Nikon F65D Shooting with Vari-Program, s Portrait mode, d Landscape mode, f Close-Up mode

Shooting with Vari-Program

Vari-Program gives you the option to choose from Portrait, Landscape, Close-Up, Sports Continuous or Night Scene mode—designed for specific picture-taking situations and photographic images.

1 Set the exposure mode dial to the desired Vari-Program, then lightly press the shutter release button.

• Centre the focus brackets on your subject (where you want the focus) and lightly press the shutter release button. The camera focuses automatically and focus indicator appears or blinks as follows.

/ appears: Subject is in focus.

/ blinks: Unable to focus using

autofocus.

2 Confirm that focus indicator / appears and slowly depress the shutter release button.

• Shutter speed and aperture are automatically determined to suit the selected Vari-Program and are displayed in the LCD panel and viewfinder.

• When the subject is dark or backlit, the built-in Speedlight automatically pops up and fires.

• When the subject is backlit in g Sports Continuous or d Landscape mode, the Speedlight does not fire automatically.

NOTE: Vari-Program

Flexible Program (page 53), Auto Exposure Bracketing (page 62) and Multiple Exposure (page 64) cannot be performed in Vari-Program. When using the flash in Vari-Program, the Flash Sync modes (page 78) automatically change according to each mode selected.

s: Portrait mode

Use this mode whenever you are taking pictures of people. It creates a blurred background to accentuate your main subject.

•85mm to 200mm telephoto lenses with large maximum apertures are recommended.

•Distancing the main subject and the background emphasises the effect.

d: Landscape mode

Use this mode whenever you’re taking a picture of a distant scene. The overall picture, whether the subject is near or far, is sharply focused.

•A wide-angle lens is suited to capturing a wide view of the landscape.

•In some shooting situations, slow shutter speed is selected. To avoid camera shake, use a tripod.

•Use of the Speedlight is not recommended for

only landscape shots. To cancel flash, set the flash sync mode to Flash Cancel fl (page 79) or close the built-in Speedlight while lightly pressing the shutter release button.

f: Close-Up mode

Use this mode when you are taking pictures up close. It creates a blurred background to accentuate your main subject. Useful in taking close-ups of subjects such as flowers or insects.

•Effect is maximised at minimum focusing distance of the lens in use. When using a zoom lens, use telephoto zoom position.

•For more professional uses, Micro-Nikkor lenses are recommended.

•In some shooting situations, slow shutter speed is selected. To avoid camera shake, use a tripod.

•Dynamic AF Mode and centre focus area are automatically selected (page 46).

BASIC OPERATION

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