Camera Setup; How Menus Work; The Camera - Nikon D300 Complete Manual

Camera Setup

Before using your D300, you need to make a
few settings to establish some basic information
the camera needs. In this chapter I'll introduce
the SETUP menu, then take you through a few of
the things you ought to set the first time you use

the camera.

How Menus Work

Many of the D300 settings you'll want to make require
navigating options displayed on the color LCD (see "D300
Color LCD" on page <231>. When you press the MENU
button on the back of the camera, the color LCD displays a
menu of selections to choose from.
Color LCD
The menu system consists of three elements: Menus (tabs),
Menu Items, and the Current Selections for the Menu Items.
Menus—which I also sometimes call tabs—are grouped
categories of Menu Items. The Menus from top to bottom are:
Icon
Play button
Camera
Pencil
Wrench
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Menu Name
PLAYBACK menu
SHOOTING menu
CUSTOM SETTING menu
SETUP menu
Autofocus Direction Pad
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Color
blue
green
pink
orange
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