35mm [135] Format SLR Camera F100

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■ Nikon’s exclusive cross-ranged, five area aut- ■ Center-Weighted Metering and Spot Metering ofocus sensor (Multi-CAM1300) which corresponds to the focus area selected ■ Choice of Dynamic AF, closest-subject- ■ 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill- for priority Dynamic AF and Single Area AF optimum flash in any scene ■ Dynamic AF automatically shifts from one ■ Magnesium alloy is used for the front body, focus area to another to keep track of moving top and bottom covers — ensuring durability subject and a lightweight body ■ Super-fast and quiet autofocus with AF-S ■ Easy, intuitive operation with two command Nikkor lenses dials, focus area selector and LCD panel ■ High-speed film advance of up to 5 frames ■ Custom Settings of 22 functions per second (fps) even with Focus Tracking ■ and Lock-On™ (w/Multi-Power High Speed Optional Speedlight SB-800 allows Monitor Battery Pack MB-15) Pre-flash, Red-Eye Reduction, Repeating Flash, and more ■ Nikon’s exclusive 3D Matrix Metering using ■ 10-segment Matrix sensor assures accurate Nikkor/Nikon lens and system compatibility metering even in the most difficult lighting

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Main-Command Dial Sub-Command Dial AE-L /AF-L Button AF Start Button Sync Terminal Use this to select the shutter Allows you to select aperture Simultaneously locks both You can activate AF opera- Accepts all standard PC-type speed when using Shutter- with Aperture-Priority Auto or exposure and focus. Use tion by pressing this button plug-in flash sync cords. Priority Auto or Manual, or to Manual. Custom Setting #12 Custom Setting #21 when or the shutter release button. access Flexible Program and let you switch the functions you want to lock exposure or This button works full time, a range of other camera set- of the two Command Dials. focus only. so there’s no need to use a tings. Custom Setting to activate it.

Diopter Adjustment AF Area Mode Selector Manual ISO Film Speed 10-Pin Remote Terminal Two-Button Reset Enables near- or far-sighted Lets you choose Dynamic AF Setting Accepts Remote Cord When you press the photographers to adjust the or Single Area AF mode. You can select the film speed MC-20 or MC-30, Modulite Exposure Mode ∆ and eyepiece diopter from –3 to manually from ISO 6 to 6400 Remote Control Set ML-3 Custom Setting Menu · +1m–1. in 1/3 steps. The LCD shows and other accessories. buttons simultaneously for you the setting. DX automat- over two seconds, this ic operation is also available. returns all the F100’s settings to its default settings except any Custom Settings that have been chosen.

All-mode Depth-of- Focus Area Selector Camera Back Lock Release Top Deck LCD Panel field Preview Button Lets you select focus area. A Easy to operate and reach The easy-to-see LCD panel Lets you examine the zone lock lever is provided. even when the flash bracket gives you at-a-glance access of sharpest focus before is attached. to vital information. It can be shooting. illuminated for viewing in dim light.

