Nikon F5 - Instruction Manual Part IV

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Nikon F5 - Instruction Manual - Part IV

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Film Advance Mode There are four (4) automatic film advance modes in the Nikon F5. To choose a mode, rotate the film advance mode/self-time( selector while pressing the film advance mode selector lock release. Set S for Single-frame shooting, CL for Continuous low-speed shooting, CH for Continuous high-speed shooting or Cs for Continuous silent-low-speed shooting,

Single-Frame Shooting With the film advance mode at S, fully depressing the shutter release button takes one picture and automatically advances the film by one frame. Film advances immediately after the shutter closes whether you remove your finger from the shutter release button or keep the button depressed.

To take the the next shot, lift your finger from the button, then fully depress It again. Use Single-frame shooting for stationary subjects or subjects that do not require several frames of rapid firing.

Continuous Shooting Shoots are taken continuously as long as you keep the shutter release button fully depressed. You have a choice of shooting speeds up to approx. 7.4 fps (frames per second) in CH mode,up to approx. 3 fps in CL mode and approx. 1 fps in Cs mode with fresh AA-type alkaline or lithium batteries at normal temperature 20 degrees C or 68 degrees F) and a shutter speed of 1/250 sec. or higher In Manual exposure and Continuous Servo AF modes. With shutter speeds slower than 1/250 sec., the framing rate becomes progressively slower in proportion to the shutter speed(s) In use.

Note: Film advance speed using fully charged optional rechargeable Ni-MH Battery Unit MN-30 is up to approx. 8 fps in CH mode, up to approx. 3 fps in CL mode and approx. 1 fps in Cs mode.

In CH and CL modes, the shooting speeds can be changed using Custom Setting #9.

Focus Area: Selecting Focus Area Five focus areas are available with the F5. To select your desired focus area, press top, button, left or right on the focus area selector. Corresponding focus areas appear in the viewfinder and top LCD panel. Arrows or top () and to the right () of the viewfinder also indicate the selected focus area.

Note: When Spot Metering is selected, shifting the focus area also shifts the Spot Metering area accordingly.

Focus area can be locked using the lock function. To lock the focus area, select desired focus area, then press the focus area selector to any position while pressing the button.

appears above the focus area indication in top LCID panel. To release the lock, press the focus area selector while pressing the button again so above the focus area Indication disappears from top LCD panel.

Selecting AF Area Mode While pressing AF area mode () button, rotate the Main-Command Dial to select Single Area AF or Dynamic AF mode. Dynamic AF is useful when shooting moving subjects without changing the composition, or when it is difficult to predict the position of subjects at the moment of exposure.

When Single Area AF mode is selected, you may designate the focus area you wish to use, and that choice will remain unchanged regardless of subject movement. (or ) appears in the selected focus area of the top LCD. (Example is when center focus area is selected.) You may alternately choose any one of the five available focus areas. In Single Area AF mode, the focused distance is calculated exclusively by the sensor in the selected focus area.

When Dynamic AF mode is selected, (or ) appears in the selected focus area and "+" in all five focus areas of the top LCD, and all five AF sensors are active. (Example shows center focusing selection.) Using Dynamic AF, you will designate the primary sensor, the one which will be first to detect a subject, then if the detected subject moves, the Dynamic AF operation will automatically shift to the next sensor which detects the subject, progressively shifting among the sensors as the subject moves; Dynamic AF is capable of following and maintaining accurate focus on moving subjects.

NOTE: Viewfinder indication DOES NOT change even though the sensor is shifted in the Dynamic AF mode,

Focus Mode The Nikon F5 has two autofocus modes, Single Servo AF with Focus Priority and Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority. Note: In either of these modes - and in any film advance mode -Focus Tracking automatically activates when the subject starts moving - provided you are NOT using Single Servo AF mode and the focus has already locked, OR in the case when you are using Continuous Servo AF, and are pressing the AE-L/AF-L button.

Caution: Do not attempt to turn the lens focusing ring or impede its rotation when the focus mode selector is set to Single Servo AF (S) or Continuous Servo AF (C).

Release-Priority can be given to Single-Servo AF OR Focus Priority to Continuous Servo AF using the Custom Setting #1.

Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority For Single Servo AF, set the focus mode to "S". Lightly press the shutter release button to activate focus adjustment. Because the priority is on correct focus, the shutter cannot be released until the subject is in focus. After focus is achieved with a stationary subject, the focus remains locked for as long as the shutter release button is lightly pressed. Focus locks with any one of the five focus areas selected (in Single Area AF mode). If the camera-to-subject distance changes however, you must refocus by lifting your finger from the shutter release button momentarily, then lightly pressing the button again.

With a stationary subject: Lightly press shutter release button. When the subject is in focus, the lens stops moving, the in focus indicator appears in the viewfinder, and the focus locked. You can release shutter. If the subject moves before shutter releases, remove your finger from the shutter release button, then lightly press it again to reactivate autofocus.

Shooting a Moving Subject: Lightly press shutter release button to automatically activate Focus Tracking. Confirm appears in the viewfinder then fully depress the shutter release button. (The shutter release button can in fact be depressed without confirming Indication; as soon as the subject comes into focus, the shutter will be released). Focus Tracking remains activated as long as you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed. If the subject stops and appears, focus is locked. If subject moves again, remove your finger from the shutter release button and lightly press it again to start autofocus with Focus Tracking.

Note: Single Servo AF is convenient for off-center subjects. After shooting with the film advance mode selector set at "S", you do not have to remove your finger from the shutter release button to take the next shot. Slightly lift your finger from the button (while maintaining the button in the half-depressed position) then fully depress it to release the shutter again. The focus setting will remain unchanged from the prior setting. In Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority mode, the focus remains locked even after the shutter is released, unless you remove your finger from the shutter release button. With the film advance mode set at CL, CH or Cs, the camera refocuses every time the shutter is released.

Lens is focused at rear of the subject.
Lens is focused at front of the subject. If blinks in the viewfinder: Autofocus is not possible.

and display in viewfinder when operates in the Autofocus mode can be canceled by using Custom Setting #23.

Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority Set focus mode to "C" for Continuous Servo AF. In Continuous Servo autofocus mode, as you lightly press the shutter release button, focus detection begins and the Ions continues to focus for as long as you keep the shutter release button [lightly pressed. Since the priority is on shutter release, you can fully depress the shutter release button regardless of focus status. Wherever the subject distance charges due to movement of the subject in Continuous Servo AF mode, the F5 will refocus on the subject at the new distance.

Lightly press shutter release button to start autofocus operation. When the subject is in focus, the camera's autofocus motor (or the built-in motor of an AF-S or AF-I Nikkor lense) stops driving the autofocus lens and appears in the viewfinder. Unless yo remove your finger from the shutter release button, the motor will start driving the lense again to obtain an in-focus picture if the focus distance changes.

NOTE: As focus is NOT loaded in Continuous Servo AF, to handle off center subject, you may use the AE-L/AF-L button and recompose the picture.

Lens is focused at rear of the subject.
Lens is focused at front of the subject. If blinks in the viewfinder: Autofocus is not possible.

Manual Focus: To focus manually when using Nikon lenses that do not have an A/M switch, set the camera's focus mode selector to M. When using a Nikon lens that has an A/M switch. set the lens' switch to M; when using an AF-S or AF-I Nikkor lens, set the switch to M or M/A; with these lens types it is not necessary to change the camera's focus mode selector. There are two ways of assuring precise manual focus-with the Electronic Rangefinder or with the viewfinder's clear matte field.

Manual focus with Electronic Rangefinder The Electronic Rangefinder provides you with viewfinder indications that show the focus status while you are focusing. It works with most Nikon lenses (including AF Nikkor when operated manually) having a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster. (For a complete list of usable lenses, see Lens Compatibility Section for more info).

1. Look through viewfinder and position the selected focus bracket on main subject. Then lightly press shutter release button. You may select any one of the focus brackets 2. While lightly pressing shutter release button, rotate lens focusing ring in the direction indicated by the focus-to-left arrow () or focus-to-right arrow () until arrow disappears and in focus Indicator appears. It focus-to-left arrow () does not disappear when you turn the focusing ring counterclockwise to the limit, subject is closer than the distance at which the lens is able to focus. Move back from the subject.

3. Confirm in-focus indicator appears, then fully depress shutter release button to take the picture. For special focusing situations blinks to Indicate that the Electronic Rangefinder does not work correctly. Focus with clear matte field instead.

Manual Focus using Clear Matte field: Look through viewfinder and rotate lens focusing ring until image on the matte filed appears sharp.

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