User manual NIKON D1X

[. . . ] About This Manual Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon D1X digital camera. This manual is designed to improve your enjoyment of this advanced single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. As you read through it, you will find explanations not only of how the camera works, but of how certain features can be used to take photographs in a variety of situations. The manual is divided into the following sections: · Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 161) This setting controls the size of the increments for auto bracketing. 11--AE/Flash Bracketing ( pg. 166) If a Speedlight is used in combination with auto bracketing, both the flash level (TTL level for the main subject) and exposure will vary with each shot. Using Custom Setting 11, you can program the camera so that bracketing affects only the flash level or only the exposure value. 100 The bracketing programs available depend on the size of the EV steps selected using Custom Setting 2. Custom Setting 2 Set to 1/3 Step Option ­2F1. 0 ­2F0. 7 ­2F0. 3 +2F1. 0 +2F0. 7 +2F0. 3 ­3F1. 0 ­3F0. 7 ­3F0. 3 +3F1. 0 +3F0. 7 +3F0. 3 3F1. 0 3F0. 7 3F0. 3 Exposure display Bracketing order 0 / ­1. 0 0 / ­0. 7 0 / ­0. 3 0 / +1. 0 0 / +0. 7 0 / +0. 3 ­1. 0/ ­2. 0 /0 ­0. 7/ ­1. 3 /0 ­0. 3/ ­0. 7 /0 +1. 0/ 0 /+2. 0 +0. 7/ 0 /+1. 3 +0. 3/ 0 /+0. 7 0/ ­1. 0 /+1. 0 0/ ­0. 7 /+0. 7 0/ ­0. 3 /+0. 3 ­2F1. 0 +2F1. 0 ­3F1. 0 +3F1. 0 3F1. 0 Custom Setting 2 Set to 1 Step Option Exposure display Bracketing order 0 / ­1. 0 0 / +1. 0 ­1. 0/ ­2. 0 /0 +1. 0/ 0 /+2. 0 0/ ­1. 0 /+1. 0 Custom Setting 2 Set to 1/2 Step Option ­2F1. 0 ­2F0. 5 +2F1. 0 +2F0. 5 ­3F1. 0 ­3F0. 5 +3F1. 0 +3F0. 5 3F1. 0 3F0. 5 Exposure display Bracketing order 0 / ­1. 0 0 / ­0. 5 0 / +1. 0 0 / +0. 5 ­1. 0/ ­2. 0 /0 ­0. 5/ ­1. 0 /0 +1. 0/ 0 /+2. 0 +0. 5/ 0 /+1. 0 0/ ­1. 0 /+1. 0 0/ ­0. 5 /+0. 5 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--AUTO BRACKETING 101 Auto Bracketing (continued) photograph, and 3 To takeIfthe first photograph in the series, compose thethe mode dialfocus, to C shoot. the shutter-release button is held down with set (continuous mode), shooting will end automatically once the number of shots specified in the bracketing program (two or three) has been taken. In singleframe and self-timer modes, one photograph is taken each time the shutterrelease button is fully pressed. T cancel bracketing before all photographs in the o series have been taken, press the BKT button and rotate the main command dial until BKT is no longer displayed in the control panel on top of the camera. The program selected at the time auto bracketing was cancelled will be restored the next time auto bracketing is used. ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--AUTO BRACKETING During shooting, the camera shows the modified values for shutter speed and aperture. Bracketing can be combined with exposure compensation to produce compensation values greater than +2. 0 or less than ­2. 0 while bracketing is in effect. If the camera is turned off before all photographs in the sequence have been taken, bracketing will resume from the next shot in the sequence when the camera is turned on. If the memor y card fills up before all photographs in the sequence have been taken, shooting can be resumed from the next shot in the sequence after images have been deleted or a new memor y card inserted. 3--Bracketing Order ( pg. 162) This setting can be used to change the bracketing order so that bracketing proceeds from underexposure to overexposure. For more information on: pg. 98 Exposure compensation 102 Self-Timer Mode The self-timer can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits. The camera should be placed on a stable , level surface; use of a tripod is recommended. ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--SELF-TIMER MODE To take photographs using the self-timer: lock release (1) and 1 Press the mode dial (self-timer mode). rotate the mode dial (2) to select focus. When using single-ser vo autofocus, confirm 2 Frame the photogr aph and(q) is displayed in the viewfinder, as otherwise the that the in-focus indicator shutter can not be released. If the exposure mode is not set to manual (M), close the shutter that covers the viewfinder eyepiece (A) to prevent light entering through the eyepiece from affecting auto-exposure. After focusing the camera, press the shutter-release button all the way down to start the self-timer (B). The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will star t to blink (C), stopping approximately two seconds before the shutter is released automatically to take the photograph. A B C Do not stand in front of the lens to start the timer when autofocus is in effect. If the shutter speed is set to mately 1/4 s. in self-timer mode, shutter speed will be set to approxi- To turn the self-timer off before a photograph is taken, turn the mode dial to another setting. 16--Self-timer Delay ( pg. 169) Self-timer delay can be set to 10 (the default setting), 2, 5, or 20 seconds using this option. 103 Diopter Adjustment The viewfinder is equipped with diopter adjustment to accommodate individual differences is vision. ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT To adjust viewfinder diopter, pull the diopter knob out and rotate it until the focus brackets in the viewfinder are in sharp focus. [. . . ] See Image quality RGB-TIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See GPS TECHNICAL NOTES--INDEX 222 S S (Shutter-priority auto exposure mode). See Exposure mode S (Single-frame shooting). See Singleframe shooting mode S (Single-servo AF). [. . . ]