D800 custom menu settings (A - D)

Dave_W

The Dude
I just noticed that when changing my custom menu settings I end up changing out my folder count. I wonder if there's a way to keep all the counts consistent with each setting? Has anyone tried that yet?
 

Dave_W

The Dude
On a completely different note, there is a firmware update for the D800. A: 1.00 - B: 1.01

I think that dates back to May.

[h=1]D800 firmware A: 1.00 / B:1.01[/h]Answer ID17811

| Published 05/25/2012 05:42 PM | Updated 06/26/2012 10:14 AM

How do I update my camera firmware?

This is the D800 A:1.00 / B:1.01 firmware upgrade download - Please review the information provided, and click the appropriate download at the bottom of the page.

 

fotojack

Senior Member
I think that dates back to May.

D800 firmware A: 1.00 / B:1.01

Answer ID17811

| Published 05/25/2012 05:42 PM | Updated 06/26/2012 10:14 AM

How do I update my camera firmware?

This is the D800 A:1.00 / B:1.01 firmware upgrade download - Please review the information provided, and click the appropriate download at the bottom of the page.


Ah, OK. I just got this from Nikon just now. They send me notices of all firmware updates for all relevant cameras. Just thought I'd throw it out there for those who have this model. :)
 

stevebobb

Senior Member
Hi Guys i'm sorry to sound an idiot here but i wonder if someone could guide me to try to understand the Custom menus in the d800.
As i am confused with it!!

As i understand it there are 4 custom menus A,B,C,D IN the "Custom settings Bank" which is the "Pencil" icon!! Each of these you can set up individual settings independent from A or B or C etc right? And each of the A, B, or C etc you can rename them, for e,g Studio, Landscapes etc

If i click the "Camera icon" the top choice is "Shooting Menu Bank" These are another set of individual settings that are "Also" named A,B,C,D which you can ALSO rename to settings of your choice AND can be different from the "Custom settings Bank"!!
But the menus in the "Shooting menus Bank" are less detailed than those in the "Custom menu Bank"

THEN you have "MY Menu" where you can quickly assign your own personal menu, for the options that you choose most often!! This i like i understand!! LOL

Now the part i am confused ...is when i press the release trigger, which "Menu Bank" is being used??? Is it the "Shooting Menu Bank" Or the "Custom menu Bank" ???
I believe these menus are common to other Nikon Cameras? But i am new to Nikon SO EVERYTHING is New to me, so sorry guys to sound like an idiot here!!

What i would like to know from the experienced of you who use the menus a lot, can you give an example on how you use the Memory banks, do you find them useful, or just plain complicated??
I can see "My Menu" seems an obvious easy way to only choose the options the a photographer uses the most!!
But these Memory Banks A,B,C,D are confusing to me!!

i am just getting used to this Camera, and new lens, in the end i went for a Nikon 24-70 2.8 i love the lens but i cant help thinking I wished the Nikon lens had VR, i am just in the testing phase of using this camera, and at the moment i worry about camera shake!! I was initially thinking about the Tamron 24-70 2.8 VC... But in for a penny in for pound and bought the Nikon... Also the Camera action seems to be noisy to me, but that probably because i am a newbie to this caliber of camera!!
 
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gqtuazon

Gear Head
Hi Steve - some prefer using these custom menus and I happen to not use them since I end up forgetting the set-up. So basically, I don't bother with it. I prefer shooting RAW + jpg (basic), Small. The jpg is used to preview the image that I would like to edit once they are transferred to the computer. The RAW file is what I work on, so the picture control and white balance don't even matter since I adjust everything using Adobe CS5/6 but that is just me.

Re: Nikon 24-70mm f2.8. I use that lens a lot for my everyday shooting with family and some events. I use my Gitzo Series 3 tripod since I don't trust my hand-holding technique especially when using 1/60 or slower. I know the images taken with a tripod will be much sharper, guaranteed.
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Steve,

I got this wrong the first time - my bad. Here's the right information.

