Basic Shooting - Nikon F70 Instruction Manual

6 Gently close camera back until lock 7 Fully depress shutter release button to advance film to frame #1. Confirm frame
release snaps closed. counter shows
• If film is incorrectly positioned, E remains,
Open camera back and reload film properly.
• If non-DX-coded film or film with an unacceptable DX code is loaded, the Err,
and marks in LCD panel blink and the shutter is locked. Set IS0 speed manually
(see p. 27).
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and symbol appears on LCD panel.
symbol blinks and shutter is locked.

BASIC SHOOTING

This section features the settings for
most common picture-taking situations
when AF Nikkor (including AF-S/AF-I
Nikkor) lenses are used:
Film advance mode: single-frame
shooting
Metering: Matrix Metering
Focus Area: Wide
Focus mode: Single Servo AF
Exposure mode: Auto-Multi Program
• IF you are using AI-P-Nikkor lens, use manual focus
(see pp. 40-42). If you are using other non-AF Nikkor
1 Set lens to its minimum aperture
lenses, use Centre-Weighted or Spot Metering (see
(highest f-number marked in orange
pp. 43-45), manual focus, and Aperture-Priority Auto
on AF Nikkor lenses) and lock lens
or Manual Exposure mode (see pp. 55-57 or 58-60).
aperture of AF Nikkor lens at its
To confirm usable mode by lens, see chart on p. 112.
minimum setting (see lens instruction
manual).
2 Set focus mode selector to AF for
Autofocus. If lens has an A-M
switch, set switch to A.
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