- Camera Control Pro 2 Help
- Camera Controls
- The Exposure 2 Tab
The Exposure 2 Tab
The following settings can be adjusted from the “Exposure 2” tab.
- Focus Point (Z 7II / Z 6II / Z 7 / Z 6 / Z 5 / Z 50 / Nikon 1 V3 excluded)
- The focus point can be selected using the arrow buttons; see the camera manual for details. For information on AF-area mode and focus mode, see “The Mechanical Tab”.
- Metering
- Choose the metering mode. See the camera manual for details. If Enable Controls on Camera Body is selected with a D3-series, D800, D800E, D700, D300-series, or Df camera, the metering mode is displayed but can only be selected from the camera; with D6, D5, D4-series, D850, D810, D810A, D780, D750, D610, D600, D90, D500, D7500, D7200, D7100, D7000, D5600, D5500, D5300, D5200, D5100, D5000, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, Z 50, and Nikon 1 V3 cameras, the metering mode can be selected in Camera Control Pro 2 regardless of the option chosen for Enable Controls on Camera Body. In the case of the D6, note that metering cannot be adjusted when exposure is locked using AE/AWB lock.
- Flash Mode
- This option controls the camera flash mode. See the camera manual for details.
- Flash Control Mode (D7500)
- Choose the flash control mode for programmed auto (mode P), shutter-priority auto (mode S), aperture-priority auto (mode A), manual mode (mode M). See the camera manual for more information.
- ISO Sensitivity
- ISO sensitivity can be raised when taking photographs in low light conditions. See the user’s manual provided with your camera for details.
- Auto Control
- When this option is checked, the camera will adjust ISO sensitivity automatically (in the cases of the D6, D5, D4S, D850, D810, D810A, D780, D750, D500, D7500, D7200, D5600, D5500, D5300, Df, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, Z 50, and Nikon 1 V3, Camera Control Pro 2 will display the ISO sensitivity selected by the camera). The maximum sensitivity and minimum shutter speed can be set by clicking the Detail button (in the case of the Nikon 1 V3, the Detail option can be used to adjust maximum sensitivity only). In the case of the D6, D5, D850, D780, D500, D7500, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, and Z 50, a Maximum Sensitivity with Flash option is available for choosing the maximum ISO sensitivity available when a flash is used.
- White Balance
- White balance is used to ensure that colors which appear white when viewed directly are white in the final photograph. It can also be used to produce an intentionally unbalanced rendering of a scene. Selecting Fluorescent displays a menu of bulb types. If Choose color temp. is selected when a D3-series, D700, D610, D600, D300-series, D90, D7100, or D7000 camera is connected, a menu of color temperatures will be displayed. If Auto is selected when a D6, D5, D4-series, D850, D810, D810A, D800, D800E, D780, D750, D610, D600, D500, D7500, D7200, D7100, D7000, Df, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, or Z 50 camera is connected, a menu of auto white balance types will be displayed. See the camera manual for details.
- Fine Tune
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Click Fine Tune to make fine adjustments to white balance. White balance can be fine-tuned in six steps on each of the Amber–Blue and the Green–Magenta axes (in the case of the D6, D5, D4S, D850, D810, D810A, D780, D750, D500, D7500, D7200, D5600, D5500, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, and Z 50, in increments of 0.5 on the Amber-Blue axis and in increments of 0.25 on the Green-Magenta axis). The horizontal (Amber-Blue) axis corresponds to color temperature, while the vertical (Green-Magenta) axis has the similar effects to the corresponding color compensation (CC) filters. See the camera manual for details. Click Reset to restore default settings or OK to copy the settings to the camera.
A different dialog is displayed for D6, D5, D4-series, D850, D810, D810A, D800, D800E, D780, D750, D500, D7500, D7200, Df, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, and Z 50 cameras when Choose color temp. is selected for white balance. Color temperature can be set to values between 2500 K and 10,000 K in increments of 10 K, with six steps available on the Green–Magenta axis (in the case of the D6, D5, D4S, D850, D810, D810A, D780, D750, D500, D7500, D7200, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5, and Z 50, color temperature can be adjusted in increments of 0.25). Click Reset to restore default settings or OK to copy the settings to the camera.
Fine-Tuning White Balance (D6 / D5 / D4 Series / D850 / D810 / D810A / D800 / D800E / D780 / D750 / D610 / D600 / D500 / D7500 / D7200 / D7100 / Df / Z 7II / Z 6II / Z 7 / Z 6 / Z 5 / Z 50)
If selected white balance preset is protected, the Fine tune button and the Edit button are disabled.
- Comment (D5600 / D5500 / D5300 / D5200 / D5100 / D5000 / Nikon 1 V3 excluded)
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This field lists the comments for all white balance presets. Clicking Edit when Preset is selected for white balance displays the dialog shown below, where the comments for each of the white balance presets can be edited.
Click OK to copy the comments to the camera. Comments can be up to thirty-six characters long and contain letters, numbers, quotes, apostrophes, spaces, and any of the following characters: “,” “.” “!” “?” “#” “$” “%” “&” “(” “)” “[” “]” “{” “}” “*” “+” “-” “/” “:” “;” “<” “=” “>” “_” and “@”.
- White Balance (LV) (D6 / D5 / D4 series / D850 / D810 / D810A / D800 / D800E / D500)
- Adjust the white balance of the computer monitor for purposes of photo live view. The selected white balance has no effect on photographs.
- Fine Tune (D6)
- Fine-tune color temperature when Choose color temp. is selected for White Balance (LV).