D4s Custom Banks Settings Shooting and Custom Setting Menus Created by: Winston C Hall Tuner Photography 714
D4s Shooting and Custom Settings Banks This guide is an outline of my recommendations for the Shooting and Custom Settings Banks for Landscape, People and Sports photography. Bank D is set to factory default settings so you can customize this bank to your desired settings. The best approach for using the bank settings is to first review all of the settings one at a time, so you are aware of how your camera will be set up and operate. To effectively use the customized banks you re committing to selecting the desired bank for the Shooting and Custom Settings Menus at the beginning of each photo session. Manual Settings Set Up If the Shooting Menu > Extended Menu Banks are turned off the following six settings must be manually set and can not be assigned to a Shooting or Custom Settings Bank. Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Set Up Manual # Control Landscape People Action Default Exposure Manual Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Program Exposure Mode 125 to 131 Mode Button Mode Dial Single Single Continuous Single Release Mode 111 High Metering Matrix or Matrix Matrix or Matrix Metering Mode 123 Selector Center Weighted Center Weighted Focus Mode AF-S AF-C AF-C AF-C AF Selection Mode 52 Selector AF Area Mode 53 AF-Mode Button Single Dynamic 9 Points Dynamic 21 Points Dynamic 51 Points Bracketing 140 BKT Button 7F 1.0 HDR sequence OFF OFF Off 2
Manual Settings Set Up If Extended Menu Banks is turned on the following settings can be assigned to a Shooting Menu Bank. Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Set Up Control Landscape People Action Default Exposure Manual Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Program Exposure Mode 125 to 131 Mode Button Main Command Dial 1/640 f/8 N/A f/8 1/1250 N/A N/A Shooting Menu Settings The following settings are for banks A, B, C & D in the D4s Shooting Menu (camera icon). Option Manual # Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Shooting Menu Banks 300 Landscape People Action Default Extended Menu Banks 301 On On On OFF Storage Folder 302 100 series 100 series 100 series 100 Series File Naming 304 LAN PEO ACT DSC Primary Slot Selection 96 XQD XQD XQD XQD Secondary Slot Selection 96 Overflow Overflow Overflow Overflow Image Quality 90 NEF (RAW) NEF (RAW) JPEG - FINE Normal 3
Jpeg/Tiff Recording 304 Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Optimal Quality NEF (RAW) Recording 304 Type 92 Lossless Compression Lossless Compression Lossless Compression Lossless Compression NEF (RAW) bit 92 14 bit 14 bit 14 bit 14 bit depth Image Area 85 Auto DX Crop 87 OFF OFF OFF ON Choose image area 87 FX Format FX Format FX Format FX Format (36x24) (36x24) (36x24) (36x24) White Balance 155 Direct Sunlight Direct Sunlight Direct Sunlight AUTO1 Set Picture Controls 177 Standard Standard Standard Neutral Vivid Monochrome Portrait Portrait Landscape Landscape Manage Picture Controls 183 N/A N/A N/A N/A 4
Color Space 305 srgb srgb srgb srgb Active D-Lighting 188 OFF OFF OFF OFF HDR (high dynamic 190 Default - Off Default - Off Default - Off Default - OFF range) Vignette control 306 OFF OFF OFF Normal Auto Distortion Control 307 OFF OFF OFF OFF Long Exp. NR 308 OFF OFF OFF OFF High ISO NR 308 Normal Normal Normal Normal ISO Sensitivity Settings 117 100 100 400 100 ISO Sensitivity Auto Controls Maximum Sensitivity Minimum Shutter Speed Multiple Exposure 214 OFF OFF On OFF 3200 3200 3200 12,800 1/160 sec 1/160 sec 1/160 sec AUTO Multiple Exposure OFF OFF OFF OFF Mode Number of Shots 2 2 2 2 Auto Gain ON ON ON ON Interval Timer Shooting 221 OFF OFF OFF OFF 5
