The most UNDERRATED Nikon feature on every camera??? How to use your Nikon without the instructions

Something a little bit different for you today - the most underrated feature on Nikon cameras (in our opinion) is the fact that even if you don't know what a button or menu item does, you can find out immediately using the QUESTION MARK button.

Located in every Nikon digital camera, this built-in tips and tricks feature is sometimes their best kept secret that shouldn't be a secret!

Presentation:
Rebecca Danese
Konstantin Kochkin

#nikon​ #lens #photography #voigtlander

[fotowalo]

I ignored it for 40 years, now I know. Thank you :-))

[uhoh]

Opened the video expecting some more in depth information, but I'll happily listen to Becky talk about ANYTHING 😊

[artsilva]

I've been with Nikon for 45 years and I am STILL learning new things about their cameras. 👍

[SlayerzXtreme]

For me, one of the biggest underestimated features from Nikon cameras is the "Active D-Lighting"! Combined with Aperture Priority is a very amazing thing!

[simonh]

I balked a little at calling the D5300 a beginner's camera but I suppose it is. I love the shutter sound/feel of my D5300 more than on my D7200 or D800. I love that it has WiFi and GPS (dropped in later models), and that it does 1080p/60 without having to 1.3x crop - unlike my newer D7200!? I also love its 24mpix sensor for wildlife and macro image crops. The D5300 is an epic Nikon. Love the channel! Keep it up! 😀

[Racing_Tog]

That’s amazing. I have been using Nikon for about 20 years and I didn’t know what the “?” Button was for.🤗💕

[jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas]

It would be also helpful for some Nikon users how to master high dynamic and high contrast scenes. Active D-Lighting and hightlight-weighted metering can help a lot here if you want good out-of-camera JPEG images.

[jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas]

That's why i like the Nikons. They have a user-friendly interface and i have also used it a few times.

[Interbeing_CDN]

So true Becky, as a long time Nikon shooter, I have valued this feature, and when I purchased a Fujifilm GFX 100S, I sorely missed this feature when trying to learn the Fuji menu system. It should be on every camera.

[pepper]

Love and use the feature often. I still use my D5300 for wildlife and my Z’s for mostly everything else.

[alfredconqueror]

I loved how my D5200 told me everything I needed to know. My Z6II is no different. Nikon is king

[jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas]

I would also recommend the Nikon Digitutor YouTube channel where they explain a lot of things. For example the video about lens control ring and customizing lens controls was very insightful for me as they explain the roles for photo and video usage.

[kaminobatto]

Yep, that button helped me a ton when I transitioned from Canon and when I was exploring the custom settings menu. It's a brilliant feature.

[cameracameras]

Oh yeah, I've seen that question mark. Now I know what it does.

[Carl.]

Yes indeed, best tech. assistant ever.

[kencarnley]

Well, I learned something. Thank you!

[rudolffamiev]

This is great feature - I never used it before and always gone to the user manual online... This will save me time now - thanks! What I definitely missing in the Nikon cameras - is the cancel of zoomed preview when half press the shutter! I love to use manual focusing lenses on my Nikon Z5. I have assigned the zoom 100% to the AF-ON button. Now - to focus I press the AF-ON - focus, press AF-ON again to cancel zoom, compose shot and then press shutter button. But on my ancient Fuji X-E1 I have the option to press the wheel (to get to 100% zoom), then half-press the shutter button - this will cancel the Zoom. This will save a lot to me (actually - one additional button press, every time)!

[karenm]

I used it all the time as a refresher. I love it! (???)

[baxtermarrison]

I would love for the landing screen for the '?' button to read 'Tut tut, you've not bothered to read your instruction book have you?'.

[BABA-wseo]

Great video. One feature that is really confusing is the shooting banks feature. thanks!