Nikon 1768 Instruction Manual - Page 81

Recommended lenses, Recommended camera settings, Procedure, To make your main subject beautifully,

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Recommended lenses Choose your lens according to the desired effect. If you want to picture a dynamic sunset. for example, use a telephoto AF Nikkor to magnify the sun. To make your main subject beautifully silhouetted • There must be a difference (at least 2 EV) in brightness between subject and background. Recommended camera settings Metering system ~ for Matrix' Focus area 0 for Wide' or [£] for Spot Focus mode S for Single Servo AF Film advance mode III for Single-frame shooting, or ~H or • Automatically selected. ~ L for continuous shooting Procedure You can follow steps 4-6 of basic shooting procedure on pp. 21-24. Silhouette Program tends to select a slow shutter speed to produce effectively silhouetted pictures. To avoid camera shake, use a tripod. With Nikon Speedlight on, S t inside the viewfinder blinks, telling you to tum off the Speedlight. CAUTION! The Silhouette Program is effective for taking pictures of people silhouetted against the sun or a bright sky. However, never look at the sun, with your naked eye, a filter or through a camera. The sun may damage the retina and cause permanent blindness. To protect your eyes, use a medically approved solar viewing filter. 81

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Recommended lenses
Choose your lens according to the desired effect.
If
you want to
picture a dynamic sunset. for example, use a telephoto
AF
Nikkor to magnify the sun.
Recommended camera settings
Metering system
~
for Matrix'
Focus area
0 for Wide' or
[£]
for Spot
Focus mode
S
for Single Servo
AF
Fi
lm advance mode
III
for
Sing
le-frame shooting, or
~H
or
~
L
for continuous shooting
Automatically
selected
.
Procedure
You can follow steps 4-6
of
basic shooting procedure on pp.
21-24.
Silhouette Program tends to select a
slow shutter speed
to
produce effectively silhouetted pictures. To avoid camera
shake, use a tripod.
With Nikon Speedlight on, S
t
inside the viewfinder blinks,
telling you to tum off the Speed
light.
To make your main subject beautifully
silhouetted
• There must be a difference
(at
least 2
EV)
in
brightness
between subject and background.
CAUTION!
The Silhouette Program
is
effective for taking pictures
of
people silhouetted against the sun or a bright sky.
However,
never look
at
the sun, with your na
ke
d
eye,
a
filter
or
through
a
camer
a.
The sun may damage the
retina and cause permanent blindness. To protect your
eyes, use a medically approved solar viewing filter.
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