User manual NIKON HL-E5000 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 5000)

[. . . ] Photographs taken with the HL-E5000 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 5000) may differ from those shown here. The illustrations in this manual show the LCD monitor used in the NTSCcompatible model of the HL-E5000 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 5000). Owing to differences in video standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly different from those shown here. Troubleshooting outlines steps to take when things go wrong -3- First Steps This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the following steps: · attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety) · insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately; for information on using the AC adapter, see the documentation provided with the adapter) · insert the compact flash-memory card · choose the language to be used in the setting and playback menus · set the camera's clock-calendar to the current date and time Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photographs as described at the end of this chapter. Putting Batteries in Your Camera 1 Turn the camera off Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera is on a tripod, detach the tripod before inserting batteries). 2 Open the battery cover Turn the camera upside down and open the battery chamber by sliding the latch to the open position, slipping the cover out from the camera, and then opening the lid. 1 3 2 3 Insert batteries Insert the batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles aligned as shown in the diagram at the entrance to the battery chamber. 4 Close the battery cover Close the cover and slide it back into position, then slide the latch button back to latch the cover. Notes on batteries The camera's clock-calendar is powered by a separate rechargable battery. [. . . ] BLACK&WHITE Offers a choice of black-and-white or color photography. FOLDERS Create new folders, rename or delete existing folders, or choose the folder in which to store subsequent photos. See "The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu, " above. AUTO SHOOTING FOLDERS AUTO LENS AE LOCK USER SET CARDFORMAT RESET ALL SET UP 1 The M-REC menu contains the following options: WHITE BAL (White Balance) Depending on lighting conditions, whites in a photograph may appear slightly yellow or blue. For details, see "Taking Photographs: Lighting" in the Pocket Guide. See "Taking Photographs: Lighting" in the Pocket Guide for details. Using the menus If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be highlighted using the zoom buttons and selected using the shutter-release button. You can page through menus that have multiple pages by pressing the MENU button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press the shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu disappears. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu - 28 - LENS (Lens Converter) Offers a choice of settings for achieving optimum results with the following lens converters (available separately): the FCE8 fisheye lens converter, the WC-E24 wide-angle lens converter, and the TC-E2 telephoto lens converter. AE LOCK Fixes autoexposure and white balance to produce several matching photographs of a single scene. Instructions on using this setting to take photographs that can later be blended into a single image are provided below. CARDFORMAT (Card Format) Format memory cards for use in the HL-E5000 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 5000). Camera zooms in to maximum opticalzoom position for enhanced telephoto photography. Zoom can be adjusted between maximum zoom and the middle optical zoom position (the third step shown in the LCD monitor zoom indicator). Flash is disabled. These options should only be used when the appropriate lens converter is attached. When using the camera without a lens converter, select NORMAL for normal camera operation. To change the lens converter setting: 1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC. 2 Press the MENU button to display the shooting menu, then press it again to view the second page. 3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight LENS and press the shutter-release button. 1 SHOOTING FOLDERS AUTO LENS AE LOCK USER SET CARDFORMAT RESET ALL SET UP CONCEPT TELEFOTO (for TC-E2 telephoto lens converter) 4 Use the zoom buttons to select the desired option from the menu shown at right, then press the shutter-release button to return to shooting mode. LENS NORMAL WIDE TELEFOTO FISHEYE1 FISHEYE2 Camera zooms all the way out to take fisheye photographs with the four corFISHEYE1 ners of the frame blacked out, creating (for FC-E8 fisheye a circular frame. Flash is disabled and lens converter) focus fixed at an autofocus setting of infinity. Camera zooms all the way out to take FISHEYE2 (for FC-E8 fisheye fisheye photographs in a square frame. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu At settings other than NORMAL, a lens converter icon ( ) will appear in the LCD monitor, and settings will be optimized for the chosen converter as described at left. Choose NORMAL to cancel changes to settings and restore normal camera operation. - 32 - PRACTICE Making a Panorama--Tips (AE-LOCK) In M-REC mode, you can lock autoexposure and auto white balance to produce a series of photographs with consistent color balance and exposure. This can be used to take several matching photographs of a single scene, which can later be blended together to create a panorama or a virtual-reality image. Autoexposure and white-balance settings are fixed at the values used in the first photograph taken after ON is selected. [. . . ] If you are using a PC-card adapter with Windows 3. 1, you may need to configure your computer for an ATA RAM card. Your computer can't read photographs recorded on the memory card Troubleshooting: General Problems - 52 - Error Messages When there is a problem with the flash-memory card or with the camera's internal programming and circuitry, an error message will appear superimposed on the image in the LCD monitor. Below is a list of error messages that may be displayed by the HL-E5000 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 5000) and the steps that should be taken to deal with them. Turn the mode dial to OFF and confirm that the flash-memory card has been correctly inserted in the camera as described in "First Steps: Inserting and Removing Memory Cards. " Use a Nikon memory card. OU T O F MEMOR Y CARD I S F U L L There is not enough memory to record more photographs. No photographs can be taken until some images have been deleted from memory as described in "Using the Buttons (PLAY)" or "The Camera Menus: The Playback Menu. " The camera has encountered an error while saving a photo or has run out of file numbers in the current folder. [. . . ]