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For simplicity, in this book I have been consistently referring to the Custom Settings
menu entries by their letter/names, so that you always know that when I mention CSM
#a6, I am describing the sixth entry in the Autofocus menu, Number of Focus Points.
That terminology makes it easy to jump quickly to the specific entry.
You can select a CSM function as you do any menu entry, by pressing the multi selec-
tor right button, and navigating through the screen that appears with the up/down (and
sometimes left/right) buttons. Confirming an option is usually done by pressing the
OK button, pushing the multi selector right button, or sometimes by choosing Done
when a series of related options have been chosen.
At the top level, you’ll see these entries:
■ Reset custom settings ■ d. Shooting/display
■ a. Autofocus ■ e. Bracketing/flash
■ b. Metering/exposure ■ f. Controls
■ c. Timers/AE Lock
Reset Custom Settings
You can restore the settings of the Custom Settings banks to their default values by
choosing this menu entry and selecting Yes or No. In Chapter 7, I provided a list of rec-
ommended Custom Settings menu settings for typical photo environments. Tables 9.1
to 9.6 show the default values as the Nikon D7000 comes from the factory, and after a
reset. If you don’t know what some of these settings are, I’ll explain them later in this
chapter. Be careful when changing any of your carefully tailored customized settings
back to the defaults.
Chapter 9 ■ Setup: The Custom Settings Menu 277
Table 9.1 Default Custom Settings Values: Autofocus
Function Option Default
a1 AF-C priority selection Release
a2 AF-S priority selection Focus
a3 Focus tracking with lock-on 3 (Normal)
a4 AF point illumination Auto
a5 Focus point wrap-around No wrap
a6 Number of focus points 39 points
a7 Built-in AF-assist illuminator On