User manual NIKON NUVIS S 2000

[. . . ] Nikon cannot guarantee the NUVIS S 2000/NUVIS S 2000D's performance when it is used with other than Nikon brand accessories. BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 · Thank you for purchasing the Nikon NUVIS S 2000/NUVIS S 2000D--a camera that is sure to make photography a bigger part of your life. Get to know your NUVIS S 2000/NUVIS S 2000D camera, and be sure to read this manual thoroughly before using it. We recommend that you keep this manual handy. · Take trial shots Supplied accessories Body cap (P. 19) Accessory shoe cover * Remove this cover when attaching an optional Speedlight to the accessory shoe. Eyepiece cap DK-5 (P. [. . . ] · -- and other indications such as aperture are displayed in the LCD panel, but all the indications turn off in the viewfinder. Note that continuous exposure time is reduced when shooting in low temperatures. · Auto Exposure Bracketing (page 66) cannot be performed during Long Time (Time) exposure. 62 63 Exposure Compensation To modify exposure control (i. e. This can be useful when intentionally achieving underor overexposure to obtain a specific photographic effect. · Exposure Compensation can be set in P, S, A and Vari-Program. NOTE: Setting Exposure Compensation Normally, you should compensate exposure to the + side when the background is brighter than your main subject, or to the ­ side when the background is darker. Tip Compensate to the + side to brighten, and the ­ side to darken overall picture to obtain specific photographic effect. 1 Electronic analogue exposure display Set Exposure Compensation by rotating the Command Dial while pressing the button until the desired compensation value appears (­2 EV to +2 EV in 1/2 steps). · When the Exposure Compensation is set, = appears in the LCD panel and viewfinder. · The compensation value can be checked by pressing the button. The electronic analogue exposure display also appears as illustrated in the viewfinder when the button is pressed. 2 Compose picture, confirm focus indicator / and shoot. · To cancel Exposure Compensation, rotate the Command Dial while pressing the button to reset the compensation value to 0. 0. In VariProgram, changing the exposure mode also cancels the Exposure Compensation. (Turning the power switch off does not cancel the Exposure Compensation. ) No compensation +0. 5 EV compensation Check points ­0. 5 EV compensation · The Exposure Compensation cannot be set in a or M exposure mode. · Once the Exposure Compensation is set in each P, S or A exposure mode, compensation remains in that exposure mode. The frame counter in the LCD panel does not count down and the film does not advance, and multiple exposures can be taken from the second shutter release. The multiple exposure is cancelled, film advances and Z disappears from the LCD panel when the second shot is taken. · To take more than two shots on the same frame, rotate the Command Dial while pressing the ¸ button again after the first shot is taken by depressing the shutter release button and while Z is blinking so Z appears without blinking. Repeat this operation as many times as you wish to continue taking pictures on the same frame. · To cancel multiple exposure, rotate the Command Dial while pressing the ¸ button so Z disappears from the LCD panel or set the exposure mode to a or Vari-Program. Film is advanced and frame counter counts down when the multiple exposure is cancelled before or during multiple exposure operation. OTHER FUNCTIONS This section describes other useful camera functions and information. · Film rewind · Dioptre adjustment/Viewfinder accessories · Available mode combinations Check points · Multiple Exposure cannot be performed in the a or Vari-Program. · Multiple Exposure and Auto Exposure Bracketing (page 66) cannot be set simultaneously. 70 71 Film Rewind This section explains mid-roll rewind and what to do if the film does not rewind. Dioptre Adjustment/Viewfinder Accessories OTHER FUNCTIONS The NUVIS S 2000/NUVIS S 2000D enables near- or far-sighted photographers to adjust the eyepiece dioptre to suit their vision. Viewfinder accessories such as an eyepiece cap or eyepiece correction lens can also be attached. Mid-roll rewind · To rewind film at mid-roll, press the two film rewind buttons , , simultaneously for approx. · o­­­, o­­, o­ and then o appear in the LCD panel during film rewind and the frame counter counts backwards until rewind is complete. · Film is completely rewound when a blinking E shows in the frame counter. (E appears without blinking when the exposure meter is off. ) Make sure E is blinking, open the camera back and remove the film cartridge. Dioptre adjustment · Remove the rubber eyecup and slide the dioptre adjustment lever while looking through the viewfinder until the focus brackets or other displays in the viewfinder appear sharp. [. . . ] Using a slower shutter speed with the flash brings out the background details in the picture. The NUVIS S 2000/NUVIS S 2000D's Slow Sync mode extends the automatically controlled shutter speed range down to 30 sec. Vignetting Progressively diminished illumination on the film from the centre to the corners. There are two kinds of vignetting--natural vignetting caused by the lens, and vignetting that is caused by improper use of accessories such as a lens hood or filter. 108 109 MISCELLANEOUS Specifications Type of camera Exposure modes Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex with electronically controlled focal-plane shutter and built-in Speedlight a:AUTO mode Vari-Program (s: Portrait, d: Landscape, f: Close-Up, g: Sports Continuous, h: Night Portrait mode) ¡: Auto-Multi Program (Flexible Program possible) TM: Shutter-Priority Auto £: Aperture-Priority Auto ¢: Manual 24 x 36mm (standard 35mm film format) Nikon F mount (with AF coupling, AF contacts) Nikkor and Nikon lenses having Nikon F mount* * With limitations; see chart on page 88. [. . . ]