Nikon D300 - Manual (Page 106)

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Hand-Held Mode ( g)
1
Select live view mode.
Press the release mode dial
lock release and turn the
release mode dial to
a.
2
Adjust [Live view] options in the shooting menu.
Select [Live view] in the shooting menu
and choose [Hand-held] for [Live view
mode].
The [Live view] menu also contains a
[Release mode] option, where you can
choose from single-frame and
continuous release modes (pg. 74).
3
Press the shutter-release
button all the way down.
The mirror will be raised and
the view through the lens will
be displayed in the camera
monitor instead of the viewfinder (for improved focus, focus
on your subject by pressing the shutter-release button
halfway, then press it the rest of the way down to start live
view). To exit without taking a picture, rotate the release
mode dial to another setting or press
G.
Release mode dial
Exit