Nikon D60 - Manual (Page 43)

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“Point-and-Shoot” Photography (e (Auto) Mode)
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sic Photography
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Diopter Adjustment
For more information on adjusting viewfinder focus, see “Adjusting Viewfinder Focus (Diopter
Adjustment)” (A 26).
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Exposure Meters On/Off and Auto Meter-Off
This camera is equipped with exposure meters, which meter the brightness of the subject. Exposure
meters are activated with the following situations:
• When the camera is turned on
• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while the camera is on
• When K (L) is pressed while the camera is on
When exposure meters are on, the viewfinder display, or Shooting information display, will turn on,
and shooting information such as shutter speed, aperture, and number of exposures remaining can
be confirmed (A 7, 9).
Exposure meters turn off automatically in conjunction with the Auto meter-off setting (A 114).
Auto meter-off is a function that reduces the drain on the battery. At default settings, exposure
meters turn off if the shutter-release button is not pressed, even halfway, and no operations are
performed for eight seconds. The length of time before exposure meters turn off can be adjusted
using Custom Setting 15 (Auto off timers; A 114). Exposure meters are also active whenever the
monitor is on with operations other than shooting, such as playback and when navigating camera
menus (Playback/menus), or with image review immediately after a photograph is shot (Image
review). However, exposure meters turn off when the monitor turns off, as specified with the auto
off timers setting.
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Shooting Info Auto Off
The eye sensor under the viewfinder is activated when your face comes closer to the viewfinder with
shooting while the exposure meters are on, and turns the Shooting information display off (default
setting) to reduce the drain on the battery. When the camera is lowered, or otherwise distanced
from your face, the viewfinder display turns off and the Shooting information display turns on again.
This option can be disabled using the Shooting info auto off option in the setup menu (A 123).
However, the Shooting information display will turn off when auto meter off is activated, regardless
of the option selected for Shooting info auto off.
Set
When looking through
the viewfinder/
pressing the shutter-
release button halfway
When not looking through
the viewfinder