Controls In Detail; Shutter Release Button; Film Advance Lever - Nikon FG-20 Instruction Manual

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CONTROLS IN D E T A I L - - - - - - - - -
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Shutter Release Button
@
Depressing the button halfway
switches
on the expo-
sure
meter and
activates
the viewfinder exposure
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nformation
.
The meter
stays
on for
approx.
20sec.
even after taking your finger off the button
;
then turns
itself off automatically to conserve battery power.
Depressing the button all the way down releases the
shutter.
The
shutter
release button is threaded in its center to
accept
a
standard cable release for tipping the shutter
when the camera is mounted on a tripod
.
The shutter
cannot
be
tripped unless the film
advance lever
@
is
stroked
completely to cock
the
shutter.
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Film Advance Lever
®
To advance the film, wind the lever to the right
com-
pletely until it
stops.
The lever returns to the
standoff
position as
soon
as you take your thumb off the
lever.
A
single
complete stroke or a
series
of
shorter
ones
advances the film one frame and
simultaneously
cocks the
shutter.

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