Control Customization Details

You can customize camera features on the [Control customization] tab to suit your shooting preferences.

[Customized controls when shooting]

[Customize buttons for shooting]

You can assign common shooting functions to camera buttons that are easy for you to use. Different functions, for use when shooting still photos or movies, can be assigned to the same button.

  1. Select [Control customization: Customize buttons for shooting] ().

  2. Select a camera control.

    • To switch to [Control customization: Customize buttons for playback] (), press the INFO button.
  3. Select a function to assign.

    • Press Quick Control/Set to set it.
    • You can configure advanced settings for functions labeled with [INFO] in the lower left of the screen by pressing the INFO button.

Note

  • [Lens Function button]: “AF Stop” or “Lens Function” button on super telephoto lenses with Image Stabilizer.
  • [Speedlite menu direct button]: “Menu direct” button on Speedlites.
  • Only still photo shooting settings can be assigned to [Shutter button half-press] or [Speedlite menu direct button].
  • To clear settings configured with [Control customization: Customize buttons for shooting], select [Control customization: Clear all customized controls].

Functions available for customization

AF

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Live AF-ON Color Quick Control/Set button Lens Function button Speedlite menu direct button
: Metering and AF start
●*1 - - - - - -
: AF stop
- - - - - - -
: AF point selection
- -
: Direct AF point selection
- - - - - - -
: Set AF point to center
- -
: Start/stop whole area AF tracking
- -
: AF area
- -
: Direct select of sub to detect*1
- -
: One-Shot AF Servo AF*1
- -
: AF on detected subject*1
- - - - - - -
: Eye Detection AF*1
- - - - - - -
: Eye detection
- -
: Spot detection
- -
: Register people priority
- -
: Focus mode
- -
: Peaking
- -
: Focus guide
- -
: Drive mode*1
- -

1: Cannot be assigned as a function available in movie recording.

Exposure Compensation

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Live AF-ON Color Quick Control/Set button Lens Function button Speedlite menu direct button
: AE lock, AF stop
- - - - - - -
: Metering start*1
- - - - - - - - - -
: AE lock
- - - - - - -
: AE lock (while button pressed)*1
- - - - - - - - - -
: AE lock/FE lock*1
- - - - - - -
: Expo comp (hold btn, turn )
- -
: ISO speed
- -
: Set ISO speed(hold btn,turn)
- -
: Flash firing*1
- -
ETTL/M: ETTL M*1
- -
: FE lock*1
- - - - - - -

1: Cannot be assigned as a function available in movie recording.

Image

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Live AF-ON Color Quick Control/Set button Lens Function button Speedlite menu direct button
: Silent shutter function*1
- -
: Image quality*1
- -
: One-touch image quality setting*1
- -
: One-touch image quality (hold)*1
- -
: Still img aspect ratio*1
- -
: Digital tele-conv*1
- -
: Auto Lighting Optimizer
- -
: Flicker detection*2*3
- -
: White balance selection
- -
: Switch color temperature
- -
: WB correction
- -
: Color mode
- -
: Picture Style
- -
: Color filter
- -
: Select folder
- - - - -

1: Cannot be assigned as a function available in movie recording.

2: Cannot be assigned as a function available in still photo shooting.

3: Not used in movie recording.

Movies

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Live AF-ON Color Quick Control/Set button Lens Function button Speedlite menu direct button
: False color*2
- -
: Zebra*2
- -
: Movie recording*2
- - - - - -
: Pause Movie Servo AF*2
- -
: Audio Status*2
- -
: Subj. detect. AF*2
- -
: Digital zoom*2
- -
: Custom Picture*2
- -
: Digital IS*2
- -
: Cinema view*2
- -
: Movie self-timer*2
- -
: Standby: Low res.*2
- -
: Live streaming*2
- -

2: Cannot be assigned as a function available in still photo shooting.

