Wake up

Gobae

Senior Member
Recently I've been shooting more action shots and I've come up against an irksome issue. Basically, after 7 seconds the camera goes into a "sleep" mode. And while any of the buttons will "wake" the camera up automatically the command dials and the 4-way multi selector do not. So this means I can change ISO, shutter mode, or focus type without needing to do anything extra, I can't change the focus point, aperture, nor shutter speed without first hitting something else first.

I've looked in the manual and checked the menus but I don't know what term Nikon uses for this "feature". So is there a way to make the D90 wake up and allow me to change these settings without hitting something else? Or failing that can I extend the awake time?
 

nickt

Senior Member
I think this 'sleep' happens when the meter turns off in the viewfinder. Try Auto Meter Off Delay. Its under the timers menu. Default is around 6 seconds.
 
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