Instructions for Use with Nikon Coolpix 995 Quick Start Guide

0-360 Panoramic Optic Setup for Nikon Coolpix 995 Menu Power / Shooting Mode M OD A note about Aperture, Depth of Field, and Field of View E Command Dial Zoom Aperture- a mechanism behind the camera lens similar to the iris of your eye, opening and closing to adjust the amount of light entering the camera. The aperture opening also determines the Depth of Field of the image. Depth of Field- describes the objects in the image which are in focus, in terms of Multi Selector their distance from the camera. For example, a camera focused at 30m, with a Depth Focus/Timer Button Flash Button Image Size/Quality of Field of 8m, will have objects from 26-34m from the camera in focus. Objects 1) Mount Camera to tripod, securely, with lens pointing vertically, and install Swivel Lock. closer than 26m or further than 34m will start to become blurry. Field of View- the vertical Field of View (vFOV) of the 0-360 attachment. The 0-360 2) Thread 0-360 Panoramic Optic to camera. (Do not overtighten.) has a vFOV of 115 degrees, meaning it will “see” from 52.5º above the horizon to 62.5º 3) Adjust tripod until Optic is vertical (refer to bubble level on top of Optic). below the horizon. 4) Turn Power on and set to M (Manual Mode). A smaller Aperture opening (higher F-Stop number) allows less light to enter the 5) Press Image Size/Quality Button until Quality is set to "FINE". camera, but yields a higher Depth of Field. With a high F-Stop, the shutter speed 6) Press & hold Flash Button, turning Command Dial to set ISO to "AUTO". needs to be slowed down to allow more light (else a dark photo), but will have more 7) Press & hold Mode Button, turning Command Dial to set exposure mode to "A" (Aperture Priority). Depth of Field in focus. 8) Rotate Command Dial to set Aperture to F8.0 or higher. A larger Aperture opening (lower F-Stop number) allows more light to enter the 9) Press Focus/Timer Button several times until appears. (Timer on) camera, but a lower Depth of Field. This means the shutter speed can be faster, but 10) Press & hold Focus Button, turning Command Dial to set Manual Focus to 0.20m. fewer objects will be in focus. (With slower shutter speeds, moving objects may blur.) 11) Adjust Zoom until image of mirror just fills frame from top to bottom. (NOTE: Depending on your camera's threads, the image may be slightly off-center. This is normal. The 0-360 is designed to operate with a camera F-Stop of F8.0 or higher (preferably 9 A trick is to use a thin piece of paper or tape as a shim to align to center.) or 10). This provides a high enough Depth of Field to allow the entire mirror to be in focus. With lower F-stops, the shutter speed can be increased, but the upper or lower 12) Press Flash Button to turn flash off ( ) portions (or both) of the mirror may not be entirely in focus. This means the image 13) Press the shutter release. You have 10 seconds to hide! far above or far below the horizon may not be sharply focused. This may not be a 14) Advanced Users: To adjust exposures, use Manual setting, instead of Aperture problem, as many times the sky or the ground may not need to be sharply focused. Priority. Keep the Aperture at F8.0, but experiment with the exposure times. Also With the Coolpix 995, you should be able to get a vFOV of over 110 degrees, with experiment with Sharpening, Noise Reduction, ISO and other advanced features. good focus across the entire image. When you are ready to shoot, the screen For best results, shoot a well-lit scene! With high F-Stops, you need good lighting, or longer exposure times. should look something like this => (numbers may vary) e d i u G t r a t S k c i u Q m o c . 0 6 3 - 0 @ s e l a s 3 0 7 9 8 V N , y t i C n o s r a C . t C s n o m i S 3 8 4 2 . c n I , o m i s s i l l e B f o . v i d . e g a p k c a b n o s n o i t c u r t s n I e r a C e h t d a e r e s a e l P ! 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