The 7 Best Nikon Tricks Ever! 

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Great tips. I've been using my D750 for two years and didn't know most of these settings you describe. I see lots of articles and videos about "secrets" and "tricks," but rarely do they surprise me. You, on the other hand, really taught me something.

Best tutorial video I've seen all year on RU-vid, thanks a lot mister.

Clear, concise, well delivered and to the point tips! Having invested in the D850, and struggled through the manuals 400+ pages, your explanatory videos are all first class, including the AF Fine tuning focus tips in another video! Many thanks! Cheers, Frederic in Montréal

Love No.2 - Assign 100% zoom to focus point on image review via the multi-selector centre button. invaluable time-saving tip....33 years as a Photographer and every day is a school day. Thanks Steve, great video by the way.

Hey Steve, although I've been a Canon shooter for years, I've been thinking about switching over to Nikon and recently picked up a D300s and I just wanted to say thanks for all the information you put out on a regular basis, as it's helped me immensely. Love the book, by the way!

You're kidding. This is the most useful video I've seen in months. Thanks a lot!!

Way to go Steve! These are some awesome tips that I whipped my camera out for right when I saw this video! I upgraded about a year or so back from my D3200 to D7200 and missed changing my ISO with one hand. Absolutely loved this video! Thanks for putting this up on RU-vid!

I think Steve has a lot to teach many people with his informative videos. I'm a professional Nikon photographer and I look at some from time to time and learn new things. Thank you Steve for sharing your knowledge.

Steve, You keep me learning the power of my D750. Great Work!...Walt

Steve, you're awesome! That's one coffee break very well spent and I've subscribed. Fast Card Format? WHAt?!! That alone is a GREAT function and I'm not ashamed to say that I've been a Nikon shooter for a very long time and didn't know that. Golden tips. thanks again. And thanks for the D5 specific comments/details :)

YOU ARE THE BEST DEAR !! THIS IS WHEN AN EXPERT IS TALKING !! ALL THESE HINTS ARE REALLY AWESOME !!!! THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT !! WISH YOU ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR BOOK TOO !!!

Awsome tips, I've recently changed from cannon to nikon and I was really missing some of these functions. So pleased to be able to implement them so easily through the custom settings. You're a life saver!

Man that zoom trick alone makes this video worth watching. I've always hated having to push zoom multiple times to check sharpness. Thanks!

OMG how did I not know some of these! thank you

So glad I found you!! I'm going back to basics after a 4 year slump and you are just what the doctor ordered. Thanks a ton for reminding me what a gorgeous toy I have to play with. You're a natural teacher. Thanks so much, Steve. Much obliged x x x

Wow! Great tips. I had no idea I could format the second card slot using the sub-command dial! Love your new book by the way, tons of information and you've got a great sense of humor that had me laughing out loud a few times!

I already have Movie Record reassigned to ISO but now, thanks to your helpful video, I also have the command dial whizzing through my images and the OK button zooming in on them. Double thumbs-up :-)

Thank you! This has been helpful and had moment of ahh I didn’t know you could do that

Very practical tips! I actually had literally everything setup exactly like these. It's an huge time saver indeed, and makes working with my D750 a snap, it's really ergonomic. Tip 8 (for portrait shooters): set the spot meter hotkey to the Fn button. It's a really big help if you want perfectly exposed skin.

Thank you so much. These tips have been such a time-saver for me over the years and I've referred back to this video many times.

What genius ideas, you solved several problems I have had in a matter of 10 mins.

Super! You can learn something new every day regardless how long you have been doing something.

the zoom on live view is exactly what i was looking for, I was getting sick of zooming in and out, especially in darkness. Awesome, thanks. Earned a sub

Awesome tips Steve! Really like the orientation between horizontal and vertical auto-mapping. And, the live view magnification was a definite plus. Thanks again.

Wow just brilliant suggestions, I will bee Buying your BOOK ! ! ! ! Thanks for the helpful tips James

I dont remeber last time I saw such usefull video !! Congrats and thank you very much from your fan from Brazil

Steve I stumbled onto your page and watched this video. MAN, this is great I applied some of your tricks (all except #7 I'm not there yet) and they all worked well for me. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. p.s. I also subscribed.

This is absolutely fantastic info. I found this looking for one thing, and ended up setting up most of the custom settings you recommend. Thank you so much!

Dude, I just enabled every friggin one of these. Awesome video!

Thank you for this tutorial. There were a couple settings I wasn't aware of. This has also inspired me to take a much closer look at other Custom Settings.

