Nikon D100 User Manual
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Taking Photographs—Exposur
e
Exposure
80
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1
Rotate the function dial to S.
Exposure Warning
If the camera is unable to produce the correct exposure at the selected shutter speed,
the electronic analog exposure display (
83) in the viewfinder will show the amount
of under- or over-exposure and one of the following indicators will be displayed in the
control panel and viewfinder aperture displays:
2
Rotate the main command dial to choose the
desired shutter speed.
3
Frame a photograph and shoot.
9—EV Step (
151)
This option controls whether changes to shutter speed and aperture are made in incre-
ments equivalent to
1
/
3
EV (the default setting) or
1
/
2
EV.
13—Command Dial (
154)
This option can be used to reverse the roles of the command dials so that the sub-
command dial controls shutter speed, while the main command dial controls aperture.
Indicator
Description
Subject too bright. Choose faster shutter speed, lower sensitivity (ISO
equivalency;
48), or use Neutral Density (ND) filter.
Subject too dark. Choose slower shutter speed, raise sensitivity (ISO
equivalency), or use flash (
98).