Nikon Camera 1 J5 Reference Manual

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AThe Shutter-Release Button
The camera has a two-stage shu tter-release button. The camera
focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. To take
the photograph, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way
down.
Focus : Press halfwayShoot : Press the rest 
of the way down
ATaking Several Photographs in Succession
You can take additional photographs without refocusing by keeping
the shutter-release button pressed halfway between shots.
AAutomatic Scene SelectionIn auto mode, the...

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AUsing a Zoom LensUse the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larger area
of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area visible in the final photo-
graph. During movie recording with the 1 NIKKOR VR 10–30mm f/3.5–
5.6 PD-ZOOM, the zoom rate is unaffected by the speed with which the
ring is rotated.
Zoom in
Zoom out
Zoom ring
If you are using a 1 NIKKOR VR 10–100mm 
f/4.5–5.6 PD-ZOOM lens (available sepa-
rately), slide the power drive zoom switch to
T to zoom in and to  W to zoom...

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ADeleting Multiple Pictures
The  Delete  option in the playback menu ( 0134) can be used to delete
all or selected pictures.
ASee Also
For information on toggling photo info on or off, see page 196. 

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Recording and Viewing Movies
1Turn the camera on.
2Choose a shooting mode.
3Frame the opening shot.
Recording Movies
Rotate the power switch to turn the
camera on. 
Rotate the mode dial to any of the
positions shown at right.
Frame the opening shot with your
subject in the center of the display.
AThe 0 Icon
A  0  icon indicates that movies can not be recorded. 

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4Start recording.
5End recording. Press the movie-record button to
begin recording. A recording indica-
tor, the time elapsed, and the time
available are displayed while record-
ing is in progress.
AAudio Recording
Be careful not to cover the microphone
and note that the built-in microphone
may record sounds made by the camera
or lens. Except when recording slow-
motion movies in advanced movie
mode, the camera focuses continuously;
to avoid recording focus noise, select
Single AF  for Focus mode...

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❚❚Choosing a Shooting Mode
The features available in each mode are listed below.
CAuto mode ( 033) Choose this mode to record HD movies
while leaving the camera in charge of
choosing settings. The camera automati-
cally adjusts settings according to the sub-
ject and situation.
wCreative mode (
058) Record HD movies with the selected effect.
Note, however, that the selected effect is
not applied in the cases of 
5HDR , q Soft ,
p Easy panorama , r Miniature effect ,
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Taking Photographs During Movie Recording
Press the shutter-release button all the
way down to take a photograph without
interrupting movie recording. Photo-
graphs taken during movie recording
have an aspect ratio of 3 : 2.
ATaking Photographs During Movie Recording
Up to 20 photographs can be taken with each movie shot. Please note
that photographs can not be taken with slow-motion, 4K, or time-
lapse movies in advanced movie mode.
AFocus Lock
If  Single AF  is selected for Focus mode  in the...

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Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame playback ( 037).
Press the  J button or tap the  M icon to start playback.
The following operations can be performed:
Viewing Movies
1  icon/Length Current position/total length
M icon Volume Guide
ToUseDescription
Pause Pause playback; the
current position is
shown at the top of
the display. Playback can also be paused by
tapping the monitor.
Play
JResume playback when the movie is paused
or during rewind/advance.
Advance/ rewind Press 
4 to rewind, 2...

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Deleting Movies
To delete the current movie, press O. A
confirmation dialog will be displayed;
press  O again to delete the movie and
return to playback, or press  K to exit
without deleting the movie.  Note that
once deleted, movies can not be recovered .
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ASee Also
See page 156 for information on trimming unwanted footage from
movies. For information on the frame size and frame rate options avail-
able for HD movies, see page 165.
DRecording Movies
Flicker, banding, or distortion may be visible in the display and in the
final movie under fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps or with
subjects that are in motion, particularly if the camera is panned hori-
zontally or an objects moves horizontally at high speed through frame
(flicker and banding...