The following bulleted list details the
Recording Information display.
✦
Register number. The A700 can
have three user-defined settings.
When the Mode dial is set to MR
(Memory Recall mode), the selected
set of settings displays here.
✦
Mode dial display. The display
here shows the Mode dial’s setting.
✦
Shutter speed indicator. Displays
the current shutter speed.
✦
Aperture indicator. Displays the
current f-stop.
✦
Exposure. This display is blank
unless the photographer has made
any exposure compensation adjust-
ments; otherwise, it shows the
amount of exposure compensation.
✦
AE lock indicator. Displays an
asterisk when the AE lock is
pressed and the AE lock is in use.
✦
Flash mode. The indicator shows
whether the Flash mode is set to
Autoflash, Fill Flash, Rear Sync, or
Wireless. It also shows if Red-eye
reduction has been set.
✦
Exposure compensation /
Metered manual indicator. The
display shows a small arrow above
the EV scale, showing what the
camera believes is the difference
between your exposure and the
correct exposure. When the arrow
is above the 0, the EV scale, the
camera meter, and the photogra-
pher’s settings agree. When the
arrow appears toward the right,
it indicates overexposure, which
causes the photo to be too light.
When the arrow appears to the
left, it indicates underexposure,
which causes the photo to be
too dark.
✦
Flash compensation indicator. If
any flash compensation is set, a
small arrow appears under the EV
Scale, showing the amount of
compensation.
✦
EV scale. The EV or Exposure
Value scale shows what the cam-
era believes is the correct expo-
sure, which is set at 0. The scale
also shows three steps of overex-
posure and three steps of underex-
posure. The scale is also used as a
guide for exposure compensation
and flash compensation.
✦
ISO setting. The current ISO set-
ting is shown here below the word
ISO. The ISO is shown as a number
from 100 to 6400. The word AUTO
appears if the ISO is set to Auto.
✦
Drive mode indicator. The Drive
mode indicator shows what Drive
mode the camera is in. There are
eight modes that can be set. Most
modes have more than one choice,
for a total of 22 available settings
that can be shown.
✦
Focus mode indicator. This shows
which of the four Focus modes is
selected: AF-S when the camera
is set on Single-Shot Auto Focus,
AF-A when the camera is set to
Automatic Auto Focus, AF-C for
Continuous Auto Focus, and MF
for Manual Focus.
✦
Auto focus area indicator. Shows
if the Wide, Spot, or Local Auto
Focus area is selected.
✦
Metering mode indicator. Shows
if the Multi-segment, Center-
weighted, or the Spot metering
mode is being used.
✦
D-Range Optimizer setting.
When the D-Range Optimizer is
turned on, the mode it is set for is
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