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SETTING THE FILM SPEED MANUALLY
The film speed can be set manually when you want to
override the DX-coded film speed. Film speeds can be set
manually from ISO 6 to ISO 6400 in 1/3 EV increments.
•The film speed will be set for the entire roll, not for a single
exposure.
2. Turn the control dial to set
the film speed.
3. Press the shutter-release button partway down to
return to normal operation.
•If the film speed has been set manually, the film speed will
blink when the camera is turned on.
•The original DX-coded film speed will be set when partially
exposed film is reloaded.
1. Press the exposure-
compensation/aperture-
select and the spot/AEL
buttons at the same time.
•The film speed setting appears
in the body data panel.
AF ILLUMINATOR
If the camera detects that the scene is too dark to focus
accurately, the flash will pop-up and fire a few short bursts
before and after the lens focuses (AF Illuminator). This
provides the light necessary for the camera to detect and
focus on your subject.
•The range of the AF Illuminator flash is approximately one to
five meters.
•When an accessory flash is attached, the accessory flash’s AF
Illuminator will be used.
•The AF Illuminator does not fire in Sports Mode.
Turning the AF Illuminator Off
1. Press the flash-mode and
the date/time-mode button
simultaneously. ON AL
appears in the data panel.
2. Press the Select button.
OFF AL appears in the
data panel.
•Press the shutter-release
button partway down to return
to the normal data-panel
display.
•Repeat the procedure to turn the AF Illuminator back on.