SETTING THE FILM SPEED MANUALLY

The film speed can be set manually when you want to override the DX-coded film speed. Film speeds can be set manually from ISO 6 to ISO 6400 in 1/3 EV increments.

•The film speed will be set for the entire roll, not for a single exposure.

1. Press the exposure- compensation/aperture- select and the spot/AEL buttons at the same time.

• The film speed setting appears in the body data panel.

2. Turn the control dial to set the film speed.3.Press the shutter-release button partway down to return to normal operation.

•If the film speed has been set manually, the film speed will blink when the camera is turned on.

•The original DX-coded film speed will be set when partially exposed film is reloaded.

AF ILLUMINATOR

If the camera detects that the scene is too dark to focus accurately, the flash will pop-up and fire a few short bursts before and after the lens focuses (AF Illuminator). This provides the light necessary for the camera to detect and focus on your subject.

•The range of the AF Illuminator flash is approximately one to five meters.

•When an accessory flash is attached, the accessory flash’s AF Illuminator will be used.

•The AF Illuminator does not fire in Sports Mode.

Turning the AF Illuminator Off

1. Press the flash-mode and the date/time-mode button simultaneously. ON AL appears in the data panel.

2. Press the Select button. OFF AL appears in the data panel.

• Press the shutter-release button partway down to return to the normal data-panel display.

• Repeat the procedure to turn the AF Illuminator back on.

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