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Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps
Hidden connections
Hidden under the covers on the left side of the camera are the following
connection ports, labeled in Figure 1-8 :
By holding the Flash button
down and rotating the Command
dial, you can adjust the Flash
mode (Fill Flash, Red-Eye
Reduction, and so on). In
advanced exposure modes, you
also can adjust the flash power
by pressing the button while
simultaneously pressing the
Exposure Compensation button
and rotating the Command
dial. The little plus/minus
symbol that appears below
the Flash button — the same
symbol that's on the Exposure
Compensation button — is a
reminder of the button's role in
flash-power adjustment.
Check out Chapter 2 for details
on flash options.
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Function (Fn) button: By default,
this button gives you quick
access to the ISO setting, which
controls the camera's sensitivity
to light. (Chapter 2 explains.)
If you don't adjust that setting
often, you can use the button
to perform a variety of other
operations; Chapter 12 shows
you how. Note that you can't control ISO in the Auto and Auto Flash Off
exposure modes or the Night Vision or Easy Panorama Effects modes, so
pressing the Fn button has no result in those modes.
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Microphone: The three little holes just above the silver D3300 label lead
to the camera's internal microphone. See Chapter 8 to find out how to
disable the microphone if you want to record silent movies.
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Lens-release button: Press this button to disengage the lens from the cam-
era's lens mount so that you can remove the lens. Don't confuse this lock
button with the one on the kit lens (and other retractable lenses) — you
press the button on the lens to unlock it so that you can extend or retract
it. (See the first section of this chapter for help.)
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Accessory terminal: This terminal accepts the following accessories:
Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter-release cable; WR-1 and WR-R10 wireless
Figure 1-7 :
Press the Flash button to use the
built-in flash in P, S, A, or M mode.
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