Nikon FG - Manual (Page 21)

CONTROLS IN DETAIL —continued
ihutter Release Button ^
«pressing the shutter release button halfway
witches on the exposure meter for approx. 16 sec.,
/en after taking your finger off the button, and
auses the viewfinder LED(s) to light up steadily,
ushing the button all the way down releases the
lutier.
3 check battery power, depress the button halfway,
the viewfinder LED(s) lights steadily, power is
jfficient. If the LED(s) disappears the instant you
jmove your finger from the button, power is weak
nd you must change batteries. If you continue to use
the camera in this situation, the batteries will be com­
pletely exhausted: when the shutter release button is
depressed, the shutter curtains will not open and the
mirror will be locked in the up position. To return the
mirror to its place, switch to the B setting.
The shutter release button is threaded at the center
to accept a standard cable release.
CONTROLS IN DETAIL —continued
iUdio
Warning Lever
^
■ prevent incorrect exposure or blurred photos re-
ilting from extreme shooting conditions, the Nikon
3 is equipped with an audio warning device, oper-
>le on P or A modes, in addition to the visual LED
arning indications. To switch the device on. turn
e lever as far as it will go, uncovering the audio
arning mark (
''0 ), and depress the shutter release
itton halfway. While the button is depressed, the
idio warning will sound indicating that scene bright-
!ss is out of the metering range of 1~ 1/1000 sec.
lich results in over- or underexposure, or that
lutter speed is too slow for hand held shooting.
Check the viewfinder for LED indications and adjust
exposure as on pages 26~27 or 30~31. If you don't
want to hear the warning sound, simply turn the lever
to the OFF position (to cover the vj mark), but be
sure to check the viewfinder LED before shooting to
confirm if scene brightness is within metering range.
Note: The audio vjaming device does not function even with
the lever set at ON when both top and bottom warning LEDs
are alternately blinking to warn of im proper aperture setting
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