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D810 Settings Sheet

The document provides instructions for customizing menu banks and settings on a Nikon D810 camera for landscape photography. It recommends configuring 4 shooting menu banks (A-Landscape, B-Wildlife, C-Stars, D-Video) and 1 custom settings menu, with specific settings listed for items like image quality, white balance, ISO sensitivity, and autofocus that are changed from default. Notes provide guidance like using fast SD cards, increasing sharpening for focus checking, and setting ISO manually or using auto ISO only for wildlife/video.

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D810 Settings Sheet

The document provides instructions for customizing menu banks and settings on a Nikon D810 camera for landscape photography. It recommends configuring 4 shooting menu banks (A-Landscape, B-Wildlife, C-Stars, D-Video) and 1 custom settings menu, with specific settings listed for items like image quality, white balance, ISO sensitivity, and autofocus that are changed from default. Notes provide guidance like using fast SD cards, increasing sharpening for focus checking, and setting ISO manually or using auto ISO only for wildlife/video.

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Muench Workshops Data Sheet

For the landscape photographer

Nikon D810 Custom User Settings


INSTRUCTIONS: The Menu Banks can be quite extensive, but this PDF
explains how to use them in a simple and ecient way that will help
when you need to change several settings at once.

Depress Menu on the back of the camera and scroll down to SHOOTING MENU > choose A and
add the name Landscape by using the screen that appears after depressing the right side of the
multi selector.

I have simplified the way I use this camera by using 4 Shooting menu
banks and 1 custom setting menu for everything. Follow these steps to
configure your D810 in the same way. If you want to alter these settings, simply do so and save your own personal Menu Bank.

From the top of the SHOOTING MENU, scroll down each item and update according to my
changes listed below.

Depress Menu on the back of the camera and scroll down to CUSTOM SETTING MENU >

NOTE: When done shooting within a certain shooting menu bank, make sure to return the settings.
For example, if your ISO is set to 100 in the A/Landscape Menu bank, and you alter it while shooting, just make sure you return it back to 100 before you forget, as the last used settings are stored
in each menu bank. When Ext menu banks is on the camera will default to these settings when the
Shooting menu bank is chosen.

choose A. Since this is the only custom settings menu bank give it your name and continue.

From the top of the CUSTOM SETTING MENU > scroll down to the aAutofocus, and update
according to my changes listed below. Follow along until all the way through all the custom
settings.

Playback Menu
Setting

Default setting

Personal

Playback folder
Playback display options
Image review
After delete
Rotate tall

ND810
Shooting data
O
Show next
O

ALL
RGB histogram
O
Show next
O

Shooting Menu
Items changed from the default are in bold.
Menu Bank A
Landscape
choose A B C or D
O
On - Manual 1/500 f8
101
100
Your initials
CF
SD

Menu Bank B
Wildlife

Menu Bank C
Stars

Menu Bank D
Video

Shooting menu bank


Extended menu banks
Storage folder
File naming
Primary slot selection

On - Ap. Priority f5.6


100
Your initials
SD

On - Manual 20 f2.8
100
Your initials
SD

On - Ap. Priority f5.6


100
Your initials
SD

Secondary slot function


Image quality

Overflow
JPEF normal

Overflow
RAW

Overflow
RAW

Overflow
RAW

NEF (RAW) recording

RAW L + Lossless
compressed + 14 bit

RAW L + Lossless
compressed + 14 bit

RAW L + Lossless
compressed + 14 bit

FX + Auto DX crop On

FX + Auto DX crop On

FX + Auto DX crop On

FX + Auto DX crop On

White balance

RAW L +
Uncompressed +
12 bit
FX + Auto DX
crop OFF
Auto 1

Overflow
JPEG fine + Image size "L" + My primary concern is getting the most
JPEF compression Optimal
information and highest quality

quality
My primary concern is getting the most
information and highest quality

Auto1

Auto1

Set Picture Control

SD

SD + 9.0 sharpening to
aid in previewing
sharpness

SD + 9.0 sharpening to
aid in previewing
sharpness

Choose color temp /


3800 K
SD + 9.0 sharpening to
aid in previewing
sharpness

Always set manually for


each shot
Flat

Manage Picture Control


Color space

sRGB

Adobe

Adobe

Adobe

Adobe

Active D-Lightening
HDR
Vignette Control
Auto distortion control
Long exposure NR

