Summary of the content on the page No. 1
Nikon
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
CONTENTS------------------------------------------- FOREWORD ............ . . .... ..... .. . . . .......... 3 PROGRAMMED (PM AND P) AUTO ....... . .... 36 - 38 NOMENCLATURE ... . . ... . . ....... ... .... . ... . 4 - 8 FLEXIBLE PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 38 BASIC OPERATION .... . . . . . ... ... ... .. .. . . . .... 9 - 20 SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO EXPOSURE MOUNTING THE LENS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MODE . .. .... . .. . ....... . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
FOREWORD MISCELLANEOUS ....... . .... ..... . ........... 71 - 83 CAMERA CARE TIPS ............. . .. ........ 72 - 73 Thank you for purchasing the Nikon N6000. We NOTES ON BATTERIES ...... .. ... .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. 74 hope you enjoy using this camera. We know it will SPECIFICATIONS ........... . ... .. . . . .... .... 75 - 77 make photography a bigger part of your life. GLOSSARY ......... .. .. .. . .. . . .. . .. ... ... . 78 - 80 WARNING INDICATIONS .. . . . . .. .. . ... .....
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
NOMENCLATURE Film plane indicator: Exact distance from lens mounting flange to film plane Accessory shoe: Accepts Nikon-dedicated is 46.5mm. Speed lights. LCD panel: See page 8. Power switch Camera strap eyelet Self-timer indicator LED: See pages 59 to 60. Lens mounting index Lens release button Release terminal: Accepts optional Nikon Cable Release AR-3 or Double Cable Release AR-7. Aperture ring Shutter release button Focusing ring Minimum aperture lock: Lock for programmed aut
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Eyepiece cover DK-5 (pro vided): Prevents stray light from entering viewfinder. AE (Auto Exposure) lock lever: See pages 50 to 51. Viewfinder eyepiece Film rewind button: Press Camera back while sliding lever. Film cartridge confirmation window Film rewind lever: Slide in the direction of the arrow. Camera back lock release: Battery chamber cover lock Push down to open camera back. release Tripod socket 5
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Exposure mode (MODE) button/Automatic Metering system (:.::) button/Slow sync Balanced Fill-Flash (~ ) button button Film speed (ISO) button/Film speed setting mode (DX/M) button Auto exposure bracketing (BKT) button Self-timer ( ~) button/Rear-Curtain sync Film advance mode (DRIVE) button button These buttons are used with the command dial or shift button. For function of each button, see next page. Command input control dial (Command dial): Can be rotated Shift button: Press to set
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Command dial/shift button functions Combined with buttons listed below, the command dial and shift button provide various functions. With Command Dial With Shift Button Button Metering system (:.: )/Slow sync To select metering system, rotate dial while With shift button pressed, this button is used to button pressing Ihis button. (See page 29) set/cancel slow sync for flash photography. With shift button pressed, this button is used to Exposure mode (MODE),/Automatic To select exposure m
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
LCD panel indications 1. Exposure mode 10. Exposure compensation 2. Film speed setting mode 11. Aperture/exposure compensation 3. Shutter speed/film speed (for value f*l1r-!--9 manual film speed setting)/num 12. Auto exposure bracketing ber of frames for auto exposure 13. Film advance mode ~---'=----t-10 bracketing 14. Film loading 2 -i-l'-t--11 4. Metering system 15. Film advance and rewind 3--~====~~ =~~~~~+--12 5. Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash 16. Self-timer 6. Flash output compe
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
BASIC OPERATION 9
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
MOUNTING THE LENS----------------- 1 To remove Aligning lens mounting index on the camera body with lens' aperture index, Push lens release button and turn lens twist lens counterclockwise until it locks clockwise. securely into place. Remove camera body cap and front and rear lens caps. See page 62 for Nikon lens com patibility chart. 10
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
INSTALLING BATTERY---------------- Open battery chamber cover by sliding Insert 6V lithium battery pack (Duracell Close the cover by pushing until it clicks. the lock release. DL 223A, Panasonic CR-P2 or equiva lent) with "+" and "-" ends positioned as shown on the inside cover. Then push the battery pack down unitl it locks into place. The battery chamber cover may be detached if See page 74 for "NOTES ON pressure is applied. This prevents it from being BATIERIES." If the cover is accid
