User's Manual

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❚❚ Image Area Options
The camera offers a choice of the following image areas:
❚❚ Automatic Crop Selection
To automatically select to a DX crop when a DX lens is attached,
select On for Image area > Auto DX crop in the photo shooting
menu (0 251). The image area selected in the photo shooting
menu or with the camera controls will be used only when a non-
DX lens is attached. Select Off to use the currently-selected
image area with all lenses.
Option Description
c
FX (36×24)
Images are recorded in FX format with an angle of
view equivalent to a NIKKOR lens on a 35 mm
format camera.
l
1.2× (30×20)
Selecting this option reduces the angle of view
and increases the apparent focal length of the
lens by approximately 1.2×.
a
DX (24×16)
Images are recorded in DX format. To calculate
the approximate focal length of the lens in 35 mm
format, multiply by 1.5.
b
5:4(30×24) Pictures are recorded with an aspect ratio of 5 : 4.
m
1:1(24×24) Pictures are recorded with an aspect ratio of 1 : 1.
D Auto DX Crop
Camera controls cannot be used to select image area when a DX lens is
attached and Auto DX crop is on (0 87).