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Nikon N75 / N75 QD User manual
User manual for Nikon N75 / N75 QD. 132 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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Introduction $
I Thank you for purchasing the Nikon N75/N75QD-a camera that is sure to
make photography a bigger part of your life.
Get to know your N75/N75QD camera, and be sure to read this manual
thoroughly before using it. We recommend that you keep this manual
handy.
Suppliedaccessories
Body cap (P. 19) Accessory shoe cover Eyepiece cap DK-5 (P. 82)
(P. 108)
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' I Taketrial shots
Taketrialshotsbeforeshootingat importantoccasionslikeweddingsor
graduations.
I HaveNikonspot-checkyourcameraregularly
Nikonrecommendsthat you haveyour cameraservicedby an authorized
dealer or service center at least once every two years.
I Usingyour cameracorrectly'
The Nikon N75/N75QD's performance has been optimized for use with
Nikon brand accessories.Accessories made by other manufacturersmayI not meet Nikon's criteria for specifications,and nonconforming accessories
could damage the N75/N75QD'scomponents. Nikon cannot guaranteethe
N75/N75QD's performance when it is used with other than Nikon brand
accessories. , t ,
Note: 0r$-tillilfif,
m$rtlfiCfl (numbers from 1 to 12) indicates that the function/mode changes according
to Custom Setting menu number.
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Nomenclature
Built-inSpeedlight(p. 38/90)
LCD illuminatorbutton(p. 8) Camerastrap
eyelet
Camerastrap eyelet
Self-timer/remotecontrolbutton
@. a0/84)
LCD panel(p.B)
Apefture(p 61)/Exposure
Compensationbutton(p. 6a)/
Filmrewindbutton(p. 78)
Shutterreleasebutton (p. 1a/17)
Powerswitch (p. 16)
Remotecontrolsensor(p. 84)
Self-timer(p. a0)/AF-Assistllluminator(p. 50)/
Red-EyeReductionlamp (p. 93)
Depth-of-fieldpreviewbutton(p. 83)
Flash lock-release(p. 95)/
Flash sync mode button (p. 92)
Auto ExposureBracketing(p. 66)/Multiple
Exposure(p. 69)/Filmrewindbutton (p. 78)
Camera back lock release lever (p. 20)
Lens releasebutton(p. 19)
Focusmode selector(pp. aa-45)
Tripod socket
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LCD PanelNieMinder Display
I LCD panel
Self-timer (p. 0) Remotecontrol(p. 84)
Aperture
Shutterspeed
Beep sound (p. 28)
Auto Exposure
Bracketing(p. 66)
Batterypower (p. 17)
Exposure
Compensation(p. 64)Flash sync mode
(p.e2le5)
Framecounter(p. z1)/ExposureFocus area Compensationvalue(p. 64)
MultipleExposure(p. 69) CustomSetting(p.72)
" The illustrationsare fully labelledfor your reference.
N0TE:AboutLGD
The LCD paneland viewfinderdisplaystend to turn darkerat high temperaturesand
have slower responsetime at low temperatures.ln eithercase, when the temperature
returnsto normal,the displaysalso returnto normal.
LGDilluminatorbutton
Pressingthe €l buttonturns exposuremeteron (p. 17),
and the LCD panelis illuminatedand can be confirmedin
the dark.The illuminationremainson as longas the
exposuremeteris on. llluminationturns off after lighily
pressingthe shutterreleasebuttonor shutterrelease.
nlmilfl i i : The illuminatorcan be set to come on when
any button is pressed (p. 76).
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I Viewfinderdisplay 12mm-dia. referencecircle
for Center-Weighted
Batterypower(p. 17) Meteringarea (p. 60)
Focus area (focusFilmstatus(p. 21) brackets)(p.28/aB)
Focus indicator
$.ze/aa)
Shutterspeed
Aperture Flashready-light(p. 39/91)/Flash
recommended indication (p. 9
Electronicanalogexposure(p. 61)/ Exposure
Compensationvaluedisplay(p. 64) ExposureCompensation(p. 64)
Vari-Britefocusareaandwarningindications
The N75/N75QDemploysthe convenientVari-BriteFocusArea displaysystem;it
enablescleardisplayof the focus bracketsat the selectedfocus areain the
viewfinderfor easy identification.Whenthe finderimageis bright,the focus brackets
aredisplayedin black and when the finderimageis dark,the focus bracketsare
momentarilyilluminatedin red. Also,when batterypower is low or film is not loaded
properly,warningindicationssuch as G or O- are displayedin the viewfinder.
