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I find this option most useful when shooting at night or in dark

places on a tripod. Indeed, I find it easier to read this display

than the top LCD with the backlighting active.

D300 Menus

The D300 uses the color LCD extensively to give you a

clearer indication of your options and settings. The menu

system contains settings for shooting, setup, and custom

settings. Indeed, besides the myriad custom settings, there are

over 50 other settings and controls at the top-level of the

menu system!

While you use the Autofocus Direction pad to navigate

these menus, some new users can't quite figure out how to

move from tab to tab. If you want to move from the

PLAYBACK menu tab to the SHOOTING menu tab, for

example, you may have to press the < key on the Direction

pad to select the tab area, then use the % and " keys to

select the tab (menu) you desire. Use the > key to then

move back to the main portion of that menu, and then use

the % and " keys again to move between menu items. That

all sounds more complicated than it really is. Short course: if

you find you can't get to something, try pressing the < key

Keep your eye open for sub-menus that have a Done

option. They're going to trip you up some day, as any of the

options for that sub-menu you change don't get set until

you've also selected the Done option. It's kind of like the

Apply button on some Windows dialogs: an annoying extra

step that's easy to forget.

Here's a handy summary of the menu hierarchy (my

suggested settings, where appropriate and different from the

default, are in green; settings I suggest you try to avoid are in

Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300