Datasheet

✦ Protect / Info / Help button. The
Protect button has the icon of a
key on it. This button actually has a
few different uses. The primary use
of the Protect button is to lock the
image to prevent it from being
deleted. This function can be
accessed only when the camera is
in Playback mode. When viewing
the image you want to protect,
simply press this button. A small
key icon will be displayed in the
upper right-hand corner of images
that are protected. When the cam-
era is in Shooting mode, pressing
this button causes the current
shooting info such as aperture,
shutter speed, and other settings
to be displayed on the LCD screen.
Pressing the Shutter Release but-
ton lightly returns you to the
default shooting mode. When
viewing the menu options, press-
ing this button displays a help
screen that explains the functions
of that particular menu option.
✦ Thumbnail / Zoom out button.
In Playback mode, pressing this
button allows you to go from full-
frame playback (or viewing the
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Diopter
adjustment
control
Delete button
Metering
mode dial
Auto-Exposure/
Auto-Focus
lock button
Playback button
Main
Command
dial
Multi-
selector
Auto-
Focus
On
button
Focus
selector
lock
CF card
busy
light
Card slot cover
latch
Menu
button
Viewfinder
Protect/
Info/Help
button
Protect/
Info/Help
button
Thumbnail/
Zoom out
button
Zoom in
button
OK button
AF area
mode
selector
LCD
Image courtesy Nikon
1.2 Back of the camera controls
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