I would like to find out if there is a way to quickly access the "Virtual Horizon" feature that appears in the LCD screen as the camera inside the compass like dial, not the one which shows in the "Control Panel" or viewfinder.

So far the only way I can seem to bring this up in the LCD is to go into the "Setup" menu and scroll up or down until I find the "Virtual Horizon".

Someone else had suggested assigning the AE-L/AF-L button to bring this up but it actually seems only to be able to display a different view, the one inside the viewfinder and Control Panel.

Thanks, David

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Have you looked at using the "Fn" button to quickly set this option?

See pages 320-323 of the D700 manual for assigning a function to the "Fn" button. Page 322 deals spefically deals with the Virtual Horizon option.

George
My Nikonian Galleries

Yes, I've set it up using the "Fn" key but that only works on the Virtual Horizon that shows up in the Control Panel or within the viewfinder. It does not work with the one that shows up as the camera in the dial that can be seen in the LCD. It's the LCD version of the Virtual Horizon that I would like to access without digging into the Menu each time.


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I'd like to find a shortcut to that too.

I place Virtual Horizon into 'My Menu' for fast access along with
Battery Info
Auto ISO on/off
Active D
Image Comment

My Menu is the only place I don't need to remember "was that in the custom menu?" "or the setup menu?" and "where do I need to scroll to find it". Things I use a lot go there.

Do you recall what menu # it is? Like E4 or D5 etc?

It's in the "Setup Menu" under "Virtual Horizon". I've gone ahead and just added it to "My Menu" which seems to be the easiest way to access this. I've been shooting a lot of panoramic images lately and this feature comes in very handy.

Thanks I'll have a look.

I have on of the buttons programmed for Live View. While in LV, if you hit the Info button it should bring up Virtual Horizon. Press the Info button again and you should go back to LV.

~Russ
Post processing is such a buzz-kill.
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>I have on of the buttons programmed for Live View. While in
>LV, if you hit the Info button it should bring up Virtual
>Horizon. Press the Info button again and you should go back to
>LV.
>
>~Russ
>Post processing is such a buzz-kill.
>My Flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricechex75/

I do the same and it works great,


Fred Isom

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Made that change and assigned the AE/AL button to Live View (If I assigned the Fn button then I lost Fn + Dial = Bracket). Very helpful indeed! Now I just so wish I had this on my D300 too!

Thanks for the suggestions regarding LV and Virtual Horizon. I'll give it a try. I think we need more buttons. Maybe not.

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