Nikon 1776 Instruction Manual - Page 43

AF-Assist, Illuminator

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IAF-Assist Illuminator • When the subject is dark and the shutter release button is pressed lightly, the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator automatically turns on and enables autofocus operation in a dark environment. • AF-Assist Illuminator automatically turns on in the following situations: Focus mode is Single Servo AF, AF Nikkor lens is used , subject is dark and center focus area is selected or Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority is activated . • Focal length of the usable AF Nikkor lens is 24-200mm and the distance range of the AF-Assist Illuminator is approx. O.5-3m (1 .6-9 .B ft .). [!I§li'lI 18: AF-Assist Illuminator can be canceled (page 75) . J NOTE: Continuous use of the AF-Assist Illuminator When the AF-Assist Illuminator is used continuously, illumination is limited temporarily to protect the firing tube. The illumination restarts after a few moments. Also, when the AF-Assist Illuminator is used repeatedly in a short period of time, be careful not to touch the AF-Assist Illuminator lamp because it may have become hot. Optional Speedlight and AF-Assist Illuminator When an optional Speed light is attached and the condition for the AF-Assist Illumination is met, the AF-Assist Illuminator of the optional Speedlight S8-BODX, S8-50DX, S8-2BI 2BDX , S8-27, S8-26, S8-25 and S8-24 automatically turns on. With other optional Speedlights, camera 's Illuminator turns on . • Autofocus using the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator cannot be performed due to vignetting with following lenses at shooting distance within 1m: AF Micro 200mm f/4IF-ED, AF-S 17-35mm f/2.BIF-ED, AF 1B-35mm f/3.54.5 ED, AF 20-35mm f/2.B IF, AF 24-B5mm f/2.B-4 , AF 24-120mm f/3.5-5 .6 IF, AF-S 2B-70mm f/2.B IF-ED, AF Micro 70-1BOmm f/4.5-5 .6 ED • Autofocus using the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator cannot be performed due to vignetting with AF-S BO-200mm f/ 2.B IF-ED, AF BO-200mm f/2.B ED and AF VR BO-400mm f/4.5-5.6 ED. 43

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I
AF-Assist
Illuminator
• When the subject is dark and the shutter release button
is
pressed
lightly, the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator automatically turns on and
enables autofocus operation
in
a dark environment.
• AF-Assist Illuminator automatically turns
on
in
the following situations:
Focus mode
is
Single Servo
AF
,
AF
Nikkor lens
is
used, subject
is
dark and
center focus area is selected
or
Dynamic
AF
Mode with Closest Subject Priority
is
activated.
• Focal length of the usable
AF
Nikkor lens
is
24-200mm and the distance range
of the
AF
-Assist Illuminator
is
approx. O.5-3m
(1
.
6-9
.B
ft.).
[!I§li'lI
18:
AF-Assist Illuminator can be canceled (page
75)
.
NOTE:
Continuous
use
of
the
AF-Assist
Illuminator
When the AF-Assist Illuminator
is
used continuously, illumination
is
limited
temporarily to protect the firing tube. The illumination restarts after a few
moments. Also, when the AF-Assist Illuminator
is
used repeatedly
in
a short
period of time, be careful not to touch the AF-Assist Illuminator lamp because
it may have become hot.
Optional
Speedlight
and
AF-Assist
Illuminator
When
an
optional Speed light is attached and the condition for the
AF
-Assist
Illumination
is
met, the AF-Assist I
ll
uminator of the optional Speed light
S8
-
BODX
,
S8-50DX,
S8-2B
I 2BDX ,
S8-27, S8-26,
S8
-
25
and
S8
-24 automatically turns
on
. With other optional Speedlights, camera's Illuminator turns
on
.
• Autofocus usi
ng
the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator cannot be performed due
to vignetting with following lenses at shooting distance within 1m:
AF
Micro 200mm f/4IF-ED,
AF
-S 17-35mm f/2.
BIF
-
ED
,
AF
1B
-
35mm
f/3.5-
4.5 ED,
AF
20-35mm
f/2.B
IF,
AF
24-B5mm f/2.B-4,
AF
24
-120mm
f/3.5-5.6
IF
, AF-S
2B-70mm f/2.B
IF
-
ED
,
AF
Micro
70-1BOmm f/4.5-5.6
ED
• Autofocus using the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator cannot be performed due
to
vignetting with
AF
-S
BO
-
200mm
f/2.B
IF-ED,
AF
BO-200mm f/2.B
ED
and
AF
VR
BO
-
400mm
f/4.5-5.6
ED
.
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