Nikon D300S User Manual page 65

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LCD Illuminators
Rotating the power switch toward D
activates the exposure meters and
the control panel backlight (LCD
illuminator), allowing the display to
be read in the dark. After the power
switch is released, the illuminators
will remain lit for six seconds while
the exposure meters are active or
until the shutter is released or the power switch is rotated toward D
again.
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Auto Meter Off
The shutter speed and aperture displays in the control panel and
viewfinder will turn off if no operations are performed for about six
seconds (auto meter off ), reducing the drain on the battery. Press the
shutter-release button halfway to reactivate the display in the
viewfinder (0 44).
Exposure meters on Exposure meters off
The length of time before the exposure meters turn off automatically
can be adjusted using Custom Setting c2 (Auto meter-off delay,
0 273).
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Camera Off Display
If the camera is turned off with a battery and
memory card inserted, the memory card icon
and number of exposures remaining will be
displayed (some memory cards may in rare
cases only display this information when the
camera is on).
6 s
Power switch
Exposure meters on
Control panel
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