Nikon F3HP User Manual
Nikon
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
NOMENCLATURE--------------------------
ITT
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CD
2
® Reflex
@
Memo
r-,m",.,n
mirror
holder
dial
button
Viewfinder illuminator @
Distance
-
direct-readout
scale
scale
@
@
Viewfinder
Power
Film
illuminator
Self-
Self-
timer
switch
Film
advance
Shutter
Shutter
timer
ON
ON
Power
speed
indicator
button
lever
index
index
switch
lever
scale
dial
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS------------
NOMENCLATURE .... ............
FOREWORD .......
BASIC OPERATION
CONTROLS IN DETAIL . .
Shutter
Exposure
Exposure
ASA
Memo
Shutter
Film
Frame
Multiple
Batteries
4
Backup
Depth
Meter
Mirror
Self-timer
Eyepiece
Accessory
Sync
Viewfinder illuminator
Film
Infrared
speed
film
holder
release
advance
counter
exposure
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mechanical
-of-field
coupling
lockup
terminal
plane indicator ...............
focusing
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dial.
memory
compensation
speed
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shutter
shoe
lock
dial
. .
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button
lever ...
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lever
preview
lever
lever
lever ... . . .
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index
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button
dial
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release
button .....
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ABOUT THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
5
EV
RANGE
ACCESSORIES
Interchangeable
Interchangeable
Focusing
Motor Drive MD-4 . .
Speedlights ....................
Other
TIPS
SPECIFICATIONS .
IMPORTANT . .
OF
THE CAMERA ........
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viewfinders ...................
focusing
screen
selector
accessories ....................
ON
CAMERA CARE
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guide ....... . . . .
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(LCD)
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screens
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FOREWORD---------
Congratulations!
vanced
With a wealth
designed
proach
taking
yourself
first
special
section,
invested
graphic
and
easy-to-use
of
to
be
to photography_ However,
pictures
with
its
section.
For
picture-taking
CONTROLS IN
now
will
experiences_
You
exciting
as
up-to-date
with
basic
more
pay
now
own
one
cameras
new
the
operation
detailed
situations,
DETAIL_ A few
011
in
F3,
years
on
features,
as
you
of
the
the
market
the
Nikon
you
are
in
before
should
as
explanations
refer to
of
familiarize
presented
the
minutes
rewarding
most
today_
F3
your
actually
in
and
second
wisely
photo-
ad-
is
ap-
the
5
BASIC
1
Remove
6 •
chamber
Use a
clockwise to unscrew it.
OPERATION
coin
to twist
the battery
lid
@ •
the
lid counter-
------------
2 Install the batteries.
• Insert
batteries
making
are
up.
the
two 1.5V silver-oxide
supplied
sure
with the
that the
"+"
camera
signs
,
3
Replace
chamber
•
Slip
the
camera
place.
into
battery
body
the
battery
lid.
clip
back
and
screw it tightly
into the
4. Move the
to uncover
This turns
it
ready
shooting.
the
for
exposure
power
the
camera
switch
®
red dot ®.
on
and
makes
reading
and
5 Touch
the
• button @
This activates
The
meter
after you
button
matically to
stays
take
and
conserve
shutter
lightly.
the
exposure
on
for
your finger off
turns
itself off auto-
battery
release
meter.
16
seconds
power.
the
6.
Check battery power.
Look
through
the
liquid
at
The shutter
played
have
their
place
to show
been
power
both
batteries.
the
crystal
speed
that
properly
is
adequate.
display
should
viewfinder @ 7
(LCD).
be
dis-
the
batteries
installed
If
not, re-
and
-BASIC
1.
Mount
8
the
Grasp
@ .
Then
@
on
on
the
lens counterclockwise until it clicks
place.
into
To
remove:
button @ and
wise until it comes off.
OPERATION-continued------------
the
lens
camera.
the lens
the
camera
by
line
up
lens with
Push
turn
its mounting
the
focusing index
the
body
the
the
onto
white dot @
and
twist
lens
release
lens clock-
ring
the
8.
Open
Push
@ to
the
lifting
camera
the
camera
the
camera
right with your
the
film rewind
back
will
pop
back
thumb
knob@.
open.
back
.
lock lever
while
The
9.
Install
film
film
spool.
back
Drop
the
cartridge
leader
and
down into
the
film cartridge.
film
cartridge
chamber
points towards
push
the
rewind knob
place
.
into the
so that the
the
takeup
10.
Insert
the
film
leader
spool.
Pull the leader across the came
of
the slots in the film take
Note: The
film
guide
Iwo
dolo
rails are
back
for
use wilh a dolo
conlacls
up
spool.
localed
in
the
take
ra
and
insert it into
inside Ihe camera
back
available in Ihe fulure .
up
below
one
Ihe
11
Wind
advance
•
Wind
the
release
forations
the
film
film onto
film
advance
button
until th e film sprockets e
on
the
edges
of
advance
the
lever
and
the film.
lever
takeup
depress
ngage the per
@ to
sprocket. 9
the shutter
-
-BASIC
12.
Close
10
snaps
Close
shut.
OPERATION-continued------------
the
the
camera
camera
back
back.
until it
13.
Take up the film slack.
