The Information Display - Nikon D300 User Manual

The Information Display

Shooting information, including shutter speed, aperture, and
the number of exposures remaining, is displayed in the monitor
when the R button is pressed. To clear information from the
display, press the R button again. Note that the monitor turns
X
off automatically while the shutter-release is pressed or if no
operations are performed for 8 s (the default value). The
information display can be restored by pressing the R button.
1 Shooting mode
i auto/
j auto (flash off) .............. 17
Scene modes ...................... 22
Guide mode ........................ 27
P, S, A, and M modes..............4
2 Aperture (f-number)
3 Shutter speed
4 Shutter-speed display
5 Aperture display
6 Exposure indicator
Exposure compensation
indicator
Electronic rangefinder
❚❚ Changing Settings in the Information Display
To change settings for the items listed in the
information display, press the P button.
Highlight items using the multi selector and press
J to view options for the highlighted item. Some
items can also be adjusted using the command
dial and camera buttons.
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1 29 28 27 26 25 24 23
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 9 10
7 Auto-area AF indicator.........35
3D-tracking indicator ...........35
Focus point
8 Help icon
9 Flash mode..............................43
10 Exposure compensation
11 Flash compensation
12 Number of exposures
remaining ............................18
13 "K" (appears when memory
remains for over 1000
exposures)............................18
14 Active D-Lighting ...................46
15 Metering
16 AF-area mode.........................35
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
11 12 13
17 Focus mode ............................ 33
18 Release mode......................... 38
19 ISO sensitivity......................... 45
20 White balance
21 Image size ............................... 37
22 Image quality......................... 36
23 Battery indicator.................... 17
24 "Beep" indicator
25 Picture Control
26 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator
27 Manual flash indicator
Flash compensation indicator
for optional flash units
28 Date imprint indicator
29 Eye-Fi connection indicator
P button
R button