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ill not occur in a particular installation. If this equipm

ent does cause harm

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can be determined by turning the equipm

ent off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or m

ore of the follow

ing measures:

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eorient or relocate the receiving antenna. —

Increase the separation between the equipm

ent and receiver. —

Connect the equipm

ent into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

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onsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

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odifications not expressly approved by the m

anufacturer for compliance could void the user's authority to

operate the equipment.

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his Class B

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ents of the C

anadian Interference-Causing Equipm

ent Regulations.

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expose this product to rain or moisutre.

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4 6

1 F

ocus mode selector (S

ee page 42.) 2

Lens release button (See page 20.)

3 Lens m

ounting index (See page 20.)

4 W

hite balance window

(See page 39.)

5 C

amera strap eyelet

6 A

ccessory shoe (See page 65.)

7 E

yepiece ring (See page 29.)

8 R

emote term

inal (See page 63.)

9 A

perture dial (See page 53.)

10 LC

D panel (S

ee page 17.)

Standard accessories

Neckstrap

Body cap

11 M

OD

E (exposure m

ode) button (See page 35.)

12 M

etering system button (S

ee page 36.) 13

Exposure C

ompensation button (+

1—) (S

ee page 58.) 14

SE

NS

(sensitivity selector) button (See page 41.)

15 M

ain dial lock-release button (See page 34.)

16 S

hutter release button (See page 30.)

17 M

ain dial (L, 5, C, S

D, P

B) (S

ee page 34.) 18

Com

mand dial (S

ee page 27.) 19

AF

-L(Auto F

ocus Lock) button (See page 61.)

20 A

F/A

E-L (double lock) lever (S

ee page 57.)

Tojem

ove the terminal cap: loosen the screw

aprox. tw

o turns counter-clockwise.

To attach

the terminal cap:

push the rubber portion of the cap back into place securely and

Video C

able tighten the screw

by turning it clockwise.

18 19 20

7

I

11

12

13-- 14



Description of acronym

s N

TS

C

National T

elevision System

Com

mittee, color television

telecasting specifications adopted mainly in the U

.S.

and Japan. P

AL

Phase A

lternation Line, a color television system

adopted mainly by E

uropean countries and China.

JPE

G

Joint Photographic E

xperts Group, a joint organization

of the ISO

and the CC

ITT

promoting standard

specifications for a graphic file coded compression

system.

TIF

F

Tagged Im

age File F

ormat, a high density bit-m

apped 30

graphics format for scanned im

ages. P

C C

ard C

omputer m

emory card com

plying with P

CM

CIA

31

standards. P

CM

CIA

P

ersonal Com

puter Mem

ory Card International

Association.

MS

-DO

S

Microsoft D

isk Operating S

ystem, a single-user

operating system for personal com

puters. S

RA

M card

.. . Static R

andom A

ccess Mem

ory card, an Image

Mem

ory Card incorporating S

RA

M m

emory devices.

AT

A card

A high-speed m

emory card com

plying with P

C C

ard (A

TA

) specifications.

21 C

MN

D-L (com

mand lock) button (S

ee page 46.) 22

V-O

ut (Video O

utput) terminal (S

ee page 47.) 23

0-Out (D

igital Output) / E

. Trig. (E

xternal Triggering) term

inal

(See page 62, 79.)

24 Q

UA

LITY

(image quality) button (S

ee page 37.) 25

W. B

AL (w

hite balance mode) button (S

ee page 38.) 26

DA

TE

(date setting) button (See page 23.)

27 S

EN

D D

AT

A (batch data transfer) button (S

ee page 79.) 28

FO

RM

AT

(ER

AS

E) buttons (S

ee page 50.) 29

ER

AS

E LA

ST

(last data erase) buttons (See page 50.)

30 Im

age Mem

ory Card confirm

ation window

(See page 25.)

31 A

E-L (A

uto Exposure Lock) button (S

ee page 56.) 32

Eject knob lock-release button (S

ee page 24.) 33

Image m

emory card (P

C card) eject knob (S

ee page 24.) 34

Cam

era back (incorporating the Image M

emory C

ard slot)

(See page 24.)

35 B

attery eject lever (See page 21.)

36 T

ripod socket 8

11

II: 23

32

33 34 35

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Thank you for choosing the F

ujix Digital C

ard Cam

era DS

- 505/515. In addition to this cam

era's advanced digital im

aging technology, it also includes many high-

performance features such as M

atrix metering, A

utofocus operation and com

patibility with N

ikon's advanced S

peedlight System

for Autom

atic Balanced F

ill-Flash, and

wireless m

ultiple flash photography. Through its digital

technology, images taken and stored on the cam

era's accessory m

emory card can be view

ed on a compatible

computer (P

C or M

ac) or displayed on a TV

monitor;

through compatible com

puter software the im

ages can be enhanced on screen and then printed using optional printing devices. W

e hope that you will enjoy using this

professional Fujix product and that it w

ill help you expand your professional opportunities in photography. W

e would

appreciate hearing about your experience with your new

F

ujix DS

-505/515 camera. T

o ensure that you fully understand the operation of the D

S-505/515 cam

era, we

urge you to thoroughly read this manual. T

hank you. A

bout this manual

The instruction m

aterials consist of the Ow

ner's Manual and a

separate Quick R

eference sheet for easy reference. Read these

manuals thoroughly in order to m

ake the most of your cam

era's potential. In the O

wner's M

anual, we begin w

ith instructions on how to

prepare the camera for shooting and m

ove on to a variety of basic and advanced photographic techniques using all available functions. In the separate Q

uick Reference sheet, w

e explain som

e basic photographic procedures for taking pictures using the cam

era's simple and convenient functions.

