6CONTENTSBEFORE YOU BEGIN.............................................................2-15FOREWORD..........................................................................2-3NOTES .....................................................................................4ABOUT THIS MANUAL .............................................................5CONTENTS ...........................................................................6-7NOMENCLATURE ...............................................................8-13LCD panels........................................................................12Viewfinder ..........................................................................13HOW TO OPERATE COMMAND DIALS ............................14-15PREPARATION ...................................................................16-24MOUNTING LENS .............................................................17-18Removing lens ...................................................................18INSTALLING BATTERIES........................................................19CHECKING BATTERY POWER...............................................20LOADING FILM..................................................................21-24BASIC OPERATION ............................................................25-34RELEASING SHUTTER/COMPOSING THE PICTURE........26-27BASIC SHOOTING ............................................................28-34About Two-Button Reset ...................................................34GENERAL FUNCTIONS........................................................35-56FILM ADVANCE MODE .....................................................36-37Single-Frame Shooting ......................................................36Continuous Shooting .........................................................37FOCUS AREA....................................................................38-40Selecting Focus Area....................................................38-39Selecting AF Area Mode ....................................................40FOCUS MODE...................................................................41-48Autofocus.....................................................................41-45Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority ..........................42-43Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority ...............44-45Manual Focus...............................................................45-48Manual focus with Electronic Rangefinder.................46-47Manual focus using clear matte field...............................48EXPOSURE METERING SYSTEM......................................49-513D Color Matrix Metering ...............................................49Center-Weighted Metering .............................................50Spot Metering ................................................................50Setting Metering System ....................................................51EXPOSURE MODE ............................................................52-56Selecting Exposure Mode.............................................52-55Setting Exposure Mode .....................................................56ADVANCED OPERATION.....................................................57-94SHOOTING IN EACH EXPOSURE MODE ..........................58-67Operation in Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure Mode........58-60Operation in Aperture-Priority Auto Exposure Mode......61-63Operation in Manual Exposure Mode ............................64-67FLEXIBLE PROGRAM........................................................68-69FOCUS LOCK—To take off-center subjects ......................70-71AE/AF LOCK .....................................................................72-73EXPOSURE COMPENSATION...........................................74-81To Obtain Meter Reading for a Particular Subject inManual Exposure Mode ............................................75-76Exposure Compensation Function ................................77-78Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing ...................79-81P400 (E) 02.12.27 6:42 PM Page 6