Thank you. I recently received my D500 and your tips are very helpful. I appreciate it. Looking forward to your book as well.

Now maybe I won't feel like a 'T-Rex in a pushup contest' when trying to get a sharp image. Loved that quote !

You have nicely exposed the hidden treasures of Nikon cameras in your own great style- thanks a lot!

I've customized my D500 pretty well and have most of what you said already done or assigned to different buttons. I'm going to add the focus points orientation and 100% live view to my custom. Most useful custom settings in ages.

What an awesome video, Steve!!! I can't believe no other Nikon RU-vid "pros" cover these (and other menu) aspects in their inadequate reviews of the cameras they have. These really are HELPFUL TIPS for better photography. THANK YOU!!!

For the D5200 users out there: 1) Not available for this model, 2) Not available for this model, but after hitting play button and some zoom, one can press i button and use < and > buttons to loop through to detected faces positions and check focus 3) Mine already skip thru photos using command dial by default 4) Not available for this model, but one can assign this function to "my menu" to speed it up a little 5) Not available for this model. I wish I could use the built in flash button for that. 6) Not available for this model, but the Fn button can be used for ISO ( very handy) 7) Not available for this model, but one can use Center/Ok button to center the single focus point

Fantastic. I really like your videos how they are so organized. It's really hard to make a video seem so effortless and to-the-point, your videos do a fantastic job at communication.

Your the man Steve. I found this video to be very helpful. Now we need more of these tricks ! Thank you.

Just bought your book, at first glance it looks great ! I am Dutch but I will figure it out..... ;-)

"Oh, and make sure you do it in front of a Canon shooter" is what got the thumb's up from me.

Thanks for this Steve! I've ordered your "secrets" book and look forward to diving in!

Great work, the E-books are great value for the info provided.

Thanks for the video Steve! I shoot with the D800 and I just bought your Nikon AF book, looking forward to reading it!

Great stuff you do here:)

You are an absolute legend. Just upgraded to d7200 and didnt know i couldnt do the things you mentioned. That focus memory is genius

I have had the Nikon d500 for almost 3 months now and this is by FAR the best tips video I have seen. thanks a million :-)

One of the quickest ways that NIKON shooters can make CANON shooters jealous is, without hitting the "play" button, zooming in to 100% on the image you just captured, AND THEN SCROLLING BETWEEN OTHER PHOTOS. For whatever reason, Canon continues to disallow this, assuming that you'd rather change your camera settings while reviewing images, lol. Fail! That thumb dial on Canons is nice for really blazing through images, though, but I honestly don't do high-speed image scrolling often enough to want to use my command dials for image scrolling. But, while we're on the subject of making Canon shooters jealous, the one thing not mentioned here that is HUGE for me as a wedding / portrait shooter is, of course, face detection during image playback. If anybody has ever noticed the little white boxes over people's faces when zooming in to a waist-up portrait, try spinning the sub-command (usually the front) dial while zoomed in to 100%. It will automatically scroll from face to face to face! Using this, I've been able to blaze through massive numbers of group photos during a cocktail hour or reception, and ensure ZERO blinking or OOF shots even for over 300 people in a row! :-)

RE: focus point orientation recall. I cant find it on my D3S on fw1.01. Can I update to get more functions? Fw1.03?

The video gift that keeps on giving. (3 years later) Good tips. I hope I can remember at least a couple of them.

The explanation for #7, storing AF points by orientation, was very useful. I hadn't understood that one before but now I'm using it. I'd also like to use #5, temporarily disabling flash, but I already use the customizable external buttons for other functions. I wish my D750 had more of them.

people who disliked this videos have canon, lol

22 canon users have hit dislike😂. Nikon is a great brand and except for the high priced lenses, is the best for any photographer.

Hi Steve, I bought your book when it came out and get your updates (got). Many thanks. Excellent book with so much in it I missed these tricks. But am now shooting a D750 so am refreshing stuff on YT. You're a great teacher, concise and to the point with no fluff like so many others. If you get to read this a big

Good stuff, thank you Steve. I thought my D750 was up to speed but nope, I made two changes (Live View 100% and finally changed ISO control to REC). Thanks!

nice tips! too bad the best tricks dont work on my d7100! using rec button for ISO for example! frustrating that nikon wont just upgrade the firmware to enable this...

This moment when you realize your D610 is aging ...

Found your channel, through your Nikon 200-500 vs 300pf comparison, you do such awesome work , keep it up!!!

Great tips thank you! Can't wait to try them out on my D500.

