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Thom Hogan’s Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
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6.
Plug one end of an HDMI video cable into the HDMI
jack on the left side of the camera, the other end into
your HD device. You may have to set the HD device’s
Input
or similar setting if the device supports multiple
inputs.
7.
Turn the camera on. Operate the camera as you
would normally while reviewing images.
When you’re done, turn the camera off before unplugging the
video cable.
HDMI or regular video? Easy answer: HDMI if your television
or monitor supports it, you’ll get a much better picture from
the camera.
One thing that surprises many D300 users is that the camera
still functions normally when connected to a television. Yes,
that means that you can take pictures with the camera hooked
up to a TV. Anything that would normally be displayed on the
color LCD appears instead on the television. This facility is
useful in studio shooting.
Note: You should note that battery consumption for the camera is
considerably higher as long as it driving an external display
device. The D300 continues to show images on a television
for up to 10 minutes, after which this connection is turned
OFF, regardless of the color LCD’s status or the camera’s
timeout settings.
Slide Shows
The D300 has a crude slide show function built into it, allowing you
to show one or more folders of D300 images in sequence, with a
specific delay between each image (two to ten seconds). Since the
D300 can be connected to a television (see “Television Playback”
on page <749>), this allows you to shoot images and them show
them to a group of people as a completed presentation.
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You can make the camera display all the images in the
current folder in sequence by selecting the
Slide show
option from the PLAYBACK menu. When you do so, you’ll
