Nikon D500 Technical Guide(Useful Features)

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Technical Guide

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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

• 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

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Playback 33

Finding Pictures Quickly .................................................. 34

• Starting Playback with Your Right Hand ..................................35

• Finding Pictures Quickly

• 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

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Custom Controls

As you will learn in this chapter, the
D500 is crammed with features to make
your life easier, including custom con­trol assignments, quick menu access,
and the ability to organize photos in
folders.

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Custom Control Assignments

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 with­out using the menus.

Press

You can choose the roles played by the following controls:

Pv button

0

Fn1 button

v

Fn2 button

x

AF‑ON button

V

Center of sub‑selector

8

Lens focus function buttons

S

(can be used for the assigned func­tion only if the lens has a focus func­tion 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.

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The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

A

Preset focus point

K

AF‑area mode

q

AF‑area mode + AF‑ON

q

Preview

r

FV lock

B

AE/AF lock

C

AE lock only

D

AE lock (Reset on release)

E

AE lock (Hold)

F

AF lock only

A

AF‑ON

h

I Disable/enable

1

Bracketing burst

4

+NEF (RAW)

L

Matrix metering

M

Center‑weighted metering

N

Spot metering

t

Highlight‑weighted metering

b

Viewnder grid display

!

Viewnder virtual horizon

c

Sync. release selection

%

MY MENU

3

Access top item in MY MENU

K

Playback

D500 MB‑D17

0 v x V 8 S

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4 4—4 4 —4 4
4 4—4 4 4—4
4 4—4 4 4—4
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4 4

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4 4 4 —4 —4
4 4

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4 4 4

4 4

4 4

Fn

— —

— —

AF‑ON

—

—
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Custom Controls

D500 MB‑D17

0 v x V 8 S

c

Rating — —4 — — — — —

J

Select center focus point — — — —4 — — —

K

Highlight active focus point — — — —4 — — —
None

G

Same as camera AF‑ON button — — — — — — —

Press + y

The following controls can also be used with the com­mand dials:

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.

4 4 4 4 4 —4 4

Pv button + y

1

Fn1 button + y

w

Center of sub‑selector + y

9

BKT button + y

n

Movie record button + y

Q

(applies when live view selector is
rotated to C)

8

Fn

AF‑ON

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Custom Control Assignments

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

D500 MB‑D17

1 w 9 n Q

J

Choose image area

$

Shutter spd & aperture lock

v

1 step spd/aperture

w

Choose non‑CPU lens number

y

Active D‑Lighting

z

Exposure delay mode

n

Photo shooting menu bank

v

Exposure mode — — — —

t

Auto bracketing — — —4 — —

$

Multiple exposure — — —4 — —

2

HDR (high dynamic range) — — —4 — —
None

9

ISO sensitivity — — — — —

E

Exposure compensation — — — — —

w

Metering — — — — —

“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.

4 4 4—4 4
4 4 4—4 4
4 4

— — —

4 4 4
4 4

— — —

4 4

— — —

4 4 4 —4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4

— —

Fn + y

4
4
4
4

4 4

4
4
4

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Quick Menu Access

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.

Add Storage folder to My Menu.

  1 

In My Menu, select Add items>
PHOTO SHOOTING MENU and

then highlight Storage folder
and press J.

Move Storage folder to the top of My Menu.

  2 

Select Rank items and move
Storage folder to the top (you

can reorder the items as desired
at any time).

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Choose a control.

  3 

Choose Custom Setting f1 (Cus‑
tom control assignment) and
select 0Preview button.

Select Access top item in MY MENU.

  4 

You also have the option of as­signing 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 op­tional MB-D17 battery packs.

You can now view the Storage folder menu at any time by
pressing the Pv button.

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Custom Folders

Create folders before going on a shoot and use them to
organize photos by scene. If you’re photographing soccer
or baseball, you can create folders for each half or inning,
making photos easier to nd and organize later on.

Use the Storage folder > Rename and Select folder by
number options in the photo shooting menu to create
folders. To create folders for the rst inning at a ball game:

Enter a name for the tops of the innings.

  1 

Select Rename, enter an appro­priate ve-character name (e.g.,
“_TOP_”), and press J.

Create a folder for the top of the rst inning.

  2 

Choose Select folder by num‑
ber and select folder number

100. Press J to create a folder
named “100_TOP_”.

Enter a name for the bottoms of the innings.

  3 

Select Rename, enter an appropriate name (e.g.,
“_BTM_”), and press J.

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Create a folder for the bottom of the rst inning.

  4 

Each folder number can be used only once. 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:

Create a folder for the top of the second inning.

  1 

Choose Select folder from list,
select a folder named “_TOP_”,
then choose Select folder by
number and select folder num­ber 200. Press J to create a
folder named “200_TOP_”.

Create a folder for the bottom of the second inning.

  2 

Choose Select folder from list,
select a folder named “_BTM_”,
then choose Select folder by
number and select folder num­ber 201. Press J to create a
folder named “201_BTM_”. Re­peat until you have created folders for all nine innings.

Before starting shooting at the top
and bottom of each inning, use Se‑
lect folder from list to choose the
appropriate folder.

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Taking Pictures

This chapter covers information that
you may nd useful when taking pho­tographs.

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White Balance Tips and Tricks

Auto 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.

White Balance Options

l

Choose from the following options:

Option K

v

Auto

Keep white (reduce
warm colors)
Normal
Keep warm lighting
colors

J

Incandescent 3000 Use under incandescent lighting.

I

Fluorescent

Sodium-vapor lamps 2700

Warm-white uorescent
White uorescent 3700
Cool-white uorescent 4200
Day white uorescent 5000
Daylight uorescent 6500
High temp. mercury­vapor

H

Direct sunlight 5200 Use with subjects lit by direct sunlight.

N

Flash 5400 Use with optional flash units.

*

White balance is adjusted automati­cally. Suitable for most light sources;

3500–

if an optional flash unit is used, white

8000

balance is adjusted to match. See

page 18 for more on v options.

Use with:

• Sodium vapor lighting (found in
sports venues)

• Warm white fluorescent lights

3000

• White fluorescent lights

• Cool-white fluorescent lights

• Daylight white fluorescent lights

• Daylight fluorescent lights

• High color temperature light sources

7200

(e.g., mercury-vapor lamps)

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