Nikon D70S - Manual (Page 34)

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Tutorial—Basic Photography
2 .2 Check the battery level
Check the battery level in the viewfi nder or
control panel.
Basic Photography
Taking Your First Photographs
* No icon displayed when camera powered by optional AC adapter.
Icon *
Control
panel
View-
fi nder Status Notes
—
Battery fully
charged
Aperture and shut ter-speed in di ca tors in
con trol pan el and all in di ca tors in viewfi nd-
er turn off if no op er a tions are per formed
for 6 s (auto meter off). Press shutter-re-
lease but ton halfway to re ac ti vate dis play.
—
Battery partially
discharged
(fl ashes) (fl ashes)
Battery
exhausted
Shutter release disabled.
Low battery Ready fully-charged spare battery.
Step 1—Rotate the Mode Dial to
Rotate the mode dial to . In this automatic,
“point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of set-
tings are controlled by the camera in response to
shooting conditions, making it ideal for fi rst-time
users of digital SLR cameras.
Step 2—Ready the Camera
Before taking photographs, ready the camera as described below.
2 .1 Turn the cam era on
The control panel will turn on and the dis-
play in the viewfi nder will light.