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Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket for COOLPIX

P1/P2. Use of your digital camera in combination with a Fieldscope enables you to take

super-telephoto digital pictures.

Items supplied

• Bracket x 1

• Cable release (50cm) x 1

• Bracket ring FSBR-3 x 1

• Non-skid pad x 2 (spare included)

*Bracket ring FSBR-3 cannot be used with the FSB-1, -1A, -2.

1 Non-skid pad

2 Cable release socket

3 Bracket

4 Fixing screw

5 Camera lens socket

6 Eyepiece socket

7 Camera fixing screw

8 Bracket ring

Attaching the Fieldscope to the digital camera

1. Remove the sheet from the adhesive side of the non-skid pad, and affix the pad to the shutter

release button of the COOLPIX P1/P2.

2. Put the lens of the camera into the camera lens socket, and while keeping the camera body pressed

against the socket, tighten the camera fixing screw to secure it in place.

Note: Before attaching/detaching camera, turn the camera's power off.

3. Screw the cable release into the cable release socket.

4. With the 16x/24x/30x Wide DS Eyepiece, attach the bracket ring FSBR-3 to the bracket FSB-3 by

pressing the bracket ring, with the black rubber side facing the bracket, until it snaps into place.

With other eyepieces, remove the bracket ring. The bracket ring can be removed by inserting a

finger in the ring and pulling. (It may be a little difficult due to resistance from the rubber.)

5. Put the eyepiece attached to the Fieldscope into the eyepiece socket and tighten the fixing screw to

secure it in place while pressing the bracket against the eyepiece.

6. Optional Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket Sight-Stay FSBS-1 can be attached.

1 Screw the eyepiece (either A or B) into the

eyepiece socket.

2 Attach the assembly in C to the eyepiece.

* Keep the bracket pressed against the eyepiece while

fixing it in place.

With the 16x/24x/30x Wide DS Eyepiece, attach the

bracket ring FSBR-3 to the bracket FSB-3.

• Press the bracket ring against the bracket until

the black rubber ring snaps into the groove on

the bracket.

• When the bracket ring is not attached or if it is

not attached securely, shade may appear in the

four corners of the image.

With other eyepieces, remove the bracket ring FSBR-3.

• If the bracket ring is not removed, the four

corners of the image will appear more shaded.

A Wide MC or MC II Zoom Eyepiece with FSA-1

and FSA-2 attached.

B Fieldscope Eyepiece (16x/24x/30x,

27x/40x/50x, 40x/60x/75x) Wide DS.

C COOLPIX P1/P2 with Digital Camera Bracket

FSB-3 attached.

[Focal length (35mm [135] format equivalent) with FSB-3] = [Focal length (35mm [135] format equivalent) of the COOLPIX P1/P2 (36-126mm)] x [magnification of eyepiece]

Nomenclature

Fieldscope

Set for "P" (Programmed) or "A" (Aperture-Priority) mode.

With "Auto" mode, some settings cannot be used.

Use the following camera settings. Keep other settings at their original default positions.

• With [MENU]

Image size

Image quality

Metering

Continuous

AF area mode

Auto-focus mode

Sensitivity (ISO)

• With [SET UP]

AUTO OFF

AF assist

• Focusing

Set for single focusing. Focus first using the controls on the Fieldscope, then make fine

adjustments with the camera's AF function.

• Shooting mode

Set for "P" (Programmed) or "A" (Aperture-Priority) mode.

• Shooting

Use cable release. Depress the cable release gently.

• Camera zoom setting

When shooting with the zoom at the wide-angle setting, shade will appear in the four corners

of the image depending on the type of eyepiece in use, giving it a rounded appearance. We

recommend the use of maximum telephoto setting when MC or MC II Zoom Eyepiece is used.

• When the AF lamp does not turn on

After locking the focus by pressing the shutter release button halfway, set the focus by

adjusting the focus ring on the Fieldscope while viewing the LCD monitor. This turns on the AF

lamp.

Notes for shooting

• Use solid tripod during super-telephoto shooting for steady images.

• Beware of camera shake as small vibrations at high magnification can ruin a photograph.

• With super-telephoto shooting, it may be difficult to obtain a precise focus with the camera's

AF function. We recommend that you take a series of pictures of the same subject in sequence,

to ensure that you capture the desired image.

Note for carrying

• When carrying or transporting, we recommend removing the bracket from the lens.

Attachment

Wide MC or MC II Zoom Eyepiece +

FSA-1&-2

Fieldscope Eyepiece

16x / 24x / 30x Wide DS

27x / 40x / 50x Wide DS

40x / 60x / 75x Wide DS

Camera setting

8M/5M (P1/P2)

FINE

Center-Weighted

Continuous H

Manual

S-AF Single AF (default setting)

5 minutes

OFF

Setting for shooting

COOLPIX P1/P2 +

Digital Camera Bracket FSB-3

Bracket ring FSBR-3 for

16x/24x/30x Wide DS

Eyepiece