Setting up the User 1 & 2 settings How to customize U1 & U2 camera settings Tutorial Created By: Winston C. Hall
Tuner Photography 214 User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes Some Nikon camera models have a user settings feature that allows you assign frequently-‐used camera setting to the U1 and U2 exposure mode positions. This feature enables the photographer to customize the camera settings to various photographic situations such as landscape, nature, portrait, flash, causal, events, etc. This worksheet outlines all the steps for setting up the user settings and all settings that can be assigned to U1 and U2. Note: Setting up U1 & 2 is an optional feature. 1. Select the exposure mode that you’d like to use with the exposure mode dial (do not select U1 or U2). Programmed Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual 2. Select and set the following camera settings: ü If you selected Programmed Auto set the Flexible Program settings ü If you selected Aperture Priority set the f/stop ü If you selected Shutter Priority set the shutter speed ü If you selected Manual set the shutter speed and f/stop ü Flash Mode (if applicable) ü Flash Compensation (if applicable) ü Autofocus select mode: AF-‐S, AF-‐C, AF-‐A ü Autofocus area mode: AF-‐S single or Auto AF-‐C Single, d 9, d 21, d 51, 3D, Auto AF-‐A Single, d 9, d 21, d 51, 3D, Auto ü Focus Point position in the viewfinder ü Auto Bracketing Settings (if applicable) 3. Press > Menu button > Shooting Menu > Set the following settings: ü Role played by card in Slot 2 ü Image Quality ü Image Size ü JPEG Compression ü NEF (RAW) Recording ü White Balance ü Set Picture Control ü Color Space ü Active D-‐Lighting ü HDR (High Dynamic Range) ü Auto Distortion Control ü Long Exposure NR ü High ISO NR ü ISO Sensitivity Settings ü Movie Settings © Copyright 2014 Tuner Photography All Rights Reservations 2 User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes 4. Navigate to the Custom Setting Menu > Set the following settings: a Autofocus ü a1 AF-‐C priority selection ü a2 AF-‐S priority selection ü a3 Focus tracking with lock-‐on ü a4 AF point illumination ü a5 Focus point wrap-‐around ü a6 Number of focus points ü a7 Built-‐in AF-‐assist illuminator b Metering / Exposure ü b1 ISO sensitivity step value ü b2 EV steps for exposure control ü b3 Easy exposure compensation ü b4 Center-‐weighted area ü b5 Fine-‐tune optimal exposure c Timers / AE Lock ü c1 Shutter –release button AE-‐L ü c2 Standby timer ü c3 Self-‐timer ü c4 Monitor off delay ü c5 Remote on duration (ML-‐L3) d Shooting / Display ü d1 Beep ü d2 Viewfinder grid display ü d3 ISO display and adjustment ü d4 Screen tips ü d5 CL mode shooting speed ü d6 Max. continuous release ü d7 File number sequence ü d8 Information display ü d9 LCD illumination ü d10 Exposure delay mode ü d11 Flash warning ü d12 MB-‐D15 battery type ü d13 Battery order e Bracketing / Flash ü e1 Flash sync speed ü e2 Flash shutter speed ü e3 Flash control for built-‐in flash ü e4 Exposure compensation for flash ü e5 Modeling flash ü e6 Auto bracketing set ü e7 Bracketing order © Copyright 2014 Tuner Photography All Rights Reservations 3 User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes f Controls ü f1 OK button ü f2 Assign FN button ü f3 Assign preview button ü f4 Assign AE-‐L/AF-‐L button ü f5 Customize command dials ü f6 Release button to use dial ü f7 Slot empty release lock ü f8 Reverse indicators ü f9 Assign MB-‐D15 AE-‐L/AF-‐L button g Movie ü g1 Assign FN button ü g2 Assign preview button ü g3 Assign AE-‐L/AF-‐L button ü g4 Assign shutter button After selecting all the settings the next step is to save the setting to either U1 or U2. 5. Navigate to the Set Up Menu > Save User Settings > Select Save to U1 or Save to U2 > Save Settings > OK. • This completes the set up for one of the two User Settings. To set up the other user setting simply repeat the steps outlined in this tutorial except change step 5 to the other User Setting to save. • Your camera is now set up to utilize the User Settings. When you go out to take photographs rotate the exposure mode dial to either U1 or U2 and all the settings will be active. • If you want to reset U1 & U2 go to the Set Up Menu > Reset User Settings > select > Reset U2 or Reset U2 > Reset > OK. © Copyright 2014 Tuner Photography All Rights Reservations 4