Interchangeable Lens Digital CameraILCE-7M4α7IV

Registering functions to “My Dial”

Register the functions that you want to assign to the front dial, rear dial L, rear dial R, and control wheel as [My Dial 1] through [My Dial 3].

1. MENU → (Setup) → [Dial Customize] → [My Dial Settings].
2. Select a dial or wheel for (My Dial 1), and press the center of the control wheel.

3. 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.

4. 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.

Assigning a key to recall “My Dial”

Assign a custom key to recall the registered “My Dial” settings.

1. MENU → (Setup) → [Operation Customize] → [Custom Key/Dial Set.] or [Custom Key/Dial Set.] → Select the key that you want to use to recall “My Dial.”
2. Select the number of the “My Dial” setting that you want to recall or the pattern for switching “My Dial.”

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 settings by turning the front dial, rear dial L, rear dial R, and 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.

1. Press the C1 (Custom1) button.

   The functions registered to [My Dial 1] will be assigned to the front dial, rear dial L, rear dial R, and control wheel.

   • The icons for the functions registered to [My Dial 1] are displayed in the lower part of the screen.

   

2. Turn the control wheel to set the ISO value, turn the front dial to set the aperture value, turn the rear dial L to set the shutter speed, and turn the rear dial R to set the exposure compensation.
3. Press the C1 button again. The functions registered to [My Dial 2] will be assigned to the front dial, rear dial L, rear dial R, and the control wheel.
4. Turn the control wheel to set [White Balance], turn the front dial to set [Creative Look], turn the rear dial L to set [W Balance (C Temp)], and turn the rear dial R to set [Focus Area].
5. Press the C1 button again, and change the setting values for the functions registered to [My Dial 3].