Nikon D2H SLR Review

Playback Menu

Shooting Menu

Shooting menu bank - Select active memory set: A,B,C,D
Reset shooting menu - Reset entire shooting menu to default
Active folder - Select the active image folder
Image quality -
NEF(Raw)+JPEG Fine
NEF(Raw)+JPEG Normal
NEF(Raw)+JPEG Basic
NEF (Raw)
TIFF (RGB)
JPEG Fine
JPEG Normal
JPEG Basic

Image size - 2464x1632 Large, 1840x1224 Medium
Raw compression - Compressed NEF: On or Off
White balance - Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Choose color temp (2,500-10,000K), Preset
ISO - 200,250,320,400,500,640,800,1000,1250,1600 plus HI-1 and HI-2

Shooting Menu (cont.)

Image sharpening - Auto, Normal, Low, Medium low, Medium high, High, None
Tone compensation - Auto, Normal, Less contrast, More contrast, Custom
Color mode - I (sRGB) Portrait, II (Adobe RGB), III (sRGB) Nature/Landscape
Hue adjustment - Adjust color hue -9° to +9° in 3° increments
Interval timer shooting - Time-lapse recording options
Non-CPU lens data - Enter focal length and aperture of non-G/D type lenses

Custom settings allow the user to fine-tune a great number of camera settings and/or button functions to suit their particular needs. Up to four sets (A,B,C,D) can be created and quickly recalled using the Bank select option.

To make it easy to get to the settings you want, the Custom Menu is organized into six color-coded groups:

Autofocus
Metering/Exposure
Timers/AE&AF Lock
Shooting/Display
Bracketing/Flash
Controls

Custom Menu - Autofocus

a1 AF-C Mode priority - Capture whenever shutter release is pressed or only when focus is locked
a2 AF-S Mode priority - Capture whenever shutter release is pressed or only when focus is locked
a3 Group dynamic AF - Select how focus areas are grouped in Group Dynamic AF mode. Select grouping desired with multi-selector
a4 AF activation - Controls whether both the shutter release and the AF-ON buttons initiate autofocus or only when Af-ON is pressed
a5 Focus area illumination - Controls whether the focus areas are illuminated in the viewfinder when active
a6 Focus area select - Select whether the focus area selection can be changed with "wrap around" from top to bottom, right to left, etc.
a7 Vertical AF-ON - Determines what functions are assigned to the AF-ON button for vertical shooting

Custom Menu - Metering/Exposure

b1 ISO auto - If ON the camera will automatically adjust the ISO speed if the limits of the exposure system is exceeded in P, S or A mode.
b2 ISO step value - ISO increments in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
b3 EV step - Shutter speed, aperture and bracketing adjustment increment in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
b4 Exposure comp. EV - Exposure compensation increments in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
b5 Easy exposure comp. - Change exposure comp. by holding +/- button down and rotating command dial or just rotating command dial
b6 Center weight area - Select diameter for the center-weighted metering circle: 6, 8, 10 or 13mm

Custom Menu - Timers/AE&AF Lock

c1 AE Lock - Controls whether the exposure locks when the shutter release is half-pressed
c2 AE-L/AF-L button - Controls the action of the AE-L/AF-L button
c3 Auto meter-off delay - Controls how long the camera continues to meter the exposure when no operations are performed: 4, 6, 8, 16s or Off
c4 Self-timer delay - Length of self-timer delay: 2, 5, 10, 20s
c5 Monitor off delay - Length of time the color LCD remains on when no operations are performed: 10s, 20s, 1m, 5m, 10m

Custom Menu - Shooting/Display

d1 Shooting speed - Determines the frame rate of Continuous Low-Speed shooting: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 fps
d2 Maximum shots - The maximum number of shots that can be taken in a single burst in Continuous mode. It varies depending on the image quality selected; JPEG 1-40, TIFF 1-35, Uncompressed NEF 1-26, Compressed NEF 1-25, Uncompressed NEF+JPEG 1-25, Compressed NEF+JPEG 1-24
d3 Exposure delay mode - Shutter release can be delayed until approx. 0.4s after the shutter release is pressed to help eliminate camera shake
d4 Long exposure NR - Enable noise reduction for shutter speeds longer than 1/2 second
d5 File No. Seq. - Sequential file numbering options
d6 Control panel/finder - Controls the information displayed in the viewfinder and rear data displays
d7 Illumination - Illuminate data displays only with lamp switch or whenever any button is pressed.

Custom Menu - Bracketing/Flash

e1 Flash sync speed - Select the flash sync speed: 1/250 to 1/60s
e2 Flash shutter speed - Determines slowest shutter speed with flash when in P, A or S mode: 1/60 to 30s
e3 AA flash mode - Controls whether flash level is automatically adjusted for aperture when an external exposure meter is used with an SB-80DX or SB-28DX Speedlight
e4 Modeling flash - Determines whether the SB-800 emits a modeling flash when DOF button is pressed
e5 Auto BKT set - Controls what settings are affected by AE Bracketing: AE & flash, AE only, Flash only, WB bracketing
e6 Manual mode bracketing - Controls what settings are affected when AE & flash or AE only is selected for CS e5: Flash/speed, Flash/speed/aperture, Flash/aperture, Flash only
e7 Auto BKT Order - Controls the order in which bracketing is performed: MTR>Under>Over, Under>MTR>Over
e8 Auto BKT selection - Controls how bracketing is selected: Manual value select or Preset value select

Custom Menu - Controls

f1 Center button - Determines what function is performed when the multi selector is pressed in the center: Shooting mode (Center AF area, Illuminate AF area, not used), Playback mode (Thumbnail on/off, Histogram on/off, Zoom on/off)
f2 Multi selector - Multi selector can be used to activate the exposure meters or initiate autofocus
f3 PhotoInfo/Playback - Reverse the multi selector function in playback mode: Info (L-R)/Image (Up-Dn) or Info (Up-Dn)/Image (L-R)
f4 FUNC. Button - Controls the function performed by the FUNC button: FV lock, FV lock/lens data, 1 stop speed/aperture, same as AE-L/AF-L, Flash off, Bracketing burst, Matrix metering, Center-weighted, Spot metering
f5 Command dials - Change the rotation direction of command dials, swap the function of main and sub command dials, change functions performed by command dials in playback mode
f6 Buttons and dials - Changes to settings that involve both a command dial and a button can be made so that the button does not need to be held down
f7 No CF Card? - Enable shutter release if no CF card is present

Setup Menu

Format - Format the CF card (FAT-16 and FAT-32 compatible)
LCD brightness - Adjust LCD back light +2 to -2
Mirror lock-up - Lock mirror up for cleaning the low-pass filter
Video mode - Select video output format: NTSC or PAL
Date - Set the internal clock calendar
Language - Select the menu language
Image comment - Enter a comment that will be embedded in the image information
Auto image rotation - Auto rotates portrait mode images for proper video display
Voice memo - Options for the voice memo recording feature
Voice memo button - Controls operation of the Microphone button
Audio output - Output audio via internal speaker or via A-V cable
USB - Select PTP or Mass Storage USB mode
Dust Off ref photo - Capture a photo to be used with Capture 4.0's Dust Off feature
Battery info - Display the battery info screen
Wireless LAN - Setup the wireless options when using the WT-1 transmitter
Firmware Version - Display the camera's firmware version information