Composition | Nikon F80D guide

Dioptre Adjustment/LCD Illuminator Depth-of-Field Preview/Film Planene IndicaIndicatortor

•The finder dioptre enables near- or far-sighted photographers to adjust the eyepiece dioptre to suit their vision.

•Depress the depth-of-field preview button to confirm the depth of field through the viewfinder (see page 88).

•Remove the rubber eyecup and slide the dioptre adjustment lever while looking through the viewfinder until the focus brackets or other displays in the viewfinder appear sharp. Attach the rubber eyecup again after adjustment.

•The adjustable range of the finder dioptre is –1.8m–1to +0.8m–1. Nine optional eyepiece correction lenses provide a viewfinder dioptre range of –5 to +3m–1(P. 96).

NOTE: Using the dioptre adjustment lever

Since the dioptre adjustment lever is located next to the viewfinder, be careful not to poke yourself in the eye with your finger or fingernail while sliding the lever.

•Displays in the LCD panel can be confirmed in the dark with the LCD illuminator.

• Press the Œ button. The exposure meter turns on and the LCD panel is

•Pressing the depth-of-field button stops the lens down to the aperture controlled in Auto-Multi Progam or Shutter-Priority Auto exposure mode, and down to the aperture selected in Aperture-Priority Auto or Manual exposure mode. By looking through the viewfinder, the approximate depth of field with the given aperture can be confirmed.

•The film plane indicator shows the position of the film plane inside the camera body.

• The film plane indicator shows the standard line of the shooting distance and indicates the position of the film plane inside the camera body. Use this indicator when actually measuring camera-to-subject distance, e.g. in close- up photography.

Composition

illuminated.

• The illumination remains on as long as the exposure meter is on. Illumination

turns off after lightly pressing the shutter release button or shutter release.

c 17: The illuminator can be set to come on when any button is pressed (page 75).

• The exact distance from the lens mounting flange to the film plane is 46.5mm.

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Nikon F80D instruction manual Composition

Contents

Page Nomenclature LCD panel About Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen DisplayLCD Panel/Viewfinder Display Viewfinder Display Film Command DialsCustom Setting Exposure Take trial shots Using your camera correctlyIntroduction Have Nikon spot-check your camera regularly Contents About This Manual Install Batteries and Check BatteryPower Mount Lens Load Film Basic Operation Situa Positioned as marked inside the battery chamber Turn the power switch off and open the batteryChamber cover by sliding the battery chamber cover Cover, then firmly close the battery chamber cover Check the lens type When camera is left unattended without lensMount Lens Detaching the lens Load Film Rotate the focus area selector lock lever to lock Set the focus mode selector to S Single Servo AFSet the AF Area mode selector to g Single Area AF Focus area Shooting characteristics of exposure modes Set the exposure mode select dial to ¡ Auto-Multi 2 ProgamSet the metering system selector to Matrix Metering Hold the camera properly Hold Camera and FocusCamera shake and shutter speed Aperture are shown in 1/2 steps Confirm indications in the viewfinder while lightlyPressing the shutter release button. Shutter speed Confirm that film is completely rewound, then Speedlight. The Speedlight starts charging Using Built-In SpeedlightPress the Speedlight lock-release button to release Automatically Metering System Exposure Lens Compatibility When a non-CPU lens is attachedTypes of CPU lenses and other usable lenses/accessories Type Nikkor and other CPU Nikkor lens Film Setting and confirming film speedFilm advance mode Mid-roll rewind Focus mode selector AF Area ModeRotate AF Area mode selector to select AF Area mode Autofocus Autofocus modes Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority JFocus AF-Assist Illuminator Focus AreaOptional Speedlight and AF-Assist Illuminator While keeping the focus locked, recompose Confirm focus indicator / and lock focusFocus Lock Shoot Manual Focus Manual focus using Electronic RangefinderPatterned subject or scene Exposure Metering System Centre-Weighted MeteringMetering systems and characteristics of each are as follows Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering ¡ Auto-Multi Progam Shooting in Each Exposure ModeRotate the exposure mode select dial to select ¡ Compose picture, focus and shoot Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select Shutter-Priority Auto Set the aperture by rotating the Sub-Command Dial Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select ££ Aperture-Priority Auto ¢ Manual Electronic analog exposure display Auto Exposure Lock Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation can be performed in any exposure modeAuto Exposure Bracketing Multiple Exposure Standard compensation value in Multiple exposure Rotate the Sub-Command Dial to set the aperture Composeshoot. picture, confirm focus indicator /Rotate the Main-Command Dial to select buLb Multiple Exposure Long Time Exposure Composition Custom Setting Self-Timer Operation Menu/Features of Custom Setting Focus area selection Auto film loading when camera back is closedIllumination for superimposition Closest-subject-priority Dynamic AF in Single Servo AF Self-timer duration Command Dial functions pagesTime delay for auto meter-switch-off Film rewind pages Two-Button Reset Flash Photography 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash Accessory shoeBuilt-in Speedlight Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash ‹ Rear-Curtain Sync Flash Sync Mode Features¤ Slow Sync › Red-Eye Reduction Set the metering system Using the Built-In SpeedlightSet exposure mode and confirm shutter speed and aperture Flash shooting distance range for built-in Speedlight Usable Lenses with Built-In Speedlight Usable lenses with built-in Speedlight Flash mode Usable Optional Speedlights Depth of field Focus Tracking Setting is complete, push the Select button so Push Mode button to select one of the date displaysPush Adjust button to set the year to Newly adjusted date display appears without Imprinting date/time Imprinted date/time Miscellaneous Optional Accessories Camera Care Use fresh batteries at low temperatures TroubleshootingTurn the camera power off when changing batteries Keep batteries out of children’s reach Underexposure Specifications CPU 106 107 108 109 Index Custom Setting Menu 114 115 Nikon Corporation