These are two sets of customizable menus that can be coordinated or ignored. I have mine set to A on both as I'm used to there only being a single set of options, but as you mentioned you can set each bank for a specific type of photography. They are not automatically coordinated, so if you set Shooting Bank Menu to option set C, you also need to set the Custom Menu Bank to option set C.

I've added some sample setting sets in links below. Hope this straightens things out.
 
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stevebobb

Senior Member
Steve,

The Custom Setting Bank is where you define precisely what the value is for each set of options labeled A, B, C & D. Think of this as the setup step. In the Shooting Menu Bank you specify which set of options defined in the Custom Setting Bank you wish to use. Think of this as the shooting step. When you press the trigger release you will be using the grouping of settings specified in the Shooting Menu. So, if you've programmed banks A & B, and are in the middle of programming C, the camera will be showing C in the Custom Setting Bank when you go to that set (the pencil) but it will not effect how the camera shoots - the settings are dictated by which bank is specified at the top of the Shooting Menu.

Aha eureka thank you,

This part you wrote makes sense to me now thank you.. "So, if you've programmed banks A & B, and are in the middle of programming C, the camera will be showing C in the Custom Setting Bank when you go to that set (the pencil) but it will not effect how the camera shoots - the settings are dictated by which bank is specified at the top of the Shooting Menu."
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Also, I found this PDF when I searched for a link for how the Custom Menus work to try and find a resource to help you out. It's from Nikonians.org and is entitled "Nikon D800 Configuration Worksheet & Setup Guide" (one page accidentally has it labeled for a D7000, but it must be left over from a cut and paste from another form. It goes through a set of functional values for each of the Custom Menus. It's pretty thorough. I haven't done this with mine, but this may just cause me to play with it.

I found the thread on their site that this is from and it contains spreadsheet files that allow you to print or fill out one of your own. Here's the link to the thread with the links to the spreadsheets... Discussion Forums @ Nikonians - D800 Configuration Settings - Excel & Numbers *NEW*
 
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BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Dumbass Post Alert!!

OK, what I told you a couple posts ago is WRONG. Both banks are independent sets of menu options and are each configurable on their own and used interchangeably (i.e. you can use Shooting Bank A with Custom Menu C). I'm editing the misinformation above.
 

stevebobb

Senior Member
Hi Steve - some prefer using these custom menus and I happen to not use them since I end up forgetting the set-up. So basically, I don't bother with it. I prefer shooting RAW + jpg (basic), Small. The jpg is used to preview the image that I would like to edit once they are transferred to the computer. The RAW file is what I work on, so the picture control and white balance don't even matter since I adjust everything using Adobe CS5/6 but that is just me.

Re: Nikon 24-70mm f2.8. I use that lens a lot for my everyday shooting with family and some events. I use my Gitzo Series 3 tripod since I don't trust my hand-holding technique especially when using 1/60 or slower. I know the images taken with a tripod will be much sharper, guaranteed.

Thank Glenn yeagh i have been testing the camera AND myself!! in using this fantastic Camera.... i have been going through all the focus settings etc i found so far taking still objects the afs is best i think the afs-5 is best... If i took the photo by hand i just couldnt get it as sharp as the tripod.. BUT to be honest i just havent tested it myself and the camera properly yet!! i'm just getting used to the weight of it.... if i am worried about camera shake is it adviseable to use MUP and slowly squeeze the trigger, because obviously i will not be using a tripod all the time.
Yesterday i went outside behind a hotel where i live and there is a (small) waterfall i was trying to make the water look like it was kind o dreamy by slowing down the shutter speed but i it didnt seem to work for me? i wonder sometimes how some of these fantastic photos you see in magazines etc how they achieve it, is it camera technique or photoshop, or little of both??

yeagh i am trying to get a good work flow too, i use Raw only at the moment, i use Lightroom to convert the file to DNG not sure if this is a good method??, then i retouch quickly with lightroom, then if needed i use photoshop 5..
 

stevebobb

Senior Member
Also, I found this PDF when I searched for a link for how the Custom Menus work to try and find a resource to help you out. It's from Nikonians.org and is entitled "Nikon D800 Configuration Worksheet & Setup Guide" (one page accidentally has it labeled for a D7000, but it must be left over from a cut and paste from another form. It goes through a set of functional values for each of the Custom Menus. It's pretty thorough. I haven't done this with mine, but this may just cause me to play with it.

