Nikon N5005 AF User manual

Nikon
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . ...... ... . .... . ....... . ......... .. 4
NOMENCLATURE .......................... . .. 5-7
BASIC OPERATION .. .. . .... . ........ .. .. .. .. 8-20
MOUNTING THE LENS ......... . ....... . ...... . .... 8
INSTALLING BATIERIES
...... . ......... . ........... 9
CHECKING BATIERY POWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. 10-11
LOADING FILM .... . . . .... . ... . ... .... .. ... . . .. 12-13
BASIC SHOOTING ...... ... ............. . ...... 14-17
REWINDING FILM ............ . . . .. . . . ... . ...... 18-19
FOCUS ......... .. . ... . . .. . ......... .. . . ... . 20-27
AUTOFOCUS .. . ........ .. ............. .. ..... . 20-23
With a stationary subject .... . .... . ... . . . . . ..... 20
With a moving subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21
Taking pictures with an off-center main subject ... 22
Autofocusing with AF illuminator .... ... ... . . . . . . 23
MANUAL FOCUS WITH ELECTRONIC FOCUSING
CONFIRMATION .
.... . ...... . .. . . . ... . ..... . .. . . 24
MANUAL FOCUS USING CLEAR MATIE FIELD ........ 25
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS .
.. ............. 26-27
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EXPOSURE . .. .... . ........ ..... ..... . ...... 28--36
SHUTIER SPEED DIAL AND APERTURE DIAL .... . .... 28
PROGRAMMED AUTO EXPOSURE MODE -
AUTO MULTI-PROGRAM . .
... . . . ... ... .... . ...... 29
SHUTIER-PRIORITY AUTO EXPOSURE MODE ..... 30-31
APERTURE-PRIORITY EXPOSURE MODE ......... . 32-33
MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE ......... . . . .. ... .... 34-36
T setting . . . ........ ... ......... . ..... . .. . . . ... 36
EXPOSURE METERING SYSTEM ...... . .... 37-43
MATRIX METERING .... . ... . ...... . ... . .. .. .... . . . 37
CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING ... .. ..... .. ..... . .. 37
MATRIX METERING VS.
CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING
.....•....• . . . . 38-41
CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING FOR
SPECIAL EXPOSURE SITUATIONS
.. . ... . ... . ... 42-43
AEL (Auto Exposure Lock) button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42
Manual exposure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SELF-TIMER ....... . .. . ... . ........ .. ... . . .. 44-4!i

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY . .. ....... . .......... 46-64
AUTOMATIC BALANCED FILL-FLASH ...• . .... ... . 46-47
Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash ... . .. . .. .......... ... 47
Center-Weighted Fill-Flash . .. ... .. ..... . . ....... 47
USING BUILT- IN TTL FLASH ......•.............. 48- 61
Notes on selecting aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48
Operation in programmed
auto exposure mode
..................... . 49-51
Operation in shutter-priority
auto exposure mode .
.. ... ...... ... .. ... . . 52-54
Operation in aperture-priority
auto exposure mode
..... . .... . ... . . ... . . . 55-57
Operation in manual exposure mode . . .. . . . . . . 58 -60
USABLE AF NIKKOR LENSES . . . ... .... . .. . ... . . . .. 61
BUILT- IN TTL FLASH SPECIFICATIONS . ..•. . ..•... 62-63
SPEEDLIGHT COMPATIBILITY CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LENSES ... . ...................... . ... . ..... 65-66
ACCESSORY COMPATIBILITY .. .. . .... .. . ..... 67
CAMERA CARE TIPS .. ... .. . ...... .. . ....... 68-70
NOTES ON BATTERIES . .......... . ......... 70-71
SPECIFICATIONS . .... . ...... ... ..... . ...... 72-75
GLOSSARY ........ .. . .. .. .. .. . ...... .. .. 76-78
VIEWFINDER INFORMATION .................. 79
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FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing this Nikon product. We hope you enjoy
the Nikon N5005, and we'
re sure it will make photography a
bigger part of your life.
Get to know your N5005, but before using
it, be sure to read this
manual thoroughly.
Nikon cannot be held responsible for malfunction resulting from
the use of the camera other than as specified
in this manual.
The Nikon autofocus SLR system is designed based on the premise that
any of its components , such as the F4 series , N8008s, N8008, N6006,
NSOOS, N4004s, N2020, AF Nikkor lenses and Nikon accessories will be
used integrally, with one another.
AF Nikkor lenses electronically communicate all the necessary infor-
mation required for perfect operation within current and future Nikon
autofocus SLR systems.
Nikon does not assume responsibility if malfunctions or damage
occurs to the NSOOS when lenses and/or accessories of other makers
are used with it . For this reason, we recommend the use of AF Nikkor
lenses and Nikon system accessories.

