Nikon FAA350NA manual

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3 2 Nomenc lature Lens release button P. 1 9 Focus mode selector PP . 36, 43 Sync terminal P . 79 Self-timer indicator LED P . 67 Camera strap eyelet Flash sync mode button P . 80 ISO film speed button P. 3 4 Accessory shoe P . 79 Depth-of-field preview button P . 64 Sub-Command Dial P. 6 Exposure compensation button P . 56 Film rewind button P. 2 [...]

5 4 LCD/V iewfinder Displays • LCD panel Shutter speed lock P . 49 Film speed/DX indication P. 3 4 Auto Exposure/ Flash Exposure Bracketing P . 57 Flexible Program P . 47 Shutter speed/Exposure compensation value Custom Setting P. 7 0 Flash sync mode P . 80 Aperture Exposure compensation P . 56 Frame counter P. 2 1 Aperture lock P . 51 Battery po[...]

7 6 Command Dials • The F100’ s Main- and Sub-Command Dials are used alone or in combination with other buttons to select/set various functions or modes. • Film • Setting film speed P. 3 4 • Exposure • Selecting exposure mode PP . 46-53 • Performing Flexible Program in Programmed Auto exposure mode P . 47 • Setting shutter speed in [...]

9 8 Introduction • Thank you for purchasing the Nikon F100—a camera that you ar e sure to enjoy in making photography a bigger part of your life. Get to know your F100 camera, and be sure to r ead this manual thoroughly befor e using it. W e r ecommend that you keep this manual handy . Main features of the F100: • Nikon’ s exclusive new cr [...]

11 10 Contents The “Basic Operation” section introduces battery , lens, film, focusing, exposure and shooting in basic steps easy enough even for SLR camera beginners to take pictures. “Detailed Operation” explains each function, from lens to exposur e functions, in detail, in approximately the same or der as the steps in the “Basic Opera[...]

13 12 Install Batteries and Check Battery Power P . 16-17 Mount Lens P . 18-19 Load Film P . 20-21 Set Focus Mode, Focus Area and AF Area Mode P . 22-23 Set Metering System and Exposure Mode P . 24-25 Hold Camera and Focus P . 26-27 Confirm Indications in Viewfinder and Release Shutter P . 28-29 About This Manual BASIC OPERA TION P . 15-29 Detailed[...]

14 BASIC OPERA TION This section features the settings for most common picture-taking situations when using a D-type AF Nikkor lens (including AF-S and AF-I). The shooting modes explained in this section cover most of your shooting situations. Shooting modes/functions explained in this section are as follows: * Can be set using the T wo-Button Rese[...]

Lightly press the shutter r elease button to activate the exposure meter . 17 16 Install Batteries and Check Batter y P ower BASIC OPERA TION Use four 1.5V AA-type alkaline- manganese or lithium batteries. (See page 88 for other power sources.) 1 1. 1 T urn the power switch off, and turn the battery holder release knob towar d ◊ to release the lo[...]

• Push and hold the lens release button Å , then tur n the lens clockwise Í . 19 18 BASIC OPERA TION Mount Lens 2 2. 2 2. 3 2. 4 Use D- or G-type AF Nikkor lens to utilize all the functions of this camera. (See page 32 for Lens Compatibility .) Make sure to turn the power switch off when attaching/detaching the lens. When attaching the lens, ta[...]

21 20 Load Film BASIC OPERA TION 3 3. 1 3. 2 3. 4 See page 34 for changing film speed with DX-coded film or selecting film advance mode. Shutter curtains are very thin. Make sur e not to touch the shutter curtains with your finger or film leader . Avoid dir ect sunlight when changing film outdoors. Check points T ur n the power switch on, set the c[...]

23 22 Set Focus Mode, Focus Area and AF Area Mode Do not attempt to rotate the lens focus ring manually while the focus mode is set to S or C . With the focus mode set at S (Single Servo AF), shutter cannot be released when the subject is out of focus. See pages 36-43 for details regar ding focus mode, focus area and AF area mode. See page 42 for s[...]

25 24 Set Metering System and Exposure Mode 5 5. 1 Three metering systems—the F100 featur es Matrix, Center -W eighted and Spot Metering (page 44). Four exposure modes—the F100 featur es Programmed Auto, Shutter - Priority Auto, Aperture-Priority Auto and Manual exposur e modes. Each exposure mode pr ovides a choice of exposure contr ols for va[...]

27 26 Hold Camera and Focus Diopter adjustment (page 63) enables you to see more clearly thr ough the viewfinder . T o take a picture of a subject outside the focus ar ea, shift the focus area by using the focus ar ea selector (page 37) or use focus lock (page 40). The optional Data Back MF-29 lets you imprint date and/or time on your photos/negati[...]

