Nikon N80 User Manual
Nikon
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Table of contents
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- J I CD Panel/Viewfinder Display
- BASIC OPERATION
- Install Batteries and Check Battery Power
- Lightly press the shutter release button to activate the exposure meter.
- Check the lens type.
- Turn the power switch off and mount the lens to the camera body.
- With CPU Nikkor lens with aperture ring (other than G- type), set the lens aperture to its minimum and lock.
- Detaching the lens.
- Turn the power switch on, confirm that the film speed setting is set to E0, then open the camera back by sliding the camera back lock release lever.
- Insert film from the bottom side and pull film leader out to red index mark.
- Set Focus Mode, AF Area Mode and Focus Area
- Set Metering System and Exposure Mode
- Hold Camera and Focus
- Confirm Indications in Viewfinder and Release Shutter
- Confirm indications in the viewfinder while lightly pressing the shutter release button. (Shutter speed and aperture are shown in 1/2 steps.)
- Confirm that focus indicator • appears and slowly depress the shutter release button.
- Film starts to rewind automatically when film reaches the end of the roll.
- Confirm that film is completely rewound, then remove film cartridge.
- Press the Speedlight lock-release button to release the Speedlight. The Speedlight starts charging automatically.
- Confirm ^ in viewfinder, then compose, focus and take the picture.
- About Metering System and Exposure
- Install Batteries and Check Battery Power
- DETAILED
- OPERATION
- CAUTION: Nikkor lenses/accessories that cannot be attached to the N80/N80QD * •
- Set the exposure mode/ISO film speed select dial to ISO and rotate the Main-Command Dial to set film speed in use.
- To rewind film at mid-roll, press the two film rewind buttons Qii simultaneously for approx. 1 sec.
- Rotate the film advance mode selector while pressing the film advance mode selector lock release to select film advance mode.
- AF Area Mode
- AF Area Mode —continued
- Focus Area
- Focus Lock
- Situations Where Autofocus May Not Work As Expected
- Manual Focus
- Rotate the metering system selector to select the desired metering system.
- in: Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering
- ra: Center-Weighted Metering
- H: Spot Metering
- IP: Auto-Multi Program
- i Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select P.
- Compose picture, focus and shoot.
- IS: Shutter-Priority Auto
- i Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select S.
- Compose picture, focus and shoot.
- I A: Aperture-Priority Auto
- Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select A.
- Compose picture, focus and shoot.
- IM: Manual
- Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select M.
- Set the shutter speed and aperture and confirm by looking at the electronic analog exposure display in the viewfinder.
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- Auto Exposure Lock
- Compose picture, focus and shoot.
- Set the number of shots and compensated EV value by rotating the Sub-Command Dial while pressing the Auto Exposure Bracketing GSj button.
- Compose picture, focus and shoot.
- Rotate the Main-Command Dial while pressing the O button to set the necessary exposure compensation.
- Long Time Exposure
- Rotate the Main-Command Dial to select buLb and rotate the Sub-Command Dial to set the aperture.
- Compose picture, focus and shoot.
- i Set the film advance mode selector to ci) while I pressing the film advance mode selector lock release.
- Compose picture, focus by lightly pressing the shutter release button and fully depress the shutter release button.
- CUSTOM SEHING
- FLASH
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- Ready-Light/Accessory Shoe
- Set the flash sync mode by rotating the Main-Command Dial while pressing the flash sync mode button O-
- □: Front-Curtain Sync
- 9: Slow Sync
- Rear-Curtain Sync
- □: Red-Eye Reduction
- Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
- Confirm i appears in the viewfinder, make sure the subject is within the flash shooting distance range and shoot.
- Flash Exposure Compensation
- About Depth, of Field and Focus Tracking
- Ready-Light/Accessory Shoe
- DATA BACK
- Adjusting Date and Time and Imprinting Data (for N80QD only)
- J Adjusting Date and Time and Imprinting Data-continued
- Push MODE button to select date/time display and fully depress the shutter release button to take a picture with the imprinted date/time.
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- MISCELLANEOUS