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Thom Hogan’s Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
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Custom Setting #F8 Pressing or Holding Buttons
(Release button to use dial)
Nikon’s default user interface for SLR bodies has long been
“hold down a button and twirl a Command dial.” This option
allows you to override the “hold” aspect (any button press
starts a change)
Yes
Pressing a button is the same as holding it
No
You
must
hold
button
while
turning
Command dial to change a setting [default]
Recommendation:
1. This has got to be the most dangerous Custom Settings on
the camera. First, Nikon’s names for the options are
terrible! The option labeled
No
really means that a button
press is equated as a hold. Second, unless you’re
absolutely anal about your control use, I can almost
guarantee there will come a time when you started to
make settings (say white balance) then saw a shot
opportunity and started trying to take the shot; of course,
you’ll want your Command dials to be helping you set an
exposure for that shot, but they’ll still be linked to the
command sequence you started. Oops. Avoid anything
but the default.
