User manual NIKON DK-17M MAGNIFYING EYEPIECE FOR D2-SERIES-D1-SERIES-F6-F5 AND F4

[. . . ] Quick-Start Guide The Quick-Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and setting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your first photographs, and transferring them to your computer. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Digital Photography (this manual) provides complete operating instructions for your camera. Nikon View Reference Manual The Nikon View Reference Manual can be found in electronic format on the reference CD provided with your camera. For information on viewing the Reference Manual, see "Connections" in this manual. [. . . ] (shutter-pri- + Press while rotating command dial Exposure mode displayed in control panel and monitor or viewfinder 70 The following modes are available: Mode How it works When to use it Taking Pictures : The Details--Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for best exposure. Flexible program ( 72) and Best choice in most circumProgrammed exposure compensation ( stances. Low shutter speeds sugShuttercamera sets aperture for best gest movement by blurring priority auto exposure. Large apertures (small f/-numbers) soften background details and let more light into User chooses aperture; camera camera, increasing range of Aperture- sets shutter speed for best exflash. -numbers) increase depth of field, bringing main subject and background into focus. Manual User chooses both shutter Use when you want complete speed and aperture. control over exposure. 71 Programmed Auto In programmed auto, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture according to the amount of light available. Adjustments to exposure can be made using the flexible program (see below), exposure compensation ( 66) or exposure bracketing ( 115). Taking Pictures : The Details--Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) Using the Flexible Program In User Set 1, 2, or 3, when the camera is set to programmed auto, the flexible program can be used to select different combinations of shutter speed and aperture which will produce the same exposure. To use the flexible program, set the camera to (programmed auto), then turn the command dial until the desired combination of shutter speed and aperture appears in the monitor or viewfinder. Press the button to switch between displaying the shutter speed and the aperture. An asterisk ("*") appears next to the exposure-mode indicator in the control panel and monitor or viewfinder to indicate that flexible program is in effect. At this setting, the shutter will remain open while the shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of 1 min (for exposures of up to five minutes, set the Exposure Options: Maximum Bulb Duration item in the SHOOTING menu to 5 min; 110). To prevent blurring caused by camera shake, we recommend that you use a tripod and a remote shutter release such as the MC-EU1 remote cord (available separately). We also recommend that you turn Noise Reduction on ( 117) to reduce mottling ("noise"). 76 Making Movies: Movie Mode The COOLPIX5700 can record movies up to 60 seconds in length at a rate of about 15 frames per second, with sound recorded via the camera's built-in microphone. Each frame is 320 × 240 pixels in size (QVGA). Taking Pictures : The Details--Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 1 In the SHOOTING menu, select Continuous: Movie ( 104). down recording. 2 Press the shutter-release buttoninall the waydirectiontoasbeginlens, the imIf the monitor is rotated to point the same the age in the monitor will be inverted. The exposure count display will show the length of the movie that can be recorded. 3 Press the shutter-release button all the way down again to end recording. Recording will end automatically after 60 seconds, or sooner if no more memory is available on the memory card. The movie will be stored as a QuickTime movie file with a file name ending in ". MOV". For information on playing back your movie, see Movie Playback ( 90). Movie Mode · Digital zoom ( 61) can zoom up to only 2×. · If the monitor is rotated to point in the same direction as the lens, the image in the monitor will be inverted. Playback will also be inverted. 77 Reacting Faster to Light: Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency) What Is "Sensitivity"?"Sensitivity" is a measure of how quickly your camera reacts to light. [. . . ] See AE Lock AE-L, AF-L, 131 AE/AF button, 57 and autoexposure lock, 57 and focus lock, 56 AE Lock, 110 AF. See image database software; Nikon View; transfer Continuous, 104 Contrast. See transfer Exposure mode, 70 aperture-priority auto, 74 manual, 75 programmed auto, 72 flexible program, 72 shutter-priority auto, 73 Exposure Options, 110 Index F Files. See image files FINE, 48, 49 Fixed Aperture, 132 Flash, built-in, 27, 62 Flash, external, 138 Flash mode, 62 Flash-ready indicator. [. . . ]