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CONTENTS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN.............................................................2-15
FOREWORD..........................................................................2-3
NOTES.....................................................................................4
ABOUT THIS MANUAL.............................................................5
CONTENTS...........................................................................6-7
NOMENCLATURE...............................................................8-13
LCD panels........................................................................12
Viewfinder..........................................................................13
HOW TO OPERATE COMMAND DIALS............................14-15
PREPARATION...................................................................16-24
MOUNTING LENS.............................................................17-18
Removing lens...................................................................18
INSTALLING BATTERIES........................................................19
CHECKING BATTERY POWER...............................................20
LOADING FILM..................................................................21-24
BASIC OPERATION............................................................25-34
RELEASING SHUTTER/COMPOSING THE PICTURE........26-27
BASIC SHOOTING............................................................28-34
About Two-Button Reset...................................................34
GENERAL FUNCTIONS........................................................35-56
FILM ADVANCE MODE.....................................................36-37
Single-Frame Shooting......................................................36
Continuous Shooting.........................................................37
FOCUS AREA....................................................................38-40
Selecting Focus Area....................................................38-39
Selecting AF Area Mode....................................................40
FOCUS MODE...................................................................41-48
Autofocus.....................................................................41-45
Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority..........................42-43
Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority...............44-45
Manual Focus...............................................................45-48
Manual focus with Electronic Rangefinder.................46-47
Manual focus using clear matte field...............................48
EXPOSURE METERING SYSTEM......................................49-51
3D Color Matrix Metering...............................................49
Center-Weighted Metering.............................................50
Spot Metering................................................................50
Setting Metering System....................................................51
EXPOSURE MODE............................................................52-56
Selecting Exposure Mode.............................................52-55
Setting Exposure Mode.....................................................56
ADVANCED OPERATION.....................................................57-94
SHOOTING IN EACH EXPOSURE MODE..........................58-67
Operation in Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure Mode........58-60
Operation in Aperture-Priority Auto Exposure Mode......61-63
Operation in Manual Exposure Mode............................64-67
FLEXIBLE PROGRAM........................................................68-69
FOCUS LOCK—To take off-center subjects......................70-71
AE/AF LOCK.....................................................................72-73
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION...........................................74-81
To Obtain Meter Reading for a Particular Subject in
Manual Exposure Mode............................................75-76
Exposure Compensation Function................................77-78
Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing...................79-81
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