·-CONTROLS
IN
DETAIL-continued------
Frame
Counter ®
To
accommodate
all
commercially available film
cartridges, the Nikonos·V frame counter
goes
up
to
36.
T
he
"S"
appears automatically
as
soon
as
the
camera back
is
opened
and
signifies the "START"
position. There are two dots between
"S"
and"
1" to
indicate blank exposures.
After"
1 ,"
even
numbers
are listed
and
odd
numbers are indicated
by
dots
in
between. T
he
most frequently used
numbers-
12,
20,
24,
and
36-
are
in
red.
T
he
frame counter will
adva
nce
one
stop with each complete stroke of the
film advance lever, regardless of whether or not there
is
film
in
the camera. T
he
frame counter will not
advance after it reaches
36
, but the film can
be
wound
and
the shutter can
be
cocked.
42
•
00
not begin shooting until the frame counter reaches frame
"1."
•
When
the shutter speed/mode index
is
opposite any setting
except M90
!1/90sec.J, a (aulb),
or
R (Rewind), the shutter
will be automatically released at approximately 1/1500sec.
until the frame counter reaches frame
"1,"
regardless
of
the scene brightness and the film speed
in
use.
• After the frame counter reaches frame "1," the camera
automatically returns
to
the mode
you
have selected.