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
CHECKING BATTERY POWER------ -------- o~~ '-M r·~ I~C ===~ liD Ie_I FS.o After approx. ( EJ 16 sec. ~ With sufficient battery power, shutter speed and aperture indicators remain on for approx. 16 sec., unless you release shutter. If indicators turn off immediately, replace battery. e Even with sufficient battery power, shutter speed and aperture indicators go off approx. 2 sec. after you remove your finger from button, following shutter release. Slide power switch to ON and confirm
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
LOADING FILM-------------------- '':II~ 1 To avoid fogging film (especially nr-J high-ISO film), do not load/unload rn :25 F5.b film in direct sunlight. ( EJ Confirm whether ([j for auto setting is shown on the LCD panel. If not, press and hold shift button, then press ISO button so ([j appears . is ISO 25 to 5000 . • Usable film speed range for OX-coded films • For details about film-speed setting including manual film speed setting, see pages 23 to 24. 13
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Do not touch shutter curtains with your finger or with film leader. Slide camera back lock release to open Insert film cartridge. camera back. Pull film leader out to red index mark. Check to ensure film is properly positioned with no slack. (See illustration) 14
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Close camera back until lock release Lightly press shutter release button Fully depress shutter release button to snaps closed. to confirm film installation symbol <:l automatically advance film to frame 1. appears in LCD panel. Frame counter shows "E" for "Empty." pl~ ~::.:,: I~~ Fe c ISO ' [[j ',F. ~ , ;A I UJJ .00 ~ - <=l_- ( E Confirm frame "1" and <:l_ symbol e lf film is not correctly positioned, "E" appear on LCD panel. remains, <:l_ symbol blinks and shut To confirm ISO num
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
BASIC SHOOTING--- ---------- --- -- 1 The settings shown here are basic settings for the easiest, most common picture-taking situations using lenses with a CPU (such as AF Nikkor or AI-P lenses). With other lenses, Center-Weighted metering and Aperture Priority auto exposure mode are automatically selected. For detailed information, see following pages. Push MODE and DRIVE buttons simultaneously for more than For film advance mode See page 25 one second until ~ , ::·l and ~ appear on th
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Set lens to its minimum aperture Look through viewfinder while turning focusing ring until the two halves of the split (highest f-number marked in orange on image rangefinder coincide perfectly to form a single unbroken image and the image AF Nikkor lenses). in the microprism gird appears sharp. With AF Nikkor or AI-P lenses, lock lens aperture at its minimum setting. (See lens instruction manual) Out of focus In focus For details about focusing, refer to pp 26 - 27. 17
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
If shutter speed indicator blinks - Picture blur alert: If a selected shutter speed is 1/(focallength) or slower, picture blur may occur due to camera shake or subject movement. To avoid blur, hold camera very steady, use a tripod, or use accessory Nikon Speedlight. If "HI" appears in the shutter speed position - Overexposure alert: Compose picture and lightly press shut Overexposure may occur. Use a filter such as the ter release button to turn meter on. Nikon ND filter. If "Lo" blin
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
REWINDING FILM------- ~ Mr·:: I I I' ~ Ill! "d- ~ -~.:- (36) Fully depress shutter release button to take picture. Camera Film advance stops automatically at end of roll. Each time you automatically advances film by one frame. LCD panel's frame press shutter release button, End and <:::1_ symbol on the LCD counter increases by one. panel blink reminding you to rewind film. Shutter speed aperture indicators on the LCD panel and inside viewfinder turn off approx. two sec. after you re lea
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
35) After rewind automatically stops, confirm frame counter shows To rewind film, while sliding film rewind lever in the direction of arrow, press film rewind button to start film rewinding. During "E," and film installation symbol (!) ) blinks for a few seconds. film rewind, (!) _ symbol appears on the LCD panel, and frame counter will count backwards until rewind is complete. e You can rewind film before it reaches end of roll in the same manner. e lf camera stops during film rewind, r
