Manual Mode Operation - Nikon FG Instruction Manual

Manual mode operation
(1)
Set the f/stop you desire or turn the shu tter speed/
mode se lector dia l to any of eleven numbered
setti ngs you desire , (Note that you cannot set the
dial between indicated settings.)
(2)
While looking through the viewfinder, depress the
shutter release button halfway and check the
lighted LEDs
• The blinking LED(s) indicates the shutter speed
selec ted by the FG's mi c rocomputer to match
the f /stop you have set
• The lighted LED indicates the shu tter speed
you have se t
(3) If one LED is blinking ,
to
get the correct exposure
rotate the aperture ring and/or the shu tter speed
dial so that both the blinking LED and the steadily
lighted LED are aligned and only one LED lights
up stead ily If two LEDs are blinking, rotate the
apertu
re ring and/or shutter speed dial until one
LED lights up steadily or the blinking LEDs come
as c lose as possible to it : then make further fine
adjustments by rotating the aperture ring so that
only one LED lights up steadily
(4) If you wish to create intentional under- or over-
exposure , set either the aperture ring or shutter
speed dial so that your selected shutter speed is
displayed in the viewfinder either above or below
that srlected by the FG ,
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Notes:
Shutter speed
selected by
FG's micro-
computer
Shutter speed
you have set
Both speeds
aligned and
only one LED
lights steadily;
correct
exposure
assured
1) At the mechanical settings of M90 and 8 , the meter does
not function and no LEOs are displayed,
2) The audio warning system does not function on manual