Nikon D100 User Manual

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Tu
torial—Basic Photography

Step 1—Ready the Camera

Before taking photographs, ready the camera as described below.

1

.1 Turn the camera on

The control panel will turn on and the dis-
play in the viewfinder will light.

1

1

.2 Check the battery level

If the low-battery icon (

) appears in the

control panel or flashes in the viewfinder,
recharge the battery or replace it with a fully-
charged spare battery before proceeding.

1

.3 Check the number of exposures remaining

The exposure-count displays in the control
panel and viewfinder show the number of
photographs that can be taken at current
settings. When this number reaches zero,
the shutter-speed display in the control panel
will show a blinking

, the viewfinder

shutter-speed display,

. You will need

to delete pictures, insert a new memory card,
or adjust image quality and size settings be-
fore you will be able to take additional pho-
tographs.

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