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The display in the viewfinder incorporates a variety of information - as well as
the focus, aperture, and shutter speed, it also shows the exposure meter and
exposure counter.
The viewfinder display turns on when the operations below are performed, then
automatically turns off after 16 seconds to save power.
When the main switch is turned on.
When the shutter button is half-pressed while the main switch is turned on.
If any dial is changed while the viewfinder display is switched over while the
viewfinder display is lit, the display time is extended another 16 seconds.
“ ” Display time may be changed. (Power hold time, page 87).
• The viewfinder display turns off in the following cases:
Photography, Film finished, Rewinding, Rewinding finished, Film advance failure, Battery
discharged
<Display panel illumination>
The display panel has an illumination
function. Press the “LIGHT” button once
to light the display panel, and press it
again to extinguish it. The panel is
cleared automatically after 16 seconds.
• If other dials or buttons are operated while
the display panel is lit, the duration of illumi-
nation is automatically extended. The dis-
play panel light turns off as soon as the
shutter is released.
“ ” Illumination time may be changed.
(Power hold time, page 87)
“LIGHT” button
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