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Playback button (
▶
default displays the most recently taken photograph. You can also view other
pictures by pressing the multi-selector left ( ) and right ( ).
▶
Delete button ( ). If you are reviewing your pictures and fi nd some that you
don't want to keep, you can delete them by pressing this button. To prevent you
from accidentally deleting images, the camera displays a dialog box asking you
to confi rm that you want to erase the picture. Press the Delete button ( ) a sec-
ond time to permanently erase the image. This is also one of the buttons for the
two-button formatting option used to format the active memory card. Press and
hold this button in conjunction with the metering mode button (
blinks on the LCD control panel, and then press the buttons in conjunction a
second time to complete formatting. As mentioned previously, this second but-
ton press is required as a fail-safe against accidental formatting.
Menu button (
▶
There are a number of menus, including Playback (
Settings (
), and Retouch (
want to view and press the OK button (
Help/protect/white balance button ( /
▶
rotating the Main Command dial allows you to change the white balance (WB)
settings when in Shooting mode. Rotating the Sub-command dial allows you to
fi ne-tune the selected WB setting by adding blue or amber to make the image
cooler or warmer, respectively. You can add blue (b1–b6) by rotating the dial to
the right and amber (a1–a6) by rotating to the left. When you're viewing the
information display and a question mark appears, or when you're scrolling
through the menu options and a question mark appears in the lower-left corner,
you can press this button to get more information. When the D7100 is in
Playback mode, press this button to protect (lock) the image from accidentally
being deleted. Press it again to unlock it.
Zoom in/QUAL button (
▶
ing this button and rotating the command dials allows you to quickly change the
image quality and size settings. Rotating the Main Command dial allows you to
choose a format (RAW, JPEG, or RAW + JPEG) as well as the JPEG compres-
sion (Basic, Normal, Fine). Rotating the Sub-command dial allows you to choose
the JPEG size but has no effect when the quality is set to RAW. When reviewing
your images or using the Live View (
ton (
) to get a closer look at the details of your image. This is a handy feature
for checking the sharpness and focus of your shot. When you are zoomed in,
use the multi-selector to navigate within the image. To view your other images
at the same zoom ratio, you can rotate the Main Command dial. To return to
Chapter 1
Exploring the Nikon D7100
). Pressing this button activates Playback mode and by
). Press this button to access the D7100 menu options.
). Use the multi-selector to choose the menu you
). When the D7100 is in Shooting mode, press-
), Shooting (
) to enter the specifi c menu screen.
/
). Pressing this button and
) option, you can press the Zoom in but-
1
) until FOR
), Custom
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