Marks used in this m

anual •C

AU

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•NO

TE

U

seful points that should be remem

bered for future reference.

See page .

. .

Indicates the reference page. 9

10

—F

uji is not//able for any financial loss resulting from equipm

ent malfunction.

SH

ave Fuji check your cam

era regularly. A

s this camera is a precision instrum

ent, we recom

mend that custom

ers have their cam

era serviced once every one or two years, and overhauled once every

three to five years. —

We especially recom

mend these procedures if the cam

era is being used for comm

ercial applications.

RU

se only approved equipment

This cam

era has been designed for use in combination w

ith Nikon lenses,

speedlights and accessories. —

Using lenses or accessories other than those specified by N

ikon may adversely affect

the camera and cause dam

age. —

Please refer to the chart for a com

plete list of compatible lenses. (S

ee page 75.)

U N

ote on copyright T

elevision programs, film

s, video tapes and other materials m

ay be copyrighted, U

nauthorized recording of such materials m

ay be contrary to the provisions of the copyright

laws.

Take som

e trial shots. W

hen you first handle your DS

-505/515 camera, and before going on an

important assignm

ent, be sure to test the camera and all its functions first.

Should you find any problem

s, imm

ediately take your camera to a your F

uji dealer for repair.

Description of

NT

SC

N

te ar

PA

L ac

JPE

G

Jo of sp sy

TIF

F

Ta

PC

Card

Cc

ste P

CM

CIA

P

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s M

S-D

OS

M

i op

SR

AM

card . . . S

te M

e A

lAcard

(Al

Denotes im

portant points where caution or

mandatory action is required.

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. 2-5 Nom

enclature 6-8

Forew

ord 9

About this m

anual 9

General recom

mendations

10

Description of acronym

s 11

System

chart 14

Features

15

View

finder indications 16

LCD

panel indications 17

Dedicated accessories

18

Preparations for taking pictures

19

Mounting and rem

oving the ens 20

Installing and removing the battery

21

Checking battery pow

er 22

Setting and checking date and tim

e 23

Inserting the Image M

emory C

ard 24-25

Basic cam

era settings 26

Selecting P

rogramm

ed A

uto mode

27

Holding the cam

era and composing

the picture. 29

Focusing and shooting

30

Playing back the pictures

31-32

Functions and settings

33

Setting the fram

e advance m

ode 34

Setting the exposure m

ode 35

Setting the m

etering systems

36

Setting im

age quality 37

Adjusting w

hite balance 38-40

Setting the sensitivity level

41

Setting the focus m

ode 42-44

Setting the six basic m

odes simultaneously

45

Com

mand lock

46

Playing back pictures

47.49

Erasing data in the Im

age Mem

ory Card

50

Advanced photography

51 S

hutter-Priority A

uto Exposure M

ode 52

Aperture-P

riority Auto Exposure M

ode 53

Manual E

xposure Mode

5455 E

xposure compensation

56-59 A

utofocus with m

ain subject off-center 60-61

External synchro-flash shooting

62 R

emote photography (general)

63

Flash photography

64 A

vailable Speedlights

65 F

lash modes available w

ith Speedlights

66 N

otes on using the Speedlight

67 T

aking flash pictures in TT

L auto flash mode

68-69 T

aking pictures in rear-curtain sync flash m

ode 70-71

Controls in detail

72 C

ompatible lenses

7374 Lens com

patibility chart 75-76

Shutter speed and aperture

77 S

pecial focusing situations 78

Dow

nloading im

age data 79

Cleaning the cam

eras built-in lens 80-81

Image M

emory C

ard 82

The dedicated R

echargeable Battery P

ack 83-84

Troubleshooting

85-86 O

ptional accessories 87-89

EV

chart for flash photography 90

Cam

era care tips 91-93

Specifications

94-96

12 13



Rechargeable

Battery P

ack BP

-05

AC

Pow

er Adaptor

AC

-05

ugh resolution, high quality images

/3 inch, 1.3 million pixel C

CD

(1280 x 1000 pixels) and digital age recording system

s capture crisp full-color, high quality, high ;olution pictures. P

icture quality does not become degraded

gh repeated duplication.Transferring data to a D

igital Image

essor DI-500/500D

or personal computer is sim

ple. E

G im

age data compression system

'ou can record im

age data in either compressed or non-

ompressed form

at. The internationally recognized JP

EG

Jom

pression system is in use w

ith this camera. N

on-compressed

.mages are stored as T

IFF

files, a standard image file form

at. Image

files can be used in a variety of applications. _P

C C

ard A

PC

card (Image M

emory C

ard HG

-15) complying w

ith the PC

MC

IA

standards is used for storing image data.

MS

-DO

S tile m

anagement system

T

his camera is com

patible with the M

S-D

OS

file managem

ent system

. Image data can be transferred directly to a personal

computer w

ithout the need for file conversion. U

se PC

Card R

eader C

R-500 or a com

puter with a built-in P

C card slot.

AF

and AE

controls H

igh performance, high precision photography is possible due to

ikon F4 series cam

era-based AF

and AE

control systems.

rious interchangeable Nikon F

-mount lenses

Dst F

-mount A

F N

ikkor and Al-type N

ikkor lenses for Nikon 35m

m

P cam

eras can be used without any m

odification. (Note: P

lease to the chart for a com

plete list of compatible lenses. (S

ee 75-76)

-in playback function am

era comes w

ith a video output terminal (N

TS

C and P

AL)

lows you to playback exposed im

ages on an external TV

14

Fujiproduct

ire control unit .ed, high-precision aperture control unit is built into increase exposure accuracy. (Y

ou cannot set the •ning the lens aperture ring.)

