Nikon 1540 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Exposure meter
coupling
Combined CPU and AI
Mode Auto (i auto; j auto (flash off)); scene (k portrait; llandscape; p child; msports;
n close up; o night portrait; r night landscape; sparty/indoor; t beach/snow; usunset;
v dusk/dawn; w pet portrait; xcandlelight; yblossom; z autumn colors; 0 food;
1 silhouette; 2high key; 3low key); programmed auto with flexible program
(P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); U1 (user
settings 1); U2 (user settings 2)
Exposure compensation
Can be adjusted by –5 – +5 EV in increments of
1
/3 or
1
/2 EV in P, S, A, and
M modes
Exposure bracketing 2–3 frames in steps of
1
/3,
1
/2,
2
/3, 1, 2, or 3 EV
Flash bracketing 2–3 frames in steps of
1
/3,
1
/2,
2
/3, 1, 2, or 3 EV
White balance
bracketing
2–3 frames in steps of 1, 2, or 3
ADL bracketing 2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3 frames using preset
values for all frames
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value with A AE-L/AF-L button
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended
Exposure Index)
ISO 100 – 6400 in steps of
1
/3 or
1
/2 EV.
Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5,
0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1,
or 2 EV (ISO 25600 equivalent) above ISO 6400; auto ISO sensitivity
control available
Active D-Lighting Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, Off
Focus
Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase
detection, fine-tuning, 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors;
the center 33 points are available at apertures slower than f/5.6 and
faster than f/8, while the center 7 focus points are available at f/8), and
AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5–3 m/1 ft 8 in.–9 ft 10 in.)
Detection range –1 – +19 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
Lens servo Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto
AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated
automatically according to subject status
Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus point Can be selected from 39 or 11 focus points
AF-area mode Single-point AF; 9-, 21-, or 39-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking,
auto-area AF
Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-
servo AF) or by pressing A AE-L/AF-L button
Flash
Built-in flash i, k, p, n, o, s, w: Auto flash with auto pop-up
P, S, A, M, 0: Manual pop-up with button release
Guide Number Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
Exposure