Nikon D300 User Manual page 505

Virtual Horizon (D300S only)
(User's Manual – D300S page 311)
The Virtual horizon
camera only. This particular selection is not for live
picture-taking use, however. All it does is bring up the
horizon indicator on the camera's Monitor.
You can use it to help level your camera on a tripod or other
stable shooting base.
The Live View
this Virtual horizon
usage. Here are the steps to use the
screens in Figure
Figure 5-37. Virtual horizon indicator
1. Choose Virtual horizon
to the right.
is a new feature for the Nikon D300S
and D-Movie modes have a smaller version of
that you can see right through for live
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from the
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Virtual horizon
Setup Menu and scroll
Virtual
(see the