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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