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5

AF-S

or

AF-Ilens required.

6 With maximum effective aperture

off/5.6

or faster.

7 When

AF

80-200mm

f/2.8,

AF

35-70mm

f/2.8,

AF

28-85mm

f/3.5-4.5

(New), or

AF

28-85mm

f/3.5-4.5Ienses are

zoomed

all

the

way

in at

the

minimum

focus distance,

the

in-focus indicator

may

be displayed

when

the

image on

the

matte

screen in

the

viewfinder

is

not

in focus.

Focus

manually

until

image

in

viewfinder

is

in focus.

8

With

maximum

aperture

of

f/5.6

or

faster.

CPU

lens

Type

Glens

~

IX NIKKOR Lenses

IX

NIKKOR

lenses can

not

be used.

PI

Lens

f-number

The

f-number

given in lens names

is

the

maximum

aperture

ofthe

lens.

PI

Identifying

CPU

and

Type

G

and

0 Lenses

CPU

lenses can be identified

by

the

presence

of

CPU

contacts,

type

G and D lenses

by

a letter

on

the

lens barrel. Type G lenses are

not

equipped

with

a lens

aperture

ring.

Aperture ring

Use

AF-S

or

AF-Ilenses

to

get

the

most

from

your

camera. Vibration Reduction

(VR)

supported

with

VR

lenses.

2

Spot

metering

meters selected focus

point.

3 Can

not

be used

with

shifting

or

tilting.

4 The camera's exposure

metering

and flash

control

systems may

not

function

as

expected

when

the

lens

is

shifted

and/or

tilted

or

an

aperture

other

than

the

maximum

aperture

is

used.

Compatible CPU Lenses

AI-P

NIKKOR

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2

Other

AF

NIKKOR

(except lenses

for

F3AF)

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2

This camera supports autofocus

with

AF-S

and

AF-I

CPU

lenses only.

AF-S

lenses have

"-

names beginning

with

AF-S,

AF-Ilenses names beginning

with

AF-I.

Autofocus

is

not

supported

with

other autofocus

(AF)

lenses. The following

table

lists the features

available

with

compatible lenses in viewfinder photography:

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Camera

setting

Focus

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Mode

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Metering

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(with

electronic

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Lens/accessory

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AF

rangefinder)

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MF

MOther

modes

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