Instruction Manual
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... areas are selectable, and the focus bracket turns from the date of the shutter release button (with Custom Setting). • 1/300 High-Speed Flash Sync (with Custom Setting; 1/250 sec. Your Nikon F5 is fully guaranteed against any of 24 Custom Settings for added versatility. • Fortified aluminum-alloy die-cast body covered by durable aluminum housing, titanium...
... areas are selectable, and the focus bracket turns from the date of the shutter release button (with Custom Setting). • 1/300 High-Speed Flash Sync (with Custom Setting; 1/250 sec. Your Nikon F5 is fully guaranteed against any of 24 Custom Settings for added versatility. • Fortified aluminum-alloy die-cast body covered by durable aluminum housing, titanium...
Instruction Manual
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SELF-TIMER 82-83 LONG TIME EXPOSURE 84-85 MULTIPLE EXPOSURE 86-87 CUSTOM SETTING 88-94 To Make a Custom Setting 91 CONTROLS IN DETAIL 95-107 VIEWFINDER DIOPTER-To see clearly through viewfinder ....96 ILLUMINATION SWITCH-To view LCD panels in 1/300 TTL ... PREVIEW BUTTON 100 ACCESSORY SHOE 100 SYNC TERMINAL 101 REMOTE TERMINAL 101 OPERATION WITH PERSONAL COMPUTER 102-103 SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SHUTTER SYSTEM 104 CHANGING CAMERA BACK 105 CHANGING VIEWFINDERS 106 CHANGING FOCUSING SCREENS 107 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 108-124 TTL AUTO FLASH-Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash and Standard TTL Flash...
SELF-TIMER 82-83 LONG TIME EXPOSURE 84-85 MULTIPLE EXPOSURE 86-87 CUSTOM SETTING 88-94 To Make a Custom Setting 91 CONTROLS IN DETAIL 95-107 VIEWFINDER DIOPTER-To see clearly through viewfinder ....96 ILLUMINATION SWITCH-To view LCD panels in 1/300 TTL ... PREVIEW BUTTON 100 ACCESSORY SHOE 100 SYNC TERMINAL 101 REMOTE TERMINAL 101 OPERATION WITH PERSONAL COMPUTER 102-103 SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SHUTTER SYSTEM 104 CHANGING CAMERA BACK 105 CHANGING VIEWFINDERS 106 CHANGING FOCUSING SCREENS 107 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 108-124 TTL AUTO FLASH-Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash and Standard TTL Flash...
Instruction Manual
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.... AF start (AF-ON) button: Pressing AF start button starts autofocus operation. Focus area selector (p. 38) Rear LCD panel (p. 12) Custom Setting Menu (·) button (p. 91) Eyepiece shutter lever: Used to set various functions. (p. 14) Film rewind button (1 „) 10-pin remote terminal: For Personal Computer Connecting Cord MC-33 or MC-34...
.... AF start (AF-ON) button: Pressing AF start button starts autofocus operation. Focus area selector (p. 38) Rear LCD panel (p. 12) Custom Setting Menu (·) button (p. 91) Eyepiece shutter lever: Used to set various functions. (p. 14) Film rewind button (1 „) 10-pin remote terminal: For Personal Computer Connecting Cord MC-33 or MC-34...
Instruction Manual
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...Personal computer connection 21. Shutter speed lock 2. Flash sync mode 20. Aperture lock 9. Film speed/Bracketing information/Custom Setting 16. Film speed setting mode 17. When the temperature rises, the display works normally again. Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing 5. Exposure compensation.... LCD Panels Top LCD panel indications 1. Shutter speed 3. Exposure compensation value 8. Exposure mode 6. Aperture 10. Frame counter 13. Custom Setting • At high temperature (60°C/140°F or above), the entire display turns black, making it hard to read normally...
...Personal computer connection 21. Shutter speed lock 2. Flash sync mode 20. Aperture lock 9. Film speed/Bracketing information/Custom Setting 16. Film speed setting mode 17. When the temperature rises, the display works normally again. Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing 5. Exposure compensation.... LCD Panels Top LCD panel indications 1. Shutter speed 3. Exposure compensation value 8. Exposure mode 6. Aperture 10. Frame counter 13. Custom Setting • At high temperature (60°C/140°F or above), the entire display turns black, making it hard to read normally...
