Sony alpha 7 R IV, Instruction Manual

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Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7RM4
α7RIV
Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
You can assign the desired functions to the front dial, rear dial, and control wheel, and register up to three combinations
of settings as “My Dial” settings. You can quickly recall or switch registered “My Dial” settings by pressing the custom key
you assigned in advance.
Registering functions to “My Dial”
Register the functions that you want to assign to the front dial, the rear dial, and the control wheel as [My Dial 1] through
[My Dial 3].
Assigning a key to recall “My Dial”
Assign a custom key to recall the registered “My Dial” settings.
Menu item details
My Dial 1 during Hold /My Dial 2 during Hold/My Dial 3 during Hold:
While you hold down the key, the functions that you registered in [My Dial Settings] are assigned to the dial/wheel.
My Dial 1→2→3 :
Each time you press the key, the function changes in the following sequence: “Normal function → Function of My Dial 1
→ Function of My Dial 2 → Function of My Dial 3 → Normal function.”
Toggle My Dial 1 /Toggle My Dial 2/Toggle My Dial 3:
The function registered using [My Dial Settings] is maintained even if you do not hold down the key. Press the key again
to return to the normal function.
Shooting while switching “My Dial”
During shooting, you can recall “My Dial” using the custom key, and shoot as you change the shooting setting by turning
the front dial, the rear dial, and the control wheel.
In the following example, the functions listed below are registered to "My Dial," and [My Dial 1→2→3] is assigned to the
C1 (Custom 1) button.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [My Dial Settings].
1.
Select a dial or wheel for (My Dial 1), and press the center of the control wheel.
2.
Select the desired function to assign using the top/bottom/left/right sides of the control wheel, and then press the
center of the control wheel.
Select “--” (Not set) for a dial or wheel to which you do not want to assign any function.
3.
After you select functions for all of the dials and the wheel in (My Dial 1) by repeating Steps 2 and 3, select [OK].
The settings for (My Dial 1) will be registered.
If you want to register (My Dial 2) and (My Dial 3) as well, follow the same procedure as described above.
4.
MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key] or [ Custom Key] → Select the key that you want to use
to recall “My Dial.”
1.
Select the number of the “My Dial” setting that you want to recall or the pattern for switching “My Dial.”
2.
My Dial 1 My Dial 2 My Dial 3
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