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Nikon D2x manual Custom Setting b5 Easy Exposure Compensation, 190, Main command dial

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Menu Guide—Custom Settings

Custom Setting b5: Easy Exposure Compensation

This option controls whether the button is needed to set exposure compensation ( 97). If On is selected, the 0 at the center of the exposure display will blink even when exposure compensation is set to ±0.

Highlight b5 Exposure comp. in the second level of the CSM menu ( 177) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

Option

Description

Off Exposure compensation set by pressing button and rotating main (default) command dial.

Exposure compensation set by rotating command dial only. Dial used de- pends on option selected for Custom Setting f5 > Change Main/Sub.

 

 

 

Command dials (Custom Setting f5) > Change Main/Sub

On

 

 

Off

On

Exposure mode

P

Sub-command dial

Sub-command dial

 

 

S

Sub-command dial

Main command dial

 

 

 

 

A

Main command dial

Sub-command dial

 

 

M

 

N/A

190

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D2x specifications

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