800si: Viewfinder and Custom Functions


Viewfinder Display Local Focus Areas Vertical/Wide Focus Frame Horizontal/Wide Focus Frame Spot Metering Area Flash On Indicator High Speed Flash Sync Indicator Flash Signals	Remote Off-camera Flash Indicator Focus Signals/Camera Shake Warning Shutter-Speed/Film Speed/Focus Area Display AEL Indicator Aperture/Expsoure Compensation/Flash Compensation Display Metering Index Frame Counter (counts down)
	Metering Index Another change from the 700si is the position of the Metering Index. In P, A and S modes it displays the (normal) exposure compensation setting. In M mode, it shows the difference between the metered mode and the value you have set. With the AEL button pressed, it shows the difference between the locked value and the value of the spot at the centre of the frame where you are currently pointing.

Viewfinder Display

Local Focus Areas
Vertical/Wide Focus Frame
Horizontal/Wide Focus Frame
Spot Metering Area
Flash On Indicator
High Speed Flash Sync Indicator
Flash Signals

Remote Off-camera Flash Indicator
Focus Signals/Camera Shake Warning
Shutter-Speed/Film Speed/Focus Area Display
AEL Indicator
Aperture/Expsoure Compensation/Flash Compensation Display
Metering Index
Frame Counter (counts down)

Metering Index

Another change from the 700si is the position of the Metering Index. In P, A and S modes it displays the (normal) exposure compensation setting. In M mode, it shows the difference between the metered mode and the value you have set. With the AEL button pressed, it shows the difference between the locked value and the value of the spot at the centre of the frame where you are currently pointing.

Custom Functions

Similar to many of Canon's and Nikons recent high-end SLR bodies, a number of the 800si's functions can be customised by the user, beyond that which can be set using the 3 User Memories. These are as follows:

Frame counter: counts Up or Down
Film rewind: automatic (by DX code or when it senses the end of the roll) or manual (requiring you to press the separate Force Film Rewind button on the back) - useful for quiet areas
Film leader: can be set to leave the tab out
DX Memory: DX film settings remembered or forgotton at roll change
Program Flash Control in P Mode: manual or auto switchover
Focus Hold Button: Focus hold or centre AF area select or Continuous AF
Eyepiece (eyestart) Sensor Activation: by Grip or Main Switch
AF Area Selection: wide or local/centre only
Exposure Bracketing Sequence: Metered, Under then Over or Under, Metered then Over
Duration of LCD On: 5, 10 or 30 seconds
Show AF Area (in Viewfinder): only when AF Area Select Button pressed or Always on when Focus Locked
Eye Start Switch: Active or Disabled
Built-in Flash Zoom: Linked to lens' focal length (inc. zooms) or Fixed to widest coverage (24mm)

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