Custom Settings Menu Layout
There are 48 different Custom Settings, arranged in six different categories, as shown
in Figure 9.1: Autofocus, Metering/Exposure, Timers/AE Lock, Shooting/Display,
Bracketing/Flash, and Controls. Some of those may seem to be an odd match. What
does bracketing have to do with flash? Oh, wait! You can bracketflash (as well as non-
flash) exposures. The category system does have an advantage. Once you’ve learned what
settings are available within each category, you can select the Custom Settings menu,
scroll down to the specific category you want, and enter the CSM system at that point,
skipping the other entries.
However, once you get past the main CSM screen, the entries are one long scrolling list,
so if you’ve guessed wrong about where you want to start, you can enter the list at any
point and then scroll up or down until you find the entry you want. The CSM menu
items are all color- and letter-coded: a(red) for autofocus functions; b(orange) for
metering/exposure; c(green) for timers and AE/Lock features; d(light blue) for shoot-
ing/display functions; e(dark blue) for bracketing/flash; and f (purple) for adjustments
to the D7000’s controls.
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Figure 9.1
These six cate-
gories include
48 different
entries in the
Custom
Settings menu.