2. D780 Online Manual
  3. Menu Guide
  4. A Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
  5. f6: Release Button to Use Dial

f6: Release Button to Use Dial

G button UA Custom Settings menu

Selecting [Yes] allows adjustments that are normally made by holding a button and rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dial after the button is released. This ends when the button is pressed again, the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, or the standby timer expires.

  • [Release button to use dial] applies to the E, S (Q), BKT, c (Y), Q/g (U), X (T), W (Y), and AF mode buttons.

  • [Release button to use dial] also applies to controls to which the following roles have been assigned using Custom Settings f3 or g2 [Custom controls]: [Choose image area], [Active D‑Lighting], [Metering], [Auto bracketing], [Multiple exposure], [HDR (high dynamic range)], [Exposure delay mode], [1 step spd/aperture], and [Choose non-CPU lens number].

A Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings

Reset Custom Settings

a: Autofocus01

a1: AF‑C Priority Selection a2: AF‑S Priority Selection a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On a4: 3D-Tracking Face-Detection a5: Auto-Area AF Face/Eye Detection a6: Focus Points Used a7: Store Points by Orientation a8: AF Activation a9: Focus Point Wrap-Around a10: Focus Point Options a11: Low-Light AF a12: Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode

b: Metering/Exposure

b1: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl b2: Easy Exposure Compensation b3: Matrix Metering b4: Center-Weighted Area b5: Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure

c: Timers/AE Lock

c1: Shutter-Release Button AE‑L c2: Standby Timer c3: Self-Timer c4: Monitor Off Delay

d: Shooting/Display

d1: CL Mode Shooting Speed d2: Max. Continuous Release d3: Sync. Release Mode Options d4: Exposure Delay Mode d5: Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter d6: Extended Shutter Speeds (M) d7: File Number Sequence d8: Save Original (EFFECTS) d9: Exposure Preview (Lv) d10: Framing Grid Display d11: Peaking Highlights d12: LCD Illumination d13: Live View in Continuous Mode d14: Optical VR

e: Bracketing/Flash

e1: Flash Sync Speed e2: Flash Shutter Speed e3: Exposure Comp. for Flash e4: Auto c ISO Sensitivity Control e5: Modeling Flash e6: Bracketing Order

f: Controls

f1: Customize i Menu f2: Customize i Menu (Lv) f3: Custom Controls f4: OK Button f5: Customize Command Dials f6: Release Button to Use Dial f7: Reverse Indicators f8: D Switch

g: Movie

g1: Customize i Menu g2: Custom Controls g3: AF Speed g4: AF Tracking Sensitivity g5: Highlight Display