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Eric do you have the Virtual Horizon programmed to a Fn button?  If so which one?
Or do you access it via the Info button?

Sorry Jonathan I am getting even myself confused:needsahug:

I stopped using the VH because it was only available on the LCD and not in the viewfinder. It's when I hand hold that I have a slant.

I added the Grid screen to My Menu and switch that on in the viewfinder when I need to get horizontals horizontal.

I still have the VH on My Menu but rarely use the rear screen, so it could come off.

I have assigned My Menu to Fn2



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Thanks Eric.
It is always interesting to get an alternative view on how people set up the camera.

I might use fn2 as My Menu as well.  I hadnt thought about using that.



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You can program the fN button to switch on a VH indicator in the viewfinder - it appears like an exposure meter in place of the data in the bottom of the viewfinder - not as obvious as the display line, but usable.



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I thought I remembered seeing this but I didnt check on my D850.
Is this how it works on D600?.



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D610 :-)



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I have it on my D600 as well.  The D600 is essentially the same as a D610.
The way that the D600/D610 implements the Virtual Horizon is quite simple and very effective.

The D850 has a similar system but it is overlaid into the viewfinder over he image area in black.  I wish this could be a different colour as black on black doesnt show so well.
I spent a while and reconfigured some of my D850 fn buttons and menu items.

I have customised so that fn1 is the on/off switch for the Virtual Horizon.
I find that I use the fn2 occasionally but I use that for WB so I can change that rapidly.



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Sorry...how do you get the VH in the viewfinder on the D850?

Ok just noticed it's an option on Fn1 ...which I have assigned to 9 point focusing for bird photography, so not an option for me.



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Add it to Fn1 button then push Fn1 to switch on and again to switch off.

It is not like the display on the back TFT screen.  
The display is a series of black bars on base of image area and at right side of the screen.

There is no facility to change the colour from black to red/yellow/white which would be useful.
They call it Roll and Pitch in the manual.  Items 1 & 5 in attached image.


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