Film

Setting and confirming film speed

Rotate the Main-Command Dial while pressing the film speed ° button to set film speed in use.

Film speed can be set to s and between ISO 6-6400 in 1/3 steps by rotating the Main-Command Dial.

When film speed is set to s and DX-coded film is installed, film speed is automatically set between ISO 25-5000. Film speed can also be set manually with DX-coded film to have an effect of increased or decreased film sensitivity.

Film speed can be set between ISO 6-6400 with non-DX-coded film.

Press the ° button to confirm the film speed set on the camera.

·5: When film speed is set to s and non-DX-coded film is loaded, a, s and Err blink in the LCD panel after film is advanced to the first frame. This warning indication can be changed to appear when the power switch is turned on (page 71).

Mid-roll rewind

To rewind film at mid-roll, press the two film rewind buttons simultaneously for approx. 1 sec.

o––blinks in the LCD panel during film rewind and the frame counter counts backwards until rewind is complete.

Film is completely rewound when the frame counter shows blinking “E”. (E appears without blinking when the exposure meter is off.) Open the camera back and remove the film cartridge.

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If film does not start to rewind or film rewind stops at mid-roll

When battery power is very low, or at low temperatures, film may not start rewinding or film rewind may stop at mid-roll, and o––and frame number will blink in the LCD panel. In this case, turn the power switch off, change batteries, then turn the power switch on and rewind film again.

Film advance mode

Rotate the film advance mode selector while pressing

Film

the film advance mode selector lock release to select

film advance mode.

 

The following film advance modes are available:

S:Single-frame shooting

Fully depressing the shutter release button takes one picture and automatically advances the film by one frame.

C:Continuous shooting

Shots are taken continuously at the rate of up to approx. 4.5 fps as long as you keep the shutter release button fully depressed.

Cs: Continuous silent-low-speed shooting

Shots are taken continuously at the rate of up to approx. 3 fps as long as you keep the shutter release button fully depressed. Film rewind speed also slows down and there is little rewind noise.

Film advance speed is tested using camera settings of focus mode C, exposure mode ¢, shutter speed 1/250 sec. or faster, aperture other than maximum, at normal temperature of 20°C (68°F), with AA-type alkaline-manganese batteries, for the first to 36th frames of a film.

When the film advance mode selector is set to Z, multiple exposure can be performed (page 60). Also, when it is set to V, self-timer operation can be performed (page 67).

When the batteries are exhausted, film advance speed slows down since film advance automatically switches to start after the mirror is all the way down. (Normally, film advance starts immediately when the mirror starts to go down.) In this case, battery change is recommended.

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Nikon F 100 Rotate the film advance mode selector while pressing, Film advance mode selector lock release to select