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Shooting mode. This indicator displays the Shooting mode to which your cam-
▶
era is currently set. This can be one of the scene modes (in which case it displays
the appropriate icon), or one of the semiautomatic modes, such as Programmed
auto ( ), Shutter-priority auto ( ), Aperture-priority auto ( ), or Manual ( ) (in
which case it displays the corresponding letter). This display changes when you
rotate the Mode dial.
Flexible program indicator ( ). This asterisk appears when using Programmed
▶
auto ( ) to indicate that you have changed the default auto-exposure setting to
better suit your creative needs.
Flash sync indicator ( ). This indicator appears when you set your camera to the
▶
sync speed in Custom Setting menu (
auto ( ) or Manual ( ) exposure modes. To set the camera to the preset sync
speed, dial the shutter speed down one setting past the longest shutter time,
which is 30 seconds in Shutter-priority auto ( ) and Bulb (
Shutter speed. By default, this indicator displays the shutter speed setting. It
▶
also shows a few other settings, as follows:
•
Number of shots in bracketing sequence. When you press the Bracket
button (
), you look here to determine the settings including exposure,
fl ash, and white balance bracketing.
•
Focal length (non-CPU lenses). When you have set the camera's Function
button (
) to choose a non-CPU lens number when the Function button
(
) is pressed, the focal length of the non-CPU lens appears. You must
enter the lens data in the Setup menu ( ).
•
Color temperature. When the white balance is set by Kelvin, this appears
as the number in the Kelvin scale.
Color temperature indicator ( ). This indicates that the number immediately
▶
preceding it is the color temperature in the Kelvin scale. This isn't to be con-
fused with the "thousands indicator."
Aperture stop. This icon appears when a non-CPU lens is attached without the
▶
non-CPU lens data being entered. This indicates that the numbers next to it are
not aperture settings, but aperture stops starting from F0, which is wide open.
Chapter 1
Exploring the Nikon D7100
) e1. This is only available in Shutter-priority
) in Manual ( ).
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