Nikon D300 Custom Functions This spreadsheet allows you to record the custom functions saved in each menu and bank on the camera. I've carefully laid out the tabs and menus to match the camera as exactly as reasonably possible. This allows for a logical flow and makes it much easier to follow. Although you can print the sheets and take them with you, that's not what they were designed for. The intent is to use this as a learning tool to understand your camera, and then document the changes you have made to the menu system so you know what you did. It works best if you have the spreadsheet open with your camera and user's manual in front of you. Select a cell and you can choose an option for that function from a pick list specific to that function. Note the drop-down arrow at the right when you select this cell > When you select a drop-down choice that is not the default, the choice will be highlighted in light yellow. This makes it obvious what you have changed and allows you to move quickly through the camera menu to make your changes match the sheet. In some instances, what is available in the pick list will change based on what you select in a pick list that precedes it (like f4, f5, and f6 on the Custom Settings Menu). Set up your function choices using this spreadsheet, then go to the camera (or Nikon Camera Control software) and select the Playback Menu, Shooting or Custom Settings bank A through D, or Set Up Menu and adjust your settings to match. The new Nikon Picture Controls are simply too complex to easily integrate into the Shooting Menu sheet, so I have handled them separately on a new tab. Fortunately, beginning with the D300, Nikon has seen fit to allow you to save your custom settings to your memory card (and computer). You can then modify the settings on the fly, and can revert to your saved settings without trying to remember what you changed. This is a huge improvement. But beware - the settings file is erased if you format your memory card! Version Notes: Ver 1.0 Ver 1.0 - Don McVey 2007, 2008 (DWM at Nikonians.org) Ver 1.1 Minor cleanup. Added D2X Picture Controls. Nov 28, 2007 Ver 1.2 Corrected various errors Ver 1.3 A few more corrections Ver 1.3 P&S Set menu choices for standard set-up D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Instructions 1 of 1 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Preshoot Setup External settings to check before you hit the shutter release Page Preshooting Set-up Dial or Button Control Setting (Bank Independent) Reference Focus Mode (SCM) Focus mode Selector S- Single Servo AF 62, 71 Release Mode Release Mode Dial S - Single 73-78 Metering Preference Meter Selector 3D Color Matrix II 103 Autofocus Area Mode AF-area mode selector Dynamic-area AF 64 Exposure Mode Exposure mode button P - Programmed auto 105 Exposure compensation Exposure comp button Choose Compensation Flash compensation Flash comp button Choose Compensation White Balance WB button These buttons allow direct access to settings menu 127-130 RAW/JPEG/TIFF choices QUAL button items (see the related tab for 56-57, 60 ISO Value Setting ISO button recorded values) 96 D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Preshoot Setup 1 of 1 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Playback Menu Page Menu Option Default Selected Reference Delete Selected n/a 248 All n/a Playback Folder Choose Folder ND300 ND300 249 Hide Image Select/Set n/a 249 Deselect All n/a Display Mode Highlights No Yes 250, 208 Focus Point No No RGB Histogram No No Data No Yes Image Review Off or On Off Off 251 After Delete View Order Show Next Show Next 251 Rotate Tall Off or On Off Off 251 Slideshow Start n/a 252 Frame Interval 2 seconds 2s Print Set (jpg only) Select/Set n/a 240, 253 Deselect All n/a D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Playback Menu 1 of 1 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Shooting Menu Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Page Option Default Point & Shoot Landscape Portrait Sports Reference Reset Shooting Menu Resets Menu to Default Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks 257 Active Folder Add New or Select Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks 258 File Naming DSC/_DSC DSC/_DSC DSC/_DSC DSC/_DSC DSC/_DSC 