* Dueto characteristicsof the LCDusedin the Vari-BriteFocusAreadisplaysystem,a thin
lineoutsidethe selectedfocusareamayalsobe displayedor the entireviewfindermay
be illuminatedin red undercertainconditions.Thesearenot malfunctions.
Ll nl$frTf;l : Focus areahighlight can be canceled or can be set to appear in any
situation(p.74).
0l$ftm,J : Warningindicationsin the viewfindercan be set not to appear (p.74).
CAUTI0N:Aboutviewfinder
The viewfinderwill be dark withoutbatterypower but brightensafter installationof
freshbatteries.This is not a malfunction.
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AvaifableExposureModes
The exposuremode dial of the Nikon N75/N75QDcan be divided into two
sections.One is the user-controlledexposure mode with Auto-Multi Program,
Shutter-PriorityAuto, Aperture-PriorityAuto or Manual exposure modes,
where the photographer can determine various exposure factors. The other
section is the point-and-shoot exposure mode in which the camera
automaticallycontrols various exposure settings. See pages 26-27, 3s-37, s4-
62 for more details on each exposure mode.
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I User-controlledexposure mode
P: Auto-Multi Program (p. 54)
Camera controls shutter speed and aperture
automatically.Other settings, such as Flexible
Program (page 55) or Exposure Compensation
(page 64) are possible.
S: Shutter-Priority Auto (p. 56)
You set desired shutter speed, and the camera
selects the correct aperture. Freezethe motion
of a moving subject or blur the subject.
A: Aperture-Priority Auto (p. 58)
You set the desired apefture, and the camera
selects the correct shutter speed. Lets you
determine depth of the in-focus area.
M: Manual (p.60)
Shutter speed and aperture are set manually.
Suitable for taking photographs with unique
effects.
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Start Shootinglmmediately
4 Open the battery chamber and install batterieswhile the
I camera'spower is off (page 16).
Open the camera back and installthe film (page 20).
o When the camera back is closed, the film is automaticallyadvanced and the
number of availableexposures is displayed in the LCD panel.
Set the focus mode selectorto AF (autofocus)(page 24),AF Area
modeto DynamicAF Mode with Closest-SubjectPriority(page
24) and the exposuremode dial to Hr 6UTO mode)(page26).
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f Hold the camera properly,compose frame and focus (page
\, 28) by lightly pressingthe shutter releasebutton (page 18).
Confirmfocus indicator O appears without blinking and in-
focus beep sound is emitted, and slowly depress the shutter6 releasebutton (page 30).
Film starts to rewind automaticallywhen it reachesthe end
of the roll (page31).7 . Make sure O in the viewfinder and F in the LCD panel are blinking when removing
the film caftridge.
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About Shutter ReleaseButton
Lightlypressingthe shutter releasebutton and holding it halfway down
activatesthe camera's exposure meter and pressing it all the way down
releasesthe shutter.
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Lightly press the shutter releasebutton.1
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information on the exposure meter.)
depressthe shutterreleasebutton.
ffuW
. Fullv depressing the shutter release button
releasesshutter and film automatically
advances to the next frame.
Lightlypressing Fully
depressing
N0TE:Gamerashake
Pressingthe shutterreleasebuttonabruptlycan resultin pictureblur.Makesureto
pressthe shutterreleasebuttonslowly.
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This sectionintrodudg$',,,thr,va.riou$,I ,,,,,
operationsnecessarybeforeyou start
shooting.
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o Install batteries and check battery power
o Mount lens
o Load film
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pdilIl tnstanBatteriesandchelkbffi
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Turn the power switch off and open the battery chamber1
I cover by sliding the battery chamber cover lock releaselever
toward indicated direction.
. When replacing batteries, be sure to turn the power switch off and replace both
batteries at the same time. Alwavs use fresh batteries of the same brand.
NOTE:Storingbatteries
Keep the batteries out of children's reach. lf swallowed; contact a doctor
immediately.(For "Notes on Batteries",see page'116.)
Inseft batterieswith the @ and Q ends positionedas
marked inside the battery chamberithen firmly close the
battery chamber cover.
. Make sure to firmly close the battery chamber cover until it locks into place.
. Incorrect positioning of @ and Q poles may damage the camera.
Gheckpoints
'We recommend that you take sparewww.butkus.usbatteries with you, especiallywhen travelling.
. For the number of film rolls that can be shot with fresh batteries,see page 128.
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Turnthe power switch on and confirm battery power withQtJ the q-Z indication.
