Nikon Z8 & Z9. The first 10 settings I always change.

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Hey everyone in this video we will take a look at the first 10 settings I change when I get a new camera like the Nikon Z8 and Nikon Z9
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Time & Date
01:20 Image quality & Raw type
02:22 AF Activation
03:25 Focus point wrap around
04:10 Focus point display
05:09 Focus point selection speed
06:10 Extended Shutter speeds
06:52 120FPS viewfinder
08:17 Sensor shield
10:21 Camera sound
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@RicciTalks Жыл бұрын

Hey everyone ! I hope you found these 10 settings useful. Especially those of you receiving your new Z8 over the next few days What are the settings you always change did I miss any ? 😃

@edwardphilipmarianafzger9800 Жыл бұрын

Very useful only I have to wait at least 1,5 years before buying the Z8 due to Kiddo still at University luckily last yr starts July August !

@seemyworld1 Жыл бұрын

Great info, thank you. I received my shipping notification today and it will arrive Friday.

@jerrym8140 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, some of these I have done already on my Z6ii but most are new to me because of the Z8 can’t wait for mine to get here too.

@jpdj2715 Жыл бұрын

Additional SETUP steps As I shoot RAW, I have White Balance (WB) to "Cloudy" at all times. In raw, WB is just a number in the metadata and does not change the raw image data at all. It dictates how my raw processing software renders my files. I may shoot a ColourChecker Passport with critical series or when it will be hard in post to precisely set the colour palette of an image to neutral (Neutral is my preferred starting point for artistic decisions based deviations.) Then I verify ISO to be a fixed value of my choice. And look into noise and image control parameter settings. Store (focus) points by orientation. I set metering to "highlight-weighted" (where the firmware identifies the brightest photosite in the sensor and sets that to pure white - ignoring the sun. In 14 bits raw, this means that this single brightest point now becomes 11,111,111,111,111 and everything darker gets a lower number along the camera's AD conversion function lines - may be linear, may be 2-base log, etc. don't know. Well, if the image has a single bright photosite, now everything else becomes seemingly underexposed and I lose contrast envelope (the dynamic range available to a single shot, not to be confused with the camera's dynamic range as operating range of light levels). I really do not need gradation resolution between a couple single bright photosites, so an option to allow me a few choices in this respect helps get perfect exposure in one go. Nothing is fool-proof because fools are so ingenious, but with the powerful computer in the camera more is possible. File number sequence and file name and folder name - personalised. Colour space set to "Adobe RGB" rather than sRGB. Modelling flash. Assign settings to U1, U2, etc. Apply settings to live view (that's not Viewfinder brightness!) set to "On" in general but "Off" for flash sessions in the studio. Copyright information Pair with Bluetooth hosts If when JPEG is needed right away, JPEG to second card slot and start managing WB. Potentially framing grid and plumb levels

@g00nther Жыл бұрын

Regarding the shutter volume, I believe there's a setting for visual cues when the shutter is pressed. So you can use this instead of using a headphone in very loud locations.

@stevengeorges9046 Жыл бұрын

Probably the most critical setting when you take it out of the box (applies to all cameras) is the "Slot empty release lock" setting. In past cameras, it was set to unlock, presumingly so the camera could click when on a showroom floor. You NEVER want to be clicking away for a client (or yourself) only to find your card slots are empty. Put it on "lock" so the camera will NOT click till you have a camera card in the slot.

@DNNSBMN Жыл бұрын

Yes, this really belongs with the first things to do in the initial set up! In all Nikons.

@jeremyhendersonphotography Жыл бұрын

But if you forget your card and so need to shoot tehtrered into your phone, I guess you need to set this to unlock?

@stevengeorges9046 Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyhendersonphotography If you tether (most people never do) then unlock it or put it in your "My menu" (Another good question, if you plug in a tether, will your camera recognize it and let you shoot?)

@jeremyhendersonphotography Жыл бұрын

@@stevengeorges9046 works on my Z7. TBH it’s the only reason I ever tether !!

@markkeith2145 Жыл бұрын

with no blackout and a hideous fake shutter sound you still might not notice. Anybody else hate those flashing white lines?

@wilteduk007 Жыл бұрын

Set the viewfinder diopter for your own vision. It gently pulls out and rotates until the information in the viewfinder is clear and crisp to see, then just press it gently back in.

@wujiali1117 Жыл бұрын

I got the call yesterday I became one of the lucky fews that won the lottery to buy the first batch from Nikon official store in my city at launch day today. Could bearly fell asleep last night 😂

@MikeJamesMedia Жыл бұрын

Always helpful, Ricci. Thank you!

