User manual NIKON F50 / F50D

[. . . ] SHORTCUT TO GREAT PICTURES Nikon ••••• ••••••• • I:::::•. c:•• ••• ••• •• • •• ••••• . ;-:. . •. :::. •••• ••••• •••• •••••• •••• •• •••• •••••• •• •••••• 5 5 . . ••••• •• •••••• • •• • •••• ••••• • • •• •••• •••••• , •• •• • ••• ••••• ••••• . . . . . . • • •• ••• ••• ••• •••••••• •••••••• •••••••• •••••••• • ••••••• •• ••••• ••• • •••• • ••••• • • •••••• ••• ••••• ••• • •••• • INSTRUCTION MANUAL (E IlII FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing the Nikon F501F50D camera. We are sure that you will enjoy using this camera and that it will make photography a bigger part of your life. [. . . ] When you set exposure mode or Program, m appears in the LCD panel and inside the viewfinder, indicating that the exposure has been compensated . • If you want to cancel the exposure compensation before completing the setting, press the menu button. The LCD panel will return to the Exposure Mode Menu. m. After shooting with compensated exposure, make sure to reset the compensation value to ±O. O. 37 OTHER CONTROLS This section shows you various photographic techniques-how to shoot an off-centre subject, what you should do when autofocus is impossible, how to operate the camera's self-timer, and how to perform a long time exposure. This section is for both SIMPLE and ADVANCED modes. 38 SELF-TIMER OPERATION Set desired exposure mode or Program, then press the selftimer button. • To cancel self-timer and make ~ disappear, press the menu button. 1 2 Look through the viewfinder, lightly press the shutter release button, and confirm focus and exposure. Fully depress the shutter release button to start self-timer operation. The self-timer LED starts blinking and ~ in the LCD panel also blinks. The shutter will release after 10 seconds. The LED bUnks for eight seconds, then stops blinking to tell you to get ready. After the shot, self-timer operation is automatically deactivated. 3 To cancel self-timer operation before shooting: Turn the camera's power off. In Programmed Auto, Shutter-Priority Auto or Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode, attach the eyepiece cover DK-5 (provided) to the viewfinder eyepiece before setting self-timer. The DK-5 prevents stray light from entering the viewfinder and affecting exposure. 39 LONG TIME EXPOSURE AT IITIMEII SETTING (ADVANCED mode only) In the Manual Exposure mode, you can set shutter speed to "TIME" to leave the shutter open as long as desired. When performing long time exposure, you must use a tripod to avoid camera shake which may cause picture blur. , . . . "f" "f . . i I II TI ME F5. sM IFS. E. 1 1 2 Set exposure mode to Manual and shutter speed to "TIME" (next to "30' , ") for 30 seconds. Inside the viewfinder, "- - " appears in place of the shutter speed indication and the exposure indicator disappears. Fully depress the shutter release button then remove your finger to start exposure. after you remove your finger from the shutter release button. During exposure, the self-timer LED blinks. After the desired duration, lightly press the shutter release button to complete exposure. 3 40 TO SHOOT AN OFF-CENTRE SUBJECT In the following procedure, you can take an in-focus picture with an off-centre, stationary subject. However, when shooti ng a moving subject, always position the viewfinder focus brackets on the subject. 1 Position focus brackets on the subject and ljghtly press the shutter release button to activate autofocus operation. Confirm that. (in-focus indicator) appears in the viewfinder. Focus remains locked as long as you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed. 2 Willie keeping the shutter release button lightly pressed, recompose the picture, then fully depress the shutter release button. 3 • The above procedure is for Single Servo AF mode (original factory setting ). If you have set Continuous Servo AF mode in Optional Functions (see page 34), lightly pressing the shutter release button will not lock the focus. • To maintain subject exposure, use the AE-L (Automatic Exposure Lock) button. [. . . ] , 2-3, MARUNOUCHI 3-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-8331, JAPAN PHONE: 81-3-3214-53 11 TELEX: NIKON J22601 FAX: 81-3-3201 -5856 ••• • ••• • ••• • •••••• •••••• ••••• •••••• ••• •::11 ••• • , Printed in Japan K8A20011 01 (8392) SHORTCUT TO GREAT PICTURES Nikon F50/F50o SHOOTING IN SIMPLE MODE operate your F50/F50o, please also read the F50/F50o Instruction Manual booklet, after you have become familiar with the SIMPLE mode. Read this Instruction Sheet to learn how to use your F50/F50o camera in the SIMPLE mode. For additional information about how to Set/adjust buttons: In SIMPLE mode, press to set ~r("\r''''rn Shutter release button Power switch SIMPLE!ADVANCED dial Menu button I PREPARING THE CAMERA 1 Make sure the power switch is turned off. Attach the AF Nikkor lens. 2 Insert 6-volt lithium battery pack (2CR5 or Duracell DL245 type). 3 Turn on the power switch and load film. [. . . ]