Nikon Nuvis Mini Operating instructions

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FOREWORD

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II

Thank

you

for

purchasing

the

Nikon

Nuvis

mini

/

Nuvis

mini

i.

To

ob

t

ain

the

best

resu

l

ts

from

you

r

new

camera

,

be

sure

to

read

through

this

instruction

manua

l

thoroughly.

This

compact

camera

employs

the

Advanced

Photo

System

(IX240

System

)

and

features:

-

Simp

le "

drop-in

"

film

loading

-

Three

diffe

rent

print

aspect

ratios

on

the

same

ro

ll

of

fi

lm

-

Accidental

double

exposure

prevention

-

Convenient

data

printing

(Nuvis

mini

i

only)

2

Note

:

Before

using

your

camera

for

an

important

occasion

such

as

a

wedding

or

holiday

,

take

some

trial

shots

to

familiarize

yourself

with

all

of

its

features

Nuvi

s

mini

i

only

:

Setting

the

date

and

time

(page

12)

Data

recording

function

(page

13)

I

WARNING:

for

safe

handling

of

the

camera

Camera

body

•

Do

not

disassemble

or

modify

the

camera,

as

it

houses

high-voltage

circuitry

which

can

cause

electric

shocks.

•

Do

not

touch

inside

metal

portions

of

the

flash

if

damaged

,

as

it

houses

high-

voltage

circuitry

which

can

cause

electric

shocks.

•

Do

not

look

at

the

sun

or

a

strong

light

source

directly

through

the

viewfinder,

as

it

may

damage

your

retina.

Looking

at

the

sun

directly

through

the

lens

may

result

in

permanent

eye

damage.

•

Do

not

carry

the

camera

when

mounted

on

a tr

ipod

,

to

avoid

injury

resulting

from

a

fall.

•

If

you

detect

smoke

around

the

camera,

i

mmediately

stop

operation

and

turn

OFF

the

camera.

Let

the

came

ra

cool

before

taking

it

to

your

local

Nikon

dealer

.

FOREWORD

Built-in

flash

Do

not

fire

the

flash

close

people's

eyes,

as

it

may

cause

visual

injury

Battery

•

Do

not

throw

used

batteries

into

the

fire.

Do

not

short

circuit,

disassemble

or

heat

the

battery:

this

may

cause

it

to

exp

l

ode

resulting

injury.

•

Keep

battery

out

of

children's

reach.

If

someone

accidentally

swallows

a

ba

t-

tery

,

call

a

doctor

immediately

.

Note

:

Nikon

cannot

be

held

responsible

for

malfunctrons

caused

by

uSing

the

Nuvis

mini/Nuvis

mini

i

in

ways

not

specified

in

this

manual.

3

CONTENTS

4

FOREWORD

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2

WARN

IN

G:

for

safe

hand

ling

of

the

came

ra

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CONTENTS

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4

QUICK

GUIDE

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CAMERA

PARTS

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LCD

PANEL

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PREPARATIONS

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10

Attaching

the

s

trap

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In

stall

ing

t

he

battery

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Checking

battery

leve

l ......... ......

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.

Setting

the

date

and

t

im

e

(N

uvis

mini

i

only)

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Data

reco

rdin

g

fun

ction

(

Nu

vis

mini

i on

ly)

Loading

the

film

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10

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11

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12

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13

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14

BASIC

OPERATION

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17

Holdin

g

the

camera

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17

Shu

tter

rel

ease

button

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17

Print

aspect

ra

ti

o

Vi

ewfinder

.

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...

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.

Foc

us a

nd

auto

fl

as

h

Usi

ng f

oc

us l

oc

k

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Remov

i

ng

the

f

il

m

CONTENTS

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ADVANCED

FUNCTIONS

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24

Red-eye

re

d

uctio

n

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Anyt

i

me

f

las

h

F

lash-ca

n

ce

l

Slow

sync

flash

Self

-ti

mer

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MISCELLANEOUS

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27

Fo

r

safe

handl

i

ng

of

the

camera

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27

Specifica

ti

ons

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28

5

QUICK

GUIDE

This

quick

guide

shows

you

how

to

take

photog

r

aphs

rig

ht

away

wi

th

your

n

ew

camera.

