Custom Setting f1 (Custom control assignment) is used to customize camera controls, starting with the function (Fn) buttons. Assigning frequently-used settings to camera controls lets you access them without using the menus.
You can choose the roles played by the following controls:
In addition, Custom Setting f10 (Assign MB‑D17 buttons) can be used to choose the roles played by the Fn and AF‑ON buttons on optional MB‑D17 battery packs.
The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:
| D500 | MB-D17 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preset focus point | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | |
| AF-area mode | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | |
| AF-area mode + AF-ON | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | |
| Preview | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| FV lock | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| AE/AF lock | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | |
| AE lock only | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | |
| AE lock (Reset on release) | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| AE lock (Hold) | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| AF lock only | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | |
| AF-ON | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | |
| Disable/enable | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | |
| Bracketing burst | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | |
| +NEF (RAW) | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Matrix metering | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Center-weighted metering | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Spot metering | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Highlight-weighted metering | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Viewfinder grid display | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Viewfinder virtual horizon | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | |
| Sync. release selection | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | |
| MY MENU | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Access top item in MY MENU | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Playback | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― | |
| Rating | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| Select center focus point | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | |
| Highlight active focus point | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | |
| None | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Same as camera AF‑ON button | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
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The following controls can also be used with the command dials:
Custom Setting f10 (Assign MB‑D17 buttons) > Fn button + can be used to choose the role played by the command dials in combination with the Fn button on optional MB‑D17 battery packs.
The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:
| D500 | MB-D17 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose image area | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Shutter spd & aperture lock | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 1 step spd/aperture | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
| Choose non-CPU lens number | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ✔ | |
| Active D-Lighting | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
| Exposure delay mode | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
| Photo shooting menu bank | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Exposure mode | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Auto bracketing | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | |
| Multiple exposure | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | |
| HDR (high dynamic range) | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | ― | ― | |
| None | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| ISO sensitivity | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
| Exposure compensation | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
| Metering | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ✔ | |
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“Press” and “Press + ”
Certain roles can not be assigned simultaneously to both the “press” and “press + ” functions for some controls. Assigning such a role to “press” when it is already assigned to “press + ” sets the “press + ” option None, while assigning such a role to “press + ” when it is already assigned to “press” sets the “press” option None.
