Nikon D800, D800E Exposure Mode, ) button, ALens Types, A Depth-of-FieldPreview, A Custom Setting e4—ModelingFlash

Exposure Mode

To determine how the I(Q) button camera sets shutter speed and aperture when adjusting exposure, press the I (Q) button and rotate the main command dial

until the desired option	Main command dial
appears in the control
panel.

ALens Types

When using a CPU lens equipped with an aperture ring (0 373), lock the aperture ring at the minimum aperture (highest f-number). Type G lenses are not equipped with an aperture ring.

Non-CPU lenses can only be used in exposure mode g(aperture-priority
auto) and h(manual). In other modes, exposure mode gis
automatically selected when a non-CPU lens is attached (0 371, 374).
The exposure mode indicator (eor f) will blink in the control panel and
A will be displayed in the viewfinder.	Z
A Depth-of-Field Preview
To preview the effects of aperture, press and
hold the depth-of-field preview button. The lens
will be stopped down to the aperture value
selected by the camera (modes eand f) or the
value chosen by the user (modes gand h),
allowing depth of field to be previewed in the	Depth-of-field
viewfinder.
A Custom Setting e4—Modeling Flash	preview button

This setting controls whether the built-in flash and optional flash units such as the SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, and SB-600 (0 381) will emit a modeling flash when the depth-of-field preview button is pressed. See page 307 for more information.

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