Customizing the Operation Buttons (Assigning Functions Other Than the Default Functions To the Buttons) (EOS 5D Mark IV)

Article ID: ART166276 | Date published: 08/26/2016 | Date last updated: 08/29/2016
 

Description

Customizing the Operation Buttons (Assigning Functions Other Than the Default Functions To the Buttons) (EOS 5D Mark IV)

Solution

You can assign often-used functions to camera buttons or dials for ease of operation according to your preferences.

Customizing the Operation Buttons

1. Turn on the camera.
  • Set the power switch to <ON>.

2. Set the lens’s focus mode switch to <AF>.

3. Select the shooting mode.
  • Turn the Mode Dial to select [ P / Tv / Av / M / B ].
Press the lock release button.
Turn the Mode Dial.

4. Press the <MENU> button to display the menu screen.

5. Under the [ ] tab, select [Custom Controls].
  • Press the <> button, turn <> to select the [ ] tab.

  • Turn the <> dial to select [Custom Controls], then press <>.
 

6. Select a camera button or dial.
  • Turn the <> dial to select a camera button or dial, then press <>.
  • The diagram on the left will show the location of the selected button or dial.

7. Assign a function.
  • Turn the <> dial to select a camera function, then press <>.
  • If the icon appears on the bottom left, you can press the <INFO.> button and set other related options.

8. Exit the setting.
  • When you exit the setting, the screen in step 6 will reappear.
The setting will be changed to the one you selected in step 7.
  • Press the <MENU> button to exit.
NOTE
With the screen in step 6 displayed, you can press the <> button to revert the Custom Control settings to their defaults. Note that the [ : Custom Controls] settings will not be canceled even if you select [ : Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)].

Assignable Functions to Camera Controls

Function
AF Metering and AF start *1 *1






AF stop






Switch to registered AF function


*2 *2





ONE SHOT AI SERVO/SERVO
*3 *3 *3 *3





Switch to registered AF point


*3 *3





Selected AF point Center/Registered AF point









*4
Direct AF point selection







*5 *6
Direct AF area selection









Pause Movie Servo AF








Exposure Metering start









AE lock




AE lock (while button pressed)









AE lock (hold)




AE AE lock, AF stop








FE lock






ISO Set ISO speed (hold button, turn )









ISO Set ISO speed (hold button, turn )









ISO Set ISO speed ( during metering )









Exposure compensation (hold button, turn )









Exposure compensation (hold button, turn )









Shutter speed setting in M mode








Aperture setting in M mode








Images One-touch image quality setting


*7
*7




One-touch image quality (hold)


*7
*7




Image quality









Picture Style









Operation Depth-of-field preview








IS start








Menu display









Register/recall shooting function
*8 *8







Unlock while button pressed









Start movie recording (when is set)







Image replay









Magnify/Reduce (press SET, turn )









Cycle: ・ / DRIVE・AF / WB ・









Flash function settings









No function (disabled)

*1: When assigned to the <AF-ON> or <> button, pressing the <INFO.> button while the setting screen is displayed will enable you to set the detailed AF settings. When shooting, pressing the <AF-ON> or <> button will perform AF as it was set.
*2: On the setting screen, press the <INFO.> button to display the detailed settings screen. Turn the <> or <> dial to select the parameter to be registered, then press <> to append a checkmark [ ]. When you select a parameter and press <>, you can adjust the parameter. By pressing the <> button, you can revert the settings to their defaults.
*3: On the setting screen, when you press the <INFO.> button, you can select [Switch only when btn is held] or [Switch each time btn is pressed].
*4: On the setting screen, when you press the <INFO.> button, you can select [Switch to center AF point] or [Switch to registered AF point].
*5: With the Quick Control Dial setting screen displayed, you can press the <INFO.> button, then set the direction for switching the AF point for when the <> dial is turned. The [Direction: AF point switching] settings for [Horizontal] and [Vertical] will work for Single-point Spot AF, Single-point AF, Man. select : AF point expansion, and Expand AF area: Surround. The [Direction: Zone AF frame switch] settings for [Cycle through the zones], [Horizontal], and [Vertical] will work with Zone AF.
*6: On the Multi-controller setting screen, you can press the <INFO.> button and select the AF point ([Switch to center AF point] or [Switch to registered AF point]) the camera switches to when you press the center of <>.
*7: On the setting screen, when you press the <INFO.> button, you can set the image recording quality for this function.
*8: On the setting screen, press the <INFO.> button to display the detailed settings. Turn the <> or <> dial to select the function to be registered, then press <> to add a checkmark [ ] to it. When you select a function and press <>, you can adjust the setting. By pressing the <>button, you can revert the settings to their defaults. By selecting [Register current settings], the camera’s current settings will be registered.
NOTE
  • [ ] stands for "AF stop button" provided on super telephoto lenses equipped with Image Stabilizer.


SIMS Doc Id

8203018300

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