Nikon D300 User Manual page 78

If you would rather the camera leave the image lying on its
side in a horizontal view, forcing you to turn the camera 90
degrees to view it, you'll need to choose Off.
Here are the two available settings on the
(see Figure 2-27):
▪ On – When you take a vertical image, the camera will
rotate it so that you don't have to turn your camera to
view it naturally during playback. This resizes the view
of the image so that a vertical image fits in the horizontal
frame of the Monitor. The image will be a bit smaller
than normal. When you first view the image after taking
it, the camera does not rotate it, since it assumes you are
still holding the camera in a vertical orientation. It also
senses which end of the camera is
button
accordingly.
▪ Off – Vertical images are left in a horizontal direction,
lying on their side; you'll need to turn the camera to
view them as they were taken. This provides a slightly
larger view of a portrait-orientation image.
Here are the three steps to choose a
Figure 2-27):
1. Choose Rotate tall
the right.
2. Select On
3. Press the
There is another camera function that affects how this works.
It's called Auto image
up or down—and
from the
or Off from the
OK button.
rotation, under the
up—Shutter-release
displays
Rotate tall
Playback Menu
Rotate tall screen.
Setup
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Rotate tall menu
the image
setting (see
and scroll to
Menu. We'll