D100 Lounge: D100 Review (5)

D100 Review (Updated April 3, 2003)

D100 Review - Page 5

CSM 12: BKT ORDER

This setting simply sets the order in which bracketing is done (and yes, I basically said what the D100 manual said on page 153).

CSM 13: COMMAND DIAL

You can reverse the actions of the Sub-Command Dial and the Main-Command Dial with this option. I suppose people like the dials reversed. Just remember to be sure you know that you did this, or you could get confused.

CSM 14: AE-L / AF-L

This is taken from page 154 of your D100 manual.

1) AE / AF Lock (D100 default setting) - Both focus and exposure are locked while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed.
2) AE Lock only - Exposure is locked while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. Focus is unaffected.
3) AF Lock only - Focus is locked while the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. Exposure is unaffected.
4) AE Lock hold - Pressing the AE-L/AF-L button locks exposure. Exposure remains locked until the button is pressed again.
5) AF On - The camera focuses when the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed. The camera WILL NOT focus when the shutter release button is half-way pressed (when in this mode).

CSM 15: AE LOCK

Whether or not you want the exposure to lock when the shutter button is half-pressed, is an option here..

CSM 16: ILLUMINATION

Whether or not you want the green illumination light to turn on when you press the illumination button. Kind of a weird CSM feature, but hey, maybe someone can enlighten me on why a person even needs this setting.

CSM 17: FOCUS AREA

This setting is pretty self-explanatory.

CSM 18: AF AREA ILLUMINATION

I keep this in the ON position. Rarely, have I come into a situation that I have a problem using the grid lines and the AF Illumination at the same time.

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