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SHOOTING AUTOMATICALLY 2000 1000 500 250 125 X 80 60 30 15 8 2 1 2s 4s LT.B 200 1000 500 250 125 • X 60 • 30 15 A red LED will glow next to the "A" index on the viewfinder scale to indicate overexposure. When this occurs, stop your lens down or change to manual exposure control to obtain acceptable exposures. A red LED will glow next to the "LT, B" index on the scale when there is insufficient light for a proper exposure or when the camera has selected a time exposure longer than 4 seconds in the automatic mode. Green LEDs are used along the shutter speed scale between 1/2000th and 1/30th second to indicate hand-holdable speeds. 60 30 15 • 8 • 4 2 • • 1 • 2s 4s • LT.B Yellow LEDs are used along the shutter speed scale between 1/15th second and 4 seconds as a slow speed warning and reminder to use a tripod or supplemental lighting, or to change the lens to a wider aperture setting. IMPORTANT: Should you accidentally press the shutter release with the lens cap on or in the dark while the shutter dial is set to "Automatic," an excessively long exposure will result. To re-set the camera, move the dial to one of the manual speed settings and return it to the "Automatic" position before resuming shooting. 21 •

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SHOOTING
AUTOMATICALLY
2000
1000
500
250
125
X
80
60
30
15
8
2
1
2s
4s
LT.B
200
1000
500
250
125
X
60
30
15
•
•
•
•
•
•
A
red
LED
will
glow
next
to
the
"A"
index
on
the
viewfinder
scale
to
indi-
cate
overexposure.
When
this
occurs,
stop
your
lens
down
or
change
to
manual
exposure
control
to
obtain
acceptable
exposures.
A
red
LED
will
glow
next
to
the
"LT,
B"
index
on
the
scale
when
there
is
in-
sufficient
light
for
a
prop-
er
exposure
or
when
the
camera
has
selected
a
time
exposure
longer
than
4
seconds
in
the
automatic
mode.
Green
LEDs
are
used
along
the
shutter
speed
scale
between
1/2000th
and
1/30th
second
to
indicate
hand-holdable
speeds.
60
30
15
8
4
2
•
•
•
•
1
•
2s
4s
•
LT.B
Yellow
LEDs
are
used
along
the
shutter
speed
scale
between
1/15th
sec-
ond
and
4
seconds
as
a
slow
speed
warning
and
reminder
to
use
a
tripod
or
supplemental
lighting,
or
to
change
the
lens
to
a
wider
aperture
setting.
IMPORTANT:
Should
you
accidentally
press
the
shutter
release
with
the
lens
cap
on
or
in
the
dark
while
the
shutter
dial
is
set
to
"Auto-
matic,"
an
excessively
long
exposure
will
result.
To
re
-set
the
camera,
move
the
dial
to
one
of
the
manual
speed
settings
and
return
it
to
the
"Automatic"
position
before
resuming
shooting.
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