Thank you for purchasing Nikon's Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket for the COOLPIX
P5000/P5100. Using your digital camera in combination with a Fieldscope enables you
to take super-telephoto digital pictures. Furthermore, when used in combination with
a Nikon EZ-Micro Fieldmicroscope this bracket enables photomicroscopy.
Items supplied
• Bracket x 1
• Cable release (50cm) x 1
• Bracket ring FSBR-4 x 1 (comes attached to the bracket)
Note: Bracket ring FSBR-4 should be used only with Nikon's FSB-4 bracket,not with other brackets.
Nomenclature
Notes for shooting
• Use a solid tripod during super-telephoto or super-closeup shooting to ensure steady images.
• Beware of camera shake as small vibrations at high magnification can ruin a photograph.
• With super-telephoto or super-closeup 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
• For carrying or transport, we recommend that you remove the bracket from the lens or EZ-
Micro Fieldmicroscope.
Attaching the FSB-6 to a digital camera
1. Remove the backing sheet from the non-skid pad, then affix to the COOLPIX P5000/P5100's shutter release button
2. Remove the adapter screw protection ring from the COOLPIX P5000/P5100 by turning it counterclockwise. (Fig. 1)
3. Rotate the front plate fixing ring counterclockwise to allow the front plate to be moved freely. (Fig. 2)
4. Place the left side of COOLPIX P5000/P5100 between the cable release socket and the cable release holder, then push the bracket body into the adapter screw of the
COOLPIX and rotate clockwise. (Fig. 3)
After attaching the body to the COOLPIX P5000/P5100, the position of the bracket fixing screw may not come to the top of the bracket body because each screw has
different threads. This has no effect on performance.
5. Push the bracket onto the COOLPIX P5000/P5100 as shown in Fig. 4 (black arrow), until it snaps into place. Then, tighten the front plate by rotating the front plate ring
(white arrow).
6. When you are not using the cable release, set in the cable release socket. (Fig. 5)
7. After use, replace the adapter screw protection ring on the COOLPIX P5000/P5100 lens.
Camera settings
• Focusing
Focus first using controls on the Fieldscope or EZ-Micro, then make fine adjustments with the
camera's AF function.
• Shooting
Use the cable release, depressing it gently.
• Camera zoom setting
When shooting with the zoom at a wide-angle setting, depending on the type of eyepiece you
are using, the four corners of the image may appear shaded, giving it a rounded appearance.
With the MC or MC II Zoom Eyepiece, we recommend using the maximum telephoto setting.
• 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 or the focus knob on the EZ-Micro 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-4 for
16x/24x/30x Wide DS
Eyepiece
COOLPIX P5000/P5100+
Digital Camera Bracket FSB-6
Attachment
B
Wide MC or MC II Zoom Ey
FSA-1&-2
A
2
1
C
1
Screw the eyepiece (
A
or
B
) into the eyepiece
socket.
2
Attach the assembly in
C
to the eyepiece or the EZ-
Micro Fieldmicroscope.
* While fixing it in place, keep the bracket pressed.
With the 16x/24x/30x Wide DS Eyepiece, attach the
bracket ring FSBR-4 to the bracket FSB-6.
• Press the bracket ring against the bracket until the
black rubber ring snaps into the groove on the
bracket.
• If the bracket ring is not attached or not attached
securely, shade may appear in the four corners of the
image.
With other eyepieces, remove the bracket ring FSBR-4.
• The bracket ring can be removed by inserting a
finger in the ring and pulling. (It may be tight due to
resistance from the rubber.)
• 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 P5000/P5100 with Digital Camera
Bracket FSB-6 attached.
[Focal length (35mm [135] format equivalent) with FSB-6] = [Focal length (35mm [135] format equivalent) of the COOLPIX P5000/P5100 (36-126mm)] x [magnification of eyepiece]
If vignetting occurs
• If vignetting occurs at your images, the camera may not have been correctly attached to the
equipment. Re-attach the camera and confirm proper camera alignment while.
• In wideangle, vignetting may occur with the 40x/60x/75x wide DS lenses.
1
Non-skid pad
2
Cable release socket
3
Cable release
4
Bracket fixing srew
5
Body
6
Bracket ring
7
Front plate
8
Cable release holder
9
Eyepiece lens socket
!p
Front plate fixing ring
!q
Body screw
!w
Camera fixing screw
EZ-Micro
Use the following COOLPIX settings.
Keep other settings at their original default positions. (Those settings are the recommendation to
biginners. Change them as your necessary.)
Set to "Aperture-priority Auto" mode.
• With [MENU]
Image size
10M/12.1M
(P5000/P5100)
Sensitivity (ISO)
64
Metering
Center-weighted
Continuous
Continuous
AF area mode
Manual
AF mode
Single AF
Converter
NONE
(Optional settings)
Image mode
FINE
Optimize image
Custom (AUTO)
White balance
AUTO
Fixed aperture
OFF
Noise reduction
ON
• With [SET UP]
Vibration reduction OFF
AF assist
OFF
Digital Zoom
OFF
Fig. 5
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4