Custom Setting Menu

Custom Setting Menu

Next up on the D5600 is the custom settings menu (the pencil icon), which includes important options like autofocus settings and custom button layouts.

• Autofocus
  • AF-C priority selection: Release (since release priority takes a photo when you press the shutter button, while focus priority waits until the D5600 thinks your subject is in focus before doing so. I find that the D5600 can take too long when set to focus priority, but this is a personal preference)
  • AF-S priority selection: Release (same note as above)
  • Built-in AF-assist illuminator: OFF
  • Rangefinder: OFF (this puts little arrows in the viewfinder to help you use manual focus, but I personally have never found them helpful; other photographers differ)
  • Manual focus ring in AF mode: ON
• Exposure
  • EV steps for exposure cntrl: 1/3
  • ISO display: ON
• Timers/AE lock
  • Shutter-release button AE-L: OFF (I don’t want the D5600’s exposure to lock the moment I half-press the shutter button)
  • Auto off timers: I prefer “Normal” on this, but it’s totally personal preference, and you can customize each option individually
  • Self-timer
    • Self-timer delay: 5s (may change depending upon your needs for the photo)
    • Number of shots: 1 (also may change)
  • Monitor off delay: 1m, 1m, 5m, 20s, 5m
  • Remote on duration (ML-L3): 5m
• Shooting/display
  • Exposure delay mode: OFF (but this can be very useful to turn on for tripod shooting)
  • File number sequence: OFF (not a big deal regardless)
  • Viewfinder grid display: ON (personal preference)
  • Date stamp: OFF
  • Reverse indicators: The bottom option (also personal preference; I prefer it when overexposure is indicated on the right-hand side and underexposure is indicated on the left-hand side)
• Bracketing/flash
  • Flash control for built-in flash: TTL
  • Auto bracketing set: AE bracketing
• Controls
  • Assign Fn button: ISO
  • Assign AE-L/AF-L: AF-ON (this is a highly recommended setting – it decouples autofocus from your shutter button. So, you’ll focus by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button instead, also known as back-button focusing. Once you try it, I doubt you will go back!)
  • Assign touch FN: I personally do not use the touchscreen on the D5600 (or any other camera at the moment), so this option is totally up to your personal preference. You might find some value in setting it to “Auto bracketing,” since there is not a bracketing button on the D5600.
  • Reverse dial rotation: Unchecked for exposure compensation, checked for shutter speed/aperture. That’s just how I learned it; you may be different.

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