Choose the functions assigned to camera controls, whether used individually or in combination with the command dials.
Press
Choose the roles played by the following controls, highlight the desired option and press the center of the multi selector:
| 0 | Pv button |
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| v | Fn1 button |
| x | Fn2 button |
| V | AF-ON button |
| 8 | Center of sub-selector |
| S | Lens focus function buttons * |
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The lens focus function buttons can be used for the assigned function only when AF-L is selected with the focus function selector.
Lens focus function buttons
“Press” and “Press + Command Dials”
Certain roles cannot be assigned simultaneously to both the “press” and “press + command” functions for some controls. Assigning such a role to “press” when it is already assigned to “press + command dial” sets the “press + command dial” option None, while assigning such a role to “press + command dials” when it is already assigned to “press” sets the “press” option None.
The functions that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:
| Option | 0 | v | x | V | 8 | S |
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| APreset focus point | — | — | ||||
| KAF-area mode | — | |||||
| qAF-area mode + AF-ON | — | |||||
| qPreview | — | — | — | |||
| rFV lock | — | — | — | |||
| BAE/AF lock | — | |||||
| CAE lock only | — | |||||
| DAE lock (Reset on release) | — | — | ||||
| EAE lock (Hold) | — | — | ||||
| FAF lock only | — | |||||
| AAF-ON | — | |||||
| hIDisable/enable | — | — | ||||
| 1Bracketing burst | — | — | — | |||
| 4+ NEF (RAW) | — | — | — | |||
| LMatrix metering | — | — | — | |||
| MCenter-weighted metering | — | — | — | |||
| NSpot metering | — | — | — | |||
| tHighlight-weighted metering | — | — | — | |||
| bViewfinder grid display | — | — | — | |||
| !Viewfinder virtual horizon | — | — | — | |||
| cSync. release selection | — | — | ||||
| %MY MENU | — | — | ||||
| 3Access top item in MY MENU | — | — | ||||
| KPlayback | — | — | — | |||
| cRating | — | — | — | — | — | |
| JSelect center focus point | — | — | — | — | — | |
| KHighlight active focus point | — | — | — | — | — | |
| None | — |
The following options are available:
Virtual Horizon
Pressing a control to which Viewfinder virtual horizon has been assigned displays pitch and roll indicators in the viewfinder. Press the control a second time to clear the indicators from display.
Roll
| Camera tilted right | Camera level | Camera tilted left |
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Pitch
| Camera tilted forward | Camera level | Camera tilted back |
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The roles of the pitch and roll indicators are reversed when the camera is rotated to take pictures in “tall” (portrait) orientation. Note that the display may not be accurate when the camera is tilted at a sharp angle forward or back. If the camera is unable to measure tilt, the amount of tilt will not be displayed.
Press + Command Dials
To choose the roles played by the following controls in combination with the command dials, highlight the desired option and press the center of the multi selector:
| 1 | Pv button + y |
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| w | Fn1 button + y |
| 9 | Sub-selector center + y |
| n | BKT button + y |
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| Q | Movie record button + y * |
Choose the role played by the movie-record button in combination with the command dials when the live view selector is rotated to C.
The BKT Button
If high dynamic range or multiple exposure is active while another function is assigned to the BKT button, the BKT button cannot be used in combination with a command dial until high dynamic range or multiple exposure photography ends.
The functions that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:
| Option | 1 | w | 9 | n | Q |
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| JChoose image area | — | ||||
| $Shutter spd & aperture lock | — | ||||
| v1 step spd/aperture | — | — | — | ||
| wChoose non-CPU lens number | — | — | |||
| yActive D-Lighting | — | — | — | ||
| zExposure delay mode | — | — | — | ||
| nPhoto shooting menu bank | — | ||||
| vExposure mode | — | — | — | — | |
| mWhite balance | — | — | — | — | |
| tAuto bracketing | — | — | — | — | |
| $Multiple exposure | — | — | — | — | |
| 2HDR (high dynamic range) | — | — | — | — | |
| None |
The following options are available:
- JChoose image area
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Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose from pre-selected image areas (0 Image Area). Selecting Choose image area displays a list of image areas; highlight options and press 2 to select or deselect, then press J.
- $Shutter spd & aperture lock
- Press the control and rotate the main command dial to lock shutter speed in modes S and M; press the control and rotate the sub-command dial to lock aperture in modes A and M.
- v1 step spd/aperture
- If the control is pressed when the command dials are rotated, changes to shutter speed (exposure modes S and M) and aperture (exposure modes A and M) are made in increments of 1 EV, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting b2 (EV steps for exposure cntrl, 0 b2: EV Steps for Exposure Cntrl).
- wChoose non-CPU lens number
- Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose a lens number specified using the Non-CPU lens data option (0 Non-CPU Lens Data).
- yActive D-Lighting
- Press the control and rotate the command dials to adjust Active D-Lighting (0 Active D-Lighting).
- zExposure delay mode
- Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose an exposure delay mode (0 d5: Exposure Delay Mode).
- nPhoto shooting menu bank
- Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose the photo shooting menu bank (0 Photo Shooting Menu Bank).
- vExposure mode
- Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the exposure mode.
- mWhite balance
- Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose a white balance option and the sub-command dial to choose a sub-option when v (Auto) or I (Fluorescent) is selected (0 White Balance).
- tAuto bracketing
- Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence and the sub-command dial to choose the bracketing increment (0 Auto Bracketing Set).
- $Multiple exposure
- Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the mode and the sub-command dial to choose the number of shots (0 Multiple Exposure).
- 2HDR (high dynamic range)
- Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose the mode and the sub-command dial to choose the exposure differential (0 HDR (High Dynamic Range)).
- None
- No operation is performed when the command dials are rotated while the control is pressed.
Sub-Selector
To choose the role assigned to the sub-selector, highlight 7 Sub-selector and press the center of the multi selector. The sub-selector can be used for focus-point selection (x Focus point selection) or to duplicate the role performed by the multi selector (Y Same as multi selector). If Y Same as multi selector is selected, you can further press 2 and select Playback zoom to choose the role played by the sub-selector during playback zoom: scrolling photos (Scroll) or viewing other photos at the same zoom ratio (Display next/previous frame).
| 7 | Sub-selector |
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