Nikon D1X - Manual (Page 36)

TUT
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RIAL—FIRST STEPS
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STEP 1
1 .4 Check the amount of charge remaining
Turn the camera on (A) and confirm the batter y level in the control panel on
top of the camer a (B).
Battery fully charged
Low batter y
Ready a fully-charged spare battery pack (the metering indicator [
,
, ] in the viewfinder will blink to warn that the battery is low, and
the display in the viewfinder will turn off to save power when no opera-
tions are performed)
Battery exhausted
No photographs can be taken until the battery has been replaced
A B
Removing Battery Packs
To remove the battery pack from the camera, unlatch the battery pack and slide it out. Do not
remove the batter y without fir st turning the power off.
Auto Power Off
If no operations are perfor med for about six seconds, all indicators in the viewfinder and rear
control panel will turn off, together with the shutter-speed and aperture displays in the control
panel on top of the camera. Press the shutter-release button halfway to reactivate the display.
Note that when using the portrait-mode shutter-release button, you will need to unlock the
button using the lock release.
15—Auto Meter-Off Delay ( pg. 168)
The time delay for automatic meter switch-off can be set to four, six, eight, or sixteen seconds
using Custom Setting 15.