Contents | Nikon N90 specification

CONTENTS
FOREWORD		.. ........ .. .. ... ............. .4
NOMENCLATURE		5- 10
BASIC OPERATION		. ... ................... 11 -26
MOUNTING THE LENS		.... .. ........ .. 12
INSTALLING BATIERIES		13
CHECKING BATIERY POWER		14- 15
LOADING FILM		.. .. ....... .. .... ..... .. 16-18
BASIC SHOOTING	.. .. .... .... .. .... ................ .. 19-24
REWINDING FILM . .. .. .. ................ ................. ......... .......25-26
GENERAL FUNCTIONS		........................ ......27 -66
FILM ADVANCE MODE		.. ..... ..... .28-29
SINGLE-FRAME SHOOTING		...... .................... .. ... 28
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING		.. .. .. ..........................29
EXPOSURE METERING SYSTEM		30-32
MATRIX METERING		.. .... .. ........................ 30
CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING		.. ... ......... .. .31
SPOT METERING		......... ...........31
SETTING METERING SYSTEM		.. ............................32
FOCUS		.33-48
FOCUS AREA	............................................33-35
AUTOFOCUS		..... ... .. ..35-39
AUTOFOCUS WITH MAIN SUBJECT OFF CENTER ......40-43
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS		.44-45
MANUAL FOCUS		.. ... ... .. .................. .46-48
EXPOSURE MODE		.. ................. .49-66
SELECTING EXPOSURE MODE . ..		...... ................ .. ... 50-53
SETTING EXPOSURE MODE		.. .. .. ........................ .. ....54
FLEXIBLE PROGRAM .. .	. ................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ 55

OPERATION IN SHUTIER-PRIORITY AUTO
EXPOSURE MODE	56-59
OPERATION IN APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO
EXPOSURE MODE	60-62
OPERATION IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE	63-66
VARI-PROGRAM	..67-85
WHAT IS VARI -PROGRAM?	68-69
SELECTING VARI-PROGRAM SOFTWARE.. .. .. .......... ............ 70-71
SHOOTING WITH VARI-PROGRAM	72-85
PORTRAIT PROGRAM	72-73
PORTRAIT PROGRAM WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION
(with SB-25 Speedlight exclusively)	74-75
HYPERFOCAL PROGRAM	76-77
LANDSCAPE PROGRAM	78-79
SILHOUETTE PROGRAM	..80-81
SPORT PROGRAM	82-83
CLOSE-UP PROGRAM	84-85
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	86- 102
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION	87 -93
AE-L (AUTO EXPOSURE LOCK) LEVER	88-89
TO OBTAIN METER READING FOR A PARTICULAR
SUBJECT IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE	90-91
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION BUTION	...92-93
SELF-TIMER OPERATION	94-96
ONE-SHOT SELF-TIMER	95
TWO-SHOT SELF-TIMER	........ 96
TO CONFIRM SHARPNESS BEFORE SHOOTING
-DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW BUTION	... 97

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Nikon N90 instruction manual Contents

