Nikon Custom Settings

Nikon Custom Settings | Nikon Photo shooting menu banks and User settings. Danielle explains, step by step, how to set your Nikon camera up in the Photo shooting Menu banks.
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[@amicx1001]

by far , the best explanation of custom banks on Nikon. Well done and thank you!

[@peterjackson2632]

Your videos are so concise and helpful. Other KZbin 'experts' have stated that Nikon settings banks are 'useless' but I am so glad I watched your video.

[@benwiles7433]

Never thought of using these short cuts. Thanks for the tips.

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

I find they make it a little bit easier when shooting 2 completely different scenes. Enjoy giving it a go :-)

[@abhijeetphalsankar9258]

Incredible.....one more fantastic informative video from the team of Pangolin. Believe me you are making more better photographers in this world than any one else ..... keep it going... God Bless You All..... Thanks once again.....

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! -Danielle

[@shoshanae3830]

Hi Danielle. You are the ONLY ONE who gave me a solution to my issue. PLEASE TELL ME HOW as soon as you can hot to add bracketing to each menu bamk setting. I need to bracket about 9 shots with certain steps in between and an interval between banks which I don't know if I can do so may need to do that manually. I'll also read the manual and look at what is in each bank. I need it for a specific subject. THANK YOU for being the most innovative I have have found. Makes me want to Safari with you:)

[@K9malinois_dog_love]

Love the way you teach specially you have really sweet voice and beautiful smile.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Josè! -Danielle

[@tedshillitto6062]

I've had various Nikons over the years and never bothered with custom settings or menus... time I did ? nice vid. thank you I'll give it a go. Ted England.

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Give it a go Ted. It's not as straight forward as it was with "U1 and U2" but hope this makes it less confusing. Enjoy!

[@VABrowneMDPhD]

Danielle, this was such a very helpful video! Thank you for your clear and concise explanations. I can see the real power of this approach.

[@boatman222345]

Excellent! Thanks once again for clear, detailed instructions!

[@MikeMV]

Thank you, this is so useful. I just purchased a D850, and I am confused about the menu banks. There are a lot of videos out there on the subject, but this is the most clear one I have seen.

[@geoffelder5003]

Definitely the best description of setting up different memory banks.

[@archymd]

Thank you for sharing this very important tip. It was really helpful...

[@edvanloonPhotography]

Great video Danielle, i use the photo shooting menu banks for years and stil learn something new, Thanks!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Pleasure! Glad it helped

[@thomastuorto9929]

Great vid to get people heading in the rite direction. Great work.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks 👍

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Doesn't matter how far along you are on the track, as long as you're moving in the right direction :-). Thanks!

[@malgosiak123]

We tend to take things for granted , and later we feel sorry.It applies to us , photographers , who are not using custom user settings . You are absolutely right, most of us had experienced the situation where we missed many great shots because we weren't ready or we weren't fast enough to change the settings. This video shows how easy it is to do the simple changes to make our photography life much ...easier:) Thank you Danielle for a valuable explanation and tutorial :)! Much appreciated :) Stay safe , stay healthy .

[@PangolinWildlife]

Glad it helped.

[@donwest1869]

thank you' looking for just this, how to quickly change settings on my 850. Will set it up to my needs.

[@RaySweeting]

Great tips thank you

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Thanks Ray, glad you found it helpful!

[@deanseldon5640]

Awesome thanks for that tip

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Pleasure Dean :-)

[@SlayerzXtreme]

Thanks for your lovely voice! 😍😍😍 I understood everything!

[@PangolinWildlife]

You're welcome! Danielle

[@HarveyAbernathey]

Hi Danielle, Thanks for taking the time to provide this information! I have been wanting to assign custom settings, but never took the time make it happen, so you have stimulated this interest. I do however see a challenge with assigning the Pv button for my Nikon D810, as the "Photo shooting bank menu" is not an option on this camera under either the Pv or Fn button. The only way to access control is through the "info" button, changing it on the display. Seems the method you show for quickly changing is only for the very newest Nikons. Cheers!