Refe

r

to

the

page

numbers

be

l

ow

for

more

details.

Open

the

battery

chamber

cover

and

insert

the

batte

ry

as

shown

(page

10).

6

O

N/

OFF

~

.

Turn

on

the

power

switch.

T

he

lens

will

extend

i

nto

position.

Confirm

that

the

"

Il)

"

disappears

from

the

LCD

pane

l.

Open

t

he

cartridge

chamber

cover

and

insert

a

new

cart

r

idge

(page

14)

.

The

film

will

automatically

advance

to

the

first

frame.

Turn

the

camera

on

again.

While

look-

ing

through

the

viewfinder,

position

the

subjeci

within

the

autofocus

frame

marks

in

the

center

of

th

{

viewfinder

(page

20).

Press

the

shutter

release

button

lightly

to

focus

the

subject.

Now

depress

fully

to

take

the

picture

(page

20).

The

film

rewinds

automatically

at

the

end

of

the

roll

.

When

"E"

bl

.

inks

on

the

LCD

panel,

remove

the

film

cartridge

(page

23)

QUICK

GUIDE

Note:

About

5

seconds

after

the

film

finishes

rewinding,

the

camera

auto-

matically

switches

off

to

conserve

bat-

tery

power.

Pressing

the

power

switch

will

restore

the

display

only.

The

cam-

era

cannot

be

turned

on

again

until

the

film

is

removed.

7

CAMERA

PARTS

(Nuvis

mini

iJ

Self-timer

button

(ADJUST

button:

____

Auto

exposure

metering

window

Nuvis

mini

i

only)

(page

12,

26)

Flash

mode

button

(MODEISEL

button:

Shutter

release

button

Nuvis

mini

i

only)

(page

12, 13,

24)

Mid-roll

rewind

- ""/"""""-_::';;c--L

button

(

page

23

)

Lock

-

release

lever

(page

15

)

Strap

slot

(page

10)

8

-,

?3.Lo+-

-

LCD

panel

Viewfinde

r

window

Red-eye

reduction

lamp/self-timer

indicator

lamp

(page

24,

26)

Viewfinder

eyepiece

(

page

19

)

~~

,L------::~~-~~<c--Power

switch

Battery

chamber

cover

(page

10)

Tripod

socket

LCD

PANEL

Nuvis

min

i

Red

-

eye

reduction

indicator

Se

lf-

timer

indicator

.

J>~OO

AUTO

(D.

~f

Lf

S

LOWCi.Ja~

I

Flash

mode

indicator

Frame

coun

t

er

LCD

PANEL

Nuvis

mini

i

Year

indicator

I

J

Time

ind

i

cator

colon

Insufficien

t

battery

'._,.,

._,

l

,r:~:;'

co'"'

C.

a

C.

C.:

