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EOS-1D X Mark III: Custom Controls

Article ID: ART176244 | Date published: 02/03/2020 | Date last updated: 09/15/2023
 

Description

Custom Controls

Solution

Custom Controls

Custom Controls

You can assign frequently used functions to camera buttons or dials according to your preferences for easy operations.

  1. Select [Custom Functions6: Custom Controls].

  2. Select a part of the bar.

  3. Select a function to assign.

    • Press SET to set it.
    • You can configure advanced settings for functions labeled with INFO in the lower left of the screen by pressing the INFO button.

Note

  • Default settings can be restored by pressing the Erase button with the screen in step 2 displayed. Note that [Custom Functions6: Custom Controls] settings are not cleared even if you select [Custom Functions9: Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)].

Functions available for camera controls

AF

Function Shutter button Half-press AF-ON button Smart controller AE lock button DOF preview button Lens button M-Fn button M-Fn2 button Set button Main Dial Quick Control Dial Multi-controller
Metering and AF start ○ ○   ○   ○            
Metering and AF start
AF stop   ○   ○ ○ ○   ○        
AF stop
Switch to registered AF function         ○ ○   ○        
Switch to registered AF function
One-Shot AF/AI Servo AF   ○   ○ ○ ○   ○        
ONE SHOT Arrow (left/right) AI SERVO
Switch to registered AF point         ○ ○   ○        
Switch to registered AF point
AF point selection     ○               ○ ○
Direct AF point selection
Sel AF pt (during met)                     ○  
Select AF point, Exposure comp.Arrow (left/right)AF point selection (Quick Control Dial during met)

Exposure

Function Shutter button Half-press AF-ON button Smart controller AE lock button DOF preview button Lens button M-Fn button M-Fn2 button Set button Main Dial Quick Control Dial Multi-controller
Evaluative metering ○ ○   ○                
Metering start
AE lock   ○   ○ ○ ○ ○ ○        
AE lock
AE lock ○                      
AE lock (while button pressed)
AE lock (hold)   ○   ○ ○ ○ ○ ○        
AE lock (hold)
AE lock, AF stop   ○   ○                
AE lock, AF stop
FE lock   ○   ○ ○   ○ ○        
FE lock
ISO                 ○      
Set ISO speed
Set ISO speed (hold button, turn main dial)                 ○      
Set ISO speed (hold button, turn Main Dial)
Set ISO speed (Quick Control Dial during meter)                     ○  
Set ISO speed (Quick control dialduring meter)
Set ISO + Exposure comp. ⇔ ISO (Quick Control Dial during met)                     ○  
Set ISO, Exposure comp.Arrow (left/right)ISO (Quick Control Dial during met)
Exposure compensation (hold button, turn main dial)   ○   ○ ○ ○   ○ ○      
Exposure compensation (hold button, turn Main Dial)
Shutter speed setting in M mode                   ○ ○  
Shutter speed setting in M mode
Aperture setting in M mode                   ○ ○  
Aperture setting in M mode

Movies

Function Shutter button Half-press AF-ON button Smart controller AE lock button DOF preview button Lens button M-Fn button M-Fn2 button Set button Main Dial Quick Control Dial Multi-controller
Pause Movie Servo AF         ○     ○ ○      
Pause Movie Servo AF
Start movie recording (when movie set)         ○   ○ ○ ○      
Start movie recording (when Movies set)

Image

Function Shutter button Half-press AF-ON button Smart controller AE lock button DOF preview button Lens button M-Fn button M-Fn2 button Set button Main Dial Quick Control Dial Multi-controller
Image size selection                 ○      
Image size selection
One-touch image quality setting         ○   ○ ○        
One-touch image quality setting
One-touch image quality (hold)         ○   ○ ○        
One-touch image quality (hold)
Record function and card/folder select                 ○      
Record function and card/folder select
Picture Style                 ○      
Picture Style selection
White balance selection                 ○      
White balance selection