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Hello Harvey. Ah, the D810 then doesn't have that option as a shortcut. The info button works like a charm to toggle between banks also, so yes I'd definitely do it that way (you'll see in the video I toggle between the banks quickly at one point and I was using the i button there). The other possible option is to assign the shortcut of "access top item in MY MENU" and then make Photo shooting menu banks your first item on MY MENU. I don't have a D810 with me but that might also work. Thanks!

[@SundayRacers]

Same as other commenters, never used custom settings, but will give these a try. Great vid, thanks!

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Hi there, I never used to use them when I started out but it makes life so much easier and changing from one group of settings to another quickly makes the 'keeper rate' so much more. Thanks!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hope you enjoy!

[@snowmanphoto]

I finally get it! Thank you!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Great to hear! You're welcome. -Danielle

[@jesusadolforamos2215]

Muchas gracias ha sido muy didactico lo cual es de agradecer. Un saludo

[@u0096]

Thanks for making this video Danielle. I’d shied away from using the Photo shooting menu banks on my D500 but this video explained them very nicely. I tried them out yesterday and they’re a game changer! I wish my Z6ii utilised these instead of the U1/2/3 options which reset each time you switch between them.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Euan, great to hear. I can't remember exactly how the Z6ii is set up, but I would've thought U1/2/3 would stay as "default" settings and not change? That's how my D750's U1/2/3 works. Danielle

[@u0096]

@@PangolinWildlife yes, you are correct - they do revert to the saved settings much like the D750 rather than give you the last-used settings in a photo bank like the D500. Any subsequent tweaks made to the U1/2/3 out in the field to suit the conditions on the day are lost if you switch to another mode and then switch back or power the camera off and then back on again.

[@patriciaterranova1074]

This is was new to me! Thanks

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Patricia, you're welcome! Danielle

[@reneemichael8506]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@PangolinWildlife]

You're welcome!

[@HR-wd6cw]

Very good explanation. One thing I would note about the newer (Z) cameras... When saving User modes (U-modes) the camera remembers what shooting mode you used to set that up... so for example, if you set up your custom settings while in Aperture priority mode, then camera will use Aperture priority mode with your pre-set settings when you switch to that user mode. I would suggest either set up using Manual mode, so you can quickly adjust your settings in that mode. I would also use the "Save Settings" function to save a copy of your settings to the memory card, and then download and store this file in case you have to restore the camera to factdory defaults... you can then quickly copy this file back to the card and restore your settings (most of them, at least, as this does not save EVERY setting but most of them).

[@PangolinWildlife]

Yes, I wish they would've done that with photo banks on the 850 etc. Thanks! Danielle

[@noelleenboyers9120]

Brilliant video ... at last an easy to understand video on menu banks. Can I ask why you choose -0.3 as part of your general wildlife shooting setup.

[@JohanSchmidt]

Nice explanation

[@PangolinWildlife]

Dankie Johan! Danielle

[@andyvan5692]

MAJOUR TIP: you can Also change/save the Custom controls, ie button layout, AF mode, AF-ON, Self timer,flash modes, etc. and change it like the other banks!!, as well as set some of these as i_menu items, to speed up selection process.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Andy!

[@nabarunmajumdar7197]

Very Helpful mam. Thanks a ton.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Most welcome 😊

[@AKHILESHVANAM]

Very nice tutorial

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Albino870]

Danielle, it's ok, I'm Brazilian, I fell here with a parachute and I found your video amazing! I would love for you to make a video of the Nikon D5200 camera, I kill myself to mess with these settings; Thank you for your attention! Regina.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Helena, I would love to, but unfortunately where we live there are no camera shops to borrow gear from. So it gets tricky! But I will try my best to get some different gear. Danielle

[@giovannifx.4945]

Hi Danielle, Nikon D800 has the same menu bank, yet I am missing how to move “quickly” from menu A and, let’s say, B or C etc. In other word I may not find the shortcut using a Pv button icon with the small wheel, or other shortcuts as well. Is it an obsolete camera compared to the D850? Any suggestion? Thanks a lot for your time and keep going with the great work!

