The
Nikon N80/F80
by
Darrell R. Young
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CUSTOM
SETTINGS
There
are a total of 18 custom settings for the F80, 19 for the F80s.
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Nikon
N80 Mode Select dial
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To
set the custom settings on your N80, you must rotate the Mode Select
Dial to the CSM position. Then look at the LCD display on the top
right of the camera. The display will show two distinct numbers,
1. the selected Custom Setting Number
in the top left. There will be a dash next to it, and then, 2.
the Custom Setting Value.
To
change the Custom Setting Number, rotate the Command Dial
on the rear of the N80, just above your thumb position. To change
the Custom Setting Value, rotate the Command Dial on the
front of the camera just below the shutter release button.
Below
is a list of the custom setting numbers and values. (**
= Factory Default)
| Custom
Setting # 1
Film
Rewind |
|
0:
Automatic film rewind at the end of the roll. **
1:
No auto film rewind. You must rewind the film using the
two film rewind buttons pressed at the same time. |
| Custom
Setting # 2
DX
Auto or ISO
Manual
Film speed |
|
0:
If a new roll of film is inserted with a different ISO number
than the previous roll, the camera reverts to DX mode and
automatically sets the film speed. **
1:
The film speed must be set manually by setting the Mode
Select Dial to ISO and selecting the proper ISO value. |
| Custom
Setting # 3
Bracketing
Exposure
Order |
|
0:
While bracketing, the first frame is exposed at the metered
value, the second is underexposed, the third is overexposed.
(=, -, +) **
1:
While bracketing, the first frame is underexposed, the second
uses the metered value, and the third is overexposed. (-,
=, +) |
| Custom
Setting # 4
Grid
Lines in Viewing
Screen |
|
0:
Viewing screen grid lines disabled. **
1:
Viewing screen grid lines enabled |
| Custom
Setting # 5
Focus
Area Illumination |
|
0:
Focus area sensors briefly illuminated in red when shutter
button is partially depressed, in low-light conditions only.
**
1:
Focus area sensors never illuminated.
2:
Focus area sensors briefly illuminated in red when shutter
button is partially depressed, in all light conditions. |
| Custom
Setting # 6
Focus
Area Selection |
|
0:
Focus area sensor is selected by moving the thumb rocker switch,
on the back of the N80, in the direction of the sensor you
would like to use. **
1:
Focus area sensor is selected by pressing and holding the
thumb rocker switch in any direction. The sensor selection
will scroll between the five sensors until the thumb rocker
switch is released. |
| Custom
Setting # 7
AE
Lock Use from
shutter
release
button |
|
0:
AE Lock does not occur when the shutter release is partially
depressed; the AE-L/AF-L button is required for AE Lock. **
1:
AE Lock does occur as long as slight pressure is maintained
on the shutter release button. |
| Custom
Setting # 8
Auto
Film Loading |
|
0:
Auto film loading is enabled. When you insert the film and
close the back, the camera automatically advances the film
to frame one.**
1:
Auto film loading is disabled. The film does not advance
to frame one until the shutter release button is pressed. |
| Custom
Setting # 9
Closest
Subject Priority
in
Dynamic/Single Servo
Autofocus |
|
0:
The camera selects which AF Sensor (of the five) to use. It
decides based on the closest and brightest object it can sense
in the viewfinder.**
1:
The camera uses the last selected AF Sensor, according
to the position selected previously by the thumb rocker
switch. The sensor in use will be highlighted in darker
black. |
| Custom
Setting # 10
Closest
Subject Priority
in
Dynamic/Continuous
Servo
Autofocus |
|
0:
The camera uses the last selected AF Sensor, according to
the position selected previously by the thumb rocker switch.
The sensor in use will be highlighted in darker black. **
1:
The camera selects which AF Sensor (of the five) to
use. It decides based on the closest and brightest object
it can sense in the viewfinder. |
| Custom
Setting # 11
AE-L
/ AF-L
Button
Function
AE
= Autoexposure
AF
= Autofocus |
|
0:
Both AE and AF are locked when AE-L/AF-L button is held
down. (AE and AF Lock) **
1:
AE Lock only when AE-L/AF-L button is held down. AF is not
locked. (AE Lock, no AF Lock)
2:
AF Lock only when AE-L/AF-L button is held down. AE is not
locked. (AF Lock, no AE Lock)
3:
AE-L/AF-L button toggels AE Lock. If the AE-L/AF-L button
is pressed once, the AE stays locked until it is pressed
again. (Works like a light switch, on/off)
4:
AF is only activated when the AE-L/AF-L button is held down.
Partially depressing the shutter release does not cause
AF to activate when this mode is selected. |
| Custom
Setting # 12
Command
Dial Functions |
|
0:
Main-command dial (rear) controls shutter speed. Sub-command
dial (front) controls aperture. **
1:
Main-command dial (rear) controls aperture speed. Sub-command
dial (front) controls shutter speed. |
| Custom
Setting # 13
Film
Rewind Speed |
|
0:
High-speed film rewind. (Takes about 15 seconds to rewind
a 36 exposure roll) **
1:
Quiet film rewind. (Takes about 23 seconds to rewind a 36
exposure roll) |
| Custom
Setting # 14
Multiple-Exposure
Film
Advance
Rate |
|
0:
Shutter is released once for each shutter-release button press.(Single
exposure) **
1:
Shutter is released continuously until shutter-release
button is released. (Multiple exposure) |
| Custom
Setting # 15
Auto-Meter
Switchoff
Time
Delay |
|
4:
Four-second time delay before meter shuts off.
6:
Six-second time delay before meter shuts off. **
8:
Eight-second time delay before meter shuts off.
16:
Sixteen-second time delay before meter shuts off. |
| Custom
Setting # 16
Self-Timer
Duration |
|
2:
Two-second delay before shutter fires.
5:
Five-second delay before shutter fires.
10:
Ten-second delay before shutter fires. **
20:
Twenty-second delay before shutter fires. |
| Custom
Setting # 17
External
LCD Panel
Illumination |
|
0:
Must use LCD Illumination
button to light up the top LCD Panel.**
1:
Pressing any button lights up the top LCD Panel. |
| Custom
Setting # 18
Auto-focus
Assist
Illuminator
Settings |
|
0:
AF Assist light comes on when it is too dark to autofocus
efficiently. This is the little light on the front of the
N80. **
1:
AF Assist light does not come on in low-light conditions. |
Custom
Setting # 19
(Non-USA
F80S ONLY)
Data
Imprint ISO Speed
Brightness.
(Data imprint
between
frames) |
|
0:
Automatically set based on the DX Code on film canister. **
1:
Can be manually set for film speeds under 25 ISO.
2:
Can be manually set for film speeds of 32-80 ISO.
3:
Can be manually set for film speeds of 100 ISO.
4:
Can be manually set for film speeds of 125-200 ISO.
5:
Can be manually set for film speeds over 200 ISO. |
Darrell
R. Young
Editors
note:
Nikon
didn't provide N80/F80 users with a Custom Settings Pocket Card,
so Nikonian BJ Nicholls did.
You
can click
here for an Adobe Acrobat PDF file (some 210KByte in size)
including the complete Pocket Card plus a Lens Cap Decal for the
most useful CS.
If
you don't have it, get the Adobe
Acrobat Reader here.
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