D300s Advanced Workshop - Shooting Menu Set Up

Updated 11/28/09

Before loading the bin file that has the following settings, go to the Wrench Menu > Save / Load Settings > Save Settings. This
function will write a bin file with your current settings to your CF card. This will allow you to have a back up of your D300s
settings just in case you decide to reload them.

Pre-Shooting Camera Set Up

Set Up Manual # Control Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D
Bank Setting Landscape Sports People Blank

Exposure Manual Shutter Aperture Aperture

*Exposure Mode 104 Mode Button Speed - Priority
Mode Dial Single Continuous Continuous Low Single
*Shooting Mode 74 High
Meter Dial Center Weighted Center Weighted Matrix Matrix
*Metering Choice 102 or Spot or Matrix
Focus Mode AF-S AF-C AF-S AF-C
*AF Mode 62 Selector
AF-Area Single Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic
*AF Area Mode 64 Selector
FN Button OFF OFF OFF Off
* Auto Bracketing 298
• Must be set manually at the beginning of each shoot.

D300s Shooting Menu Set Up

Option Manual # Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D

Name Your Banks 254 Landscape Sports People Blank

Active Folder 256 100 series 100 series 100 series 100 Series

File Naming 258 LAN SPT PEO DSC

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Primary Slot Selection 72 CF Card Slot CF Card Slot CF Card Slot CF Card Slot

Secondary Slot 72 Overflow Overflow Backup Overflow

Function
Image Quality 68 NEF (RAW) JPEG - Fine NEW (RAW) Norm

Image Size 71 N/A Large N/A Large

Jpeg Compression 70 Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Size Priority

NEF RAW Recording 70 Lossless N/A Lossless N/A

Compression Compression
NEF (RAW) bit depth 70 14 bit N/A 14 bit 12 bit

White Balance 134 Cloudy A2 Direct Sunlight or Direct Sunlight AUTO

PRE Custom or PRE Custom
Set Picture Controls 154

• Standard Standard Standard

• Neutral Neutral Neutral

• Vivid

• Monochrome

Manage Picture 160

Controls
Color Space 166 sRGB sRGB sRGB sRGB

Active D-Lighting 164 Normal OFF Normal Off

Long Exp. NR 258 OFF OFF OFF OFF

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High ISO NR 259 NORM NORM NORM NORM

ISO Sensitivity 96 200 400 200 200

Settings OFF OFF OFF OFF
Live View Mode 49, 52 Tripod Handheld Tripod Handheld

Multiple Exposure 184 OFF OFF OFF OFF

Movie Settings 62

• Quality 1280x720 1280x720 1280x720 1280x720

16:9 16:9 16:9 16:9
• Microphone Medium Medium Medium Medium
Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity
• Destination SD Card Slot SD Card Slot SD Card Slot SD Card Slot

Interval Timer 189 OFF OFF OFF OFF

Shooting

D300s Custom Setting Menu

Option Manual # Bank A Bank B Bank C Bank D

Name Your Banks 262 Landscape Sports People Blank

Autofocus 263 to 269

a1 AF-C Mode Priority 263 Release + Release + Release + Release

Focus Focus Focus
a2 AF-S Mode Priority 264 Focus Focus Focus Focus

a3 Dynamic AF area 264 & 265 9 Points 21 Points 9 Points 9 Points

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a4 Focus Tracking with Lock-On 266 Normal Long Normal Normal

a5 AF Activation 266 OFF OFF OFF ON

AF-ON Only AF-ON Only AF-ON Only Shutter/AF-On
a6 AF Point Illumination 266 ON ON ON AUTO

a7 Focus Point Wrap-Around 267 On On On OFF

Wrap Wrap Wrap No Wrap
a8 AF Point Selection 267 AF 51 AF 51 AF 51 AF 51

a9 Built-In AF Assist Illuminator 269 OFF OFF OFF On

a10 AF-On for MB-D10 269 AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON AF-ON

Metering and Exposure 270 to 272 Landscape Sports People Blank

b1 ISO Sensitivity Step Value 270 1/3 1 Step 1/3 1/3

b2 EV Steps for Exposure Control 270 1/3 1 Step 1/3 1/3

b3 EV Comp/Fine Tune 270 1/3 1/2 Step 1/3 1/3

b4 Easy Exposure Compensation 271 On (Auto On (Auto On (Auto OFF

Reset) Reset) Reset)
b5 Center Weighted Area 272 6 mm 8 mm 6 mm 8 mm

b6 Fine Tune Optimal Exposure 272 NO NO NO NO

Timers / AE Lock 273 to 274 Landscape Sports People Blank

c1 Shutter-Release Button AE-L 273 OFF OFF OFF OFF

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c2 Auto Meter Off Delay 273 30 seconds 30 seconds 1 Minute 6 Seconds

c3 Self Timer Delay 273 2 seconds 2 seconds 10 seconds 10 Seconds

c4 Monitor Off Delay 274 5 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes 20 Seconds