29 28 Confirm Indications in V iewfinder and Release Shutter 7 7. 1 7. 2 7. 3 Focus, shutter speed and aperture can be confirmed in the viewfinder . If any other war ning indications appear , see page 46. When you reach the end of the film r oll, End blinks in the LCD panel. Press the two film r ewind buttons „ simultaneously to rewind film. For [...]

30 About Metering System and Exposure Metering systems and exposure ar e important factors for taking pictures. Knowing the characteristics of each factor helps you widen your photographic expression. • Metering System As the proper combination of shutter speed and apertur e for correct exposure is determined according to subject brightness and f[...]

32 Lens Compatibility • Use a CPU lens (except IX-Nikkor) with this camera. D- or G-type AF lenses give you access to all available functions. Mode Focus mode Exposure mode Metering system Manual with Matrix Center - Autofocus electronic Manual P A Weighted, rangefinder SM 3D 10- 10- Spot* 1 Lens/accessories segment segment D-type AF Nikkor* 3 , [...]

34 Film • Setting and confirming film speed Rotate the Main-Command Dial while pressing the film speed ° button to set film speed in use. • Film speed can be set to s and between ISO 6-6400 in 1/3 steps by rotating the Main-Command Dial. • When film speed is set to s and DX-coded film is installed, film speed is automatically set between ISO[...]

37 36 Autofocus Focus Area • Set focus mode selector to S or C for autofocus operation. • Set focus mode selector to S (Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority) or C (Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority). Camera continues to focus automatically on the subject when the shutter release button is lightly pr essed. S: Single Servo AF with Focus-P[...]

39 38 AF Area Mode • Autofocus operation lets you select Single Area AF that uses one focus area selected or Dynamic AF that also utilizes the other four focus ar eas. Rotate AF area mode selector to select AF ar ea mode. • k appears when the Single Area AF is selected and j or J appears when Dynamic AF is selected in the LCD panel. g : Single [...]

41 40 Focus Lock 1 Position the focus area on the subject and lightly press the shutter r elease button. • Focus lock is useful in autofocus shooting when you want to capture a subject that’ s framed outside of the F100’ s five focus areas, and in situations where autofocus may not work as expected (page 42). • / appears when the subject is[...]

43 42 Low-contrast scenes For example, where the subject is wearing the same color clothing as a wall or other background. • Focus on a different subject located at the same distance, use focus lock (page 40) then recompose. Patterned subject or scene For example, building windows. Scenes with pronounced dif ferences in brightness within the focu[...]

45 44 Exposure Metering System Exposure • Three choices of the metering system ar e available to suit the lighting for your subject. Rotate the metering system selector while pressing the metering system lock release to select desir ed metering system. • Certain metering systems cannot be used with some lenses (page 33). • Metering systems an[...]

47 46 Shooting in Each Exposure Mode Exposure • ¡ : Programmed Auto The camera automatically controls exposure accor ding to the exposure combination in the program chart for exposure that is corr ect for any shooting situation. For more complex shooting, use Flexible Program, exposur e compensation (page 54) or exposure bracketing (page 57). ?[...]

49 48 Shooting in Each Exposure Mode —continued Exposure • ™ : Shutter -Priority Auto Enables you to manually set your desired shutter speed (30-1/8000 sec.); the camera automatically selects the proper aperture to pr ovide correct exposur e. With high shutter speeds, you can freeze the motion of a fast-moving subject; with slower speeds, you[...]

51 50 Shooting in Each Exposure Mode —continued Exposure • £ : Aperture-Priority Auto Enables you to set the desired apertur e manually . The camera automatically selects a shutter speed suitable for correct exposure. By varying the apertur e, and thus controlling the depth of field, you can sharpen the background and for eground, or blur the [...]

Electronic analog exposure display The following examples show electronic analog exposur e display indications. The electronic analog exposur e display blinks when the subject brightness is beyond camera’ s exposure range. In 1/3 EV steps In 1/2 EV steps In one EV steps Correct exposur e Correct exposur e Correct exposur e –2/3 EV –1/2 EV –[...]

55 54 Auto Exposure Lock Exposure • When you want to control the exposur e of a specific area within a scene, measure the exposur e on the area with Spot or Center -W eighted Metering, press the ‚ button to lock the exposur e, then recompose the picture. Set exposur e to a mode other than Manual. 1 2 Position focus area on subject and lightly p[...]

57 56 Exposure Compensation Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing Exposure 1 Set exposure compensation by r otating the Main- Command Dial while pressing the ˚ button until the desired compensation value appears (–5 EV to +5 EV in 1/3 steps). • When the exposure compensation is set, = appears in the LCD panel and viewfinder . The compensatio[...]

