How to use Nikon z50 ?
- Techno World
- May 18, 2021
- 5 min read
Updated: Jun 3, 2021
In this review, I will show you all information about how to quickly set up the Nikon Z50, What the camera buttons and controls? Where Many beginner photographers struggle with basic camera settings and they don’t know how to take real advantage of all the buttons, and menu settings of the camera, so I hope this information will be useful for them.
Before we start with the information on the camera menu, we will first start the exterior controls. The Nikon Z50 has many menu options, but there are some things that you can only control via specific buttons and controls on the Nikon Z50 Camera.
Camera Mode Dial
On the top of the camera, you will find the standard “PASM” dial. whatever Program Mode, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual modes, Nikon Z50 also offers an Auto mode, Effect mode, Scene mode, as well as U1 and U2 user settings that you can save your settings in it:
The “Effect” mode makes you switching between these effects:
Night vision
Super vivid
Pop
Photo illustration
Toy camera effect
Miniature effect
Selective color
Silhouette
High key
Low key
This the available scene modes the Nikon Z50 offers:
Portrait
Landscape
Child
Sports
Close up
Night portrait
Night landscape
Party/indoor
Beach/snow
Sunset
Dusk/dawn
Pet portrait
Candlelight
Blossom
Autumn colors
Food
The Top Buttons
On the hold of the camera, you will discover three catches:
1-Red speck video recording button
2-"ISO" to changing camera ISO and Exposure Compensation button.
The ISO button permits a quick difference in ISO with the top/back, and the front dial permits exchanged Auto change ISO on and off.
Back Buttons
Nikon Z50 has two extra buttons other than Playback, Trash, and Menu on the back of the camera and an LCD screen.
The primary catch is the zoom-in button, which you can use to zoom in when shooting or zoom in when you audit pictures on the LCD. The subsequent catch is simply the zoom-out button, which is informative. Its optional capacity is to raise help, so on the off chance that you don't know about a menu setting and you need to find it, you can squeeze this catch too.
The last LCD button has the "DISP" mark on it, which is utilized for exchanging between various presentation modes in the viewfinder and the back LCD. When contacting this catch, the camera will cycle between the accompanying:
Markers on – shows camera mode, openness data, just as other important data
Improved in plain view – just shows metering, openness data, number of shots remaining, and battery level on the lower part of the camera
Histogram – shows a live histogram
Data show – shows a similar data as the "Information" button on DSLRs (not accessible in EVF)
Virtual skyline – shows a virtual skyline in the focal point of the viewfinder/LCD
Playback Menu
I seldom at any point contact anything in the Playback menu, since that is just utilized for showing pictures on the back LCD or the EVF. The lone two settings that I at any point meddle with are "Playback show alternatives" and "Turn tall". The "Playback show choices" can be valuable when inspecting pictures. At the point when you press the playback button on the rear of the camera, you can press up/down catches and you will actually want to see various kinds of data. To keep the messiness out, I have three things turned on: "Center point", which permits me to see where I centered, "Features" to show overexposure in shots (a.k.a. "blinkers") and "Outline", which gives me a synopsis of my openness (shade speed, gap, ISO, central length, and so forth)
I generally turn the "Pivot tall" setting off, on the grounds that I don't need my camera to turn vertical pictures to flat when I audit them – it is a lot simpler to turn the camera to see an upward picture, instead of zooming in each and every time. All the other things is the default.