Fold out
®
and
rotate
arrow
until it stops. Then fold
crank
back
in.
it
the
in
film
the
direction
rewind
crank
of
14
the
@
the
shows
Continue
lever
lease
shows "1." While making
posures,
see
that
rectly
Make blank exposures
the
• until
frame counter
"1."
to wind .the film
and
depress
button
until
watch
that
it
rotates. This indicates
the
film
is
has
being
and
the
the
been
advanced.
advance
the
shutter re-
frame
counter
blank
rewind knob to
loaded
ex-
cor-
15.
@
and
until
ASA
sure
set
is
the
camera's
it
may
for
the
Set
the
ASA
Lift
up
the
white
speed
red
exposure
of film
ASA
it in
dot
in
compensation
"0 ." This
rotate
the
film
the
exposure
to
the
provide a proper
type
film
film
either
is
use.
being
speed.
speed
direction
opposite
Also
programs
meter
so
exposure
used
dial
the
make
dial
that
.
16.
Set
operahon.
Rotate
the
site
the
white
ensures
nism
shifted from
th~
camera
shutter
dot
that
the
auto
speed
@.
the
position
dial
The
dial
for
automatic
® until
built
-in
cannot
during
the
"A" is oppolocking
be
accidentally
shooting
mecha
.
11
-
-BASIC
17.
12
Hold
steady.
Wrap
around
index
the
shutter
thumb
film
advance
Then,
hand
grasping
The camera
horizontal- to vertical -format shooting
in this pOSition.
OPERATION-continued------------
the
camera
the
fingers
the
finger
fits
cradle
with
the
of
your
camera
release
between
the
body
rests comfortably
button
the
lever
.
the
camera
thumb
lens
focusing
may
be
switched from
right
so that
body
in
and
hand
and
the
fingers
ring
the
on
the
and
left
@ .
18.
Focus
Turn
sharp.
The K focusing
the
split-image
With
the
appears
pears
sharp.
nite lines
ones
with indistinct lines, while
In fast-moving
distance
tance
scale @ engraved
on
the
the
lens
screen
rangefinder,
microprism
sharp.
With
The split-image
or
boundaries.
or
candid
between
you
subject. Out of
focusing
the
ring
until
the
comes
with t
he
the
the
camera
ring
until
the
ring
field,
works well for
collar
matte
outer
and
and
meters.
turn
grid,
turn
matte
outer
rangefinder
The microprism
shooting situations, you
and
the
subject
both in feet
image
in
the
as
standard
the
split
until
the
turn
the
ring
is for fast-moving
field is
can
preset
it
on
image
measure
focus
viewfinder
equipment.
becomes
shimmering
until th e
subjects
suitable
or
the
lens
----
becomes
With
whole.
image
image
ap-
having
for close-ups.
estimate
using
defi-
subjects
the
or
the
dis-
2
3 4 5 6
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Infocus
------
----
----
Inside
I.
LCD
2. ADR
3. Fine matte/Fresnel
4. Microprism
5. Split12mm<t>
6.
Note : The
focusing screen
the central 12mm¢ area.
the
exposure
flnumber
collar
image
rangefinder
reference
meter
reads the light
but
viewfinder
information
is distinctly
outer
circle
field
spot
ave
r the entire
biased
--
toward
19.
Set
the
T
urn
the
until
the
desired
the
site
selected
viewfinder for
index
flnumber
lens
aperture.
lens
aperture
flnumber is
mark
on
the
appears
convenient
ring
@ 13
oppo
lens . T
he
in
the
reference.
-
-BASIC
20.
14 Look
Take
lightly to
the
shutter
- 8 -
appears
exposure
desirable
until a
even
after all
light is too
increase
to
amount
of light
turn
. If
OPERATION-continued------------
the
through
on
speed
in
either
possible
bright
the
subject's
reaching
picture.
the
the
exposure
selected
the
shutter
indication
shutter
speed
lens
or
too dim for
brightness
the
viewfinder
meter.
by
the
speed
appears,
is
indicated.
apertures
the
film.
and
press
The
shutter
camera.
meter's
or a neutral
display,
adjust
have
As
Should
been
range
the
shutter
speed
long
as
the
the
neither
camera
aperture
either
tried,
. Use
either
density filter to
release
display
+ 2000
gives
the
ring
on
indication
then
the
artificial light
reduce
button
indicates
nor
correct
the
lens
appear
available
21.
to
and
next shot.
the
Advance
Stroke
transport
get
the
the
the
film to
camera
the
film
film.
advance
the
next frame
ready
lever
for the
22. Push
button @.
After
the
last e
made,
the
film
stop working.
the
exposed
tridge. To
camera
the
film
upside
rewind
sprocket
button
in
You
film
do
drive.
the
rewind
xposure
advance
must
then
back
into its
this, first
down
and
to
disengage
has
lever
rewind
turn
depress
been
will
car-
the
the
23.
Rewind
Lift
the
film rewind
turn
it in
the
direction
rewind
tension lessen,
one
leader
into
or
the
two
is
the
film .
more
rewound
cartridge
the
film.
of
When
continue
turns until
completely
.
crank
the
arrow to
you feel
winding
the
and
the
film
back
24.
Rem~ve
cartndge.
Open
the
the
film
the
no
on
shadow to
unloading
cartridge.
film in
shade
the
the
camera
direct
sunlight.
available,
sun
and
shield
film.
film
back
and
take out
Avoid
unloading
If
turn
use your own
the
there
your
camera
15
is
back
while
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