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I thank my lucky stars with my Nikon, because on my idiotic Canon 5D I have to wait and press
the Play button just to zoom in on a shot I just made! No need for this with Nikon, so long as you
have Image Review (page 30) set to ON.
The only reason you may want Image Review OFF (its default) is if you prefer to make many
immediate changes to your next shots.
If Image Review is ON, the image pops up after your shot, and the D40 responds to your dial
inputs by showing the the next or previous image. My D40 won't change apertures or shutter
speeds until I wait a moment and tap the shutter to put my D40 back into Shooting mode. If you
want to change your settings immediately, turn off Image Review. (The Canon Rebel XTi is
smarter than these, since the XTi has a sensor to determine if you have your eye at the viewfinder
and switches automatically.)
MENU Button
This gets you into the menus, as explained at the many menu pages below.
You set almost everything about the D40 here.
You also can set many shooting parameters with the < i > Button (page 15) and Fn Button (page
19). They are different ways of setting the same things.
Minifying Glass / ? / Checkerboard Button
If playing, it reduces the images to fit 2x2 or 3x3 on the screen. If the image was zoomed, it
zooms out.
If working in the menus, often this button will give more information about the setting at hand.
If the "?" is flashing in the bottom right of the viewfinder, that means you have a message waiting
from your D40. This is a first! Press the "?" button and your D40 will tell you what's on its mind! It's
usually telling you to turn on the flash.
< i > / Magnifying Glass / Green Dot Button
If the D40 is resting (LCD off), the < i > button wakes up the LCD and shows you the shooting info
exactly as the info button (page 14) does.
If the LCD is in the Info (showing shutter speeds, etc.) mode, press the < i > button to change
these settings. Use the Up/Down/Left/Right/OK buttons.
If playing, this button zooms in. Use the up/down/left/right button to scroll around.
Hold both Green Dot buttons at the same time for a few seconds to reset most of the tactical
parameters, like exposure compensation, autofocus modes, ISO, White Balance, etc, to their
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