Photograph Shooting Menu
How about we currently go through the Shooting Menu, which is the primary spot that I normally go to while checking my settings. I will initially give my qualities, at that point talk about the main settings:
Reset photo shooting menu
Storage folder: default, don’t change
File naming: DSC (default), don’t change
Choose image area: DX
Image quality: NEF (RAW)
Image size: L (grayed out)
NEF (RAW) recording: 14-bit
ISO sensitivity settings
ISO sensitivity: 100
Auto ISO sensitivity control: ON (see the next section below)
Maximum sensitivity: 6400
Maximum sensitivity with flash: 6400
Minimum shutter speed: Auto
White balance: AUTO (AUTO1 Keep overall atmosphere)
Set Picture Control: SD (Standard), Default values
Manage Picture Control:
Color space: Adobe RGB
Active D-Lighting: OFF
Long Exposure NR: ON
High ISO NR: OFF
Vignette control: OFF
Diffraction compensation: OFF
Auto distortion control: ON (grayed out)
Flicker reduction shooting: ON
Metering: Matrix Metering
Flash control: TTL
Flash mode: (grayed out)
Flash compensation: 0.0 (grayed out)
Release mode: Single frame
Focus Mode: AF-A (AF mode auto-switch)
AF-area mode: Single-point AF
Optical VR: ON (Normal)
Auto bracketing:
Auto bracketing set: AE bracketing
Number of shots: 0F
Increment: 1.0
Multiple exposure: OFF
HDR (high dynamic range): OFF (grayed out)
Interval timer shooting: OFF
Time-lapse movie: OFF
Silent photography: Off
Movie Shooting Menu
Reset movie shooting menu
File naming: DSC
Frame size / frame rate: 2160 p24 (3840×2160); 24p
Movie quality: NORM (grayed out)
Movie file type: MOV
ISO sensitivity settings
Maximum sensitivity: 12800
Auto ISO control (mode M): ON
ISO sensitivity (mode M): 100
White Balance: Auto1 (same as photo settings)
Set Picture Control: same as photo settings
Manage Picture Control
Active D-Lighting: OFF
High ISO NR: Normal
Vignette control: Normal
Diffraction compensation: ON
Auto distortion control: ON (grayed out)
Flicker reduction: AUTO
Metering: Matrix metering
Release mode (save frame): Single frame
Focus mode: AF-F (full-time AF)
AF-area mode: Auto-area AF
Optical VR: On (same as photo settings)
Electronic VR: ON
Microphone sensitivity: Manual 10
Attenuator: OFF
Frequency response: WIDE
Wind noise reduction: OFF
Custom Setting Menu
This is where a lot of people get lost since there are so many different settings. Here are the settings that I personally use:
Autofocus
AF-C priority selection: Focus
Auto-area AF face/eye detection: Face and eye detection on
Focus points used: ALL
AF activation: ON – please read below on this setting
Focus point wrap-around: OFF
Focus point options
Manual focus mode: ON
Dynamic-area AF assist: ON
Low-light AF: ON
Built-in AF-assist illuminator: ON
Metering/exposure
EV steps for exposure cntrl: 1/3
Easy exposure compensation: OFF
Center-weighted area: 8mm
Fine-tune optimal exposure: – –
Timers/AE lock
Shutter-release button AE-L: OFF
Self-timer
Self-timer delay: 2s
Number of shots: 1
Interval between shots: 0.5s
Power off delay: 10s, 1m, 4s, 30s
Shooting/display
CL mode shooting speed: 3 fps
Max. continuous release: 100
Exposure delay mode: OFF
Shutter type: Auto
Limit selectable image area: All checked
File number sequence: ON
Apply settings to live view: ON
Framing grid display: ON
Peaking highlights: Peaking Level -> 1 (low sensitivity), Peaking highlight color: Red
View all in continuous mode: ON
Bracketing/flash
Flash sync speed: 1/200*
Flash shutter speed: 1/60
Exposure comp. for flash: Entire frame
Auto ISO sensitivity control: Subject and background
Bracketing order: Under > MTR > over
Controls
Customize I menu
#1 Top – Focus Mode
#2 Bottom – AF Area Mode
#3 Top – Metering
#4 Bottom – Auto bracketing
#5 Top – Release mode
#6 Bottom – Exposure delay mode
#7 Top – Optical VR
#8 Bottom – Long Exposure NR
#9 Top – Silent photography
#10 Bottom – Shutter type
#11 Top – Apply settings to live view
#12 Bottom – Monitor/viewfinder brightness
Custom controls (shooting)
Fn1 button: AE lock (Hold)
Fn2 button: Metering
AE-L/AF-L button: AF-ON
OK button: Zoom on/off -> 1:1 (100%)
Movie record button: Focus mode/AF-area mode
Lens Fn button: AE/AF lock
Lens control ring: Focus (M/A)
Custom controls (playback)
AE-L/AF-L button: Protect
OK button: Zoom on/off -> 1:1 (100%)
Customize command dials: All default
Release button to use dial: OFF
Reverse indicators: – 0 +
Movie
Customize i menu: All default
Custom controls: All default
AF Speed: 0
AF tracking sensitivity: 4
Highlight display (grayed out)
Offers
In conclusion
If you need a mirrorless camera, The Nikon Z50 is the best to use, cause it has many advantages and Incredible Prices
If you have any Nikon F-mount lenses, the Z50 is a good option for you, cause you can use those lenses and FTZ adapter. Even if you don’t have any lenses, the two optional DX are the best option and best result in a flexible zoom range.
I hope you get what you want in this Nikon Z50 review.
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