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Balanced fill-flash operation
A
method
of flash photography which keeps flash brightness
in balance with
the
ambient
light.
N6000 provides automatic
balanced
fill-flash
operation with Nikon-dedicated
TIL
con-
trolled Speedlights.
Center-Weighted metering
An SLR
light meter, invented by Nikon,
which concentrates
its
sensitivity on
the
center
portion
of
the
camera's viewing areas.
CPU
Central
Processing Unit. The electronic
component
which con-
trols
equipment
functions.
AF Nikkor and AI-P-Nikkor
lenses have
a
built-in
CPU.
Depth of field
The zone of acceptable sharpness in front of and
behind the
subject on which
the lens
is
focused.
OX code
Film information
code printed on
the film
cartridge.
The N6000,
set at auto
film
speed setting
mode, automatical
ly senses
the
fi lm
speed (ISO 25 to
5000)
of
OX-coded film
the instant
it
is
loaded.
EV
Exposure
Value.
A
number
representing
the
available combi-
nations
of shutter speed and aperture
that
give
the
same expo-
sure effect when the scene brightness and
ISO remain the
same.
At
ISO
100, the combination of a one-second shutter speed
78
and an aperture of
111.4
is
defined
as EV1
.
The
camera's meter may be
used
only within EV range of
the
exposure
meter.
For example, with
the N6000,
exposure meter-
ing
range
is from EVO-EV19 at
ISO
100 with
111.4
lens.
Exposure compensation
Exposure
compensation
for
available
light
is performed by
changing shutter speed and/or aperture via auto exposure
lock lever, exposure compensation
button
or auto exposure
bracketing.
In
flash photography
with
a
Nikon-dedicated TIL
Speed
light,
exposure compensation is also
performed by
varying
the
amount 6f flash light output.
Exposure compensation made on camera affects both fore-
ground
subject
and
background
whi le
varying
flash output
amount affects only
foreground.
Exposure control
Programmed
auto: Camera controls
both
shutter speed and
aperture for
correct exposure.
Shutter-priority auto: User selects shutter speed and camera
chooses aperture
for
correct
exposure.
Aperture-priority au to:
User
selects
aperture
and camera
chooses shutter speed for correct exposure.
Manual:
User
select
both
shutter speed and aperture with the
meter's
recommendations for correct exposure.
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