Live View Photography 60 (Q) Quiet (Q) Quiet (Q) Quiet (Q) Quiet Time-Lapse Photography 229 OFF OFF OFF OFF Movie Settings 74 Frame Size/Frame 74 1920x1080;30p 1920x1080;30p 1920x1080;30p 1920x1080;30p Rate Movie Quality 74 High Quality High Quality High Quality High Quality Microphone 75 AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO Sensitivity Frequency 75 Vocal Range Vocal Range Vocal Range Vocal Range Response Wind Noise 75 ON ON ON ON Reduction Destination 75 XQD Card Slot XQD Card Slot XQD Card Slot XQD Card Slot ISO Destination Range 76 ISO sensitivity (Mode M) ISO sensitivity (Mode M) ISO sensitivity (Mode M) ISO sensitivity (Mode M) Custom Settings Menu The following settings are for banks A, B, C & D in the D4s Custom Settings Menu (pencil icon). Option Manual # Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Custom Settings Bank 311 Landscape a - Autofocus 313 to 320 People Action Default a1 AF-C Priority Selection 313 Release + Focus Focus + Release Release + Focus Release 6
a2 AF-S Priority Selection 314 Focus Focus Focus Focus a3 Focus Tracking with Lock-On 314 3 (Normal) 3 (Normal) 5 (Long) 3 (Normal) a4 AF Activation 315 AF-ON Only AF-ON Only AF-ON Only ON a5 AF Point Illumination 315 Manual Focus Mode ON ON ON ON Continuous Mode ON ON ON ON Focus Point Brightness 0 0 0 0 Dynamic Area AF Display ON ON ON OFF Group-Area AF Four Dots Four Dots Four Dots Four Dots Illumination a6 Focus Point Wrap-Around 316 No Wrap No Wrap No Wrap No Wrap a7 Number of Focus Points 316 AF 51 AF 51 AF 51 AF 51 a8 Assign AF-ON Button 317 AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON a9 Assign AF-ON Button (Vertical) 318 Same as AF-ON Same as AF-ON Same as AF-ON AF-ON Button Button Button a10 Store Points by Orientation 319 On On On OFF a11 Limit AF-Area Mode Selection 320 9 & 21 Points 9 & 21 Points 9 & 21 Points 9 & 21 Points Selected Selected Selected Selected a12 Autofocus Mode Restrictions 320 No Restrictions No Restrictions No Restrictions No Restrictions 7
Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D b - Metering and Exposure 321 to 323 Landscape People Action Default b1 ISO Sensitivity Step Value 321 1/3 Step 1/3 Step 1/2 Step 1/3 Step b2 EV Steps for Exposure Control 321 1/3 Step 1/3 Step 1/2 Step 1/3 Step b3 EV /Flash Comp. Step Value 321 1/3 Step 1/3 Step 1/2 Step 1/3 Step b4 Easy Exposure Compensation 322 On (Auto Reset) On (Auto Reset) On (Auto Reset) Off b5 Matrix Metering 323 OFF OFF OFF OFF b6 Center Weighted Area 323 8 mm 12 mm 8 mm 12 mm b7 Fine Tune Optimal Exposure 323 N/A N/A N/A N/A Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D c - Timers / AE Lock 324 to 325 Landscape People Action Default c1 Shutter-Release Button AE-L 324 OFF OFF OFF OFF c2 Standby Timer 324 30 seconds 30 seconds 30 seconds 6 seconds c3 Self Timer 324 Self-Timer Delay 10 Sec 10 Sec 10 Sec 10 Sec 8
Number of Shots 1 1 1 1 Interval Between Shots 0.5 sec 0.5 sec 0.5 sec 0.5 sec c4 Monitor Off Delay 325 Playback 1 min 1 min 1 min 10 sec Menus 1 min 1 min 1 min 20 sec Information display 1 min 1 min 1 min 10 sec Image review 1 min 1 min 1 min 4 sec Live View 10 min 10 min 10 min 10 min Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D d - Shooting & Display 326 to 330 Landscape People Action Default d1 Beep 326 OFF OFF OFF High d2 Continuous Shooting Speed 326 Continuous High 10 fps 10 fps 10 fps 10 fps Continuous Low 5 fps 5 fps 5 fps 5 fps d3 Max. Continuous Release 327 200 200 200 200 d4 Exposure Delay Mode 327 OFF OFF OFF OFF 9
