Interestingly, when you have PRE White balance (PrE)
selected, you can hold down the WB button and turn the
front Sub-command dial to select one of the five stored
PRE-measured white balances (d-o to d-4). See the
upcoming chapter titled Chapter 10 to better understand
the PRE (PrE) method, and other WB settings.
▪ D – (D300S only) This symbol represents the volume
control for the built-in mono microphone or externally
mounted stereo mic. To use this setting, hold down the
Playback button on the top rear left of the camera
(normally used to view images), and press left on the
Multi Selector. This surrounds the symbol with a yellow
square, letting you know it is selected. Once you have it
selected, you can hold down the Playback button and
press up or down on the Multi Selector to scroll through
the volume levels on the microphone. Your choices are
A (Auto), 1, 2, 3, and Off.
▪ E – (D300S only) This symbol shows the minutes and
seconds when you are recording a video in D-Movie
mode. It isn’t directly related to Live View, but since
D-Movie mode uses the Live View display, it is ready
for immediate use. If you press the Multi selector center
button to start a video recording, you’ll see this symbol
start counting down the minutes and seconds. When
you’re recording a video, a big red dot followed by REC
will flash in the upper-left corner of the Monitor.
▪ F – This symbol represents the Monitor brightness and
is only seen when you press the Playback button in Live
View mode. To access the setting—if the microphone
volume control is selected on the D300S (see D)—hold
down the Playback button and scroll right with the Multi
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