Camera Body Reference
Following are the locations and names of all the controls mentioned in this book. You may want to place a bookmark here so you can refer back to this control location reference list when an unfamiliar control name is mentioned in the book. This list covers 67 separate external camera controls, showing their locations and Nikon-supplied names.
Figure 1 – Back of camera
Back of Camera (figure 1)
- 1. Accessory shoe (hot shoe)
- 2. Eyepiece shutter lever
- 3. Delete/Format button
- 4. Playback button
- 5. Viewfinder eyepiece
- 6. MENU button
- 7. Protect/Help/Picture Control button
- 8. Playback zoom in button
- 9. Thumbnail/Playback zoom out/Flash button
- 10. OK button
- 11. Fn2 button
- 12. Monitor (tilting capability)
- 13. Memory card access lamp
- 14. i button
- 15. Live view button (Lv)
- 16. Live view selector
- 17. info button
- 18. Memory card slot cover
- 19. Focus selector lock
- 20. Multi selector center button
- 21. Multi selector (pad)
- 22. Sub-selector (joystick)
- 23. AF-ON button
- 24. Main command dial
- 25. Speaker
- 26. Diopter adjustment control
Figure 2 – Top of camera
Top of Camera (figure 2)
- 27. Release mode dial lock-release button
- 28. QUAL button (image quality and size)
- 29. WB button (white balance)
- 30. MODE button (exposure modes)
- 31. Release mode dial
- 32. Metering button
- 33. Self-timer lamp
- 34. Control panel
- 35. Movie-record button
- 36. ISO/Format button (ISO sensitivity and card formatting)
- 37. +/– Exposure compensation button
- 38. Shutter-release button
- 39. Power and backlight switch
Figure 3 – Front of camera
Front of Camera (figure 3)
- 40. Sub-command dial
- 41. Stereo microphone (right channel, for left channel see #55)
- 42. Depth-of-field preview (Pv) button
- 43. Fn1 button
- 44. Screwdriver AF lens focus driver
- 45. Lens mount (F-mount)
- 46. Reflex mirror (focal-plane shutter and DX imaging sensor is behind)
- 47. CPU contacts (lens electronic connections)
- 48. Lens lock pin (retracted by Lens release button, #51)
- 49. Focus-mode selector switch
- 50. AF-mode button
- 51. Lens release button
- 52. Mounting index (lens)
- 53. 10-pin remote terminal cover
- 54. Flash sync terminal cover
- 55. Stereo microphone (left channel, for right channel see #41)
- 56. BKT button (bracketing)
- 57. Meter coupling lever
Figure 4 – Camera connectors under the rubber Connector cover
External Connectors (figure 4)
- 58. USB connector (USB 3.0 micro USB)
- 59. Headphone connector (3.5mm stereo mini-pin jack)
- 60. Connector for external microphone (3.5mm stereo mini-pin jack)
- 61. HDMI mini-pin connector (Type C)
Figure 5 – Bottom of camera
Bottom of Camera (figure 5)
- 62. Power connector cover
- 63. Battery-chamber cover latch
- 64. Battery-chamber cover
- 65. Camera ID, battery info, manufacturer info, and serial number plate
- 66. Tripod socket
- 67. Contact cover for optional MB-D17 battery pack
- 68. Alignment hole for MB-D17 battery pack
Throughout this book, you’ll notice that in the numbered, step-by-step instructions there are colored terms as well as terms that are displayed in italic font.
- 1. Blue is used to refer to the camera’s physical features.
- 2. Green is for functions and settings displayed on the camera’s LCD screens.
- 3. Italic is for textual prompts seen on the camera’s LCD screens.
- 4. Italic or bold italic is also used on select occasions for special emphasis.
Here is a sample paragraph with the colors and italic font in use:
Press the MENU button to reach the Setup Menu and then scroll to the Format memory card option by pressing the down arrow on the Multi selector pad. You will see the following message: All images on Memory card will be deleted. OK? Select Yes and then press the OK button. Please make sure you’ve transferred all your images first!
Online Resources
You will find a series of downloadable resources for this book, including descriptions of additional features and functions of your D500 camera and a list of errata corrections, at the following website: