Nikon D200 User Manual

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f2 Multi-Selector

You can set the rear thumb selector to turn on the meter or the AF

system.

I never use this.

f3 Photo Info/Playback

lets you choose which directions do what on the rear thumb

when playing back.

You can select this switch to match Canon or Nikon's convention - tapping left and right or
up and down to go forwards and back or to see the data about an image.

f4 FUNC. Button

selects what the magic

Function Button

does.

I prefer Flash Exposure lock.

TRICK: Set FV (flash) Exposure lock. Tap this, the flash goes off and meters itself -
once. Now every succeeding shot needs no preflashes! This means that, so long as
your distance stays unchanged, that you'll get instant shutter release, and more
importantly, no blinking from the preflashes. This choice fires the preflashes only
once, and uses that information for every succeeding shot until you reset it.

It resets itself when the meter turns off, or if you tap the Function Button again.

TRICK OF TRICKS: I actually use the FV Lock + Lens Data selection. This does what
I described when the flash is on. When the flash is off you can enter manual focus
lens data by holding this button and spinning the front and rear dials. If you enter
the maximum aperture and focal length you get Matrix metering, Manual and A
exposure modes, and full lens and exposure data in the EXIF data!

This is my favorite. See for yourself if you prefer any of the other modes, like flash off and
others. Of course if you select any others than you lose the tricks I described.

f5 Command Dials

let you change directions of rotation and swap functions between

the command dials.

TRICK: You can choose to use these in playback to select among images and data
in addition to the thumb switch. I select MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU >
Controls > f5 > Menus and Playback > ON.

f6 Buttons and Dials

lets you tap a button once to adjust instead of having to keep

holding it. You can keep adjusting until you tap the shutter, at which time it cancels.

f7 No Memory Card?

Prevents me from taking pictures with no memory card!