Setting Exposure Mode; Flexible Program - Nikon F70 Instruction Manual

SETTING EXPOSURE MODE

Hold FUNCTION button and rotate command dial until the
Function Area indicator appears in the Exposure Mode Area
and , , or blinks. Then hold SET/ button and rotate
command dial until desired symbol appears.
for Auto-Multi Program
for Shutter-Priority Auto
for Aperture-Priority Auto
for Manual
To activate Vari-Program, use Ps button. For details, see page 62.
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For users of lenses that have no CPU,
or accessories such as bellows
attachment or extension rings
Use Aperture-Priority Auto or Manual exposure
mode. Programmed Auto (including Vari-Program)
or Shutter-Priority Auto exposure mode
automatically shifts to Aperture-Priority Auto
exposure mode with and blinking or . (If
Matrix Metering is set on the camera, metering
system is also automatically shifted to Centre-
Weighted and blinks).

FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

If you want to change the shutter speed/aperture combination
in Programmed Auto exposure mode (including Vari-Program),
use the Flexible Program function. Flexible Program enables
you to temporarily change an automatically set shutter
speed/aperture combination in 1/3 EV steps*, while maintaining
the correct exposure.
* Although aperture is shifted in 1/3 EV steps, aperture indication in the LCD panel and
viewfinder changes in 1 EV steps.
1 Lightly press shutter release button.
2 Turn command dial until desired shutter speed or aperture
value appears in viewfinder and in LCD panel. The Flexible
Program indicator ( ) appears to indicate the program has been
shifted or changed.
• As soon as the meter switches off (i.e., the viewfinder and
LCD panel displays disappear), Flexible Program is canceled.
Flexible Program is also canceled when you switch the
exposure mode to another mode, when you change Vari-
Progam option, when the built-in flash pops up/returns to
down-position, when an accessory Nikon Speedlight is turned
off, when QR number is recalled, or when camera power is
turned off.
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