecting the camera to Nikon Imaging Cloud)
Remote camera connection status (Synchronized release)
5Wi-Fi connection indicator (Connecting via Wi-Fi, Connecting to computers via wireless LAN, Connecting to FTP servers via wireless LAN)
Bluetooth connection indicator (Pairing (Bluetooth), Save wireless remote controller)
Airplane mode (Airplane mode)

1Assist display (Setting the shooting display)
2Flash-ready indicator (Using an on-camera flash)
3Number of exposures remaining (Number of exposures remaining, Memory card capacity)
Camera control mode display (Camera control)
4FTP connection status (Connecting to FTP servers via wireless LAN)
5ISO sensitivity (ISO sensitivity)
6ISO sensitivity indicator (ISO sensitivity)
Auto ISO sensitivity indicator (Auto ISO sensitivity control)
7Exposure compensation (Exposure compensation)
8Flash compensation indicator (Flash compensation)
9Aperture (A (aperture-priority auto), M (manual))
10Aperture lock icon (f5: Control lock)
11Shutter speed (S (shutter-priority auto), M (manual))
12Shutter speed lock icon (f5: Control lock)
13Flexible program indicator (P (programmed auto))
14Shooting mode (Choosing a shooting mode)
15Metering (Metering)

1FV lock indicator (FV lock)
2Auto white-balance (AWB) lock (f2: Custom controls (shooting))
3Autoexposure (AE) lock (Autoexposure (AE) lock)
4Focus indicator (Manual focus)
5Silent mode (Silent mode)
6Vibration reduction (Vibration reduction)
7Focal length1
8Touch control guide (Touch control guide)
9Focus point (Focus-point selection)
10“Lens built-in teleconverter enabled” indicator2
11View mode (d9: View mode (photo Lv))
  1. Displayed only in the case of zoom lenses with no focal length scale.
  2. Display only when a NIKKOR Z lens with a built-in teleconverter is attached and the teleconverter enabled.

Temperature warnings

  • If the camera temperature becomes elevated, a high-temperature warning (b) and count-down timer will be displayed. When the timer reaches zero, the shooting display will turn off.
  • The temperature at which the count-down timer starts can be selected from [Standard] and [High] using [Auto temperature cutout] in the setup menu.
  • The timer turns red when the thirty second mark is reached. In some cases, the timer may be displayed immediately after the camera is turned on.

High-temperature warnings

If the camera becomes hot, a high-temperature warning (b) may appear in the shooting display.

  • Note that the camera body, battery, and memory card may be hot while the high-temperature warning (b) is displayed.
  • Wait for the warning to clear from the display before removing memory cards from the camera. Attempting to remove the memory cards immediately may cause burns or cause the cards to be dropped and damaged.

When the Wi-Fi connection indicator flashes rapidly

When the camera becomes hot while wirelessly connecting to a computer or smart device, the Wi-Fi connection indicator (U) flashes rapidly and wireless transmission is interrupted.

  • Wait for the camera to cool before reconnecting the camera to the computer or smart device.
  • When the Wi-Fi connection indicator (U) flashes rapidly, note that the camera body and battery may be hot.

No memory card inserted

If no memory card is inserted, a “no memory card” indicator and [–E–] will appear in the shooting display.


Video mode

1Recording indicator
“No video” indicator (The 0 icon)
2External recording control (Recorders)
3Product review mode (Product review mode)
4Length of footage recorded
Timecode (Timecode)
5Accessory error (Caution: Connecting to video accessories, Cautions: Using the ME-D10 shotgun microphone)
6Hi-Res Zoom indicator (Hi-Res Zoom)
Zoom ratio for Hi-Res Zoom (Hi-Res Zoom)
7Frame size/frame rate (Video frame size and rate options)
8Destination (Destination)
9Available recording time
10Picture Control (Picture Controls)
Tone mode (Tone mode)
11Image area (Video image area options)
12Video file type (Video file types)
13Recording indicator (red border; g22: Red REC frame indicator)
14Start/stop video recording (Recording videos (b auto))

1ISO sensitivity indicator (ISO sensitivity settings)
Auto ISO sensitivity indicator (ISO sensitivity settings)
Base ISO sensitivity indicator (Base ISO sensitivity)
2Zoom position for Hi-Res Zoom (Hi-Res Zoom)
3Shutter speed (S (shutter-priority auto), M (manual))
Shutter angle (g13: Shutter mode)
4Sound level (Audio input sensitivity)
5Audio input sensitivity (Audio input sensitivity)
6Shotgun microphone connection (ME-D10 Shotgun Microphone)
External microphone/line input connector connection (Audio input selection)
7Audio directivity (Audio directivity)
8Electronic VR indicator (Electronic VR)
9Touch control guide (Touch control guide)
10Headphone volume (Headphone volume)
11Zebra pattern (g16: Zebra pattern)
12Video self-timer (Video self-timer)