Set Up Your Camera For Best Field Use

Get the most from your camera by having it dialed in for nature photography

Text And Photography By Rob Sheppard

Published June 23, 2009
Updated June 30, 2016

Have you set up your camera to make it work optimally for you? Have you changed the camera from its default settings? Most photographers make the RAW or JPEG (or both) choice, but since they’re used to film cameras, many don’t realize that there are other important settings that should be changed and adjusted from the way the camera came to you.

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