For Your Safety
To
prevent damage
to
your Nikon product or injury
to
yourself or
to
others, read the following
safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions
where all those
who
use
the product will read them.
The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this
section are indicated by the following symbol:
~
This icon marks warnings.
To
prevent possible injury, read all warnings before using
• this Nikon product.
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WARNINGS
&
Keep
the
sun
out
of
the
frame
Keep the sun well
out
of
the frame when
shooting backlit subjects. Sunlight
focused
into
the camera when the sun
is
in
or close
to
the frame could cause a fire.
&
Do
not
look
at
the
sun
through
the
viewfinder
Viewing the
sun
or other strong
light
source through
the
viewfinder could
cause permanent visual impairment.
&
Using
the
viewfinder
diopter
control
When operating the viewfinder diopter
control
with
your
eye
to
the viewfinder,
care should be taken
not
to
put
your
finger in your eye accidentally.
&
Turn
off
immediately
in
the
event
of
malfunction
Should you notice smoke or
an
unusual
smell coming from the equipment or
AC
adapter (available separately), unplug
the
AC
adapter and remove the battery
immediately, taking care
to
avoid burns.
Continued operation could result in
injury. After removing the battery, take
the equipment
to
a Nikon-authorized
service center for inspection.
&
Do
not
disassemble
Touching the product's internal parts
could result
in
injury. In the event
of
malfunction, the product should be
repaired only by a qualified technician.
Should
the
product break open
as
the
result
of
a fall or other accident, remove
the
battery and/or
AC
adapter and then
take the product
to
a Nikon-authorized
service center for inspection.
&
Do
not
use
in
the
presence
of
flammable
gas
Do
not
use
electronic equipment in
the
presence
of
flammable
gas,
as
this could
result in explosion or fire.
&
Keep
out
of
reach
of
children
Failure
to
observe this precaution could
result in injury.
&
Do
not
place
the
strap
around
the
neck
of
an
infant
or
child
Placing the camera strap around the neck
of
an
infant or child could result in
strangulation.
&
Observe
caution
when
using
the
flash
• Using the camera
with
the flash
in
close
contact with the skin or other objects
could cause burns.
• Using the flash close
to
the subject's
eyes
could cause temporary visual
impairment. Particular care should be
observed when photographing infants,
when the flash should be no
less
than
one meter
(39
in.) from the subject.