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11C H A P T E RExploring theNikon D60

This chapter covers the key components of the NikonD60. These are the features that are most readily acces-

sible because they are situated on the outside of the camera:the buttons, knobs, switches, and dials.

If you are upgrading or switching from another dSLR, some ofthis may be a review, but there are some new features thatyou may or may not be aware of, so a quick read-through is agood idea even if you are an experienced Nikon dSLR user.

For those who may be just beginning in the world of dSLRs,this chapter is a great way to get acquainted with some of theterms that are used in conjunction with your new camera.

So fasten your seatbelts, and get ready to explore the D60!

Key Components of the D60If you’ve read the Quick Tour, you should be pretty familiarwith the basic buttons and switches that you need to do theessential settings. In this section, you look at the camera fromall sides and break down the layout so that you know whateverything on the surface of the camera does.

This section doesn’t cover the menus, only the exterior con-trols. Although there are many features you can access withjust the push of a button, oftentimes you can change thesame setting inside of a menu option. Although the D60doesn’t have the same amount of buttons as some of its big-ger siblings in the Nikon line, it does have quite a few ofthem. Knowing exactly what these buttons do can save youloads of time and help you get the shot.

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Key components of the D60

Viewfinder display

Shooting info display

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Top of the cameraThe top of the D60 is where you find someof the most important buttons and dials.This is where you can change the shootingmode and press the Shutter Release buttonto take your photo. Also included in this sec-tion is a brief description of some of thethings you find on the top of the lens.Although your lens may vary, most of thefeatures are quite similar from lens to lens.

✦ Shutter Release button. In myopinion, this is the most importantbutton on the camera. Halfwaypressing this button activates thecamera’s autofocusing and lightmeter. When you fully depress thisbutton the shutter is released anda photograph is taken. When thecamera has been idle and has“gone to sleep,” lightly pressing theShutter Release button wakes upthe camera. When the imagereview is on, lightly pressing theShutter Release button turns offthe LCD and prepares the camerafor another shot.

✦ On/Off switch. This switch,located around the Shutter Releasebutton, is used to turn the cameraon and off. Push the switch all theway to the left to turn off the cam-era. Pull the switch to the right toturn your camera on.

✦ Mode dial. This is an importantdial. Rotating this dial allows youto quickly change your shootingmode. You can choose one of theDigital Vari-Program modes, one ofthe semiautomatic modes, or youcan choose to set the exposuremanually.

For a detailed description of allof the exposure modes, seeChapter 2.

✦ Exposure compensation/Aperture button. Pressing thisbutton in conjunction with spin-ning the Command dial (theCommand dial is the wheel on therear of the camera) allows you tomodify the exposure that is set bythe D60’s light meter or the expo-sure you set in Manual exposuremode. Turning the Command dialto the right decreases exposure,while turning the dial to the leftincreases the exposure. This buttonalso doubles as the Aperture but-ton when the camera is set toManual exposure mode. Pressingthe button while rotating theCommand dial allows you to adjust your lens aperture.Additionally, when pressing thisbutton in conjunction with theflash mode you can adjust yourflash exposure compensation byrotating the Command dial.

✦ Active D-Lighting. Pressing thisbutton and rotating the commanddial allows you to quickly turn onand off the Active D-Lighting func-tion. Active D-Lighting helps tokeep your highlights and shadowareas from being too dark or toolight in high contrast situations.

✦ Focal plane mark. The focal planemark shows you where the planeof the image sensor is inside thecamera. When doing certain typesof photography, particularly macrophotography using a bellows lens,you need to measure the length ofthe bellows from the front elementof the lens to the focal plane. Thisis where the focal plane markcomes in handy.

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✦ 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 shutter isreleased. There are also a numberof other electronic contacts thatallow the camera to communicatewith the flash to enable the auto-mated features of a dedicated flashunit such as the SB-600.

✦ Focus ring. Rotating the focus ringenables you to manually focus thecamera. With some lenses, such asthe high-end Nikkor AF-S lenses,you can manually adjust the focusat any time. With the kit lens you

must set the lens to Manual focususing the Focus mode switch onthe side of the lens. Rotating thefocus ring while the lens is set toautofocus can damage your lens.

