Nikon D700 manual LCD Illuminators, Auto Meter Off, Camera Off Display, Control panel

Power switch

ALCD Illuminators

Rotating the power switch toward D

activates the exposure meters and the

control panel backlight (LCD illuminator), allowing the displays to be read in the dark. After the power switch

s is released, the illuminators will remain lit for six seconds (at default settings) while the exposure meters are active or

until the shutter is released or the power switch is rotated toward Dagain.

AAuto Meter Off

At default settings, the shutter speed and aperture displays in the control panel and viewfinder will turn off if no operations are performed for about six seconds (auto meter off), reducing the drain on the battery. Press the shutter-release button halfway to reactivate the display in the viewfinder (pg. 54).

6 s

Exposure meters on Exposure meters off Exposure meters on

The length of time before the exposure meters turn off automatically can be adjusted using Custom Setting c2 (Auto meter-off delay, pg. 296).

ACamera Off Display

If the camera is turned off with a battery and memory card inserted, the frame count and number of exposures remaining will be displayed (some memory cards may only display this information when the camera is on).

Control panel

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