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Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure Mode
S
Enables you to manually set the desired
shutter speed (30-1/2000 sec.); the camera
automatically selects the proper aperture to
provide correct exposure.
• S (Shutter-Priority Auto) can only be used with a
CPU Nikkor lens such as G- or D-type Nikkor (page
88).
Fast shutter speed 1/500 sec.
With high shutter speeds, you can freeze the motion
of a fast-moving subject; with slower speeds, you
can create a motion effect.
Slow shutter speed 1/4 sec.
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NOTE: CPU Nikkor lenses other than G-type
Always set the aperture ring of a CPU Nikkor lens (except G-type) to its minimum
(largest f-number). When the lens is not set to its minimum aperture setting,
blinks in the LCD panel and viewfinder, and the shutter locks.
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: Shutter-Priority Auto
Tip
Set the exposure mode dial to S.
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3
Overexposure
Underexposure
Check point
• If
(Long Time exposure) is selected in Manual exposure mode and the exposure
mode is changed to Shutter-Priority Auto without cancelling
shutter locks. To shoot in Shutter-Priority Auto exposure mode, select shutter speed
other than
by rotating the Command Dial.
Set the shutter speed (30-1/2000
sec.) with the Command Dial.
Compose picture, confirm focus
indicator
and shoot.
• When the subject is too dark or too bright, one
of the following warning indications will appear
in the viewfinder and LCD panel. (Over- or
underexposure value is indicated with the
electronic analogue exposure display in the
viewfinder.)
•
: Select higher shutter speed. If the
warning indication still remains on, use
an ND filter (optional).
•
: Select slower shutter speed. If the
warning indication still remains on, use
the Speedlight. When the Speedlight is
used, fastest shutter speed is limited to
1/90 sec.
• If the subject is too dark or backlit, the flash
recommended indication
blinks in the
viewfinder when you lightly press the shutter
release button. Use the Speedlight (page
80/91).
,
blinks and the
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