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Nikon D2X SLR Review
By Movable Type Admin
Camera Controls
On the front below the lens release button is the focus selector switch for Continuous
AF, Single AF or Manual Focus. On the lens itself you'll find another switch for
Auto and Manual focus. On Nikon's VR series of lenses you'll also find a switch to
turn the Vibration Reduction feature on and off.
On the grip side you'll find the combination shutter release and power switch. Turning
the power switch beyond the "on" position illuminates the top and back data displays.
Press and hold the MODE button while turning the command dial to select the desired
exposure mode (Program AE w/Shift, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority or Manual).
Press and hold the +/- button and turn the command dial to set the desired exposure
compensation value (+/- 5EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps).
 The top data LCD with all possible icons displayed.
On the front of the grip is the sub command dial which is easily operated with your index
finger. Off to the right you can see the depth of field preview button.
On the back (top-right corner) is the command dial. Off to the left is the
AE/AF Lock button and the AF start button.
On the top left side you'll find buttons to change the flash mode, enable AE
bracketing and lock command buttons. Around the base is the shooting mode dial with
positions for Single frame, Continuous Low, Continuous High
and Selftimer.
 The eyelevel viewfinder comes standard with the DK-17 eyepiece. The lever on the left closes the dark slide to block the viewfinder during long exposures. There are optional rubber eyecups, magnifiers, diopter adjustment lenses and right-angle viewing attachments that can be attached to the viewfinder.
You can change the focusing screen, there are several available (Type V clear matte III
standard, Type B BriteView III is also supplied with camera and the Type E clear-matte
III is optional.) The viewfinder shows approx. 100% of the captured frame - this is as
good as it gets!
On the side of the pentaprism you'll find the diopter adjustment (-3 m1 to +1 m1) for the eyelevel
finder and the metering control switch. Nikon 3D Color Matrix (with
type G or D Nikkor lenses only), Center-Weighted (8mm circular area in center of
frame by default) or Spot (4mm
area).
 The D2X's viewfinder display - the small brackets denote the 11 different focus areas. The focus area that is active will turn red when the shutter is pressed. The circle in the middle is the center-weighted metering area. The large rectangle indicates the framing and capture area when using the High Speed Crop mode. Across the bottom is the status line that shows the autofocus status, metering mode, shutter speed, aperture setting, exposure mode (P, A, S, M), flash status, EV comp, # of pictures taken and a digital representation of an analog exposure scale when in Manual mode or setting EV comp. On the right side are indicators for voice recording, white balance, image size and quality, and ISO sensitivity. |
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