jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

When I had trouble figuring out what was going on with my D750, I did the two-button reset. After shooting some pictures a few days later, I was surprised that Eye-Fi didn't deliver them to my Raw folder. Looking around, I found them in the regular folder, as JPEG Normal, Nikon's default setting.

So, after doing a reset, be sure to go back and make whatever changes you want. I almost never do a reset, so it hadn't occurred to me.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Jerry, since I bought my first digital, a D100 in the early 2000, I have only once reset one of my cameras.
Still, those who reset their cameras should pay attention to what you are saying.

Mr PC Loc: Austin, TX

Good advice, Jerry. I have a Kindle ebook by Douglas Klostermann called Nikon D7200 Experience (he has them for many other models) and he has a useful spreadsheet of the default settings in one column and other columns with good suggested settings for common types of photography like landscapes, action and wildlife, night cityscapes, etc. It's a good reference to lean on after a two-button reset. It's easy to think your favorite settings are the default ones after a while. Thanks for the reminder.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I hesitated doing the reset because I didn't know how much I'd be losing.

Bobbee

I use RESET quite a few times. Sometimes on a wedding the camera gets it's 'balls' tied up in a knot and starts acting like a spoiled child. This is equivalent to a spanking. The trick is to remember, under pressure, the 5-6 standard settings you have on the camera. Always a fun situation!!

Revet Loc: Fairview Park, Ohio

Thanks Jerry!!! I have been waiting for a post where someone is using a wi fi card with Raw files. How do you find that works??? Can you just let it do its thing overnight??? Will it do it in the background if someone else is using the computer??

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Naturally, the larger and more numerous the files, the longer the upload will take, but I don't care. I just turn the camera on and let it go. While it's uploading, I use the computer as usual. As for overnight - way too long. I think half an hour would be plenty.

Ranjan Loc: Currently Cyber-Nation!

I wish these cameras had a menu function option for downloading all settings in a file (recorded on the same sd card with photos). Make it so much easier for user settings or when resetting.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I wonder if User 1 and User 2 would do that. I've never used those functions.

MiroFoto

Gentlemen, here I got the first time to "give something back" to you , who have helped me a lot. I have struggled with my Nikon 7100 and I believe the other Niks are similar.
Due to the fact I have still some trouble with language - English, cultural structure and photography "jargon" I do re-test everything.
1. Nikon reset -> 2 green buttons does NOT reset EVERYTHING to original factory settings!!!
I have a spread sheet made by myself "how to reset camera" . It is available if you PM me. I personally re-set camera each time I "go out". Then I know what settings I have. I also know from my spread sheet what else to re-set thru the other buttons . The next step I set is what I need for the shooting topic. And final , I set the specifics for the picture I am taking. And you can bet I still have a forgotten "hanging remnant" from last picture (portrait for landscape) like: wrong color, wrong compensation, Ch or S mode, focus exposure measure, etc.
The cheat setting sheet is too long to re-check each time. I use SD card re-load (I have my custom set on it), then I do some more with knobs, wheels and Btns.
Using U1 and U2 is very good, but you have to know it and REMEMBER it - worth of learning effort. HOWEVER not everything is re-set.

If this info does not help, just toss it, I do not mind

Still I want to thank to all of you for the help in the past. Miro

MiroFoto

PS: U1 U2 deprives you from some further settings like a quick flash disabling. Sure , you can go around and use menus etc.

M

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

All my cameras have that option. The only problem with that approach is that if you reformat your card, it erases the settings on the card.

I've been suggesting for years that Nikon should provide a menu item to save your settings to flash memory rather than just to the card. There should be a two-button reset to restore those settings. Just like the two-button reset to restore the factory settings, but in this case it would restore the user's settings. Moreover, there should be a menu item that restores the user's settings at power-up. That way if you change a setting, it won't come back to bite you a few days later when you pick up your camera again and forget you changed something.

So far Nikon hasn't listened to me.

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

So when you call NikonUSA for help some of the techs the first thing they have you do is a two button reset. And the rest of the problems are now yours. It irritates the heck out of me. Easy for them and extremely hard for me.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

Jerry, the two button reset completely resets the camera to the out of the box settings. Any new or different settings (including back button focusing) will have to be redone (hopefully not resetting the settings that caused you to want to do a reset in the first place). While the two button reset should be a "last resort", it is often the easiest way to start from scratch again.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

Remember that some of the techs at Nikon USA are taking the easiest way out of a problem. As with any company with on call support, they have varying levels of expertise from far less than your knowledge to very good. If you find a tech that seems to be exceptional, write down his or her name and ask for them any time you call. If they are not available ask that they call you back when available. This is two fold because the techs are graded on their abilities and knowledge and people that get requested are highly prized by Nikon and graded higher than the average call taker. Generally, the requested tech will attempt to call you back at the beginning of the next shift if they are unavailable when you ask for them or they can't get back to you before the end of their current shift. Also, remember that all of NikonUSA techs are located on the east coast ( in the eastern time zone) but the shifts are such that they will be available until 5 PM Pacific time. And they will probably not call back after 7 PM EST. (They used to be open until midnight EST but calls seemed to quit about 9pm so they shortened the hours.)

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