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Table of contents and Foreword I am pleased that you purchased one of our “Pentax K-7 – Everything you need to know…..and then some” book. As an enthusiastic photographer for many years, I have had many Pentax cameras. My first “new” camera was a Pentax Spotmatic, purchased when I was still in Junior High. When Pentax stepped into the Digital SLR market, I was delighted. Their first few DSLRs (The *ist series) were the smallest DSLRs on the market but were not particularly special with the 6MP CCD.
Table of contents and Foreword Foreword Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of Content Know your K-7 How to use your K-7 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Processing your K-7 images The Pentax System Photography Techniques Chapter 6 Appendix Addendum HD Video Recording Glossary Additional Information II
Table of contents and Foreword Yvon Bourque Pentax K-7 Everything you need to know …..
Table of contents and Foreword All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced on any form or by any means, or stored in database or retrieval system, without prior written permission. Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of the United States and International copyright laws. Text © 2009, Yvon Bourque Photography © 2009, Yvon Bourque except where noted.
Table of contents and Foreword About the Author: Back when most of his classmates were dealing with growing up; the author was nurturing a serious enthusiasm for photography. Son of a Montreal carpenter, he enrolled in photography courses, soaked up theory, bought his first camera, shot rolls of film, and learned how to develop and print. All this was before leaving junior high school.
Table of contents and Foreword My preferred editor: This is my wife Anne. This book and all my other books would not have seen the light of day without someone editing the manuscripts. She wanted the book to be as “user friendly as possible”. Whenever she didn’t like the way something was explained, I had to redo it. She is responsible for the great number of pictures and illustrations in this book.
Table of contents and Foreword TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD X1V CHAPTER 1 ● KNOW YOUR K-7 Nomenclature Viewfinder Available Information in Details LCD Panel Available Information in Details K-7 Technical Specifications What is special about the K-7? K-7 Features K-7 Innovations Highlights Resolution Why redesigning the CMOS processor? Achieving High-Resolution Sensor Exclusive Image Processor Proprietary Dust Removal System (DR II) Exceptional Shake Reduction System (SR II) Dust and Humidity Resistance File
Table of contents and Foreword Battery Battery Installation / Removal Installing / Removing SD/SDHC Cards Installing / Removing Lenses Turning Camera ON Focusing Adjusting Viewfinder Diopter Language Date and Time World Time Taking Pictures Picture Quality Shake Reduction White Balance Green Mode ▀▀ (Auto) Program Line Taking your first picture Instant Review Setting Playback Display Histogram Preview Method Digital Preview Optical Preview Rotating Images Image (File) Format JPEG File Sizes and Quality RAW
Table of contents and Foreword Setting to Tungsten White Balance Setting to Flash White Balance Setting to CTE White Balance Setting to Manual White Balance Fine tuning White Balance Metering System in detail Multi-Segment Center-Weighted Spot Metering Linking AE and AF Points Meter Operating Time Built-in Flash Flash Compensation Output Allowing Flash Shooting while Charging Built-in Flash Distance and Aperture Calculating Max Flash Distance Calculating Aperture for Flash Flash Modes Flash On Flash On + Re
Table of contents and Foreword Self-Timer (12 seconds) Self-Timer (2 seconds) Mirror Lock Dedicated Mirror Lock Remote Control Unit Remote Control Unit (3 seconds delay) Remote Continuous Shooting Interval Shooting Shake Reduction Dust Removal II (DR II) Pixel Mapping Alphabetical List of Menu Based Functions and Settings The Rest of the Exposure Modes (P) Hyper-Program Mode (Sv) Sensitivity Priority Mode (Tv) Shutter Priority Mode (Av) Aperture Priority Mode (Tav) Shutter & Aperture Priority Mode (M) Hyper
Table of contents and Foreword Custom Filter Resize (JPEG only) Cropping (JPEG and RAW files) Slideshow Manual White Balance for current Image Convert RAW images to JPEG or TIFF files Got that great Pentax K-7? Why not take the plunge to RAW files.
