Load Film

Check points

3

Turn the power switch on and

load DX-coded film. With DX-

coded film, film speed will be set

automatically (ISO 25-5000).

When the camera is turned on, film is loaded and the camera back is closed, the film automatically advances to the first frame.

DX-coded film

ISO

(film speed)

DX mark

To change film speed with DX-coded film or select film advance mode,

OPERATION

see pages 36-37.

Shutter curtains are very thin. Do not touch the shutter curtains with

BASIC

your finger or the film leader.

Avoid direct sunlight when changing film outdoors.

3.1

Turn the power switch on, confirm that the film

speed setting is set to s, then open the camera

 

back by sliding the camera back lock release lever.

If the film speed setting is not set to s, see page 36.

3.Insert film from the bottom side and pull film leader

2 out to red index mark.

• Do not insert the film leader beyond the red index mark.

NOTE: Loading/removing film

Shutter curtains are very thin. Do not touch the shutter curtains with your finger or the film leader.

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3.3

Hold the film cartridge and ensure film is properly

positioned with no slack, then gently close the

 

camera back until the camera back snaps closed.

 

Film automatically advances to the first frame.

When 1 appears on the LCD panel, the film has advanced to the first frame.

When Err and E blink in the LCD panel and viewfinder, film is not properly installed. Open the camera back again and reload film.

s and Err in the LCD panel and Err in viewfinder blink and the shutter

locks when a non-DX-coded film is loaded with camera film speed set to s. Set film speed manually (page 36).

Frame number display remains when the power switch is off.

You can check the number of available exposures on the film roll through the film cartridge confirmation window.

Infrared films cannot be used since an infrared sensor is used for the detection of the film frame position.

c 8: Camera can be set to advance the film to the first frame not until the shutter release button is pressed (page 72).

3.4

Set the film advance mode selector to ı (single-

frame shooting) while pressing the film advance

 

mode selector lock release.

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Nikon F80D instruction manual Load Film