Nikon D500 Quick start guide

Professional

Technical Guide

— Useful Features —

Table of Contents

Custom 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 ................................19

AE 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

Muing the Shutter ......................................................... 27

• Quiet Shutter-Release Mode .......................................................27

• Movie Stills ......................................................................................28

Vibration Reduction: Sport Mode .................................. 29

• What Makes Sport Mode Special ...............................................30

• ”Sport” Versus “Normal” ................................................................31

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 ..........................................................................51

Custom Controls

As 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

folders.

Custom Setting f1 (Custom control

assignment) is used to customize

camera controls, starting with the

function (Fn) buttons. Assigning

frequently-used settings to camera

controls lets you access them with-

out using the menus.

Press

You can choose the roles played by the following controls:

0 Pv button

v Fn1 button

x Fn2 button

V AF‑ON button

8 Center of sub‑selector

S 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 packs.

Custom Control Assignments

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

D500 MB‑D17

0 v x V 8 S Fn

AF‑ON

APreset focus point 4 4 — — 444—

KAF‑area mode 4 4 —444—4

qAF‑area mode + AF‑ON 4 4 —444—4

qPreview 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

rFV lock 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

BAE/AF lock 4 4 —444—4

CAE lock only 4 4 —444—4

DAE lock (Reset on release) 4 4 —4 4 — 4 4

EAE lock (Hold) 4 4 —4 4 — 4 4

FAF lock only 4 4 —444—4

AAF‑ON 4 4 —444—4

hI Disable/enable 4 4 — — 4 4 — —

1Bracketing burst 4 4 — — 4 — — —

4+NEF (RAW) 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

LMatrix metering 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

MCenter‑weighted metering 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

NSpot metering 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

tHighlight‑weighted metering 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

bViewnder grid display 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

!Viewnder virtual horizon 4 4 — — 4 — — —

cSync. release selection 4 4 — — 4 4 — —

%MY MENU 444 — 4 — 4—

3Access top item in MY MENU 444 — 4 — 4—

KPlayback 4 4 — — 4 — 4—

Custom Controls

D500 MB‑D17

0 v x V 8 S Fn

AF‑ON

cRating — — 4 — — — — —

JSelect center focus point — — — — 4 — — —

KHighlight active focus point — — — — 4 — — —

None 44444 — 4 4

GSame as camera AF‑ON button — — — — — — — 4

Press + y

The following controls can also be used with the com-

mand dials:

1 Pv button + y

w Fn1 button + y

9 Center of sub‑selector + y

n BKT button + y

Q 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 packs.

Custom Control Assignments

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

D500 MB‑D17

1 w 9 n Q Fn + y

JChoose image area 444—4 4

$Shutter spd & aperture lock 444—4 4

v1 step spd/aperture 4 4 — — — 4

wChoose non‑CPU lens number 444 — — 4

yActive D‑Lighting 4 4 — — — 4

zExposure delay mode 4 4 — — — 4

nPhoto shooting menu bank 444 — 4 4

vExposure mode — — — — 4 4

tAuto bracketing — — — 4 — —

$Multiple exposure — — — 4 — —

2HDR (high dynamic range) — — — 4 — —

None 44444 4

9ISO sensitivity — — — — — 4

EExposure compensation — — — — — 4

wMetering — — — — — 4

“Press” and “Press + y”

Certain roles can not be assigned simultaneously to both the

“press” and “press + y” functions for some controls. 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 None.

If 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 congure the Pv

button to display the Storage folder menu.

1 Add Storage folder to My Menu.

In 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 Menu.

Select Rank items and move

Storage folder to the top (you

can reorder the items as desired

at any time).

Quick Menu Access

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