Table of contents and Foreword Optional Focusing Screens Right-Angle Viewfinder Lenses Compatibility DA Lenses DA Lenses D FA Lenses FA J Lenses FA Lenses K-Mount Manual “A” Lenses K-Mount Manual “M” Lenses M42 Screw-Mount Manual Lenses Medium Format Lenses 154 155 156 158 160 162 163 164 166 167 168 169 CHAPTER 5 ● PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES Aperture Scale Explained Shutter Speed Scale Explained ISO Value Scale Explained Combining All Three Elements with the K-7 Adjustments to Consider Photography Technique
Table of contents and Foreword Tips & Reminders 204 CHAPTER 6 ● HD VIDEO RECORDING Movie recording attributes Creative Movie Recording Reliable exposure control, even during movie shooting Built-in microphone, plus compatibility with external microphone Other movie-related features Effortless customization Movie playback function Recording Movies Sound Playing movies 207 208 208 209 209 209 210 210 210 211 212 APPENDIX Default Factory Settings Playback Mode Palette [►] Playback Menu Set-Up Menu (C) Cust
Table of contents and Foreword Foreword T his book was written for all users of the Pentax K-7. No matter what your experience level is, you will find something useful in this book. A few years ago, most amateur and professional photographers alike, were using film cameras for their picture taking. Within the film cameras, several formats were used. The general public and a good number of professionals used the 35mm format.
Table of contents and Foreword shoot with telephoto lenses, it works to your advantage as a 200mm f/2.8 lens acts like a 300mm f/2.8 telephoto at no additional cost. We know that a 300mm f/2.8 telephoto lens is very expensive. The downside is that wide angle lenses will no longer perform as such, but the maximum aperture will remain. Today most companies manufacture super-wide lenses that, when converted to a 1.5x factor, still gives you a nominal wide angle comparable to a 20mm on up in the 35mm format.
Table of contents and Foreword The new Pentax K-7 is aimed at advanced amateurs to professional photographers but can certainly be used by entry-level photographers as well. It’s a camera that will help expand your photographic talents. It can be as easy to operate as a point and shoot, but it also has all of the professional features that you will demand as your experience grows. All Pentax lenses ever made will work with the K-7.
Table of contents and Foreword Chapter 4 “The Pentax System” is dedicated to the Pentax System. Pentax is truly the only manufacturer with 100% backward compatibility. It includes all lenses ever manufactured by Pentax, both 35mm and medium formats. There are about twenty four million genuine Pentax lenses out there. There are probably that many more lenses manufactured by companies such as Tamron ™, Sigma ™, Tokina ™ and other brands.
Table of contents and Foreword Check our Pentax Blog; we constantly post articles about Pentax products. http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/ The Blogspot We also have our website for purchasing our books and downloading important information or samples. http://www.pentaxdslrs.
Table of contents and Foreword © 2009, Yvon Bourque - “Ms. J. Peggy” This is probably the best tool I have, other than the Pentax DSLRs. Lenses and equipment. It allows me to get to places I wouldn’t be able to get to otherwise. If you ever owned a Keep, you already know that it is customary to name it, just as you name a boat. Her name is “Ms. J. Peggy”. Here is how she got her name: My two principal hobbies are photography and four wheeling. I wanted a name that would reflect both hobbies.
