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 soft filter effect. Use the 
&
menu to select the amount of softening and to
choose how softening applies when a portrait sub-
ject is detected:
• Filter strength : Choose from  I (high),  J (normal),
and  K (low).
• Portrait : If L  is selected and the camera detects
portrait subjects (up to three), softening will be
adjusted to make them stand out. If  M is
selected, softening will be applied equally to the
portrait subject and the background.
Easy panorama ( p) Shoot panoramas for later viewing on the camera
(
0 63).
Miniature effect ( r)The top and bottom of each photo is blurred so that
the subject appears to have been a diorama photo-
graphed at short range. Works best when shooting
from a high vantage point.
Selective color ( s) Take photos in which only a selected hue appears in
color (
066).
Cross process ( 6) Choose a base color to create photographs with dif-
ferent hues. Use the 
& menu to choose a base color
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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 level of the fisheye effect. Choose
from  p (high),  q (normal), and  r (low).
Skin softening ( V)
Soften the look of skin for up to three portrait sub-
jects at a time. The amount of softening can be
selected using the 
Filter strength option in the &menu; choose from P (high), Q (normal), and R (low).
Night landscape ( j)Capture poorly-lit landscapes and cityscapes.
Night portrait ( o)Choose for portraits taken against a poorly-lit back-
drop.
Landscape ( l) Choose for vibrant landscapes and cityscapes.
Close-up ( n) Use for close-up shots of fl
owers, insects, and other
small objects.
Portrait ( k) Use for portraits with soft, natural-looking skin tones.
OptionDescription 
						

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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
Focus mode ........................................184
Metering .............................................166
Picture Control ..................................173
White balance....................................167
Image size...........................................162
Select color........................................... 66
Filter strength ............................... 59, 60
Portrait .................................................. 59
Hue ......................................................... 59
Saturation ............................................. 60
Vignetting............................................. 60
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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 
image
DFraming HDR Photographs
The edges of the image will be cr opped out. The desired results may
not be achieved if the camera or  subject moves during shooting.
Depending on the scene, shading may be uneven and shadows may
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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.  1, 3 ,
4 , and  2 icons will appear
in the display to indicate
the possible pan directions.
3Pan the camera.
Slowly pan the camera up, down, left,
or right as shown below. Shooting will
start when the camera detects the pan
direction and a progress indicator will
appear in the display. Shooting ends
automatically when the end of the
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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 camera is panned too
quickly or unsteadily. Note that because panoramas are composed of
multiple images, the joins between images may be visible and the
desired results may not be achieved with moving subjects or with
neon lights or other subjects that exhibit rapid changes in color or
brightness, subjects that are too close to the camera, poorly-lit sub-
jects, and subjects such as the sky or sea that are a solid color or con-
tain simple repeating patterns.
The completed panorama will be slightly smaller than the area visible
in the display during shooting. No panorama will be recorded if shoot-
ing ends before the halfway point; if shooting ends after the halfway
point but before the panorama is complete, the unrecorded portion
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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 rewind/advance.
Advance/ rewind Press 
4 to rewind,  2 to advance. If playback is
paused, the panorama rewinds or advances a
segment at a time; keep the button pressed
for continuous rewind or advance.
Return to 
full-frame  playback
/ KPress  1 or  K to exit to full-frame playback. 
						

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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  Shutter Speed and Aperture
Although the shutter speed and aperture
chosen by the camera will produce optimal
results, you can also choose from other com-
binations that will produce the same expo-
sure (“flexible program”). Rotate the
command dial to the right for large aper-
tures (low f-numbers) that blur background
details or fast shutter speeds that “freeze”
motion. Rotate the dial to the left for small
apertures (high f-numbers) that increase
depth of field or slow shutter speeds that
blur motion.  U is displayed while flexible
program is in effect.
ARestoring Default Shutter Speed and Aperture Settings
To restore default shutter speed and aperture settings, rotate the com-
mand dial until  U is no longer displayed or turn the camera off. The
default shutter speed and aperture is  automatically restored when the
camera enters standby mode.
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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 speed (1/16 0 0s) Slow shutter speed (1 s)
AContinuous Shooting
The selected shutter speed may change
when a frame rate of 10 fps or faster is
selected in continuous shooting mode
( 0 97).Command dial