Controls In Detail; Shutter Speed Dial - Nikon F3 Instruction Manual

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M
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Shutter speed dial
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In addition to automatic stepless shutter speed control,
the Nikon F3 offers manual control of all shutter speeds
from 112000 sec. to 8 sec . including X, B, and T. To move
the shutter speed dial off "A," depress the locking button
CD
as you rotate the dial counterclockwise to the 1/2000
sec. setting. You can then rotate the dial freely between
any setting except "X" which, like "A," is a locked setting.
Shutter speeds from 1/2000 sec. to 112 sec . are engraved
in white, 1 to 8 seconds and "B" in orange, and "T" and
"X" in white . 1/60 sec. is in red, indicating the highest
manual shutter speed for proper synchronization with
electronic flash except "X."
When the camera is on manual, an "M" appears to the left
of the liquid crystal shutter speed display inside the 17
viewfinder. In addition, above the "M," the following
symbols appear: "-,"
"+"
and "-
+"
indicating under-
exposure, overexposure and correct exposure, respec-
tively. To obtain correct exposure, simply turn the shutter
speed dial and/or aperture ring until the "-
+"
symbol
appears .