Custom Setting f4: Assign FUNC. Button

This option controls the function performed by the FUNC. button. Highlight f4 FUNC. Button in the second level of the CSM menu ( 170) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

OptionDescription

FV Lock

If SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlight is attached, flash value locks when

(default)

FUNC. button is pressed. Press again to cancel FV lock.

As above, except that when SB-800 or SB-600 is off or not attached,

FV Lock/ FUNC. button and command dials can be used to specify focal length Lens data and aperture of non-CPU lenses ( 121).

1 step If FUNC. button is pressed when rotating command dials, changes to spd/ shutter speed (exposure modes S and M) and aperture (exposure modes

aperture A and M) are made in increments of 1 EV.

Same as

AE-L/AF-LFUNC. button performs same functions as AE-L/AF-Lbutton.

Flash off Flash will not fire in photos taken while FUNC. button is pressed.

While FUNC. button is pressed, all shots in exposure or flash bracketing program will be taken each time shutter-release button is pressed. In

continuous high-speed and continuous low-speed modes, camera will Bracket- repeat bracketing burst while shutter-release button is held down. If

ing burst white-balance bracketing is selected, camera will take photos at up to 8 fps (single or continuous high-speed mode) or 1–7 fps (continuous low- speed mode) and perform white balance bracketing on each frame.

Matrix

metering Matrix metering activated while FUNC. button is pressed.

Center-

weighted Center-weighted metering activated while FUNC. button is pressed.

Spot

metering Spot metering activated while FUNC. button is pressed.

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