260 Image Format/Quality ** JPEG Normal NEF+JPEG Normal NEF NEF NEF+JPEG Fine 56, 260 Image Size ** Large Large Large Large Large 60, 260 JPEG Compression Size Priority Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Optimal Quality 58, 260 NEF (RAW) recording: >Type Lossless Compressed Compressed Uncompressed Uncompressed Compressed 58, 261 >NEF(RAW) bit depth 12-bit 12-bit 14-bit 14-bit 12-bit 59, 261 White Balance ** Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto 128, 261 Set Picture Control Standard Standard Standard Neutral Standard 150, 261 Manage Picture Control See Separate Tab See Separate Tab See Separate Tab See Separate Tab See Separate Tab 156,261 Color Space srgb srgb srgb Adobe RGB Adobe RGB 169, 261 Active D-Lighting Off Off Off Off Off 167, 261 Long Exp. NR Off Off On Off Off 263 High ISO NR - ISO 800+ Normal Low Low Low Normal 263 ISO sensitivity settings: >ISO Sensitivity** 200 200 200 200 400 96, 263 > ISO sensitivity auto control: Off On Off Off On 98-99 Maximum sensitivity 3200 800 1600 1600 3200 Minimum shutter speed 1/30 s 1/60 s 1/60 s 1/60 s 1/125 s Live View: 80-90, 263 >Live View Mode Hand-held Hand-held Hand-held Hand-held Hand-held 80 >Release Mode Single-frame Single frame Single frame Single frame Single frame 81 Multiple Exposure: 186-190, 263 > Number of Shots 2 2 Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks 186 >Auto gain On Off Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks 187 Interval Timer Shooting: 191-197, 263 > Start Time Now Now/Set time Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks > Interval 00:00':00" Choose Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks > No. of Intervals 1 Choose Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks > No. of Shots 1 Choose Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks > Start Off turn On/Off Same in All Banks Same in All Banks Same in All Banks ** Two Button Reset Note: this also resets your Picture Control temporary settings! (Does not change your Picture Control choice) Also, ISO Auto Control DOES NOT turn off on two-button reset. D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Shooting Menu 1 of 2 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
Preshoot Set-up Control Focus Mode (SCM) Focus mode Selector S- Single Servo AF S- Single Servo AF S- Single Servo AF C - Continuous Servo AF 62, 71 Release Mode Release Mode Dial S - Single S - Single S - Single CH - Continuous high 73-78 Metering Preference Meter Selector 3D Color Matrix II 3D Color Matrix II 3D Color Matrix II 3D Color Matrix II 103 Autofocus Area Mode AF-area mode selector Auto-area AF Single-point AF Single-point AF Dynamic-area AF 64 Exposure Mode Exposure mode button P - Programmed auto A - Aperture-priority auto A - Aperture-priority auto S - Shutter-priority auto 105 Exposure compensation Exposure comp button Choose Compensation Choose Compensation Choose Compensation Choose Compensation Flash compensation Flash comp button Choose Compensation Choose Compensation Choose Compensation Choose Compensation D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Shooting Menu 2 of 2 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Custom Setting Menu Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Page Ref Option Default Point & Shoot Landscape/Tripod Portrait Sports Reference Autofocus a1 AF-C priority selection Release Focus Focus Focus Focus 267 a2 AF-S priority selection Focus Focus Focus Focus Focus 268 a3 Dynamic AF area 9 Points 51 points 3D 9 points 9 points 9 points 269 a4 Focus tracking with lock-on Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal 270 a5 AF activation Shutter/AF-ON (ON) Shutter/AF-ON (ON) Shutter/AF-ON (ON) Shutter/AF-ON (ON) Shutter/AF-ON (ON) 271 a6 AF point illumination Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto 271 a7 Focus point wrap-around No wrap (OFF) No wrap (OFF) No wrap (OFF) No wrap (OFF) No wrap (OFF) 271 a8 AF point selection 51 points 11 points 51 points 51 points 51 points 272 a9 AF assist illuminator On On Off Off Off 273 a10 AF-On for MB-D10 AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON 274 Metering/exposure b1 ISO sensitivity step value 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 275 b2 EV steps for exposure control 