@johnjarvis7678 Жыл бұрын

I’ve enjoyed your pieces for a year or so now but you really got me on this one… you covered several very important observations that I’m grateful to you for sharing (like sensor cover) which I may have missed for quite some time. Great informative piece! Thanks again!!

@AndyMillerPhotoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricci -- my Z8 will be set up as closely to my Z9 bodies as possible. I always start in the Network (and pair with snapbridge for time and location data); then Setup Menu and then work through Shooting, Video, Custom Settings, and finally Review. I check the Timecode pairs with my UltraSync Blue source. AND finally I create a snapshot in Reikan FoCal so that I have a backup of my settings. It would be great if Nikon gave us a small bit of software to save, edit and transfer settings between Z8 and Z9 bodies. My plan is to keep all my camera bodies (Z8/Z9) configured as close as possible - and use a series of saved settings configured for different type of shoot.

@revddf Жыл бұрын

Hi Ricci, I picked up my Z8 yesterday and I'm so grateful to find this video, as I'm aware what a learning curve I'm going to be on in moving up from the Z6. This has been tremendously useful to find not only the standard settings but some of the new ones. I hope you're going to do a 'Mastering the Z8' Zoom course on Nikon School soon!

@RaymondParkerPhoto Жыл бұрын

Handy checklist. Thanks Ricci!

@Chris-13 Жыл бұрын

Most helpful down to earth video I have watched for a long time . Thank you Ricci 🙏🙏👍👍

@andrewhurstcars 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this video Ricci 👍🏻

@timothyduvernet2711 11 ай бұрын

Hey great job! 1. I can clearly understand you! 2. No flapping of hands or silly banter. 3. Segmented. 4. Why and how!

@J5388T 5 ай бұрын

Very helpful video thanks Ricci!

@ROBERTKINGOFMAINE Жыл бұрын

You do an excellent job Ricci. You always do. You deserve the 50K subscribers. Keep it up and no telling how high you might go. Thanks. Robert

@kaydee5051 7 ай бұрын

I’ve never watched your instructions before, you are amazing. Thank you.

@Jorge-is5yh Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ricci. Very useful information. I received my shipping notification today!

@charlieb1862 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is an excellent video. I would love to see a similar video that covers many of the other settings that you have learned to customize and why- especially those that dive deeper into the autofocus system.

@larsthufvesson9725 Жыл бұрын

Thanks - another useful video. I am about to order my Z8 and will most certainly look at this video many times! Your explanations are really worth listening to.

@PPeople5 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these helpful tips!

@billneal8995 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great setup info.

@FLORAMORAITINI Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Ricci. I followed your very valuable advise for settings as of today that I received my Z8.Many thanks again

@robertmiller435 Жыл бұрын

Great information! Some of these settings were new to me so I really appreciate you providing these tips. Coming from the Z6, there are a lot of new features & technologies in the Z8 that I'm looking forward to learning.

@molokaibicycles 2 ай бұрын

As always, great video.

@baszonneveld7740 Жыл бұрын

Got my 8 yesterday, those settings are very helpful! Thx Ricci.

@turnerx5 11 ай бұрын

Great video as always - thank you!

@DreamFactorie 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Ricci. Really useful.

@shirlaineforrest 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic, thanks Ricci!

@edwardphilipmarianafzger9800 Жыл бұрын

as always nice and Explanations super easy to follow !

@vanlee0831 Жыл бұрын

You channel is so great , always offers best information !

@RicciTalks Жыл бұрын

Hey ! Thanks a lot 😊

@cditfurth Жыл бұрын

Great video, Ricci! Thank you!

@D-Professor Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this information, Ricci. I shoot with two Z9s with no immediate plans for a Z8, but such refreshers are always useful. Now for a little confession. I was hoping for a hint about any upcoming FW updates for the Z9.

@ogonzilla Жыл бұрын

SUPER helpful!!!❤ thank you

@mancavemoto 2 ай бұрын

Excellent Stuff, thanks Ricci there were a few i missed or weren't aware of!

@yoelrey Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Z8 just came in!! OMG green light in C-focus mode is awesome!!!!

@RobertJinks Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful, thank you!

@kevingoza 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love the familiarity of Nikon menus…helps when you change to a different camera. Just switched from z6ii to z9. Huge leap forward but tons of fun!

@adrianaescalante 11 ай бұрын

This was perfect! I just got my new Z8 and these setting changes were ideal to start up.

@stephenrogers1480 Жыл бұрын

Got my Z8 today, so this video was very helpful. Thanks Ricci!

@DaylightSeaRch 9 ай бұрын

I find that returning and re-watching your videos is very useful for maintaining and adjusting the my mind-set and my camera settings. My needs seem to evolve a bit.

@jeanneshelton Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks.

