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Show Movie Indicators: Displays data related to movie recording,
as shown in the upper-right screen in Figure 1-14 . The transpar-
ent gray bars that appear along the top and bottom of the screen
show how much of the vertical image area is excluded from the
frame if you set the movie resolution to a setting that produces
a 16:9 frame aspect ratio. (The only setting that doesn ' t produce
this ratio is 640 x 424, which captures a 3:2 frame, the same as a
still photo.) I discuss this option, along with other movie-recording
topics, in Chapter 8 .
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Hide Indicators: Displays only the basic shooting data shown in the
lower-left example in Figure 1-14 .
In this display mode, as well as in the one described next, four tiny,
horizontal markers near the corners of the display take the place
of the shaded bars indicating the 16:9 frame area that appears in
Show Movie Indicators mode. I labeled two of the markers in
Figure 1-14 .
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Framing Grid: Adds a grid and the 16:9 framing marks.
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Cover the viewfinder to prevent light from seeping into the camera
and affecting exposure. The camera ships with a cover designed for
this purpose. Slide the rubber eyecup that surrounds the viewfinder
up and out of the groove that holds it in place; then slide the cover
down into the groove. (Orient the cover so that the Nikon label faces
the viewfinder.)
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The monitor turns off by default after 10 minutes of inactivity. When
monitor shutdown is 30 seconds away, a countdown timer appears in the
upper-left corner of the screen. You can adjust the shutdown timing via
the Auto Off Timers option on the Setup menu; Chapter 12 has details.
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Using Live View for an extended period can harm your pictures and
the camera. In Live View mode, the camera's innards heat up more than
usual, and that extra heat can create the proper electronic conditions for
noise, a defect that gives your pictures a speckled look. Perhaps more
importantly, the increased temperatures can damage the camera. For
that reason, Live View is automatically disabled if the camera detects a
critical heat level. In extremely warm environments, you may not be able
to use Live View mode for long before the system shuts down.
When the camera is 30 seconds or fewer from shutting down, the count-
down timer appears to let you know how many seconds remain for shoot-
ing. The warning doesn't appear during picture playback or when menus
are active, however.
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Aiming the lens at the sun or another bright light also can damage the
camera. Of course, you can cause problems by doing this even during
viewfinder shooting, but the possibilities increase when you use Live
View. You can harm not only the camera's internal components but also
the monitor (not to mention your eyes).
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