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Viewfinder Indications

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14 VIEWFINDER INDICATIONS Focus points Spot metering Flash status information Night-scene program mode Action program mode Close-up program mode Landscape program mode Portrait program mode Standard program mode Focus indicator Shutter speed Aperture value AE lock Bar graph Exposure compensation • Regular size color prints may cut off what appears on the extreme edges of the film frame. Compose your picture with a margin of safety at the edges. • The frame number on the film will be upside down in relation to the picture. Keep this in mind when ordering copies of prints. ✍ MEMO • The selected focus point is superimposed in red (the surrounding area is also dimly lit) in the viewfinder when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down. The superimpose function can be canceled using the custom function [CF6]. See pages 134 and 138.

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Focus points
Spot metering
Flash status information
Night-scene program mode
Action program mode
Close-up program mode
Landscape program mode
Portrait program mode
Standard program mode
Focus indicator
Shutter speed
Aperture value
AE lock
Bar graph
Exposure compensation
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VIEWFINDER INDICATIONS
Regular size color prints may cut off what appears on the
extreme edges of the film frame. Compose your picture with
a margin of safety at the edges.
The frame number on the film will be upside down in relation
to the picture. Keep this in mind when ordering copies of
prints.
MEMO
The selected focus point is superimposed in red (the surrounding area
is also dimly lit) in the viewfinder when the shutter release button is
pressed halfway down. The superimpose function can be canceled
using the custom function [CF6]. See pages 134 and 138.