Nikon Camera 1 J5 Reference Manual

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3Begin buffering.
4Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way down. The
camera will record a photograph,
together with about 1.6 s of movie
footage beginning before and ending
after the time the shutter-release but-
ton was pressed all the way down.
Note that some time may be required.
When recording is complete, the pho-
tograph will be displayed for a few
seconds. Press the shutter-release button half-
way to focus ( 034). A  & icon will be
displayed as the camera begins...

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AMotion Snapshot Mode
Movies can not be recorded using the movie-record button and the
flash can not be used.
AThe  & (Feature) Menu ( 011)
Pressing  & in Motion Snapshot mode displays the following items:
1Shooting mode ..................................... 62Exposure mode .................................1613Shutter speed ............................... 68, 704Aperture......................................... 69, 705ISO sensitivity ....................................1726Movie before/after...

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❚❚Movie Before/After
Use the  Movie before/after  option in the & (feature) menu
( 0 90) to choose whether the movie portions of Motion Snap-
shots end when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way
or about 0.6 s after (0 88). If 1.6 s : 0 s is selected, the photo-
graph used for the Motion Snapshot will feature the last frame of
the movie.
1.0 s : 0.6 s Movie footage starts about a second before the shutter-
release button is pressed all the way down and ends about
0.6 s after.
1.6 s : 0...

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❚❚File Format
The  File format  option in the  & menu can be used to choose the
file format for Motion Snapshots.
❚❚ Audio
NMS files Motion Snapshots are recorded as a MOV file about 4 s long
and a JPEG image. Motion Snapshots can only be viewed on
the camera or using ViewNX-i (0
140).
MOV fileMotion Snapshots are recorded as a MOV file about 10 s
long that can be viewed in a variety of computer applica-
tions. The Motion Snapshot is not displayed automatically
when shooting ends (
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Viewing Motion Snapshots
Deleting Motion Snapshots
To delete the current Motion Snapshot,
press O. A confirmation dialog will be dis-
played; press  O again to delete the photo
and movie and return to playback, or
press  K to exit without deleting the file.
Note that once deleted, Motion Snapshots
can not be recovered .
Press 
K and use the multi selector to dis-
play a Motion Snapshot ( 037; Motion
Snapshots are indicated by a  z icon).
Pressing the  J button or tapping the  M
icon when a Motion...

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More on Photography
This section describes the other features you can use when tak-
ing pictures.
Live image control lets you preview how
changes to each control will affect the final
photography. Live image controls are available
in the modes shown at right (in modes other
than auto, live image controls are available
only when hScene auto selector  is selected
for exposure mode,  0161). In advanced
movie mode, live image controls apply to HD, fast-motion, jump-
cut, and 4-second movies. In best...

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Y Active D-Lighting : Preserve details in
highlights and shadows for natural con-
trast.Increase effect
Reduce effect
Active D-Lighting: High Active D-Lighting: Low
5  Background softening : Soften back-
ground details to make your subject
stand out, or bring both background and
foreground into focus.Sharpen background
Soften background
Background sharp Background softened
6  Motion control  (auto mode only): Sug-
gest motion by blurring moving objects,
or “freeze” motion to capture moving
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E Brightness control: Make pictures brighter
or darker.Brighter
Darker
Brighter Darker
4 Creative palette : To choose a creative effect, rotate the multi
selector or use a finger to rotate the creative palette in the mon-
itor. The selected effect is visible in the monitor and changes
gradually as the palette is rotated (to reset the palette, tap  Reset
while the creative palette cursor is displayed).
Photographs and movies will be recorded with the selected
effect, but note that tap shooting...

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Shoot a continuous series (burst) of photographs.
1Display release mode options.
2Select I.
3Select a frame rate.
Highlight the desired frame rate and
press  J. Frame rate is expressed in
terms of the number of frames
recorded per second (fps); choose
from frame rates of approximately 5,
10, 20, 30, and 60 fps ( I, Q , R ,
S , and  T, respectively). Except when  I is selected, the
maximum number of shots that can be recorded in a single
burst is 20.
4Frame your subject and shoot.
Continuous Mode...

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DContinuous Mode
Only one picture will be taken if the flash fires when I  is selected; at
settings of 10, 20, 30, and 60 fps,  the built-in flash will not fire.
While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the mem-
ory card access lamp will light. Depending on shooting conditions and
memory card write speed, recording may take some time. If the battery
is exhausted before all photographs are recorded, the shutter release
will be disabled and the remaining images transferred to the...