Instruction Manual
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.... See page 59. • Selecting AF area mode. See page 52. • Selecting Custom Setting menu. and Sub-Command Dials are used alone or in Programmed Auto exposure mode. Rotating Main-...page 58 or 64. • Performing Flexible Program in combination with other buttons to select/set various functions or modes. See pages 86-87. • Locking shutter speed. See page 40....14 See page 91. See page 68. • Setting/canceling Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing. See page 79. • Selecting auto film speed setting or manually selecting film speed. See page 77. •...
.... See page 59. • Selecting AF area mode. See page 52. • Selecting Custom Setting menu. and Sub-Command Dials are used alone or in Programmed Auto exposure mode. Rotating Main-...page 58 or 64. • Performing Flexible Program in combination with other buttons to select/set various functions or modes. See pages 86-87. • Locking shutter speed. See page 40....14 See page 91. See page 68. • Setting/canceling Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing. See page 79. • Selecting auto film speed setting or manually selecting film speed. See page 77. •...
Instruction Manual
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... of the focus area selector arrows changes the focus area in the corresponding direction. See pages 79-81. • Selecting and making a Custom Setting. See page 59. , and · Buttons Pressing , and · buttons simultaneously for G-type Nikkor lens). Focus Area Selector Pressing one of exposure and compensation value ...in Aperture-Priority Auto or Manual exposure mode. See pages 61 or 64-66. * Aperture can only be set on the lens' aperture ring (except for more than two seconds resets various functions to the initial...
... of the focus area selector arrows changes the focus area in the corresponding direction. See pages 79-81. • Selecting and making a Custom Setting. See page 59. , and · Buttons Pressing , and · buttons simultaneously for G-type Nikkor lens). Focus Area Selector Pressing one of exposure and compensation value ...in Aperture-Priority Auto or Manual exposure mode. See pages 61 or 64-66. * Aperture can only be set on the lens' aperture ring (except for more than two seconds resets various functions to the initial...
Instruction Manual
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... battery mark and exposure indications automatically turn off. When the installed batteries are almost exhausted. c To set for manual focusing). as desired, use Custom Setting #15. M M Batteries are completely exhausted or improperly installed. after a pause. or 32 sec.... Rotate power switch to ON position while pressing the lock release, and confirm that the LCD panel and viewfinder LCD show aperture/shutter speed indications, and autofocus operation starts (unless camera...
... battery mark and exposure indications automatically turn off. When the installed batteries are almost exhausted. c To set for manual focusing). as desired, use Custom Setting #15. M M Batteries are completely exhausted or improperly installed. after a pause. or 32 sec.... Rotate power switch to ON position while pressing the lock release, and confirm that the LCD panel and viewfinder LCD show aperture/shutter speed indications, and autofocus operation starts (unless camera...
Instruction Manual
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... and fully depress shutter release button. c The camera can confirm if the film leader is loaded properly before closing the camera back, hold the film leader with an unacceptable DX code is on. For details, see page 97). Set ISO speed manually (see Custom Setting #8, page 89. 23 Film winds up and ...you can be set to the film spool. To check if the ...
... and fully depress shutter release button. c The camera can confirm if the film leader is loaded properly before closing the camera back, hold the film leader with an unacceptable DX code is on. For details, see page 97). Set ISO speed manually (see Custom Setting #8, page 89. 23 Film winds up and ...you can be set to the film spool. To check if the ...
Instruction Manual
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...start autofocus in camera shake. Depress the shutter release button slowly. c To set not to start button. or 32 sec. c To deactivate autofocus when shutter release button is lightly pressed, use AF start button when it is lightly pressed using Custom Setting #4. Indications inside... SHUTTER/COMPOSING PICTURE Lightly pressing shutter release button Lightly press shutter release button to start button. Also, use Custom Setting #4. as desired, use Custom Setting #15. To release the shutter, fully depress shutter release button while pressing the AF start autofocus operation and...
...start autofocus in camera shake. Depress the shutter release button slowly. c To set not to start button. or 32 sec. c To deactivate autofocus when shutter release button is lightly pressed, use AF start button when it is lightly pressed using Custom Setting #4. Indications inside... SHUTTER/COMPOSING PICTURE Lightly pressing shutter release button Lightly press shutter release button to start button. Also, use Custom Setting #4. as desired, use Custom Setting #15. To release the shutter, fully depress shutter release button while pressing the AF start autofocus operation and...
