Nikon Camera 1 J5 Reference Manual

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Choosing a Mode That Matches the Subject or Situation
Choose a creative mode according to the subject or situation:
OptionDescription
Pop ( P) Shoot bright, vivid pictures.
Retro ( Q) Choose for a faded, retro effect. Use the 
& (feature)
menu ( 061) to choose a hue from red and yellow.
High-contrast 
monochrome ( R)Shoot in high-contrast black-and-white.
Nostalgic sepia 
( S ) Shoot in sepia for an antique look.
HDR ( 5) Photograph high-contrast scenes ( 062).
Soft ( q) Shoot photographs with a...

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Toy camera effect (7)Alter color saturation and reduce peripheral illumi-
nation for a toy camera effect. The following options
are available in the 
& menu ( 061):
• Saturation : Choose from  H (high),  I (normal), and
J  (low).
• Vignetting : Choose the amount of vignetting from
U  (high),  V (normal), and  W (low).
Cross screen ( T) Add starburst effects to light sources.
Fisheye ( U) Create the effect of a fisheye lens. The following
option is available in the 
& menu:
• Filter strength : The...

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AThe & (Feature) Menu ( 011)
Pressing  & in creative mode displays the items listed below. The items
available vary with the option selected for creative mode ( 059).
1Shooting mode ..................................... 62Creative ................................................. 583Shutter speed ............................... 68, 704Aperture......................................... 69, 705ISO sensitivity ....................................1726AF-area mode ....................................188...

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HDR
Details in highlights and shadows are preserved using HDR (high
dynamic range). Each time the shutter-release button is fully
pressed, the camera takes two shots in quick succession and
combines them to preserve details in highlights and shadows in
high-contrast scenes; the built-in  flash does not fire. Some time
may be required to process the pictures; the final photograph
will be displayed when processing is complete.
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First exposure 
(darker)  Second exposure 
(brighter) Combined HDR...

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Easy Panorama
Follow the steps below to shoot panoramas. During shooting,
the camera focuses using auto-area AF (0188); face detection
( 0 40) is not available. Exposure compensation ( 0101) can be
used, but the built-in flash will not fire.
1Set focus and exposure.
Frame the start of the pan-
orama and press the shut-
ter-release b utton halfway.
Guides will appear in the
display.
2Start shooting.
Press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way
down and then lift your fin-
ger from the button....

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An example of how to pan the camera is shown below. With-
out changing your position, pan the camera in a steady curve
either horizontally or vertically. Time the pan according to the
option selected for Image size in the shooting menu: about
15 seconds are needed to complete the pan when
A Normal panorama  is selected, about 30 seconds when
B Wide panorama  is selected.
APanoramas
High-distortion wide-angle lenses may fail to produce the desired
results. An error message will be displayed if the...

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❚❚Viewing Panoramas
Panoramas can be viewed by pressing J  when a panorama is
displayed full frame ( 037). The start of the panorama will be
displayed with the smallest dimension filling the display and the
camera will then scroll through the picture in the original pan
direction.
The following operations can be performed:
Guide
ToUseDescription
Pause Pause playback. A
navigation window
will appear at the
bottom of the display.
Play
JResume playback when the panorama is
paused or during...

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Selective Color
Take black-and-white pictures in which one hue appears in a
color.
1Choose Select color .
2Choose a color.
3Ta k e  p i c t u r e s .
Press the shutter-release button  all the way down to take pic-
tures. Only the selected hue will appear in color; all other
hues will be recorded in shades of gray. Press  & to display the  & (feature)
menu, then highlight  Select color
and press  J.
Use the multi selector to choose a
color and press  J. 

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PProgrammed Auto
In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed
and aperture for optimal exposure  in most situations. This mode
is recommended for snapshots an d other situations in which
you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed and
aperture.
Taking Photos in P , S,  A, and M  Modes
P,  S,  A, and  M modes offer varying degrees of
control over shutter speed and aperture.
Choose a mode and adjust settings according
to your creative intent.
AChoosing a Combination of...

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SShutter-Priority Auto
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the
camera automatically selects the  aperture that will produce the
optimal exposure. Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by
blurring moving subjects, fast sh utter speeds to “freeze” motion.
❚❚ Choosing a Shutter Speed
Rotate the command dial to choose from
shutter speeds between 30 s and 
1/16,000 s.
Rotate the dial to the right for faster shut-
ter speeds, to the left for slower shutter
speeds.
Fast shutter...