EOS-1D X Mark III: Custom Controls
Article ID: ART176244 | | | Date published: 02/03/2020 | | | Date last updated: 09/15/2023 |
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Custom Controls Custom Controls
You can assign frequently used functions to camera buttons or dials according to your preferences for easy operations.
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Functions available for camera controls AF
Exposure
Movies
Image
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The following section describes some examples of Custom Controls settings. : Metering and AF StartPressing the button assigned to this function starts metering and AF. 1: When the or button is assigned, pressing the button with the setting screen displayed enables you to set detailed AF settings. Pressing the or button as you shoot starts AF under the configured settings.
To continue using the current AF point when you press the or 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
: Switch to Registered AF FunctionAs 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 button. Turn the or dial to select an item, then press to add a checkmark []. To configure function details, select an item, then press . Default settings can be restored by pressing the button. Caution
: Switch to Registered AF PointPressing 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 button when the setting screen is displayed. For instructions on registering AF points, see Registering the AF Point. : Direct AF Point SelectionDuring metering, you can select an AF point directly with the or dial without pressing the button. 4: To set the direction for switching AF points with the dial, press the 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 , press the button when the Multi-controller setting screen is displayed. For instructions on registering AF points, see Registering the AF Point. : Select AF Point, ( During Met)During metering, you can select an AF point directly with the dial without pressing the button. Setting this function switches the functions of the and buttons. You can set exposure compensation or the aperture value by holding down the button and turning the dial. 6: To set the direction for switching AF points with the dial, press the 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, ( During Met)During metering, you can set the ISO speed by turning the dial. Setting this function switches the functions of the and buttons. You can set exposure compensation or the aperture value by pressing the button and turning the dial. : Image Size SelectionYou can select a card or set the image size by pressing while watching the rear LCD panel. To select a card, turn the dial. To set the image size, turn the dial. : One-Touch Image Quality SettingPressing the button assigned to this function enables you to switch to the image size set here. While the camera switches the image size, 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 button when the setting screen is displayed. : 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, 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 button when the setting screen is displayed. : Register/Recall Shooting FunctionYou 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 button. Turn the or dial to select an item, then press to add a checkmark []. To configure function details, select an item, then press . Default settings can be restored by pressing the button. To register the camera's current settings, select [Register current settings]. For instructions on registering AF points, see Registering the AF Point. Caution
: Unlock While Button PressedEven with the power switch set to , by holding down the button assigned to this function, you can use camera controls that are locked by [6: Multi function lock]. : Switch to Custom Shooting ModeYou can switch to registered Custom shooting modes () by pressing the button in shooting modes other than , , or . When you have added a [] to [], [], and [] in [3: Restrict shooting modes], each press of the button switches from to to to the current shooting mode. : Cycle Between the Set FunctionsEach press of the 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 button. You can set the the functions that the camera switches among. Turn the dial to select an item, then press to add a checkmark []. Select [OK] to register the setting. : Illuminate Info in ViewfinderBy 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
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