[@GertHellevig]

Hi Danielle, thanks for this presentation. Helps me to understand this... I am new to D850. One thing I do not manage for the moment is to set exposure compensation in one bank so that it would not affect the exposure control in other banks. If in A I put e.g. +2.0, then that same is changes in B, where I used to have e.g. -0.7. Now wat it would result😢. Do you have this experience, what could be the reason? My other settings seems to work as in your video here. Thanks, Gert

[@voleibolfan3132]

Fantastic vid!! You have a new subscriber! I just have a question to you- I ´m a sport photographer and i have 2 banks on my menu. Bank A is for indoor sports and Bank B is for soccer. I shot indoor like volley with single point in the area mode (5 ) . I shot soccer with Dynamic Area Mode (D21) in the area mode. However the menu bank is not recording the areas that i choose for each sports, and i have to adjust it... What i´m doing wrong? I have a Nikon D4. Thans a lot!

[@lllucky13]

Danielle is my fav lady ;)

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks :-) Danielle

[@billdavis6195]

I normally shoot in Manual mode. I like to have instantaneous control of the camera. If I have set up memory banks and am working within one but wish to change back to Manual shooting, must I first turn off the Photo Shooting Bank Menu? Also, when shooting within a menu bank can I make adjustments to the settings or am I locked into what I have set up in the bank? BTW, love your videos and your very clear way of explaining the various subjects.

[@dianakinkor8350]

My understanding is it does not actually save, it leaves Bank A at your last settings. I am new to the Bank system though, so am not sure. I am going to leave Bank A as my "normal" manual settings, where I can change it up and know it isn't saved and then use B,C & D to use for specific uses like possible flying birds/panning and then try to find a button I can link to that particular Bank.

[@theoracle7469]

Hello Danielle, Thank you for the video. I have a question. What is panning?

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Bao. Check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bamze5WffNurnJY

[@davidpalermo4695]

Good video! If I use one bank for AF-C 3D then switch to another bank the camera stays in AF-C 3D. What if I want Bank A to use AF-C 3D and Bank B to use AF-S single point focus? I don’t think I can do that, can I? It seems like I have to manually change my AF setting by using the button on the lower front of the camera: D850.

[@angieagostino3008]

Great video. I have a question, though. I'm trying to make one of my banks use exposure bracketing. I notice when I enter my exposure bracketing and the number of exposures I want, it doesn't hold the information for some reason.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Angie, sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately it doesn't carry exposure compensation across. It's silly, but yes. Danielle

[@jeanaclin6185]

Thank you for the great information. As you are familiar with nikon, have you used or heard much regarding z6 with firmware 3.0? Also, currently I have crop sensor d7500... hope to join you all next year...is full frame a must?

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Jean. Danielle will comment shortly Im sure as our resident Nikon fundi!!! Keep well.

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Hello Jean. I personally don't own a Z6 but I keep up to date with the latest info and reviews. I believe the firmware upgrade makes a huge difference to tracking autofocus. I believe you'd be familiar with dpreview? I often rely on their reviews, here's a recent article on the firmware: www.dpreview.com/articles/3906229684/we-ve-updated-our-nikon-z6-and-z7-reviews

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

As for the D7500, it will work perfectly, you definitely don't need a full frame to join us or to get great shots. You'll definitely enjoy the 8 frames/second burst rate of the camera here. More importantly though, is your lens - what lens do you use?

[@jeanaclin6185]

@@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005 thank you! Currently have sigma 100-400. Might get 150_600. Husband will shoot with d7000. Still contemplating z6 however not sure if you've seen results from this model since firmware 3.0. Thank again!

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

@@jeanaclin6185 That'll be perfect. I'll be interested to see photos from before and after the upgrade. See you soonish, hopefully!

[@zsolth9411]

Hi!thank you for your advices. On nikon d850 is it possible to set and save different Af mode in different photo shooting menu bank? despite I try do so my one do not change Af mode when I change from bank A (set for birds in flight) to bank B (set for big games).

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi there. No as far as I know you can't change AF modes with Photo menu banks, which is something I would also love to do! Danielle

[@andyvan5692]

NB: the custom setting banks were EARLIER models, the D300, D700, D2x, etc. pro bodies, after these: D600/610, D750, D800/810/850 & Z6/6ii\Z7/7ii models use the U1&U2 settings on the drive mode dial (PS: keep the volume DOWN for wildlife photography, as when you set U2.... guess what, it plays U2 music too :-), Don't want to disturb them.

