the D7000 a little extra time to get that first picture in sharp focus. I understand that
the continuous shooting speed may be a little slower in that mode, but it works for me.
You can set up three “banks” of most of these settings simultaneously. Install one set of
recommendations as your default set that your camera uses normally. Then switch to
U1 or U2 and make alternate settings and register them as described in Chapter 10.
That gives you three banks you can select with a spin of the mode dial. I also suggest
further customizing these settings to best suit your own habits and needs. In addition,
there are some settings that I do not suggest changes for, but which can easily be mod-
ified by you, if you like.
Shooting Menu Recommendations
I’ll list my Shooting menu suggestions first. The Custom Settings menu recommenda-
tions are divided into the exact same categories but, of course, deal with different
options. In the first table, the second column shows the default settings, as the D7000
comes from the factory.
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Table 7.1 Shooting Menu Recommendations #1

Option Camera Default Basic Setting Studio Flash Portrait
File Naming DSC/_DSC D7K/_D7K D7K/_D7K or D7K/_D7K
or your choice your choice or your choice
Role played by card Overflow Overflow Backup Backup
in Slot 2
Image Format/Quality JPEG Normal NEF(RAW)+ NEF NEF+
JPEG Fine JPEG Fine
Image Size Large Large Large Large
JPEG Compression Size Priority Optimal Quality Optimal Quality Optimal Quality
NEF (RAW) recording:
>Type Lossless Lossless Lossless Lossless
Compressed Compressed Compressed Compressed
>NEF(RAW) bit depth 14-bit 14-bit 14-bit 14-bit
White Balance Auto Auto Preset Manual Auto
Set Picture Control Standard C-1 (Standard+ Standard C-3 (Neutral +
Sharp 7) Sharp –2)
Color Space sRGB Adobe RGB Adobe RGB Adobe RGB
Auto distortion control Off Off Off Off
Active D-Lighting Off Off Off Off