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Autofocus

is

available

with

AF-S

and AF-Ilenses.

Autofocus

is

not

available

with

other

type

G

and

D lenses,

AF

lenses

(IX

NIKKOR

and

lenses

for

the

F3AF are

not

supported),

and AI-P lenses. Non-CPU lenses can

be

used in

mode

M,

but

the

camera exposure

meter

will

not

function.

The

electronic

rangefinder

can

be

used

with

lenses

that

have a

maximum

aperture

of

f/5.6

or

faster.

Type

Speed

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane

shutter

'/4000

- 30 s in steps of'13 or'12

EV;

Bulb; Time (requires

optional

ML-L3

remote

control)

X= ,

1200

s;

synchronizes

with

shutter

at

'1200

s

or

slower

s (single frame),

Qh

(continuous), ~ (self-timer), g

25

(delayed remote),

g (quick-response remote), lID

(quiet

shutter

release)

Frame

advance

rate

Self-timer

Metering

Metering

method

TTL exposure

metering

using

420-pixel

RGB

sensor

•

Matrix:

3D

color

matrix

metering

II

(type G and D lenses);

color

matrix

metering

II

(other

CPU

lenses)

•

Center-weighted:

Weight

of

75%

given

to

8-mm

circle in

center

of

frame

•

Spot:

Meters 3.5-mm circle

(about

2.5%

of

frame) centered

on

selected

focus

point

Range

(ISO

100,

f/l.4

lens,

20

°C/68

OF)

•

Matrix

or

center-weighted

metering:

0-20

EV

•

Spot

metering:

2- 20

EV

Exposure

meter

coupling

Mode

CPU

Auto

modes

(~auto;

@auto,

fla-Sil-off);

programmed

auto

with

flexible

program

(P);

shutter-priority

auto

(S);

aperture-priority

auto

(A);

manual

(M);

scene modes (7.'

portrait;

~

landscape;

·S·

child;

~

sports;

~

close

up;

~

night

portrait;

Il!l

night

landscape;

~

party/indoor;

A

beach/snow;

iii

sunset;

i8i

dusk/dawn;

'W

pet

portrait;

~

candlelight;

~

blossom;

~

autumn

colors;

Tl

food);

special effects

modes

(~

night

vision;

~

color

sketch;

~

miniature

effect;

jf

selective

color;

~

silhouette;

[j]

high

key;

iii

low

key)

Exposurecompensation

-5

- +5

EV

in

increments

of'13

or'l2

EV

Bracketing

•

Exposure

bracketing:

3 frames in steps

of'

13

or

'h

EV

•

White

balance

bracketing:

3 frames in steps

of

1

•

Active

D-Lighting

bracketing:

2 frames

m

Exposure

lock

Luminosity

locked

at

detected

value

with

AE-L/AF-L

button

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