Menu Guide—Custom Settings

Custom Setting f6: Customize Command Dials

This option controls the operation of the main and sub-command dials. Highlight f6 Command dials in the second level of the CSM menu (

181)and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press the multi selector to the right.

Option

Description

 

Controls direction of command dials when setting

 

flexible program, shutter speed, easy exposure

 

compensation, exposure mode, exposure com-

Rotate

pensation value, bracketing increment, and flash

direction

sync mode. Press multi selector up or down to

 

highlight option, press to right to select:

 

Normal (default): Normal command dial operation.

 

Reverse: Reverses rotation of command dials.

 

Exchanges functions of main and sub-command

 

dials when setting shutter speed and aperture.

 

Press multi selector up or down to highlight op-

Change

tion, press to right to select:

main/sub

Off (default): Main command dial controls shut-

 

ter speed, sub-command dial controls aperture.

 

On: Main command dial controls aperture, sub-

 

command dial controls shutter speed.

 

Controls whether changes to aperture are made

 

using lens aperture ring or command dials. Re-

 

gardless of setting chosen, lens ring must be used

 

to set aperture for non-CPU lenses, command di-

 

als to set aperture for type G lenses not equipped

Aperture

with aperture ring. Press multi selector up or

setting

down to highlight option, press to right to select:

 

Sub-command dial (default): Aperture can only be adjusted with sub-

 

command dial (or main command dial if Change main/sub is On).

 

Aperture ring: Aperture can only be adjusted using lens aperture ring.

 

Camera aperture display shows aperture in increments of 1 EV. This

 

option is selected automatically when non-CPU lens is attached.

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