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Hold Camera and Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lightly pressing the shutter

release button automatically

focuses the camera on the

 

subject and when the subject is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in focus, causes / to appear in

 

the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

Hold the camera properly.

 

Keep your elbow propped against your body for support.

Stand with one foot forward a half step and keep your upper body still.

Grasp the camera handgrip with your right hand and use your left hand to cradle the camera (or lens).

The optional Multi-Power High Speed Battery Pack MB-15 (page 88) makes available a shutter release button for vertical frame shooting.

Camera shake and shutter speed

Preventing camera shake is crucial when taking photographs. In general, you should set the shutter speed faster than ‘1/focal length of your lens’ sec. (Example: when using a 50mm lens, set the shutter speed faster than 1/50 sec.) Use of a tripod is recommended for shooting at slower shutter speeds.

NOTE: Composing frame

This camera’s viewfinder frame shows approximately 96% of the image actually exposed on the film frame. Note that the edges of a negative film are partially cropped by most labs.

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Check points

 

OPERATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diopter adjustment (page 63) enables you to see more clearly through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

To take a picture of a subject outside the focus area, shift the focus

 

BASIC

 

 

 

40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area by using the focus area selector (page 37) or use focus lock (page

 

 

 

 

 

The optional Data Back MF-29 lets you imprint date and/or time on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

your photos/negatives (page 92).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2

Compose frame and focus by lightly pressing the

 

 

shutter release button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center the focus brackets on your subject and lightly press the shutter release button. The camera focuses automatically and focus indicator appears or blinks as follows.

/appears: Subject is in focus.

<appears: Camera is focused on an area between camera and subject.

>appears: Camera is focused on an area behind the subject. ? blinks: Unable to focus using autofocus.

To take a picture of a subject outside the focus area, shift the focus area by using the focus area selector (page 37) or use focus lock (page 40).

In situations where autofocus may not work as expected, see page 42.

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Nikon F 100 instruction manual Hold Camera and Focus, Hold the camera properly, Camera shake and shutter speed