Number of shots and Electronic analog compensated EV value exposure display Shooting or der t2F0.3 0, +0.3 t2F0.7 0, +0.7 t2F1.0 0, +1.0 y2F0.3 0, –0.3 y2F0.7 0, –0.7 y2F1.0 0, –1.0 3F0.3 0, –0.3, +0.3 3F0.7 0, –0.7, +0.7 3F1.0 0, –1.0, +1.0 t3F0.3 +0.3, 0, +0.7 t3F0.7 +0.7, 0, +1.3 t3F1.0 +1.0, 0, +2.0 y3F0.3 –0.3, –0.7, 0 y3F0.7 ?[...]

61 60 Multiple Exposure Exposure 2 Rotate the Main-Command Dial while pressing the ˚ button to set the desired exposur e compensation. • Exposure compensation is necessary depending on the number of exposures in multiple exposur e since more than one image is exposed in the same frame. • Standard compensation value: Number of exposures Compens[...]

63 62 Long T ime Exposure Diopter Adjustment/LCD Illuminator Exposure 2 Rotate the Main-Command Dial to select buLb and rotate the Sub-Command Dial to set the apertur e. • If buLb is selected in Manual exposure mode and the exposure mode is changed to Shutter -Priority Auto, buLb blinks and the shutter locks. • Continuous exposure of approx. 4 [...]

64 Depth-of-Field Preview/Film Plane Indicator Changing Focusing Screens Composition • Depress the depth-of-field pr eview button to confirm the depth of field through the viewfinder (see page 68). • Pressing the depth-of-field button stops the lens down to the aperture controlled in Pr ogrammed Auto or Shutter -Priority Auto exposure mode, and[...]

67 66 Changing Camera Back (Data Back MF-29) Self-T imer Operation • Optional Data Back MF-29 is available for the F100. Confirm through the film confirmation window that no film is loaded. • Y ou can use the self-timer when you want to be in the photograph. Use a tripod or place the camera on a stable surface before using the self- timer . 1 S[...]

68 About Depth of Field and Focus T racking This camera is equipped with autofocus where focusing is automatically excuted by the camera. Basics of the relationship between focus and depth of field and Focus T racking are explained in this section. • Depth of field When focusing, depth of field should be considered. Depth of field is the zone of [...]

71 70 Menu/F eatures of Custom Setting Custom Setting • Creating Custom Setting 1 Select a menu number by rotating the Main- Command Dial while pressing the Custom Setting button · . • 22 menus ( 1 to 22 ) are available with the F100. 2 While holding the · button, select the desired option number (or character) by rotating the Sub- Command Di[...]

73 Menu/F eatures of Custom Setting —continued Custom Setting 6 . Focus ar ea selection changed to continuously in the same direction (page 37) Options: 0 : Disabled (initial setting) 1 : Enabled At default setting, the focus area can be selected by pressing the focus ar ea selector in the desired direction. However , it can be set to be changed [...]

75 Menu/F eatures of Custom Setting —continued Custom Setting 15 . Delay time for auto meter -switch off (page 17) Options 4 : 4 sec. 6 : 6 sec. (initial setting) 8 : 8 sec. 16 : 16 sec. At default setting, the exposure meter automatically turns off 6 sec. after turning the power switch on or lightly pressing the shutter release button. However ,[...]

76 T wo-Button Reset • T wo-Button Reset lets you instantly reset specified settings to their original default settings. Press the · and ∆ buttons simultaneously , and hold them for more than 2 sec. • The following functions are reset to their original settings: Function Condition Focus area Center Exposure mode Programmed Auto Flexible Prog[...]

79 78 T ypes of TTL Auto Flash Accessor y Shoe/Sync T erminal/Ready-Light Flash • When an optional Nikon Speedlight is attached and set to TTL mode, the following TTL Auto Flash modes are available depending on the type of lens used. Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash/3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash (Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi[...]

‹ : Rear -Curtain Sync The Speedlight fires at the end of the exposure, turning available light into a stream of light that follows the flash-illuminated moving subject. (With SB-26, 25 and 24, set the Speedlight’ s sync mode selector to REAR.) When Rear -Curtain Sync is set in Programmed Auto or Apertur e-Priority Auto exposure mode, Slow Sync[...]

83 82 Usable Optional Speedlights Flash • The following optional Speedlights are compatible with the F100. In the table, Å indicates D- or G-type Nikkor (except IX-Nikkor), Í indicates an AF Nikkor lens other than D/G-type (except AF Nikkor for F3AF) and Ai-P Nikkor and Î indicates non-CPU Nikkor lenses. Flash TTL A M π¶& mode 3D Multi- [...]

