Nikon D100 User Manual
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oduction—First Steps
Removing the Battery
To remove the battery, turn the camera off, open the battery chamber cover as de-
scribed above, and slide the battery out.
Camera Off Display
When the camera is off and the main battery is inserted or
the camera is powered by an optional EH-5 AC adapter,
the control panel will show only the number of exposures
remaining. If no memory card is inserted,
will be
displayed.
7—Auto Meter Off (
151)
The length of the auto meter off delay can be adjusted using Custom Setting 7.
Getting the Camera Ready for Use
2
2
.6 Check the battery level
Turn the camera on and check the battery level in the control panel or
viewfinder.
Notes
Status
View-
finder
Control
Panel
To save power, aperture and shutter-
speed indicators in the control panel and
all indicators in viewfinder turn off if no
operations are performed for six seconds
(auto meter off). Press shutter-release
button halfway to reactivate display.
—
Battery fully
charged
Battery partially
discharged
—
Battery exhausted
(Flashes)
Shutter-release disabled. No pictures can
be taken until battery has been replaced.
* No icon displayed when camera powered by optional AC adapter.
(Flashes)
Ready a fully-charged spare battery.
Low battery
Icon
*