aspect ratio: I’m trying to set my Nikon 750 to an aspect ratio of 1:1. I can’t seem to find this setting and the manual is complicated. Best I can find is to tape the back of the...

bocaphotogal

I’m trying to set my Nikon 750 to an aspect ratio of 1:1. I can’t seem to find this setting and the manual is complicated. Best I can find is to tape the back of the camera which I don’t want to do or edit picture after in The trim in the camera or Lightroom. Advice would be appreciated.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

bocaphotogal wrote:

I’m trying to set my Nikon 750 to an aspect ratio of 1:1. I can’t seem to find this setting and the manual is complicated. Best I can find is to tape the back of the camera which I don’t want to do or edit picture after in The trim in the camera or Lightroom. Advice would be appreciated.

Trimming in PP will give you the most options.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

bocaphotogal wrote:

I’m trying to set my Nikon 750 to an aspect ratio of 1:1. I can’t seem to find this setting and the manual is complicated. Best I can find is to tape the back of the camera which I don’t want to do or edit picture after in The trim in the camera or Lightroom. Advice would be appreciated.

If you download the PDF version of the manual from Nikon's site, you'll probably find that it is searchable...

I keep my camera manuals in iCloud so I can read them with the search feature on my iPhone or Mac with Apple Books or Preview. It saves tons of time!

That said, I never found an aspect ratio control on a camera until I bought a mirrorless. My GH4 Lumix has 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, and 16:9. But I can set Lightroom Classic to crop in any aspect ratio imaginable...

rv8striker Loc: St. Louis, MO area

I no longer own a D750 and don’t recall being able to change the aspect ratio to 1:1. I did find this in a quick google search.
https://imaging.nikon.com/support/digitutor/d750/functions/imagearea.html

BebuLamar

I think the D750 doesn't have the 1:1 aspect ratio but then I would never bother to use such a feature. If I want to shoot square image I just estimate then I crop in post.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

BebuLamar wrote:

I think the D750 doesn't have the 1:1 aspect ratio but then I would never bother to use such a feature. If I want to shoot square image I just estimate then I crop in post.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Page 110 of the D750 User's Manual provides a list of the various still-image aspect ratios this camera supports.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

BebuLamar wrote:

I think the D750 doesn't have the 1:1 aspect ratio but then I would never bother to use such a feature. If I want to shoot square image I just estimate then I crop in post.

BebuLamar

CHG_CANON wrote:

Page 110 of the D750 User's Manual provides a list of the various still-image aspect ratios this camera supports.

Appears that it only support 3:2 and 16:9
Oh there is the 1:1 finder mask on page 133.

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

I would fill the frame and crop later. Easy and more choices.

delder Loc: Maryland

I keep learning NOT to crop my initial shots too close.
This gives me more choices in PP.
Reducing your Aspect Ratio to 1:1 in PP will allow you more choices in location of subject, straightening etc.

rcarol

bocaphotogal wrote:

I’m trying to set my Nikon 750 to an aspect ratio of 1:1. I can’t seem to find this setting and the manual is complicated. Best I can find is to tape the back of the camera which I don’t want to do or edit picture after in The trim in the camera or Lightroom. Advice would be appreciated.

Tape the back of the camera? Are you suggesting that you would tape the sensor to get the 1:1 format?

Steved3604

IIRC when a rectangle shaped sensor would crop to 1:1 it would use less than the full sensor. Probably not use the left and right sides. Therefore whether you crop in camera or in PS later you still get approximately the same number of pixels. You do not gain any more pixels by asking the camera to crop. So, why not shoot the full frame and crop in software later and approximate the square that you will want when taking the picture. (Please comment if I am incorrect on this.)

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Use the OLD 10x10 Weddig photographer's trick! Back in the olden days all the "wedding albums" were 8x10 and then a new trend emerged- SQUARE WEDDING ALBUMS! Great for shooters will Rolleiflexes and Hasselblads but mostly everyone was into the ideal format thing (6x7cm.) If you were still on a 4x5 press camera you could simply mask off the viewfinder and shoot everything in the horizontal orientation. Or use this"trick"- compose horizontal and then shoot vertical or compose vertical and shoot horrozontal- you will automatically have enough space to print or edit square.

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

bocaphotogal wrote:

I’m trying to set my Nikon 750 to an aspect ratio of 1:1. I can’t seem to find this setting and the manual is complicated. Best I can find is to tape the back of the camera which I don’t want to do or edit picture after in The trim in the camera or Lightroom. Advice would be appreciated.

Just shoot a little wide and crop in post. Sold my 750 back to nikon for a trade to the z6ii