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d1 Beep
The Nikon D7000’s internal beeper provides a (usually) superfluous chirp to signify
various functions, such as the countdown of your camera’s self-timer or autofocus con-
firmation in AF-S mode (unless you’ve selected Release Priority in CSM #a2). You can
(and probably should) switch it off if you want to avoid the beep because it’s annoying,
impolite, distracting (at a concert or museum), or undesired for any other reason. It’s
one of the few ways to make the D7000 a bit quieter. (I’ve actually had new dSLR own-
ers ask me how to turn off the “shutter sound” the camera makes; such an option was
available in the point-and-shoot camera they’d used previously.) Select d1: Beep from
the menu, and select one of the following:
■ Volume. Select Off to disable the beeper, or values of 1 (soft) through 3 (loud).
A quarter-note icon appears in the monochrome LCD status panel and the shoot-
ing information display.
■ Pitch. Select High for a high-pitched beep, or Low for a deeper tone.
d2 Viewfinder Grid Display
The D7000 can display a grid of lines overlaid on the viewfinder (see Figure 9.7),
offering some help when you want to align vertical or horizontal lines. Note that the
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Figure 9.6
A mixed bag
of entries is
found in the
Shooting/
Display
submenu.