15

01-500/5000

J +

AC

power outlet

Personal C

omputer



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B

ALA

NC

E

SE

NS

ITIV

E

Exposure com

pensation F

ocus indicators M

etering system

A

utomatically selected shutter speed (in P

and A m

ode)

Manually selected shutter speed (in S

and M m

ode) A

utomatically selected aperture (in P

and S m

ode) M

anually selected aperture (in A and M

mode)

Flash-ready light

Exposure m

odes P

(Program

med

auto mode)

S (S

hutter-priority auto mode)

A (A

perture-priority auto mode)

Fram

e counter E

xposure indicators (in M m

ode) 5m

m-dia. reference circle for spot m

etering l2m

m-dia. reference circle for center-w

eighted metering

Focus brackets

A com

plete set of viewfinder indications are show

n in the above illustration for purposes of reference only. A

ll these viewfinder

indications would never appear at one tim

e in normal operation.

2—

3 4—

5

8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

4 16



U F

ujix Rechargeable B

attery Pack B

P-D

5 T

he BP

-D5 is the dedicated N

i-Cd

battery pack for this camera. B

e sure to charge the battery pack fully before using it for the first tim

e. —

The battery pack w

as not charged when

shipped from the factory.

—S

ee page 83 for details about the battery pack.

UF

ujix AC

Pow

er Adaptor A

C-D

5 T

he AC

-D5 is the dedicated charger for

rechargeable battery pack BP

-D5. It takes

approx. 60 minutes to fully recharge the B

P-

D5 (at room

temperature).

—F

or more details, refer to the instruction m

anual

provided with the A

C P

ower A

daptor. —

Connecting cord is provided.

UF

ujix Image M

emory C

ard HG

-15 T

he HG

-is Image M

emory C

ard is a dedicated A

TA

PC

card for this camera

complying w

ith PC

MC

IA R

el. 2.1 standards. B

e sure to initialize the card before using it for the first tim

e. (See

page 25.) —

See page 82 for details on the Im

age M

emory C

ard.

18

The follow

ing accessories are not included with the D

S-

505/515, but are required for proper operation of the camera.

—S

ee page 87 for other optional accessories.

11

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Preparations

for taking pictures



Only the N

ikkor lenses which are listed in the com

patibility chart can be used w

ith the DS

-505/515. (S

ee pages 75-76.) —

Be sure to set the M

ain dial to L. (See page 34.)

—B

e careful not to touch, smear or dam

age the CP

U contacts as this m

ay cause the cam

era to malfunction. If this occurs, clean the contacts w

ith a soft, clean, dry cloth.

I R

emoving the body cap.

I R

otate the body cap clockwise to rem

ove.

2 Mounting the lens.

Mount the lens by aligning the

distance/aperture index line on the lens with

the lens mounting index on the cam

era. R

otate the lens counter-clockwise until it

locks into place. —

Do not press the lens release button w

hen m

ounting the lens.

Rem

oving the lens. D

epress and hold the lens release button; securely grip the lens and rotate it clockw

ise, in the direction of the arrow

.

When leaving the cam

era without a lens

Attach the body cap to the cam

era body; align the indexes on both the cap and the body, and rotate the cap counter-clockw

ise as far as it will go.

It the lens release button remains stuck in the pressed position

Make sure you rotate the lens until the lens release button returns back to

the normal position w

ith a click.

Use the R

echargeable Battery P

ack BP

-D5. T

he battery pack w

as not charged when shipped from

the factory. You m

ust charge the battery fully before installing it for the first tim

e. (See

page 83.) —

Never touch the battery pack's m

etal port with another m

etal object. —

Be sure to set the M

ain dial to L when installing and rem

oving the battery pack.

—S

ee page 83 for handling batteries.

I F

ully recharging the battery pack. I

Use dedicated A

C P

ower A

daptor AC

-D5. A

full recharge takes approx. 60 m

inutes.

Installing the battery pack. Install the fully charged battery pack (B

P-

D5) into the battery cham

ber at the bottom

of the camera and push it dow

n until it locks into place.

Rem

oving the battery pack. T

urn the battery eject lever in the direction of the arrow

; the battery pack then pops out and can be rem

oved.

2

20 21



Set the M

ain dial to any position other than L. C

onfirm that the

indicators appear in the LCD

panel and inside the view

finder. W

hile pressing the Main dial lock-release

button, rotate the Main dial.

—If no indicators appear, reinstall the battery pack. (S

ee page 21.)

2 Confirm

that no warning indicator

appears. If the

mark (insufficient battery pow

er indicator) blinks in the LC

D panel, the

battery is weak. R

eplace with a fully

charged battery. —

If you continue to use the camera w

ith the indictor b/inking,

the camera m

ay not w

ork correctly.

If the cT m

ark b/inks in the LCD

panel, im

mediately rep/ace the battery w

ith a fully charged one.

—B

attery power is exhausted.

IIP

BO

-

You can check the current data by pushing the D

AT

E button.

The display in the LC

D panel changes in the follow

ing order: Y

ear, Month, D

ay, Hour, and M

inute as you push the DA

TE

button. T

o correct the data, adjust in the following w

ay. —

You cannot check and adjust the data w

hen the Main dial is set to P

B.

1 P

ress the shutter release button I

halfway and push the D

AT

E button.

Push the D

AT

E button for at least one

second so that the "year" section starts to blink. N

ext remove your finger from

the shutter release button.

