Contents

 

Before You Begin

2-14

Introduction

4-5

Nomenclature/Controls

6-14

Camera body

6-7

Top LCD panel

8

Viewfinder display

9

Rear LCD panel (shooting data display)

10

Rear LCD panel (menu display)

11

Command Dials and operating buttons

12-13

Multi-selector

14

Basic Operation

15-36

1. Installing Batteries

16-17

2. Checking Battery Power

18-19

3. Mounting a Lens

20-21

4. Loading Film and Setting Film Advance Mode

22-23

5. Setting Focus Mode, AF Area Mode and Focus Area

24-25

6. Setting Metering System and Exposure Mode

26-27

7. Holding the Camera and Focusing

28-29

8. Confirming Indications in Viewfinder and Releasing the Shutter

30-31

9. Rewinding the Film

32-33

Setting Language and Date/Time

34-36

Detailed Operation

37-86

Lens Compatibility

36-42

CPU Nikkor

38

Non-CPU Nikkor

39

Using a non-CPU Nikkor lenses

40

Using a non-AI lenses

41-42

Film

43-47

Aligning frame counter and number of frame on the film/

 

Confirming film advance status

43

Setting and confirming film speed

44

Selecting film advance mode

45

Film rewinding with button operation

46

Rewinding film using the film rewind crank

47

Autofocus

48-59

Selecting AF Servo

48-49

Selecting focus area

50-51

Selecting AF Area mode

52-53

Combinations of AF functions (Single Servo AF: AF-S)

54-55

Combinations of AF functions (Continuous Servo AF: AF-C)

56-57

Focus lock

58-59

Situations Where Autofocus May Not Work As Expected

60

Manual Focus

61

Exposure Metering System

62-63

Shooting in Each Exposure Mode

64-71

Programmed Auto

64-65

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