✦ Zoom ring. Rotating the zoom ringallows you to change the focallength of the lens. Prime lenses do not have a zoom ring.

✦ Focal length indicators. Thesenumbers indicate which focallength in millimeters your lens is zoomed to.

For more information on lenses,see Chapter 4.

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Focal length indicators

Zoom ring

Focus ring

Focal planemark

ActiveD-Lightingbutton

Exposure compensation/Aperture button

Shutter Release button

On/off switch

Hot shoeMode dial

Command dialImage courtesy of Nikon, Inc.

1.1 Top-of-the-camera controls

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Back of the cameraThe back of the camera is where you findthe buttons that mainly control playbackand menu options, although there are a fewbuttons that control some of the shootingfunctions. Most of the buttons have morethan one function — a lot of them are usedin conjunction with the Command dial orthe multiselector. On the back of the camerayou also find several key features, includingthe all-important viewfinder and LCD.

✦ LCD. This is the most obvious fea-ture on the back of the camera.This 2.5-inch, 230,000-dot liquidcrystal display (LCD) screen is avery bright, high-resolution screen.The LCD is where you view all ofyour current camera settings aswell as review your images aftershooting.

✦ Eye sensor. This sensor detectswhen you put the camera’sviewfinder up to your eye. This isused to automatically turn off theshooting information displayed onthe LCD and turn on theViewfinder shooting information.

✦ Viewfinder. This is what you lookthrough to compose your photo-graphs. Light coming through thelens is reflected from a single front-silvered mirror and a pentaprismenabling you to see exactly whatyou’re shooting. Around theviewfinder is a rubber eyepiecethat gives you a softer place to restyour eye and to block any extralight from entering the viewfinderas you compose and shoot yourimages.


Zoom in/Info display/

Quick settingsbutton

Thumbnail/Zoom out/

Help button

Playbackbutton

Eye sensor

Menu button

Delete button

OK button

Memory cardaccess lamp

Command dial

AE-L/AF-L Protect button

Multiselector

Image courtesy of Nikon, Inc.

1.2 Back-of-the-camera controls

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✦ Diopter adjustment control. Justto the right of the viewfinder, hid-den behind the eyecup, is theDiopter adjustment control. Usethis control to adjust theviewfinder lens to suit your individ-ual vision differences (not every-one’s eyesight is the same). Toadjust this, look through theviewfinder, and press the ShutterRelease button halfway to focus onsomething. If what you see in theviewfinder isn’t quite sharp, slidethe Diopter adjustment up ordown until everything appears infocus. The manual warns you notto put your finger or fingernail inyour eye. I agree that this mightnot be a good idea.

✦ AE-L/AF-L/Protect. The Auto-Exposure/Auto-Focus lock button isused to lock the auto exposure (AE)and autofocus (AF). You can alsocustomize the button to lock onlythe AE or only the AF, or you canset the button to initiate AF (thissetting is in the Custom SettingsMenu, CSM-12). When in playbackmode this button can be pressed tolock an image to protect it frombeing deleted. A small key icon willbe displayed in the upper left-handcorner of images that are protected.

For more information on theCustom Settings menu seeChapter 3.

✦ Command dial. This dial is usedto change a variety of settingsdepending on which button youare using in conjunction with it. Bydefault, it is used to change theshutter speed when in ShutterPriority and Manual mode or theaperture when in Aperture Prioritymode. It is also used to adjustExposure compensation andchange the Flash mode.

✦ Multiselector. The multiselector isanother button that serves a fewdifferent purposes. In Playbackmode, the multiselector is used toscroll through the photographsyou’ve taken, and it can also beused to view image informationsuch as histograms and shootingsettings. When in certain Shootingmodes, the multiselector can beused to change the active focuspoint when in Single point orDynamic area AF mode. This is thebutton used to navigate throughthe menu systems.

✦ OK button. When in the Menumode, press this button to selectthe menu item that is highlighted.

