Nikon D100 Product Manual - Page 90

Flexible Program, Exposure Warning

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Exposure To take photographs in auto multi program, simply: 1 Rotate the function dial to P. 2 Frame a photograph and shoot. Taking Photographs-Exposure Exposure Warning If the limits of the exposure metering system are exceeded, one of the following indicators will be displayed in the control panel and viewfinder: Indicator Description Subject too bright. Use a Neutral Density (ND) filter or lower sensitivity (ISO equivalency; 48). Subject too dark. Use the flash ( 98) or raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency). Flexible Program In auto multi program, you can rotate the main command dial to choose different combinations of shutter speed and aperture ("flexible program"), each of which will produce the same exposure. While flexible program is in effect, appears in the control panel. To restore default shutter speed and aperture settings, rotate the main command dial until the indicator is no longer displayed. Default settings can also be restored by turning the camera off, selecting another exposure mode, raising the built-in Speedlight ( 98), or performing a twobutton reset ( 110). 78

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Taking Photographs—Exposur
e
Exposure
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Flexible Program
In auto multi program, you can rotate the main com-
mand dial to choose different combinations of shutter
speed and aperture (“flexible program”), each of which
will produce the same exposure.
While flexible program
is in effect,
appears in the control panel.
To restore
default shutter speed and aperture settings, rotate the
main command dial until the indicator is no longer dis-
played.
Default settings can also be restored by turning
the camera off, selecting another exposure mode, rais-
ing the built-in Speedlight (
98), or performing a two-
button reset (
110).
To take photographs in auto multi program, simply:
1
Rotate the function dial to
P
.
2
Frame a photograph and shoot.
Exposure Warning
If the limits of the exposure metering system are exceeded, one of the following indica-
tors will be displayed in the control panel and viewfinder:
Indicator
Description
Subject too bright.
Use a Neutral Density (ND) filter or lower sensitivity
(ISO equivalency;
48).
Subject too dark.
Use the flash (
98) or raise sensitivity (ISO equiva-
lency).