Nikon ZF settings - The 15 settings you NEED to change.

My best Nikon ZF settings video where I run you through the 15 settings I changed straight away that massively changed how this camera worked for me.

All these 15 Nikon ZF settings are my own personal choices and while not everyone will be right for you I am sure a good few of them will prove to be incredibly handy for you and your photography.

The REALLY big Nikon ZF settings for me are...
Back button focus, AFC lock confirmation, setting the second card to backup, focus points by orientation, Raw recording, dedicated Focus mode and ISO buttons, extended shutter speeds and of course Starlight mode.

My full Nikon ZF review will be coming very soon, where I will be talking you through my experiences with the ZF and how it has performed as regard auto focus, dynamic range and High ISO performance too as well of course. So stay tuned for that one.

If you have any questions then please do feel free to ask them or if you found a setting that works best for you then please do let me know.

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0:00 Intro
0:37 My personal choices
0:48 *Nikon ZF Setting One*
1:00 How to set the Nikon ZF to Raw
1:41 *Nikon ZF Setting Two*
1:52 Changing the second card to overflow or backup
2:27 Micro SD card performance in burst mode
2:49 How long it takes the buffer to empty to the cards.
3:25 How to remove the Micro SD card from the Nikon ZF.
4:00 *Nikon ZF Setting Three*
5:07 How to set the AFC focus lock display in the menu
5:36 *Setting Four*
6:13 How to set focus points by orientation
6:48 *Setting Five*
7:24 How to save the focus point on the Nikon ZF
7:44 *Setting Six*
8:13 How to setup back button focus on the Nikon ZF
8:56 *Setting Seven*
9:25 How to setup Focus wrap around on the Nikon ZF
9:49 *Setting Eight*
10:04 How to set a dedicated button for ISO.
11:14 *Setting Nine*
12:08 How to set your Auto ISO maximum.
12:45 *Setting Ten*
13:24 How to set a Focus AF mode button.
13:49 *Setting Eleven*
14:05 Hot to setup your metering on the Nikon ZF
14:29 *Setting Twelve*
14:52 How to change the power off time on the Nikon ZF
15:17 *Setting Thirteen*
16:00 How to set the extended shutter speeds on the Nikon ZF
16:41 *Setting Fourteen*
17:06 How to customize the "I Menu" in the Nikon ZF
17:39 *Setting Fifteen*
18:10 How to enable Starlight Mode and assign it to a button on the camera.

[patneila]

Love this camera Great video Kieran very helpful thank you

[leonfisher]

Nicely explained and these setting recommendations carry over to other Nikon models.
I wish that my 7ii had starlight.

[jameskezman]

Great suggestions! I rented a Zf a few weeks ago to have a second body for a wedding shoot and did about half of of these 🙂I particularly liked the wide focus boxes paired with face detect. Great combo!!

[csc-photo]

Great tips! Wondering about Starlight View vs disabling Live View, when using flash in darker environments. Is there an advantage to Starlight? Will test tonight as well. Thanks!

[nadjauebach]

So helpful, thank you. How would you generally compare the ZF to Z8 or is it hard to compare the two?