David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D7200

Chapter 2

Nikon D7200 Roadmap

You should find this roadmap of the functions of the D7200’s controls more useful than the tiny black-and-white drawings in the manual packed with the camera, which has dozens of cross-references that send you on an information scavenger hunt through dozens of pages. Everything you need to know about the controls themselves is here. You’ll find descriptions of menus and settings in Chapters 3 and 4.

Nikon D7200: Front View

Figure 2.1 shows the Nikon D7200 from the front and from a 45-degree angle. The main components you need to know about are as follows. First, I’ll describe the view from the front with the lens removed:

Self-timer/Red-eye lamp/AF-assist lamp. This LED provides a blip of light shortly before a ...