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Balanced fill-flash operation
A method of flash photography which keeps flash brightness in balance with the ambient light. N6000 provides automatic balanced
Center-Weighted metering
An SLR light meter, invented by Nikon, which concentrates its sensitivity on the center portion of the camera'sviewing areas.
CPU
Central Processing Unit. The electronic component which con- trols equipment functions.
AF Nikkor and
Depth of field
The zone of acceptable sharpness in front of and behind the subject on which the lens is focused.
OX code
Film information code printed on the film cartridge. The N6000, set at auto film speed setting mode, automatically senses the fi lm speed (ISO 25 to 5000) of
EV
Exposure Value. A number representing the available combi- nations of shutter speed and aperture that give the same expo- sure effect when the scene brightness and ISO remain the same.
At ISO 100, the combination of a
and an aperture of 111.4 is defined as EV1 .
The camera'smeter may be used only within EV range of the exposure meter. For example, with the N6000, exposure meter- ing range is from
Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation for available light is performed by changing shutter speed and/or aperture via auto exposure lock lever, exposure compensation button or auto exposure bracketing.
In flash photography with a
Exposure compensation made on camera affects both fore- ground subject and background while varying flash output amount affects only foreground.
Exposure control
Programmed auto: Camera controls both shutter speed and aperture for correct exposure.
Manual: User select both shutter speed and aperture with the meter'srecommendations for correct exposure.
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