Nikon F80D LCD Panel/Viewfinder Display, LCD panel, About Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen Display

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LCD Panel/Viewfinder Display

•LCD panel

Shutter speed/

Exposure compensation value

Flash exposure compensation (P. 85)

Exposure compensation (P. 60)

Flexible Program (P. 51)

DX indication (P. 36)

Flash sync mode (P. 80)

Bracketing bar graphs (P. 61)

Aperture

Custom Setting

(P. 70)

Battery power

(P. 16)

Frame counter

(P. 21)

Focus area (P. 42)

Auto Exposure Bracketing (P. 61)

•Viewfinder Display

12mm-dia. reference circle for Centre-Weighted

 

On-Demand Grid Lines (P. 71)

Metering area (P. 49)

 

Focus brackets (focus area) (P. 42)/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spot Metering area (P. 49)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The illustrations are fully labelled for your reference.

About Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen Display

The new Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen Display of the F80/F80D/F80S employs the convenient Vari-Brite Focus Area display system; it enables clear display of the focus brackets at the selected focus area in the viewfinder for easy identification. When the finder image is bright, the focus brackets are displayed in black and when the finder image is dark, the focus brackets are momentarily illuminated in red. The selected focus area can be identified easily in both bright and dark conditions with this function (page 72).

Also, the new Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen Display allows the superimposition of On- Demand Grid Lines. The grid lines can be displayed by using Custom Setting Menu #4 (page 71). These grids assist you in composing the frame, in taking landscape pictures or in shifting/tilting PC-Nikkor lenses.

*Due to characteristics of the LCD used in the Vari-Brite Focus Area display system, a thin line outside the selected focus area may also be displayed or the entire viewfinder may be illuminated in red under certain conditions. These are not malfunctions.

About LCD

Focus indicator (P. 27)

Focus area (P. 42)

Metering system (P. 48)

Multiple exposure (P. 63)/ AE-L (Auto exposure lock) indicator (P. 58)

Shutter speed

Aperture

Flash ready-light (P. 79)

Frame counter (P. 21)/Exposure compensation value (P. 60)/Flash exposure compensation value (P. 85)

Exposure compensation (P. 60)

Flash exposure compensation (P. 85)

Exposure mode (P. 50-57)/Electronic analog exposure display (P. 57)/ Exposure compensation value display (P. 60)

The LCD panel and viewfinder displays tend to turn darker at high temperatures and slower response time at low temperatures. On the other hand, the LCD in the Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen Display tends to turn lighter at high temperatures and darker with slower response time at low temperatures. In either case, when the temperature returns to normal, the displays also return to normal.

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CAUTION: About viewfinder

The viewfinder will be dark without battery power but brightens after installation of fresh batteries. This is not a malfunction.

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Contents Page Nomenclature Viewfinder Display About Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen DisplayLCD Panel/Viewfinder Display LCD panelExposure Command DialsCustom Setting FilmHave Nikon spot-check your camera regularly Using your camera correctlyIntroduction Take trial shotsContents Load Film Install Batteries and Check BatteryPower Mount Lens About This ManualSitua Basic OperationCover, then firmly close the battery chamber cover Turn the power switch off and open the batteryChamber cover by sliding the battery chamber cover Positioned as marked inside the battery chamberDetaching the lens When camera is left unattended without lensMount Lens Check the lens typeLoad Film Focus area Set the focus mode selector to S Single Servo AFSet the AF Area mode selector to g Single Area AF Rotate the focus area selector lock lever to lockSet the exposure mode select dial to ¡ Auto-Multi 2 Progam Shooting characteristics of exposure modesSet the metering system selector to Matrix Metering Hold Camera and Focus Hold the camera properlyCamera shake and shutter speed Confirm that film is completely rewound, then Confirm indications in the viewfinder while lightlyPressing the shutter release button. Shutter speed Aperture are shown in 1/2 stepsAutomatically Using Built-In SpeedlightPress the Speedlight lock-release button to release Speedlight. The Speedlight starts chargingExposure Metering SystemType Nikkor and other CPU Nikkor lens When a non-CPU lens is attachedTypes of CPU lenses and other usable lenses/accessories Lens CompatibilityMid-roll rewind Setting and confirming film speedFilm advance mode FilmAutofocus AF Area ModeRotate AF Area mode selector to select AF Area mode Focus mode selectorDynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority J Autofocus modesFocus Focus Area AF-Assist IlluminatorOptional Speedlight and AF-Assist Illuminator Shoot Confirm focus indicator / and lock focusFocus Lock While keeping the focus locked, recomposeManual focus using Electronic Rangefinder Manual FocusPatterned subject or scene Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering Centre-Weighted MeteringMetering systems and characteristics of each are as follows Exposure Metering SystemCompose picture, focus and shoot Shooting in Each Exposure ModeRotate the exposure mode select dial to select ¡ ¡ Auto-Multi ProgamShutter-Priority Auto Rotate the exposure mode select dial to selectRotate the exposure mode select dial to select £ Set the aperture by rotating the Sub-Command Dial£ Aperture-Priority Auto Electronic analog exposure display ¢ ManualAuto Exposure Lock Exposure compensation can be performed in any exposure mode Exposure CompensationAuto Exposure Bracketing Standard compensation value in Multiple exposure Multiple ExposureMultiple Exposure Long Time Exposure Composeshoot. picture, confirm focus indicator /Rotate the Main-Command Dial to select buLb Rotate the Sub-Command Dial to set the apertureComposition Self-Timer Operation Custom SettingMenu/Features of Custom Setting Closest-subject-priority Dynamic AF in Single Servo AF Auto film loading when camera back is closedIllumination for superimposition Focus area selectionFilm rewind pages Command Dial functions pagesTime delay for auto meter-switch-off Self-timer durationFlash Photography Two-Button ResetMulti-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash Accessory shoeBuilt-in Speedlight 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash› Red-Eye Reduction Flash Sync Mode Features¤ Slow Sync ‹ Rear-Curtain SyncFlash shooting distance range for built-in Speedlight Using the Built-In SpeedlightSet exposure mode and confirm shutter speed and aperture Set the metering systemUsable lenses with built-in Speedlight Usable Lenses with Built-In SpeedlightUsable Optional Speedlights Flash modeFocus Tracking Depth of fieldNewly adjusted date display appears without Push Mode button to select one of the date displaysPush Adjust button to set the year to Setting is complete, push the Select button soImprinted date/time Imprinting date/timeMiscellaneous Optional Accessories Camera Care Keep batteries out of children’s reach TroubleshootingTurn the camera power off when changing batteries Use fresh batteries at low temperaturesUnderexposure CPU Specifications106 107 108 109 Index Custom Setting Menu 114 115 Nikon Corporation
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