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Sufficientbattery Insufficientbatterypower
p0wer
Viewfinder
LCDpanel Meaning
Camera'smeteron Carhera'smeteroff
EA No indication No indication Sufficientbattery power. (appears)
[E -- No indication freshBatteriesset readv.are nearing(Viewfinderexhaustion.indicationsHaveturna (appears] (appears) off when exposure meter is off.)
-[E- -\ L l i---1ll - fE Batteries are exhausted. Replace batteries.
(blinks) (blinks) (appears) (Shutter locks.)
. fE in the viewfinder disappears when the power is off.
. Q blinks in the viewfinderwhen the film is not loaded.
0fiii.IflI : Warning indications in the viewfinder can be set not to appear (p.74).
Lightlypresstheshutterreleasebuttonto activatethe exposuremeter.
Lightlypressing the shutter release button reactivatesthe exposure
meter and indications in the LCD oanel and viewfinder.Shutter
speed and aperlure (r- - when lens is not attached) indications in
the LCD panel automaticallyturn off 5 sec. after removing your
fingerfrom the shutter release button. (All indications in the
viewfinderturn off.) See page 14 for information on the shutter
releasebutton.
0Nftlilli:i : The duration of inactive time before automatic meter switch-off occurs
can be set to 3, 10 or 20 sec. (p. 75).
. When the power switch is turned off with batteries installed,the frame counter display
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w@ Mount Lens
Turn the power switch off and mount the lens to the camera body.
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I Check the lens type.
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CPU)U contactscontacts ofof CPLCPU @ G-type Nikkor lens @ CPU Nikkor lens other
NikkorNikkor lenslens than G-type
@Gtype Nikkor lens, without aperture ring
€)CPU Nikkor lenses other than G-type (lllustrationis D-type Nikkor lens),with
aperture ring
G-typeNikkor lens
The G-type Nikkor lens has no apedure ring; aperture should be selected from
camera body. Unlike other CPU Nikkor lenses, aperture does not need to be set to
mtntmum.
Checkpoints
. Use a G- or D-type AF Nikkor lens to utilise all of this camera's functions.
. Make sure to turn the power switch off when attaching/detachingthe lens.
. Avoid direct sunlight when attaching/detachingthe lens.
NOTE:Non-GPUNikkorlens
When a non-CPU Nikkor lens is attached and the power switch is turned on,
F- - blinks in the LCD panel and viewfinder,www.butkus.usand the shutter cannot be released
(except in Manual exposure mode). See page 106 for a non-CPU lens.
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Turn the power switch off and mount the lens to the camera
body.2
' Position lens in the camera's bayonet mount so that the mounting indexes on lens
and camera body are aligned, then twist lens anticlockwise until it locks into
place. (Be sure not to touch the lens release button.)
'with GPU Nikkor lens with aperture ring (other than G-type), set the lens
aperture to its minimum and lock. When the lens is not set to its minimum
aperture setting and the power switch is turned on, F,-El-:blinks in the LCD pane,
and viewfinder and the shutter cannot be released.
,10 Detach the lens. \
IJ
. Push and hold the lens release button, then
turn the lens clockwiseto detach the lens.
Whencamerais left unattendedwithoutlens
When you leave the camera unattended without a lens attached, be sure to attach
the supplied body cap (page 2), or optionatbody cap BF-1A. (BF-1 body cap cannot
be used.)
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LoadFilmffi
Turn the power switch on and load DX-coded film. With DX-coded film, film
speed will be set automatically(lSO 25-5000).When the camera back is
closed, the film automaticallyadvances and the number of available
exposuresis displayed in the LCD panel.
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1 Turn the power switch on, open the camera back by sliding
I the camera back lock releaselever and load film.
. Film carlridge can be loaded smoothly if inseded from the bottom.
. Make sure to insert the film cartridge all the way in.
Pull film leader across to red index mark.2
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. Make sure to align the film leader to the red index mark; if the film leader is not
properly aligned to the index mark (short of or beyond the mark), film may not be
loaded properly.
. Hold the film cartridge and ensure film is properly positioned with no slack.
N0TE:Loading/removingfilm
Shutter curtains are very thin. Do not touch the shutter curtains
with your finger or the film leader.
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Fl\u,
Gentlyclose the camera back until the camera back snaps Q
tJ closed.
,E\ F5.,5
lEl
. The film automaticallyadvancesto the final frame with blinkingtr, &^, Er--, tr- - ^
as indicated in the LCD panel, and film rewinds one frame at a time as photos are
taken. The LCD panel indicates number of exposures left on film.
