r11 appears on the control panel on D200

[photonut]

Can anyone tell me why "r11" appears on the control panel when I press the shutter halfway?
Is this normal?

thanks in advance,
ann

 

[f8lee]

> Ann, this is an indicator of how many shots the internal memory of > the D200 can still hold in case you plan to take a burst of shots > quickly. The "r" stands for reserve. If you shoot in continuous > mode, after a bunch of shots the camera falls behind dumping the > image files to the CF card, so there is enough internal memory to > hold the next shots temporarily.

 

[photonut]

Thanks so much Bob.
I was worried it might be a malfuction.

Ann