Datasheet

✦ Hot shoe. This is where an acces-
sory flash is attached to the cam-
era body. The hot shoe has an
electronic contact that tells the
flash to fire when the shutter is
released. There are also a number
of other electronic contacts that
allow the camera to communicate
with the flash to enable the auto-
mated features of a dedicated flash
unit such as the SB-600.
✦ Release mode dial. Rotating this
dial changes the release mode of
the camera. You can choose from
Single frame, Continuous Low
speed, Continuous High speed,
LiveView, Self-timer, and Mirror up.
In order to rotate the dial you must
press the Release mode dial lock
release button.
✦ Release mode dial lock release
button.
This button is used to lock
the Release mode dial to prevent it
from accidentally being changed.
✦ Quality button. Press this button
and rotate the Main Command dial
to change the image size and qual-
ity. You can choose from RAW, TIFF,
JPEG, or RAW + JPEG. You can also
choose the quality at which your
JPEGs are saved: Fine, Normal, or
Basic.
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Zoom ring
Focus ring
Distance scale
Release mode dial
lock release button
Quality button
White balance
button
Release mode
dial
ISO button
Hot shoe
Focal plane
mark
Exposure
Compensation
button
On/Off switch
LCD illuminator
Shutter Release
button
Mode button
Image courtesy Nikon
1.1 Top of the camera controls
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