Nikon D40 manual Shooting Information Display, Shutter-Speed and Aperture Displays

The Shooting Information Display

To view camera settings, press the button. The following shooting information will be displayed in the monitor. See page 22 for information on changing camera settings.

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	Focus area display	14, 16, 24, 25, 26			Metering mode	45
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	AF-area mode		24	14	AF-area mode	24
2	Shutter speed		39–44	15	Focus mode	23
3	Electronic analog exposure display		...................43	16	Shooting mode	32
	Exposure compensation		47	17	ISO sensitivity	37
4	Aperture (f/-number)		39–44	18	White balance mode	49
5	Mode		4	19	Image size	30
6	Shutter-speed display			20	Image quality	30
7	Aperture display			21	Battery indicator	15
8	Flash compensation value		48	22	“Beep” indicator	74
9	Flash sync mode		35	23	Optimize image indicator	68
10	Exposure compensation value		47	24	Auto ISO sensitivity indicator	37, 76
11	Help indicator		3	25	Manual flash control indicator	78
12	Number of exposures remaining		15, 116		Flash compensation indicator for
	Preset white balance recording indicator ......71				optional Speedlight	101
	PC mode indicator		56

Note: Above display is shown when Graphic is selected for Info display format. See page 81 for other display formats.

The Shutter-Speed and Aperture Displays

These displays provide a visual indication of shutter speed and aperture.

Fast shutter speed, large aperture	Slow shutter speed, small aperture
(small f/-number)	(large f/-number)

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