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Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Chapter 1 Know your K-7 Page 21
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 The Pentax K-7 system Page 22
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Nomenclature 4 7 6 8 5 3 9 2 10 11 1 12 1. Self-timer lamp 2. Front e-dial 3. Main Switch 4. Shutter release 5. AF Assist Light 6. Built-in flash 7. Hot shoe 8. Mode dial 9. Metering mode lever 10. Strap Lug (2) 11. Focus mode lever 12. Lens unlock button 13. Lens info contacts 14. SDM contacts 15. AF coupler 16. Mirror 13 14 15 16 Blinks for self-timer. Serves as remote control receiver. Sets shutter speed, EV compensation values.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 20 21 22 23 19 24 25 18 26 27 28 17 29 35 33 34 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 3” LCD monitor ERASE button Play button f Viewfinder Rear e-dial AE-L button Green button Rear Self-timer lamp AF button AF point switching Four-way Controller c Four-way Controller f Card access lamp OK button Menu Four-way Controller d Info button Four-way Controller e Live-view button 31 32 30 Displays exposed pictures, allows access to menus.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 37 38 39 36 36. 37. 38. 39. Diopter adjustment EV compensation ISO button LCD Panel Adjusts the viewfinder to suit your eyesight. Press to adjust EV compensation with rear e-dial. Press to adjust / change ISO settings with rear e-dial Displays current camera settings and information 41 40 43 40. 41. 42. 43. Cover unlock tab Battery housing cover 1/4” Tripod Socket Battery Grip connector 42 Pull and turn to lock / unlock battery cover. Batteries are housed here.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 47 46 45 48 44 49 50 11 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. Raw button X-Sync socket UP button Microphone input Mini HDMI output USB Video Terminal DC Input terminal SD card cover Cable switch terminal Press on-the-fly to shoot RAW or RAW + JPG (Customizable) For using studio lighting – Sync to 180th sec. Press the UP button to pop the built-in flash up. Stereo connection socket for external microphone. High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Information you see in the viewfinder Page 27
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Viewfinder available Information in details: 53 55 54 62 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. Manual Focus Shutter speed Aperture Value Focus Indicator EV Bar ISO display Sensitivity AE Lock Flash status SEL Focus in use Multi-exposure Metering method Shake reduction Flash exposure comp EV compensation RAW/Raw+ 60 56 59 65 63 61 58 57 64 67 66 68 Appears when manually focusing. Shutter speed, underlined when adjustable with e-dial.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 LCD Panel available information in details: 81 79 77 78 76 80 75 82 74 83 73 72 69 71 69. Flash Mode 70 87 88 85 84 86 Built-in flash ready. If flash needed, it will flash on and off.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 70. Flash Mode 71. Flash Mode 72. Flash Mode 73. Flash Mode 74. Aperture 75. Shutter Speed 76. Mirror Lock-up 77. Multi-Exposure 78. EV Bar 79. Flash Exp Comp 80. EV Compensation 81. Battery Level 82. ISO/Auto ISO 83. ISO Value 84. Remaining Images 85. RAW File Format 86. Drive Mode 87. Drive Mode 88. Drive Mode Trailing curtain Sync enabled. Auto-Flash Discharge enabled. Slow-Speed Sync enabled. Red-eye reduction function enabled. Shows aperture being used.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 © 2009, Yvon Bourque – Use a tripod, a slow shutter speed and neutral density filters to achieve this effect. With the K-7, you can use the multi-exposure to achieve the same results.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 © 2008, Yvon Bourque – Don’t be afraid to use a different “point of view”.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 K-7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Type: Digital SLR Sensor: Type - CMOS with primary color filter and integrated Shake/Dust Reduction sensor movement system Size - 23.4 x 15.6mm Color depth - 8 bits/channel JPG, 12 bits/channel RAW Effective pixels - 14.6 MP Total pixels: 15.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Resolution - 921,000 dots Wide angle viewable - Yes Built-in Flash Type: Retractable P-TTL popup flash Guide number: 13 (100/m) Coverage: 28mm wide angle (equivalent to 35mm) Flash modes: on, redeye, slow sync, slow sync + redeye, trailing curtain sync, wireless; Flash exposure compensation: -2 to +1 EV in 1/2 steps External Flash: Flash modes - On, redeye, slow sync, slow sync + redeye, trailing curtain sync, wireless Flash exposure compensation: -2 to 1 EV in 1/2 steps Storage Me
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Metering System: Type-TTL open-aperture 77 segment metering Sensitivity range: EV 0 to 21 (ISO 100, 50mm F1.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 o Movie Green simplified mode available: Yes; P/A/S/M/B: P, A, S, M, B (extended modes Sv, TAv) Date stamp: n/a Digital filters (capture): Custom Image Function includes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, and Muted modes, each with gamut radar and fine adjustment of saturation, hue, high/low key, contrast, and sharpness (regular and fine adjustment scales).