NOMENCLATURE
Aperture dial
Film rewind button
Frame counter
Dial lock-release button
Self-timer indicator
LED
Shutter release button
Shutter speed dial
Handgrip
AEL (Auto Exposure Lock) button
Minimum aperture lock
Aperture scale
Focusing ring
Lens (AF Zoom-Nikkor
35-70mm f/3.3-4.5)
Accessory shoe
Film plane indicator
Self-timer button
Flash lock-release buttons
Flash head
Lens mounting index
Lens release button
Focus mode selector
Aperture ring
CPU contacts: Do not touch.
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Viewfinder eyepiece
Film cartridge confirmation
window
Camera strap eyelet
Camera back lock release
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Eyepiece cover DK-5 (pro-
vided):
Prevents stray light from
entering viewfinder.
Film rewind lever
Film advance indicator
Camera back
Battery chamber lid
Battery chamber lock release
Tripod socket

Inside viewfinder
12mm-dia. central area Clear matte field
Focus brackets
Exposure indicator
LEOs
Focus indicator LED
Flash ready-light
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BASIC OPERATION
MOUNTING THE LENS
Twist lens counterclockwise until it
securely clicks into place.
S
The N5005 is designed for use
with AF Nikkor lenses, except
AF-
Nikkor SOmm fl2.S, ED 200mm
fl3.5 IF, and Autofocus Converter
TC-16/TC-16A.
For limited use of
non-AF Nikkor lenses, see pages
65 to
67.
To remove
Push lens release button and turn lens
clockwise.
00 not push lens rei ease but-
ton except when removing
lens.
Set lens to its minimum aperture
(largest f-number marked
in orange
on AF Nikkor lenses). Then lock lens
aperture at its minimum setting.
(See lens instruction manual.)
With the N5005, all aperture
setting operations are performed
using the aperture dial on the
camera body. Do not move lens'
aperture ring once
it is set to its
smallest aperture (largest
f-
number).

INSTALLING BATTERIES
1 2
Open the battery chamber lid by sliding
the lock release. Install four fresh AA-type batteries with
"+" ends positioned as shown inside the
battery chamber.
Batteries with a "+" terminal
exceeding 6mm
in diameter can-
not be used.
Close the battery chamber lid.
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CHECKING BATIERY POWER
To turn the camera power on, rotate the
shutter speed dial from L to another set-
ting while pressing the dial lock-release
button.
10
When not using the camera, be
sure
to set the shutter dial to L,
to turn off power and conserve
battery power.
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Lightly press shutter release button and check viewfinder exposure indicator LED(s)
(+,0 and/or- ) to make sure battery power is sufficient.
Exposure indicator
LED(s) lights up or blinks if power is sufficient, and stays on
approx. 8
sec. after you take your finger off the button.

If LED goes off approx. 2 sec. after finger is removed from
button, batteries need replacement.
No LED, and shutter locks. Check battery installation or change
batteries.
During shooting, replace batteries when:
a) Film-advance speed, operation speed of autofocus
lens or flash recycling time
is noticeably slower, or
b) Lightly pressing the shutter release button causes the
se
lf -timer indicator LED to start blinking and the shut-
ter
to lock.
At low temperatures or when weakened batteries are
used, film advance may cause low battery voltage for a
moment and the self-timer indicator
LED may blink for a
short while. However, you may be able
to continue
shooting.
The microcomputer
in the F-401x may turn th e camera
off, even when batteries with sufficient power are prop-
erly installed.
To sta rt or resume operation, remove
batteries and install again.
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LOADING FILM
Slide down camera back lock release to
open camera back.
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Insert film cartridge.
-
Use only OX-coded film.
-Usable film speed range for OX-
coded film is ISO 25 to 5000.
- All non-OX-coded films are auto-
matica
ll y se t to I SO 100.
-Avoid loading/unloading in
direct sunlight.
000000000
Pull film leader out to red index mark.

