10 Hidden Features of NIKON Z Cameras

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Today we are going to look at some less well known settings and featues in the NIKON Z5 Mirrorless camera. These are all actually present in the full NIKON Z Mirrorless lineup.

The Nikon Z5:

The Nikon Z30:

00:00 Introduction
01:05 Custom Buttons
02:20 Silent Photography
03:18 Focus Peaking
04:19 Timelapse Movie
04:55 Interval Timer Shooting
06:08 Picture Controls
07:15 Snapbridge App
08:08 Bracketing
09:02 User Modes
09:47 Nikon Mirrorless Ecosystem

Music: Yung Beat by Stream Beats

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Hi! I'm Steve, I am a keen amateur photographer. I am trying to learn as much as I can to make my photography the best it can be. I work full time in the medical devices industry. Teaching something really helps me to understand it and to learn more myself so that's what I'll be doing here!

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Cameras
The Nikon Z5:

The Nikon Z30:

My Camera: Nikon Z5 and kit lens

Lenses
My Fave Lens: Nikon 35mm f/1.8

The 12-28mm PZ Lens:

The 24-200mm Lens:

The 180-600mm Lens:

Accessories

ND Filter:

L Bracket:

Extra Camera Battery:

Battery Case:

Stream Deck:

Tripod: K&F Concepts:
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SOUND:
Rodecaster Pro 2:

Headphones: RODE NTH-100

Microphone Arm: RODE PSA1+

Microphone: Sansom Q9U

RODE VideoMic Go II

RODE Wireless Me

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ELGATO Key Light Air:

Philips Hue Light Strips:

ULANZI VL49 RGB:

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Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro

Apple MacBook Pro M1

SATECHI Type-C Stand & Hub with SSD Enclosure

WD Blue 2TB M.2 SATA SSD

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OTHER:

DataColour Checker:

[carlmcneill]

One of the first things i change is to back button focus only. The camera already uses bbf but the shutter button still operates the focus on the half press of the button. I turn that off so the shutter button only takes the picture. I also set the camera to AF-C when I do this. If you only tap the back button it will act like AF-S and focus just the one time. If you hold it down it will continously focus. That way I'm not having to go into the menu to change it from one to the other.

[patricklindahl]

My favorite setting on the Z6 is focus shifting where I can take 2-300 pictures, shifting focus between them, and then stack them in Helicon och Zerene stacker. When I have taken a series, and use a Z-lens, I can also see in the camera an outlined picture to ensure that I have everything in focus. I have taken a lot of interior pictures where everything, after I have made the stacking, will have everything in focus in the room.

[davidcrighton]

Just in case anyone is not aware, for #6 if you use NX Studio as your RAW converter then picture controls are added to your RAW files. This can save a lot of time if you've set up your picture controls to your own custom preferences.