a -

Frame

""',,,

~~~~@r

't~~

""

~

:~:~~~,"'

Red-eye

reduction

indicator

Self-timer

indicator

9

PREPARATIONS

I

Attaching

the

strap

Sl

ide

t

he

st

rap

th

roug

h t

he

sl

ot

as

show

n.

10

I Installing

the

battery

~

=---

~----~

Ma

ke

su

re

th

at the

cart

ri

dge

ch

ambe

r

cove

r is c

lo

se

d when

re

pl

ac

in

g

ba

tt

er-

ies.

Ope

n

th

e ba

tt

ery

cham

ber

cover

by

pushing

in

t

he

direction

of

the

ar

row

.

In

se

rt a 3 V

li

t

hium

battery

(CR2

or

DLCR2)

w

ith

the

+ and - pol

es

a

li

gned

as

i

nd

i

cated.

(Be

sure

to

position

the

ri

bbon

be

n

eat

h the

battery

.)

I

nsert

the

ba

tt

ery

chambe

r

cover

lugs

and

press

the

cove

r

in

to p

lace

so

that

it

clicks

shut.

Note

:

Nuv

is

mini

i

only

: .

Rep

l

acing

the

battery

er

ases

a

ll

d

at

e and ti

me

set-

tings

.

Remembe

r to

reset

the

date

and

time

after

yo

u

replace

the

bat-

tery

(page

12

).

I

Checking

battery

level

Be

sure

to

turn

off

the

camera

when n

ot

in u

se

to

co

n

serve

the

battery.

ON/OFF

~

.

T

urn

the

ca

m

era

on.

Ch

ec

k

th

e

LC

D pane

l.

Nu

vis

m

in

i

Nu

v

is

mi

ni

I

If "c:::II" b

li

nk

s,

t

he

ba

tt

ery

is

low

an

d

sh

ould

be rep

lace

d

as

soo

n

as

poss

ibl

e.

If t

he

LC

D

pa

n

el

rema

i

ns

bl

ank

, the

bat-

tery

is

exha

u

sted

or

not

i

nstalled

cor-

rectly.

PREPARATIONS

Note

:

Be

sure

to

t

urn

off

after

use

to

co

n

serve

the

ba

tt

ery

.

If

the

camera

is

not

used

for

ab

ou

t thr

ee

mi

nutes

, t

he

power

wil

l

automatical

ly

shut

of

f

and

the

lens

wi

ll

retract

into

the

camera

b

ody.

Do

not

tou

ch

the

lens

as

it

re

-

tracts.

11

PREPARATIONS

I

Setting

the

date

and

time

(Nuvis

mini

i

only)

~e

V@

~

••

M

ODE

ADJUST

DATE

- S

EL

Set

the

date

and

time

us

in

g

the

MODEl

SEL

and

ADJUST

buttons.

12

First

,

set

the

year

,

month

and

date

first

as

d

esc

rib

ed

below

.

Th

en

select

the

h

ou

r

/minu

te

display

in

step

2

and

r

epeat

steps

3-7

to

set

the

hour

and

minu

t

e.

1.

Turn

the

camera

off.

2.

Press

MODE/SEL

until

the

year/month/da

te

disp

l

ay

appears

on

the

L

CD

pane

L

3.

Hold

down

MODEISEL

for

two

seconds

unti

l

the

year

sta

rt

s

blinking.

4.

Press

ADJUST

to

set

the

year

(hold

it

down

to

advance

at

hig

h

speed).

5.

Press

MODE/SEL

ag

ain

to

select

the

month

and

adjust

in

the

same

way.

6.

Repeat

steps

4

and

5

to

reset

the

date.

7.

Press

MOD

EISEL

again

to

finish.

The

new

date

appears

wi

t

hout

blinking.

I

Data

recording

function

(Nuvis

mini

i

only)

Data

is

recorded

on

the

film.

Press

MODE/SEL

to

cycle

through

the

date

/

time

formats

.

Year

/

month

/

date

Month

/

date

/

year

Date/month/year

Hour/minute

(No

recording)

AUTO

~

When

the

data

recording

funct

i

on

is

selected,

the

LCD

panel

dis

p

lays

"

ffiIIlil

"

while

the

came

ra

is

on.

PREPARATIONS

Not

e:

When

ordering

prints,

be

sure

to

ask

your

photo

lab

if

they

handle

frontprinting

and

backprinting.

13

II

PREPARATIONS

I

Lo

ading

the

film

I

X2

40 film ca

rtridge

Data

Disk

Cartridge

Spool

Lightlock

Door

Lightlock

Door

Drive

14

Use

on

ly a

fresh

IX240

fi

lm

cartridge.

Conventional

35

mm

film

canno

t

be

used.

There

is

no

film

leader.

Film

is

automat

i

cal

ly th

rus

t

and

loa

ded

i

ns

i

de

t

he

camera.

Visual

Exposure

Indication

(VE

l)

Irreversible

Processed

Indicator

(IPI)

". " =

Unex

p

osed

" . " =

Partia

ll

y

exposed

"X " =

Ful

ly

exposed

but

not

pro

-

cessed

". " =

Processed

film

inside

cartridge

Turn

the

camera

on.

Confi

rm

that

the

"S

"

disappears

from

the

LCD

panel

and

turn

the

lock-re

l

ease

lever

to

open

the

cartridge

chamber

cover

.

Note

:

Do

not

attempt

to

open

the

car

-

tridge

chamber

cover

while

the

film

is

still

loaded.

Inser

t a

new

cartridge

as

shown

,

and

close

the

cartridge

chamber

cover

until

it

clicks

shut.

The

film

will

begin

ad-

vancing.

Fi

lm

speed

is

set

automati-

cally

.

Note:

The

VEl

should

show

"e"

before

loading.

Do

not

load

a

film

cartridge

showing

"t "

