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.
Nomenclature
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
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.
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.
Camera setting
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
8M/5M (P1/P2)
Image quality
FINE
Metering
Center-Weighted
Continuous
Continuous H
AF area mode
Manual
Auto-focus mode
S-AF Single AF (default setting)
Sensitivity (ISO)
50
• With [SET UP]
AUTO OFF
5 minutes
AF assist
OFF
• 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.
Setting for shooting
Fieldscope Eyepiece
16x / 24x / 30x Wide DS
27x / 40x / 50x Wide DS
40x / 60x / 75x Wide DS
Fieldscope
Bracket ring FSBR-3 for
16x/24x/30x Wide DS
Eyepiece
COOLPIX P1/P2 +
Digital Camera Bracket FSB-3
Attachment
B
Wide MC or MC II Zoom Ey
FSA-1&-2
A
2
1
C
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]
