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How to set Custom Functions (C.Fn) on the EOS M50 Mark II.

Article ID: ART178491 | Date published: 11/19/2020 | Date last updated: 11/25/2020
 

Description

Canon : Product Manual : EOS M50 Mark II : Custom Functions (C.Fn)

Solution

 

Custom Functions (C.Fn)

Setting Custom Functions

  1. Select [Set-up: Custom Functions(C.Fn)].

  2. Select a Custom Function number.

    • Use the Left keyRight key keys to select the number of a Custom Function to configure (1), then press Quick Control/Set button.
    • Current Custom Function settings are indicated below the respective function number at the bottom of the screen (2).

  3. Change the setting as desired.

    • Select a setting option.
    • To set up another Custom Function, repeat steps 2–3.

Note

  • To clear all Custom Function settings you have configured (except [Custom Controls]), access [Set-up: Reset camera] and select [Custom Functions(C.Fn)] in [Other settings].

Custom Functions

Setting disabled (do not work) Shading indicates that the Custom Function does not apply to this still photo shooting or movie recording. (The settings have no effect.)

Custom Function Setting Items

Custom Functions are divided into two groups by function: C.Fn I: Exposure and C.Fn II: Others.

C.Fn I: Exposure

C.Fn 1: ISO expansion

Makes “H” (equivalent to ISO 25600) available as an ISO speed you can set. Note that expanded ISO speeds (H) are not available when [Shooting: Highlight tone priority] is set to [Enable] or [Enhanced].

  • 0:Disable
  • 1:Enable

C.Fn 2: Safety shift

You can shoot with the shutter speed and aperture value automatically adjusted to enable standard exposure if standard exposure would not be available under your specified shutter speed or aperture value in Shutter-priority AE or Aperture-priority AE mode.

  • 0:Disable
  • 1:Enable

C.Fn II: Others

C.Fn 3: Custom Controls

You can assign frequently used functions to camera buttons that are easy for you to use.

  1. Select a part of the bar.

  2. Select a function to assign.

    • Press Quick Control/Set button to set it.

Note

  • With the screen in step 1 displayed, you can press the INFO button to restore the Custom Control settings to their defaults. [Custom Controls] are not cleared even if you access [Reset camera] and select [Custom Functions(C.Fn)] in [Other settings].

Functions available for camera controls

  • AF

Function Shutter button half-press AE lock button Multifunction button Movie shooting button Exposure comp. button AF/MF button Flash button Erase button
Metering and AF start ○ ○            
AF stop   ○            
Set AF point to center     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
One-Shot AF Servo AF     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
AF method     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Touch & drag AF     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Eye detection     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

  • MF

Function Shutter button half-press AE lock button Multifunction button Movie shooting button Exposure comp. button AF/MF button Flash button Erase button
Manual focus     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Peaking     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

  • Exposure

Function Shutter button half-press AE lock button Multifunction button Movie shooting button Exposure comp. button AF/MF button Flash button Erase button
Metering start ○              
AE lock   ○            
AE lock (while button pressed) ○              
AE lock/FE lock   ○            
Exposure compensation     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Set ISO speed     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Metering mode     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Flash function settings     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Flash firing     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
FE lock   ○            

  • Movies

Function Shutter button half-press AE lock button Multifunction button Movie shooting button Exposure comp. button AF/MF button Flash button Erase button
Movie recording     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pause Movie Servo AF     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

  • Image

Function Shutter button half-press AE lock button Multifunction button Movie shooting button Exposure comp. button AF/MF button Flash button Erase button
Image quality     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
One-touch image quality setting     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
One-touch image quality (hold)     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Still img aspect ratio     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Auto Lighting Optimizer     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
White balance     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Picture Style     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

  • Operation

Function Shutter button half-press AE lock button Multifunction button Movie shooting button Exposure comp. button AF/MF button Flash button Erase button
Depth-of-field preview Depth-of-field preview     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Magnify     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Image replay     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Magnify images during playback     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Menu display     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Drive mode     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Touch Shutter     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Select folder     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Create folder     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Maximize screen brightness (temp)     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Display off     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Switch between VF/screen     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Eco mode     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connection     ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
No function (disabled)   ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

C.Fn 4: Release shutter w/o lens

You can specify whether shooting still photos or movies is possible without a lens attached to the camera.

  • 0:Disable
  • 1:Enable

C.Fn 5: Retract lens on power off

You can set whether to retract gear-type STM lenses (such as EF40mm f/2.8 STM) automatically when the camera’s power switch is set to Power off.

  • 0:Enable

  • 1:Disable

Caution

  • With auto power off, the lens will not retract regardless of the setting.
  • Before detaching the lens, make sure that it is retracted.

Note

  • When [0:Enable] is set, this function takes effect regardless of the lens’s focus mode switch setting (AF or MF).
 

 

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