✦ Delete button. When reviewingyour pictures, if you find some thatyou don’t want to keep you candelete them by pressing this but-ton marked with a trashcan icon.To prevent accidental deletion ofimages the camera displays a dia-log box asking you to confirm thatyou want to erase the picture.Press the Delete button a secondtime to permanently erase theimage.

✦ Playback button. Pressing thisbutton displays the most recentlytaken photograph. You can alsoview other pictures by pressing themultiselector left and right.

✦ Menu button. Press this button toaccess the D60 menu options.There are a number of differentmenus including Playback,Shooting, Custom Settings, andRetouch. Use the multiselector tochoose the menu you want toview.


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✦ Thumbnail/Zoom out/Help button. In Playback mode, press-ing this button allows you to gofrom full-frame playback (or view-ing the whole image) to viewingthumbnails. The thumbnails candisplay either four images or nineimages on a page. When viewingthe menu options, pressing thisbutton displays a help screen thatexplains the functions of that particular menu option. When inShooting mode, pressing this but-ton explains the functions of thatparticular mode.

✦ Zoom in/Info display/Quick set-tings button. When reviewingyour images you can press theZoom in button to get a closer lookat the details of your image. This isa handy feature for checking thesharpness and focus of your shot.When zoomed in, use the multise-lector to navigate around withinthe image. To view your otherimages at the same zoom ratio youcan rotate the Command dial. Toreturn to full-frame playback, pressthe Zoom out button. You mayhave to press the Zoom out buttonmultiple times depending on howmuch you have zoomed in. Whenthe camera is “asleep” pressing thisbutton displays the Shooting info.When the Shooting info is dis-played, pressing the button againgives you access to the Quick Set-tings menu. When in the QuickSettings menu, use the multiselec-tor to highlight the desired settingto change then press the OK but-ton to access the options.

The Zoom in / Info display /Quick settings button is one oftwo buttons that has a greendot beside it. The other button isthe Active D-Lighting button.Pressing and holding these twobuttons at the same time for 2seconds resets all cameramenus and settings to cameradefault.

For more detailed informationon the Quick Settings menu, seeChapter 3.

✦ Memory card access lamp.Located just to the right of theDelete button is the memory cardaccess lamp. This light will flashgreen when the camera is savingto the memory card. Under no cir-cumstances should you try toremove the memory card whenthis lamp is lit. You can damageyour card and/or camera and loseyour images.

Front of the cameraThe front of the D60 (lens facing you) iswhere you find the buttons to quickly adjustthe flash settings as well as some camera-focusing options, and with certain lensesyou will find some buttons that controlfocusing and Vibration Reduction (VR).

✦ Flash pop-up/Flash mode/FlashExposure compensation button.Press this button to open and acti-vate the built-in Speedlight.Pressing this button and rotatingthe Command dial on the rear ofthe camera allows you to choose aflash mode. You can choose fromamong Front-curtain sync, Red-eyereduction, Red-eye reduction with

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slow sync, Slow sync, and Rear cur-tain sync. After the flash pops up,pressing this button in conjunctionwith the Exposure compensationbutton and rotating the Commanddial allows you to adjust the FlashExposure Compensation (FEC). FECallows you to adjust the flash out-put to make the flash brighter ordimmer, depending on your needs.

For more information on flashmodes see Chapter 6.

✦ Self-timer/Function (Fn) button.By default, pressing this buttonactivates the camera’s self-timer.When the self-timer is on, the cam-era delays the shutter release toallow you to get into the picture orto reduce vibration caused byshaking the camera when pressingthe Shutter Release button while

the camera is attached to a tripod.This button can also be set to pro-vide other functions. You can setthe button to quickly change fromsingle to continuous shot, imagequality, ISO sensitivity, or white bal-ance via the Quick settings menu.Pressing the Fn button and rotatingthe Command dial changes thesettings for the specific functionassigned. The Fn button can beassigned to a specific function inCSM 11.

For more information on theCustom Settings menu (CSM),see Chapter 3.

