Glossary, Balanced fill-flash operation, Center-weighted metering – Nikon N6000 User Manual

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GLOSSARY-

Balanced fill-flash operation
A method of flash photography which keeps flash brightness
in balance with the ambient light. N6000 provides automatic
balanced fill-flash operation with Nikon-dedicated TTL con

trolled Speedlights.

Center-Weighted metering

An SLR light meter, invented by Nikon, which concentrates its
sensitivity on the center portion of the camera's viewing areas.

CPU
Central Processing Unit. The electronic component which con

trols equipment functions.
AF Nikkor and Al-P-Nikkor lenses have a built-in CPU.

Depth of field

The zone of acceptable sharpness in front of and behind the
subject on which the lens is focused.

DX code
Film information code printed on the film cartridge. The N6000,

set at auto film speed setting mode, automatically senses the
film speed (ISO 25 to 5000) of DX-coded film the instant it is

loaded.

EV
Exposure Value. A number representing the available combi
nations of shutter speed and aperture that give the same expo

sure effect when the scene brightness and ISO remain the
same.
At

ISO too,

the combination of a one-second shutter speed