IPTC presets can be created or edited on the camera and embedded in new photographs as described below.
- You can also load IPTC presets created on a computer.
- To create IPTC presets and save them to memory cards for later import, use IPTC Preset Manager (IPTC Preset Manager).
- Creating, renaming, editing, and copying presets
- Deleting presets
- Embedding presets
- Copying presets to a memory card
- Copying presets to the camera
Creating, renaming, editing, and copying presets
Highlight [Edit/save] and press 2 to display the [Select preset to edit or save] list of existing presets.
- To edit or rename a preset, highlight it and press 2. To create a new preset, highlight “Unused” and press 2.
- [Rename]: Rename the preset.
- [Edit IPTC information]: Display the selected preset (Cautions: IPTC information). Selected fields can be edited as desired.
- To copy a preset, highlight it and press X. Highlight the destination, press J, and name the copy.
Deleting presets
To delete presets, highlight [Delete] and press 2.
Embedding presets
Highlighting [Auto embed during shooting] and pressing 2 displays a list of presets. Highlight a preset and press J; the selected preset will be embedded in all subsequent photographs. To disable embedding, select [Off].
Viewing IPTC data
- Embedded presets can be viewed on the [IPTC data] page in the photo information display.
- To display the [IPTC data] page, select (M) both [Shooting data] and [IPTC data] for [Playback display options] in the playback menu.
Copying presets to a memory card
To copy IPTC presets from the camera to a memory card, highlight [Load/save] > [Copy to card] and press 2. Select the desired preset and destination (1–99) and press J to copy the preset to the card.
Copying presets to the camera
The camera can store up to ten presets; to copy IPTC presets from a memory card to a selected destination on the camera, highlight [Load/save] > [Copy to camera] and press 2.
- Highlight a preset and press J to proceed to the [Select destination] list. To preview the highlighted preset, press W (Q) instead of pressing J. After previewing the preset, press J to proceed to the [Select destination] list.
- Highlight a destination and press J to display a dialog where you can name the preset. Name the preset as desired and press X to copy the preset to the camera.
- In addition to the ten presets mentioned above, the camera can store up to three XMP/IPTC presets created on a computer and saved in XMP format. XMP/IPTC presets are not displayed during playback. Nor can they be copied from the camera to a memory card.
Cautions: IPTC information
- The camera supports standard roman alphanumeric characters only. Other characters will not display correctly except on a computer.
- Preset names (Creating, renaming, editing, and copying presets) may be up to 18 characters long. If a preset with a longer name is created using a computer, all characters after the eighteenth will be deleted.
- The number of characters that may appear in each field is given below. Any characters over the limit will be deleted.
| Field | Max. length |
|---|---|
| Caption | 2000 |
| Event ID | 64 |
| Headline | 256 |
| Object Name | 256 |
| City | 256 |
| State | 256 |
| Country | 256 |
| Category | 256 |
| Supp. Cat. (supplemental categories) | 256 |
| Byline | 256 |
| Byline Title | 256 |
| Writer/Editor | 256 |
| Credit | 256 |
| Source | 256 |
IPTC
IPTC is a standard established by the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) with the intent of clarifying and simplifying the information required when photographs are shared with a variety of publications.
IPTC Preset Manager
IPTC presets can be created on a computer and saved to memory cards using IPTC Preset Manager software. IPTC Preset Manager can be downloaded free of charge from the URL below.
https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/