Operation

Function Shutter button Half-press AF-ON button Smart controller AE lock button DOF preview button Lens button M-Fn button M-Fn2 button Set button Main Dial Quick Control Dial Multi-controller
Depth-of-field preview         ○     ○        
Depth-of-field preview
Image stabilizer start         ○ ○   ○        
IS start
MENU                 ○      
Menu display
Register/recall shooting function   ○   ○                
Register/recall shooting function
Unlock while button pressed         ○     ○        
Unlock while button pressed
Switch to Custom shooting mode             ○          
Switch to Custom shooting mode
Playback                 ○      
Image replay
Magnify/Reduce                 ○      
Magnify/Reduce (press SET, turn Main Dial)
Magnify/Reduce button         ○     ○        
Magnify/Reduce button
Playback button         ○     ○        
Playback button
Info button         ○     ○        
Info button
Erase button         ○     ○        
Erase button
Protect button         ○     ○        
Protect button
Cycle between the set functions             ○          
Cycle between the set functions
External flash function settings                 ○      
Flash function settings
Flash firing         ○   ○ ○ ○      
Flash firing
VF display illumination         ○   ○ ○ ○      
Illuminate info in viewfinder
Data transfer         ○   ○ ○ ○      
Network settings
Create folder         ○   ○ ○ ○      
Create folder
No function (disabled)   ○ ○ ○ ○   ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
No function (disabled)

Caution

  • Assigning [Disable] to the AF start button also disables the Smart controller.

Note

  • Lens button: “AF stop button” on super telephoto lenses equipped with Image Stabilizer.

The following section describes some examples of Custom Controls settings.

Metering and AF start: Metering and AF Start

Pressing the button assigned to this function starts metering and AF.

1: When the AF start or AE lock button is assigned, pressing the INFO button with the setting screen displayed enables you to set detailed AF settings. Pressing the AF start or AE lock button as you shoot starts AF under the configured settings.

  • AF start position

    When set to [Registered AF point], pressing the AF start or AE lock button switches to the registered AF point.

    Registering the AF point

    1. Set the AF area selection mode to one of the following: Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area: AF point expansion, Expand AF area: Surround, or Auto selection AF. Zone AF and Large Zone AF are not available.
    2. Select an AF point manually.
    3. Hold down the AF point selection button, then press the ISO button, after which the camera beeps and registers the AF point. The registered AF point blinks unless you have set the AF area selection mode to an option other than Auto selection AF.

    Note

    • The following information is displayed when an AF point is registered.

      • Auto selection AF: Area HP (HP: home position)
      • Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area: (manual selection), or Expand AF area: Surround: SEL Center (center)/SEL HP (other than center)
    • To clear registered AF points, hold down the AF point selection button and press the Exposure comp. button.

  • AI Servo AF characteristics ()

    Pressing the AF start or AE Lock button starts AF with characteristics of your specified case [Case *].

  • AF operation ()

    Pressing the AF start or AE Lock button starts AF with your specified AF operation.

  • AF area selection mode ()

    Pressing the AF start or AE Lock button starts AF in your specified AF area selection mode.

To continue using the current AF point when you press the AF start or AE Lock button, set [AF start position] to [Manually selected AF point], and to continue using the current AI Servo AF characteristics, AF operation, and AF area selection mode, select [Maintain current setting].

Note

  • You can register separate AF points for vertical (grip up or down) and horizontal shooting when [Autofocus: Orientation linked AF point] is set to [Separate AF pts: Area+pt] or [Separate AF pts: Pt only].
  • [Registered AF point] takes precedence if both [Registered AF point] and [AF area selection mode] are set in [AF start position].

Switch to registered AF function: Switch to Registered AF Function

As long as you hold down the button assigned to this function, you can switch AF operation to your registered AF function. This is useful if you want to change AF characteristics during AI Servo AF.

2: To access the detailed settings screen when the setting screen is displayed, press the INFO button. Turn the Quick Control Dial or Main Dial dial to select an item, then press SET to add a checkmark [Check]. To configure function details, select an item, then press SET. Default settings can be restored by pressing the Erase button.

Caution

  • Setting details for [Tracking sensitivity] and [Accel./decel. tracking] are not applied when [Case A] is selected in [Autofocus: AI Servo AF/Servo AF].

Switch to registered AF point: Switch to Registered AF Point

Pressing the button assigned to this function during metering enables you to switch to the registered AF point.

3: To select [Switch only when btn is held] or [Switch each time btn is pressed], press the INFO button when the setting screen is displayed. For instructions on registering AF points, see Registering the AF Point.

AF point selection: Direct AF Point Selection

During metering, you can select an AF point directly with the Quick control dial or Multi-controller dial without pressing the AF point selection button.

4: To set the direction for switching AF points with the Quick Control Dial dial, press the INFO button when the Quick control dial setting screen is displayed. [Horizontal] and [Vertical] settings for [Direction: AF point switching] apply to Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area: (manual selection), and Expand AF area: Surround, and [Cycle through the zones], [Horizontal], and [Vertical] settings for [Direction: Zone AF frame switch] apply to Zone AF.

