Menus

The D7000 uses the same menu system that we've seen on most recent Nikon DSLRs. There are a lot of functions and options to choose from but despite the comprehensiveness the menus are comprehensible and navigable, thanks to Nikon's sensible categorization and color-coding.

Help pages

Like other more recent Nikon DSLRs the D7000 comes with a help feature: any setting with available help is indicated by a circular question-mark icon (?) at the bottom left of the screen. Press and hold the help/protect/WB button to the lest of the screen to display a context-sensitive help page.

Playback Menu
Option Values / Actions Notes
Delete  • Selected
 • Select date
 • All		 - Thumbnail selection
- Select images by date
Playback folder  • D7000S
 • All
 • Current		  
Hide image  • Select / set
 • Select date
 • Deselect all?		 - Thumbnail selection
- Select images by date
Display mode  • Basic photo info
Focus point
 • Detailed photo info
Highlights
RGB Histogram
Data		 Allows you to toggle different items of information shown in either basic or detailed photo display modes.
Copy image(s)  • Select source
CF Card
SD Card
 • Select images
Folder name
Deselect all
Select all images
Select protected
 • Select images
Select folder by number
Select folder from list
 • Copy image(s)
Yes
No		  
Image review  • On
 • Off		  
After delete  • Show next
 • Show previous
 • Continue as before		  
Rotate tall  • On
 • Off		 When enabled portrait shots appear vertically orientated.
Slide show  • Start
 • Frame interval
2 sec
3 sec
5 sec
10 sec		  
Print set (DPOF)  • Select / set
 • Deselect all		 - Thumbnail selection

Shooting Menu

A green superscript one (¹) indicates the default setting.
Option Values / Actions Notes / Sub options
Reset shooting menu  • Yes
 • No 		 
Storage folder  • Select folder by number
 • Select folder from list		 - Create new folder.
File naming  • File naming
Text entry		 Change three-letter file prefix (default DSC/_DSC).
Role played by card in slot 2  • Overflow
 • Backup
 • RAW slot 1, JPG slot 2		  
Image quality  • NEF (RAW) + JPEG Fine
 • NEF (RAW) + JPEG Normal
 • NEF (RAW) + JPEG Basic
 • NEF (RAW)
 • TIFF (RGB)
 • JPEG Fine
 • JPEG Normal ¹
 • JPEG Basic		 Select image quality.
Image size  • Large ¹
 • Medium
 • Small		 - 4928 x 3264 / 16.1 M
- 3696 x 2448 / 9.0 M
- 2464 x 1632 / 4.0 M
JPEG compression  • Size priority ¹
 • Optimal quality 		 
NEF (RAW) recording  • Type
Lossless compressed ¹
Compressed
 • NEF (RAW) bit depth
12-bit ¹
14-bit		 Set the type of compression used in the NEF file as well as the bit-depth recorded. Note that 14-bit NEF files are about 1.3 times larger than 12-bit NEF and that continuous shooting rate drops to 2.5 fps.
White balance  • Auto ¹
Normal
Keep warm light colors
 • Incandescent
 • Fluorescent
1 Sodium-vapor lamps
2 Warm-white fluorescent
3 White fluorescent
4 Cool-white fluorescent
5 Day white fluorescent
6 Daylight fluorescent
7 High temp mercury-vapor
 • Direct Sunlight
 • Flash
 • Cloudy
 • Shade
 • Choose color temp.
 • Preset manual (d0-4)		 - A-B, G-M grid to fine tune WB
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- 2500 K - 10000 K
- Select / program preset WB
Set Picture Control  • Standard
Quick adjust (-2 to +2)
Sharpening (A, 0 to 9)
Contrast (A, -3 to +3)
Brightness (-1 to +1)
Saturation (A, -3 to +3)
Hue (-3 to +3)
 • Neutral
Quick adjust (-2 to +2)
Sharpening (A, 0 to 9)
Contrast (A, -3 to +3)
Brightness (-1 to +1)
Saturation (A, -3 to +3)
Hue (-3 to +3)
 • Vivid
Quick adjust (-2 to +2)
Sharpening (A, 0 to 9)
Contrast (A, -3 to +3)
Brightness (-1 to +1)
Saturation (A, -3 to +3)
Hue (-3 to +3)
 • Monochrome
Sharpening (A, 0 to 9)
Contrast (A, -3 to +3)
Brightness (-1 to +1)
Filter (Off, Y, O, R, G)
Toning (10 options)
 • Landscape
Quick adjust (-2 to +2)
Sharpening (A, 0 to 9)
Contrast (A, -3 to +3)
Brightness (-1 to +1)
Saturation (A, -3 to +3)
Hue (-3 to +3)		 - Default (3, 0, 0, 0, 0)






- Default (2, 0, 0, 0, 0)






- Default (4, 0, 0, 0, 0)






- Default (3, 0, 0, 0, 0)
Manage Picture Control  • Save/edit
 • Rename
 • Delete
 • Load/save 		- Create custom Picture Control sets


- Load / save from card
Auto Distortion Control  • On
 • Off ¹		  
Color Space  • sRGB ¹
 • Adobe RGB 		 
Active D-Lighting  • Auto
 • Extra High
 • High
 • Normal
 • Low
 • Off ¹		  
Long exp. NR  • On
 • Off ¹		 Enables dark frame subtraction NR for exposures of 1/2 sec or longer.
High ISO NR  • High
 • Normal
 • Low
 • Off ¹		  
ISO sensitivity settings  • ISO
LO 1
LO 0.7
LO 0.3
200 ¹
250
320
400
500
640
800
1000
1250
1600
2000
2500
3200
6400
HI 0.3
HI 0.7
HI 1
HI 2
 • ISO sensitivity auto control
On / Off ¹
Maximum sensitivity
200
400
800
1600
3200
6400
HI 1
HI 2
Minimum shutter speed
1/4000 - 1 sec 		Available sensitivities depend on ISO step custom setting (CSM b1).
Multiple exposure  • Done
 • Number of shots
2 - 3
 • Auto gain
On
Off 		Create a new image from two or three exposures.
Movie settings  • Quality
1920x1080, 24fps, high
1920x1080, 24fps, normal
1280x720, 30fps, high
1280x720, 30fps, normal
1280x720, 24fps, high
1280x720, 24fps, normal
640x424, 30fps, high
640x424, 30fps, normal
 • Microphone
Auto sensitivity (A)
High sensitivity (3)
Normal sensitivity (2)
Low sensitivity (1)
Microphone off
 • Destination
Slot 1
Slot 2
 • Manual movie settings
On
Off		  
Interval timer shooting • Start
Now
Start time
 • Interval
[hh:mm:ss]
 • Select Intvl*Shots
[000] x [0] = 0001
 • Start
Off
On		 Time lapse / interval shooting.
Remote control mode • Delayed remote
• Quick-response remote
• Remote mirror-up