Nikon 1799 instruction manual B4 Center weight, B5 Extend Shtr. Spd, B6 Screen comp

Custom Setting Menu—continued

b4: Center weight x 63

Area of meter’s sensitivity (concentration of 75%) in Center-Weighted Metering can be changed. Also, the sensitivity can be set to average in the entire frame.

Options:

ø8mm: 8mm dia. Center-Weighted Metering circle

ø12mm: 12mm dia. Center-Weighted Metering circle

ø15mm: 15mm dia. Center-Weighted Metering circle

ø20mm: 20mm dia. Center-Weighted Metering circle Average: Average of entire viewfinder

b5: Extend Shtr. Spd x 70

At the default setting, shutter speed in Manual exposure mode can be selected as slow as 30 sec. This can be extended down to 30 min.

Options:

Off: Not extended

On: Extended

•With “On” selected, the following shutter speeds over 30 sec. can be selected with the Main-Command Dial.

40 sec., 50 sec., 1 min., 1.5 min., 2 min., 3 min., 4 min., 5 min., 6 min., 8 min., 10 min., 13 min., 15 min., 20 min., 25 min., 30 min.

•When these shutter speeds are selected, shutter speed is not compensated in Auto Exposure Bracketing and electronic analog display turns off.

b6: Screen comp. x 85, 168

Exposure value must be compensated depending on focusing screen, lens or teleconverter used.

Options:

B or E (off): No compensation

Other screen: Compensation

•See the next page for setting compensation value.

•For focusing screen other than B- or E-type, “Other screen” must be set even when the required compensation value is “0”.

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