Nikon Camera 1 J5 Reference Manual
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79 R 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 1/3 s (a frame rate of 60 fps) or 1 s (20 fps). AActive Selection At default settings, the frame recorded at the moment the shutter- release button was pressed all the way down is automatically marked with a p icon in Step 6. Shutter release button fully pressed Shutter release button fully pressed
80 R 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, record............................... 79 Capture 20 frames over..................... 79 Frames saved (default) ...................... 78 Number of shots saved ..................... 84 ABest Moment Capture Mode Movies can not be recorded, and pressing the movie-record button has no effect. The flash can not be used. 12 6 3 45
81 R 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 photograph with your subject in the center of the frame.
82 R 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 seconds when record- ing is complete. To delete the buffer contents and exit without recording a photograph, release the button with- out pressing it the rest of the way down.
83 R 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 the & menu. Highlight Best moment cap- ture and press J, then highlight Smart Photo Selector and press J.
84 R 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 the best shot. The best shot is displayed in the mon- itor when recording is complete; note that some time may be required. Compose the photograph with your subject in the center of the frame. Press the shutter-release button half- way to focus ( 034). A & icon will be displayed as the camera begins recording images to the memory buf- fer. The camera continuously adjusts focus to account for changes in the distance to the subject while the shut- ter-release button is pressed halfway.
85 R 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 files as Smart Photo Selector images and will instead handle them as inde- pendent photographs. Shutter-release button pressed halfway to focus Shutter-release button pressed all the way down Shooting ends Buffering
86 R ❚❚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 not have a file number that immediately follows that of the cur- rent picture). To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the shutter- release button halfway. K button When a photograph taken with the Smart Photo Selector is displayed, you can choose the best shot by pressing 3. Press 4 or 2 to view the other pictures in the sequence and press J to select the cur- rent picture as the best shot. To return to normal playback, press D. Note that best shot selection is available only if Z was selected for Number of shots saved in the & (feature) menu when the picture was taken.
87 R ❚❚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. • This image : Delete the current photo (note that the picture currently selected as the best shot can not be deleted). • All except best shot : Delete the best shot candidates, but not picture cur- rently selected as the best shot. A confirmation dialog will be displa yed; to delete the selected image or images, highlight Ye s and press J. O button
88 R 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 in the center of the frame.