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Gear Talk => Camera Talk => Topic started by: Michael Erlewine on March 21, 2018, 15:53:36

Title: Nikon D850 Question
Post by: Michael Erlewine on March 21, 2018, 15:53:36

I finally got my D850 back, but of course they messed with my settings. What I used to have, but now don't, is that if I take a photo, instead of showing me the screen with the photo I took along with histograms, I had it return to the LiveView screen, rather than to the static shot plus histograms.

Anyone know how to do this? Thanks.
 

Title: Re: Nikon D850 Question
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on March 21, 2018, 16:13:01

On my D500, the Playback menu have a item called Image review, should be off, the my D500 returns to live view after a shot.

Title: Re: Nikon D850 Question
Post by: Michael Erlewine on March 21, 2018, 16:30:06

Quote from: Bent Hjarbo on March 21, 2018, 16:13:01

On my D500, the Playback menu have a item called Image review, should be off, the my D500 returns to live view after a shot.

Thanks. That did it. I was too frenetic with trying to re-establish settings that I missed a no-brainer. Appreciated.

Title: Re: Nikon D850 Question
Post by: David H. Hartman on March 22, 2018, 07:20:57

Michael,

You can save most of the settings in the custom settings and shooting menus to a memory card in the camera. From there you can back them up to your primary PP computer. Then after formatting a memory card you can restore them to a memory card. You can write protect the settings file (*.bin) on the primary memory card on your camera and you can then restore but not accidentally over write it. If you need to save a new settings group (*.bin) file you can save it to the second card by removing the primary card temporarily. This is a bit of a hack but it's not that difficult. This process allows me to restore my camera to a known set of custom and shooting settings with a quick visit to "My menu."

I only format a memory card about once a month now or if I think I've shut the camera off too quickly or popped a card out with the camera on. I don't do very often so I'm not too bothered by the process.

I hope this helps,

Dave Hartman

Title: Re: Nikon D850 Question
Post by: armando_m on March 22, 2018, 15:48:24

Quote from: David H. Hartman on March 22, 2018, 07:20:57

Michael,

You can save most of the settings in the custom settings and shooting menus to a memory card in the camera. From there you can back them up to your primary PP computer. Then after formatting a memory card you can restore them to a memory card. You can write protect the settings file (*.bin) on the primary memory card on your camera and you can then restore but not accidentally over write it. If you need to save a new settings group (*.bin) file you can save it to the second card by removing the primary card temporarily. This is a bit of a hack but it's not that difficult. This process allows me to restore my camera to a known set of custom and shooting settings with a quick visit to "My menu."

I only format a memory card about once a month now or if I think I've shut the camera off too quickly or popped a card out with the camera on. I don't do very often so I'm not too bothered by the process.

I hope this helps,

Dave Hartman

Good tip

Title: Re: Nikon D850 Question
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on March 27, 2018, 13:57:32

Ahh, the "joy" of losing settings! :(
I've been there, it nearly messed up a shoot.

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwIWhDcTEY
At 0:58, Steve Perry explains how to export settings.