Nikon Z6ii - My Settings & Setup - Tips & Info Guide for Portrait Shooters

In this video, I’m going to show my exact settings I use for my Nikon Z6ii. As primarily a portrait shooter, I will also give some explanations on the various setting choices I made, and hopefully give some info, recommendations, and tips on maximizing the ease and usability of your Nikon Z6ii mirrorless camera.

I tried to be as detailed as possible (where necessary) and included some info and demonstrations of certain settings. Since the detail made this a long video, feel free to use the chapter stops below to jump to any section you wish if there's a particular portion of the video you want to view or skip.

Many of my setting options are optimized for capturing images of people. I’ll go over each and every menu section, and show the actual setting options I use, as well as real-life shooting scenarios with footage pulled directly from the Nikon Z6ii electronic viewfinder to give you an idea on why I made the setting choices I did, and how to possibly use some of these settings on your Nikon Z6ii mirrorless camera for shooting scenarios that might be right for you.

0:00 - Intro
2:04 - Monitor Mode Settings

2:57 - CUSTOM BUTTON SETTINGS
3:24 - Function Buttons
5:04 - AF-ON Button
5:12 - Focus (Sub) Selector Button
6:15 - Movie Record Button (for still shooting)
7:12 - Custom Record Button (AF Modes) Demo

11:25 - PLAYBACK MENU SETTINGS
11:59 - Playback Display Settings
12:15 - Image Review Settings

13:05 - PHOTO SHOOTING SETTINGS
13:20 - File Naming Settings
14:00 - Secondary Card Slot Function Settings
14:30 - Image Quality Settings
15:23 - ISO Sensitivity Settings
16:03 - Picture Control Settings
16:53 - Bonus Question Mark Info
18:33 - Metering Settings
19:50 - Silent Photography Settings

20:08 - MOVIE SHOOTING SETTINGS
20:15 - File Naming Settings
20:23 - Movie Recording Destination Settings
21:05 - Video Frame Rate Settings
22:00 - Video AF-Area Mode Settings
22:11 - Vibration Reduction Settings

23:07 - CUSTOM SETTINGS
23:27 - AF-S & AF-C Shutter Priority Settings
23:24 - Focus Points Used Settings
24:38 - Store Points by Orientation Settings & Info/Demo
26:06 - AF Activation Settings (Back Button Focusing Setting)
26:42 - Limit Area AF-Mode (Autofocus Display) Settings
27:27 - Focus Point Wrap Around Settings
28:01 - Low Light AF Settings
28:26 - Built-In AF Assist Illuminator Settings
28:44 - Metering/Exposure Settings
29:03 - Shutter Release Button AE-L Settings
29:16 - Self Timer Settings
29:52 - Power Off Delay Settings
30:58 - CL Shooting Speed Settings
31:49 - Shutter Type Settings
32:29 - File Number Sequence Settings
33:46 - Apple Settings to Live View Settings
34:25 - Flash Sync Speed Settings
35:20 - Customized "i" Menu Settings
36:38 - Customized "i" Menu Shooting Demo
37:00 - "i" Menu Focusing Demo
37:30 - "i" Menu Apply Settings to Live View Demo & Info
40:07 - "i" Menu White Balance Demo & Info
41:49 - "i" Menu WiFi & Bluetooth Demo & Info
42:42 - "i" Menu Flash Mode Demo & Info
43:03 - "i" Menu Metering Mode Demo & Info
43:26 - "i" Menu Picture Mode & Image Quality Demo & Info
43:57 - "i" Menu Vibration Reduction Demo & Info
44:00 - "i" Menu Silent Photography Demo & Info

44:14 - CONTROLS MENU SETTINGS
44:16 - OK Button Settings
45:01 - Customize Command Dial Settings
45:21 - MB-N11 Battery Grip Settings

46:07 - MOVIE CONTROLS SETTINGS
46:13 - Customized "I" Menu Settings (video)
46:46 - Custom Controls (video) Settings

47:44 - SETUP MENU SETTINGS
48:09 - Copyright Information Settings
48:59 - Smart Devlice (WiFi & Bluetooth) Settings
49:35 - Firmware Version Tip
50:21 - My Menu Settings

51:14 - Final Thoughts

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Have any questions or want some additional information that I forgot to include? Just leave me a message in the comments and I'll be happy to answer them. Thanks for watching!

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