Instruction Manual
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... roll. • The number of the film roll, End blinks in the same manner. c Film advance can no longer be set to stop automatically at the 35th or 36th frame using Custom Setting #12. This starts film rewinding automatically. See page 89. 32 During film rewind, the frame counter counts backward, rewind knob...
... roll. • The number of the film roll, End blinks in the same manner. c Film advance can no longer be set to stop automatically at the 35th or 36th frame using Custom Setting #12. This starts film rewinding automatically. See page 89. 32 During film rewind, the frame counter counts backward, rewind knob...
Instruction Manual
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... Program Canceled Exposure compensation 0.0 Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing Canceled Multiple Exposure Canceled Custom Setting Initial setting (except for more than two seconds resets various modes to their initial settings. Two-Button Reset cancels the following modes: Exposure mode Programmed Auto AF area mode...-curtain sync Page 53 Page 40 Page 38 Page 117 * When using SB-26, SB-25 or SB-24, Speedlight settings will override camera settings. About Two-Button Reset Pressing , and · buttons simultaneously for menu 0, page 88) Functions on Multi-Control Back ...
... Program Canceled Exposure compensation 0.0 Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing Canceled Multiple Exposure Canceled Custom Setting Initial setting (except for more than two seconds resets various modes to their initial settings. Two-Button Reset cancels the following modes: Exposure mode Programmed Auto AF area mode...-curtain sync Page 53 Page 40 Page 38 Page 117 * When using SB-26, SB-25 or SB-24, Speedlight settings will override camera settings. About Two-Button Reset Pressing , and · buttons simultaneously for menu 0, page 88) Functions on Multi-Control Back ...
Instruction Manual
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... approx. 3 fps in CL mode and approx. 1 fps in CS mode. See page 89. 37 You have a choice of 1/250 sec. Film advance speed using Custom Setting #9, 10.
... approx. 3 fps in CL mode and approx. 1 fps in CS mode. See page 89. 37 You have a choice of 1/250 sec. Film advance speed using Custom Setting #9, 10.
Instruction Manual
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... Do not attempt to turn the lens focusing ring or impede its rotation when the focus mode selector is set to Continuous Servo AF using Continuous Servo AF mode and are using Custom Setting #1, 2. See page 42 for Continuous Servo AF with FocusPriority; c Release-Priority can be given to Single Servo AF or... are not using Single Servo AF mode and the focus has already locked, or you are pressing the AE-L/AF-L button. FOCUS MODE Autofocus The Nikon F5 has two autofocus modes, Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority and Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority.
... Do not attempt to turn the lens focusing ring or impede its rotation when the focus mode selector is set to Continuous Servo AF using Continuous Servo AF mode and are using Custom Setting #1, 2. See page 42 for Continuous Servo AF with FocusPriority; c Release-Priority can be given to Single Servo AF or... are not using Single Servo AF mode and the focus has already locked, or you are pressing the AE-L/AF-L button. FOCUS MODE Autofocus The Nikon F5 has two autofocus modes, Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority and Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority.
Instruction Manual
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... shutter will remain unchanged from the shutter release button and lightly press it to start autofocus with the film advance mode selector set at CL, CH or CS, the camera refocuses every time the shutter is released. > Lens is focused at rear of the subject. ? In Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority... / indication; If subject moves again, remove your finger from the shutter release button to automatically activate Focus Tracking. Confirm / appears in fact be canceled using Custom Setting #23. as soon as you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed. If ?
... shutter will remain unchanged from the shutter release button and lightly press it to start autofocus with the film advance mode selector set at CL, CH or CS, the camera refocuses every time the shutter is released. > Lens is focused at rear of the subject. ? In Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority... / indication; If subject moves again, remove your finger from the shutter release button to automatically activate Focus Tracking. Confirm / appears in fact be canceled using Custom Setting #23. as soon as you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed. If ?
Instruction Manual
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... area that concentrates 75% of the meter's sensitivity can be changed to base exposure on entire viewfinder using Custom Setting #14. circle within the selected focus area of the picture's offcenter portion, use the camera's AE-L/AF-L button (see pages 72 and 73). Nearly 100% of the meter's sensitivity is selected, shifting focus...
... area that concentrates 75% of the meter's sensitivity can be changed to base exposure on entire viewfinder using Custom Setting #14. circle within the selected focus area of the picture's offcenter portion, use the camera's AE-L/AF-L button (see pages 72 and 73). Nearly 100% of the meter's sensitivity is selected, shifting focus...
