Menu Items and Defaults
To view Custom Settings, select the A tab in the camera menus.
Custom Settings are used to customize camera settings to suit individual preferences. The Custom Settings menu is divided into two levels.
The options in the Custom Settings menu are listed below, together with their default settings. 1
- [Reset custom settings]: —
a [Focus]
- a1: [AF-C priority selection]: Release
- a2: [AF-S priority selection]: Focus
a3: [Focus tracking with lock-on]
- [Blocked shot AF response]: 3
- a4: [Focus points used]: All points
- a5: [Store points by orientation]: Off
- a6: [AF activation]: Shutter/AF‑ON
- a7: [Focus point persistence]: Auto
a8: [Limit AF-area mode selection]
- [Pinpoint AF]: M
- [Single-point AF]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [Dynamic-area AF (S)]: M
- [Dynamic-area AF (M)]: M
- [Dynamic-area AF (L)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (S)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (L)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (C1)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (C2)]: M
- [3D-tracking]: M
- [Auto-area AF]: M
- a9: [Focus point wrap-around]: OFF
a10: [Focus point display]
- [Manual focus mode]: ON
- [Dynamic-area AF assist]: ON
- [AF-C in-focus display]: OFF
- [3D-tracking focus point color]: White
- a11: [Built-in AF-assist illuminator]: ON
a12: [Focus peaking]
- [Focus peaking display]: OFF
- [Focus peaking sensitivity]: 2 (standard)
- [Focus peaking highlight color]: Red
- a13: [Focus point selection speed]: Normal
- a14: [Manual focus ring in AF mode] 2: ON
b [Metering/exposure]
- b1: [ISO sensitivity step value]: 1/3 step
- b2: [Easy exposure compensation]: On
- b3: [Matrix metering face detection]: ON
- b4: [Center-weighted area]: Standard
b5: [Fine-tune optimal exposure]
- [Matrix metering]: 0
- [Center-weighted metering]: 0
- [Spot metering]: 0
- [Highlight-weighted metering]: 0
c [Timers/AE lock]
- c1: [Shutter-release button AE-L]: Off
c2: [Self-timer]
- [Self-timer delay]: 10 s
- [Number of shots]: 1
- [Interval between shots]: 0.5 s
c3: [Power off delay]
- [Playback]: 10 s
- [Menus]: 1 min
- [Picture review]: 4 s
- [Standby timer]: 30 s
d [Shooting/display]
- d1: [CL mode shooting speed]: 5 fps
- d2: [Maximum shots per burst]: 200
d3: [Pre-Release Capture options]
- [Pre-release burst]: None
- [Post-release burst]: Max.
- d4: [Sync. release mode options]: Sync
- d5: [Shutter type]: Auto
- d6: [Extended shutter speeds (M)]: OFF
d7: [Limit selectable image area]
- [FX (36×24)]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [DX (24×16)]: M
- [1:1 (24×24)]: M
- [16:9 (36×20)]: M
- d8: [File number sequence]: On
d9: [View mode (photo Lv)]: Show effects of settings
- [Show effects of settings]: Only when flash is not used
- [Adjust for ease of viewing]: Auto
- d10: [Starlight view (photo Lv)]: OFF
d11: [Warm display colors]
- [Warm display color options]: Off
- [Warm color display brightness]: 0
- d12: [View all in continuous mode]: ON
- d13: [Release timing indicator]: Type B
- d14: [Image frame]: ON
- d15: [Grid type]: 3×3
- d16: [Virtual horizon type]: Type A
d17: [Custom monitor shooting display]
- [Display 1]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [Display 2]: M
- [Display 3]: M
- [Display 4]: M
- [Display 5]: M
d18: [Custom viewfinder shooting display]
- [Display 1]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [Display 2]: M
- [Display 3]: M
- [Display 4]: M
e [Bracketing/flash]
- e1: [Flash sync speed]: 1/200 s
- e2: [Flash shutter speed]: 1/60 s
- e3: [Exposure comp. for flash]: Entire frame
- e4: [Auto c ISO sensitivity control]: Subject and background
- e5: [Modeling flash]: ON
- e6: [Auto bracketing (mode M)]: Flash/speed
- e7: [Bracketing order]: MTR > under > over
- e8: [Flash burst priority]: Prioritize precise flash control
f [Controls]
- f1: [Customize i menu]: Set Picture Control, White balance, Image quality, Image size, AF-area mode/subj. detection, Focus mode, Release mode, Vibration reduction, Custom controls (shooting), Metering, Airplane mode, View memory card info
f2: [Custom controls (shooting)]
