Shutter release button
Backup mechanical
release lever
Viewfinder
Viewfinder illuminator
Finder terminal
Focusing screen
Film speed range
Exposure
compensation dial
Exposure memory lock
button
Electromagnetically releases
shutter; initial pressure on shutter
release button switches on meter
and autofocus/focus-aid function
(after power switch
is
turned on),
meter and autofocus/focus-aid
function then remain on for
16
sec.
after finger
is
taken off button
Trips shutter at
1/60 sec. regardless
of shutter speed dial setting except
at
T;
used when batteries are dead
Interchangeable eyelevel penta-
prism type AF Finder
OX
-l as
standard;
O.SX
magnification with
5
0mm
lens or 1.3X with
SOmm
lens,
both lenses set at infinity; appro
x.
92 % frame coverage; five other
types available
Illuminates both
LCD
and
AOR
f-number
5-pin terminal provided for
accessories
Fi
xed matte type screen
is
built
into the AF Finder OX-l ; with view-
finders other than OX-l,
21
inter-
changeable screens are available
ASAIISO
12
to ASAIISO 6400
±2
EV
compensation is possible
in
one-third increments
Operates on auto to electronically
lock
in
shutter speed
Auto flash control
system
Accessory shoe
Sync terminal
Flash synchronization
Flash ready-light
TIL
direct flash control governs
output
of
Nikon dedicated flash unit
using camera's
SPO
sensor;
effective ASA/ISO range from
ASAI
ISO
25 to ASAIISO 400
Special Nikon type located at base
of rewind knob; has hot-shoe
contac.t,' ready-light contact, and
TIL
flash output control contact;
accepts Nikon S8-12,
S8
-16A or
S8-17 shoe-mounting electronic flash
unit or TTL connecting cord from
S8
-
11
or
S8
-
14
for
TIL
direct flash
output control using camera's
SPO
metering cell
Threaded type provided for off-
camera or multiple-flash
photography
Speeds
of
1/S0
sec. (X) or slower
with electronic flash; with Nikon
dedicated flash unit, flash sync
is
automatically set to
1/S0
sec.
when shutter speed dial
is
set at A
or
1/125 sec. or above; at slower
speeds, shutter fires at the speed set
Visible
in
the viewfinder;
LED
lights
up
when Nikon dedicated flash unit
is
completely recycled or blinks to
warn of insufficient light output,
improper flash connection, or
improper ASAIISO setting
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