The Camera Control Window

The Exposure 2 Tab

The following settings can be adjusted from the Exposure 2 tab.

Focus Area: The focus area can be selected us- ing the arrow buttons; see the camera manual for details. For information on AF-area mode and focus mode, see “The Mechanical Tab” ( 128).

Metering Mode: The metering mode can be

 

selected from this menu (D2 series, D200,

 

D70s, D70, and D50 only). Metering mode

 

defaults to the option selected with the

 

camera. If a D1-series or D100 camera is

 

connected, or if Enable controls on the

 

camera body is checked when a D2-series

 

or D200 camera is connected, the current

 

metering mode will be shown, but changes

D70

can only be made using camera controls. See

 

the camera manual for details.

 

Flash Sync Mode: This option controls the camera flash sync mode.

Sensitivity: Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) can be raised when taking photographs in low light conditions. See the user’s manual provided with your camera for details.

Auto (D2 series/D200/D100/D70s/D70/D50 only): When this option is checked, the camera will adjust sensitivity (ISO equivalency) automatically (ISO auto).

White Balance: White balance is used to ensure that colors which appear white when viewed directly are white in the final photograph. It can also be used to produce an intentionally unbalanced rendering of a scene. See the camera manual for details.

Fine Tune…/Set Temp…(D2 series/D1 series/D200/D100/D70s/D70 only): Click Fine Tune… to make fine adjustments to white balance ( 133). If Choose color temp. is selected (D2 series and D200 only), this button will be labeled Set temp…. Click this button to choose a color temperature ( 133). Fine tuning is not available with preset white balance.

Comment (D2 series/D200 only): This field lists the comments for all white balance pre- sets. Clicking Edit… when Preset is selected for white balance displays the dialog shown at right, where the comments for each of the

white balance presets can be edited. Click OK to copy the comments to the camera. Com- ments can be up to thirty-six characters long and contain letters, numbers, quotes, apostro- phes, spaces, and any of the following characters: “,” “.” “!” “?” “#” “$” “%” “&” “(” “)” “[” “]” “{” “}” “*” “+” “-” “/” “:” “;” “<” “=” “>” “_” and “@”.

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Nikon 4 user manual 126, Exposure 2 Tab, Connected, or if Enable controls on