or

".

(The

VEl

automati

-

cally

changes

to

"X

".

)

PREPARATIONS

Turn

the

camera

on

again.

The

LCD

II

panel

should

di

splay

"S"

and

the

frame

count.

(If

the

fi

lm

is

fully

or

par

-

tially

exposed,

"f"

will

blink

on

the

LCD

panel.

)

15

PREPARATIONS

About

IX240

film

cart

r

idge

Do

nol

disasse

mbl

e Ihe

ca

rtr

idge

or

su

bj

ect

it

to

s

hock

or vibra

ti

on.

Be

carefu

l

not

to

be

soi

l

or

damage

the

data

disk

of

the

ca

rt

ridge

,

as

cor

r

ect

data

commun

i

cat

i

on

may

be

impai

r

ed.

Do

no

t

press

a

pointed

objec

t

agai

n

st

the

Ligh

tl

ock

Door

Drive.

This

may

open

the

door

an

d

ex

p

ose

the

fi

lm.

Do

n

ot

br

ea

k

the

Ir

reve

r

sible

P

ro

cess

ed

Indicato

r (I

PI)

on

the

cartr

i

dge,

as

fi

lm

proce

ssi

ng

and

pri

nt

ing

may

beco

me

i

mpos

sib

le

.

Consult

w

ith

your

photo

lab

if

IPI

is

broken.

16

Do

not

attempt

to

rotate

t

he

Cartridge

Spoo

l wi

th

a p

oi

nt

ed

ob

j

ec

t

(e

.

g.

a

screwdrive

r). Th

is

can

expose

the

film

,

alter

the

VEl

, and

even

pr

event

proper

use

and

/or

processing

.

Do

not

store

cartridges:

-In

direc

t

sunlight

,

nea

r

heating

app

li-

an

ces

or in

ot

her h

ot

pl

aces

- N

ear

dirt

a

nd

du

st

- In hot

or

hu

mi

d

co

nd

it

ions

con

d

uc

i

ve

to

mo

ld

-

Near

strong

magne

t

ic

field

s

Processing

and

Pr

i

nting

Gr

li/wd

-5

I'PY~

"

D

_

/~~:,,!:i

'

''1

We

recomme

nd br

inging

your

fi

lm

ca

rt

r

id

ge

to a

ph

oto

la

b

di

s

pl

ay

in

g

th

e

"Aut

h

orized

Ph

oto

La

b

Mark"

sig

n

for

processing

and

p

rinting

.

Au

thor

i

zed

Photo

Labs

offer

these

s

er

-

vi

ces:

- T

hree

different

(C, H

or

P-typ

e)

print

aspe

ct

ratio

s

-

Data

pr

i

nting

(Nu

vis

mini

i

onl

y)

- I

nde

x

Pri

nts (

sma

ll

image

of

ea

ch

frame

exposed

on

the

ro

ll

of

film

)

-

Nega

t

ive

Return

in

Cart

rid

ge

(NRIC

):

You

r n

ega

t

ives

are

ret

urn

ed

inside

th

e

cart

r

idge

fo

r

easy

sto

r

age.

For

further

details

,

ask

you

r

Authorized

Pho

to

Lab

.

BASIC

OPERATION

I

Holding

the

camera

Stand

with

one

fool

slightly

in

front

of

the

other

.

Prop

your

elbows

against

your

body

and

hold

Ihe

camera

wilh

both

hands

as

shown.

When

taking

vertical

pholographs,

make

sure

that

the

flash

is

at

the top

as

shown.

Important:

Take

care

not

to

block

the

lens

,

flash

or

autofocus

w

indows

with

your

fingers,

hair

or

the

camera

strap.

BASIC

OPERATION

I

Shutter

release

button

..

r"=-

--

~

--

~

Lightly

press

to

focus

the

subject.

The

green

LED

lights

up

when

the

fo-

cus

is

locked.

Fully

depress

to

release

the

shutter.

B

Press

firmly

but

gently

to

prevent

cam-

.

era

shake.

The

flash

will

fire

automati-

cally

if

there

is

not

enough

light.

17

BASIC

OPERATION

I

Print

aspect

ratio

Print

aspect

r

atio

can

be

changed

at

any

time

during

the

film

roll.

c

(1110111))

...

CGJP

• •

Use

the

CHP

selector

to

choose

be-

tween

C, Ha

nd

P

-ty

pe

.

Caution:

To

prevent

possible

eye

in-

jury,

hold

the

camera

away

from

your

face

when

using

the

selector.

18

C-type

Vertical

:

Horizontal

= 2 : 3

As

pe

ct

rat

io

H-type

Vertical

.

Horizontal

= 9 :

16

Aspect

ratio

P-type

Vertical:

Horizontal

= 1 : 3

Aspect

ratio

I

Viewfinder

2

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Th,,

;,wi;,

dec

.

..

lbdj.

C1

3

ar

ies

of

t

he

print

~ns

dl

cates

the

bo

un

d-

The

exam

p

le

ab

p

ect

r

at

io (page 1

8)

ove

shows

H

ty

p

e.

.

No

te:

Correct

focus

teed

whe

n

the

su

cannot

be

guaran

-

approx.

0.

36

m

/

14b~ect

IS

closer

th

an

flash-cancel

mode)

t

(OA

m/

16

in.

in

o

the

c

am

er

a.

1.

Parallax

com

center

the

s~~nsation

marks-

marks

when

s lee!. within

these

0.

36

m/14

in

hootmg

at

around

2.

Autolocus

Ir~m

tlOn

on

the

SU

b

j:C~arks-posi-

3.

Green

LED

(II

locus

indicat~r)h

ready-light/in-

BASIC

OPERATION

The

para

l

lax

com

.

cl

ose

range

pens

a

llOn

marks

sho h .

. w

ow

picture

s·

.

C

Ize

IS

reduced

slight

ly

at

H

19

BASIC

OPERATION

I

Focus

and

auto

flash

O

