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■ 1 step spd/aperture. If you sometimes prefer coarser exposure settings of 1 whole
step (instead of the 1/3 or 1/2 step increments that are normally set), use this option.
When holding down the Fn button and rotating a command dial, shutter speed
and aperture changes are made in whole step increments instead.
■ Choose non-CPU lens number. If you swap out older non-CPU manual lenses
frequently, this option provides a quicker way of telling the D7000 which lens num-
ber (1 to 9) to use. I often mount an old manual focus 85mm f/1.8 lens or 55mm
f/3.5 Micro Nikkor on my D7000, and can use this facility to switch back and forth
between the lens settings I’ve manually entered for these lenses. (Chapter 10 will
show you how to do that in the Setup menu.)
■ Playback. This option redefines the Fn button to provide the same function as the
Playback button. You’ll find this useful when a long, heavy lens is mounted on your
camera and it’s difficult to press the Playback button with the left hand.
■ Start movie recording. Use this choice to be able to start movie recording by press-
ing the Fn button.
f4 Assign Preview Button
The depth-of-field button can also be defined as you wish, with the same options and
limitations as for the Fn button, but the default action for the DOF button is Preview.
f5 Assign AE-L/AF-L Button
As if the Nikon D7000 didn’t have enough buttons that are user-definable, you can
change the behavior of the AE-L/AF-L button, too! The default value for the AE-L/
AF-L button is AE/AF Lock.
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Figure 9.12
Virtual horizon
indicators in
the viewfinder
show the
degree of tilt of
the camera.