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Digital filters (playback): Toy Camera, Monochrome (filter effects, toning), Retro, Color (6), High Contrast, Soft Focus, Extract Color (6), Starburst, Water Color, Fisheye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Base Parameter Adjustment, Custom Filter File Formats: Still: RAW (PEF, DNG), JPG (Exif 2.21), DCF 2.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 What Is Special About the K-7? The most significant features of the Pentax K-7 that have never been offered before in any K series digital camera, and in some case any camera, include: A compact, Stainless steel frame with magnesium alloy body that is one of the smallest in the advanced photo enthusiast category to reduce bulk and allow users to travel light while maintaining durability and build quality (seven percent smaller than the K20D and up to 25 percent smaller than other c
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 A new 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor rebuilt from the ground up to minimize noise, adds four channel output for fast image capture, and the ability to capture HD quality movies. It is the ideal combination of resolution and file size, allowing very large (poster size and larger) prints and crop ping flexibility. A new 77-segment metering system quickly and accurately determines exposure for even the most complex and dynamic lighting situations.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 A composition adjustment feature in Live View allows minor shifts in the framing and composition of images using the Shake Reduction mechanism without having to physically move the camera. This feature is ideal for tripod use. A programmable embedded copyright function preserves artistic integrity and image ownership during capture via a keypad that may record ownership in metatag data.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 The K-7’s Dust Reduction system, improved over previous K series cameras, features a piezo-ceramic vibration action to the sensor’s low-pass filter for dustfee image capture. A new high capacity battery features extended battery life, ideal for travel photography or video work. Advanced image capture settings, digital filters, and HD Video aspect ratio provide outstanding flexibility and creativity while minimizing the need for computer image manipulation.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 prised of professional mode choices. Gone are the auto-picture icons, portrait mode, a landscape mode, moving object mode etc. What you have on the K-7 are (▀▀) (Green) Fully automatic, (P) Hyper Program, (Sv) Pentax unique Sensitivity priority, (Tv) Shutter priority, (Av) Aperture priority, (TAv) Shutter/Aperture priority, (M) Hyper Manual mode, (B) Bulb mode, (X) Flash X-sync Speed, (USER) User preferred settings saved, (Movie) HD Video mode.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 CMOS, (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semi-conductors), are a major class of integrated circuits, and CMOS technology is used in a number of electronics including image sensors. With a CCD sensor, light is not amplified at the photo diode; rather, the charge is carried in sequence and converted to voltage. This creates more heat on the sensor, which can lead to increased noise.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Exclusive Image Processor The redesigned PRIME II processor (Pentax Real IMage Engine) significantly speeds up the image processing when compared to other current DSLRs. The new PRIME II engine offers faster data-processing speed for higher quality images with richer gradation and more accurate color rendition. The system also offers high-speed movie data transmission. It allows you to shoot continuously at a higher rate, up to 5.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 To help even more, the K-7 has been given a Pixel mapping feature and any dead pixels found are fixed using interpolation with adjacent pixels. Brilliant! Exceptional Shake Reduction System (SR II) The K-7 features the Pentax-developed SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism, which effectively compensates the adverse effect of camera shake by approximately 2.5 to 4 shutter stops, assuring sharp, blur-free images even under demanding shooting conditions.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 Dust and Humidity Resistance We can say farewell to the camera enemies; dust and humidity. First and most importantly, the Pentax K-7 is built around a solid stainless steel chassis, surrounded by a lightweight magnesium-steel alloy body. The DSLR camera feels very professional and very solid. The addition of nonslip material at all strategic locations, makes holding the camera comfortable and safe.