Nikon 5000 - Manual (Page 22)

8
Intr
oduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5000
8
How to Use It—Camera Controls and Displays
A The Viewfinder
Lamp Meaning
Flash will fire when photograph is taken.
Flickers Flash charging ( 84).
Off Flash not required or flash set to “off.”
On
Blinks slowly
Digital zoom ( 70) in effect or image size set to
3 : 2 ( 75). Frame photographs in the monitor.
Flickers
Camera unable to focus on subject in focus brack-
ets. Use focus lock (
53) or manual focus ( 98).
Subject in focus. On
Blinks
Camera recording image(s) to memory card. Do not
eject card or remove or disconnect power source
while green light is blinking.
Red (flash-
ready) lamp
Gr
een (autofocus) lamp
Photographs can be framed in the viewfinder or in the monitor. Note that when
your subject is within 1.5 m (4´11˝) of the camera, the final picture will differ
slightly from the image seen in the viewfinder. Use the smaller of the two
frames in the viewfinder or frame photographs in the monitor when your sub-
ject is close to the camera.
The two lamps next to the viewfinder provide a guide to camera status while
you frame your picture.
U s e t h i s a r e a t o
frame photographs
when the distance to
your subject is less
than 1.5 m (4´11˝)
Focus brackets/Center
focus area for manual or
automatic AF-area selec-
tion ( 120)
Red (flash-ready) lamp
Green (autofocus) lamp