The design of this new camera allows for quick, spontaneous shooting. The new F100 lives up to its name, and delivers both basic and creative options in a very impressive package. That package includes magnesium alloy on the front body and top and bottom covers, and a textured covering for grip and feel. The pure physical handling is matched by mechanical handling, with touch controls that allow for quick, spontaneous shooting, as well as options that give the shooter an amazing array of creative paths when there is more time to contemplate the shot. That design is achieved through an impressive array of technological feats, most of which are easily accessed through the simplified, and apparent arrangement of controls.
Exposures Let s begin with exposure controls.
For critical reading of select scene areas spot can t be beat, offering a one percent area reading. Autofocus Ease Autofocusing is performed by the Cam-1300 AF sensor module, the same one found in the Nikon F5. This is a wide area array sensor that is set in a cross-type pattern, which means that both horizontal and vertical compositions are handled with ease. There s a pad on the back of the camera that allows you to select a focusing area, and an overlap servo mechanism that helps grab hold of moving subjects and adjusts to changes even while the lens is focusing. Focus Tracking watches subjects as they begin to move, and Nikon s Lock On system holds focus even if there is a momentary interruption of coverage.