The normal battery power-level display always shows on the
Control panel, but it only shows in the Viewfinder when you
have Viewfinder warning display turned On. You won’t see
the low-battery warning appear in the Viewfinder until your
camera’s battery is actually low.
My Recommendation: I think it’s a great idea to have the
Viewfinder warn me when my camera’s battery is getting
low. I’d hate to be in the middle of an important shoot only to
have the camera die from lack of battery power. Don’t you
agree?
Screen Tips
Custom setting d4 (D300S Only)
(User’s Manual – D300S page 276)
Screen tips allows you to enable small, helpful tips on the
second screen of the camera’s Information display. This is
only available on the D300S.
This display is accessed by pressing the camera’s Info button
twice. Pressing the Info button once only brings up a
summary display—you can’t edit anything. Pressing it twice
shows a similar screen that allows you to change several
settings. It’s a shortcut screen with settings that are accessed
frequently, such as changing the Shooting menu bank or
Custom setting bank.
Figure 4-35, image 1, shows the screen that appears when you
press the Info button once. Figure 4-35, image 2, shows the
screen that appears when you press Info button twice. The
first screen is called the Information display screen, and I’ll
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