Nikon D5300 Digital Field Guide Chapter 1 Exploring the Nikon D5300
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Here is a complete list of the information you find in the viewfinder display:
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Framing grid. When you turn on this option in Custom Setting menu ( ) d2,
a grid displays in the viewing area. Use the grid to line up elements of your com-
position to ensure they are straight (or not).
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Focus points. The first thing you are likely to notice when looking through the
viewfinder is a small rectangle near the center of the frame. This is your active
focus point. Note that only the active focus point is shown full time when you
use the Single-point (
), Dynamic-area ( ), or 3-D tracking ( ) autofocus set-
tings. When you set the camera to Auto area AF mode (
), you don’t see the
focus point until you press the shutter-release button halfway and the camera
achieves focus.
1.5 The viewfinder display.