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


Lens release button

Self-timer/Function button

Lens focus mode selector

Flash pop-up button

VR switch(on VR lenses only)


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✦ Lens Focus mode selector. Thisswitch is used to choose betweenusing the lens in Auto or Manualfocus.

✦ VR switch. If your lens featuresVibration Reduction (VR) technol-ogy, this switch allows you to turnthe VR on or off. When shooting inbright light it’s best to turn the VRoff to reduce battery consumption.

✦ Built-in flash. This option is ahandy feature that allows you totake sharp pictures in low-light sit-uations. Although not as versatileas one of the external NikonSpeedlights such as the SB-800 orSB-600, the built-in flash can beused very effectively and is greatfor snapshots.

✦ AF-assist illuminator. This is anLED that shines on the subject tohelp the camera focus in dim light-ing. The AF-assist illuminator onlylights when in Single focus mode(AF-S) or Automatic focus mode(AF-A).

✦ Infrared receiver. This allows youto wirelessly control the camera’sshutter release using the optionalML-L3 infrared transmitter.

Sides and bottom ofcameraThe sides and bottom of the camera haveplaces for connecting and inserting thingssuch as cables, batteries, and memory cards.


Built-in flash

AF-assist illuminator

Infrared receiver

VR switch


1.4 Left front camera controls

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Right sideOn the right side of the camera (with thelens facing you), are the D60’s output ter-minals. These are used to connect yourcamera to a computer or to an externalsource for viewing your images directly fromthe camera. These terminals are hiddenunder a plastic cover that helps keep outdust and moisture.

✦ 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-screen. The D60 isconnected with the EG-D100 videocable that is supplied with thecamera.

✦ USB port. This is where the USBcable plugs in to attach the camerato your computer to transferimages straight from the camera.The USB cable is also used to con-nect the camera to the computerwhen using Nikon’s optionalCamera Control Pro 2 software.

Left sideOn the left side of the camera (lens facingyou) is the memory card slot cover. Slidingthis door toward the back of the cameraopens it so you can insert or remove yourmemory card.

BottomThe bottom of the camera has a couple offeatures that are quite important.

✦ Battery chamber cover. This cov-ers the chamber that holds the EN-EL9 battery that is supplied withyour D60.

✦ Tripod socket. This is where youattach a tripod or monopod tohelp steady your camera.

Viewfinder DisplayWhen looking through the viewfinder notonly do you see the image you are com-posing, but there is also a lot of usefulinformation about the photo you are set-ting up. Here is a complete list of all theinformation you can get from theviewfinder display.


1.5 The D60’s outputterminals

1.6 Memory card slotcover

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✦ Focus indicator. This is a green dotthat lets you know if the cameradetects that the scene is in focus.When focus is achieved, the greendot lights up; when the scene is notin focus, the green dot blinks.

✦ Focus point display. When inDynamic-area or Single Point AFmodes this shows you which AFpoint is chosen by showing it witha bracket around it. When set toClosest Subject mode no AF pointis chosen

✦ EL lock. When this is lit you knowthat the auto exposure has beenlocked.

✦ Flexible program indicator.When this is lit it lets you knowthat the exposure has been modi-fied from the original settingsdefined when using theProgrammed Auto exposure mode.To return to the default settingsrotate the Command dial until thisindicator disappears.


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Flexible program indicator

Shutter speed

Exposures remaining

Battery indicator

Auto exposure lock

Aperture (f-number)/Noise reduction indicator

Electronic analog exposure display

Warning indicator

Exposure compensation indicator

Flash compensation indicator

Flash readyindicator

Thousands indicator forremaining exposures

ISO auto indicator

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✦ Shutter speed display/noisereduction indicator. This showshow long your shutter is set to stayopen. When the camera is per-forming noise reduction “job nr” isdisplayed here.

✦ Aperture/f-stop display. Thisshows what your current lensopening setting is.

