Nikon 2170749 Instruction Manual - Page 24

Shooting, Exposure, continued, Flexible, Program/Exposure, Metering, System

Get Nikon 2170749 - Pronea S APS Camera PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 111820880199
View all Nikon 2170749 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 24 highlights

Shooting in Each Exposure Mode-continued Van-Program selection -7: Portrait Program Use this program whenever you are taking pictures of people. It uses a relatively large aperture (smaller (number) and shallow depth of field to create a blurred background which accentuates your main subject. Recommended AF Nikkor lenses: 85mm to 200mm telephoto lenses with large maximum apertures. IL Landscape Program Use this program whenever you are taking a picture of a distant scene. It generally selects a smaller aperture to assure sharply focused landscape pictures. Recommended lenses: you can use the full range of lenses (wideangle to telephoto) to achieve different effects. 4t: Close-Up Program Use this program when you are taking pictures up close. It uses a larger aperture (smaller f-number) and a shallow depth of field to create a blurred background that accentuates your main subject. Recommended AF Nikkor lenses: AF Micro-Nikkor lenses. Pt Night Scene Program Use this program in the evening or at night. It allows you to capture the beauty of nighttime scenes. You can also use it with the flash when you want to include portraits in nightscene composition. Recommended lenses: you can use the full range of lenses (wideangle to telephoto) to achieve different effects. 'Pt 48 Flexible Program/Exposure Metering System • Flexible Program In Auto-Multi Program or in Van-Program, by rotating the Command Dial you can change the combination of shutter speed and aperture while maintaining a correct exposure. With this function, you can shoot in Auto-Multi Program or Vari-Program as though shooting in Shutter-Priority Auto or Aperture-Priority Auto. Set the exposure mode dial to P, a, .% or rq, and rotate the Command Dial to select the desired shutter speed/aperture combination. Compose, confirm focus indicator • and shoot. 4 afLi1 4 a b..:"51 • To cancel the Flexible Program, change the exposure mode, turn off the power switch, or use the built-in Speedlight (page 63). • Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering Matrix Metering provides correct exposure control using a six-segment Matrix Sensor. With IX-Nikkor or D-type AF Nikkor lenses, 3D Matrix Metering automatically activates to use scene brightness, scene contrast and subject distance information to ensure even more accurate exposure control. 49 DETAILED OPERATION (Exposure)

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
Shooting
in
Each
Exposure
Mode
—continued
Van
-Program
selection
-7:
Portrait
Program
Use
this
program
whenever
you
are
taking
pictures
of
people.
It
uses
a
relatively
large
aperture
(smaller
(-
number)
and
shallow
depth
of
field
to
create
a
blurred
background
which
accentuates
your
main
subject.
Recommended
AF
Nikkor
lenses:
85mm
to
200mm
telephoto
lenses
with
large
maximum
apertures.
IL
Landscape
Program
Use
this
program
whenever
you
are
taking
a
picture
of
a
distant
scene.
It
generally
selects
a
smaller
aperture
to
assure
sharply
focused
landscape
pictures.
Recommended
lenses:
you
can
use
the
full
range
of
lenses
(wideangle
to
telephoto)
to
achieve
different
effects.
4t:
Close
-Up
Program
Use
this
program
when
you
are
taking
pictures
up
close.
It
uses
a
larger
aperture
(smaller
f-number)
and
a
shallow
depth
of
field
to
create
a
blurred
background
that
accentuates
your
main
subject.
Recommended
AF
Nikkor
lenses:
AF
Micro-Nikkor
lenses.
Pt
Night
Scene
Program
Use
this
program
in
the
evening
or
at
night.
It
allows
you
to
capture
the
beauty
of
nighttime
scenes.
You
can
also
use
it
with
the
flash
when
you
want
to
include
portraits
in
nightscene
composition.
Recommended
lenses:
you
can
use
the
full
range
of
lenses
(wideangle
to
telephoto)
to
achieve
different
effects.
48
'Pt
Flexible
Program/Exposure
Metering
System
•
Flexible
Program
In
Auto
-Multi
Program
or
in
Van
-Program,
by
rotating
the
Command
Dial
you
can
change
the
combination
of
shutter
speed
and
aperture
while
maintaining
a
correct
exposure.
With
this
function,
you
can
shoot
in
Auto
-Multi
Program
or
Vari-Program
as
though
shooting
in
Shutter
-Priority
Auto
or
Aperture
-Priority
Auto.
Set
the
exposure
mode
dial
to
P,
a,
.%
or
rq,
and
rotate
the
Command
Dial
to
select
the
desired
shutter
speed/aperture
combination.
Compose,
confirm
focus
indicator
•
and
shoot.
4
afLi1
4
a
b..:"51
•
To
cancel
the
Flexible
Program,
change
the
exposure
mode,
turn
off
the
power
switch,
or
use
the
built-in
Speedlight
(page
63).
•
Matrix
Metering/3D
Matrix
Metering
Matrix
Metering
provides
correct
exposure
control
using
a
six
-segment
Matrix
Sensor.
With
IX-Nikkor
or
D
-type
AF
Nikkor
lenses,
3D
Matrix
Metering
automatically
activates
to
use
scene
brightness,
scene
contrast
and
subject
distance
information
to
ensure
even
more
accurate
exposure
control.
49
DETAILED
OPERATION
(Exposure)