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Numerals and Characters Composing Digital Readout in Viewfinder
Up to the first four digits from the left in the digital readout show shutter speed data ranging from 1/1000 sec. to 30 sec. All speeds from 1/2 sec. and faster will be displayed as a whole number as they are on the AT dial so that an indicated shutter speed of 500 in the digital readout stands for a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. All speeds from 1 sec. and slower will be displayed as a whole number followed by a second mark ( ") so that an indicated shutter speed of 8 " in the digital readout stands for a real shutter speed of 8 sec. When you are in
4 sec.W | 1/4 sec.W |
aperture priority AE and the camera is calculating the shutter speed, it is possible for intermediate shutter speeds that are not on the AT dial to show up in the viewfinder. In this case, you may see such shutter speeds as 750 (1/750 sec.) or 0" 7 (0.7 sec.) displayed in the viewfinder. It is impossible to set the AT dial to an intermediate shutter speed.
1/750 sec.W | 0.7 sec.W |
The next two digits following the first four from the left for shutter speed data are reserved for aperture data. The possible apertures to be displayed in the digital readout range from f/1.2 to f/32 even though the minimum aperture it is possible to set on the AT dial is only f/22. The aperture data in the digital readout is displayed in 1/2 f/stop increments, giving numerical values standing for the dots on the aperture scale of the AT dial. An indicated aperture of 9.5, for instance, in the view- finder stands for the dot between f/8 and f/11 on the AT dial aperture scale. These half f/stops are approximations which are not always exactly halfway between the full f/stops.
f/9.5W
Although both shutter speed and aperture are indicated in the viewfinder in each 1/2 step increment, they are actually controlled by the camera steplessly for greatest possible precision.
There are other possible displays, including M, buLb, F, bu F, and a flashing EEEE EE. “M” is the last digit on the right in the digital readout. It appears when the camera is not set for AE control. “F” or “bu F” supplements or replaces the shutter speed data in the digital readout when the camera