✦ Electronic analog exposure dis-play/Exposure compensation/Rangefinder. Although Nikongives this feature a long and con-fusing name, in simpler terms thisis your light meter. When the barsare in the center you are at theproper settings to get a good expo-sure; when the bars are to theright you are underexposed; andwhen the bars are to the left youare overexposing your image. Thisfeature is especially handy whenusing Manual exposure. When theExposure Compensation button ispressed this indicates how muchover- or underexposure is beingset. When the Rangefinder optionis turned on (CSM 19) this showsyou a bar graph that indicates dis-tance. When the subject is in focusthere is one bar on either side of a0. When the bars are displayed tothe left this indicates that you arefocused in front of the subject;bars to the right indicate that thefocus is falling behind the subject.Use the focus ring to adjust thefocus. The Rangefinder display isnot available when shooting inManual exposure mode. The rangefinder function is only available inManual focus mode and is auto-matically activated when youattach a non-CPU manual focuslens.

✦ FEC indicator. When this is dis-played your Flash exposure com-pensation is on.

✦ Exposure compensation indica-tor. When this appears in theviewfinder, Exposure compensationis activated, and you may not get acorrect exposure.

✦ Remaining exposures. This set ofnumbers lets you know how manymore exposures can fit on thememory card. The actual numberof exposures may vary according tofile information and compression.When the Shutter Release button ishalf-pressed, the display changesto show how many exposures canfit in the camera’s buffer beforethe buffer is full and the frame rate slows down. The buffer is in-camera memory that stores yourimage data while the data is beingwritten to the memory card. Thisarea also indicates that the whitebalance is ready to be set by flash-ing PRE it displays the amount ofexposure compensation and FECwhen the exposure compensationbutton is pressed. It tells youwhether the Active D-Lighting is onor off when the Active D-Lightingbutton is pressed, and also indi-cates when your camera isattached to a computer.

✦ Flash ready indicator. When thisis displayed the flash, whether it isthe built-in flash or an externalSpeedlight attached to the hotshoe, is fully charged and ready tofire at full power.

✦ Warning indicator. When thisquestion mark icon is flashing thecamera is warning you that theremay be a problem with your set-tings. Press the Help button toview the warning.


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✦ Battery indicator. This appearswhen the battery is low. When thebattery is completely exhaustedthis icon blinks and the shutterrelease is disabled.

✦ Auto ISO indicator. This is dis-played when the automatic ISOsetting is activated to let you knowthat the camera is controlling theISO settings.

✦ K. This lets you know that thereare more than 1,000 exposuresremaining on your memory card.

Shooting InfoDisplayWhen the camera is turned on the Shootinginfo is automatically displayed on the LCDmonitor screen. The Shooting info displayshows some of the same shooting informa-tion that appears in the viewfinder, butthere are also some settings that are onlydisplayed here. When this is displayed onthe LCD you can view and change the set-tings without looking through theviewfinder. The Shooting info remains ondisplay until no buttons have been pushedfor about 8 seconds, your eye is put up tothe viewfinder, or the Shutter Release but-ton is pressed.

This display shows you everything you needto know about your camera settings.Additionally, the camera has a built-in sen-sor that knows when the camera is beingheld vertically and the Shooting info is dis-played upright no matter which way youhold your camera.

The camera also allows you a number ofoptions on how the information is dis-played. You can choose between Classic,Graphic, and Wallpaper. You can alsochange the color of the Shooting info dis-play. You can choose black, blue, or orange.You can also choose a different display forthe DVP and P, S, A, and M modes. Thesesetting can be accessed in the Setup menuunder the Info display format menu.

For more info on the Set-upmenu, see Chapter 3.

✦ Shooting mode. This displays theshooting mode that your camera iscurrently set to. This can be one ofthe DVP modes, in which case thedisplay will be the appropriate iconor one of the semiauto modessuch as P, S, A, or M, in which casethe display shows the correspon-ding letter. This display changeswhen the Mode dial is rotated.

✦ Shutter speed. This shows in sec-onds or fractions of seconds howlong your shutter will stay openwhen the Shutter Release button ispressed.

✦ Aperture (f- number). This tellsyou how wide your aperture orlens opening is. The terms apertureand f-stop are interchangeable.Higher f-numbers denote smalleropenings while lower f-numbersmean that the opening is wider, letting in more light.

