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8: Custom Controls
With the screen in step 3 di splayed, you can press the < L> button to cancel 
the Custom Control settings. Note that the [ 8C.Fn III -5: Custom 
Controls ] settings will not be canc eled even if you select [8 : Clear all 
Custom Func. (C.Fn) ].
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Assignable Functions to Camera Controls
FunctionPage
AF
Metering and AF start
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AF stop22
ONE SHOT z AI SERVO
AF point direct selection
Exposure Metering start
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AE lock/FE lock22
AE lock
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AE lock (while button pressed)2
AE lock (hold)22
FE lock22
Set ISO speed (hold button, turn )
Shutter speed setting in M mode
Aperture setting in M mode
External 
flashFlash exposure compensation 326
ImageImage quality326Picture Style
OperationDepth-of-field preview
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IS start
VF electronic level
Menu display
No function (disabled)22
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* The AF stop button ( )  is provided only on super telephoto IS lenses.

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When you press the button assigned to this function, metering and AF 
are executed.
The AF will stop while you hold down the button assigned to this functio\
n. 
Convenient when you want to lock  the focus during AI Servo AF.
You can switch the AF operation. In  One-Shot AF mode, when you hold 
down the button to which this function  is assigned, the camera switches 
to AI Servo AF mode. In the AI Servo AF mode, the camera switches to 
One-Shot AF mode only while yo u hold down the button. Convenient 
when you need to keep switching bet ween One-Shot AF and AI Servo 
AF for a subject that keeps moving and stopping.
During metering, you can select  an AF point directly with  without 
pressing the  button.
When you press the shutter button halfway, only exposure metering is 
performed.
AE lock: When you press the button a ssigned to this function, you can 
lock the exposure (AE lock) du ring the metering. Convenient 
when you want to focus and mete r the shot at different areas 
or when you want to take multiple shots at the same exposure 
setting.
FE lock: During flash photography, pre ssing the button assigned to this 
function will fire a preflash and record the required flash output 
(FE lock).
: Metering and AF start
: AF stop
: ONE SHOT  z AI SERVO
: AF point direct selection
: Metering start
: AE lock/FE lock
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When you press the button assigned to this function, you can lock the 
exposure (AE lock) during the mete ring. Convenient when you want to 
focus and meter the shot at different  areas or when you want to take 
multiple shots at the same exposure setting.
The exposure will be locked (AE lock)  while you press the shutter button.
When you press the button assigned to this function, you can lock the 
exposure (AE lock). The AE lock will be maintained until you press the button 
again. Convenient when you want to focu s and meter the shot at different 
areas or when you want to take multiple  shots at the same exposure setting.
During flash photography, pressing the button assigned to this function 
will fire a preflash and record the required flash output (FE lock).
You can set the ISO speed by holding down  and turning the 
< 6 > dial.
If Auto ISO is set, manual ISO speed  setting will take effect. Auto ISO 
cannot be set. If you use th is function in the  mode, you can adjust 
the exposure with the ISO speed whil e maintaining the current shutter 
speed and aperture.
In manual exposure < a>, you can set the shutter speed with the 
< 6 > or < 5> dial.
In manual exposure < a>, you can set the aperture with the < 6> or 
< 5 > dial.
: AE lock
: AE lock (while button pressed)
: AE lock (hold)
: FE lock
: Set ISO speed (hold button, turn  )
: Shutter speed setting in M mode
: Aperture setting in M mode
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Press < 0> to display the flash exposure compensation setting screen 
(p.170) on the LCD monitor.
Press < 0> to display the image-recording quality setting screen 
(p.102) on the LCD monitor.
Press < 0> to display the Picture Style  selection setting screen (p.112) 
on the LCD monitor.
When you press the depth-of-field preview button, the aperture will stop 
down and you can check the depth of field (p.147).
With the lens’ IS switch set to < 1>, the lens’ Image Stabilizer 
operates when you press the button assigned to this function.
When you press the button assigned to  this function, the viewfinder and 
LCD panel will display an electronic level using the exposure level 
indicator (p.61).
Pressing < 0> will display the menu on the LCD monitor.
Use this setting when you do not want to assign any function to the 
button.
: Flash exposure compensation
: Image quality
: Picture Style
: Depth-of-field preview
: IS start
: VF electronic level
: Menu display
: No function (disabled)
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Under the My Menu tab, you can register up to six menu options and 
Custom Functions whose settings you change frequently.
1Select [My Menu settings].
