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Read more at Shooting Menu (page 21).
FOCUS (AF) Mode
I use the default of AF-A. This mode automatically selects between the two older modes, AF-C
and AF-S. These are explained under Focus Modes (page 27).
METERING
I use Matrix, the default. You set metering in Custom Setting 05 (page 29) or with the <i> Button
(page 15).
Seeing how poor the matrix meter has become in the D40 (it requires constantly varying levels of
compensation) I intend to try center weighted metering. With my intimate knowledge of the Zone
System (page 69).it might let me nail the correct exposures more quickly. That would be a big step
backwards; center weighting went obsolete in the mid 1980s then the Matrix meter was invented.
See my Exposure (page 55) page for details on getting perfect exposures.
LENS SETTINGS
Nikon D40 with new 18-55mm lens.
Many lenses have no switches or settings. If so, don't worry.
If a lens has an "A - M" switch, like the included 18-55mm above, leave it at "A." To get manual
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