rayyeager Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Is there a way to limit the time on the instant image review? I believe it stays on for 20 seconds unless you press the shutter release. I like this feature, but would like to limit the time. Thanks ... Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Custom Setting c4: you can change that to 10 seconds instead (or much longer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_berry Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Better still - turn this feature "off". To activate, just push the playback button - that way, you manually determine how long the display remains in the LCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmckinnon Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 This may be an overly-simple reminder, but you can tap the shutter release to end the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photo5 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I turn it off. Saves batteries! I don't need to check every photo I take. I traveled to London recently for 10 days. Took nearly 3,000 photos with my D300 and used only one battery! This was shooting RAW+JPG Basic with almost no use of the built-in flash and no image preview. I was amazed with the battery performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I have the habit to check my results, the histogram, etc. after each capture, unless I am shooting sports or action so that I don't have time to do so. What is the big deal if I use a little more battery power? It is not like that is going to have any impact on world-wide energy consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 It's a shame Nikon doesn't give a B/W preview option. Like Shun, I also check my histogram(s) after each shot. I like to shoot wide dynamic range scenes and with my old D70 the reds get clipped and I don't realize this until I get home. Does anyone know if a B/W preview would save a significant amount of power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Exactly what is the compelling reason that we need to save battery power so badly? If you are traveling in the wildiness for a few weeks without any A/C power, I can understand that you want to save every drop, e.g. what Aaron Linsdau did a couple of months ago: http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00Qu6B But for 99% of our everyday shooting, I see absolutely no problem if we need to change batteries once or twice in the middle of the day. So far I have yet to exhaust an EN-EL3e on either the D300 or D700 within a day of shooting. If you are using the EN-EL4a, it really lasts a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Shun, I think people need to have a mindset of reducing, rather than that of consuming. My D300 as with my D70 only have one battery for each camera. If everyone on the planet bought say 3 batteries for each of their DSLRs and have upgraded 3 times where do you suppose all the old batteries go? And not to sound like a typical European, there are four in our family and we drive only one car - a 3 door VW Polo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayyeager Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 I am also a big fan of the histogram. That's why I use the instant review. Yes, I realized you can tap the shutter release. Thanks, Shun, custom setting C4 was the answer I was looking for ... Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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