GONTENTS
FOREWORD ....................,............
.............
3
NOMENCLATURE
.. ...........
.. .. . .....,...4-6
BASTCOPERATION
............
...............7-15
MOUNTING
THE LENS
...,....7
INSTALLING
BATTERIES.
. .. .. ..
. ... ..... B
CHECKING
BATTERY
POWER .. .
.....
..
9
LOADTNG
Ft1M .........
.,..
10-11
BASTC SHOOTING
.........
12-14
REWINDING
FILM
.... .., ..
.. 15
FOCUS
............16-21
AUTOFOCUS...
.. . ....
. 16-17
Taking Pictures
with an Off-Center
Main Subject......
16
Autofocusing
with AF
llluminator .............
.................
17
MANUAL
FOCUS
WITH ELECTRONIC
FOCUSING
CONFIRMATION
.. ..
. . 18
MANUAL
FOCUS USING CLEAR
MATTE FIELD
.. 19
SPECIAL
FOCUSING
SITUATIONS.
......,. .. .....20-21
EXPOSURE
.....22-39
Shutter
Speed Dial and
Aperture Dial
........... ............
22
PROGRAM
AUTO EXPOSURE
MODE ...................
23
SHUTTER.PRIORITY
AUTO
EXPOSURE
MODE
........................24-25
APERTURE.PRIORITY
AUTO
EXPOSURE
MODE
,,....26-27
MANUAL
EXPOSURE
MODE
28-29
EXPOSURE
METERING
SYSTEM
.. 30-39
Advanced
Automatic Exposure
Control
with Nikon's
Exclusive
Triple-Sensor
Metering System..........
30-31
Centerweighted
Meterin9..............
......... 31
Triple-Sensor
vs. Centerweighted
Metering
......... 32-35
Centerweighted
Metering
for Special
Exposure
Situations...
.36-37
AEL
(Auto
Exposure
Lock) Button
.............................
36
Manual Exoosure
Mode.........
................ 37
Balanced Fill-Flash
Photography
with
Triple-Sensor
Metering System
38-39
FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY
.40-44
BUILT.IN
TTL FLASH
....40-41
Shooting
Dark Subjects...............
...........
40
Automatic
Balanced
Fill-Flash Photography..............
41
FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY
USING
EXTERNAL
SPEEDLIGHT.......1.......
42-43
SHUTTER
SPEED_FLASH
MODE COMBI-
NATIONS
FOR EACH EXPOSURE
MODE
..,........44
READY-LIGHTWARNINGS..
.. .. ....
.....44
SELF-TTMER
.. .................45
CAMERA
CARE
TIPS..........
46-47
NOTES ON
BATTERIES.........
.................48
LENSES....
.
.....49-50
ACCESSORY COMPAT|BlL|TY......
...
...... 51
EXPOSURE
VALUE
(eV1...........
52-53
GLOSSARY
.....54-55
SPECIFICATIONS
56-58
vTEwFtNDER
TNFORMATION
..,.............
59
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