O
O
Normal
O
O

O
O
Normal
O
On

O
O
Normal
O
O

O
O
Normal
O
On

O
O
Normal
ON
O

High ISO NR
ISO sensitivity settings

Normal
100 + O

Normal
100 + O

Normal
100 + ON/ Max
sensitivity 3200/ Min
shutter speed 1/500

Normal
3200 + O

Normal
100 + ON/ Max sensitivity
3200/ Min shutter speed
1/30

Multiple exposure
Interval timer shooting
Time-lapse photography
Movie settings

O
O
O

O
O
O
1080p / 30fps / Movie
Q Norm

O
O
O
1080p / 30fps / Movie
Q Norm

O
O
O
1080p / 30fps / Movie
Q Norm

O
O
O
1080p 60fps; Quality, HIGH;
Wind noise red, ON; Movie
ISO sensitivity settings
ISO sensitivity (Mode M) 100
Auto ISO control (mode M)
ON; Maximum sensitivity
3200

Image area

I use fast SD cards only, and


occasionally use a CF card for overflow

Video is like a jpeg, you need to get


everything correct in camera
I increase sharpening in the pict ctrl to
help me check focus onlly

I only use auto ISO when I'm shooting


wildlife and/or video, giving me
freedome to compose and keep an eye
on the action

Custom Settings
Only items that are changed from the default settings are listed.
Items in red are considered to the most important.
Setting

Default Settings

Menu Banks A, B, C and D

a1: AF-C Priority Selection

Release

Release + Focus

a2: AF-S Priority Selection

Focus

Release

For focus and recompose. Release allows a


picture to be fired when the camera thinks its
out of focus.

a4: AF activation

ON

Off / AF-ON only

This turns focus off when depressing the


trigger

a5: Fcus point illumination

Manual focus mode ON; Dynamic-area AF display


OFF; Group-area AF illumination 4 squares

Manual focus mode ON; Dynamic-area AF display


ON; Group-area AF illumination 4 dots

a6: AF point illumination

Auto

ON

a7: Focus point wrap-around

Off

On or wrap

a11: Limit AF-area mode selection

All checked

check only: Dynamic-area AF (51points) and 3Dtracking

I prefer using these two types of patterns onlly

b1: ISO sensitivity step value

1/3 step

1/2 step

With so much dynamic range, there is no


reason to refine a exposure any finer than 1/2 a
stop

b2: EV steps for exposure cntrl

1/3 step

1/2 step

With so much dynamic range, there is no


reason to refine a exposure any finer than 1/2 a
stop

b5: Matrix metering

ON

Off

c3: Self-timer

Delay = 10s; Number of shots = 1; Interval


between shots = .5s

Delay = 2s ; Number of shots = 2 ; Interval


between shots = .5s

All the frames in auto exp bracketing to be


fired, hands free, up to 9 frames.

d5: Electronic front-curtain shutter

Off

ON

This is a great feature minimizing camera


shake.

d7: Viewfinder grid display

Off

ON

d8: ISO display and adjustment


e8: Bracketing order

Off
MTR > under > over

Show ISO
Under > MTR > over

f1: Light Switch


f2: Multi selector center button

f10: Release button to use dial

LCD backlight (bulb)


(bulb) and information display
RESET / PLayback mode = Thumbnail on/o / Live RESET / PLayback mode = Zoom on/o and 1 : 1
view = Select center focus point
magnification / Live view = Select center focus
point
Viewfinder virtual horizon / Press + command
AF-ON / Press + command dials OFF
dials OFF
Preview / Press + command dials OFF
Viewfinder virtual horizon / Press + command dials
OFF
OFF
ON

f11: Slot empty release lock

OK

f4: Assign Fn button


f5: Assign preview button

LOCK

Notes

Allows for easier identification of sets of


bracketed exposures in post
Allows for one press focus check when
previewing

Allows for more efficient operations with one


hand in the field
Prevents you from operating camera with no
media card

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