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 With the K-7, it is possible to shoot in RAW or RAW + JPEG on demand, without going through extensive menus. The camera has a dedicated RAW button, located on the side of the lens mount; this unique dedicated RAW button can be configured to switch in and out of RAW only, RAW+JPEG or JPEG modes for a single shot or continuously. How sweet is that? More details found on page 73 and 138-140. Every company has its own proprietary RAW file format.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 The viewfinder also allows viewing of all the important image information such as: focus point indication in red, in-focus indicator, focus mode status, shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, number of image remaining, shake reduction status and the current ISO setting. In addition, the standard focusing screen is interchangeable. Pentax offers three optional focusing screens.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 There are two autofocus modes and one manual mode so you have total control of the camera focusing abilities. Indeed, the K-7 offers a choice of two autofocus modes; AutoFocus Single (AF-S) and AutoFocus Continuous (AF-C), which maintains focus of a moving subject as long as the shutter release button is pressed halfway or the dedicated AF button is activated. The camera autofocus system can be activated by pressing the shutter release halfway.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 (3) The Spot metering: Analyzes the center of the screen and determines the proper exposure. The meter operating time is adjustable from 3 seconds, 10 seconds or 30 seconds. The AutoFocus (AF) point and the Auto Exposure (AE) point can be linked during multi-segment metering. More on metering page 86. Exposure Modes The K-7 has 10 exposure modes and one User definable mode. The camera really stands out with all of its available exposure modes.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 (P) Hyper-Program Mode: Automatically sets shutter speed and aperture to the proper exposure according to the Program Line * when taking pictures. While maintaining proper exposure, it allows the use of the front e-dial and rear e-dial to change the shutter speed or aperture. Pressing the ISO setting button and the ISO setting can changed with the rear e-dial. This could be the only mode available and it would still make this camera outstanding. More on Hyper Program page 117.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 (Av) Aperture Priority Mode: This lets the user set the Aperture. This is useful for selective focusing. It affects blurring or sharpening of the background. Large aperture renders a blurry background and small aperture enlarges the depth of field. Av stands for Aperture values. More on Aperture Priority page120.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 (B) Bulb Mode: Lets you take pictures at long exposure such as night photography. You will likely need a sturdy tripod and the optional cable switch model CS-205 to control the long exposure without camera shake. More on Bulb Mode page 122. (X) Flash X-Sync Speed Mode: Locks the shutter speed to 1/180 sec. Use this mode when using an external flash that does not automatically change the shutter speed. More on X Mode page 122.
Chapter 1 - Know your K-7 (Movie) Mode: Pentax introduces a brand new mode with the K-7. The new Movie mode allows the recording of High Definition video. This new kind of hybrid DSLRs opens up a completely new way to look at photography. The K-7 does not only produce spectacular still images, it can document events or even record the making of your still pictures. You can even convert images from the video clips to still pictures, at a lower resolution. More on Movie Mode page 210.
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Addendum Modern DSLR cameras are…micro-chips and optical elements In this book, I’ve tried to explain in a down-to-earth way, the tools the K-7 puts at your disposition. The K-7 is a great advance amateur camera and can be a Professional camera depending on what your needs are. Amateurs photographers to Professional photographers alike can take great pictures regardless of camera prices and qualifications. It is and always was the photographer, not the camera.
Addendum HDR (High Dynamic Range) The Pentax K-7 is the only current DSLR that has an HDR function. The picture at left below was taken without HDR. The right picture was taken with HDR strong. The first picture show some washed-out area and dark shadow. The second picture shows a more uniform distribution of the dynamic range. The HDR function is found in the Rec. menu page 2. It is only available with JPEG files.
