Parallax Inspection And Adjustment - Nikon D300 Repair Manual

Paralla� inspection and adjustment
Caution：When "Separate Prism bo� from ��ront body" is performed, be sure to make the adjustment.
Procedure
① �nsert the battery into the camera, and set the e�posure mode to "P".
①
② Turn the power SW to O��, and remove the battery. (By this procedure, the camera memorizes the latest
set mode in the camera.)
③ Remove the four �PCs and two wires of the top cover, then detach the top cover from the camera.
③
�ote: If the �PC of the top cover is removed with the battery being inserted, the DC/DC, etc, may be burned
out.
④ Attach the paralla��S� chart (J�31�3) on the wall, etc.
⑤ Put the C� card and battery into the camera, and mount the lens A� 50/1.4.
⑥ Position the camera correctly 7� cm�distance from the paralla��inspection chart by using the tripod, etc.
(ref. ��ig. 1.) (Set the optical a�is of lens to come in the center of the chart.)
100％ frame（red）
��ocus frame in center of Viewfinder
Paralla� � S� chart（J63103）
⑦ Take a shot of the chart with MC-30, and display it on the T��T monitor to fine adjust the camera position
so that all four sides of the 98 % chart frame can appear on the monitor.
⑧ Look through the viewfinder, then in order to meet the standard, all four sides between the 1�� % frame
and 98 % frame must be seen.
In case it is out of standard, remove the battery and make the following adjustment.
⑨ Loosen the four screws (#1�12) of the prism bo�, then move the prism bo� so that the four sides in the
viewing field of the finder come in between the 1��％ chart frame and 98％ chart frame.
⑩ Confirm that the focus frame in the center of the viewfinder is within the (cross shaped) metering�
distance frame in the center of the paralla��S� chart.
⑪ Tighten the loosened four screws (#1612). (After tightening them, check the angle of view of the
viewfinder.)
⑫ �nsert the battery into the camera, and take a shot of the chart again with MC�3�. Confirm that the camera
does not move. If it moves, make the adjustment from the procedure of ⑦ of Repair Manual.
98％ frame （black）
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Paralla� inspection chart
（J63103）
A�50/1.4D
0.7m
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Mounting surface of
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