Nikon and Canon Camera Settings
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Introduction
Updated: May 11, 2008
What camera settings are most useful? The defaults are generally quite reasonable, but over the years we’ve settled on a preferred set which might be a better start for some users than the factory-default ones. Highlights:
- RAW (EOS) and/or RAW+JPEG (Nikon D3) at highest quality;
- Playback settings for the most useful information without too much clutter;
- Focus priority.
- “My menu” settings containing our most frequently-used settings.
Users with specific needs (eg sports shooting) will still need to experiment with what works best for them with regards to focusing tracking, shutter or focus priority, etc.
Nikon D3
Download the diglloyd.com Nikon D3 settings file: native format | zip file.
Instructions
1. Download the settings file, then verify that the settings file NCSETUP2.BIN is 1,142
bytes.
Note:
If you downloaded it in ZIP format, expand the file if it did not automatically do so—this depends on
your browser.
2. On your computer, insert your flash card into a card reader, then copy NCSETUP2.BIN to the top level of your flash card, then insert the card into the camera.
3. On your Nikon D3, go to => => to load the settings.
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Download the diglloyd.com Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III settings file: zip file.
Instructions
1. Download the settings file, then verify that the settings file CAMSET01.CSD is 443,524 bytes.
Note: First expand the zip file if it did not automatically do so—this
depends on your browser.
2. On your computer, insert your flash card into a card reader, then copy CAMSET01.CSD to the top level of your flash card, then insert the card into the camera.
3. On your EOS 1DsM3, go to the Tools menu (3rd from right). Choose => , selecting CAMSET01.CSD. Confirm your selection when prompted; the load takes a second or two.
Canon EOS 1D Mark III
Download the diglloyd.com Canon EOS 1D Mark III settings file: zip file.
Instructions
Instructions are the same as with the EOS 1Ds Mark III above (file size is the same also).
Conclusions
It can take time to figure out your preferred settings. You can start with ours as a good working base, keeping in mind that your particular application might require some experimentation for the most convenient set.
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