On some occasions I seem to have difficulty in finding the right Menu items with the Z8 camera. The Menu is quite complex and I have problems finding the settings I want. I have found that it is good to have a copy of the manual on my phone which I generally have with me, but I have also found that it is good to have a brief summary of the Menu items that I use on a regular basis. I call it my Cheat Sheet and the items I have on it are sumarised below. A summary like this can be kept on your phone in Google Notes so that you can access it any time.
- SET UP MENU
- Format Memory Card
- Clean Image Sensor
- Image Comment
- Silent Mode
- PHOTO SHOOTING MENU
- Image Area
- ISO Sensitivity
- Long Exposure NR
- Metering
- Flash Compensation
- Focus Mode
- AF/MF subject detection options
- Auto Bracketing
- Multiple Exposure
- Interval Timer Shooting
- Time-Lapse Video
- Focus shift shooting
- Pixel shift shooting
- Auto capture
- CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU
- Focus
- A6 AF Activation
- A13 Focus Peaking
- A14 Maximum Aperture Lv
- Metering/exposure
- B4 Matrix metering face detection
- B5 Center-weighted area
- Timers/AE lock
- C2 Self timer
- Shooting/display
- D3 Pre-Release Capture options
- D10 Starlight view (photo Lv)
- D21 High fps viewfinder display
- Bracketing/flash
- E1 Flash sync speed
- E3 Exposure comp. for flash
- Controls
- F1 Customise I menu
- Video
- G1 Customize I menu
- Focus
If you copy the above list and paste it into your Google Notes it may help you remember your regularly used settings. You can also add some more items of your own that you use on a regular basis.
There is also a download link at the end of this post for the Cheat sheet PDF file.
