f2: Assign Fn Button

Gbutton ACustom Settings menu

Choose the role played by the Fn button, either by itself (Press) or when used in combination with the command dials (Press + command dials).

❚❚Press

Selecting Press displays the following options:

 

Option

Description

q Preview

Press the Fn button to preview depth of field (0 50).

r FV lock

Press the Fn button to lock flash value (built-in flash and compatible

optional flash units only, 0 125, 305). Press again to cancel FV lock.

 

 

 

 

 

B

AE/AF lock

Focus and exposure lock while the Fn button is pressed.

 

 

 

C

AE lock only

Exposure locks while the Fn button is pressed.

 

 

 

E

AE lock

Exposure locks when the Fn button is pressed, and remains locked until

(Hold)

the button is pressed a second time or the standby timer expires.

 

 

 

F

AF lock only

Focus locks while the Fn button is pressed.

 

 

 

A AF-ON

Pressing the Fn button initiates autofocus. The shutter-release button can

not be used to focus.

 

 

s

Flash off

The flash will not fire in photos taken while the Fn button is pressed.

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

tBracketingburst bracketing program will be taken each time the shutter-release button ispressed. 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.

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

erecorded with the next picture taken after the Fn button is pressed (to

+NEF (RAW) 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.

 

 

L meteringMatrix

Matrix metering is activated while the Fn button is pressed.

 

 

Center-

 

M weighted

Center-weighted metering is activated while the Fn button is pressed.

metering

 

 

 

N meteringSpot

Spot metering is activated while the Fn button is pressed.

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