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 275 b3 Exp comp/fine tune 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 1/3 step 275 b4 Easy exposure compensation Off Off Off Off Off 276 b5 Center-weighted area 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 277 b6 Fine tune optimal exposure: 278 > Matrix metering 0 0 0 0 0 > Center weighted 0 0 0 0 0 > Spot metering 0 0 0 0 0 Timers/AE Lock c1 Shutter-release button AE-L Off Off Off Off Off 279 c2 Auto meter-off delay 6 sec 30 Sec 30 Sec 30 Sec 30 Sec 279 c3 Self-timer delay 10 sec 20 sec 20 sec 2 sec 20 sec 280 c4 Monitor off delay 20 sec 20 sec 20 sec 20 sec 20 sec 157 Shooting/display d1 Beep High Low Off Off High 281 d2 Viewfinder grid display Off On On On On 281 d3 Viewfinder warning display On On On On On 282 d4 CL mode shooting speed 3 fps 3 fps 3 fps 3 fps 3 fps 282 d5 Max. continuous release 100 Choose 1 to 100 Choose 1 to 100 Choose 1 to 100 Choose 1 to 100 282 d6 File No. Sequence On On On On On 283 d7 Shooting Info Display Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto 284 d8 LCD Illumination Off Off Off Off Off 285 d9 Exposure Delay Mode Off Off On Off Off 285 d10 MB-D10 Battery Type AA Alkaline AA Alkaline AA Alkaline AA Ni-MH AA Ni-MH 285 d11 Battery Order MB-D10 First MB-D10 First MB-D10 First MB-D10 First MB-D10 First 287 D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Custom Setting Menu 1 of 3 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Custom Setting Menu Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Page Ref Option Default Point & Shoot Landscape/Tripod Portrait Sports Reference Bracketing/Flash e1 Flash sync speed 1/250 1/250 1/250 1/250 1/250 e2 Flash shutter speed 1/60 1/60 1/60 1/60 1/60 291 e3 Flash control for built-in flash TTL TTL TTL TTL TTL 291 > Commander Only - Built In TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 294 > Commander Only - Group A TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 294 > Commander Only - Group B TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 TTL 0 294 > Commander Only - Channel# 1 1 1 1 1 294 e4 Modeling Flash ON Off Off On Off 105, 298 e5 Auto Bracket Set AE & Flash AE & Flash AE & Flash AE & Flash AE & Flash 118, 123, 298 e6 Auto Bracketing Manual Mode Flash/Speed Flash/Speed Flash/Speed Flash/Speed Flash/Speed 299 e7 Auto Bracket Order Meter>Under>Over Meter>Under>Over Meter>Under>Over Meter>Under>Over Meter>Under>Over 300 Controls f1 Multi Selector Center Button 301 > Shooting Mode Select center focus point Select center focus point Select center focus point Select center focus point Select center focus point > Playback Mode Thumbnail On/Off View histograms View histograms View histograms View histograms f2 Multi-selector Do nothing (OFF) Do nothing (OFF) Do nothing (OFF) Do nothing (OFF) Do nothing (OFF) 302 f3 Photo info/playback Info /Playback Info /Playback Info /Playback Info /Playback Info /Playback 302 f4 Assign FUNC Button >FUNC. button press (1) None Flash off Spot metering None None 303-304 >FUNC. button + dials Auto bracketing Auto bracketing Auto bracketing Auto bracketing Dynamic AF Area f5 Assign Preview Button >Preview button press (1) Preview (1) Preview (1) Preview (1) Preview (1) Preview (1) 306 >Preview button + dials None None None None None f6 Assign AE-L/AF-L Button 307 >AE-L/AF-L button press (1) AE-AF lock AE-AF lock AE-AF lock AE-AF lock AE-AF lock 306 >AE-L/AF-L button + dials None None None None None f7 Customize Command Dials 308-309 > Reverse rotation No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) > Change main/sub No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) > Aperture setting ON (Subcommand Dial) ON (Subcommand Dial) ON (Subcommand Dial) ON (Subcommand Dial) ON (Subcommand Dial) > Menus and playback Off Off Off Off Off f8 Release Button to Use Dial No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) No (OFF) 309 f9 No Memory Card Enable Release (OK) Release locked (LOCK) Release locked (LOCK) Release locked (LOCK) Release locked (LOCK) 310 f10 Reverse Indicators for Exposure + 0 - + 0 - + 0 - + 0 - + 0-311 An * will appear next to the menu choice on the camera LCD when other than the default has been selected. D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Custom Setting