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Large-Capacity Memory Cards
When enough mem o ry re mains on the memory card to
record a thou sand or more pic tures at cur rent set tings, the
num ber of exposures re main ing will be shown in thou-
sands, round ed down to the near est hun dred (e.g., if there
is room for ap prox i mate ly 1,260 ex po sures, the ex po sure
count dis play will show 1.2 K).
Camera Off Display/No Memory Card
If the camera is turned off with a battery and memory card
inserted, the number of exposures remaining will be dis-
played in the control panel. If no memory card is inserted,
the control panel will show
and a
icon will be dis-
played in the viewfi nder.
Advanced Focusing Screen Display
When the background is bright, the active focus area (
53) is highlighted in black. When
the background is dark, the active focus area is highlighted briefl y in red as needed to
establish contrast with the background (“Vari-Brite” focus areas), making it easier to identify
the selected focus area. The viewfi nder is also equipped with on-demand grid lines. When
On
is selected for Custom Setting d2 (
Grid display
;
158), a reference grid is superim-
posed over the display in the viewfi nder. This grid is a useful aid when composing land-
scape shots or when tilting or shifting a PC Nikkor lens.
Owing to the characteristics of this type of viewfi nder display, you may notice fi ne lines
radiating outwards from the selected focus area, or that the display in the viewfi nder turns
red when the selected focus area is highlighted. These phenomena are normal and do not
indicate a malfunction.
The Viewfi nder Display
The focus-area and grid-line displays in the viewfi nder (advanced focusing screen display)
tend to brighten at high temperatures and to darken and exhibit slower response times
at low temperatures. The other displays in the viewfi nder tend to darken at high tem-
peratures and exhibit slower response times at low temperatures. All displays will return to
normal at room temperature.
