Nikon D3 - Manual (Page 76)

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The Battery Indicator
If the segments in the top control panel battery icon blink on and off, the
camera is calculating the battery charge. The battery level will be
displayed in about three seconds.
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Auto Meter Off
At default settings, the shutter speed and aperture displays in the top
control panel and viewfinder will turn off if no operations are performed
for about six seconds (auto meter off ), reducing the drain on the battery.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to reactivate the display in the
viewfinder (pg. 56).
The length of time before the exposure meters turn off automatically can
be adjusted using Custom Setting c2 ([Auto meter-off delay], pg. 317).
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Camera Off Display
If the camera is turned off with a battery and
memory card inserted, the frame count and
number of exposures remaining will be displayed
(some memory cards may only display this
information when the camera is on).
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Exposure meters on Exposure meters off Exposure meters on
Top control panel