Exposure indicators, Aperture lock, 2—ev steps for exposure control ( pg. 161) – Nikon D1X User Manual

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OGRAPHY—EXPOSURE MODE

Subject too bright; choose a higher f/-number or use an ND filter.

Subject too dark; choose a lower f/-number or use a flash.

Exposure Indicators

If the subject is too bright or too dark to allow cor rect exposure, the electronic analog expo-
sure display will flash and one of the following indicators will appear in the viewfinder and the
control panel on top of the camera:

Aperture Lock

Aperture can be locked at the selected setting (

pg. 94).

2—EV Steps for Exposure Control (

pg. 161)

By default, adjustments to aperture are made in increments equivalent to

1

/

3

EV (

1

/

3

step). If

desired, the size of the increments can be increased to

1

/

2

or 1 step.

12—Assign Command Dial (

pg. 166)

This setting can be used to reverse the roles of the command dials so that the main command
dial controls aperture while shutter speed is assigned to the sub-command dial.

22—Aperture Setting (

pg. 173)

Use this setting when you want to adjust aperture using the lens aper ture ring. Note that
aperture for type G lenses is always set using the command dials, regardless of the option
chosen for Custom Setting 22.

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