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How to Customize the i-Menu on the Z fc Mirrorless Camera

Pressing the i button lets you quickly access those menu items you use the most.

When you first pick up a digital camera, it may seem overwhelming with so many buttons, menus, screens and features. But there’s a shortcut system built into the Nikon Z fc that you can configure to include those features you use most. It is called the i-Menu, and once you set it up, you won’t need to dive through menus looking for the settings you use often.

The “i” menu can be accessed from either the physical “i” button on the rear of the camera body or via the touch screen LCD. Nikon preloads 12 most used video settings and 12 most used photography settings in the camera, but you can further customize the i-Menu to include only those features you often find yourself using. Just replace those features you rarely use with the ones you use all the time.

Optimize the i-Menu for stills and video

The great thing about the i-Menu is that you can customize each position with one of 34 different options in the stills menu or choose from 22 different items in the movie menu.

To change out the options for features that are accessible in the i-Menu, just navigate to the custom settings menu, which is represented by a pencil on the main menu screen. Then select G1 to customize the i-Menu for video or F1 to customize the i-Menu for still photography.

rear of the Z fc with an image of a man on the LCD and the i-menu overlay showing

Customize the i-Menu for photography and for video.

Customizing the i-Menu

For Video:

Press the menu button.
Go to the CUSTOM SETTING MENU tab.
Go to section G for Movie.
The first option is G1 for Customize “i” menu.
When you select this option, you’ll see the current 12 boxes in your “i” menu for the Movie mode.
Select the box you want to adjust.
Then scroll down until you find a feature you want to add to the i-Menu.
Select it and the box changes icons.

For Photography:

Press the menu button.
Go to the CUSTOM SETTING MENU tab.
Go to section F for Photography Controls.
The first option is F1 for Customize “i” menu.
When you select this option, you’ll see the current 12 boxes in your “i” menu for the Photography mode.
Select the box you want to adjust.
Then scroll down until you find a feature you want to add to the i-Menu.
Select it and the box changes icons.

Explore the various options and customize the menu to fit your personal shooting style based on the settings you use most. And if after time you find you aren’t using one of the items you’ve placed in the i-Menu, you can replace it with something that’s more useful. Now that’s convenient!