Nikon 1723 Instruction Manual - Page 86

Remote, Control, Operation, optional-continued

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Remote Control Operation (optional)-continued Check points • Use a tripod or place the camera on a stable surface before using the remote control . • When you are taking pictures but not looking through the viewfinder, cover the eyepiece with the supplied eyepiece cap DK-5 (page 82) or with your hand before pressing the shutter release button to prevent interference from st ray light and achieve correct exposure. • The shooting distance for remote control operation is within 5m directly in front of the camera. To shoot beyond the shooting distance of the remote control, use the self-timer (page 40). Remote control operation cannot be performed when the camera has extreme backlighting . Change the camera position in this case. • If the shutter cannot be released with the remote control, change the battery inside the remote control unit (page 87) . (The life of the battery inside the remote control unit is approx. 5 years .) • Use one 3V CR2025 lithium battery in the remote cont rol unit. Long Time (Time) exposure with remote control When the camera is set to Long Time (Time) exposure (page 62), pressing the remote cont rol's shutter release button opens the camera's shutter and pressing the shutter release button again closes the shutter. Th is function is useful for shooting nighttime scenes or stars. (Use of a tripod is recommended.) Self-timer lamp flickers slightly once every 2 sec. during Time exposure. 86

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Remote
Control
Operation
(optional)-continued
Check
poin
ts
• Use a tripod or place the camera
on
a stable surface before using the remote
control.
• When you
are
taki
ng
pictures but not looking through the viewfinder, cover the
eyepiece with the supp
li
ed
eyepiece cap DK-5 (page
82)
or with your hand before
pressing the shutter
re
lease button
to
prevent interference from stray
li
ght and
achieve correct exposure.
• T
he
shooting distance for remote control operation is within
5m
directly
in
front of
the camera. To shoot beyond the shooting distance of the remote control, use the
self-timer (page
40)
. Remote control operation cannot be performed wh
en
the
camera has extreme back
li
ghting. Change the camera position
in
this case.
• If the shutter cannot be released with the remote control, change the battery inside
the remote control unit (page
87)
.
(The
life of the battery inside the remote cont
rol
unit
is
approx. 5 years.)
• U
se
one
3V
CR2025 lithium battery
in
the remote cont
rol
unit.
Long
Time
(Time)
exposure
with
remote
control
When the camera is set
to
Long Time (Time) exposure (page
62)
, pressing the
re
mote
cont
ro
l's shutter release button opens the camera's shutter and pressing the shutter
release button again closes the shutter.
Th
is
function is useful for shooting nighttime
scenes or stars. (U
se
of a tripod is recommended.) Self-timer
la
mp flickers slightly
once every 2 sec. during Time exposure.
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