Nikon Pronea 6i User manual

CONTENTS
FOREWORD ......................................................................... 4-5
NOMENCLATURE .............................................................. 6-12
LCD panel indication ........................................................ 8-9
Viewfinder indication ......................................................... .lO
Buttons and Command dials ........................................ 1 l-1 2
BEFORE SHOOTING .................................................. 13-31
INSTALLING BA-ITERY FOR DATE/TIME BAGKUP.......14-16
CHECKING BATTERY POWER FOR DATE/
TIME BACKUP ................................................................. 17
ReplacIng battery for date/time backup ............................ .I8
SElTlNG DATE/TIME ..................................................... ,19-21
MOUNTING LENS.. .......................................................... 22-24
INSTALLING BA-lTERIES ..................................................... 25
CHECKING BATTERY POWER ............................................ 26
HOLDING CAMERA/PRESSING SHU-ITER RELEASE
BU-l-fON .......................................................................... .27
INSTALLING FILM CARTRIDGE.. .................................... 28-31
BASIC OPERATION .................................................... 32-36
BASIC SHOOTING ........................................................... 33-35
AFTER SHOOTING,. ............................................................. .36
GENERAL FUNCTIONS ............................................ .37-74
ADVANCED MODE AND BASIC MODE......................... .38-39
VARI-PROGRAM .............................................................. 40-45
WHAT IS VARI-PROGRAM? ............................................. ,40
SETTING VARI-PROGRAM.. ............................................. .41
VARI-PROGRAM SELECTION GUIDE ..........................42-43
OPERATION IN VARI-PROGRAM ................................ ,44-45
EXPOSURE MODE .......................................................... 46-59
ABOUT EXPOSURE .................................................... .46-48
OPERATION IN AUTO-MULTI PROGRAM................... .49-50
FLEXIBLE PROGRAM ................................................... 51-52
OPERATION IN SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO
EXPOSURE MODE.. ............................................... .53-54
OPERATION IN APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO
EXPOSURE MODE .................................................. 55-56
OPERATION IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE.............. 57-59
METERING SYSTEM ....................................................... 60-62
AF MODE AND FOCUS AREA.. ...................................... .63-71
SELECTING AF MODE AND FOCUS AREA..................63-66
SINGLE-SERVO AF OPERATION .................................67-68
AUTOFOCUS WITH MAIN SUBJECT OFF-CENTER.. . ..69-7 0
CONTINUOUS SERVO AF OPERATION ............................ 71
FILM ADVANCE MODE ................................................... 72-73
TWO-BUTTON RESET ......................................................... .74

ADVANCED PHOTO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS..
....
..75-8 6
PRINT TYPE..
................................................................... 76-77
PRINT QUANTITY
.................................................................
78
MID-ROLL CHANGE ........................................................ 79-80
DATA RECORDING AND DATA PRINTING., .......................
.81
PRINTING DISPLAYED DATE/TIME
..............................
.82-83
SETTING TITLE
............................................................... 84-86
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
.............................................
87-1 10
SELF-TIMER OPERATION
....................................................
88
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
........................................ 89-98
ABOUT D(POSURE COMPENSATION
..............................
89
AUTO EXPOSURE LOCKFUNCTION WITH
AE-L BUTTON
.........................................................
go-91
TO OBTAIN METER READING FOR A PARTICULAR
SUBJECT IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE ............,92-93
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION FUNCTION...................
94-95
AUTO EXPOSURE BRACKETING
.................................96-98
MULTIPLE EXPOSURES ..............................................
99-101
LONG TIME EXPOSURE USING bu i. b SETrING..
...
..102-10 3
QR (QUICK RECALL) FUNCTION
................................ 104-l
05
MANUAL FILM SPEED SETTING
................................
106-l 07
MANUAL FOCUS
.,.,
...................................
,108
........................
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
............................. 109-I
10
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
........................................
1 1 1-l 31
SITUATIONS WHERE FLASH IS REQUIRED..
.................
,1 12
TYPE OF lTL AUTO FL4SH
.....................................
1 12-l : 3
FLASHSYNCMODE ...................................................
114-116
USING BlJILT-IN FLASH..............................................
117-I 22
USABLE LENSES WITH BUILT-IN FLASH......................
.l 1 7
BUILT-IN FLASH OPERATION
..................................
1 18-l 20
FIASH SHOOTING DISTANCE RANGE
...........................
121
SHUlTER SPEED/APERTURE IN FLASH SHOOTING..
.
..I2 2
Fl./X+l EXPOSURE BRACKETING
.............................
123-l 25
FLASH OlJTPlJT LEVEL COMPENSATION .................
126-l 28
USING ACCESSORY NIKON SPEEDLIGHT ...............
129-131
SPEEDLIGHT COMPATIBILITY
........................................
129
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH NIKON SPEEDLIGHTS..
.....
..13 0
NOTES ON FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
...............................
131
MISCELLANEOUS
...................................................
132-l 51
FOR NOt+CPU LENSES .....................................................
133
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
................................................. 134
FOCAL LENGTH CONVERSION
........................................
,135
CAMERA CARE TIPS
................................................... 136-I 37
NOTES ON BATTERIES
......................................................
138
GLOSSARY
.................................................................. . 39-i 43
LCD PANEIJVIEWFINDER INDICATIONS
..................144-l 47
SPEClFlCATlONS
........................................................
148-151
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Have Nikon spot check your camera
regularly
Nikon recommends that you have your
camera serviced by an authorized dealer or
service center at least once every two years.
Using your camera correctly
The Pronea 6i camera’s performance has
been optimized for use with Nikon brand
accessories. Accessories made by other
manufacturers may not meet Nikon’s criteria
for specifications, and nonconforming
accessories could damage the Pronea 6i’s
components. Nikon cannot guarantee the
Pronea 6i’sperformance when it is used with
other than Nikon brand accessories.