Selecting [Yes] allows adjustments that are normally made by holding a button and rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dial after the button is released. This ends when the button is pressed again, the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, or the standby timer expires.

  • [Release button to use dial] applies to the E and S buttons.

  • [Release button to use dial] also applies to controls to which the following roles have been assigned using Custom Settings f2 or g2 [Custom controls]: [Choose image area], [Image quality/size], [White balance], [Set Picture Control], [Active D-Lighting], [Metering], [Flash mode/compensation], [Focus mode/AF-area mode], [Auto bracketing], [Multiple exposure], [HDR (high dynamic range)], [Exposure delay mode], [Shutter spd & aperture lock], [Peaking highlights], [Choose non-CPU lens number], and [Microphone sensitivity].