SLOW
AUAUTO
W-BAL.AL.
ISO

SXGASXGA

XGAXGA

VGAGA

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M-FOCUS

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Control Panel

(All indications are displayed in the illustration for easy reference.)
1Exposure mode p. 64
2White balance p. 95
3Manual focus p. 81
4ISO/Sensitivity p. 72
5Aperture/Shutter speed/Various
numerical values*
6Focus mode/Self-timer p. 61/53
7Continuous shooting p. 99
8Exposure Compensation p. 71
9Number of exposures remaining/
Exposure condition/Image transfer
indication p. 60/68/157
10 Flash mode p. 69
11 Image quality mode p. 58
12 Image size p. 59
13 Battery status indicator p. 31
14 Metering mode p. 97
* Displays numerical values such as shutter speed in Shutter-Priority Auto/Manual Exposure
mode, aperture in Aperture-Priority Auto/Manual Exposure mode, Exposure Compensation
value when Exposure Compensation is enabled, focus distance when using Manual focus or
sensitivity depending upon the functions used.

Viewfinder/LED

On: Flash ready
Flashing (rapid): Flash recommended
Flashing (slow): Flash charging
On: In-focus (ready for shooting)
Flashing (rapid): Focus cannot be achieved in
autofocus operation
(intermediate):Shooting photo
(slow): Digital zoom
(slow): 3 : 2 recording size
Red
LED
Green
LED
Parallax compensation marks for close-ups (macro)
Autofocus brackets

Monitor

(in Shooting mode)

1User Setup Number*1p. 108
2Self-timer/Count down
p. 53
3Zoom/Ultra HS p. 47/99
4Digital zoom magnification
factor p. 63
5Clock*2p. 33
6Focus distance when in
Manual focus p. 81
7Flash mode p. 69
8Current Folder name*3p. 122
9Lens converter selection p. 106
10 Best Shot Selector/Noise Reduction
p. 102/117
11 Exposure lock (Auto exposure lock/
White balance lock) p. 109
12 Exposure bracketing/White balance
bracketing p. 115/116
13 Continuous shooting p. 99
14 Battery power*4p. 31
15 Spot exposure metering area/AF area
p. 98/111
16 Image sharpening p. 114
17 White balance p. 95
18 Sensitivity adjustment p. 72
*1 Not displayed when User Setting Number 1
is set.
*2 Flashes when date/time setting is not set.
*3 Not displayed when folder name is set to
NIKON.
*4 Not displayed when battery power is
sufficient.
19 Image adjustment/Black-and-white
p. 104/105
20 Image size p. 59
21 Image quality p. 58
22 Metering mode p. 97
23 Exposure mode p. 64
24 Shutter speed p. 66
25 Exposure meter p. 67
26 Aperture p. 66
27 Exposure Compensation/Exposure
Compensation values p. 71
28 Number of exposures remaining/
Movie duration p. 60/100
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Monitor (in Playback mode) 1Image date p. 34
2Image time p. 34
3Image size p. 59
4Image quality p. 58
5Folder name p. 140
6File number p. 74
7Battery power*4p. 31
8Auto transfer p. 146
9Print-order selection p. 144
10 Protect on p. 142
11 Frame number of displayed
image p. 74
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