Nikon D100 Product Manual - Page 29

2 Getting the Camera Ready for Use 2.6 Check the battery level Turn the camera on and check the battery level in the control panel or viewfinder. Introduction-First Steps Icon* Control ViewPanel finder Status Notes - Battery fully charged To save power, aperture and shutterspeed indicators in the control panel and all indicators in viewfinder turn off if no operations are performed for six seconds - Battery partially (auto meter off). Press shutter-release discharged button halfway to reactivate display. Low battery Ready a fully-charged spare battery. (Flashes) (Flashes) Battery exhausted Shutter-release disabled. No pictures can be taken until battery has been replaced. * No icon displayed when camera powered by optional AC adapter. Removing the Battery To remove the battery, turn the camera off, open the battery chamber cover as described above, and slide the battery out. Camera Off Display When the camera is off and the main battery is inserted or the camera is powered by an optional EH-5 AC adapter, the control panel will show only the number of exposures remaining. If no memory card is inserted, will be displayed. 7-Auto Meter Off ( 151) The length of the auto meter off delay can be adjusted using Custom Setting 7. 17