d5 File Number Sequence 328 ON ON ON ON d6 Viewfinder Grid Display 329 ON OFF OFF OFF d7 Control Panel/Viewfinder 329 Rear Control Panel ISO ISO ISO ISO Viewfinder Display Exposures Exposures Exposures Frame Count Remaining Remaining Remaining d8 Screen Tips 329 ON ON ON ON d9 Information Display 330 AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO d10 LCD Illumination 330 ON OFF OFF OFF Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D e - Bracketing & Flash 331 to 334 Landscape People Action Default e1 Flash Sync Speed 331 1/250 1/250 1/250 1/250 (Auto FP) (Auto FP) (Auto FP) e2 Flash Shutter Speed 332 1/60 second 1/60 second 1/60 second 1/60 second e3 Optional Flash 332 TTL TTL TTL TTL e4 Exposure Comp. for Flash 333 Entire Frame Background Only Entire Frame Entire Frame e5 Modeling Flash 333 ON ON ON ON e6 Auto Bracketing Set 333 AE Only AE Only AE Only AE & Flash 10
e7 Auto Bracketing (Mode M) 334 Flash / Speed Flash / Speed Flash / Speed Flash/ Speed e8 Bracketing Order 334 Under>MTR> over Under>MTR> over Under>MTR> over MTR > under > over Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D f - Controls 335 to 351 Landscape f1 Multi-Selector Center Button 335 People Action Default Shooting Mode RESET RESET RESET RESET Playback Mode Zoom On Zoom On Zoom On Thumbnail Medium Medium Medium Live View RESET RESET RESET RESET f2 Multi-Selector 336 Do Nothing Do Nothing Do Nothing Do Nothing f3 Assign Fn Button 337 Press Spot Spot Centered OFF Meter Meter Weighted Press + command dials OFF OFF OFF Choose Image Area f4 Assign preview button 342 Press Preview Preview Preview Preview Press + command dials OFF OFF OFF OFF f5 Assign Sub-Selector 342 Same as Multi Selector Same as Multi Selector Same as Multi Selector Focus Point Selection 11
f6 Assign Sub-Selector Center 342 -- -- -- -- Press AE Lock (Reset AE Lock (Reset AE Lock (Reset AE/AF Lock of Release) of Release) of Release) Press + Command Dials OFF OFF OFF OFF f7 Assign Fn Button (vertical) 343 Press AE Lock (Reset AE Lock (Reset AE Lock (Reset AE/AF Lock of Release) of Release) of Release) Press + Command Dials OFF OFF OFF OFF f8 Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock 343 -- -- -- -- Shutter speed lock OFF OFF OFF OFF Aperture lock OFF OFF OFF OFF f9 Assign BKT Button 344 Auto Bracketing BKT BKT BKT BKT Multiple Exposure HDR (high dynamic range) f10 Customize Command Dials 345 Reverse rotation OFF OFF OFF OFF Exposure Compensation Not Checked Not Checked Not Checked 12
Shutter Speed/Aperture Not Checked Not Checked Not Checked Change main/sub OFF OFF OFF OFF Aperture settings ON ON ON ON Menus and Playback OFF OFF OFF OFF f11 Release Button to Use Dial 347 OFF OFF OFF OFF f12 Slot Empty Release Lock 347 Release Locked Release Locke Release Locke Enable Release f12 Reverse Indicators 347 - o + - o + - o + - o + f14 Assign Multi Selector (Vertical) 348 Same as Multi Same as Multi Same as Multi Same as Multi Selector Selector Selector Selector f15 Playback Zoom 348 Use + and - Use + and - Use + and - Use + and - f16 Assign Movie Record Button 349 Press + Command Dials None None None None f17 Live View Button Options 349 Disable Disable Disable Disable f18 Assign Remote (WR) Fn Button 350 N/A N/A N/A N/A f19 Lens Function Buttons 351 AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON 13
Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D g - Movie 353 to 357 Landscape g1 Assign Fn Button 353 Power Aperture g2 Assign Preview Button 355 Power Aperture g3 Assign Sub-Selector Center 356 AE/AF Lock g4 Assign Shutter Button 357 Live Frame Grab People Action Default OFF OFF OFF Index Marking AE/AF Lock Live Frame Grab Index Marking AE/AF Lock Live Frame Grab Index Marking AE/AF Lock Take Photos After you ve customized the Shooting and Custom Settings Banks insert a memory card in the camera > go to the Set Up Menu (wrench) > Save/Load Settings > Select Save > OK. This will write a bin file of the menu settings to the memory card. Turn the camera off, remove the memory card and you ll have a back up copy of all your settings. Keep the memory card in a safe place just in case you need it in the future to reload your settings. 14