Check to make sure film is positioned
properly, with no slack. Close camera back and confirm lock- release snaps closed. Fully depress shutter release button
to
automatically advance film to frame "1."
Observe film advance indicator rotation
to confirm proper film installation and
transport.
elf film is not correctly installed, the
self-timer indicator
LED blinks. Set the
shutter speed dial to
L, then reset the
dial to another setting while pressing
the dial lock-release button.
The self-
timer indicator LED will disappear.
Reload the
film.
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BASIC SHOOTING
The Nikon N5005 offers both auto and
manual focusing.
It also gives you three
auto exposure modes -programmed
auto, aperture-priority auto, shutter-prior-
ity auto -plus manual exposure control.
The following instructions are for auto-
focus shooting
in programmed auto
exposure mode with an
AF Nikkor lens.
Programmed auto
is the easiest-to-use
exposure mode.
For details about other focusing methods
and exposure modes, see pages 20
to
27 and 28 to 36, respectively.
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Confirm lens is set to smallest
aperture (largest f-number);
if lens
is incorrectly set, the sh utter
release locks and + and -
LEDs
blink alternately inside the view-
finder. The self-timer indicator LED
will also blink.
Set shutter speed dial
to A, and aperture
dial
to S.

When both A and S are set, programmed
auto
mode is in operation.
The shutter dial locks
at the A or L
position, and the aperture dial locks
at the S position. To release them,
rotate the shutter or aperture dial
while pressing the dial lock-release
button.
Set focus mode selector to A (autofocus).
If the lens in use has an A-M switch, set
the switch to
A.
Aim camera at the subject.
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Position the viewfinder focus brackets
(: :) on the main subject.
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Lightly press the shutter release button. Confirm the green focus indicator
LED .
and the red exposure indicator LED 0
light up.

e lf focus indicator LED . blinks, see pages 26 to 27.
e lf subject moves, remove your finger from shutter release
button, then lightly press again to start autofocus with
focus tracking.
e
For details about autofocus, see pages 20 to 23.
o blinks
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Picture blur possibility (shutter speed is
1/[focal length] sec. or slower).
Use tripod to avoid camera shake, or use
built-in
TIL flash or accessory Nikon speed-
light
to synchronize shutter speed at 1/125 sec.
+ lights up ·Overexposure warning.
Too bright -very rare condition; use film with
lower I
SO speed.
-lights up ·Underexposure warning.
J blinks
Too dark -use built-in TIL flash or acces-
sory Nikon speedlight.
Use built-in
TIL flash or accessory Nikon
speedlight. See pages 46 to
64.
'Shutter is locked.
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Fully depress shutter release button to take picture. This
automatically advances film by one frame.
e Upon shutter release, the exposure indicator
LED(s)
turns off approx. 2 sec. after you remove your finger
from the button.
e lf camera detects abnormality during film advance
(when film
is loaded), the self-timer indicator LED
blinks for a few seconds. If this happens, set the
shutter speed dial
to L (lock), then proceed as
usual.
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REWINDING FILM
The film advance stops automatically at
the end of the roll. Then, the self-timer
indicator
LED blinks for a few seconds
and the shutter locks.
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If you do not rewind the film when
you come to the end of the roll,
each time the shutter release
button
is depressed, the self-timer
indicator
LED blinks for a few sec-
onds to remind you to rewind
it.
While sliding film rewind lever, push the
film rewind button. After rewinding stops, confirm
film frame
counter has returned to "S" and the self-
timer indicator
LED blinks (stops after
approx. 2 seconds.)

Open camera back and remove film
cartridge.
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FOCUS
AUTOFOCUS
In autofocus mode, the shutter cannot be released until the
subject is correctly focused, and once in focus, the focus
is
locked as long as the shutter release button remains lightly
pressed.
If subject is moving, focus tracking works automatica ll y. The
focus tracking system enables the camera to analyze the speed
of
th e moving subject according to focus detection data, and
drive the autofocus lens by anticipating the position at the exact
moment of exposure. So you can get correctly in-focus-pictures
for most moving subjects,
as well as stationary subjects.
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With a stationary subject
When subject is in focus, autofocus stops and . appears.
Once subject
is in focus, focus is locked. If subject moves, re-
move your finger from shutter release button, then lightly press
it again to start autofocus with focus tracking.