Selecting Film Advance Mode - Nikon F6 Instruction Manual

Selecting film advance mode

S (single-frame shooting), C
(continuous high-speed shooting), Cs (continuous silent-low-speed
shooting), (self-timer) and M-
variety of shooting situations.
S: Single-frame shooting
Fully depressing the shutter release button takes one picture and automatically
advances the film by one frame.
C : Continuous low-speed shooting
L
Shots are taken continuously at approx. 2 fps (approx. 4 fps with Multi Power
Battery Pack MB-40) as long as you keep the shutter release button fully
depressed.
C : Continuous high-speed shooting
H
Shots are taken continuously at approx. 5.5 fps (approx. 8 fps with Multi
Power Battery Pack MB-40) as long as you keep the shutter release button fully
depressed.
Cs: Continuous silent-low-speed shooting
Shots are taken continuously at approx. 1 fps (approx. 2 fps with Multi Power
Battery Pack MB-40) as long as you keep the shutter release button fully
depressed. In this mode, film rewind also slows and produces minimal rewind
noise.
: Self-timer
Use the self-timer when you want to be in the photograph (
M- : Mirror up
UP
In a situation such as when you want to minimize camera shake, use mirror up
photography. Press shutter release button once to raise the mirror, and press
again to take photograph (
* Film advance speed is tested using the camera settings of focus mode C, exposure
mode , shutter speed 1/250 sec. or faster, at normal temperature of 20°C (68°F),
with fresh 3V lithium batteries, for the first to 36th frames of a film.
When batteries are exhausted (
self-timer mode, film advance speed slows down since film advance automatically
switches to start after the camera's mirror retracts. (Normally, film advance begins
immediately when the mirror starts to retract.) In this case, battery replacement is
recommended.
(continuous low-speed shooting), C
L
(mirror up) are available for a
UP
To select film advance mode, rotate the film
advance mode selector while pressing the film
advance mode selector lock release.
• The following film advance modes are available:
84).
appears in the top LCD panel) in S, C
H
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or
H
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