Nikon D600 - The Mode Dial

Chapter 1 Exploring the Nikon D600
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CROSS REF For more information on lenses and compatibility, see Chapter 4.
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Zoom ring. Rotating the zoom ring allows you to change the focal length of the
lens. Prime lenses do not have a zoom ring.
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Focal length indicators. These numbers indicate which focal length in millime-
ters your lens is zoomed to.
Back of the camera
The back of the camera is where you  nd the buttons that mainly control playback and
menu options, although a few buttons control some of the shooting functions. Most
of the buttons have more than one function — a lot of them are used in conjunction
with the Main Command dial or the multi-selector. On the back of the camera, you
also  nd several key features, including the all-important LCD and view nder.
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Release mode dial. Although technically the Release mode dial is located on
the top of the camera, on recent Nikon cameras the release modes are easier to
view from the rear of the camera. The release mode controls how the shutter is
released when you press the shutter-release button. Press the Release mode
dial lock release and rotate the Release mode dial to change the settings. There
are seven modes:
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Single frame ( ). This mode allows you take a single photograph with each
press of the shutter-release button. The camera does not  re multiple
frames when the button is held down.
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Continuous low speed ( ). When you’re using this release mode, press-
ing and holding the shutter-release button allows the camera to shoot mul-
tiple frames at low speed. You can set the frame rate for this release mode
in Custom Settings menu d5 (
d5). You can select from 1 to 5 fps.
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Continuous high speed ( ). When you use this release mode, pressing and
holding the shutter-release button allows the camera to shoot multiple frames
at high speed. The camera shoots at the maximum frame rate of 5.5 fps.
NOTE The actual maximum frame rate depends on the shutter speed, buffer,
and memory card speed.
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Quiet shutter-release ( ). This mode allows you to control the release of
the re ex mirror. When you press the shutter-release button, the re ex mirror
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