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Type of camera: Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex with elec- Sync terminal: ISO 519 Standard terminal, with lock screws tronically controlled focal-plane shutter Self-timer: Electronically controlled; timer duration: 10 seconds Exposure modes: ¡: Programmed Auto (Flexible Program possible); ™: Depth-of-field preview button: Stop-down lens aperture by pressing depth-of-field button £ ¢ Shutter-Priority Auto; : Aperture-Priority Auto; : Manual Film loading: Film automatically advances to first frame when shutter Picture format: 24 × 36mm (standard 35mm film format) release button is pressed once (shutter and reflection mir- Lens mount: Nikon F mount (with AF coupling, AF contacts) ror not activated) Lens usable: Nikkor and Nikon lenses having Nikon F mount* Film advance: Automatic advance with built-in motor; S, C, Cs selectable * With limitations Film advance speed: (with Continuous Servo AF, Manual exposure mode, shut- Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism, built-in dioptre adjustment (–3 ter speed 1/250 s or faster, 36-exposure film) to +1m–1) S: One frame advance Eyepoint: 21mm (at –1.0m–1) C: Continuous shooting; Approx. 4.5 fps (LR6/AA-size Focusing screen: B-type BriteView clear Matte screen III, interchangeable alkaline batteries) with optional E-type screen with grid Cs: Continuous silent-low-speed shooting; Approx. 3 fps (LR6/AA-size alkaline batteries); Approx. 3 fps (with Multi- Viewfinder frame coverage: Approx. 96% Power High Speed Battery Pack MB-15) Finder magnification: Approx. 0.70× with 50mm lens set to infinity and –1.0m–1 Film rewind: Automatic rewind with built-in motor (activate by pressing Viewfinder information: Focus indications, metering system, shutter speed lock, AE two film rewind buttons); Rewind speed with 36-exposure lock, shutter speed, aperture lock, aperture, exposure film: C: approx. 9 seconds, Cs: approx. 19 seconds with mode, electronic analogue display, exposure compensa- 36-exposure film (LR6/AA-size alkaline batteries) tion, frame counter/exposure compensation value, ready- : Activated using film advance mode dial light, five sets of focus brackets (area) LCD panel information Film speed, DX indication, shutter speed lock, shutter Reflex mirror: Automatic, instant-return type (illuminator built-in): speed, aperture lock, aperture, exposure compensation, Lens aperture: Instant-return type, with depth-of-field preview button Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing, electronic ana- Autofocus: TTL phase detection, Nikon Multi-CAM1300 autofocus log display, Custom, exposure mode, Flexible Program, module; Detection range: EV –1 to EV 19 (ISO 100, at nor- flash sync mode, AF area mode, focus area, battery power, mal temperature) frame counter Lens servo: Single Servo AF (S), Continuous Servo AF (C), Manual focus Camera back: Hinged back (removable); AF area mode selector, focus (M); Focus Tracking automatically activated in subject’s sta- area selector tus in Single Servo AF (S) or Continuous Servo AF (C) 10-pin remote terminal: Equipped Focus area: One of five focus areas can be selected Power source: AA-size battery holder MS-12 provided (four alkaline or AF Area mode: Single Area AF and Dynamic AF (Dynamic AF Mode with lithium batteries); optional 3V lithium battery holder MS-13 Closest Subject Priority is available) available (for two CR123A or DL123A batteries) ‚ Focus lock: Focus is locked by pressing button or lightly pressing Power switch: Power ON, OFF and LCD panel illuminator on position shutter release button in Single Servo AF Exposure meter: Auto meter shut-off 6 seconds after power turned on if no Metering system: TTL full-aperture exposure metering system; three metering operations are performed; activated by lightly pressing systems selectable (limitations with lens used): 3D Matrix shutter release button or pressing AF start button after Metering, Center-Weighted Metering (75% of the meter’s power is turned on sensitivity concentrated on the 12mm dia. circle) and Spot Battery power N for sufficient power; M indicates batteries are Metering (4mm dia. circle, approx. 1% of entire frame) confirmation: nearing exhaustion; blinking M indicates batteries are Metering range: 3D Matrix Metering: EV 0-21; Center-Weighted Metering: just about exhausted; no indication/symbol appears when EV 0-21; Spot Metering: EV 3-21 (at normal temperature, batteries are completely exhausted or improperly installed ISO 100, 50mm f/1.4 lens) Usable number of With 36-exposure film, for Continuous Servo autofocus Exposure meter coupling: CPU and AI combined film rolls (Approx.): operation using an AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D lens, in Exposure compensation: Exposure compensated in ±5 EV range, in 1/3 steps single-frame shooting, covering the full range from infinity (∞) to ‚ Auto Exposure Lock: Detected exposure value locked by pressing button the closest distance and back to infinity (∞) before each shot, Auto Exposure/Flash Number of shots: two or three; compensation steps: 1/3, without intervals between shots, with a shutter speed of 1/250 s Exposure Bracketing: 1/2, 2/3 or 1 steps or faster. Film speed setting: DX or manual selectable (manual setting effective over DX Battery LR6/AA-size FR6/AA-size 3V lithium detected film speed); Film speed range: DX: ISO 25-5000, Temperature alkaline lithium (with MS-13) Manual: ISO 6-6400 in 1/3 steps +20°C (68°F) 70 150 60 Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter –10°C (14°F) 4 50 40 Shutter speeds: In ¡, £: 30 to 1/8000 s; In ™: 30 to 1/8000 s (in 1/3 steps); In ¢: 30 to 1/8000 s (in 1/3 steps), Bulb With 36-exposure film, for Continuous Servo autofocus opera- Sync contact: X-contact only; up to 1/250 s tion using an AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED lens, in Flash control: Controlled by five-segment TTL Multi Sensor; Automatic single-frame shooting, lightly pressing the shutter release button Balanced Fill-Flash with TTL Multi Sensor: 3D Multi-Sensor for 8 seconds and covering the full range from infinity (∞) to the Balanced Fill-Flash compatible with SB-800, 600 and closest distance and back to infinity (∞) before each shot, with a D-/G-type Nikkor lens; Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster. After the exposure meter with a Speedlight such as SB-800, 600 and AF Nikkor automatically turns off (1 second), the same operation follows other than D-/G-type lens; Center-Weighted Flash: With for the next shot. Speedlights SB-800, 600 and non-CPU Nikkor lens with Battery LR6/AA-size FR6/AA-size 3V lithium Center-Weighted Metering; Film speed range in TTL auto Temperature alkaline lithium (with MS-13) flash: ISO 25-1000 +20°C (68°F) 25 40 20 Flash sync mode: Front-Curtain Sync (normal sync), Red-Eye Reduction, Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync, Rear- –10°C (14°F) 1 20 10 Curtain Sync Two-Button Reset: Pressing the · and ∆ buttons simultaneously and Ready-light: Lights up when flash fully charged with Speedlights SB- holding them for more than 2 seconds resets various set- 800, 600, etc.; blinks (3 seconds after flash) for full output tings to their original default settings (with some exceptions) warning Tripod socket: 1/4 (ISO 1222) Accessory shoe: Standard ISO-type hot-shoe contact (sync contact, ready- × × × × × × light contact, TTL auto flash contact, monitor contact, Dimensions (W H D): Approx. 155 113 66mm (6.1 4.4 2.6 in.) GND), safety lock provided Weight (without batteries): Approx. 785g (27.8 oz.)

All specifications apply when fresh batteries are used at normal temperature (20°C/68°F). Specifications and designs are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. December 2005 © 2000-2005 NIKON CORPORATION

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