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metering while you hold down the Selected button.
When you release the Selected button, the camera
returns to your customary meter type, such as Spot or
Center-weighted metering.
▪ Center-weighted – If you normally use Matrix or Spot
metering as your primary metering system, you can
temporarily use Center-weighted metering by holding
down the Selected button. When you release the button,
the camera returns to your customary meter type, such as
Spot or Matrix.
▪ Spot metering – If you normally use another metering
system besides Spot metering, you can temporarily
switch to Spot by holding down the Selected button.
When you release the button, the camera returns to your
customary meter type, such as Center-weighted or
Matrix.
▪ Playback** (D300S only) – This function causes the
Selected button to act as if you had pressed the Playback
button. Nikon included this so that you could play back
images when using a big telephoto lens that requires two
hands to use. Setting this function disables other
functionality in the D300(S). Please see the** note at the
end of this section. This function applies to the D300S
only.
▪ Access top item in MY MENU (D300S only) – You can
press the Selected button to jump directly to the top item
in My Menu. This allows you to quickly modify a
favorite menu item. This function applies to the D300S
only.
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