2 Rotate the com

mand dial to set the

correct "year" and push the DA

TE

button. R

otate the comm

and dial counter-clockwise

to increase the setting values, and rotate clockw

ise to decrease the setting values. T

hen push the DA

TE

button again, and the "m

onth" section starts to blink.

3 Follow

the same procedure to set the "m

onth," "day", "hour" and "m

inute." R

otate the comm

and dial to set the correct "m

onth", "day," "hour" and "m

inute," and push the DA

TE

button. When the "m

inute" is set and the DA

TE

button is pushed, the clock starts w

orking. —

The clock only starts w

orking from 00 sec. w

hen the "minute" setting is

corrected. —

If the camera is left untouched in the date/tim

e setting mode for m

ore than 90 seconds, the LC

D panel returns to the norm

al display mode.

—If the shutter is released w

hile date/time setting is in progress, the

date/time setting m

ode will be canceled, and all data set w

ill be invalid.

22 23

Be sure to check the cam

era's battery power after installing a

fresh battery pack or prior to taking photographs in order to avoid accidental failure.

,1



Holding dow

n the eject knob lock-release button, slide the Im

age Mem

ory Card eject

knob in the direction of the arrow

to open the cam

era back.

2 Inserting the mem

ory card. H

olding the Image M

emory C

ard face up (w

ith the 4 arrow pointing left), insert it into

the card slot in the camera back.

—N

ever touch the term/na/s w

/th your f/nger or w

ith a metal//c object.

4 LCD

confirmation.

The Im

age Mem

ory Card indicator appears

in the LCD

panel and the viewfinder.

•CA

UT

ION

• If no m

emory card is inserted, the Im

age M

emory C

ard indicator in the LCD

panel and the view

finder blinks as a warning. Y

ou should then insert an Im

age Mem

ory Card.

• To confirm

that an Image M

emory C

ard is inserted, look at the Im

age Mem

ory Card

confirmation w

indow.

• Be aw

are that the camera w

ill function even w

ith no Image M

emory C

ard inserted.

Initializing (formatting) the card

1 Open the cover on the cam

era side.

o Press the F

OR

MA

T (E

RA

SE

) LJ buttons sim

ultaneously for at least one second to start initializing the Im

age Mem

ory Card.

—W

hen the init/al/zat/on is complete, the

frame counter advances to "1".

—Initializing tim

e depends on the type and capacity of the m

emory card.

•CA

UT

ION

A

ny data in the mem

ory card will be deleted during initialization.

• This data w

ill not be recoverable. • T

ake special care when initializing a m

emory card other than

for the first time.

ly )

25

Use the F

ujix Image M

emory C

ard HG

-15 and be sure to

initialize the card before using it for the first time.

—T

he Image M

emory C

ard HG

-15 is an AT

A P

C card and is in com

pliance with

the PC

MC

IA R

el. 2. 1 standards. —

See page 82 for details on the Im

age Mem

ory Card.

Inserting the Image M

emory C

ard

1 O

pening the camera back.

250 FI3 —

[--ii-

3 Closing the cam

era back. C

lose the camera back by pushing it dow

n carefully until it clicks shut. —

If the camera back is not shut properly, a

warning indicator appears in the LC

D

panel and the viewfinder. (S

ee page 85.)

2 Press the shutter release button

halfway.

24



26

Basic cam

era settings T

he following lens type and settings selection

provide highly automatic, convenient operation.

You m

ay use any compatible N

ikkor lens or make

any combination of settings according to your

preferences or picture taking requirements.

([ens: A

F N

ikkor lens • E

xposure mode:

P (P

rogramm

ed auto) • M

etering system:

Center-W

eight m

etering [. • Im

age quality: N

OR

MA

L • W

hite balance: A

uto (A)

• Sensitivity:

ST

D (S

tandard)

To autom

atically and quickly reset the camera to the

preceding settings, press the MO

DE

button and SE

NS

button sim

ultaneously. (S

ee page 43.)

While pressing the M

ain dial lock-release button, rotate the M

ain dial to S (S

ingle- fram

e shooting). —

See page 34 for details on the fram

e advance m

ode.

Keeping the M

OD

E button pressed, rotate

the comm

and dial to set the exposure m

ode to P

(Program

med A

uto) mode.

—S

ee page 35 for details on the exposure m

ode.

27 -

Program

med A

uto is ideal for quick operation and is the sim

plest method for exposure control. U

se this mode for m

ost general photographic situations.

j S

et the focus mode to S

. I

Rotate the focus m

ode selector to S (S

ingle S

ervo Autofocus).

—S

ee page 42 for details on focus modes.

Set the fram

e advance mode to S

.

3 Set the exposure m

ode to P.

fl Set the m

etering system to ic.

1 W

hile pressing the metering

system button,

rotate the comm

and dial to set the m

etering system

to center-Weight M

etering E

&i.

See page 36 for details on m

etering system

s.



5 Set the im

age quality to NO

RM

AL.

Keeping

the QU

ALIT

Y button pressed,

rotate the comm

and dial to set the im

age quality to N

OR

MA

L. —

See page 37 for details on im

age quality.

Set the w

hite balance to A.

While pressing the W

.Bal button, rotate the

comm

and dial to set the white balance to A

(auto) —

See page 38 for details on w

hite balance.

Adjust the eyepoint.

You can select the best view

ing position by adjusting the eyepoint. E

yeglass wearers

will benefit from

pushing in the eyepiece, w

hile others can pull the eyepiece out for better view

ing. T

o pull the eyepiece out, rotate the eyepiece

ring counter-clockwise until it

comes off the thread, and pull it out until it

stops. Then rotate the eyepiece ring

counter-clockwise to secure it.