@Trish12303 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! That was very informative and helpful!!

@laurencedurnell5079 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricci. Really useful. If you have time, i would love to see an overview of the menu system inc auto focus settings!

@jaliyekeffelew8183 9 ай бұрын

Very good information. Thanks.

@randytentschert6844 Жыл бұрын

As always great video and explanation

@kartikkumarpeyyeti8455 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Hope the other videos are about a "Z90" (D500 equivalent) and the long pending 200-600.

@andrewmantle458 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ricci, thanks for the heads up on, AFC in-focus display, missed that one on the Z9, picked up Z8 today as a backup/travel camera.

@IanDavidBrown Жыл бұрын

Great video, my Z8 arrives today and this video is a great place to start. Thank You

@PeatyR 7 ай бұрын

Just got a Z8 today, I've been using a D850 for quite a few years so this is putting me a little more at ease. Thanks for the very informative videos, subscribing for sure.

@xjr1618x Жыл бұрын

Getting mine tomorrow. Can’t wait to open it and change those settings and start shooting

@ambrosechiu2338 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ricci, perfect timing to watch this video. I am going tp puck up my Z8 tomorrow 😊.

@tomchalephotography6477 20 күн бұрын

Thank you Ricci, just collected my new Z8, coming from the Z6ii. Found these starter tips very useful 😊. Keep up the good work. All the best. Tom

@sekaf4125 Жыл бұрын

Got my Z8 today! The little photo store had 3!!!! Considering I live on an island in southeast alaska with only 14 miles of road that’s amazing. They have 2 unspoken for left. Upgrading from the D850. Sitting down now to do the first 10 things. Thank you for posting!

@KnightsandWeekends Жыл бұрын

Great stuff as always, Ricci. Hope to have my Z8 in hand for the coming weekend. One comment regarding the sensor shield - I also have mine set to engage on my Z9s, but I also know that mechanical parts wear out with use - and I switch my cameras on and off frequently to save battery and also to prevent me messing up control ring settings when carrying the cameras with large lenses, etc. It would be wonderful if there were a way to engage the shield when the lens release button is depressed, instead of the power button... perhaps that is where the comments come from. The camera takes a bit longer to get to "ready" when the shield has to disengage, and also makes a "kerthunk" sound that is not too welcome if I'm in a hide...

@andrewmason8691 Жыл бұрын

Great reminder tips, especially as my Z8 is supposed to arrive within the next hour, as it is already 25 May here in Sydney. I also turn on Airplane mode to save battery.

@fpdel Жыл бұрын

Very useful and clear. Many thanks.

@randygerber1565 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this very helpful video.

@NikCan66 Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice

@donaldstewart3799 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricci I pick my Z8 on Saturday, you are straight to the point with no waffle and that’s what we need. Do enjoy Grays of Westminster as well for their light banter as well as their knowledge of all things Nikon. Would recommend Thomas Rask a Swedish landscape photographer who uses a Nikon Z7.

@Nick-13 Жыл бұрын

Extremely useful Ricci, thank you. Some new features to me, beyond the Z6ii, which will be very useful

@bernardlanguillier7970 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, 100% aligned with what I normally do! One idea of video would be to describe how to make sure that a Z9 and Z8 share the same settings for still and video during a shoot.

@retirewithjames6745 Жыл бұрын

Good information!

@PsychedelicChameleon 12 күн бұрын

Thank You Ricci Talks!

@leecohen1542 7 ай бұрын

thanks, excellent info...

@Kenmcfarland001 Жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks

@johnhjic2 Жыл бұрын

Hello Ricci, First I would like to thank you and Matt for making us aware of the overheating solution ie bye the right cards and set the menu. You know there are alway thing I pickup from your video just the smape things that can help if nothing I can explain things better to others. What a supper little video thank you. Keep safe, keep well and enjoy all the great kit.

@jannekukkola3625 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Hope we have a similar vid for the Z6 III very soon! 😁

@davidrushworth658 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your excellent and informative vid Ricci................I'm coming from a Z6ii to the Z8, hopefully today 😁

@mikeh.4421 Жыл бұрын

You are outstanding! Thanks Ricci! Mike in Alaska

@alexkess2781 Жыл бұрын

Legend! This was really useful. As someone that never RTFM this was perfect ;)

@fotoarray532 11 ай бұрын

For me the most important customization is the control ring. It is set to aperture by default and that causes the aperture to change whenever you touch the ring on some lenses.

@jorsetti Жыл бұрын

always great to change these valuable settings from default, thank you!

@RicciTalks Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@villakapoor Жыл бұрын

Hello, this is the first video I see on your channel and it made me subscribe. As you said you should make the video on all the best settings according to you. Good explanations without too much talk.

