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intersections of these lines do not follow the Rule of Thirds convention, and so are less
useful for composition, assuming you want to follow the Rule of Thirds guideline in
the first place. If you happen to subscribe to the Rule of Quarters, you’re all set. Note
that for critical applications, it’s possible that your D7000’s viewfinder isn’t absolutely
accurate. I sometimes have to rotate images slightly in Photoshop because the grid is
not perfectly aligned. Your options for this grid display are On and Off (the default).
d3 ISO Display and Adjustment
This entry controls whether ISO or frame count are displayed in the viewfinder and
top-panel monochrome LCD. You have three options.
■ Show ISO sensitivity. Choose this option, and the viewfinder and top-panel LCD
will display the current ISO sensitivity in the position where the frame count is nor-
mally shown. Use it if knowing the ISO setting is more important than having ready
access to the number of frames remaining. (For example, you’re using a very large
card with thousands of exposures available.)
■ Show ISO/Easy ISO. This option also replaces the frame count with the ISO
display, but when active you can change the ISO quickly by rotating the sub-
command dial (when using P or S exposure modes) or by rotating the main
David Busch’s Nikon D7000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography294
Figure 9.7
The D7000’s
optional grid
display can
help with com-
posing and
aligning images
in the
viewfinder.