c5 Remote on Duration

You can adjust the amount of time the D7000 “looks” for an IR signal from its front

and rear infrared sensors. You can select 1, 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Use a shorter active

interval to save power.

d. Shooting/Display

This menu section (see Figure 9.6) offers a variety of mostly unrelated shooting and dis-

play options not found elsewhere, but which are not frequently changed, making them

suitable for a Custom Settings entry. The figure shows only the first eight entries; you

must scroll down to see the last five.

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SAVING POWER WITH THE Nikon D7000

There are six settings and several techniques you can use to help you stretch the longevity
of your D7000’s battery. To get the most from each charge, consider these steps:
■Playback menu.Image Review: Turn off image review after each shot. You can still
review your images by pressing the Playback button.
■Auto meter-off delay.Set to 4 seconds if you can tolerate such a brief active time.
■Monitor off delay.Set for the minimum, 10 seconds. That big three-inch LCD uses
a lot of juice, so reducing the amount of time it is used when you don’t turn it off
manually (either for automatic review or for playing back your images) can boost the
effectiveness of your battery.
■Reduce LCD illumination.Set CSM #d10 to Off, so the monochrome LCD status
panel will be backlit only when you manually use the switch around the shutter
release.
■Reduce LCD brightness.In the Setup menu, select the lowest of the seven bright-
ness settings that work for you under most conditions. If you’re willing to shade the
LCD with your hand, you can often get away with lower brightness settings out-
doors, which will further increase the useful life of your battery.
■Turn off modeling flash.Set CSM #e4 to Off.
■Reduce internal flash use.No flash at all or fill flash use less power than a full blast.
■Cancel VR.Turn off vibration reduction if your lens has that feature and you feel
you don’t need it.
■Use a card reader.When transferring pictures from your D7000 to your computer,
use a card reader instead of the USB cable. Linking your camera to your computer
and transferring images using the cable takes longer and uses a lot more power.