 Under the [ 9] tab, select [ My Menu 
settings ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Register to My Menu].
  Select [Register to My Menu ], then 
press < 0>.
3Register the desired items.
  Select the item, then press < 0>.
  On the confirmation dialog, select 
[OK ] and press < 0> to register the 
item.
  You can register up to six items.
  To return to the screen in step 2, 
press the < M> button.
  Sort
You can change the order of the registered items in My Menu. Select 
[Sort] and select the item whose or der you want to change. Then 
press < 0>. With [ z] displayed, press the < V> key to change the 
order, then press < 0>.
  Delete item/items and Delete all items
You can delete any of the registered items. [ Delete item/items] 
deletes one item at a time, and [Delete all items ] deletes all 
registered items.
  Display from My Menu
When [Enable] is set, the [9 ] tab will be displayed first when you 
display the menu screen.
3  Registering My Menu N
About My Menu Settings
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You can register current camera settings, such as the shooting mode, 
menu functions, and Custom Function settings, as Custom shooting 
modes under the Mode Dial’s  and < x> positions.
1Select [Custom shooting mode 
(C1, C2)].
  Under the [ 54] tab, select [ Custom 
shooting mode (C1, C2) ], then press 
< 0 >.
2Select [Register settings].
  Select [Register settings ], then 
press < 0>.
3Register the Custom shooting mode.
  Select the Custom shooting mode to 
be registered, then press < 0>.
  On the confirmation dialog, select 
[OK ] and press .
XThe current camera setti ngs (p.329, 330) will be 
registered under th e Mode Dial’s C* position.
If you change any setting while you shoot in the  or  mode, 
the Custom shooting mode can be autom atically updated to reflect the 
changed setting(s). To enable this automatic update, in step 2, set 
[Auto update set.] to [ Enable]. The settings that can be automatically 
updated are listed on pages 329 and 330.
In step 2, if you select [ Clear settings], the respective Mode Dial 
position will revert to the default setting effective before you registered 
the camera settings. The procedure is the same as step 3.
w  Register Custom Shooting Modes N
Automatic Updating
Canceling Registered Custom Shooting Modes
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w Register Custom Shooting ModesN
 Shooting Settings
Shooting mode + settings, ISO speed, exposure compensation, 
flash exposure compensation, AF  operation, AF point, drive mode, 
and metering mode.
  Menu functions
[z1 ] Image quality, Beep, Release shutter without card, Image 
review
[z2 ] Lens aberration correction (Per ipheral illumination correction, 
Chromatic aberration correction), External Speedlite control, 
Mirror lockup
[z3 ] Exposure compensation/AEB,  ISO speed settings, Auto 
Lighting Optimizer, White balance, Custom White Balance, 
White balance Shift/Bracketing, Color space
[z4 ] Picture Style, Long exposure noise reduction, High ISO 
speed NR, Highlight tone priority , Multiple exposure (setting), 
HDR Mode (setting) 
[A1 ] Live View shooting, AF method, Grid display, Aspect ratio, 
Exposure simulation
[A2 ] Silent LV shooting, Metering timer
[Z 1] AF method, Silent LV shooting, Metering timer
[Z 2] Grid display, Movie recording  size, Sound recording, Movie 
recording count, Movie play count, Video snapshot
[x2 ] Image jump with  6
[x3 ] Highlight alert, AF point display, Playback grid, Histogram 
display, Movie play count, Magnification (approx.)
[5 1] File numbering, Auto rotate
[5 2] Auto power off, LCD brightness
Settings Registered
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[C.Fn I: Exposure]
Exposure level increments, ISO speed setting increments, 
Bracketing auto cancel, Brac keting sequence, Number of 
bracketed shots, Safety shift
[C.Fn II: Autofocus ]
Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration/deceleration tracking, AI 
Servo 1st image priority, AI  Servo 2nd image priority, AF-
assist beam firing, Lens drive when AF impossible, 
Orientation linked AF point, Superimposed display, AF 
Microadjustment
[C.Fn III: Operation/Others ]
Dial direction during Tv/Av, Focusing Screen, Multi function 
lock, Custom Controls
  My Menu settings will not be registered.
  If the Mode Dial is set to < w> or , you cannot select [ 54: Clear all 
camera settings ] and [8: Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn) ].
 Even when the Mode  Dial is set to  or , you can change the 
shooting function settin gs and menu settings. 
  By pressing the < B> button, you can check which shooting mode is 
registered under < w> and < x> (p.332, 333).
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