—T

o push the eyepiece in, repeat the same

operation in reverse.

2 Hold the cam

era and look through the view

finder. H

old the camera steady to avoid cam

era shake or incorrect focusing. —

In auto focus mode, keep your hands off

the lens focusing ring when shooting.

Com

pose the picture. P

osition the focus bracket on the main

subject and compose.

—If the m

ain subject is off-center, use the A

F-L button. (S

ee page 60.)

1

6 Set the sensitivity to S

TD

. W

hile keeping the SE

NS

button pressed, rotate the com

mand

dial to set the sensitivity to S

TO

(standard). —

See page 41 for details on sensitivity.

3

28 29



1 S

et the Main dial to any position

other than L, and press the shutter release button halfw

ay. C

onfirm that the in-focus indicator S

appears in the view

finder. —

In auto focus mode, keep your hands off

the lens focusing ring when shooting.

•NO

TE

S

hutter release operation •P

ress the shutter release button lightly to power the cam

era ON

; indicators appear in the LC

D panel and inside the view

finder. •P

ower-hold tim

er allows the indicator illum

ination to last for 16 seconds after you rem

ove your finger from the shutter release button.

•Fully depress the shutter release button to take pictures.

2 Confirm

that the in-focus indicator • appears and release the shutter to take a picture. A

lso confirm that the shutter speed and

aperture indicators are visible.

If the following indications appear:

x A

utofocus is not possible. (See page 78.)

The subject is out of focus and the area in front of the subject

is in focus. (See page 86.)

The subject is out of focus and the area behind the subject is

in focus. (See page 86.)

Hi,

Out of exposure control range (overexposure

or underexpo- sure alert) (S

ee page 86.)

3 Check the fram

e counter. E

ach time the shutter is released, the

frames-shot

counter advances to the next fram

e number, w

hile the frames-rem

aining counter counts dow

n by one frame. W

hen the m

emory card is full,

0" blinks in the LC

D panel to alert you, and the shutter

locks up. 30

-.-' -..--

The cam

era has a built-in video output terminal that enables

you to imm

ediately playback the exposed images on a T

V

monitor w

ith a video input terminal.

—B

oth NT

SC

and PA

L color television systems are available w

ith this camera.

See page 48 for sw

itching from the N

TS

C to the P

AL system

or vice versa.

Connect the cam

era to a TV

I

monitor.

Connect the V

ideo Cable (provided) to the

camera's video output term

inal and the m

onitor's video input terminal.

—S

ee page 7 on removing the term

inal cap.

2 Rotate the M

ain dial to PB

(playback).

3 Rotate the com

mand dial.

Rotate the com

mand dial once in either

direction to playback one fram

e. —

When you w

ish to playback a particular fram

e, first rotate the comm

and dial while

pressing the SE

NS

button to specify the fram

e number, then rem

ove your finger from

the SE

NS

button.

31



Functions and settings

This section explains basic cam

era functions and how

best to utilize them to obtain optim

um results

in a variety of photographic situations.

When setting the exposure m

ode, metering

system, im

age quality, white balance and

sensitivity, be sure to set the Main dial to any

position other than L, lightly press the shutter release button and m

ake your selection w

ithin 16 seconds. N

ew settings for this cam

era In m

ost ways, this cam

era is no different than other N

ikon professional 35 mm

SLR

cam

eras. How

ever this camera differs in one

significant way: you are no longer creating an

image on film

, but instead reproducing an im

age on a mem

ory card. Therefore, you are

now required to pay attention to three new

settings w

hich pertain to digital technology: im

age quality, white balance and sensitivity.

4 When finished, rotate the M

ain dial to

L. C

amera pow

er will turn O

FF

automatically

after approx. 3 minutes

when the cam

era is not in use. W

e recomm

end setting the Main

dial to L to conserve battery power.

32 33



The M

ain dial turns the power O

N and O

FF

, and selects shooting, data transfer and playback m

odes.

While pressing the M

ain dial lock- release button, rotate the M

ain dial to the desired m

ode —

Make sure that the M

ain dial clicks into position.

L: Cam

era power is O

FF

. S

et the Main dial to L w

hen the camera is not in use to preserve

battery power and prevent accidental release of the shutter.

S: S

ingle-frame shooting m

ode S

hooting operation is limited to one fram

e at a time.

C: C

ontinuous shooting mode

Shooting operation continues as long as the shutter release button

is depressed.

Model

Shooting speed

Max. num

ber of frames

DS

-505(Norm

al Model)

Approx. 1 fram

e!sec.*

DS

-515(High S

peed Model) A

pprox. 3 frames! sec.*2

7 frames3

*1 A shutter speed faster than 1!250 sec. is selected and im

age quality is set to B

AS

IC (w

hen using Image M

emory C

ard HG

-15). *2 A

shutter speed faster than 1/250 sec. is selected. *3 O

ne shooting operation com

prises a maxim

um of 7 fram

es. A

n interval of

approx. 7 seconds is required before proceeding to the next shooting

operation (when using Im

age Mem

ory Card H

G-15).

SD

: Digital output m

ode. T

he mode to send data (single fram

e/batch) to a Digital Im

age P

rocessor 01-500/5000 —

In single frame dow

nload mode, the shutter can be operated but

nothing is stored in mem

ory —

See page 79. for details of data dow

nloading methods.

This cam

era offers four exposure modes: P

rogramm

ed Auto (F

), S

hutter-Priority A

uto (5), Aperture-P

riority (A) and M

anual (M).

—If no lens is m

ounted, the exposure m

ode is automatically set to M

and the exposure m

ode indicator blinks in the viewfinder to alert you.

