Nikon D300 User Manual page 453

Time Zone and Date or World Time
(User's Manual – D300S page 302; D300 page 316)
Time zone and date
you to configure the
and Daylight saving time
If you haven't set the time and date you'll see the word
CLOCK flashing on the
Li-ion battery pack, the camera has a built-in clock battery
that is not user-replaceable. The built-in battery charges itself
from the main camera battery pack. CLOCK blinking in the
Control panel
become exhausted and the clock has been reset.
It takes about two days of having a charged battery in the
camera to fully charge the separate built-in clock battery.
Once the clock battery is fully charged, the clock will remain
active without a main camera battery for up to two months.
There are several functions to set under the
date (D300S) or
Menu. Figure 5-13
Menu screens, one for the D300S and the other for the D300.
After this initial textual difference, both cameras have almost
identical time and date screens, which include the following
functions:
▪ Time zone
▪ Date and time
▪ Date format
(D300S) or
Time zone,
for your camera.
Control
can also mean that the internal battery has
World time
shows the two slightly different
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World time
Date and time, Date
panel. In addition to the main
(D300) section of the
(D300) allows
format,
Time zone and
Setup
Setup