Nikon 2170749 Instruction Manual - Page 25

Long

Time

Exposure

(Bulb)

•

This

function

is

useful

for

shooting

nighttime

scenes

or

stars,

which

require

extended

exposure

of

more

than

30

sec.

(Use

of

a

tripod

is

recommended.)

I

Set

the

exposure

mode

dial

to

S

and

rotate

the

Command

Dial

to

select

bulb.

2

50

11

-14

OFF

Ft

a

051

•

b

blinks

and

the

shutter

cannnot

be

released

(with

CPU

lens).

Set

the

exposure

mode

dial

to

A

and

rotate

the

Command

Dial

to

select

the

desired

aperture.

Compose,

focus

and

shoot.

II

•

OFF

A

righirra

•

The

shutter

will

be

open

as

long

as

the

shutter

release

button

is

kept

pressed.

(Bulb

exposure)

•

When

the

optional

remote

control

unit

(page

60)

is

used,

pressing

the

shutter

release

button

once

opens

the

shutter

and

pressing

again

closes

the

shutter

(Time

exposure).

•

Continuous

exposure

of

approx.

2

hours

is

possible

with

a

fresh

set

of

lithium

batteries.

Note

that

continuous

exposure

time

is

reduced

when

shooting

in

low

temperatures.

•

To

cancel

Long

Time

Exposure,

set

the

exposure

mode

dial

to

S

and

select

a

shutter

speed

faster

than

30

sec.

(other

than

bulb).

Exposure

Compensation

•

To

modify

exposure

control

(i.e.

from

the

ISO

standard),

use

the

exposure

compensation

function.

This

can

be

useful

when

the

subject

has

pronounced

contrast

or

when

proper

exposure

is

difficult

to

determine.

You

can

modify

exposure

control

from

-2EV

to

+2EV

in

1/2

steps

(except

in

VI

mode).

1

Compensate

exposure

by

rotating

the

Command

Dial

while

pressing

the

la

button

until

the

desired

compensation

value

appears.

(

)1i

y

OFF

-7

6:A

•

When

the

exposure

compensation

is

set,

61

appears

in

the

LCD

panel

and

viewfinder.

The

compensation

value

can

be

checked

by

pressing

the

CEP

button.

In

flash

photography,

the

flash

output

level

is

also

compensated.

•

Normally,

you

should

compensate

exposure

to

the

+

side

when

the

background

is

brighter

than

your

main

subject,

or

to

the

-

side

when

the

background

is

darker.

2

Compose

picture,

confirm

focus

indicator

•

and

shoot.

e

F56

•

To

cancel

exposure

compensation

in

P,

S

or

A

exposure

mode,

rotate

the

Command

Dial

while

pressing

the

if)

button

to

reset

the

compensation

value

to

0.

To

cancel

exposure

compensation

in

any

of

the

Van

-Programs,

select

another

exposure

mode.

Turning

the

camera

off

does

not

cancel

the

exposure

compensation

function.

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