SETTING
UP CUSTOM BANK A
The
method for setting the Custom Banks is exactly the same as
for setting the Shooting Banks. So, you should be quite familiar
with the process by now. Simply press the MENU button to return
to the start, scroll left once and then up or down until you
find the CUSTOM SETTING MENU:
From
this CUSTOM SETTING MENU, repeat the process
you have learned in Setting Up Shooting Bank “A”
above. It works exactly the same. Be sure and set, as a minimum,
the following in each bank:
• Autofocus
• Metering/Exposure
Be sure and rename the Custom Bank to whatever will remind
you of what it’s for.
Each
of the line-items above contains many separate sub-items beneath
them, so have your manual ready. Take a few minutes to read
over the individual functions. Don’t get in a hurry.
This is a good time to familiarize yourself with the functions
available in your D2x.
USING THE SHOOTING AND CUSTOM BANKS TOGETHER
Now
that you have set up and named each of the banks you are interested
in using, you are ready to make your D2x act like a Chameleon.
You know how each Shooting and Custom Bank is configured.
Now you can use them together.
Often,
I will use a combination of Shooting Bank A and Custom Bank
A. But, nothing prevents you from using Shooting Bank B with
Custom Bank D. That’s where the D2x’s extreme
flexibility comes in. Maybe you have Shooting Bank A set for
Fast Best Quality JPEGs, and are shooting it with Custom Bank
A which is set for Single-Servo Autofocus. Suddenly, a flock
of geese flies by and you realize you must use Focus-Tracking
to accurately capture the one big fat goose you like. You
simply press the MENU button, scroll to Custom Bank B and
you are set. (You did configure Custom Bank B for Focus-Tracking
right).
Or,
maybe while you’re using Shooting Bank A for Good Quality
JPEGS, an incredibly beautiful rainbow appears. You quickly
switch to Shooting Bank B, where you’ve previously set
Uncompressed RAW mode for maximum quality.
Get
the point? Your camera can change the way it shoots on the
fly, in much less time than it takes to talk about it. Now
that you’ve read this over, and set up a few banks on
your D2x, give it some serious thought. Think of the ways
you most often take pictures, and configure your D2x for each
of those ways. Your camera will be customized to you!
Keep
on capturing time…
