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500,
250
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With
one
of these indications displayed, correct exposure will
be
obtained.
+
2000
indicates that
the
subject is too
br
ight
for the working aperture
you
have
chosen; to
remedy this situation,
use
a smaller aperture.
If
the correct ex
po
s
ure
is
still unobtainable
even
at
the smallest aperture,
use
an
ND
(neutral density) filter.
Automatic Exposure Control
Automatic exposure is the most convenient way to shoot with
the Nikon F3AF, because it
al
lows you to concentrate fully on
the subject without worrying about
th
e exposure. By presetting
the aperture and locking the shutter speed dial
@ at A, the
came
ra automatically sets the proper stepless shutter speed
from
1/200010 8 sec. as soon as the shutter
re
lease button @
is
depressed halfway.
To
keep you fully informed, the shutter
speed is displayed via LCD
in
the viewfinder. Speeds between
1
/2
and 1/2000
SE>C
. are shown as a reciprocal of the actual
speed, for example
125 means 1/125 sec. Speeds between 1
and 8 seconds are signif
ie
d by a - symbol appearing to the
.upper right of the number, for example 8- means 8 sec. To make
32
- 8- indicates the subject
is
too dark
and
you
should
use
a larger aperture. If the correct
ex
posure is unobtainable
even
at
ma
ximum
aperture,
use
an
electronic flash or other
supplementary illumination.
When
ma
k
ing
blank exposures with the shut-
ter s
peed
dial set at A
or
1/125
sec
. or
above
,
an
80
will appear until
you
reach
frame
one
.
the display easy to read, intermed
ia
te speeds appear
in
the
display as a discrete shutt
er
speed which
is
closest to the actual
speed. (For instance,
1/287 sec. might be the automatically
selected shutter speed
in
use, but 250 wi
ll
be displayed.) The
LCD stays on for approx.
16
sec. a
ft
er
you remove your finger
from
th
e shutter butt
on
.
Before shootin
g,
check the exposure display.
Note:
The
camera
's
effective metering range depends
on
the
shutter
speed and aperture
in
use
at a particular film speed.
Plea
se refer
to
pp. 66·69 for more information.