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Custom Control Assignments

Custom Setting f1 (Custom control assignment) is used to customize camera controls, starting with the function (Fn) buttons. Assigning frequently-used settings to camera controls lets you access them without using the menus.

Press

You can choose the roles played by the following controls:

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

Preset focus point ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ✔
AF-area mode ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
AF-area mode + AF-ON ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Preview ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
FV lock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
AE/AF lock ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
AE lock only ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
AE lock (Reset on release) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ―
AE lock (Hold) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ―
AF lock only ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
AF-ON ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Disable/enable ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ― ✔ ― ✔
Bracketing burst ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ― ✔ ― ―
NEF (RAW) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Matrix metering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Center-weighted metering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Spot metering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Highlight-weighted metering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Viewfinder grid display ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Viewfinder virtual horizon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
14 fps continuous (Mup) ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ― ✔ ― ✔
Sync. release selection ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ― ✔ ― ✔
MY MENU ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Access top item in MY MENU ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Connect to network ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ✔ ― ― ― ―
Playback ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ― ―
Recall shooting functions ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Voice memo ― ― ― ― ✔ ― ― ― ―
Rating ― ― ― ― ✔ ― ― ― ―
Select center focus point ― ― ― ― ― ― ✔ ― ―
Same as AF-ON button ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ✔ ―
None ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ―

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Press +

To choose the roles played by the following controls in combination with the command dials, highlight an option and press the center of the multi selector:

The functions that can be assigned to these controls are:

Choose image area ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ✔
Shutter spd & aperture lock ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ✔
1 step spd/aperture ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ―
Choose non-CPU lens number ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ―
Active D-Lighting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ―
Exposure delay mode ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ― ―
Photo shooting menu bank ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ― ✔
ISO sensitivity ― ― ― ✔ ― ― ―
Exposure mode ― ― ― ✔ ― ― ✔
Exposure compensation ― ― ― ✔ ― ― ―
Metering ― ― ― ✔ ― ― ―
Auto bracketing ― ― ― ― ― ✔ ―
Multiple exposure ― ― ― ― ― ✔ ―
HDR (high dynamic range) ― ― ― ― ― ✔ ―
None ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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“Press” and “Press + ”

Certain roles can not be assigned simultaneously to both the “press” and “press + functions for some controls. Assigning such a role to “press” when it is already assigned to “press + sets the “press + option None, while assigning such a role to “press + when it is already assigned to “press” sets the “press” option None.

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