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1 ProfessionalEnTechnical Guide Useful Features 2 Table of ContentsCustom Controls 5 Custom Control Assignments ..6 Quick Menu Access ..10 Custom Folders ..12 Taking Pictures 15 White Balance Tips and Tricks ..16 White Balance Options ..16 Auto White Balance for Incandescent Lighting ..18 Measuring Preset Manual White Balance ..19AE with Constant Shutter Speed and Aperture ..20 Preserving Natural Contrast ..21 Multiple Exposure: Overlay Mode ..22 Burst Photography: Keeping Exposure Consistent ..23 Flicker Reduction ..24 Muffling the Shutter ..27 Quiet Shutter-Release Mode.

2 27 Movie Stills ..28 Vibration Reduction: Sport Mode ..29 What Makes Sport Mode Special ..30 Sport Versus Normal ..313 Playback 33 Finding Pictures Quickly ..34 Starting Playback with Your Right Hand ..35 Finding Pictures Quickly ..36 Quick Focus Check ..38 Tagging Pictures ..40 Upload 43 Adding Text to Pictures ..44 Editing Text in HTTP Server Mode ..44 IPTC Presets ..45 Checking Upload Status ..46 Accessories 47 Synchronized Release ..48 Configuring Cameras for Synchronized Release ..48 Uploading Photos ..5145 Custom ControlsAs you will learn in this chapter, the D500 is crammed with features to make your life easier, including custom con-trol assignments, quick menu access, and the ability to organize photos in Setting f1 (Custom control assignment) is used to customize camera controls, starting with the function (Fn) buttons.

3 Assigning frequently-used settings to camera controls lets you access them with-out using the can choose the roles played by the following controls:0 Pv buttonv Fn1 buttonx Fn2 buttonV AF ON button8 Center of sub selectorS Lens focus function buttons (can be used for the assigned func-tion only if the lens has a focus func-tion selector and it is set to AF L)In addition, Custom Setting f10 (As sign MB D17 buttons) can be used to choose the roles played by the Fn and AF ON buttons on optional MB-D17 battery Control Assignments 7 The functions that can be assigned to these controls are.

4 D500MB D170vxV8 SFnAF ONAP reset focus point44 444 KAF area mode44 444 4qAF area mode + AF ON44 444 4qPreview44 4 4 rFV lock44 4 4 BAE/AF lock44 444 4 CAE lock only44 444 4 DAE lock (Reset on release)44 44 44 EAE lock (Hold)44 44 44 FAF lock only44 444 4 AAF ON44 444 4hI Disable/enable44 44 1 Bracketing burst44 4 4+NEF (RAW)44 4 4 LMatrix metering44 4 4 MCenter weighted metering44 4 4 NSpot metering44 4 4 tHighlight weighted metering44 4 4 bViewfinder grid display44 4 4 !Viewfinder virtual horizon44 4 cSync. release selection44 44 %MY MENU444 4 4 3 Access top item in MY MENU444 4 4 KPlayback44 4 4 8 Custom ControlsD500MB D170vxV8 SFnAF ONcRating 4 JSelect center focus point 4 KHighlight active focus point 4 None44444 4 4 GSame as camera AF ON button 4 Press + yThe following controls can also be used with the com-mand dials.

5 1 Pv button + yw Fn1 button + y9 Center of sub selector + yn BKT button + yQ Movie record button + y (applies when live view selector is rotated to C)Custom Setting f10 (Assign MB D17 buttons) > Fn but ton + y can be used to choose the role played by the com-mand dials in combination with the Fn button on optional MB-D17 battery Control AssignmentsThe functions that can be assigned to these controls are:D500MB D171w9nQFn + yJChoose image area444 44$Shutter spd & aperture lock444 44v1 step spd/aperture44 4wChoose non CPU lens number444 4yActive D Lighting44 4zExposure delay mode44 4nPhoto shooting menu bank444 44vExposure mode 44tAuto bracketing 4 $Multiple exposure 4 2 HDR (high dynamic range) 4 None4444449 ISO sensitivity 4 EExposure compensation 4wMetering 4 Press and Press + y Certain roles can not be assigned simultaneously to both the press and press + y functions for some controls.

6 Assigning such a role to press when it is already assigned to press + y sets the press + y option None, while assigning such a role to press + y when it is already assigned to press sets the press option Access top item in MY MENU is selected for Custom Setting f1 (Cus tom control assignment) > 0 Pre view button, pressing the Pv button will display the top item in My Menu, letting you access functions that cannot otherwise be assigned to a camera control. Here is an example of how this could be used to configure the Pv button to display the Storage folder menu.

7 1 Add Storage folder to My My Menu, select Add items > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU and then highlight Storage folder and press J. 2 Move Storage folder to the top of My Rank items and move Storage folder to the top (you can reorder the items as desired at any time).Quick Menu Access11 3 Choose a Custom Setting f1 (Cus tom control assignment) and select 0 Preview button. 4 Select Access top item in MY also have the option of as-signing Access top item in MY MENU to the Fn1 or Fn2 button or to the center of the sub-selector or of using Custom Setting f10 (Assign MB D17 buttons) to assign it to the Fn button on op-tional MB-D17 battery can now view the Storage folder menu at any time by pressing the Pv folders before going on a shoot and use them to organize photos by scene.

8 If you re photographing soccer or baseball, you can create folders for each half or inning, making photos easier to find and organize later the Storage folder > Rename and Select folder by number options in the photo shooting menu to create folders. To create folders for the first inning at a ball game: 1 Enter a name for the tops of the Rename, enter an appro-priate five-character name ( , _TOP_ ), and press J. 2 Create a folder for the top of the first Select folder by num ber and select folder number 100. Press J to create a folder named 100_TOP_ . 3 Enter a name for the bottoms of the Rename, enter an appropriate name ( , _BTM_ ), and press Folders13 4 Create a folder for the bottom of the first folder number can be used only once.

9 Choose Select folder by number and select folder number 101. Press J to create a folder named 101_BTM_ .You can now create folders for the remaining innings: 1 Create a folder for the top of the second Select folder from list, select a folder named _TOP_ , then choose Select folder by number and select folder num-ber 200. Press J to create a folder named 200_TOP_ . 2 Create a folder for the bottom of the second Select folder from list, select a folder named _BTM_ , then choose Select folder by number and select folder num-ber 201. Press J to create a folder named 201_BTM_.

10 Re-peat until you have created folders for all nine starting shooting at the top and bottom of each inning, use Se lect folder from list to choose the appropriate PicturesThis chapter covers information that you may find useful when taking white balance is recommended with most light sources. If the desired results can not be achieved with auto white balance, choose an option from the list below or use preset white Balance OptionsChoose from the following options:OptionK *DescriptionvAuto3500 8000 White balance is adjusted automati-cally. Suitable for most light sources; if an optional flash unit is used, white balance is adjusted to match.