The camera offers a choice of the following image areas:
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| FX (36×24) | Images are recorded in FX format using the full | |
| area of the image sensor (35.9 × 24.0 mm), | ||
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producing an angle of view equivalent to a | |||
| (FX format) | NIKKOR lens on a 35mm format camera. | |
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| A 30.0 × 19.9 mm area at the center of the image | |
Z | 1.2× (30×20) | sensor is used to record photographs. To | |
1.2× | calculate the approximate focal length of the lens | ||
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| in 35mm format, multiply by 1.2. | |
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| DX (24×16) | An area at the center of the image sensor | |
| 23.4 × 15.6 mm is used to record pictures in DX | ||
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format. To calculate the approximate focal length | |||
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| of the lens in 35mm format, multiply by 1.5. | ||
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b 5 : 4 (30×24) | Pictures are recorded with an aspect ratio of 5 : 4 | ||
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To automatically select a DX crop when a DX lens is attached, select On for Image area > Auto DX crop in the shooting menu
(0 290). The image area selected in the shooting menu or with the camera controls will be used only when a
DAuto DX Crop
The controls listed on page 78 can not be used to select image area when a DX lens is attached and Auto DX crop is on.
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