Digital Resources
D200 Camera Settings as suggested by Michael Schwarz
These are my personal opinions and preferences only. They are not authorized by Nikon
in any way. Your experiences and opinions may differ.
NOTE: These setting are a result of limited testing and are subject to change.

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Playback Menu

Custom Settings Continued

Playback Folder

all

b1 ISO auto

off

Display Mode

check all but focus area

b2 ISO step value

1/3rd step

Image Review

off

b3 ev step

1/3rd step

After Delete

show next

b4 exp comp fine tune

1/3rd step

Rotate Tall

off

b5 exp comp off

off

b6 center weight

8

Shooting Menu

b7 fine tune exp.

no

Shooting Menu Bank

A ( or whatever active menu you setup}



Reset Shooting Menu

no



File Naming

whatever you like

c1 AE Lock

off

Optimize Image

Custom

c2 AE-L/AF-L

ae/af lock

Image Quality

Fine

c3 auto meter off

6s

Image Size

L (medium for clients that don't want the large files

c4 self timer

10s



c5 monitor off

20s

JPEG commpression

optimal quality



Raw compression

on

d1 Beep

off

White Balance

Direct sunlight when outside, flash with flash, pre-set when indoors with artificial or unusual lighting

d2 grid display

on

Long Exp NR

off (on when exposure is longer than 1 sec)

d3 viewfinder warning

on

High ISO NR

normal (high when ISO 1600 or higher)

d4  CL shooting speed

3

ISO

100 outside and in studio, 320 with flash, 400-800 sports

d5 exp delay mode

off

Image Sharpening

normal

d6 file no sequence

on

Tone Compensation

normal 

d7 illumination

off

Color Space

AdobeRGB

d8 MB-D200 Batteries

Ni-Mh preferred. Set to battery in use.

Color Mode

mode 2 

e1 flash sync speed

auto fp

Hue Adjustment

0

e2 flash shutter speed

1/30

Saturation normal e3 Built-in flash TTL or commander if using remote flash
JPEG Compression Optimal Quality e4 modeling flash off
Raw Compression

on

e5 auto bkt set

AE & Flash

Image Overlay off unless in use e6 manual mode bkt flash/speed

Multiple Exposure

off unless in use

e7 auto bkt order

n-mtr-under-over

Intvl Timer

off

e8 auto bracket select

manual value select

Non-cpu lens data

na

f1 center button

shooting mode:center af / playback mode: histogram

f2 multi selector

do nothing

Custom Settings

f3 photo info playback

on

Bank Select

A



Menu Reset

---

f4 func button

spot metering

a1 AF-C priority

FPS + AF, FPS for sports

f5 command dials

all default

a2 AF-S priority

Focus

f6 buttons and dials

default
a3 Focus Area Frame normal

f7 no cf card

on

a4 Group Dynamic AF

Pattern 1 center area

Setup Menu

a5 Lock on

off

Format

----

a6 AF Activation

off

LCD Brightness

-1

a7 AF area illum

on

Mirror Lockup

only for cleaning

a8 Focus Area

off

Video Mode

ntsc
a9 AF Assist off World time
set accurately on first use
AF-ON for MB-D200 AF-ON Language

En (whatever you speak)

Image Comment

On- input your name

Auto Image Rotation

on

Recent settings

--

usb

m

battery info

--

firmware a2.00 b2.00

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