[@PangolinWildlife]

No U1 and U2 on my D850 ;-)

[@anthonyocarroll5630]

I know this is old camera NikonD7000 but can you show how do this on this model if possible thankyou

[@wdrathnow]

Daniella, apologies if this is a duplicate question (and a little off topic) but why do you shoot wildlife at -0.3 EV? Great video BTW!

[@TonyTrupp]

Maybe she just likes the look of that? Or is trying to prevent blown out highs?

[@vinayakacharya4412]

Can you guide me on landscape settings please

[@berndneumann3648]

Thanks for the Tips - it doesn‘t work in M Mode, correct ? Do you use the A or S Mode ?

[@headshotke]

It does work in M mode, only use M mode Bank A is for fast action with M F4 1/3200 Auto Iso and B is for stills M 1/400 F8 Auto iso, you could do C for example A F4 iso 64 ...

[@xeritoRTX]

Hello. I have a Nikon D3300 and I can`t find the custom settings menu. I have seen a lot of videos about people changing settings in that menu but it doesn't appear to me. I would really appreciate if you could help me. Thank you.

[@mikemarshall8379]

Hello. You have set up your camera for the first time and have customised things to your preferred basic settings. You then decide to use the custom setting. Does Bank A automatically have these settings? Ie have you already set Bank A up? So, if you rename that as say basic settings your first REAL custom setting will be Bank B. Would that be correct?

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Mike, no I have changed some of the default settings to customize it. You can change A,B,C and D. All you do is change the settings while you have the specific bank selected, there's no "saving to", the settings remain as you leave them last. Hope that makes sense? Danielle

[@mrdrgonzo]

It’s a shame you can’t lock the settings to default back to the set settings when you switch across the banks. My Sony does this really well.

[@PangolinWildlife]

I know, it gets to me sometimes! I preferred the U1 and U2 modes where it sticks to a baseline setting. Danielle

[@miguelranea]

Le faltó explicar en que cámaras Nikon función el banco de disparo. Tengo una D7200 y no tiene esa facilidad.

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Hola Miguel. Your D7200 will have "U1" and "U2" so you will save them as I showed first when I mention the older Nikon models (1:55 in the video)

[@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005]

Hola miguel Su D7200 tendrá "U1" y "U2", por lo que los guardará como mostré primero cuando menciono los modelos Nikon más antiguos (1:55 en el video)

[@miguelranea]

@@danielle-pangolinphotohost1005 Gracias.

[@SGirardphotography]

When I set my bank A with bracketing it also transfer to my bank B how can I change that ?

[@Tibrus74]

Hi Pangolin Team, So in your example, you have in Bank A 1/80 and in B 1/2500. Ok I select the Bank B now and I change the speed to 1/4000. The new speed is automatically record in Bank B. I select Bank A I have 1/80, but if I select again Bank B I have 1/4000. How can I stay in Bank B with the 1/2500 ? :) :) For me it's not possible but ..... May with disable the extend menu bank when we finish to setup a bank I'm waiting your answer And thanks for your vidéo about Nikon setting

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello, yes unfortunately Nikon has made it store the last setting you were on, and not a "fixed" setting that it returns to by default. I would have liked it to go back to my original shutter speed. Same happens to me - if I were to change it while I am in Bank B, it will remain on that shutter speed. Hope that makes sense :-). Danielle

[@Tibrus74]

@@PangolinWildlife Yes same as me Thank you for your Answer :-D

[@billg3138]

I tried the steps outlined, but my exposure compensation didn't seem to stick between banks A and B. Other settings seem to be fine. What did I do wrong?

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Bill, yes exposure compensation unfortunately doesn't carry over, should fix that! Danielle

[@billg3138]

Thanks for validating - really appreciate it.

[@Skye_the_toller]

Where it does not work, is because you can not « save » a setup… if you modify something, it stays … you can not revert to the « real » setup you enter in your shooting bank… so you never really know what is your current setting when you come back to your bank… it rally misses a « save as » fonction to keep your bank in control! Really more efficient with the new Z6-7… (i am now on the Z9)

[@PangolinWildlife]

Yes I preferred the old U1 and U2 where it sticks to a baseline setting. Enjoy your Z9 ....I'm envious! -Danielle