Operation

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Live AF-ON Color Quick Control/Set button Lens Function button Speedlite menu direct button
: Flash function settings*1
-
: Quick flash group control*1
-
: Maximize screen brightness (temp)
- -
: Power off
- - - - - - -
: Screen off
- -
: Switch focus/control ring
- -
: Depth-of-field preview*1
- -
: Quick Control screen
- -
: Magnify/Reduce
- -
: Image replay
- -
: Magnify images during playback
- -
: Menu display
- -
: Touch Shutter*1
- -
: Display frame rate setting*1
- -
: Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connection
- -
: Create folder*1
- -
: No function (disabled)
- ●*4 ○*1

1: Cannot be assigned as a function available in movie recording.

4: Default in still photo shooting.

Shutter btn function for movies

You can set the functions performed by pressing the shutter button halfway or completely during movie recording.

Caution

  • In movie recording, the [Control customization: Shutter btn function for movies] setting overrides any function assigned to the shutter button in [Control customization: Customize buttons for shooting].
  1. Select [Control customization: Shutter btn function for movies] ().

  2. Select an option.

    • Half-press

      Specify the function performed by pressing the shutter button halfway.

    • Fully-press

      Specify the function performed by pressing the shutter button completely.

  3. Select an option.

    [Half-press] options

    [Fully-press] options

    • With [Fully-press] set to [Start/stop mov rec], you can start/stop movie recording not only with the movie shooting button but also by pressing the shutter button completely, or by using a remote switch (sold separately).

Customize dials/control ring

Frequently used functions can be assigned to the Main dial and Quick control dial 1 dials and Control ring ring.

  1. Select [Control customization: Customize dials/control ring] ().

  2. Select a camera control.

  3. Select a function to assign.

    • Press Quick Control/Set to set it.

Note

  • To clear settings configured with [Control customization: Customize dials/control ring], select [Control customization: Clear all customized controls].

Functions available for dials

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Function Main dial Quick control dial 1 Control ring
: Change shutter spd. (hold meter. btn) - -
: Change aperture (hold meter. btn) - -
: Set ISO speed(while holding metering button) - -
: Exposure comp. (hold meter. btn) - -
: Flash exposure comp./output(while holding metering button) - -
: Select AF area(while holding metering button) - -
: Picture Style(while holding metering button) - -
: White balance selection(while holding metering button) - -
: Select color temperature(while holding metering button) - -
: Change shutter speed - -
: Change aperture value - -
: Shutter speed setting in M mode -
: Aperture setting in M mode -
: Set ISO speed -
: Exposure compensation -
: Select AF area -
: Picture Style -
: White balance selection -
: Select color temperature -
No function (disabled): No function (disabled)

Note

  • [Control ring]: Control ring on RF lenses and mount adapters.

Touch Shutter

Touch Shutter can be specified. When set to [Enable], [Touch Shutter: Disable] display in the lower left of the shooting screen changes to [Touch Shutter: Enable], and Touch Shutter is enabled.

For Touch Shutter instructions, see Shooting with the Touch Shutter.

Multi function lock

Specify camera controls to lock when the Multi-function lock is enabled. This can help prevent accidentally changing settings.

  1. Select [Control customization: Multi function lock] ().

  2. Select camera controls to lock.

    • Select a camera control and press Quick Control/Set to display [Check].
  3. Select [OK].

    • Pressing the Multi-function lock button locks the selected [Check] camera controls.

Note

  • An asterisk “*” to the right of [Control customization: Multi function lock] indicates that the default setting has been modified.

Focus/control ring

Menu-based switching of lens focus/control ring functionality.

Caution

  • Available when using lenses that have a combination focusing ring/control ring but have no switch to switch between these feature.
  • FOCUS: Use as focus ring

    The ring works as a focusing ring.

  • CONTROL: Use as control ring

    The ring works as a control ring.

Note

  • To restrict [Autofocus: Focus mode] to [AF] when [Use as control ring] is selected, press the Color button and add a checkmark [Check] to [Focus mode is AF when used as a control ring].
  • Switching is also possible from the Quick Control screen, when customized with [Shooting: Customize Quick Controls] ().

