Custom Settings

[tacomadm18]

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I never really used custom settings in the past. I know how to use the feature, but I'm looking for some examples of real life custom settings,,,,

 

Please post examples of settings,,,,

 

thanks

[visoflex]

On my D-lux5, I have set the camera up as follows

 

P = General purpose colour. ISO limited to 400, zoom - optical only

C1 - General purpose B&W (std), settings as above

C2-1 - Colour optimised for quality. ISO limited to 80, zoom optical only,

C2-2 - B&W optimised for quality. Settings as above

C2-3 - Get out of jail setting (colour). Everything unlimited, EZ settings enabled, allowing a bit more zoom

 

It's a personal settings regime, there are probably lots of different combinations that I haven't tried yet, but it worked for me on holiday with my LX-3, and I just transferred it to the new camera. It saved having to burrow around in sub-menus.

[Shootist]

The only time I use anything like custom settings is to set the camera back to a "SET" set of options I normally use after I have made changes for a certain reason. Since I always shoot in RAW, even though I may have the camera set to create JPG at the same time, I do any and all adjustments in post to the RAW file. I may send out the captured JPG if I don't first have time to adjust the RAW file and the JPG looks OK.

 

Other then that I have no need or desire to use any custom settings. They seem to get in my way and are hard to remember. When I did use this feature on a Nikon D200 I would find myself forgetting I had set the camera to one of them, especially if that custom setting captured JPG only, and doing a whole series of shot with the wrong settings.

[Despe]

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum which, so far, is a real knowledge base ! Thanks for that!

Now, regarding this thread, i must say i've been fighting for about 2 days trying to save my custom settings.

I started with C1 and then went to C2-1 with B&W, max. Iso800, Max ap 1/30 etc.

Issue is that each time turn on again my D5, these settings are lost.

I parked the Selector on C1, "deleted" the previous settings in the "Config" menu and adjust the new settings. Then pressed "Menu/set".

Did i miss something ?

 

Many thanks,

Despe

[Despe]

I finally figured it out (thanks to DPM, the french reseller in Marseille-Toulon). Obviously there's a lack in the User Guide.

 

Thanks to all (but to Marc Létienne first :-))