Document Outline

• J I CD Panel/Viewfinder Display
  • About Nikon Advanced Focusing Screen Display
  • About LCD
  • ■ Viewfinder Display
  • CAUTION: About viewfinder
  • I Take trial shots
  • I Have Nikon spot-check your camera regularly
  • I Using your camera correctly
• BASIC OPERATION
  • Install Batteries and Check Battery Power
    • Lightly press the shutter release button to activate the exposure meter.
    • Check the lens type.
    • Turn the power switch off and mount the lens to the camera body.
    • With CPU Nikkor lens with aperture ring (other than G- type), set the lens aperture to its minimum and lock.
    • Detaching the lens.
    • Turn the power switch on, confirm that the film speed setting is set to E0, then open the camera back by sliding the camera back lock release lever.
    • Insert film from the bottom side and pull film leader out to red index mark.
  • Set Focus Mode, AF Area Mode and Focus Area
    • Set the focus mode selector to S (Single Servo AF).
    • Set the AF Area mode selector to [ ] (Single Area AF). •
    • Rotate the focus area selector lock lever and select center focus area with the focus area selector.
    • Rotate the focus area selector lock lever to lock focus area.
  • Set Metering System and Exposure Mode
    • Set the metering system selector to K (Matrix Metering).
    • Set the exposure mode select dial to P (Auto-Multi Program).
    • Shooting characteristics of exposure modes
  • Hold Camera and Focus
    • Hold the camera properly.
      • Camera shake and shutter speed
      • NOTE; Composing frame
    • Compose frame and focus by lightly pressing the shutter release button.
  • Confirm Indications in Viewfinder and Release Shutter
    • Confirm indications in the viewfinder while lightly pressing the shutter release button. (Shutter speed and aperture are shown in 1/2 steps.)
    • Confirm that focus indicator • appears and slowly depress the shutter release button.
    • Film starts to rewind automatically when film reaches the end of the roll.
    • Confirm that film is completely rewound, then remove film cartridge.
    • Press the Speedlight lock-release button to release the Speedlight. The Speedlight starts charging automatically.
      • Suitable situations for use of Speedlight
      • NOTE: Continuous use of built-in Speedlight
    • Confirm ^ in viewfinder, then compose, focus and take the picture.
      • 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash
  • About Metering System and Exposure
• DETAILED
• OPERATION
  • CAUTION: Nikkor lenses/accessories that cannot be attached to the N80/N80QD * •
  • Set the exposure mode/ISO film speed select dial to ISO and rotate the Main-Command Dial to set film speed in use.
  • To rewind film at mid-roll, press the two film rewind buttons Qii simultaneously for approx. 1 sec.
  • Rotate the film advance mode selector while pressing the film advance mode selector lock release to select film advance mode.
  • AF Area Mode
  • AF Area Mode —continued
  • Focus Area
    • Rotate the focus area selector lock lever to release the lock, then select desired focus area with the focus area selector.
  • Focus Lock
    • 2 Confirm focus indicator • and lock focus.
    • While keeping the focus locked, recompose and shoot. •
  • Situations Where Autofocus May Not Work As Expected
  • Manual Focus
    • Rotate the metering system selector to select the desired metering system.
    • in: Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering
    • ra: Center-Weighted Metering
    • H: Spot Metering
    • IP: Auto-Multi Program
    • i Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select P.
    • Compose picture, focus and shoot.
      • Flexible Program
      • Program chart
    • IS: Shutter-Priority Auto
    • i Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select S.
    • Compose picture, focus and shoot.
    • I A: Aperture-Priority Auto
    • Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select A.
    • Compose picture, focus and shoot.
    • IM: Manual
    • Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select M.
    • Set the shutter speed and aperture and confirm by looking at the electronic analog exposure display in the viewfinder.
      • Electronic analog exposure display
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      • 2 Compose picture, focus and shoot.
  • Auto Exposure Lock
    • Compose picture, focus and shoot.
    • Set the number of shots and compensated EV value by rotating the Sub-Command Dial while pressing the Auto Exposure Bracketing GSj button.
    • Compose picture, focus and shoot.
    • Rotate the Main-Command Dial while pressing the O button to set the necessary exposure compensation.
  • Long Time Exposure
    • Rotate the Main-Command Dial to select buLb and rotate the Sub-Command Dial to set the aperture.
    • Compose picture, focus and shoot.
      • NOTE: Using the diopter adjustment lever
    • i Set the film advance mode selector to ci) while I pressing the film advance mode selector lock release.
    • Compose picture, focus by lightly pressing the shutter release button and fully depress the shutter release button.
• CUSTOM SEHING
  • Select the desired option number by rotating the SubCommand Dial.
  • Set the exposure mode/Custom Setting select dial to CSM and perform Two-Button Reset (page 76).
  • Press the (35i 3nd buttons (indicated with green • symbols) simultaneously, and hold them for more than 2 sec.
• FLASH
• PHOTOGRAPHY
  • Ready-Light/Accessory Shoe
    • Set the flash sync mode by rotating the Main-Command Dial while pressing the flash sync mode button O-
    • □: Front-Curtain Sync
    • 9: Slow Sync
    • Rear-Curtain Sync
    • □: Red-Eye Reduction
    • Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
      • NOTE; Flash Sync Modes
    • Confirm i appears in the viewfinder, make sure the subject is within the flash shooting distance range and shoot.
  • Flash Exposure Compensation
  • About Depth, of Field and Focus Tracking
• DATA BACK
  • Adjusting Date and Time and Imprinting Data (for N80QD only)
    • ^ Push MODE button to select one of the date displays.
  • J Adjusting Date and Time and Imprinting Data-continued
    • Push MODE button to select date/time display and fully depress the shutter release button to take a picture with the imprinted date/time.
      • Imprinted date/time
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• MISCELLANEOUS
  • Battery Pack MB-16
  • Eyepiece correction lenses
  • Lenses
  • Filters
  • Cable release AR-3
  • Speedlight SB-28/SB-27
  • Wireless Slave Flash Controller SU-4 (with SG-2)
  • Soft case (CF-59/CF-60)
  • Neckstraps/Handstrap AH-4
  • Troubleshooting