Nikon D2Xs D2Xs User's Manual - Page 210

Custom Setting c3, Auto Meter-off Delay, Self-Timer Delay, Monitor off Delay - shutter life

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Menu Guide-Custom Settings Custom Setting c3: Auto Meter-off Delay This option controls how long the camera continues to meter exposure when no operations are performed: 4 s, 6 s (the default option), 8 s, or 16 s or until the camera is turned off (No limit). Highlight c3 Auto meter-off in the second level of the CSM menu ( 180) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection. Choose a shorter meter-off delay for longer battery life. Custom Setting c4: Self-Timer Delay This option controls the length of the shutterrelease delay in self-timer mode. Shutter-release can be delayed by approximately 2 s, 5 s, 10 s (the default option), or 20 s. Highlight c4 Self-timer in the second level of the CSM menu ( 180) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection. Custom Setting c5: Monitor off Delay This option controls how long the monitor remains on when no operations are performed: 10 s, 20 s (the default option), 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. Highlight c5 Monitor off in the second level of the CSM menu ( 180) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection. Choose a shorter monitor-off delay for longer battery life. The EH- 6 AC Adapter When the camera is powered by an optional EH-6 AC adapter, exposure meters will not turn off and the monitor will only power off after ten minutes, regardless of the options chosen for Custom Settings c3 (Auto meter-off) and c5 (Monitor off). 196

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Menu Guide—Custom Settings
Custom Setting c3:
Auto Meter-off Delay
This option controls how long the camera con-
tinues to meter exposure when no operations are
performed: 4 s, 6 s (the default option), 8 s, or 16 s
or until the camera is turned off (
No limit
).
High-
light
c3 Auto meter-off
in the second level of the
CSM menu (
180) and press the multi selector
to the right.
Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then
press to the right to make a selection.
Choose a shorter meter-off delay for
longer battery life.
Custom Setting c4:
Self-Timer Delay
This option controls the length of the shutter-
release delay in self-timer mode.
Shutter-release
can be delayed by approximately 2 s, 5 s, 10 s (the
default option), or 20 s.
Highlight
c4 Self-timer
in the second level of the CSM menu (
180) and
press the multi selector to the right.
Press the
multi selector up or down to highlight an option,
then press to the right to make a selection.
Custom Setting c5:
Monitor off Delay
This option controls how long the monitor remains
on when no operations are performed: 10 s, 20 s
(the default option), 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10
minutes.
Highlight
c5 Monitor off
in the second
level of the CSM menu (
180) and press the
multi selector to the right.
Press the multi selector
up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selec-
tion.
Choose a shorter monitor-off delay for longer battery life.
The EH-6 AC Adapter
When the camera is powered by an optional EH-6 AC adapter, exposure meters will
not turn off and the monitor will only power off after ten minutes, regardless of the
options chosen for Custom Settings c3 (
Auto meter-off
) and c5 (
Monitor off
).