. When the film has completed set up, a shutter sound is let out but no picture has
been taken.
oWhen F appears in the LCD panel, or Err and F in the LCD panel and Q- in the
viewfinderblink, film is not properly installed.Open the camera back again and
reload film by aligning the film leader to the red index mark. O blinks in the
viewfinderwhen the film is not loaded.
o Picturestaken on frames beyond the indicated number of the exposures for the
film roll may be discarded in the process of developing.
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DX-codedfilm DX-coded film
With DX-coded film, film speed will be set
automaticallybetween ISO 25 to ISO 5000.
Filmsoeed is set to ISO 100 with non-DX-
codedfilm. (filmspeed)
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Checkpoints
.Avoid direct sunlightwhen changingfilm outdoors.
. You can check the number of availableexposures on the film roll and film speed
through the film confirmation window.
I Infraredfilms cannot be used with this camera since an infrared sensor is used for
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This camera allows you to imprint YearlMonth/Day,Day/Hour/Minute (24-hour
clock), Month/DaylYearor Day/Month/Yearon your picture in any exposure
mode. (For imprintingdate/time,see page 42.)
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I Adjusting date and time (Example:year 2003,April 1)
Push CIEDDbutton to select one of the date or time displays.1
I Push SELECTbutton so section to be corrected starts
blinking.
r Date cannot be set in Day/Hour/Minute
display. To set date, select YearlMonth/Day,
M onth/DaylYear or Day/Mo nth/Year.
o Set the time in Day/Hour/Minutedisplay.
l) PushADJUSTbuttonto changethe blinkingnumbersand after
Z correction,pushSELECTbuttonuntilthe numbersstop blinking.
. Each time you push the ADJUST button, year
section moves up from 98 to 49 (back to 98
after 49).
. To change the numerical indication rapidly,
hold the ADJUST button down for more than
1 sec.
. Push SELECT button until the date/time
display stops blinking.When the imprint
indicator - appears in the data imprint
LCD panel,the setting is complete.
QuartzDatepowersource
Batteriesin the camera body also power the quartz date. Set the date and time after
installingbatteriesfor the first time. When changing batteries,date and time remain in
the quartz date memory up to approx. 30 minutes without batteries.lf the date and
time data are lost, reset them. Note that the time the data remains in the memory www.butkus.us becomes shorler at low temperatures.
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Y
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Lens attached G-typeAF Nikkor (p. 1B)
Focus mode AF (autofocus) (p. 24)
Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Focus area Subject Priority (p. 24)
25-segment 3D Matrix Metering.Exposuremeteringsystem (p. 26)
Exposuremode AUTO mode (ffi (p. 26)
Flash sync mode Front-CurtainSync (g/B). (p. 92)
Film advance mode Single frame (E) (p. 79)
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SetFocusModeandAFAreaMode
Set focus mode to AF (autofocus)and AF Area mode to Dynamic AF Mode
with Closest-Subject Priority.(See pages 44 and 46 for details.)
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.l Turn the power switch on and set the focus mode selector to
I AF (autofocus).
. Make sure to turn the focus mode selector until it
clicks into oosition.
o To focus, lightly press the shutter release button
'14). (page
N0TE:AFfocusmode
Do not rotate the lens focusing ring manually when the focus mode selector is set to
AF.
the AF Area mode selectorto [r].
fSet
. When the focus mode is set to AF (p. 36) and AF
Area mode selector is set to [r] (except {7 Close-
Up mode), Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Subject
Priority is selected.
. Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Subject Priority
automaticallyfocuses on the subject located
closest to any of five focus areas (page 46). lf the
subject moves from the selected focus area, the
camera automaticallyfocuses on the subject
determining the data from the other focus areas.
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I Situationswhere autofocus may not work as expected
Autofocusmay not work as expected in the following situations.In such
situations,focus manuallyusing the clear matte field (page 45) or focus on
a differentsubject located at the same distance, use focus lock (page 52)
then recompose.
\ '*' \\"if*"' ?i ' Low-contrast scenes - '
For example,wherethe subjectis wearingclothingthe
samecoloras a wall or otherbackground.
Scenes with subjects within the focus brackets
located at different distances from the camera
For example,when photographingan animalin a cageor
a personin a forest.
Patterned subject or scene
Forexample,buildingwindows.
Scenes with pronounced differences in
brightness within the focus brackets
Forexample,whenthe sun is in the backgroundand the
mainsubjectis in shadow.
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