Save camera settings

bikeit

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I now have my camera set up with all my own preferences and with all my lenses having just been calibrated, so is there a way to save all these settings on my PC in case i ever need to do camera factory reset.
 

nickt

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Save/load settings under the setup menu. This will save a file to to your memory card. This of course will disappear when/if you format the card, so locate the file and copy it to your pc. I had some old 32mb (yes MEGAbyte) cards that of course I would never use. So I saved my configuration files to those old cards so I can carry in my bag in case I reset away from home. I think this only works with your primary card, so you might not have a spare card to waste just storing settings.
I did a quick search, this page details what is saved.
https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/d850/en/18_menu_guide_06_33.html
 

Horoscope Fish

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I now have my camera set up with all my own preferences and with all my lenses having just been calibrated, so is there a way to save all these settings on my PC in case i ever need to do camera factory reset.
Yes there is.

Press the Menu button and scroll down to the Wrench icon. Somewhere in that menu will be the option, "Save/Load Settings" (not to be confused with "Save User Settings U1/U2"). Click right, highlight "Save settings" and press the OK button. A configuration file will be saved the SD card. Copy this file to your computer for safe keeping. To re-load the settings use the "Load settings" option in the same menu.
 

hark

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My suggestion is going to be a little different. I'd suggest you call Nikon and ask. The reason why is when I had a conversation with one of their techs, they said when the camera is reset, it resets the shooting menu but not everything that is stored in the body. So I'm not sure a camera reset would affect the lens AF fine tune calibration.
 

nickt

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My suggestion is going to be a little different. I'd suggest you call Nikon and ask. The reason why is when I had a conversation with one of their techs, they said when the camera is reset, it resets the shooting menu but not everything that is stored in the body. So I'm not sure a camera reset would affect the lens AF fine tune calibration.
Good point. Not everything gets restored to original with a reset and not everything gets backed up with a save/load settings. I thought my d7200 U1/U2 were getting backed up with a save/load, but it turns out they were not included.
 

nickt

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nickt what settings were saved and which were not?
Not 100% sure on everything. My U1/U2 not saved (you don't have those) and I think lens af fine tune not saved. But I believe lens tuning not erased either in a 2 button reset. At least for my d7100 & d7200.

Thanks guys, it just looks like a blank document is that normal?
Not sure what it looks like as a document, its not designed to be viewed. Only your d850 or another d850 will load it back. You can't rename it either. Sort of. You could rename it on your pc, but you must return it to the original name for the camera to restore it.
 

nickt

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That link I posted above gives a list of what is saved for a d850. Your manual should have a chart saying will be reset with a 2 button reset. So you should be able to figure out where you will end up after a reset and reload. I could not find a page detailing what exactly would be saved for my d7200. To clear my d7200 as much as possible, I would have to do a 2 button reset, plus reset some of the menus separately. Even then, I don't think that clears the af tune data. Honestly, I have never tuned my lenses. Every time I check, I'm pretty happy with focus as-is, so I have been lucky and not worried about how to save the tuning work.
 

Chucktin

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I wondered about that AF Fine Tuning. If you have to redo all of them (per lens) after a 2-button reset that's a pile of work!
 

Chucktin

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Now and again I'll look at a strange file with Notebook. I think you can do this to look at a saved Nikon configuration file. I did that with my D7000. I just don't recall the data displayed being worth looking at. Haven't tried it with my D850 body.
 
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