Settings menu der Nikon Z9 for general purposes (Shooting menu bank A: Standard/People)
| Setting | Set to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| File naming | CZ9 | Identify files from Z9 |
| Image area | DX alert ON | To be aware that cropping is selected |
| Image quality | Raw | Best image quality / fully editable |
| RAW recording | High efficiency* | I cannot see differences to Lossless compression, file size ~30 MB |
| White balance | Cloudy | Good compromise for outdoor photography |
| Set picture control | Standard - Sharpening + 6 | Makes preview look normal and relatively crisp to evaluate sharpness on the fly |
| Long exposure NR | Off | Takes time (same duration as expsoure). According to Thom Hogan, the noise qualities of the Z9 make this usualy unnecessary, at least at lower ISOs (Z9 301 guide, p. 157) |
| Diffraction compensation | Off | Doesn't do anything on RAW converters other than Adobe, according to Thom Hogan (Z9, page 629) |
| Photo flicker reduction | Off | Slows down release, viewfinder gets dark briefly |
| AF-area mode | Wide-area AF (L) | Gives some control over where the AF system looks for the subject |
| AF subject detection options | Auto | For all possible purposes |
| Vibration reduction | ON | In many situations helpful, but consider changing for bokeh and highest level sharpness |
| Setting | Wildlife | Birds | People | Outdoor sports | Indoor sports | Tripod |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom shooting bank | B | C | A | B | B | A |
| ISO sensitivey settings | Auto iso 1/1000s | Auto iso </= 1/2000s | - | Auto iso 1/1000s | Auto iso 1/1000s | - |
| Photo flicker reduction | - | - | - | - | On | - |
| Af-area mode | - | - | - | - | - | Single |
| AF subject detection options | Animals | Birds | People | People | People | - |
| Vibration reduction | On or Sport for unexpected moves/panning | Sport or On | Off - Bokeh | Sport | Sport | Off |
Bold: not included in bank