Part IV
Configuring Your Nikon D800

The next three chapters are devoted to helping you dig deeper into the customization capabilities of your Nikon D800, so you can exploit all those cool features that your previous camera lacked. Chapters 11, 12, and 13 list every setting and option found in the Playback, Shooting, Custom Settings, Setup, Retouch, and My Menus. Your setup options include:

Chapter 11: Playback and Shooting Menus. With a camera that sports two memory card slots, it’s important to be able to specify which card and which folder of images is displayed during image review. I’ll show you how. You’ll discover an easy way to specify exactly which information screens are displayed, and my advice on copying images from one card to another. Then, we’ll move on to the Shooting menu, with its important tools including HDR, vignetting and distortion control, multiple exposures, and Picture Controls.

Chapter 12: Custom Settings Menu. You’ll find a mind-boggling 54 entries in seven different categories (and many of those have three or more sub-options) that let you fine-tune everything from autofocus and metering to the functions assigned to various buttons and dials. If your D800 doesn’t behave exactly as you’d like, you can probably tweak it with one of the recommendations I provide in this chapter.

Chapter 13: The Setup Menu, Retouch Menu, and My Menu. In these menus you’ll be able to fine-tune your D800’s autofocus, work with an optional GPS attachment, manage monitor brightness, and manipulate your images after they are stored on your memory card. If you don’t like the Nikon D800’s menu layout, you can create your own menu system, too.