Set the M

ain dial to either S, C

or SD

, press the shutter release button halfw

ay and rotate the com

mand dial w

hile pressing the M

OD

E (exposure m

ode) button. T

he exposure mode indicators in the LC

D

panel appear in sequence as shown

below. P

-S

A

M

_j P

: Program

med A

uto Exposure M

ode T

he camera's m

icrocomputer autom

atically selects a combination

of shutter speed and aperture. This m

ode is recomm

ended for most

comm

on shooting situations as well as for users w

ho are new to

35mm

SLR

photography, and for those situations when there is no

time to fine tune exposure settings.

S: S

hutter-Priority A

uto Exposure M

ode Y

ou set the shutter speed manually using the com

mand dial. T

he cam

era automatically selects the proper aperture to m

atch the m

anually selected shutter speed for correct exposure.

A: A

perture-Priority A

uto Exposure M

ode T

he camera autom

atically selects the correct shutter speed to m

atch the aperture you have set. We recom

mend this m

ode when

depth-of-field is a prime consideration.

M: M

anual Exposure M

ode B

oth shutter speed and aperture can be set manually to achieve

the desired effect. Adjust aperture and/or shutter speed referring to

the over/correct/under exposure indicators.

PB

: Playback m

ode Im

age data stored in the mem

ory card can be played back on a T

V m

onitor

34 35



This cam

era features three types of exposure metering

systems—

Center-W

eighted Metering, S

pot Metering and M

atrix M

etering.

Rotate the com

mand dial w

hile pressing the M

etering system button.

—T

he metering system

indicators in the LCD

panel appear in sequence as show

n below.

r Center-W

eighted Metering

This system

concentrates the meter's sensitivity on the 12m

m-

dia. circle in the viewfinder. T

his type of metering is useful in

situations where you w

ant to base exposure on a specific, centrally located area in the scene.

Spot M

etering M

ost of the meter's sensitivity is concentrated in the 5m

m-dia.

circle in the center of the viewfinder. T

his meter is effective w

hen precise m

easurement of a particular portion of the subject is

required. M

atrix Metering

Data on scene brightness and contrast are detected by the

camera's 5-segm

ent advanced matrix sensor. B

y analyzing these data, the cam

era's built-in computer is able to provide

correct exposure even in extremely com

plex lighting situations.

Depending on the effect you w

ish to achieve, four image quality

modes are provided w

ith this camera. P

ictures taken in Hi

image quality m

ode are uncompressed im

ages with m

uch detail, w

hile pictures taken at the Basic setting have low

er quality due to high com

pression. It follows that m

ore frames

can be shot using the Basic m

ode than the Hi m

ode, as uncom

pressed images take up a considerable am

ount of m

emory space (see chart below

for details).

While pressing the Q

UA

LITY

button, rotate the com

mand dial.

—T

he arrow

in the LCD

panel points to one of the follow

ing settings.

BA

SIC

N

OR

MA

L F

INE

H

I

Refer to the table below

for mode specifications and corresponding

number of fram

es.

Image quality

mode

Image com

pression factor

Data size

per frame

Mm

. number of fram

es per H

G-15 (15 M

B)

HI

Non com

pression A

pprox. 2.45MB

5

FIN

E

1/4 (4 bit/pixel) A

pprox. 640KB

21

NO

RM

Al

1/8 (2 bit/pixel) A

pprox. 320KB

43

BA

SIC

1/16 (1 bit/pixel)

Approx. 160K

B

84

—S

elect HI m

ode when im

age quality is a priority. —

Select B

AS

IC m

ode when the num

ber of frames is a priority.

—It m

ay not be possible to store the number of fram

es shown above on a card

which has been initialized w

ith a personal computer. U

se the Digital C

ard C

amera D

S-505/5 15 to initialize the card.

36 37



In order to ensure proper white balance, an A

uto white balance

A

: Auto w

hite balance mode

mode and five m

anual white balance m

odes are provided with

White balance is adjusted autom

atically by measuring the color

this camera. F

or most scenes, select the auto w

hite balance tem

perature of light passing through the white balance w

indow.

mode. C

hoose the manual m

odes for particular lighting —

If insufficient light passes through the white balance w

indow, the color

situations. We recom

mend that you experim

ent with the various

temperature is adjusted at 5100K

settings until you are fully familiar w

ith them.

Incandescent light mode

—W

hen using a speedlight in external synchro-f lash shooting mode, the w

hite S

uitable for shooting under incandescent light. The color

balance is adjusted between subject brightness and the light from

the flash. tem

perature is fixed at 3000K (halogen lam

p). •N

OT

E

Fluorescent light m

ode H

uman vision adapts to illum

ination color so that a white subject

Suitable for shooting under fluorescent light. T

he camera

remains w

hite even when the illum

ination color changes. Not so for

measures the color tem

perature of the light passing through the video cam

eras and digital cameras. T

hey have to adjust color and w

hite balance window

and makes adjustm

ents for either w

hite balance depending on background illumination in order for a

daylight, white, or cool w

hite fluorescent light. w

hite subject to appear white under varying illum

ination. C

olor temperature at 6700K

(daylight fluorescent light). ____________________

Color tem

perature at 5000K (w

hite fluorescent light). W

hile pressing the W.B

al button, rotate the C

olor temperature at 4200K

(cool white fluorescent light).

comm

and dial to change the mode.

o —

If insufficient light passes through the white balance w

indow, the color

—T

he • mark in the LC

D panel settles above

W

A ,

temperature is set at 4200 K

(white fluorescent light).

one of the following

symbols.