~~~~~

B

Turn

the

camera

on.

?O

The

auto

flash

symbol

"AUTO

~"

on

the

LCD

panel

indicates

that

the

fl

ash

will

fire

automatically

if

there

is

not

enough

light

Make

sure

that

the

distance

to

the

subject

falls

within

the

flash

shooting

range.

For

ISO

200

film

,

the

flash

should

be

used

within

the

following

range.

Approx.

0.36-4.2 m

(14

in.-14

ft.)

Position

the

subject

within

the

auto·

focus

frame

marks

in

the

center

of

the

viewfinde

r.

~Dm

,.--

D

}~'r

~

,

~

Lightly

press

the

shutter

release

button

to

focus

the

subject

The

green

LED

in

the

viewf

inder

lights

up

when

the

sub

·

ject

is

correctly

focused.

Now

depress

the

shutter

release

but-

t

on

fully

to

release

the

shutter.

The

film

wi

ll

advance

automatically

to

the

and

the

frame

count

on

the

L

CD

panel

will

decrease

by

one

.

Note:

The

minimum

focusing

distance

of

the

Nikon

Nuvis

mimi

/

Nuvis

mimi

i

is

approx.

36

cm

/

14

in

.

Correct

focus

cannot

be

guaranteed

if

the

subject

is

closer

than

approx

.

36

cm

/

14

in.

from

the

camera.

(approx

.

40

cm

/

16

in.

in

flash-cancel

mode)

The

shutter-release

button

locks

while

t

he

flash

is

charging.

Wait

at

least

4

seconds

between

photographs.

BASIC

OPERATION

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