Nikon D300 User Manual page 613

Figure 8-13. D-Movie external camera controls
1. Turn the camera on and remove the lens cap.
2. Press the
Figure 8-13, image 1).
3. Using the
to an appropriate part of your subject. Pre-focus the
camera on your subject by pressing the
until the little green square stops flashing (see
Figure 8-13, image 2).
4. Press the
(see Figure
5. When you are finished, press the
button again to stop recording.
Amazingly, that's all there is to it. You have a cool video
camera built into your still camera. It is available with the
press of three buttons:
center button.
In most cases, unless you really want to try to control the
camera, just shoot your video and enjoy what you captured.
The camera will make a good exposure in almost all
circumstances.
LV button on the back of the camera (see
Multi Selector, move the little red focus square
Multi selector center button
8-13, image 3).
LV, AF-ON,
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AF-ON button
to start recording
Multi selector center
and the Multi selector