Instruction Manual
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...; If meter and LCD readout have turned off, turn on again by lightly pressing shutter release button. • If "bulb" is set on the camera, selecting the ShutterPriority Auto mode will cause buLb to blink-a warning that the "bulb" setting cannot be changed using CPU Nikkor lens other than G-type, make sure to... Exposure Mode 1 While pressing ¨ button, rotate Main-Command Dial until ™ appears in the top LCD panel and S in the viewfinder. • When using Custom Setting #6.
...; If meter and LCD readout have turned off, turn on again by lightly pressing shutter release button. • If "bulb" is set on the camera, selecting the ShutterPriority Auto mode will cause buLb to blink-a warning that the "bulb" setting cannot be changed using CPU Nikkor lens other than G-type, make sure to... Exposure Mode 1 While pressing ¨ button, rotate Main-Command Dial until ™ appears in the top LCD panel and S in the viewfinder. • When using Custom Setting #6.
Instruction Manual
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...the viewfinder and top LCD panel, and aperture can be effective. • If you regularly set is recommended that you cancel aperture change of settings. the reason being that when the lens' aperture ring is set to avoid accidental change by rotating the lens aperture ring (except for G-type Nikkor lens). ...;-- x and Ò disappear. • Lock function operates only with SubCommand Dial will be locked using the lock function to its minimum aperture position.) Aperture set aperture using Custom Setting #22 (page 90). 61 blinks in the top LCD panel and viewfinder.
...the viewfinder and top LCD panel, and aperture can be effective. • If you regularly set is recommended that you cancel aperture change of settings. the reason being that when the lens' aperture ring is set to avoid accidental change by rotating the lens aperture ring (except for G-type Nikkor lens). ...;-- x and Ò disappear. • Lock function operates only with SubCommand Dial will be locked using the lock function to its minimum aperture position.) Aperture set aperture using Custom Setting #22 (page 90). 61 blinks in the top LCD panel and viewfinder.
Instruction Manual
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... AI-modified Nikkor lenses: Confirm aperture value on again by lightly pressing shutter release button. Set aperture by rotating Sub-Command Dial using Custom Setting #22. c Aperture can be changed. blinks instead of aperture value in this case. Set the aperture manually with lens' aperture ring. With lenses having fixed aperture, such as PCNikkor...
... AI-modified Nikkor lenses: Confirm aperture value on again by lightly pressing shutter release button. Set aperture by rotating Sub-Command Dial using Custom Setting #22. c Aperture can be changed. blinks instead of aperture value in this case. Set the aperture manually with lens' aperture ring. With lenses having fixed aperture, such as PCNikkor...
Instruction Manual
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... speed by rotating the Main-Command Dial. to buLb for extended time exposures. c Slowest shutter speed can be set in the viewfinder. 2 Remove finger from 30 sec. Operation in Manual Exposure Mode 1 While pressing ¨ button, rotate Main-Command Dial until ¢ appears in ...the top LCD panel and electronic analog exposure display in 1/3 steps. • In Manual exposure mode, you can set shutter speed to as much as 30 minutes using Custom Setting #19. See page 90. 64 For details about buLb...
... speed by rotating the Main-Command Dial. to buLb for extended time exposures. c Slowest shutter speed can be set in the viewfinder. 2 Remove finger from 30 sec. Operation in Manual Exposure Mode 1 While pressing ¨ button, rotate Main-Command Dial until ¢ appears in ...the top LCD panel and electronic analog exposure display in 1/3 steps. • In Manual exposure mode, you can set shutter speed to as much as 30 minutes using Custom Setting #19. See page 90. 64 For details about buLb...
Instruction Manual
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... can be confirmed only through the aperture direct-readout in 1/3 steps between lens' maximum and minimum apertures. • Aperture can also be set by rotating Sub-Command Dial using Custom Setting #22. To lock the shutter speed/aperture, rotate the Main-/Sub-Command Dial while pressing the - button. In this case (except for...
... can be confirmed only through the aperture direct-readout in 1/3 steps between lens' maximum and minimum apertures. • Aperture can also be set by rotating Sub-Command Dial using Custom Setting #22. To lock the shutter speed/aperture, rotate the Main-/Sub-Command Dial while pressing the - button. In this case (except for...