I found the thread on their site that this is from and it contains spreadsheet files that allow you to print or fill out one of your own. Here's the link to the thread with the links to the spreadsheets... Discussion Forums @ Nikonians - D800 Configuration Settings - Excel & Numbers *NEW*

hey thankyou very much for the info... this is great!!
 

gqtuazon

Gear Head
i'm just getting used to the weight of it.... if i am worried about camera shake is it adviseable to use MUP and slowly squeeze the trigger, because obviously i will not be using a tripod all the time.
Yesterday i went outside behind a hotel where i live and there is a (small) waterfall i was trying to make the water look like it was kind o dreamy by slowing down the shutter speed but i it didnt seem to work for me? i wonder sometimes how some of these fantastic photos you see in magazines etc how they achieve it, is it camera technique or photoshop, or little of both??

yeagh i am trying to get a good work flow too, i use Raw only at the moment, i use Lightroom to convert the file to DNG not sure if this is a good method??, then i retouch quickly with lightroom, then if needed i use photoshop 5..

Mup is best when using the camera on a tripod especially when using 1/30 or slower.

Re: Waterfalls. Use a ND filter or even CPL just to lower your shutter speed around 1 second or so.
 

stevebobb

Senior Member
Mup is best when using the camera on a tripod especially when using 1/30 or slower.

Re: Waterfalls. Use a ND filter or even CPL just to lower your shutter speed around 1 second or so.

Ah really not sure what a cpl is, but ah ok 1 second or slower, i know i didnt go that slow thats why it didnt work for me!! Thanks..
 

stevebobb

Senior Member
I just got back from a trip to Harbin in China, I wanted to set up my flash gun by using a rope as a light meter and grey card which I saw instructions on You tube, and guess what my new Yongnuo flash wouldn't start.I am glad I went for the D800 instead of the canon at least the D800 gives you the option of a pop up flash if you absolutely need it!!! Any way So instead that day, I messed around and did a HDR photo from the outside of my mother in-laws window, it looked pretty good will post, some photos soon.

One question about the D800!!!!! I found that when I set up the self timer with say 3 shots with a delay of 2 secs between shots, if i'm not using any flash it does what it says on the tin, and works fine. But if I use the pop up flash which in my case in Harbin I had no choice, the d800 only took 1 photo with the flash in self timer mode?? It didn't take all the 3 shots, ?? Weird?? I had the auto bracketing turned off.
I tried to look at the manual but couldn't see it there, I must have missed something? Do you guys have any idea??
Is it a case that you cannot take multiple shots with the self timer using the flash??

Today bought another Yongnuo 568 the guy I bought it from has sent back my old one for repair, and says as long as I do business with him he can get the flashes fixed free of charge, even after the 1 year guarantee has finished.. So that's why I plumped for another speedlite... I also bought the YN-622N Flash/Triggers Transceivers X3...... and a cable timer Remote Controller MC-36/N for about $8.00 The disappointing fact about the YN-622N I didn't realise was that you cannot use one for a remote trigger...like the Rf 603......anyway I will see how long this stuff takes to break down.. I didn't want to spend too much on Nikon Speedlites as a bit pricey for me , I prefer to save money for lens!!
My next lens I want to get is 85mm 1.8G Or if 85mm 1.8D are they comparable? I want to see if I can buy some second hand Light stands, in Beijing and maybe a good second hand Tripod, the one I have is ooooook but not really!! in Uk it's easy to find second hand camera equipment, not so easy here.. My experience is that second hand in china is nearly as expensive as new!! In Uk you can get second hand equipment dirt cheap..
As always appreciate your advice!!
 
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