Nikon Z6 III: My Essential Settings Changes

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Photo Shooting Menu

  • Image Area > DX Crop Alert = On

  • Image Quality RAW

  • RAW recording = Lossless Compression

  • Set Picture Control = Neutral 4 me

  • Color Space AdobeRGB

  • MF Subject Detection area = Wide or Auto Area

Video Recording Menu

  • Destination = SD

  • Video File Type = H.265 10-bit for me

  • Frame size/frame rate = 2160 24p

  • Image area > DX Crop alert = On

  • Set Picture Control = Neutral for me

  • AF-area = Auto Area

  • MF Subject Detection area = Wide or Auto Area

Custom Settings Menu

  • A5 Store Points by Orientation = Focus point (not area mode too)

  • A6 AF activation = OFF (back button)

  • A8 Limit AF-area mode selection = I get rid of Dynamic

  • A12 Focus peaking = up to you

  • D2 Maximum shots per burst = infinity

  • D7 extended shutter speeds = ON

  • D19 customize your monitor displays

  • D20 customize your VF displays

  • D21 High FPS viewfinder display = ON

  • F1 customize iMenu

  • F2 Customize controls shooting

  • F3 Touch Fn = Turn on to move pnt with thumb on lcd

  • G1 Customize Video i Menu

  • G2 Customize Video controls shooting

  • G12 Zebra Pattern (for highlights 250)

  • G16 Customize video monitor displays

  • G17 Customize video VF displays

Playback Menu

  • Playback display options = RGB and clean view only

  • After delete = Continue as before

  • After burst, show = First picture in burst

  • Auto Rotate pictures = Off

Setup Menu

  • USB power delivery = ON

  • Slot empty release lock = Lock

Network Menu

  • Connect to smart device (sync up here)

My Menu

  • Customize your own

U1 Setup Night (alterations)

  • AF Mode = AFS

  • AF Area = Pinpoint

  • Auto ISO = off

  • ISO 800 (2nd native)

  • A11 Built-in AF-assist illuminator = OFF

  • White Balance 3700

  • LE Noise Reduction = On

  • F1 Custom i-Menu

  • Bracketing = change to Warm Color Display

  • Interval Timer = change to Silent Mode

  • Focus Shift Shooting = change to Shutter type

U2 Setup Tripod Landscape (alterations)

  • AF Mode = AFS

  • AF Area = Pinpoint

  • Auto ISO = off

  • ISO 100

  • A11 Built-in AF-assist illuminator = OFF

U3 Setup Action (alterations)

  • AF Mode = AFC

  • AF Area = Wide area large

  • F2 Custom controls shooting

  • DISP = Auto Area + AF-on

  • Fn1 = switch tracked eye

  • Fn2 = Cycle Display

  • F1 Custom i-Menu

  • Exp Delay = change to Silent Shooting

  • Bracketing = change to Pre-Release Capture options

  • Interval Timer = change to Shutter type