Nikon D300 settings
These are the D300 settings that I use most. Hope this helps.
PLAYBACK MENUPlayback Folder- all Display Mode- check highlight only Image Review- off After Delete- show next Rotate Tall- off ——————— SHOOTING MENUFile Naming- something that identifies you or the camera. Image Quality- Your choice JPG Fine or Raw preferred. Image Size- Large JPEG Compression- Optimal NEF Recording- 14-bit, lossless compressed. White Balance- appropriate for your shooting situation. Set Picture Control- Standard, with Saturation dialed down one increment for people, vivid for nature. Color Space- AdobeRGB. sRGB if large amounts of prints from commercial lab are to be made. Active D-Lighting- Off unless needed. Long Exp NR- Off unless needed for contrasty situations. High ISO NR- Normal ISO Sensitivity- As low as practical. Excellent quality achievable up to 1600. Usable up to 3200. Live view – hand held mode Multiple exposure- off Interval timer shooting- off ———————-SETUP MENULCD Brightness-0 Clean image sensor- clean now Video Mode- NTSC HDMI-auto Image Comment-on add your name here Auto Image Rotation-on USB-MTP/PTP Firmware Version- check nikonusa.com for current firmware. Image Authentication-off Copyright Information- Input your name and copyright date here. —————— RETOUCH MENU- use to your heart’s content.——————- MY MENU- set up the menu items you use the most. These are the items in my, my menu.Battery Info Set Picture Control Active D-Lighting Flash control for built-in flash Clean Image Sensor Assign Func Button Shooting Info Display |
CUSTOM SETTINGS MENUAF-C Priority- Release AF-S Priority- Focus Dynamic AF Area-51 Focus Tracking with lock-on-normal AF Activation-off (AF-on only) AF point illumination-on Focus point wrap around-off AF point selection-AF51 Built-in AF-assist illuminator AF-ON for MB-D10- AF-on ISO step value- 1/3 EV steps- 1/3 EV comp/fine tune- 1/3 Easy expsoure com.- off Center-weighted area- 10 Fine tune optimal exposure-no Shutter release AE-L-off Auto meter off- 8secs Self-timer delay- 10secs Monitor off delay- 20 secs Beep -OFF! Viewfinder grid display- on viewfinder warning display- on CL Mode speed- 3fps Max continuous release- 100 File Number Sequence- ON! Shooting info display- Auto LCD illumination-off MB-D10 battery-LR6 Battery Order- MB-D10 Flash sync speed -1/320 auto fp Flash shutter speed- 1/30 Flash control for built-in flash- TTL, commander if triggering a remote flash Modeling Flash- off Auto Bracketing Set- AE Auto Bracketing Mode M- flash/speed Bracketing order- under>mtr>over Multi selector center button- shooting mode:select center focus point. Playback mode- zoom on/off high magnification. Multi selector-off do nothing Photo info/playback- off, info up/down, playback left/right Assign Function Button- Func button press-spot metering. Func button+dials-auto bracketing. Assign Preview Button- Preview button press-spot metering. Preview+command-auto bracketing. Assign AE-L/AF-L- AE-L/AF-L button-AE/AF lock. AE-L/AF-L+command dials- none. Customize Command dials- Release button to use dial- off No Memory Card-lock Reverse Indicators- minus on left, plus on right. |