The data display
The data display across the bottom of the
display gives you instant access to the most
important settings without having to take
your eye away from the viewfinder.
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Flash compensation. When
using the flash, you can adjust the
amount of light without changing
the exposure. When any flash com-
pensation is used, the flash com-
pensation indicator is visible in the
viewfinder.
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Flash symbol. When the flash
symbol is flashing, the flash is
being charged. When the light
turns solid, the flash is charged
and ready to fire.
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WL. When an external flash is used
in Wireless mode, the WL indicator
is lit.
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H or HSS. Some external flashes
can use a High-speed sync mode.
When in the High-speed sync
mode, an H or HSS appears in the
viewfinder.
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MF. When in Manual Focus mode,
this indicator lights up.
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Focus indicators. The focus indi-
cators show whether the focus is
locked and ready to shoot, focused
on a moving subject and ready to
shoot, in the process of focusing,
or unable to focus on the subject.
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Shutter speed. This shows the
current shutter speed.
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Aperture. This shows the current
aperture.
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EV scale. The EV or Exposure
Value scale in the viewfinder
shows the exposure set by the
photographer and what the
camera’s metering system believes
to be the correct exposure. The
small bar over the scale shows the
current exposure setting in regard
to what the camera believes is the
correct setting. The EV scale also
indicates when the bracketing is
active by showing either three or
five bars above the scale.
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AE lock. When the AEL button is
pressed, the exposure value cur-
rently determined by the camera
becomes the standard value. The
AE lock indicator is visible in the
viewfinder when the AEL button is
pressed.
Exposure Value is covered in
detail in Chapter 2
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Shots remaining counter. This
shows how many photos can still
be taken. The display starts at 9
and counts down as the photos
are taken; as the images are writ-
ten to the memory card, the
counter goes back up. When the
memory card is full and no more
images can be saved, the counter
reads 0. If you try to take photos
after the card is full, the word FULL
flashes across the display and the
counter reads 0.
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Camera shake warning. This indi-
cator flashes even if the Super
SteadyShot is turned on. The cam-
era calculates the likelihood of
camera shake using the focal
length and shutter speed.
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Super SteadyShot scale. The
scale is shown when the Super
SteadyShot is activated. The higher
the scale, the more shaking is pres-
ent. To get the sharpest image pos-
sible, there should be no bars.
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Aspect ratio 16:9. This indicates
when the camera is set to the 16:9
aspect ratio.
Chapter 1
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