Nikon D200 User Manual
Page 79
69
Ref
er
enc
e
—Exposur
e
AF Micro Nikkor Lenses
Provided that an external exposure meter is used, the exposure ratio need only be taken
into account when the lens aperture ring is used to set aperture.
Non-CPU Lenses
If the maximum aperture of the lens has been specifi ed using the Non-CPU lens data
item in shooting menu (
93) when a non-CPU lens is attached, the current f/-num-
ber will be displayed in the viewfi nder and control
panel, rounded to the nearest full stop. Otherwise the
aperture displays will show only the number of stops
(
, with maximum aperture displayed as
) and the f/-
number must be read from the lens aperture ring.
Long Exp. NR (
131)
To reduce noise at slow shutter speeds, select On for the Long Exp. NR option in the
shooting menu.
b3—EV Step (
154)
This option controls whether changes to shutter speed and aperture are made in in cre -
ments equiv a lent to / EV (the default setting), / EV, or 1 EV.
f5—Command Dials (
170)
Command Dials > Change Main / Sub and Command Dials > Aperture setting control
whether aperture is assigned with the main command dial, the sub-command dial, or the
lens aperture ring. Regardless of the settings chosen, the sub-command dial is always used
with type G lenses, the lens aperture ring with non-CPU lenses.
At shutter speeds other than
, the electronic analog exposure displays in the con-
trol panel and viewfi nder show whether the photograph would be un der- or over-ex-
posed at current settings. Depending on the option chosen for Custom Setting b3 (EV
Step), the amount of un der- or over-ex po sure is shown in increments of / EV, / EV, or
1 EV. If the limits of the ex po sure metering system are ex ceed ed, the displays will fl ash.
“EV step” set to “1/3 step”
“EV step” set to “1/2 step”
“EV step” set to “1 step”
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Optimal exposure
Underexposed by / EV
Underexposed by / EV
Underexposed by 1 EV
Overexposed by more than 3 EV
*
* At 1/3 step,
appears in the viewfi nder when overexposure exceeds 2 EV.
Electronic Analog Exposure Displays