Nikon EN-EL9 D5000 User's Guide (English) - Page 182

f2: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button, f3: Reverse Dial Rotation, f4: No Memory Card?, f5: Reverse Indicators

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f2: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Choose the role played by the AE-L/AF-L button. AE-L/AF-L button . Option Description B AE/AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. C AE lock only Exposure locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. F AF lock only Focus locks while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. Exposure locks when the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed, and remains locked E AE lock (hold) until the button is pressed a second time or the exposure meters turn off. A AF-ON The AE-L/AF-L button initiates autofocus. The shutter-release button can not be used to focus. f3: Reverse Dial Rotation G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu Choose Yes to reverse the direction of the command dial. f4: No Memory Card? G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu If Release locked is selected, the shutter-release button is only enabled when a memory card is inserted in the camera. Selecting Enable release allows the shutter L to be released when no memory card is inserted, although no pictures will be recorded (they will however be displayed in the monitor in demo mode). Note that when photographs are being captured to a computer using Camera Control Pro 2 (available separately), photographs are not recorded to the camera memory card and the shutter will be enabled regardless of the setting chosen for this option. f5: Reverse Indicators G button ➜ A Custom Settings menu At the default setting of (V), the exposure indicators in the viewfinder and information display are displayed with positive values on the left and negative values on the right. Select (W) to display negative values on the left and positive values on the right. 164

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164
L
Choose the role played by the
AE-L/AF-L
button.
.
Choose
Yes
to reverse the direction of the command dial.
If
Release locked
is selected, the shutter-release button is only enabled when a
memory card is inserted in the camera.
Selecting
Enable release
allows the shutter
to be released when no memory card is inserted, although no pictures will be
recorded (they will however be displayed in the monitor in demo mode).
Note that
when photographs are being captured to a computer using Camera Control Pro 2
(available separately), photographs are not recorded to the camera memory card and
the shutter will be enabled regardless of the setting chosen for this option.
At the default setting of
(
V
), the exposure
indicators in the viewfinder and information display are
displayed with positive values on the left and negative values on
the right.
Select
(
W
) to display negative values
on the left and positive values on the right.
f2: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button
G
button
A
Custom Settings menu
Option
Description
B
AE/AF lock
Focus and exposure lock while the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.
C
AE lock only
Exposure locks while the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.
F
AF lock only
Focus locks while the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed.
E
AE lock (hold)
Exposure locks when the
AE-L/AF-L
button is pressed, and remains locked
until the button is pressed a second time or the exposure meters turn
off.
A
AF-ON
The
AE-L/AF-L
button initiates autofocus.
The shutter-release button can
not be used to focus.
f3: Reverse Dial Rotation
G
button
A
Custom Settings menu
f4: No Memory Card?
G
button
A
Custom Settings menu
f5: Reverse Indicators
G
button
A
Custom Settings menu
AE-L/AF-L
button