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jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You might find something useful here -

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+save+digital+camera+settings&oq=how+to+save+digital+camera+settings&aqs=edge..69i57j0i546l3.7991j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The first thing I change with a new camera is - Do not activate the shutter without a memory card.

gmar3180 Loc: Waxahachie, TX

Reikan FoCal is a program for auto tuning your lens focusing system. It has a feature they call Snapshot that does what you are looking for. A Snapshot is a copy of all the available camera settings representing the current state of your camera, which you can then apply it to your camera if you lose any setting or you can export it to a file for printing.

1grumpybear

madpaddler wrote:

I spent the last two (2) days setting up a new camera and would like to record all the settings so that if I ever have to do it again, I will have a record of how I set the camera up for my style of photography. I would think that the camera manufacturers would have a way of printing these settings out, so I don't need to recreate the wheel again.
Any Ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

With my NIKON cameras I save the setting to the memory card. Then I take the memory card and download to my computer.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

1grumpybear wrote:

With my NIKON cameras I save the setting to the memory card. Then I take the memory card and download to my computer.

Just be aware that not absolutely everything is saved to the configuration file. For instance, edits to Picture Controls, or custom-generated Picture Controls, do not seem to be saved anywhere.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

madpaddler wrote:

I spent the last two (2) days setting up a new camera and would like to record all the settings so that if I ever have to do it again, I will have a record of how I set the camera up for my style of photography. I would think that the camera manufacturers would have a way of printing these settings out, so I don't need to recreate the wheel again.
Any Ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

Some manufacturers have a menu selection to do just that — "Save Settings" or "Export Settings" will store a file on the memory card so you can move it to another camera body of the same type, or reload it to your current camera to ensure consistency. Consult the user manual (usually the 500 to 1500 page ADVANCED user manual...).

Other cameras may have a series of "C1, C2, C3..." dial settings that will store your favorite use cases for retrieval and reuse. That's not quite the same thing, but might be enough...

Peteso Loc: Blacks Hills

Excel is more suited to this task than a text or word processing file.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Peteso wrote:

Excel is more suited to this task than a text or word processing file.

Why use a computer to store the settings, if the camera can save a reloadable file for later restoration to the camera?

I'd much rather just save a configuration file to an SDXC card and load it to another camera of the same model, or reload it to my camera after doing something different.

BebuLamar

burkphoto wrote:

Why use a computer to store the settings, if the camera can save a reloadable file for later restoration to the camera?

I'd much rather just save a configuration file to an SDXC card and load it to another camera of the same model, or reload it to my camera after doing something different.

Saving to a computer with a large screen and a good pointing device makes it much easier to edit than going thru the menu on the back LCD.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

DirtFarmer wrote:

Shoulda bought a Nikon. br br My Nikons can save ... (show quote)

Once saved to the card you copy them to your computer. Then you can reformat the card and not worry about it.

gmar3180 Loc: Waxahachie, TX

I'm pretty sure the original question was about PRINTING the menu options.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

SuperflyTNT wrote:

Once saved to the card you copy them to your computer. Then you can reformat the card and not worry about it.

True, but your computer is not where you want the settings saved. You want them on your camera. You probably don't carry your computer with you on a shoot (I'm sure there are a few exceptions to this blanket statement).

If your camera is able to store/restore the settings to/from the card, change your workflow so that you preserve the data on the card when you have to reformat it.

(1) Restore the settings from the card.
(2) Reformat your card
(3) Write the settings to the card.

Again, it would REALLY be nice if you could save the settings to flash memory in the camera instead of using the card that you will want to reformat occasionally.

As far as saving the settings on a spreadsheet, that has the same problem. It's on your computer, not your camera. I actually did this for the first couple DSLRs I got. I printed out the spreadsheet and put it in my bag. I don't believe I ever used it. Eventually I tossed it. After the first couple cameras it was more trouble than it was worth.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

larryepage wrote:

What camera do you have? Some cameras provide the ability to save at least most of your custom setup parameterss to your memory card.

FujiFilm has that feature. Very convenient.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

DirtFarmer wrote:

True, but your computer is not where you want the ... (show quote)

The chances are I’m never gonna need to reload the settings while I’m out shooting. I reformat the card pretty much after every shoot. I’m not going through that every time.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

madpaddler wrote:

I spent the last two (2) days setting up a new camera and would like to record all the settings so that if I ever have to do it again, I will have a record of how I set the camera up for my style of photography. I would think that the camera manufacturers would have a way of printing these settings out, so I don't need to recreate the wheel again.
Any Ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

If this is a Nikon you should have the capability to save all the settings in a file to your SD/CFExpress card and then you can save it to your PC/Mac. I do now know about any other manufacturer.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

SuperflyTNT wrote:

The chances are I’m never gonna need to reload the settings while I’m out shooting. I reformat the card pretty much after every shoot. I’m not going through that every time.

So you ALWAYS change the settings back after you jigger them in the field?