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Programmable Buttons
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by Makoto Honda
February 19, 2008
Nikon D300 has
three buttons that are user-programmable. Each of
these buttons can be assigned to perform one of the following functions, for
Button-only & Button+Dial:
CUSTOM SETTING MENU
f Controls
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f4 Assign FUNC button
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Default is Auto bracketing for Button+Dial (no setting for
Button-Only).
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f5 Assign preview button
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Default is Preview for Button-Only (no setting for Button+Dial).
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f6
Assign AE-L/AF-L button |
Default is AE-L/AF-L (lock both AE & AF). |
Button-Only - When pressed by itself:
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Preview |
Depth of
field preview. |
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FV lock |
Lock
flash intensity. |
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AE/AF lock |
Lock
auto-exposure & auto-focus, while being pressed. |
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AE lock only |
Lock
auto-exposure only, while being pressed. |
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AE lock (Reset on release) |
Lock
auto-exposure when pressed, until shutter release, pressed again
or power off. |
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AE lock (Hold) |
Lock
auto-exposure when pressed, and stay locked after shutter
releases, until pressed again or power off. |
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AF lock only |
Lock
auto-focus only, while being pressed. |
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AF-ON |
Activate
auto-focus (for f6 only). |
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Flash off |
Suppress
flash if pressed when shutter is released. |
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Bracketing burst |
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Matrix metering |
Activate
Matrix metering when pressed. |
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Center-weighted |
Activate
Center-weighted metering when pressed. |
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Spot metering |
Activate
Spot metering when pressed. |
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None |
No
function assigned. |
Button+Dial - When pressed in combination with a command dial:
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1 step
speed/aperture |
Shutter
speed (for S or M exposure mode) or Aperture (for
A or M exposure mode) can be changed in 1 EV increment. |
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Choose non-CPU lens number |
Choose a
pre-registered non-CPU lens number. Click here
for detail. |
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Auto bracketing |
Main
command dial to set the number of shots; sub-command dial to set
bracketing increment. |
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Dynamic AF area |
Main or
sub-command dial to select 9 points, 21 points, 51 points or 51
points [3D-tracking]. Dynamic area AF & continuous AF mode only. |
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None |
No
function assigned. |
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