L) : F

ine mode

A—

—

£ ,

9'c 6 ______

Suitable for shooting a front-lighted subject in fine w

eather. T

he __________ __________

color temperature is set at 5300K

(natural light). £

: Cloudy m

ode S

uitable for shooting in cloudy weather.

The color tem

perature is set at 6500K

(natural light).

Shade m

ode (fine weather)

Suitable for shooting shaded subjects such as som

eone standing in the shadow

of a building in fine weather. T

he color tem

perature is set at 8000K (natural light).

I

38 39

I



•CA

UT

ION

In the follow

ing situations, auto white balance m

ode (A) w

ill not function. • T

aking pictures where the illum

ination at the camera and the

subject differs, such as taking pictures of an outdoor subject from

inside a room, or shooting a spot-lighted subject on a stage.

• Taking pictures in m

ixed light sources. For exam

ple, taking pictures at a party w

ith fluorescent lights, incandescent lights, etc. • T

aking pictures in special light sources. For exam

ple, sodium

lam

ps or other special lighting sources.

•NO

TE

C

olor temperature

The color tem

perature of most illum

ination sources varies in tones ranging from

reddish to bluish. These colors are subject to change

depending on individual perception. In order to represent the color of light objectively, w

e use a color temperature scale expressed in

absolute temperature (K

). As show

n below, the low

er the color tem

perature, the more reddish the light becom

es, and the higher the color tem

perature the more bluish it becom

es.

Tw

o shooting sensitivity levels equivalent to film speeds of IS

O 800

(ST

D) and IS

O 1600 (H

IGH

) can be selected. Set the sensitivity to

"ST

D" w

hen taking pictures outside in bright weather, and "H

IGH

" for dark interiors.

While pressing the S

EN

S button, rotate the

comm

and dial in either direction to alter the sensitivity. —

The

arrow in the LC

D panel points to one of

the following settings.

—S

TD

H

IGH

—1

0 NO

TE

S

ensitivity and film speed

This cam

era's shooting sensitivity is equivalent to S

O film

speeds of 800 and 1600. E

quivalent shutter speed/f-stop combinations can be

calculated based on this ISO

rating. For exam

ple, to compare

traditional film to digital, at 1/250 second for the sam

e scene brightness, the D

S-505 m

ight use f/6.7 at ISO

800 which w

ould be equivalent to f/2.8 at IS

O 150 on a regular N

ikon SLR

.

EN

S

2000 3000

4000 5000

6000 8000

10000 12000 [K]

2'2' 2'

0 S

-

a O

S C

0 >

C

o_

—

.0 .0

.0 2' C

a

E

0)0 o-C

o.) C

C

/)

40 41



This cam

era provides two autofocus m

odes—S

ingle Servo

Autofocus (S

) and Continuous S

ervo Autofocus (C

)— and a

Manual F

ocus mode (M

) selected by setting the focus mode

selector to 5, C or M

.

S : S

ingle Servo A

utofocus Lightly press the shutter release button; the shutter can only be released w

hen the subject is in focus and the in-focus indicator • appears in the view

finder, as the priority is on correct focus. A

fter focus is achieved, it rem

ains locked for as long as the shutter release button rem

ains lightly pressed. R

emove your finger from

the shutter release button once and lightly press the button again w

hen you w

ish to refocus on a different subject. —

If the shutter re/ease button is fully depressed from

the start, the /ens starts adjusting for focus and the shutter is re/eased as soon as the subject is in focus. W

ith DS

-515 camera, both focus and

exposure are locked.

C: C

ontinuous Servo A

utotocus T

he shutter can be released anytime,

regardless of focus status, since the priority is on shutter release. T

he cam

era continues focusing for as long as you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed, even w

hen the in-focus indicator • appears in the view

finder. —

With D

S-515 cam

era, in Continuous

Shooting m

ode (the Main dial is set to C

), the lens adjusts focus for the first fram

e only, then the focus is locked w

hen continuous shooting starts,

• T

he subject is in-focus.

<

Autofocus is not possible. T

he subject is located closer than the lens's closest focusing distance. T

he subject is out of focus and the area in front of the subject is in focus. T

he subject is out of focus and the area behind the subject is in focus.

•CA

UT

ION

K

eep your fingers off the lens focusing ring when shooting in

autofocus modes (S

, C), as correct focusing is achieved

automatically.

42 43

View

finder indications in autofocus modes (S

, C)

7



M: M

anual Focus m

ode In this m

ode, there are two w

ays of assuring precise m

anual focus: with

the Electronic R

an gefinder and with the

viewfinder's clear m

atte field. The

shutter release button can be depressed fully anytim

e.

Manual focus w

ith the view-finder's clear m

atte field R

otate the lens focusing ring manually to

focus on the subject using the clear m

atte field.

Manual focus w

ith the Electronic R

angefinder Lightly press the shutter release button and rotate the lens focusing ring m

anually. The in-focus indicator•

appears in the viewfinder w

hen the subject is in focus. —

Manually rotate the lens focusing ring in the

direction indicated 4until the in-focus

indicator appears. —

When the focus indicators

and• or• and 4 blink alternately, sim

ultaneously or singly, the subject is alm

ost in focus.

Press the M

OD

E button and S

EN

S

button simultaneously for at least 2

seconds; the camera settings are

automatically reset for basic shooting

as shown below

:

44 45

Exposure m

ode : P

(Program

med A

uto) S

ee page 35. M

etering system

: i®j(C

enter-Weight)

See page 36.

Image quality

: NO

RM

AL(N

ormal)

See page 37,

White balance

: A (A

uto) S

ee page 38. S

ensitivity : S

TD

(Standard)

See page 41.

