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Viewfinder options, Viewfinder grid, Rangefinder – Nikon D3000 User Manual

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Display a framing grid in the viewfinder or choose whether the exposure indicator in
the viewfinder can be used as a focusing aid in manual focus mode.

❚❚Viewfinder Grid

Choose On to display on-demand grid lines in the viewfinder for
reference when composing photographs.

❚❚Rangefinder

Choose On to use the exposure indicator to determine whether the camera is
correctly focused in manual focus mode (

0 42; note that this function is not available

in shooting mode M, when the exposure indicator instead shows whether the subject
is correctly exposed).

Viewfinder Options

G button

➜ B setup menu

Indicator

Description

Indicator

Description

Camera in focus.

Focus point is slightly
behind subject.

Focus point is slightly in
front of subject.

Focus point is well
behind subject.

Focus point is well in
front of subject.

Camera can not
determine correct
focus.

A

Using the Electronic Rangefinder

The electronic rangefinder requires a lens with a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster. The
desired results may not be achieved in situations in which the camera would be unable to
focus using autofocus (

0 42).