Owner's Manual

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ra LCD Illuminators
Holding the power switch in the :~: Power switch
position activates the exposure meters
and control panel backlights
(LCD
illuminators), allowing the display to be
read in the dark. After the power
switch
is released, the illuminator will
remain
lit for six seconds (at default
settings) while the camera exposure
meters
are active or until the shutter is released or the power switch is
rotated to :~: again.
ra Auto Meter Off
At default settings, the shutter speed and aperture displays in the 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.54).
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The length of time before the exposure meters turn off automatically can
be adjusted using Custom Setting c2 (Auto meter-off delay, pg. 296).
ra Camera Off Display
Ifthe 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).