A detailed guide to how I configured the new Nikon Z6III for birds in flight photography. These settings are largely based off my Z9 setup which I've been using for about a year, and overall the Z6III performs very capably with a similar setup. I took it out shooting solely birds in flight for an entire day and really enjoyed the experience, and this configuration worked well.
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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Some quick thoughts on the Z6III
00:45 - Clunking
01:46 - Suitability for Birds in Flight & value for money, compared to the Z8
03:10 - The Sensor & Rolling Shutter
04:05 - Mechanical Shutter & Release Mode
05:22 - Electronic Shutter
06:19 - Memory Cards
07:07 - Note about corrupted images
07:33 - Buffer Performance
08:25 - Setting up the Camera
08:31 - Exposure Settings
10:01 - RAW
10:28 - Release Mode/Drive Mode
11:14 - Setting the shutter type
12:09 - Photo Shooting Menu
12:39 - RAW recording
13:23 - ISO sensitivity settings
13:28 - White balance
13:34 - Various JPEG settings
14:11 - Metering
14:55 - Focus mode and AF-area mode
16:03 - Subject detection
16:37 - Vibration reduction
17:07 - Custom Settings Menu
17:22 - AF-C priority selection
17:47 - Focus tracking with lock-on
18:28 - Focus points used
18:34 - AF activation
19:17 - Pre-release
19:27 - Shutter type
19:34 - View mode (photo Lv)
20:39 - High fps viewfinder display
20:54 - Custom controls (shooting) and function buttons
22:00 - Fn1 & Fn2
22:24 - AF-On
23:38 - Recording button, lens fn button, and focus recall
25:45 - Setup Menu
25:58 - Silent mode
26:13 - Camera sounds
26:42 - Custom Menu
26:52 - Monitor & Viewfinder Brightness
27:30 - My Custom Menu
28:24 - Summary & my use-case
29:44 - Your thoughts
30:30 - Outro