Set exposure

 

 

compensation

+

 

(pg. 128)

 

 

 

 

 

X

Ebutton

Main command dial

Control panel

Activate or cancel bracketing/ select number of shots in bracketing sequence (pp. 131, 134)

 

+

 

Fn button

Main command dial

Control panel

Select bracketing exposure increment (pg. 132)

+

Fn button

Sub-command dial

Control panel

AThe Fn Button

Depending on the option selected for Custom Setting f5 (Assign FUNC. button, pg. 320), the Fn button and command dials can be used to adjust

bracketing settings (the default option), choose the image area, lock shutter speed and aperture, select shutter speed and aperture in steps of 1 EV, choose pre-specified lens data for non-CPU lenses, or select dynamic-area AF.

AThe Depth-of-Field Preview and AE-L/AF-L Buttons

Depending on the options selected for Custom Settings f6 (Assign preview button, pg. 324) and f7 (Assign AE-L/AF-L button, pg. 325), the

depth-of-field preview and AE-L/AF-Lbuttons can be used with the command dials to perform the same functions as the Fn button.

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Nikon D700BODY, D700OUTFIT, D7000BODY, D7000KIT Set exposure Compensation, Depth-of-Field Preview and AE-L/AF-L Buttons

D7000BODY, D7000KIT, D700BODY, D700OUTFIT specifications

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