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Thom Hogan’s Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
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If you select
Manual
, you get a sub-menu that allows you to
pick which style you wish to use:
Recommendations:
1. Leave this option set to
Auto
, as the camera generally
makes good choices as to when to switch.
2. If you find that the bright dark-on-white pattern is
distracting, use
Manual
to set
Light on dark
.
Custom Setting #D8 LCD Illumination Control
(LCD illumination)
The top LCD has a yellow-green backlighting that makes it
easier to see at night. To preserve power, the backlighting
isn’t applied unless you specifically tell it to. By default, that is
done by turning the Power switch to the illumination icon (
®
just past the
ON
position), which provides backlighting for
about six seconds. You can change this behavior:
Off
Backlighting controlled solely by power
switch [default]
On
Backlighting occurs when meter is active
