Nikon f2: Assign Fn Button

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Choose the role played by the Fn button.
f2: Assign Fn Button G button ➜ACustom Settings menu
Option Description
qPreview Press the Fn button to preview depth of field (077).
rFV lock Press the Fn button to lock flash value (built-in flash and compatible
optional flash units only, 0149, 294). Press again to cancel FV lock.
BAE/AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the Fn button is pressed.
CAE lock only Exposure locks while the Fn button is pressed.
EAE lock
(Hold)
Exposure locks when the Fn button is pressed, and remains locked until
the button is pressed a second time or the standby timer expires.
FAF lock only Focus locks while the Fn button is pressed.
AAF-ON Pressing the Fn button initiates autofocus.
The shutter-release button can
not be used to focus.
sFlash off The flash will not fire in photos taken while the Fn button is pressed.
tBracketing
burst
If the Fn button is pressed while exposure, flash, or ADL bracketing is active
in single frame or quiet shutter-release mode, all shots in the current
bracketing program will be taken each time the shutter-release button is
pressed. If white balance bracketing is active or continuous release mode
(mode CH or CL) is selected, the camera will repeat the bracketing burst
while the shutter-release button is held down.
yActive
D-Lighting
Press the Fn button and rotate the main command dial to adjust Active
D-Lighting (0137).
e+NEF (RAW)
If image quality is set to JPEG fine, JPEG normal, or JPEG basic, “RAW”
will be displayed in the control panel and an NEF (RAW) copy will be
recorded with the next picture taken after the Fn button is pressed (to
record NEF/RAW copies with a series of photographs, keep the shutter-
release button pressed halfway between shots). To exit without recording
an NEF (RAW) copy, press the Fn button again.
LMatrix
metering Matrix metering is activated while the Fn button is pressed.
M
Center-
weighted
metering
Center-weighted metering is activated while the Fn button is pressed.
NSpot
metering Spot metering is activated while the Fn button is pressed.