Position Dial; (Green) Setting On The - Contax NX Instruction Manual

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Using the " " (green) setting on the position dial
Position
dial
Display panel
Viewfinder
Focus indicators
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Set the main switch to "ON", and
turn the position dial to " "
(green).
The camera is set to the following
modes when shipped from the factory.
Focusing mode :
Exposure mode :
Metering mode :
Drive mode :
• The mode details appear on the display
panel. If the display differs from the mode
details shown above, reset in accordance
with <Changing details for " " (green)
position> on the next page.
Push the focusing frame select
lever to select the central portion.
The selected position appears on the
display panel. The selected focus frame
flashes red once in the viewfinder.
Point the focus frame in the cen-
ter of the viewfinder towards the
subject and half-press the shutter
button.
When the subject is focused the
focus frame at the center of the
viewfinder flashes red once, a beep
is heard, and the " " mark indicat-
ing focusing is lit in the viewfinder.
Press the shutter button to take
the photograph.
(In the " " (green) position on the position dial, the same combination of photogra-
phy modes (focusing, exposure, metering, drive) are selected when the main switch
is set to ON.)
<Changing details for " " (green) position>
The mode details for "
<Changing mode details>
the position dial are changed as
described below. Create your own
mode details as required for your
unique type of photography.
Position
dial
The mode details appear on the display
panel, and the current focusing mode
details flash.
Display panel
focusing mode flashes.
sure mode appears on the display
panel. Set the F dial to the desired
exposure mode. The selected expo-
F dial
sure mode details flash on the dis-
play panel.
Set the R dial to the desired metering
mode and drive mode details in the
same way. The desired mode details
flash on the F dial.
R dial
" (green) on
Set the main switch to "ON", and
set the position dial to "SET".
Set the F dial to the desired
focusing mode. The selected
Set the R dial to the desired expo-
sure mode. The selected expo-
Set the position dial to " " . The
mode details are now changed.
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