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® Picture Area Frame
When the shutter release is depressed halfway,
the picture area frame on display changes
automatically according to the shooting distance,
lens focal length, etc.
To shoot, place your subject within the displayed
frame.
@ Focus Frame
Place your subject to focus in this frame.
O Flash Mark
If your are using the TLA flash system for taking
flash pictures, the flash mark “$ ” will turn on as
soon as the flash is fully charged. If your subject
is correctly exposed, it will blink two seconds
after the flash has fired.
® Exposure Compensation Mark
The “+” or “— mark will light when exposure
compensation is performed with the exposure
compensation dial, or A.B.C. mode.
$ Focusing Indicator
Shows the condition of focus. For details, see the
section “Focusing the lens” on p. 74.
$ Shutter Speed/Shooting Distance
Normally, displays the shutter speed from 1/6000
second to 16 seconas, in 1/2 step intervals. On
the scale, “6000” means 1/6000 second, “200”
means 1/200 second, and “16"” means 16
seconds.
When the focus lock button is pressed in the
“MF” (manual focus) mode, the display indicates
the shooting distance to the subject (the display
is shown only while the button is held depressed).
@Exposure Mark
In the auto exposure mode, the over “a” or under
“y” mark indicating deviation from the exposure
contro! range will be displayed. In the manual
mode, the correct “ $ ”, over “4” or under "e"
mark will be displayed.
When looking through the viewfinder, some
vignetting (shading) may be noticed in the
lower-right corner of the viewfinder due to
occlusion by the lens barrel, or use of a filter or
lens hood. Such vignetting, however, will not
appear on the final photograph.