Exposure com

pensation : 0.0

See page 58.

—C

omm

and lock is cancelled. (See page 46.)



In S (S

hutter-Priority Auto), A

(Aperture-P

riority Auto), or M

(Manual) exposure m

ode, you can lock the shutter speed or aperture value. —

Use com

mand lock to prevent changes in shutter speed or aperture value

caused by accidentally rotating the dial during shooting.

In S or M

mode

While pressing the C

MN

D-L button, rotate

the comm

and dial in either direction, and the shutter speed w

ill be locked with an L

appearing next to the shutter speed in the LC

D panel.

To release the lock, rotate the com

mand

dial in either direction while pressing the

CM

ND

-L button.

In A or M

mode

While pressing the C

MN

D-L button, rotate

the aperture dial in either direction, and the aperture value w

ill be locked with an L

appearing next to the aperture value in the LC

D panel.

To release the lock, rotate the aperture dial

in either direction while pressing the

CM

ND

-L button.

monitor only.

—F

or details on other systems, refer to the instruction m

anuals for the relevant equipm

ent.

Playback on a T

V m

onitor -1

Connect the cam

era to a TV

I

monitor.

Connect V

ideo Cable (provided) to the

camera's video output term

inal and the m

onitor's video input terminal.

—R

emove the term

inal cap on the V-O

ut and D

-Out/E

. Trig, term

inals. (S

ee page 7.)

() Rotate the M

ain dial to PB

(playback) w

hile pressing the Main

dial lock-release button. T

he white balance m

ode marks • in the

LCD

panel all blink at once.

3 Rotate the com

mand dial.

Rotate the com

mand

dial once in either direction to playback one fram

e. Rotate the

dial in the direction of the arrow to m

ove the fram

es forward and rotate in the opposite

direction to move the fram

es backward.

While playing back pictures, the w

hite balance m

ode marks • light up one after

the other. —

When you w

ish to playback a particular fram

e, first rotate the comm

and dial while

pressing the SE

NS

button to specify the fram

e number,

then remove your finger

from the S

EN

S button.

46 47

Besides being able to playback exposed im

ages on a TV

m

onitor through a video output connector, exposed image data

can easily be downloaded to a personal com

puter using Fujix

PC

Card R

eader CR

-500 or other digital processing equipment.

In this manual w

e will explain how

to playback pictures on a TV



When finished, rotate the M

ain dial

The playback function autom

atically stops after 3 m

inutes when the cam

era is not in

use, and then the power turns O

FF

after a further 16 seconds.

We recom

mend setting

the Main dial to L to conserve battery

power.

Sw

itching the NT

SC

/PA

L systems

Both N

TS

C and P

AL color television system

s are available with this

camera. Y

ou can switch from

NT

SC

to PA

L or vice versa. T

o change the system, rotate the com

mand dial w

hile pressing the M

etering system and E

xposure compensation buttons sim

ultaneously during playback operation. —

The N

TS

C and P

AL system

s change alternatively and the system indicator

will appear in the LC

D panel.

Shooting data displayed on the playback screen

The follow

ing shooting data can be displayed on the TV

monitor.

— F

rame num

ber

—D

ate (month/day/year)

—T

ime (hour/m

inute)

*The above screen show

s the NT

SC

system.

The date order

differs in the PA

L system (day/m

onth/year).

To change on-screen data, rotate the com

mand dial w

hile pressing the M

OD

E button during playback of exposed im

ages. O

n-screen data appears in order as shown below

. LC

D panel

TV

monitor

dSP

0 N

one

dSP

1

Fram

e number

dSP

2 F

rame num

ber, date and time

dSP

3 .

Fram

e number, date and tim

e, file name

Long play playback method

You can playback continuously for approx. 60 m

inutes using a fully charged battery pack (B

P-D

5). If you want to playback for a m

uch longer period of tim

e, use the optional AC

Pow

er Adaptor (A

C-D

5) and C

onnecting cord to power the cam

era from the A

C pow

er outlet.

4 to

File nam

e

DS

C00001

1

Fe b. 1. 9 5

17:15

ocableU

TV

monitor

DS

-505/51 5 cam

era

Connecting

cord A

C P

ower

Adaptor A

C-D

5 ____________

AC

power outlet

For m

ore details, read the instruction manuals provided w

ith the A

C P

owerA

daptorAC

-D5.

—T

he socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall

be easily accessible.

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1. Deleting data fram

e by frame

Lightly press the shutter release button; w

ithin 16 seconds, push the E

RA

SE

LAS

T

buttons simultaneously and hold for at

least 1 second.

The m

ost recently recorded data will be

erased and the frames-shot counter in the

LCD

panel and the viewfinder w

ill count dow

n by one frame.

—T

o continue erasing data, remove your finger

once and press the buttons again.

Initializing the mem

ory card (batch erasing) Lightly press the shutter release button; w

ithin 16 seconds, push the FO

RM

AT

(E

RA

SE

) buttons simultaneously and hold

for at least 1 second. A

ll recorded data will be erased and the

frames-shot counter in the LC

D panel and

the viewfinder w

ill return to 1. W

hen using a new Im

age Mem

ory Card,

be sure to initialize the card. —

Erasing tim

e varies depending on the type of card and storage capacity.

Advanced photography

In this section we provide som

e useful information

on a variety of photographic techniques

See page 27 for details on P

rogramm

ed A

uto operation.

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There are tw

o ways to erase the im

age data stored in the Image

Mem

ory Card

1) Erasing the data fram

e by frame.

2) Initializing the mem

ory card (batch erasing)



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