b1: EV step

x 64, 66, 68, 70

At the default setting, shutter speed and aperture are indicated in 1/3 EV steps. However, this can be changed to 1/2 or 1 EV steps.

Options:

1/3 step: Indicated/selected in 1/3 EV steps

1/2 step: Indicated/selected in 1/2 EV steps

1 step: Indicated/selected in 1 EV steps

b2: Exp. comp. EV

x 74

At the default setting, exposure compensation is set in 1/3 EV steps. However, this can be changed to 1/2 or 1 EV steps.

Options:

1/3 step: Selected in 1/3 EV steps

1/2 step: Selected in 1/2 EV steps

1 step: Selected in 1 EV steps

b3: Exposure comp.

x 74

Exposure compensation is set using the Main-Command Dial and the = button by default. However, it can be set to be selected using only the Sub- Command Dial in Programmed Auto and Shutter-Priority Auto, or using only the Main-Command Dial in Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode.

Options:

[+/–] & CMD Dial: Exposure compensation selected with Command Dial while pressing the = button

CMD Dial only: Exposure compensation selected only with Command Dial

•If “CMD Dial only” is selected in Manual exposure mode, electronic analog displays in the top LCD panel and viewfinder appear and “0” of the display blinks. In Manual exposure mode, exposure compensation cannot be selected only with the Command Dial even if ”CMD Dial only“ is selected.

•If “Change Main/Sub” is selected in “f4: Command dials” (x 109), the operation

of the Main- and Sub-Command Dials switch (except in Programmed Auto

97

exposure mode).

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F6 specifications

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