✦ Shutter speed display. When setto the Graphic mode this gives youa visual idea about the length ofyour shutter speed.

✦ Aperture display. When set toGraphic mode this shows youapproximately what your lensopening looks like.


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✦ Electronic analog exposure dis-play/Exposure compensation.This is your light meter. When thebars are in the center, you are atthe proper settings to get a goodexposure; when the bars are to theright, you are underexposed; whenthe bars are to the left, you areoverexposing your image. This fea-ture comes in especially handywhen using Manual exposure.

✦ Flash exposure compensation.This shows you the amount, if any,of flash exposure compensation.Flash exposure compensation(FEC) is used to make the flashmore or less bright. FEC is set bysimultaneously pressing the Flashmode button, the Exposure com-pensation button, and rotating the Command dial.

✦ Flash sync mode. This showswhich mode your flash is set to.You can change the flash mode bypressing the Flash button androtating the Command dial.

✦ Exposure compensation value.This shows the amount of expo-sure compensation, if any, that hasbeen set. Exposure compensationis used to increase or decrease theamount of exposure to fine-tuneyour image.

✦ Help indicator. When this icon isflashing there may be a problemwith one of your settings. Pressingthe Help/Zoom out button displaysinformation on rectifying the problem.

✦ Active D-Lighting indicator. Thisshows whether you have Active D-Lighting on or off. Active D-Lightingcan be set by pressing the ActiveD-Lighting button and rotating theCommand dial.

✦ Number of remaining expo-sures/Preset white balancerecording indicator/Capturemode indicator. This shows youapproximately how many expo-sures can be saved to your mem-ory card. When the Preset WhiteBalance is ready to be set thisblinks PRE.

✦ K. This icon appears when youhave more than 1,000 exposuresremaining on your memory card.

✦ Metering mode. This displayswhich metering mode your camerais set to: Matrix, Center-weighted,or Spot.

✦ AF-area mode. This tells youwhich AF-area mode is selected:Closest subject, Dynamic area, orSingle point.

✦ Focus mode. This tells you whichfocus mode your camera is set to:AF-A (Automatic), AF-C(Continuous), or AF-S (Single).

✦ Release mode. This lets you knowwhat release mode your camera isset to: Single frame, Continuous,Self-timer, Delayed remote, orQuick response remote.


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Focus point display/AF-area mode

Date Imprintindicator

Batteryindicator

Shutter speed

Aperture(f-number)

K appears when more than1,000 exposures remain

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Flash sync mode

Exposurecompensation

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Image size

Help indicator

White balance mode

Image quality

Release mode

Number of exposuresremaining/Preset whitebalance recordingindicator/Capturemode indicator

Focus Mode

Flashcompensation

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Aperture display

Shutter speed display

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1.8 LCD display Wide (landscape) orientation

✦ ISO sensitivity. This tells you whatyour current ISO setting is.

✦ White balance mode. This dis-plays which white balance settingyou are currently using.

✦ Image size. This tells you the sizeof the image you are recording.

✦ Image quality. This display showsthe quality or compression of theJPEG or shows that you are record-ing a RAW image.

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✦ Focus point display/AF-areamode. This indicates which focuspoint is currently active. This alsoshows the AF-area mode currentlyin use.

✦ Battery indicator. This shows youthe remaining charge on your battery.

✦ Beep indicator. This icon tells youwhether you have the camera setto beep when focus is achieved.

✦ Optimize image indicator. Thisoption lets you know whichOptimize image setting your cam-era is currently set to. The optionsare Normal (N), Softer (SO), Vivid(VI), More vivid (VI*), Portrait (PO),Black-and-white (BW), or Custom.

✦ ISO auto indicator. When thisicon is shown the camera is set toAuto ISO.

✦ Manual flash control indica-tor/Flash compensation foroptional Speedlight indicator.When this is displayed the cam-era’s built-in flash is being setmanually. This icon also appearswhen an optional Speedlight isattached and FEC has been set.

✦ Date imprint indicator. This iconis shown when the optional dateimprint function is applied. Thisfunction prints the date at the bot-tom of the image as it’s beingrecorded.

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