5: To select AF point switching ([Switch to center AF point] or [Switch to registered AF point]) when you press the center of Multi-controller, press the INFO button when the Multi-controller setting screen is displayed. For instructions on registering AF points, see Registering the AF Point.

Sel AF pt (during met): Select AF Point, Exposure comp.Arrow (left/right)AF point selection (Quick Control Dial During Met)

During metering, you can select an AF point directly with the Quick control dial dial without pressing the AF point selection button. Setting this function switches the functions of the Exposure comp. and AF point selection buttons. You can set exposure compensation or the aperture value by holding down the AF point selection button and turning the Main Dial dial.

6: To set the direction for switching AF points with the Quick Control Dial dial, press the INFO button when the setting screen is displayed. [Horizontal] and [Vertical] settings for [Direction: AF point switching] apply to Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area: (manual selection), and Expand AF area: Surround, and [Cycle through the zones], [Horizontal], and [Vertical] settings for [Direction: Zone AF frame switch] apply to Zone AF.

Set ISO + Exposure comp. ⇔ ISO (Quick Control Dial during met): Set ISO, Exposure comp.Arrow (left/right)ISO (Quick Control Dial During Met)

During metering, you can set the ISO speed by turning the Quick Control Dial dial. Setting this function switches the functions of the Exposure comp. and ISO buttons. You can set exposure compensation or the aperture value by pressing the ISO button and turning the Main Dial dial.

Image size selection: Image Size Selection

You can select a card or set the image size by pressing SET while watching the rear LCD panel. To select a card, turn the Main Dial dial. To set the image size, turn the Quick Control Dial dial.

One-touch Image Quality Setting: One-Touch Image Quality Setting

Pressing the button assigned to this function enables you to switch to the image size set here. While the camera switches the image size, JPEG RAW icons blink in the viewfinder and the image size blinks on the rear LCD panel. One-touch image quality setting is canceled after you finish shooting, and the camera reverts to the original image size.

7: To set the image size for this function, press the INFO button when the setting screen is displayed.

One-touch image quality (hold): One-Touch Image Quality (Hold)

Pressing the button assigned to this function enables you to switch to the image size set here. While the camera switches the image size, JPEG RAW icons blink in the viewfinder and the image size blinks on the rear LCD panel. One-touch image quality setting is not canceled after you shoot. To return to the original image size, press the button assigned to this function again.

7: To set the image size for this function, press the INFO button when the setting screen is displayed.

Register/recall shooting function: Register/Recall Shooting Function

You can manually set the main shooting functions and register them to the camera. As long as you hold down the button assigned to this function, you can apply your registered shooting function settings as you shoot.

8: To access the detailed settings screen when the setting screen is displayed, press the INFO button. Turn the Quick Control Dial or Main Dial dial to select an item, then press SET to add a checkmark [Check]. To configure function details, select an item, then press SET. Default settings can be restored by pressing the Erase button.

To register the camera's current settings, select [Register current settings]. For instructions on registering AF points, see Registering the AF Point.

Caution

  • These setting details are not applied when a Speedlite EL-100 is attached.

Unlock while button pressed: Unlock While Button Pressed

Even with the power switch set to Multi-function lock, by holding down the button assigned to this function, you can use camera controls that are locked by [Custom Functions6: Multi function lock].

Switch to Custom shooting mode: Switch to Custom Shooting Mode

You can switch to registered Custom shooting modes () by pressing the Multi-function button in shooting modes other than Custom shooting mode 1, Custom shooting mode 2, or Custom shooting mode 3. When you have added a [Check] to [Custom shooting mode 1], [Custom shooting mode 2], and [Custom shooting mode 3] in [Custom Functions3: Restrict shooting modes], each press of the Multi-function button switches from Custom shooting mode 1 to Custom shooting mode 2 to Custom shooting mode 3 to the current shooting mode.

Cycle between the set functions: Cycle Between the Set Functions

Each press of the Multi-function button switches from one shooting function setting to the next.

9: To access the detailed settings screen when the setting screen is displayed, press the INFO button. You can set the the functions that the camera switches among. Turn the Quick control dial dial to select an item, then press SET to add a checkmark [Check]. Select [OK] to register the setting.

VF display illumination: Illuminate Info in Viewfinder

By pressing the button assigned to this function, you can activate red illumination for information in the viewfinder. To deactivate the illumination, either press the button assigned to this function again or a button that starts the metering timer, such as the shutter button.

Caution

  • Pressing the button assigned to this function during AE lock cancels AE lock and illuminates information in the viewfinder.
 

 

SIMS Doc Id

1579295645

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