Exposure Mode

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At a shutter speed of , the shutter will remain open while the shutter button is held down. Using a fully-charged rechargeable NP-150 battery or the optional AC135VN adapter is recommended to prevent loss of power while the shutter is open. If the battery is exhausted during shooting, the camera will record the photograph to the memory card and then turn off automatically.

When a non-CPU lens is attached and if the maximum

aperture of the lens has been specified in the [NON-

CPU LENS DATA] under [ MISC.] (p.121) in the [SET UP] menu, the current f/-number will be displayed in the viewfinder and control panel, rounded to the nearest full stop. Otherwise the aperture displays will

show only the number of stops ( , with maximum

aperture displayed as ) and the f/-number must be read from the lens aperture ring.

When an AF Micro Nikkor lens is attached and an external exposure meter is used, the exposure ratio only needs to be factored when the lens aperture ring is used to set the aperture.

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation allows you to intentionally vary the optimum exposure value controlled by the camera. This can be useful when intentionally achieving under- or overexposure. Use center-weighted or spot metering because matrix metering cannot achieve sufficient effect. Exposure compensation can be performed in any exposure mode (However in exposure mode, only the electronic analog exposure display changes—selected shutter speed and aperture do not change).

AWhile pressing the D, rotate the main-command dial

and confirm exposure compensation in the control panel or the viewfinder (in the viewfinder, positive values are shown by a icon, negative values by a icon). Exposure compensation can be set to values between –5 EV (underexposure) and +5 EV (overexposure) in increments of 1/3 EV.

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