CAMERA CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Interval Timer
Function
The Interval Timer function lets you take a specified number of shots at specified
intervals for a selected number of shootings. The maximum interval that can be set
between shootings is 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds, and up to 99 exposures can
be taken at one shooting. (Because the limit of most film rolls is 36 frames, however,
the film may have to be changed before you can complete the shooting.) The maximum
number of
intervals for one setting is 999. Data imprinting inside the frame and/or between
frames is possible during Interval Timer operation. Note: Always be sure to advance
film to frame 1 before you set (or reset) the Interval Timer. For practice, set Interval
Timer function so that the Interval Timer starts at 16:00 after 17 days and takes
three shots every 1 hour 15 minutes and 30 seconds for 5 shootings. To imprint data
during Interval Timer operation As described on pages 21 to 48, select desired data
to be imprinted and set In-Frame and/or Between-Frames Data Imprint function.
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1. Select Interval Timer function. While pressing FUNCTION button, rotate camera's Main Command Dial until function indicator |
2. Access start time so that Interval Timer starts at 16:00 after 17 days. While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command Dial until START and Day/Hour/Minute or
appears.3. Access day indication for start time. While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main Command Dial until the day unit or
blinks. |
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4. Set
day indication for start time. While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's
Main-Command Dial to set 17 for day. To start the first shooting immediately, adjust
the date indication to (located between 31 and 1). Hour and minute will disappear
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5. Set hour and minute. Set hour to 16 and minute to 00, following the same procedure used for the day. |
6. Complete
setting start time. While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main Command
Dial so the start time appears without blinking.
7. Access interval time so shots are taken every 1 hour 15 minutes and 30 seconds.
While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command Dial until INT and
Hour/Minute/Second appears.
B. Access hour indication for interval time. While pressing SELECT button, rotate
camera's Main Command Dial until the hour unit blinks.
9. Set hour for interval time. While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's
Main Command Dial to set 1 for hour.
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10. Set
minute and second. Set minute to 15 and second to 30, following the same procedure
used for the hour.
11. Complete setting interval time. While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's
MainCommand Dial so the interval time appears without blinking.
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12. Access number of shots per shooting/number of shootings so three shots are taken for five shootings. While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command Dial until the indications for number of shots and number of shootings appear. |
14. Set number of shots. While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's Main Command Dial to set 3 for the number of shots per shooting.
15. Access indication for number of shootings. While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main Command Dial until the indication for number of shootings blinks.
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16. Set number of shootings. While pressing ADJUST button, rotate the camera's MainCommand Dial to set 5 for the number of shootings. |
18. Confirm
data to be imprinted. If you want to imprint data in Interval Timer operation
and have already set the Data Imprint function, access and confirm data to be imprinted.
While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command Dial until the data to be
imprinted appears.
With this data confirmation display, you cannot change data. If you want to change
data or set the Data Imprint function, change function mode from Interval Timer function
to In-Frame or Between-Frames Data Imprint function; while pressing FUNCTION button,
rotate camera's Main-Command Dial until the function indicator appears next to the
In-Frame or Between-Frames Data Imprint symbol.
19. Set Interval Timer function. Press SET/RESET button and confirm function
set indicator (
) appears next to the Interval Timer symbol. Data to be imprinted can
be changed or set after setting Interval Timer function. While pressing FUNCTION
button, rotate camera's Main-Command Dial to select In-Frame or Between-Frames Data
Imprint function, then change/set data as desired. The function set indicator ( remains
next to the Interval Timer symbol.
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Note: To cancel the
Interval Timer Function before operation. Press SET/RESET button again. The function
set indicator next to the Interval Timer symbol will disappear. This does not reset
start time, interval time, number of shot/number of shootings you have set.
20. Start Interval Timer operation. Press START/STOP button. The function
set indicator next to the Interval Timer symbol starts blinking to indicate the Interval
Timer function is active. With each shooting, the number indicated decreases by one.
After all exposures are taken, it reverts to the most recent setting. * The first
shooting will be taken at the set date and time, or immediately if you set the date
to * During
the intervals, you can take additional pictures in the ordinary way simply by depressing
the shutter release button. The Frame Count and Sequence Number increase accordingly.
21. After
all exposures have been taken, the Interval Timer function is automatically canceled
and the function set indicator ( ) next to the Interval Timer symbol disappears. After
all exposures have been taken, the start time indication will be reset to .
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Note: To stop the Interval Timer during operation Press START/STOP button. The Interval Timer function set indicator ( |
appears next to the Interval Timer symbol
except in the following cases.* When number of shootings is set at 0, the indication blinks twice.
* When interval time is set at 00:00:00, the indication blinks twice. The function set indicator (
) next to
Interval Timer symbol also blinks twice then disappears,* When
is set on the camera body but the
MF-28's Long Timer Exposure function is not set, blinks twice.* If a Long Time Exposure has been set and the interval time is shorter than the Long Time Exposure duration + 2 seconds, pressing SET/RESET button will not set the Interval Timer; it makes the function set indicator (
) next to Long Time Exposure symbol blink twice.* When using a Nikon Speedlight with a standby switch, charging of the Speedlight begins 30 seconds before the shooting time set. If the interval time is shorter than 30 seconds, the Speedlight standby function will not function,
* If the total exposure time for any shooting extends beyond the interval time, the camera will skip that shooting and move on to the next shooting time.
* To ensure correct measurement with the camera's exposure meter, use the eyepiece shutter to prevent light from entering the viewfinder.
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