Menu 2 of 3 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Custom Setting Menu Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D Page Ref Option Default Point & Shoot Landscape/Tripod Portrait Sports Reference (1) Functions f4, f5, and f6 - If a function marked with (1) is chosen, you cannot assign a function to "button + dials". Buttons + dials drop-down choices will reset to "none" when one of these choices is selected D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Custom Setting Menu 3 of 3 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Set Up Menu Page Menu Action Default Selected Reference Format Formats Memory Card n/a 313 LCD Brightness Set monitor brightness 0-2 313 Clean Image Sensor >Clean now n/a Clean now 371 >Set to Clean at startup/shutdown Cleaning off Cleaning off Lock Mirror up for Cleaning For Sensor Cleaning n/a 374 Video Mode Choose playback standard NTSC NTSC 314 HDMI Configures HDMI interface Auto Auto 315 World Time Set Time and Date n/a 316 Language Choose Menu Language 316 Image Comment Input comment n/a User Defined 317 Attach comment Off On (set) On (set) Off (set) Auto Image Rotation On On 318 On Off USB MTP/PTP MTP/PTP 319 Dust Off Ref Photo set to make image for reference n/a 319 Battery Info Displays info n/a 322 Wireless Transmitter Transfer mode Transfer mode 229 Transfer mode Thumbnail select mode PC mode Print mode Image Authentication Embeds authentication info Off Off 324 On Off Save/load Settings Save or load custom settings to/from memory card file name NCSETUP1 325 GPS 201-203, 326 >Auto meter off choose action Enable Enable >Position displays position n/a Non-CPU Lens Data enter lens data: 198-200, 327 >Lens number 1 Focal Length >Lens number 2 Focal Length >Lens number 3 Focal Length >Lens number 4 Focal Length >Lens number 5 Focal Length >Lens number 6 Focal Length >Lens number 7 Focal Length >Lens number 8 Focal Length >Lens number 9 Focal Length 327 Firmware Version Displays version n/a 328 D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Set Up Menu 1 of 1 10/11/2010 8:47 PM
D300 Retouch Menu Creates a retouched copy of an image on the memory card Page Menu Action Reference D-lighting** Applies D-lighting to selected image 334 Red-eye correction** Applies red-eye correction to selected image 335 Trim Crops Image for print 336 Monochrome** Black and white, Sepia, Cyanotype 337 Filter Effects** Skylight or Warm Filter 338 Color Balance** Adds green, amber, magenta, or blue 338 Image Overlay Overlays two NEF (only) files. Allows setting gain. 339 Side-by-side Comparison Compares a source image with its retouched copy. 342 ** Not Available with Monochrome selected when Set Picture Control selected
D300 My Menu Selections Battery Info Shooting Bank Custom Setting Bank Save/load settings
D300 Custom Picture Controls User's Manual pages 148-166 Color Only Monochrome Only ref Name Base Quick adjust (1) Sharpening Contrast Brightness Saturation Hue Filter effects Toning Level C-1 Standard Sharp Standard 0 8 0 0 0 0 - color - color - color C-2 Neutral Sharp Neutral 0 8 0 0 0 0 - color - color - color C-3 Vivid Sharp Vivid 0 8 0 0 0 0 - color - color - color C-4 Auto Standard 0 A (auto) A (auto) 0 A (auto) 0 - color - color - color C-5 D2X Mode I Sharp D2X Mode I 0 8 0 0 0 0 - color - color - color C-6 D2X Mode II Sharp D2X Mode II 0 8 0 0 0 0 - color - color - color C-7 D2X Mode III Sharp D2X Mode III 0 8 0 0 0 0 - color - color - color C-8 STD-sharp- Sat-1 Standard 0 3 0 0-1 0 - color - color - color C-9 STD-NOsharp- Sat-1 Standard 0 0 0 0-1 0 - color - color - color Added Controls: mi mii D2X Mode I D2X Mode II miii D2X Mode III (1) Quick adjust can be used on Nikon Picture Controls when first modifying a new custom control based on one of the three supplied standard controls. Once saved as a custom control, Quick adjust is no longer available. All Picture Controls can be modified temorarily through the Set Picture Controls menu (two-button reset sets them back to saved version) or permanently by using the Manage Picture Controls menu and saving as C-1 to C-9. D2X Controls can be downloaded from Nikon and loaded on to the camera. Be sure to download the ones specific to the D300. D300 Custom Settings v1-3p&sp Custom Picture Controls 1 of 1 10/11/2010 8:47 PM