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04-24-2011, 12:02 AM   #1
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turns off toooo fast!

......I get my eye to the viewfinder.....line it all up where I want it.....go to glance at the details.....and poof! they are gone! How can I slow it down? Is it the guide display?
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QuoteOriginally posted by ricstew Quote
......I get my eye to the viewfinder.....line it all up where I want it.....go to glance at the details.....and poof! they are gone! How can I slow it down? Is it the guide display?
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No it's the Meter Operating Time (p118)
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Hold down the shutter button half way and it'll stay. There's also a setting for how long the info is shown before it automatically goes away.

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aha thanks Col...set to 30sec now....so whats the guide display?
Must have posted at the same time Adam!
I need the fingers to turn the dials lol......thats where I am getting lost I think.....so I have set both the guide display and the metering time to 30 seconds......

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QuoteOriginally posted by ricstew Quote
aha thanks Col...set to 30sec now....so whats the guide display?
Must have posted at the same time Adam!
I need the fingers to turn the dials lol......thats where I am getting lost I think.....so I have set both the guide display and the metering time to 30 seconds......
that's the "hint" and info it displays when you switch modes and stuff (it's on the big LCD).
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