84 Using the Speedlight Flash • Operation described in this section applies when the SB-80DX, SB-50DX, SB-28/28DX, SB-27, SB-26 or SB-25 Speedlight and D- or G-type Nikkor are attached, and Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi Sensor is used. 1 Attach the Speedlight and set the metering system. • Set the metering system to Matrix or Cen[...]

86 Combinations of AF Functions I II III IV V VI The following focusing operations can be executed with combinations of the focus mode and AF Area mode. See also the autofocus modes on page 39. AF Area mode Single Area AF Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority Dynamic AF Single Area AF Dynamic AF Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority[...]

89 Optional Accessories • A variety of optional accessories, including power sources, Data Back and Speedlight are available for the F100. • 3V Lithium Battery Holder MS-13 • T wo 3V lithium batteries (CR123A or DL123A) can be used with the MS-13 in place of the supplied battery holder . • Multi-Power High Speed Battery Pack MB-15 • Multi[...]

91 90 Optional Accessories —continued • Right-Angle Viewing Attachment DR-4/Eyepiece Adapter DK-7 • The Right-Angle Viewing Attachment DR-4 lets you see the finder image at right angle to the light entering the lens. • Eyepiece Adapter DK-7 lets you attach the Right-Angle Viewing Attachment DR-3 or Eyepiece Magnifier DG-2 to the F100. • F[...]

93 92 Optional Accessories —continued • Data Back MF-29 • Data Back MF-29 allows you to imprint the desired data — year/month/day , month/day/year , day/month/year , day/hour/minute — or leave the film blank. See page 66 for details on attaching Data Back MF-29 in place of the camera back. • Speedlight SB-80DX • Speedlight SB-80DX nor[...]

95 94 Optional Accessories —continued • Accessories connected to 10-pin r emote terminal • By attaching the following accessories to the 10-pin remote terminal of the F100, operations such as remote shooting or automatic shooting ar e possible. • When the 10-pin remote terminal is not in use, make sure to cover it with the supplied cap. Exp[...]

97 96 Camera Care • Cleaning camera body Use a blower brush to remove dirt and dust fr om the camera body and clean it with a soft, clean cloth. After using the camera near seawater , wipe the camera body with a soft, clean cloth slightly moistened with pure water to r emove salt, and then dry it with a dry cloth. • Cleaning mirror and lens Use[...]

99 98 T roubleshooting Notes on Batteries • Use four AA-type alkaline-manganese or lithium batteries T wo 3V lithium batteries (CR123A or DL123A) can be used with optional 3V Lithium Battery Holder MS-13. With Multi-Power High Speed Battery Pack MB-15, six 1.5V alkaline-manganese or lithium batteries, or Ni-MH battery MN-15 can be used to power t[...]

101 100 LCD panel Viewfinder HI appears HI appears Lo appears Lo appears Electronic Electronic analog exposure analog exposure display blinks display blinks buLb blinks buLb blinks ¡ or ™ blinks A a ppears Shutter speed 25o a ppears indication blinks Cause • Overexposure may have occurred. • Underexposure may have occurred. • Subject brigh[...]

103 102 Specifications T ype of camera Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex with electronically contr olled focal-plane shutter Exposure modes ¡ : Programmed Auto (Flexible Pr ogram possible) ™ : Shutter -Priority Auto £ : Aperture-Priority Auto ¢ : Manual Picture format 24 x 36mm (standard 35mm film format) Lens mount Nikon F moun[...]

105 104 Specifications —continued Shutter Electronically contr olled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter Shutter speeds • In ¡ , £ : 30 to 1/8000 sec. • In ™ : 30 to 1/8000 sec. (in 1/3 steps) • In ¢ : 30 to 1/8000 sec. (in 1/3 steps), Bulb Sync contact X-contact only; flash synchr onization up to 1/250 sec. Flash control Controlled by[...]

Duration of Long Time (Bulb) exposure T ripod socket 1/4 (ISO1222) Custom Setting 22 Custom Setting menus ar e available * See pages 110-111 for details. T wo-Button Reset Pressing the · and ∆ buttons simultaneously and holding them for more than 2 sec. r esets various settings to their original default settings (with some exceptions) Dimensions[...]

109 108 Index A AF area mode..........................23, 38, 86 AF-Assist Illuminator ...............42, 83, 92 Aperture-Priority Auto exposur e mode .........................................50, 84 Auto Exposure Bracketing ............57, 73 Auto Exposure/Flash Exposur e Bracketing .................................57, 73 Auto Exposure Lock .......[...]

111 110 Custom Setting Menu F unction Automatic film rewind at the end of film roll Change of steps of the exposure values (shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation or compensated EV value in Bracketing) Bracketing order Autofocus activated when shutter release button lightly pressed Warning indications with non-DX-coded film Focus area selec[...]

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