Nikon D800 - Manual (Page 361)

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Display roll and pitch information based on information from the
camera tilt sensor. If the camera is tilted neither left nor right, the
roll reference line will turn green, while if the camera is tilted
neither forward nor back, the pitch reference line will turn green
and a dot will appear in the center of the display. Each division is
equivalent to 5°.
Virtual Horizon
G button ➜ B setup menu
Camera level Camera tilted left or
right
Camera tilted forward
or back
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Tilting the Camera
The virtual horizon display is not accurate when the camera is tilted at a
sharp angle forward or back. If the camera is unable to measure tilt, the
amount of tilt will not be displayed.
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See Also
For information on viewing a virtual horizon display in the viewfinder,
see Custom Setting f4 (Assign Fn button > Fn button press;
0 311,
313). For information on displaying a virtual horizon in live view, see
pages 54 and 66.