"...make sure to try it in front of Canon shooter..." with your little smile. Ha! Ha! Very funny.

the way my nikon had none of these options 😭

These are really terrific Nikon tricks, I have the D810 and I have worked out some short-cuts from past Nikons, but you have put the icing on the cake for me Steve, thankyou very much mate.

Excellent tips. Thanks for posting them publicly.

You, sir are a life saver. That af point in different orientations is bomb.

Steve you are awesome!! Thanks for making this video, i purchased both your e-books and love those too!!

Just came accross this as I have recently bought a Nikon D7500. Thanks so much for piutting this together, extreemly helpful and they all work with my camera.

Thanks Steve, One of the best set of tips i've seen for a long time. Well done and thanks again.

Excellent! I found this video before and learned Number 3, the fast image scrolling, and needed it to set up another camera and couldn't find the setting. Took me a while to find this one again. Greast stuff.

Dude! This was incredible! I just got an 810 and set every single "trick" you talked on. Thanks!

Some of these I knew but some just improved the way of life for me!! Kudos man. Subscribed!

I actually picked up a couple options I hadn't thought about! thanks for sharing :)

I'm an amateur Photographer with my first dslr, Nikon D750. Those tips are going to make things much easier and faster! Thanks so much for the AWESOME tips! I've subscribed!

this is so amazing!! thank you!! I never knew most of these! (the format one I knew, but not the card selection, gotta get used to it though)

Wow!! Amazing tips! I'm going to apply at least 4 of them right away and probably get your focus book! Thanks for doing all this!

I've been a nikon user for years and only knew a couple of these! Great stuff! Thanks.

OMG!!!! I love the rec ISO change option. I absolutely hated having to pull the camera from my face to make sure I am on the ISO button on the back when changing it, buuuuttttt now I use this method and it's genius! Thanks thanks and thanks!!!!!

As always, wonderful and very useful information! Thanks Steve!

Just bought your AF and wildlife book just because these tricks are so cool. Use Nikons for many years but learned something new. Thumbs up !

Wow, thanks so much. Wish I'd seen this months if not years ago. I've pretty much programmed most of these into my Nikon D4S. Super cool

Awesome! When I got my pre-loved D750 the scroll through images was enabled and It gave me the shirts! No-one could tell me how to turn it off, other than by pussing a button every time after I took a shot. By showing how to enable it, I've learned how to disable it! The other tips are gold - ISO on record will be a game changer. SUBSCRIBED!

The AF orientation tip was brilliant. Thanks for putting this together.

Thank you so much for this! I just upgraded from a D5000 to a D750 and these tips are a huge help!

Thanks Steve. I got into photography as a hobby and have been enjoying it. These tips will surely help me. Well done!

I really like your tips. Your video tip on back-button focus was really great (I now use it all the time). I then bought your first book. I'll take a look at the second one.

There tricks would save my life when i started photography back in 2009 !!! It's nice to see that i know them all. Very good youtube channel,clean and helpful

Thanks for these great tips Steve; really useful as the manual is a beast to get through.

All of these tips were such great help for me. Thank you! Keep up tie great work.

Thank you! I was really needed vertical/horizontal autofocus save a lot of times!

I enjoyed this video. It is the first one of Steve's that I've seen. I was initially annoyed by his plug for his book at the start of the video, but by the time that I had finished the video was considering getting it.

The last trick is the best! Thanks Steve!

Thank you for all those tips Steve...you are a true legend.

Thank you so much for all these cool tips, I especially liked the scrolling through one's photos option :-)

I enjoy your tutorials and your presentation. You catch my attention when I’m watching/ listening to you. So not only do you offer good photography skills/knowledge, you have a good voice, and skillful presentation, people can retain. While there are many other photographers who offer tutorial videos on RU-vid, some teach the right stuff, but they just don’t have the “presentation or voice skills we want to hear, therefore tuning them out.

Thank you so much for tips ,I just started my photography career and your video will help me improve my skills 🤜🤛👍

Thanks Steve...the focus point by orientation is a wonderful discovery for me. Cheers.

Nice presentation, Steve. I bought your book a couple weeks ago and I'm getting a lot out of it! I enjoy your videos, too!

Thank you a lot! I even never knew what this af-orientation stuff in the menu was. Thank you again! :-)

As usual, very nicely done - and I found a couple of tricks I hadn't known about. Thanks, Steve!

Thanks for the tips, I've set up a few on my D800, I really like the flash off tip along the the ISO changing.

Thanks for the tips Steve. They were very helpful and your explanations were easy to follow.