- [Fn button]: White balance
- [AE-L/AF-L button]: AE/AF lock
- [Playback button]: Playback
- [DISP button]: Cycle live view info display
- [OK button]: Select center focus point
[Command dials]
- [Exposure setting]: P: 3E/yP*, S: 3E/yTv, A: 3Av/yE, M: 3Av/yTv
- [Focus/AF-area mode selection]: 3t/ys
- [Sub-command dial zoom role]: Exposure setting
- [Video record button]: Live view info display off
- [Lens Fn2 button]: AF-ON
- [Lens Fn button]: AE/AF lock
- [Lens Fn ring (clockwise)]: Recall focus position
- [Lens Fn ring (counterclockwise)]: Recall focus position
- [Lens memory set button]: Save focus position
- [Lens control ring]: (Varies with lens)
f3: [Custom controls (playback)]
- [Fn button]: None
- [AE-L/AF-L button]: Protect
- [Playback button]: Resume shooting
- [DISP button]: Cycle info display
- [OK button]: Zoom on/off
- [Video record button]: None
[Main command dial]
- [Frame advance]: 1 frame
- [Video playback]: 10 frames
[Sub-command dial]
- [Frame advance]: 1 frame
- [Video playback]: 10 s
- [Lens Fn button]: None
- [Lens Fn2 button]: None
f4: [Touch Fn]
- [Enable/disable touch Fn]: OFF
- [Assign touch Fn]: Move focus point
[Touch Fn area]
- [“Wide” orientation]: Top right quadrant
- [“Tall” orientation]: Same as wide orientation
- f5: [Focus-point lock]: OFF
f6: [Reverse dial rotation]
- [Exposure compensation]: U
- [Shutter speed/aperture]: U
- f7: [Release button to use dial]: OFF
- f8: [Reverse indicators]:
- f9: [Reverse ring for focus]: OFF
- f10: [Focus ring rotation range]: Non-linear
- f11: [Control ring response]: High
- f12: [Switch focus/control ring roles]: OFF
f13: [Power zoom (PZ) button options]
- [Use x/w buttons]: OFF
- [Power zoom speed]: +3
f14: [Full-frame playback flicks]
- [Flick up]: None
- [Flick down]: None
- [Flick advance direction]: LeftVRight
g [Video]
- g1: [Customize i menu]: Set Picture Control, White balance, Frame size/frame rate, Microphone sensitivity, AF-area mode/subj. detection, Focus mode, Electronic VR, Vibration reduction, Custom controls, Wind noise reduction, Airplane mode, Destination
g2: [Custom controls]
- [Fn button]: White balance
- [AE-L/AF-L button]: AE/AF lock
- [Playback button]: Playback
- [DISP button]: Cycle live view info display
- [OK button]: Select center focus point
- [Shutter-release button]: None
- [Video record button]: Record videos
[Command dials]
- [Exposure setting]: A: 3Av/yE, M: 3Av/yTv
- [Focus/AF-area mode selection]: 3t/ys
- [Sub-command dial zoom role]: Exposure setting
- [Lens Fn button]: AE/AF lock
- [Lens Fn2 button]: AF-ON
- [Lens Fn ring (counterclockwise)]: Recall focus position
- [Lens Fn ring (clockwise)]: Recall focus position
- [Lens memory set button]: Save focus position
- [Lens control ring]: (Varies with lens)
- g3: [Focus-point lock]: OFF
g4: [Limit AF-area mode selection]
- [Single-point AF]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [Wide-area AF (S)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (L)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (C1)]: M
- [Wide-area AF (C2)]: M
- [Subject-tracking AF]: M
- [Auto-area AF]: M
g5: [AF speed]: 0
- [When to apply]: Always
- g6: [AF tracking sensitivity]: 4
g7: [Power zoom (PZ) button options]
- [Use x/w buttons]: OFF
[Power zoom speed]
- [Pre/post recording]: +3
- [During recording]: 0
- g8: [Fine ISO control (mode M)]: Off
- g9: [Extended shutter speeds (S/M)]: OFF
- g10: [View assist]: OFF
g11: [Zebra pattern]
- [Pattern tone range]: Zebra pattern off
- [Pattern]: Pattern 1
- [Highlight threshold]: 250
- [Mid-tone range]: Value: 160; range: ±10
- g12: [Limit zebra pattern tone range]: No restrictions
- g13: [Grid type]: 3×3
- g14: [Brightness information display]: Histogram
g15: [Custom monitor shooting display]
- [Display 1]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [Display 2]: M
- [Display 3]: M
- [Display 4]: M
g16: [Custom viewfinder shooting display]
- [Display 1]: L (cannot be deselected)
- [Display 2]: M
- [Display 3]: M
- g17: [Red REC frame indicator]: ON
Items modified from default values are indicated by asterisks (“U”).
Available with compatible lenses only.