Customizing the Operation Buttons (Assigning Functions Other Than the Default Functions To the Buttons) (EOS 5D Mark IV)
08-Jul-2016
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Solution
You can assign often-used functions to camera buttons or dials for ease of operation according to your preferences.
1. Turn on the camera.
- Set the power switch to <ON>.
2. Set the lens’s focus mode switch to <AF>.
3. Select the shooting mode.
- Turn the Mode Dial to select [ P / Tv / Av / M / B ].
Press the lock release button.
Turn the Mode Dial.4. Press the <MENU> button to display the menu screen.
5. Under the [ 
] tab, select [Custom Controls].
] tab, select [Custom Controls].- Press the <
> button, turn <
> to select the [ ] tab.
- Turn the <
> dial to select [Custom Controls], then press <
>.
6. Select a camera button or dial.
- Turn the <> dial to select a camera button or dial, then press <>.
- The diagram on the left will show the location of the selected button or dial.
7. Assign a function.
- Turn the <> dial to select a camera function, then press <
>. - If the
icon appears on the bottom left, you can press the <INFO.> button and set other related options.
8. Exit the setting.
- When you exit the setting, the screen in step 6 will reappear.
The setting will be changed to the one you selected in step 7.
- Press the <MENU> button to exit.
NOTE
With the screen in step 6 displayed, you can press the <
> button to revert the Custom Control settings to their defaults. Note that the [ 
: Custom Controls] settings will not be canceled even if you select [ 
: Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)].
> button to revert the Custom Control settings to their defaults. Note that the [ : Custom Controls] settings will not be canceled even if you select [ : Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)].| Function |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||
| AF |  | Metering and AF start |  | *1 | *1 | | |||||||
 | AF stop | | | | | ||||||||
 | Switch to registered AF function | *2 | *2 | ||||||||||
 | ONE SHOT  AI SERVO/SERVO | *3 | *3 | *3 | *3 | ||||||||
 | Switch to registered AF point | *3 | *3 | ||||||||||
 | Selected AF point Center/Registered AF point | *4 | |||||||||||
 | Direct AF point selection | *5 | *6 | ||||||||||
 | Direct AF area selection | | |||||||||||
 | Pause Movie Servo AF | | | ||||||||||
| Exposure |  | Metering start | | ||||||||||
 | AE lock | | | | | | | ||||||
| AE lock (while button pressed) | | |||||||||||
 | AE lock (hold) | | | | | | | ||||||
 | AE AE lock, AF stop | | | ||||||||||
 | FE lock | | | | | ||||||||
 | ISO Set ISO speed (hold button, turn ) | | |||||||||||
 | ISO Set ISO speed (hold button, turn ) | | |||||||||||
 | ISO Set ISO speed ( during metering ) | | |||||||||||
 | Exposure compensation (hold button, turn ) | | |||||||||||
 | Exposure compensation (hold button, turn ) | | |||||||||||
 | Shutter speed setting in M mode | | | ||||||||||
 | Aperture setting in M mode | | | ||||||||||
| Images |  | One-touch image quality setting | *7 | *7 | |||||||||
 | One-touch image quality (hold) | *7 | *7 | ||||||||||
 | Image quality | | |||||||||||
 | Picture Style | | |||||||||||
| Operation |  | Depth-of-field preview | | | |||||||||
 | IS start | | | ||||||||||
 | Menu display | | |||||||||||
 | Register/recall shooting function | *8 | *8 | ||||||||||
 | Unlock while button pressed | | |||||||||||
 | Start movie recording (when  is set) | | | | |||||||||
 | Image replay | | |||||||||||
 | Magnify/Reduce (press SET, turn ) | | |||||||||||
 | Cycle: ・  / DRIVE・AF / WB ・ | | |||||||||||
 | Flash function settings | | |||||||||||
 | No function (disabled) | | | | | | | | | | |||
*1: When assigned to the <AF-ON> or <> button, pressing the <INFO.> button while the setting screen is displayed will enable you to set the detailed AF settings. When shooting, pressing the <AF-ON> or <> button will perform AF as it was set.
> button, pressing the <INFO.> button while the setting screen is displayed will enable you to set the detailed AF settings. When shooting, pressing the <AF-ON> or <> button will perform AF as it was set.*2: On the setting screen, press the <INFO.> button to display the detailed settings screen. Turn the <> or <> dial to select the parameter to be registered, then press <> to append a checkmark [ 
]. When you select a parameter and press <>, you can adjust the parameter. By pressing the <> button, you can revert the settings to their defaults.
> or <> dial to select the parameter to be registered, then press <> to append a checkmark [ ]. When you select a parameter and press <>, you can adjust the parameter. By pressing the <> button, you can revert the settings to their defaults. *3: On the setting screen, when you press the <INFO.> button, you can select [Switch only when btn is held] or [Switch each time btn is pressed].
*4: On the setting screen, when you press the <INFO.> button, you can select [Switch to center AF point] or [Switch to registered AF point].
*5: With the Quick Control Dial setting screen displayed, you can press the <INFO.> button, then set the direction for switching the AF point for when the <> dial is turned. The [Direction: AF point switching] settings for [Horizontal] and [Vertical] will work for Single-point Spot AF, Single-point AF, Man. select 
: AF point expansion, and Expand AF area: Surround. The [Direction: Zone AF frame switch] settings for [Cycle through the zones], [Horizontal], and [Vertical] will work with Zone AF.
> dial is turned. The [Direction: AF point switching] settings for [Horizontal] and [Vertical] will work for Single-point Spot AF, Single-point AF, Man. select : AF point expansion, and Expand AF area: Surround. The [Direction: Zone AF frame switch] settings for [Cycle through the zones], [Horizontal], and [Vertical] will work with Zone AF.*6: On the Multi-controller setting screen, you can press the <INFO.> button and select the AF point ([Switch to center AF point] or [Switch to registered AF point]) the camera switches to when you press the center of <>.
>. *7: On the setting screen, when you press the <INFO.> button, you can set the image recording quality for this function.
*8: On the setting screen, press the <INFO.> button to display the detailed settings. Turn the <> or <> dial to select the function to be registered, then press <> to add a checkmark [ ] to it. When you select a function and press <>, you can adjust the setting. By pressing the <>button, you can revert the settings to their defaults. By selecting [Register current settings], the camera’s current settings will be registered.
> or <> dial to select the function to be registered, then press <> to add a checkmark [ ] to it. When you select a function and press <>, you can adjust the setting. By pressing the <>button, you can revert the settings to their defaults. By selecting [Register current settings], the camera’s current settings will be registered.NOTE
- [ ] stands for "AF stop button" provided on super telephoto lenses equipped with Image Stabilizer.