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11CHAPTERExploring theNikon D300This chapter covers the key components of the NikonD300. These are the features that are most readilyaccessible becaus

✦ Video out. This connection, offi-cially called Standard video output,is used to connect the camera to astandard TV or VCR for viewingyour images on-s

Left sideOn the left side of the camera (lens facingyou) is the memory card slot cover. Whenthe card slot cover latch is released thecover opens so yo

Viewfinder DisplayWhen looking through the viewfinder yousee a lot of useful information about thephoto you are setting up. Most of the infor-mation is

half-pressed and focus is achieved.When in Auto-area AF and set toContinuous focus mode the focuspoint is not displayed at all.✦ Framing grid. When th

✦ Exposure compensation indica-tor.When this appears in theviewfinder your camera has expo-sure compensation activated, andyou may not get a correct ex

• ISO. The ISO sensitivity appearswhen the ISO button is pressed.Rotating the Main Commanddial changes the sensitivity.• WB fine-tuning. Pressing theWB

✦ Multiple exposure indicator. Thisicon informs you that the camera isset to record multiple exposures.✦ Flash mode. These icons denotewhich flash mode

✦ Custom Settings menu bank.Similar to the Shooting menu bank,this is where you store CustomSettings. The banks are A, B, C, orD. This bank is chosen

32 Part I ✦ Using the Nikon D300Flash sync indicatorElectronicanalogexposuredisplayMultipleexposureindicatorGPS connection indicatorAperture stopFlash

irritating fast, which is one of the key reasons that most people upgrade from aconsumer model camera to a professional-grade camera like the D300. To

✦ Hot shoe. This is where an acces-sory flash is attached to the cam-era body. The hot shoe has anelectronic contact that tells theflash to fire when the

For more information on imagequality and size settings seeChapter 2.✦ ISO button. Press this button and rotatethe Main Command dial to change theISO s

adjust this, look through theviewfinder, and press the ShutterRelease button halfway to focus onsomething. If what you see in theviewfinder isn’t quite

✦ Protect / Info / Help button. TheProtect button has the icon of akey on it. This button actually has afew different uses. The primary useof the Prot

whole image) to viewing thumb-nails. The thumbnails can be dis-played either four images or nineimages on a page.✦ Zoom in button. When reviewingyour

✦ Lens release button. This buttondisengages the locking mechanismof the lens, allowing the lens to berotated and removed from the lensmount.✦ Focus m

For more information on aper-tures, see Chapter 5.✦ Fn button. The Function buttoncan be customized to perform dif-ferent functions depending on userp