Owner's Manual

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M: Manual
In manual exposure mode, you control both shutter speed and aperture. While the
exposure meters are on, rotate the main command dial to choose a shutter speed,
and the sub-command dial to set aperture.
Shutter speed can be set to “v” or to
values between 30 s and
1
/4,000 s, or the shutter can be held open indefinitely for a
long time-exposure (A, 0 79).
Aperture can be set to values between the
minimum and maximum values for the lens.
Use the exposure indicators to check
exposure.
Shutter speed Aperture
Main command dial Sub-command dial
A AF Micro NIKKOR Lenses
Provided that an external exposure meter is used, the exposure ratio need only be taken into
account when the lens aperture ring is used to set aperture.
A The Exposure Indicator
If a shutter speed other than “bulb” or “time” is selected, the exposure indicator in the
viewfinder shows whether the photograph would be under- or over-exposed at current
settings. Depending on the option chosen for Custom Setting b2 (EV steps for exposure
cntrl, 0 224), the amount of under- or over-exposure is shown in increments of
1
/3 EV or
1
/2 EV (the illustrations below show the display in the viewfinder when 1/3 step is selected
for Custom Setting b2). If the limits of the exposure metering system are exceeded, the
displays will flash.
Optimal exposure
Underexposed by
1
/3 EV
Overexposed by over 2 EV
A See Also
For information reversing the exposure indicators so that negative values are displayed on
the right and positive values on the left, see Custom Setting f8 (Reverse indicators, 0 246).