Nikon Camera 1 J5 Reference Manual

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AOn Release, Record
The  On release, record  option in the & (feature) menu is used to
choose the frames copied from the buffer to temporary storage when
the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.
Preceding 
frames
The camera captures the 20 preceding frames.
Preceding 
and 
following
The camera captures the 10 preceding frames and 10 fol-
lowing frames.
ACapture 20 Frames Over
The  Capture 20 frames over option in the  & menu is used to choose
whether the frames are captured over 
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AThe & (feature) Menu ( 011)
Pressing  & in best moment capture mode displays the items listed
below. The items available vary with the mode selected ( 076, 81, 83).
1Shooting mode ..................................... 62Best moment capture........................ 76
Exposure mode .................................161
3Shutter speed ............................... 68, 704Aperture......................................... 69, 705ISO sensitivity ....................................1726On release,...

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Choosing Your Moment (Slow View)
When slow view is selected in u (best moment capture) mode,
the camera captures a short sequence of still images and plays
them back in slow motion so  that you can choose the precise
moment for a photograph.
1Select  u mode.
2Select  Slow view .
3Frame the photograph. Rotate the mode dial to  u (best
moment capture).
Press  & (feature) to display the  &
menu. Highlight  Best moment cap-
ture  and press  J, then highlight  Slow
view  and press  J.
Compose the...

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4Press the shutter-release button halfway.
After focusing, the camera will record
20 frames to a temporary memory
buffer. It will then slowly play them
back in a continuous loop while the
shutter-release button is kept pressed
halfway. A & icon is displayed in the
monitor.
Progress indicator
When the desired frame is displayed,
press the shutter-release button the
rest of the way down to record the cur-
rent frame and discard the remaining
images. The selected frame will be dis-
played for a few...

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Letting the Camera Choose the Moment 
(Smart Photo Selector)
The Smart Photo Selector helps you capture a fleeting expres-
sion on the face of a portrait subject or other hard-to-time shots
such as group photos in party scenes. Each time the shutter is
released, the camera automatically selects the best shot and four
best shot candidates based on composition and motion. 
1Select u mode.
2Choose  Smart Photo Selector .
Rotate the mode dial to 
u (best
moment capture).
Press  & (feature) to display...

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3Frame the photograph.
4Begin buffering photographs.
5Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way down. The
camera will compare shots recorded
to the buffer both before and after the
shutter-release button was pressed all
the way down, and select the best
shot and four best shot candidates to
the memory card; during playback,
these frames will be treated as a single
group. If Y is selected for Number of
shots saved  in the & (feature) menu, the camera will instead
save only...

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ASmart Photo Selector
The camera automatically chooses a scene mode appropriate to the
subject.
ABuffering
Buffering begins when the shutter- release button is pressed halfway
and ends after about 90 seconds or when the shutter-release button is
pressed all the way down.
DSmart Photo Selector Files
Do not delete the “NCSPSLST.LST” fi le from the “NCFL” folder on the
memory card or change the file names of images taken with the Smart
Photo Selector. The camera will no longer recognize the affected...

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❚❚Viewing Photos Taken with the Smart Photo Selector
Choosing the Best Shot Press  K and use the multi selector to dis-
play photographs taken with the Smart
Photo Selector ( 037; pictures taken with
the Smart Photo Selector are indicated by
a  y  icon). Of the photographs recorded
by the Smart Photo Selector, only the
best shot will be displayed (when you
press  2 to view the next picture, the
camera will skip over the best shot candi-
dates, with the result that the next pic-
ture displayed will...

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❚❚Deleting Pictures
Pressing  O when a picture taken with the
Smart Photo Selector is selected displays
a confirmation dialog; press  O again to
delete the best shot and the best shot
candidates, or press  K to exit without
deleting the pictures.  Note that once
deleted, pictures can not be recovered .
ADeleting Individual Photographs
Pressing the  O button in the best shot selec-
tion dialog displays the following options;
highlight an option using the multi selector
and press  J to select.
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Record brief movie vignettes with your photographs. Each time
the shutter is released, the camera records a still image and
about 1.6 s of movie footage. When the resulting “Motion Snap-
shot” is viewed on the camera, the movie will play back in slow
motion over approximately 4 s, followed by the still image.
1Select z mode.
2Frame the picture.
z Combining Photos with Brief Movie Vignettes 
(Motion Snapshot Mode)
Rotate the mode dial to  z (Motion
Snapshot).
Compose the photograph with your
subject...