Shooting & Display 275 to 279 Landscape Sports People Blank

d1 Beep 275 OFF OFF OFF On

High
d2 Viewfinder Grid Display 275 OFF Off OFF OFF

d3 Viewfinder Warning Display 275 OFF OFF OFF ON

d4 Screen Tips 276 On On On On

d5 CL Mode Shooting Speed 276 4 fps 7 fps 4 fps 3 fps

d6 Max. Continuous Release 276 100 100 100 100

d7 File Number Sequence 277 ON ON ON ON

d8 Shooting Info Display 278 Auto Auto Auto Auto

d9 LCD Illumination 278 OFF OFF OFF OFF

d10 Exposure Delay Mode 278 ON OFF OFF OFF

d11 MB-D10 Battery Type 279 N/A N/A N/A N/A

d12 Battery Order 280 MB-D10 MB-D10 MB-D10 MB-D10

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Bracketing & Flash 281 to 290 Landscape Sports People Blank

e1 Flash Sync Speed 281 1/320 1/320 1/320 1/250

(Auto FP) (Auto FP) (Auto FP)
e2 Flash Shutter Speed 282 1/60 second 1/60 second 1/60 second 1/60 second

e3 Flash Control for Built-In Flash 283 to 288

• TTL TTL TTL TTL

• Manual

• Repeating Flash

• Commander Mode Commander

• Commander Only - Built-in --

• Commander Only – Group A TTL

• Commander Only – Group B TTL

• Commander Only – Channel 3

e4 Modeling Flash 289 On On On On

e5 Auto Bracketing Set 289 AE AE AE AE & Flash

e6 Auto Bracketing (Mode M) 290 Flash /

Flash / Speed Speed/ Flash / Speed Flash/ Speed
Aperture
e7 Bracketing Order 290 under > under > under > MTR > under
MTR > over MTR > over MTR > over > over

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Controls 291 to 299 Landscape Sports People Blank

f1 Switch 291 Light and Light and Light and Light and Info
Info Display Info Display Info Display Display
f2 Multi-Selector Center Button 291

• Shooting Reset Reset Reset Reset

• Playback Zoom On View Zoom On Thumbnail

Medium Histograms Medium On/Off
f3 Multi-Selector 292 Off Off Off Off

f4 Photo Info / Playback 292 Off Off Off Off

f5 Assign Fn button 292 - 295

• Fn Button Press Spot Center Spot OFF

Weighted
• Fn Button + Dials Auto Auto Auto Auto
Bracketing Bracketing Bracketing Bracketing
f6 Assign Preview Button 296

• Preview button press Preview Center Preview Preview

Weighted
• Preview + command dials OFF Dynamic AF OFF OFF
Area
f7 Assign AE-L / AF-L Button 296

• AE-L/AF-L Button press AE Lock AE Lock AE Lock AE/AF Lock

(Reset of Reset of (Reset on
release) release release)
• AE-L/AF-L + Command OFF OFF OFF OFF
Dials

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f8 Customize Command Dials 297 - 298

• Reverse rotation On On On OFF

Reverse Reverse Reverse
Rotation Rotation Rotation

• Change main/sub OFF OFF OFF OFF

• Aperture settings ON ON ON ON

• Menus and Playback OFF OFF OFF OFF

f9 Release Button to Use Dial 298 Off Off Off Off

f10 No Memory Card 299 LOCK LOCK LOCK OK

f11 Reverse Indicators 299 -o+ -o+ -o+ +o-

WARNING:
Before loading the bin file that contains the settings shown on this handout I would advise reviewing each setting in the D300s
manual for Banks A, B, C, D. That way you’ll be aware of how these settings will effect the operation of your camera. After loading
the bin file you’ll need to reset the following menu items to your settings. Custom Menu Settings – b6 Fine Tune Optimal Exposure.
Wrench menu – Copyright Information, Non-CPU Lens Data, AF Fine Tuning, World Time and My Menu Settings.

Updates:
The Shooting Menu and Custom Settings Menus are updated from time to time. To get the latest updates settings go to
http://www.tunerphotography.com and check for the latest update.

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