Nikon 2170749 Instruction Manual - Page 13

6

Select

Print

Type,

Hold

Camera

and

Focus

H,

P

and

C

print

types

are

available.

(Page

52.)

Lightly

pressing

the

shutter

release

button

automatically

focuses

the

camera

on

the

subject

and,

when

the

subject

is

in

focus,

causes

•

to

appear

in

the

viewfinder.

cn

6,i

26

Select

print

type

and

hold

the

camera

properly.

41.

•

H,

P

or

C

print

types

(aspect

ratio

of

9:16,

1:3

or

2:3

respectively)

can

be

selected.

Explanations

in

this

section

are

based

on

H

print

type.

See

page

52

for

details

on

print

types.

•

Stand

with

one

foot

a

half

step

forward

and

keep

your

upper

body

still.

Keep

your

elbow

propped

against

your

body

for

support,

grasp

the

camera

handgrip

with

your

right

hand

and

use

your

left

hand

to

cradle

the

lens.

•

In

general,

you

should

set

the

shutter

speed

faster

than

'1/focal

length

of

your

lens'

sec.

(Example:

when

using

a

50mm

lens,

set

the

shutter

speed

faster

than

1/50

sec.)

Use

of

a

tripod

is

recommended

for

shooting

at

slower

shutter

speeds.

NOTE:

Composing

frame

The

frame

coverage

of

this

camera's

finder

is

approximately

87%

of

the

actual

exposed

frame

on

the

film.

Therefore,

the

actual

exposed

frame

is

somewhat

larger

than

the

image

you

see

through

the

viewfinder.

Also,

frame

coverage

of

the

finder

is

approximately

95%

of

the

actual

printed

frame.

Note

that

the

edges

of

a

film

negative

are

partially

cropped

by

most

labs.

VI

Check

points

Diopter

adjustment

(page

62)

is

available

to

enable

you

to

see

through

the

viewfinder

more

clearly.

To

take

a

picture

of

an

off

-center

subject,

use

focus

lock

(page

42).

Date/time

(page

53)

and

as

many

as

30

kinds

of

messages

in

up

to

12

languages

(page

56)

can

be

imprinted

on

your

photos

(pages

54,

57).

BASIC

OPERATION

6.2

Compose

the

frame

and

focus

by

lightly

pressing

the

shutter

release

button.

•

Center

the

focus

brackets

on

your

subject

and

lightly

press

the

shutter

release

button.

The

camera

focuses

automatically

and

the

focus

indicator

appears

or

blinks.

•

appears:

Subject

is

in

focus.

In

some

cases

with

a

moving

subject,

•

may

not

appear

when

the

subject

is

in

focus

and

•

appears

simultaneously

with

the

shutter

release.

4

appears:

Subject

is

located

closer

than

the

lens'

closest

focusing

distance.

►

4

blinks:

Unable

to

focus

with

autofocus.

When

the

subject

is

dark,

the

camera's

AF

-Assist

Illuminator

is

activated

to

achieve

correct

focus.

For

details

on

focusing,

see

page

40.

•

To

take

a

picture

of

a

subject

outside

the

focus

brackets,

use

focus

lock

(page

42).

•

In

situations

where

autofocus

may

not

work

as

expected,

see

page

22.

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