Contents

Nikon Contents Flash Photography 126 Foreword Nomenclature Page Page Used with command dial Dddlfc D ~~~ Program/compensation value Basic Operation Mounting the Lens Installing Batteries Have a fresh set ready About exposure meterData Link System users About electronic beeper Loading Film Do not touch the shutter curtains ~ ~ Basic Shooting Sync will be performed MF-26 users With Nikon Autofocus 8peedlightPage FE E Page Rewinding Film EJ~Or!lFPage General Functions FS.6 EJ~Dr!1iF ~HDe Exposure Metering System Matrix Metering CENTER-WEIGHTED Metering Spot Metering IBP =J l Focus Area When using Nikon dedicated SpeedlightFocus Wide-Area AutofoeusPage Autofocus 25 fS.6 Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority ~ I I I possible p 125 F5.6 Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority Moving suject is expected to be in focus Single Servo AF mode Autofocus with Main Subject OFF Center Picture Continuous Servo AF mode MF-26 or Data Link System usersPage ~C1& ,5 F5.6 Page EJ~~ Manual focus with Electronic RangefinderPage Manual focus using clear matte field Exposure Mode Selecting Exposure Mode Programmed auto exposure modes PIPs Program chart of Auto Multi-Program Iiii Manual exposure mode Shutter- Priority Auto exposure modeAperture-Priority Auto exposure mode High shutter speed Slow shutter speed Setting Exposure Mode 10 P 1,5 FS.E ~60 Fa Flexible Program Operation in SHUTTER-PRIORITY Auto Exposure Mode FS.SI ~ is B iCOO I c iB is 3D 60 IcS cSO SOD 1000 cOOO iOOO Bodo 60 M =JjJJ El To take the picture, fully depress shutter release button Operation in APERTURE-PRIORITY Auto Exposure Mode F i f~ f~B fi fS.6 fB f I I f 16 f~~ f3~ fiS f6i With AI-type lenses including AI-modified Nikkor =lliD l Operation in Manual Exposure Mode Set aperture by rotating the lens aperture ring 1111 With AI-type lenses including AI-modified Nikkor VARI-PROGRAM What is VARI-PROGRAM? Silhouette Program 5l Portrait Program P Sport Program 5 PLandscape Program l R Close-Up Program U Selecting VARI-PROGRAM MF-26 users To cancel Vari-ProgramTo confirm selected Vari-Program in the LCD panel Shooting with VARI-PROGRAM Portrait Program Recommended lenses Recommended camera settingsProcedure With Nikon Speedlight IeS FS.6 Recommended lenses Recommended camera settingsProcedure To further reduce red-eye IeS fS.6 To ensure sharper focused subject and background OBJoo Procedure Some ways to increase apparent sharpness OBJoo To make your main subject beautifully silhouetted IcS fS.6 Sport Program Recommended lenses CLOSE-UP Program ~l for continuous shooting Special Functions Exposure Compensation About reflectance AE-L Auto Exposure Lock Lever Page Page Eo., FS.+, ..~ Exposure Compensation Button F3.t SELF-TIMER Operation 25 F5.6 125 F5.6 Page Long Time EXPOSURE-USING bLJ t b Setting MC-20 users Data Link System users To USE NON-OX-CODED Film IcS FS.6 Interchanging Focusing Screens 102 Lenses 103 Lens Compatibility Chart 104 105 About D-type AF Nikkor lenses 106 Flash Photography 107 Flash Modes Available with Nikon Speedlights When using Programmed Auto exposure modeNikon Speedlight Compatibility YesS What YOU can do with Your Nikon SpeedlightS8-25Yes S8-24Yes S8-23, S8-22 Type of TIL Auto Flash When using Vari- Program With S8-25 When using Vari-Program With S8-24 When using Vari-Program Selected to perform MUlti-Sensor 114 115 CENTER-WEIGHTED/SPOT FILL-FLASHStandard TTL Flash Sec. to 1/60 sec1 Programmed Auto P, PsTo 1Ifocallength sec1 Sec3 100 200 400 ISO film speed TTL Auto Flash Operation 118 119 Auto Multi-Program modeShutter-Priority Auto exposure mode To Make Night Background More VISIBLE-SLOW Sync Operation Slow Sync Normal Sync 121 To Create NATURAL-LOOKING Stream of UGHT-REAR-CURTAIN Sync 123 RED-EYE Reduction for use with 58-25 only To further reduce red -eye 125 126 V / V / V / V / V V / V Miscellaneous 128 Accessory Compatibility Camera Care Tips 130 Do not lubricate the camera 132 133 Specifications 134 135 Viewfinder 136 137 Sec 138 Confirmation Glossary CPU Focus-Priority for autofocus Exposure controlFill-flash Flash synchronization Matrix metering system ISO film speedManual flash Release-Priority for autofocus TTL auto flash Wide-Area AF LCD Paneliviewfinder Indications 143 D5 F LCD panelNiewfinderShutter Cause and remedy LCD panelNiewfinder Shutter =JI!IJ l =lIilJ l IJ 146 147 Nikon