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Nikon Z7 Quick Start

Now it’s time to fire up your Nikon Z7 and take some photos. The easy part is turning on the power—the On/Off switch is on the right side, concentric with the shutter release button. Turn on the camera, and, if you mounted a lens and inserted a fresh battery and memory card—as I prompted you in the last chapter—you’re ready to begin. You’ll need to select a release mode, exposure mode, metering mode, and focus mode.

SWITCHING FROM VIEWFINDER TO MONITOR

The Z7 has a sensor located just above the viewfinder window. When it detects you’ve brought the camera up to your eye, the Z7 switches its display from the LCD monitor to the viewfinder, and then back again when you remove the camera from your eye. You can change this ...

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