Nikon D300 User Manual page 337

(User's Manual – D300S page 278; D300 page 285)
LCD illumination
how the illumination of the
works. When it's on, the
Here are the two choices and how they work:
▪ Off – If you leave
Control panel
tell it to with the "backlight on" setting on the ring
surrounding the
shutter finger to pull the
right, the
▪ On – This setting makes the
come on anytime the exposure meter is active. If you are
shooting a lot in the dark and need to refer to the
panel often, then switch this setting to On.
Figure 4-43. LCD illumination
is a simple setting that allows you to set
Control panel
LCD illumination
will not turn on its backlight unless you
Shutter-release
Control panel will light up (see
Control panel
lights up in green.
button. If you use your
Power switch
Control panel
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LCD backlight
set to Off, the
all the way to the
Figure 4-43).
illumination
Control