The LCD is quite sharp and clear in both playback and viewfinder modes, although it was nearly useless outdoors on a bright day for choosing among similar exposures, even when zoomed in. All menu selections are clear enough. Fir buds bursting open. Immediately to the right of the optical viewfinder, where they show in your peripheral vision, are LEDs for the flash and autofocus.
Solid red means the flash is ready to fire, flashing indicates the flash is still charging.
Solid green indicates focus lock, flashing means that the autofocus is still actively seeking focus. The Digital Eyes Camera Timer reveals that Nikon did some tuning between the prototype and production models. That's with the flash disabled. On the subject of the flash, a visitor asked how even the illumination was, so I took a shot of my office wall from a distance of four feet. This is just your typical textured interior wall in an off-white.