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redefined the behavior of the self-timer to take 1 to 9 exposures when its delay has
expired. (I’ll show you how to take multiple shots with the self-timer in Chapter 9.)
Tapping the shutter button when the D7000’s exposure meters have turned them-
selves off reactivates them, and a tap can be used to remove the display of a menu
or image from the rear color LCD.
■ On/Off switch. Rotating this switch to the detent turns the camera on. Continuing
to rotate past the detent to the farthest position illuminates the top-panel LCD
lamp, so you can read settings in dim lighting.
■ Sub-command dial. This dial is used to change shooting settings. When settings
are available in pairs (such as shutter speed/aperture), this dial will be used to make
one type of setting, such as aperture, while the main command dial (on the back
of the camera) will be used to make the other, such as aperture setting. Using the
Custom Settings menu adjustments in CSM #f6, you can reverse the default rota-
tional direction, swap the functions of the sub-command and main command dials,
David Busch’s Nikon D7000 Guide to Digital SLR Photography50
Figure 3.2
Memory
card door
Hand
grip
DC power
port
Fn (Function)
button
Depth-of-
field button
Red-eye reduction lamp
Self-timer lamp
AF-assist illuminator
Sub-command
dial
Shutter
release
On/Off
switch