Operation Manual
value of the
subiect.lf
the
metered area
is brighter
or darker
than this
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grey,
the
exposure
has
to
be adiusted
manu-
ally
up or downto'place'this
area
onthe
correct
part
of the
grey
scale.
The value
that
is
stored
in the
metering system
is the
'light
value. This
means that
the shutter
speed
calculated
by the
system
is adjusted
automatically
if
the
pre-set
aperture
or the
film speed
is changed.
The working
shut-
ter speed
is adjusted
inl
ltz
alt.r
lq
EV-steps,
i.e. much
more accurate
than
the
half speed steps
that
for practical
reasons are used
on the
viewfinder
display.
Other
concepts
used
in this
manual are continuous
me-
tering and
continuous
indication.
This means
that the
system
continuously
meters the
light from the
part of the
subject
which
at that
very moment
lies within
the
meter-
ing
area
and
also continuously
updates
the
value dis-
played in the view
finder.
Flashing
numbers
or symbols
in the view
finder
indicate that
a warning
function
has
been triggered.
See section
about
warnings!
Pre-releasing
the
camera
in ony of the
operating
modes always
locks the
Iight
value that
is
present
at the
moment
of
lifting the
mirror.
In
the
illustrations
changing
indications are
noted with
grey symbols
and
flashing
indications
by rays around
the
symbol.
The different
operoting
modes lre
described
in
the
order
they oppear
on the
Mode Selector
Diol.
P r
p
ro
g.ra
m.m.i
n
g.
rno.d.
The
Pl mode is not an
exposure
mode but used
to enter
certain
user defined
values,
different
from the standard
settings,
which are
built
into
the
camera.
The standard
settings
are
always set
when you activate
the
system after
the
battery
has been
removed or
if no other
values are
stored
from previous
operations.
Any
change
made in
the
Pr mode is effective
until changed
again
or until
the
battery
is removed.
The Pr mode
is not
intended to be used
while
pho-
tographing.lf
you make
an exposure
with the camera
in
Pr mode, the
camera
automatically
shifts to
A mode and
then
immediately back
to
Pr mode after the
exposure.
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After a battery
change the
system
olways
4J
returns to the
standord settings
and
all
previously
entered
values are lost.
Prl
,,;:fr,:p,
To
set
the
film speed
when you are using
standard
film
magazines. Speed
values
can be set
from
l2l12" IS0 to
6400/39'
IS0 in
l/:
EV
step
(
l'
IS0) increments.
The
standard
setting
is 100/21"
IS0.
Pr2
To set the
selftimer delay
in the
range from
2 seconds to
60 seconds.
The
available
values
are:2,4,6,8,
10, 12,14,
:78;.
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