Basic operation

4. Opening shooting data (text file) using spreadsheet software

Shooting data is saved as a CSV text file for each film. This text file can be easily opened and manipulated with spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft® Excel.

Text data (example using the F6)

The shooting data for each film is saved as the text data shown here.

Film speed,Film number,Camera ID 50,2,000

Frame number,Shutter speed,Aperture,Focal length,Lens maximum aperture,Metering system,Exposure mode,Flash sync mode,Exposure compensation value,EV difference in Manual,Flash exposure compensation value,Speedlight setting,Multiple exposure,Lock,Vibration Reduction,Date(yy/mm/dd),Time 01,125,F4,48(28-70),F3.5-F4.5,Color matrix,M,Front curtain sync,+1.7,+0.3,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:01 02,250,F4.2,60(28-70),F3.5-F4.5,Color matrix,M,Front curtain sync,+1.7,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:02 03,640,F13,62(28-70),F3.5-F4.5,Spot,P,Front curtain sync,0.0,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:04 04,640,F7.1,62(28-70),F3.5-F4.5,Spot,P,Front curtain sync,-1.0,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:04 05,250,F18,52(28-70),F3.5-F4.5,Center weighted,S,Front curtain sync,-1.0,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:04 06,640,F2.8,300,F2.8,Center weighted,A,Front curtain sync,+0.3,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:07 07,800,F2.8,300,F2.8,Center weighted,A,Front curtain sync,+0.3,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:07 08,500,F4,600,F4,Center weighted,M,Front curtain sync,+0.3,+0.8,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:10 09,500,F5.6,600,F4,Center weighted,M,Front curtain sync,+0.3,-0.2,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:10 10,320,F2.8,50,F1.4,Matrix,A,Front curtain sync,+0.3,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:11 11,60,F5.6,50,F1.4,Matrix,A,Front curtain sync,+0.3,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:11 12,250,F4,180,F2.8,Matrix,A,Front curtain sync,0.0,0.0,0.0,non-TTL auto flash,None,AE Unlock,VR off,2005/07/25,10:12

Using spreadsheet software to make a table (example using the F6)

If the shooting data file is opened in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft® Excel, it can be converted for readability very easily.

For details on converting your data, refer to the instruction manual for your spreadsheet application software.

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Nikon MV-1 instruction manual Opening shooting data text file using spreadsheet software, Text data example using the F6