@petermarsden4720 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ricci

@nespressoman 6 ай бұрын

Great channel, thanks.

@adamkrauss303 8 ай бұрын

This was fantastic! Thank you. I’ve got a Z9 on the way and sounds like I’ll be making all of these changes. And count me in as a new sub.

@subhadip2024 11 ай бұрын

thanks Ricci as always. Just leaping to the z8 from z7.

@larrybrown8738 Жыл бұрын

Received my Z8 today. Thanks for the start up setting information. Just moved up from D500 also purchased better lens. Looking forward to the adventure

@lylecameron5578 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for great video. My Z8 is arriving tomorrow and I shall follow your advice. I also subscribed.

@haydenfryman2953 Ай бұрын

Hi Ricci, Love your top 10. I recall being on a Nikon speedlight training course several years ago now and Neil grabbed my camera, went straight in to e1 Flash sync speed and changed it to (Auto FP) - OK there might be a couple of those now - and then said "don't go there again" ever since then that is the first thing that I've done for each of my Nikons - D300, D850, Z 8 Regards, Hayden

@dieseldavey 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ricci 👍🏻

@SamHatesHisDeadMother Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricci for this video. It saved me a lot of time.

@RicciTalks Жыл бұрын

Always great to hear

@shaddring Жыл бұрын

Did all of them, thank you very much good sir

@akaikuni Жыл бұрын

I know so many South Korean photographers love you and your channel and I am one of them!!! GoGoGo~ 50,000 subscribers

@yolo-cars 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for these tips!! I appreciate it! I followed this video and adjusted multiple settings including changing focus point to green in the AF-C mode. I'm not used to focus using AF-ON button, instead I half press the shutter button, so I didn't switch to AF-ON only. I'll play with it and see if I can use it more often. PS: the fact camera doesn't offer to change time is indeed weird. I accidentally noticed it too few weeks ago. I think they should change it like it was before.

@peterdavid4570 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Ricci. I just picked up the Z8 to compliment my D850. Very similar only different ;-) Every setting you worked with I agree however I still use the shutter to focus - Old School.

@Walkinginthewoods Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricci.

@conchmk 5 ай бұрын

Great video, very helpful. I would love to see what you would cover in a deep dive of the Z* settings you use.

@mikewilson5428 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the refresher on the setup. You mentioned last year you would do a video discussing your viewfinder settings, can’t find it and wondering if you could go over your EVF recommendations. I’m using the Z9.

@RicciTalks Жыл бұрын

Yeh got a bit side tracked with everything Can finally work on that

@dimohristev5750 12 күн бұрын

Hello. I am New to the chanel and i subscribed today. Thank you for your videos... All the information is amazing and presented in perfect way to be understood. Keep going

@dah7772 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to what those others things could be.

@stevethompson8154 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. My Z8 is shipping tomorrow.

@raysanders332 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, waiting for my z 8.

@ThePinoyAggie Жыл бұрын

thank you, Ricci! New Z8 owner here. :)

@katemaxwell6061 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for great info. I like BBF but there are times when it would be useful to be able to switch quickly to shutter focus instead of going into the menu - for example when holding the camera with one hand for animal action photography, my second hand being used to attract attention etc! My hand aren’t big enough to grip the camera, and press the back button and the shutter button simultaneously…

@Pengranger Жыл бұрын

Very useful. A fuller view of the settings you use for the Z8 would be great :-)

@cindyweber4692 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!😀

@yatindesai669 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@tc6912 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Received my Z8 today. So far, so good. Local store didn't have the recommended CF express. I will be using XQD for a week. I thought I saw a buffer video from you, but I can't find it.

@RicciTalks Жыл бұрын

None of the cards I use are on the recommended list

@ThePhotographyHobbyist Жыл бұрын

2:18 Hope to get my Z8 tomorrow. I saw some comparisons on KZfaq for the lossless compressed and the high efficiency* (on the Z9) and the conclusion the person came to was after editing and pushing shadows, etc, there was no visible difference between lossless compressed and high efficiency*. I would tend to lean towards lossless compressed anyway, but I'm definitely going to use HE* for awhile and see how it looks to ME with my normal editing. If I can't see any difference in highlight recovery and so on, I'll keep using HE*. I'm glad they give us the option :)

@carlmcneill1139 4 ай бұрын

I've had my z8 for less than 2 weeks. I turned the wrap around focus points on and the high speed focus points. The issue I have is that it's great with a single focus point but if you use a large area box you better just bump it. The boxes are so large that it goes crazy if you hold it down the slightest length of time. I would like Nikon to give us one more step into this menu you to select what type focus area is effected by the wrap around and the speed. Negate you don't need it for larger focus boxes.