Camera Indicators

Lever lock/mirror lock Locks mirror in the up position,

sets camera for stopped -down

metering.

Time lock/shutter lock In L position locks shutter release

button; in A position releases

lever

shutter release button.

Meter switch (fig. 2-2) In C position permits battery to be

checked; in ON position, ener-

gizes built-in exposure meter;

in OFF FLASH position, deen-

ergizes built-in exposure meter

and permits use of flash unit.

b. Camera Indicators. The following list itemizes the

camera indicators used by the operator and describes

their function.

Function

Indicator

Indicates (on aperture scale) lens

Aperture scale index

aperture to which the aperture

ring adjustment control is set.

Indicates zone of acceptable sharp

Depth of field scale. . . .

focus for given lens opening (in

front of and behind point fo-

cused upon).

When camera is focused, indicates

Distance scale. . . . . . . .

camera to subject distance (in

feet and meters).

Indicates location of film and is

Film plane indicator. . .

used for accurate distant meas-

urements.

Indicates ASA film speed of film

ASA film speed scale . .

loaded in camera.

I n d i c a t e s number of exposures

Frame counter . . . . . . .

taken.

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