Camera/ optical zoom speed

You can set the optical zoom speed used when zooming with the zoom lever or a wireless remote control.

The zoom speed during shooting standby and during movie recording can be set separately.

Sample screen
  • Zoom speed

    Set the zoom speed.

    Fast: Suitable for zooming during shooting standby.

    Slow: Suitable when you prefer slow zooming, such as during movie recording.

  • Speed level

    Set a zoom speed level (relative to the zoom speed), to zoom faster or slower depending on how much you press the zooming control.

    Set the zoom speed in a range of 1–15 for [Fast] or [Slow].

Note

  • Zoom speed with Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 (sold separately) corresponds to the [Speed level] setting.

Lens optical zoom speed

Available when using a power zoom lens.

Optical zooming is faster or slower depending on how much you turn the zoom ring.

The zoom speed during shooting standby and during movie recording can be set separately.

Sample screen
  • Zoom speed

    Set the zoom speed.

    Fast: Suitable for zooming during shooting standby.

    Slow: Suitable when you prefer slow zooming, such as during movie recording.

  • Speed level

    Set a zoom speed level (relative to the zoom speed), to zoom faster or slower depending on how much you turn the zoom ring.

    Set the speed level in a range of 1–15 for the zoom speeds [Fast] and [Slow].

[Customized controls when playback]

Customize buttons for playback

You can assign common playback functions to camera buttons that are easy for you to use.

  1. Select [Control customization: Customize buttons for playback] ().

  2. Select a camera control.

    • To switch to [Control customization: Customize buttons for shooting] (), press the INFO button.
  3. Select a function to assign.

    • Press Quick Control/Set to set it.
    • You can configure advanced settings for functions labeled with [INFO] in the lower left of the screen by pressing the INFO button.

Note

  • To clear settings configured with [Control customization: Customize buttons for playback], select [Control customization: Clear all customized controls].

Functions available for customization

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Function 2 3
: Protect
: Rating
: Erase images
/: Protect (image jump w/+)
/: Rating (image jump w/+)
: Cropping
: Image search
: Magnify/Reduce
: Send images to smartphone
: No function (disabled)

Image jump w/

To set how the camera jumps through images, you can turn the Main dial dial on the playback screen in single-image display.

Note

  • With [Jump images by the specified number], you can turn the Main dial dial to select the number of images to jump by.
  • With [Display by image rating], turn the Main dial dial to select the rating (). Selecting Rating will show all rated images as you browse.

Img jump w/+

To set how the camera jumps through images, you can turn the Quick control dial 1 dial while pressing the button assigned to [Rating/Image browsing] [Protect/Image browsing] on the playback screen in single-image display.

Note

  • You can configure this function when assigning [Rating/Image browsing] or [Protect/Image browsing] to a button in [Control customization: Customize buttons for playback] ().
  • With [Jump images by the specified number], you can turn the Main dial dial to select the number of images to jump by.
  • With [Display by image rating], turn the Main dial dial to select the rating (). Selecting Rating will show all rated images as you browse.

[Customized controls/Reset]

Touch control

  • [Sensitive] makes the touch-screen panel more responsive than [Standard].
  • To disable touch operations, select [Disable].

Caution

  • Precautions for touch-screen panel operations

  • Do not use sharp objects such as fingernails or ballpoint pens for touch operations.
  • Do not use wet fingers for touch operations. If the screen has any moisture or if your fingers are wet, the touch-screen panel may not respond or malfunction may occur. In this case, turn off the power and wipe off the moisture with a cloth.
  • Attaching a commercially available protective sheet or a sticker on the screen may impair responsiveness to touch operations.
  • The camera may not respond as well if you quickly perform touch operation when [Sensitive] is set.

Clear all customized controls

Selecting [Control customization: Clear all customized controls] clears all control customization settings.