User manual NIKON D1X

[. . . ] About This Manual Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon D1X digital camera. This manual is designed to improve your enjoyment of this advanced single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. As you read through it, you will find explanations not only of how the camera works, but of how certain features can be used to take photographs in a variety of situations. The manual is divided into the following sections: · Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 84) Adjust shutter speed Adjust aperture These operations will not affect the metered value for exposure. The adjusted values will be displayed in the viewfinder and the control panel on top of the camera. Any changes to metering will only take effect after the AE-L/AF-L button is released. 7--AE Lock ( pg. 164) This setting can be used to assign auto-exposure lock to the shutter-release button. 14--Center Weight Area ( pg. 168) This option is used to set the size of the area assigned the greatest weight in center-weighted metering to 6 mm (0. 24), 10 mm (0. 39), 13 mm (0. 51), or to the average of the entire frame. 21--AE-L/AF-L Button ( pg. 172) Using this option, the AE-L/AF-L button can be set to lock focus and exposure , focus only, or exposure only, or to lock exposure when pressed and maintain this setting until pressed a second time. 97 Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to deliberately modify exposure from the optimum value selected by the camera. It can be used when, for example, photographing subjects containing areas of high contrast at a variety of different exposures. Exposure compensation is at its best when combined with spot or center-weighted meter ing. Press and main Exposure 1 can bethe tobuttonvalue rotate the+5 EVcommand dial. incrementscompensation set any between and ­5 EV in of / EV ( / 1 1 3 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 3 step). As a r ule of thumb, use a positive value for exposure compensation when the background is brighter than the main subject, a negative value when the background is darker than the main subject. Viewfinder display ­0. 3 EV +2 EV At values other than ±0, a indicator appears in the viewfinder and in the control panel on top of the camera and the "0" at the center of the electronic analog exposure display will blink. The current exposure-compensation setting can be confirmed at any time by pressing the button, or by viewing the electronic analog exposure display. 98 2 Frame the photograph, focus, and shoot. Normal exposure can be restored by setting exposure compensation to zero, or by performing a two-button reset. Exposure compensation is not reset when the camera is turned off. ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 2--EV Steps for Exposure Control ( pg. 161) This setting can be used to set the increments for exposure compensation to 1 /2 or 1 step. 13--Easy Exposure Compensation ( pg. 167) This setting can be used to allow exposure to be set with the command dials alone. 99 Auto Bracketing When auto bracketing is in effect, the camera varies exposure automatically with each shot (to a maximum of three shots), raising or lowering exposure by a predetermined amount (up to ±2 EV) relative to the value selected by the camera or chosen using exposure compensation. the (A), ro1 Pressing mainBKT button dial untate the command til BKT is displayed in the control panel on top of the camera (B). A B ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--AUTO BRACKETING 2 Pressing the BKT button (A), rotate the sub-command dial (B) to choose a bracketing program (C). A B C The exposure settings affected by auto bracketing depend on the exposure mode. Exposure mode Programmed auto Shutter-priority auto Aperture-priority auto Manual Camera sets exposure by varying Shutter speed and aperture Aperture Shutter speed Shutter speed 2--EV Steps for Exposure Control ( pg. 161) This setting controls the size of the increments for auto bracketing. 11--AE/Flash Bracketing ( pg. 166) If a Speedlight is used in combination with auto bracketing, both the flash level (TTL level for the main subject) and exposure will vary with each shot. Using Custom Setting 11, you can program the camera so that bracketing affects only the flash level or only the exposure value. 100 The bracketing programs available depend on the size of the EV steps selected using Custom Setting 2. Custom Setting 2 Set to 1/3 Step Option ­2F1. 0 ­2F0. 7 ­2F0. 3 +2F1. 0 +2F0. 7 +2F0. 3 ­3F1. 0 ­3F0. 7 ­3F0. 3 +3F1. 0 +3F0. 7 +3F0. 3 3F1. 0 3F0. 7 3F0. 3 Exposure display Bracketing order 0 / ­1. 0 0 / ­0. 7 0 / ­0. 3 0 / +1. 0 0 / +0. 7 0 / +0. 3 ­1. 0/ ­2. 0 /0 ­0. 7/ ­1. 3 /0 ­0. 3/ ­0. 7 /0 +1. 0/ 0 /+2. 0 +0. 7/ 0 /+1. 3 +0. 3/ 0 /+0. 7 0/ ­1. 0 /+1. 0 0/ ­0. 7 /+0. 7 0/ ­0. 3 /+0. 3 ­2F1. 0 +2F1. 0 ­3F1. 0 +3F1. 0 3F1. 0 Custom Setting 2 Set to 1 Step Option Exposure display Bracketing order 0 / ­1. 0 0 / +1. 0 ­1. 0/ ­2. 0 /0 +1. 0/ 0 /+2. 0 0/ ­1. 0 /+1. 0 Custom Setting 2 Set to 1/2 Step Option ­2F1. 0 ­2F0. 5 +2F1. 0 +2F0. 5 ­3F1. 0 ­3F0. 5 +3F1. 0 +3F0. 5 3F1. 0 3F0. 5 Exposure display Bracketing order 0 / ­1. 0 0 / ­0. 5 0 / +1. 0 0 / +0. 5 ­1. 0/ ­2. 0 /0 ­0. 5/ ­1. 0 /0 +1. 0/ 0 /+2. 0 +0. 5/ 0 /+1. 0 0/ ­1. 0 /+1. 0 0/ ­0. 5 /+0. 5 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY--AUTO BRACKETING 101 Auto Bracketing (continued) photograph, and 3 To takeIfthe first photograph in the series, compose thethe mode dialfocus, to C shoot. the shutter-release button is held down with set (continuous mode), shooting will end automatically once the number of shots specified in the bracketing program (two or three) has been taken. 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