Control Customization Details

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

[Customized controls when shooting]

Customize buttons

You can assign frequently used 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] ().

  2. Select a camera control.

  3. Select a function to assign.

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

Note

  • [Flash function button]: “Menu direct” button on Speedlites.
  • [Control customization: Customize buttons] settings are not cleared even if you select [Custom functions: Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)]. To clear the settings, select [Control customization: Clear all customized controls].

Functions available for customization

AF

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Movie button Multi-function button AE lock button Flash function button
Metering and AF start: Metering and AF start
●*1 - - ○ -
AF stop: AF stop
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
AF point selection: AF point selection
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Set AF point to center: Set AF point to center
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Starting and stopping whole area AF tracking: Start/stop whole area AF tracking
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Direct AF area selection: Direct AF area selection*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
Direct selection of subject to detect: Direct select of sub to detect*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
One-Shot AF: One-Shot AF Servo AF*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
AF Area: AF area
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
AF on detected subject: AF on detected subject*1
- - ○ ○ -
Eye detection AF: Eye Detection AF*1
- - ○ ○ -
Eye detection: Eye detection
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Peaking: Peaking
- ○*1 ○ ○ -

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

Exposure

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Movie button Multi-function button AE lock button Flash function button
Evaluative metering: Metering start*1
○ - - - -
AE lock: AE lock
- ○*1 ○ ●*3 -
AE lock/FE lock: AE lock/FE lock*1
- ○ ○ ●*4 -
ISO: ISO speed
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Evaluative metering: Metering mode*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
FE: FE lock*1
- ○ ○ ○ -

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

3: Default in movie recording.

4: Default in still photo shooting.

Image

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Movie button Multi-function button AE lock button Flash function button
Image quality: Image quality*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
One-touch image quality setting: One-touch image quality setting*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
One-touch image quality setting (hold): One-touch image quality (hold)*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
Still photo cropping / aspect ratio: Cropping/aspect ratio*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
Switch between crop/aspect: Switch between crop/aspect*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
Auto Lighting Optimizer: Auto Lighting Optimizer
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
ND Filter: ND filter
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
White balance selection: White balance selection
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Picture Style selection: Picture Style
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Protect: Protect
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Rating: Rating
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Folder: Select folder
- ○*1 ○ ○ -

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

Movies

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Movie button Multi-function button AE lock button Flash function button
Zebra: Zebra*2
- - ○ ○ -
Movies: Movie recording
- ●*1 ○ ○ -
Pause Movie Servo AF: Pause Movie Servo AF
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Digital Zoom: Digital zoom*2
- - ○ ○ -
Standby: low resolution: Standby: Low res.*2
- - ○ ○ -

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

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

Operation

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Shutter button half-press Movie button Multi-function button AE lock button Flash function button
Flash function settings: Flash function settings*1
- ○ ○ ○ ●
Quick flash group control: Quick flash group control*1
- ○ ○ ○ ○
Dial function settings: Dial function settings
- ○*1 ● ○ -
Screen off: Screen off
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Touch Shutter: Enable: Touch Shutter*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
Display frame rate: Display frame rate setting*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
Communication functions: Communication function
- ○*1 ○ ○ -
Create folder: Create folder*1
- ○ ○ ○ -
No function (disabled): No function (disabled)
- ○*1 ○ ○ ○*1

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

Shutter btn function for movies

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

Customize control dial/ring

Frequently used functions can be assigned to RingDial dials.

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

  2. Select a camera control.

  3. Select a function to assign.

    • Press Quick Control/Set to set it.

Note

  • The [Control customization: Customize control dial/ring] settings are not cleared even if you select [Custom Functions: Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)]. To clear the settings, select [Control customization: Clear all customized controls].

Functions available for each control

●: Default ○: Available for customization
Function Ring Dial
Change shutter speed Shutter speed setting in M mode ○ -
Change aperture value Aperture setting in M mode ●*1 -
ISO Set ISO speed ○ -
Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation ○ -
Standard Standard ●*2 ●
Focus Focus ○ -
Step zoom Step zoom ○ -
No function (disabled) No function (disabled) ○ ○

1: Default in M and [Movie manual exposure] modes.

2: Default in P, Av, Tv, [Movie auto exposure], [Movie aperture priority AE], and [Movie shutter priority AE] modes.

Note

  • Ring: control ring and Dial: control dial.

direction to set Tv/Av

The control ring direction when setting the shutter speed and aperture value can be reversed.

  • Normal: Normal
  • Reverse direction: Reverse direction

direction to set Tv/Av

The control dial direction when setting the shutter speed and aperture value can be reversed.

  • Normal: Normal
  • Reverse direction: Reverse direction

Touch Shutter

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

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

[Customized controls when playback]

Image jump w/

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

Note

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

[Customized controls/Reset]

Touch control

  • 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.

Clear all customized controls

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

Note

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