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Electronic analog exposure dis-
play/Exposure compensation.
This is your light meter. When the
bars are in the center, you are at
the proper settings to get a good
exposure; when the bars are to the
right, you are underexposed; when
the bars are to the left, you are
overexposing your image. This fea-
ture comes in especially handy
when using Manual exposure.
Flash exposure compensation.
This shows you the amount, if any,
of flash exposure compensation.
Flash exposure compensation
(FEC) is used to make the flash
more or less bright. FEC is set by
simultaneously pressing the Flash
mode button, the Exposure com-
pensation button, and rotating
the Command dial.
Flash sync mode. This shows
which mode your flash is set to.
You can change the flash mode by
pressing the Flash button and
rotating the Command dial.
Exposure compensation value.
This shows the amount of expo-
sure compensation, if any, that has
been set. Exposure compensation
is used to increase or decrease the
amount of exposure to fine-tune
your image.
Help indicator. When this icon is
flashing there may be a problem
with one of your settings. Pressing
the Help/Zoom out button displays
information on rectifying the
problem.
Chapter 1
Exploring the Nikon D60
Active D-Lighting indicator. This
shows whether you have Active D-
Lighting on or off. Active D-Lighting
can be set by pressing the Active
D-Lighting button and rotating the
Command dial.
Number of remaining expo-
sures/Preset white balance
recording indicator/Capture
mode indicator. This shows you
approximately how many expo-
sures can be saved to your mem-
ory card. When the Preset White
Balance is ready to be set this
blinks PRE.
K. This icon appears when you
have more than 1,000 exposures
remaining on your memory card.
Metering mode. This displays
which metering mode your camera
is set to: Matrix, Center-weighted,
or Spot.
AF-area mode. This tells you
which AF-area mode is selected:
Closest subject, Dynamic area, or
Single point.
Focus mode. This tells you which
focus mode your camera is set to:
AF-A (Automatic), AF-C
(Continuous), or AF-S (Single).
Release mode. This lets you know
what release mode your camera is
set to: Single frame, Continuous,
Self-timer, Delayed remote, or
Quick response remote.
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