Nikon 8700 Manual De Usuario

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The exposure displays show the amount pictures will be under- or over-exposed at the 
values currently selected for shutter speed and aperture.

The control panel display is in EVs, rounded to the nearest 
EV.  If the picture would be under- over-exposed by more than 
9 EV, the display will show a fl ashing –9 (underexposure) or 
+9 (overexposure).  If no operations are performed for about 
eight seconds, the display in the control panel will be replaced 
by the number of exposures remaining.

The exposure display in the monitor or electronic viewfi nder shows the amount expo-
sure deviates from the value suggested by the camera in EVs (–2 to +2 EV in increments 
of 

1

/

3

 EV).

(Values in EVs)

–2

±0

+2

–1

+1

Underexposed

Overexposed

For long time exposures of up to ten minutes, set Continuous  (

  80) to Single 

and rotate the command dial to select a shutter speed of BULB or TIME.  The length 
of time the shutter will remain open depends on the option selected for Exposure 
options > Bulb / Time (

 92):

• Bulb release: When BULB is selected for shutter speed, the 

shutter will remain open for as long as the shutter-release 
button is held down, to a maximum of ten minutes.

• Timed release: When TIME is selected for shutter speed, 

the shutter will open when the shutter-release button is 
pressed and remain open until the shutter-release button 
is pressed again or the time selected in the Timed release 
menu has elapsed.

If possible, use a tripod to prevent blurring caused by camera shake.  To reduce mot-
tling, use noise reduction (

 101).

F5.6

F5.6

F5.6

15

15

15

BULB10M

F5.6

F5.6

F5.6

15

15

15

TIME30S

Choosing an exposure mode: 

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