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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CREATIVE EXPOSURE MODES
APERTURE CONTROL .................................................. 52
SHUTTER CONTROL .................................................... 53
EXPOSURE MODES ...................................................... 54
A MODE (APERTURE PRIORITY) ................................ 55
Flash With A Mode ...................................................... 57
Depth-of-field Preview ................................................ 58
S MODE (SHUTTER PRIORITY) .................................... 59
Flash With S Mode...................................................... 60
M MODE (MANUAL) ...................................................... 61
Ev Scale in the Viewfinder .......................................... 62
Flash With M Mode .................................................... 63
P MODE ............................................................................64
P mode...................................................................... 64
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Ps mode ...................................................................... 65
EXPOSURE WARNINGS ................................................ 66
DETAILED OPERATION
FOCUS AREA ................................................................ 68
Wide Focus Frame...................................................... 68
Spot Focus Area ........................................................ 69
Local Focus Areas ...................................................... 70
FOCUS MODES .............................................................. 72
Automatic AF .............................................................. 72
Continuous AF .......................................................... 73
Single-shot AF ............................................................ 74
Manual Focus.............................................................. 75
AF ILLUMINATOR .......................................................... 76
EXPOSURE .................................................................... 77
14-Segment Honeycomb Pattern Metering ................ 77
Spot Metering.............................................................. 77
Spot-AE Lock .............................................................. 78
Ev Scale Display When Using the Spot-AE Lock ...... 80
TAKING TIME EXPOSURES (buLb) .............................. 81
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ...................................... 84
Checking Exposure Compensation ............................ 85
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SETTING THE ISO MANUALLY .................................... 86
EXPOSURE BRACKETING ............................................ 87
Continuous Advance Bracketing ................................ 88
Single Frame Advance Bracketing.............................. 88
Flash Notes ................................................................ 89
Bracketing with the Exposure-compensation Button .. 89
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE .................................................. 90
Metering Multiple Exposure ........................................ 92
FLASH ............................................................................ 93
Program Flash ............................................................ 93
Attaching the Accessory Flash.................................... 94
Flash Metering ............................................................ 94
SLOW-SYNC .................................................................. 96
HIGH-SPEED SYNC (HSS) ............................................ 97
WIRELESS/REMOTE FLASH ........................................ 98
Setting Wireless/Remote Flash Mode ........................ 99
Taking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode .... 100
Wireless/Remote Ratio Flash .................................. 101
FOR OWNER'S OF THE QUARTZ DATE MODEL ...... 103
Imprinting the Date or Time ...................................... 103
Setting the Date or Time .......................................... 104
Changing the Date Format........................................ 105
CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
.................................................... 106
APPENDIX .......................................................................... 114
PROGRAM-RESET BUTTON ...................................... 115
ACCESSORY INFORMATION ...................................... 116
TROUBLE SHOOTING ................................................ 120
CARE AND STORE ...................................................... 122
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................ 124
INDEX ............................................................................ 126
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