Addendum Composition Adjustment in Live View When shooting with a tripod, sometimes you have to readjust the position of the camera slightly to achieve the intended composition. This used to mean that you had to reposition the tripod and camera. With this composition adjustment feature, when shooting in Live View, you can adjust the position of the sensor on the X-Y direction as well as the rotational axis. You will find this great utility in the Rec. menu page 2 at the bottom, Composition Adjust.
Addendum New shutter speed up to 1/8000 sec Pentax designed a new shutter mechanism for the K-7. The shutter blades are lighter in weight, the magnetic attraction to generate more driving force from the motor has been optimized, and the unit is built with abrasion resistance. That translate to a shutter mechanism that can withstand more than 100,000 shutter releases and allows shutter speed of up to 1/8000 sec. That is fast by any standard.
Addendum site earlier on, was too small and too cluttered for lenses with a minimum focusing distance of more than six to eight inches. One thing charts seem to have in common is that no one is ever sure of which exact point of the chart the camera is actually focusing on. Back or front focusing problems are more notorious with subjects that are within a short depth of field, such as macro pictures or selective focusing pictures, and with the lens used at its widest aperture.
Addendum DSLR Firmware. Doing so could void the warranty and damage the camera. It is better to leave specialized work to specialists. Proposed Solution I do not believe that Pentax has an AF checking chart available to the public. That is the primary reason I took it upon myself to design one. After reading every blog and information about the subject on the internet, after reading comments from the readers of my blog site and threads on various forums, I deducted that one chart could not do it all.
Addendum There are various opinions whether a chart should be viewed at 45° from the lens centerline axis, or at 30°, or any angle or even flat. The reality is that it should give good results at any angle between 30° and 60°. Chart-1 and Chart-2 were design for viewing at 45° from the lens’ centerline axis. The measurements on the viewing surface were corrected for accurate reading when viewed at a 45° angle.
Addendum Chart No. 2 viewed at 45 degree angle Camera Settings Set the camera to: * Autofocus single. * Leave the Shake Reduction off if you use a tripod (recommended). * Use the Aperture Priority mode (Av). * Set the lens aperture to its maximum. * Set the AF point to center. * Use a remote for the shutter release or use the 2-second timer to avoid any movement.
Addendum The two smaller charts were designed so that they can be cut and taped together in a way that they can stand at a 45° angle when placed on a table, desk, or flat surface. The camera / lens is then leveled and preferably positioned on a tripod so that the lens’ centerline is aligned with the center of the chart. Place the lens as close as you can to the center of the chart target while it can still focus on the intersection of the black / white section, then back it off just a little.
Addendum Next, move the camera / lens angle slowly downward until it auto focuses. At that point, you know that you are focused on the intersection of the black / white portion of the chart. That is the center of the chart. The measurements (Metric on the left and English on the right) are at zero on both sides of the chart horizontal centerline. Take the picture and look at the results.
Addendum A lens with acceptable Auto Focus should have the center target line in focus, even if the back and front focus lines are not equally or proportionally out of focus. A lens with back focus problems will look like the image to the left below while a lens with front focus problems will look like the image to the right below.
Addendum A Word About Auto Focus Sensors Sensors are either vertical, horizontal or cross type. Pentax K10D, K20D and K-7 all have 9 cross type sensors and two vertical sensors. Vertical sensors detect the sharpest horizontal contrast within its area of coverage and lock the focus on that point. Alternatively, the horizontal sensors detect the sharpest vertical contrast within its area of coverage and lock the focus on that point.
Addendum The K20d Custom Setting Number 35 Is Shown Below– The K-7 Setting Number Is 37 But It Is Almost Identical. In the Custom Setting menu, navigate with the four-way controller to AF Adjustment, Setting number 35 or 37. Use ▲▼to turn the AF Adjustment On or Off. When choosing On, press ► and select if you want to adjust the lens attached or all the lenses.
[How to operate additional function] [36. Operate at AF Point “SEL”] is newly added on [Custom] menu. *Select [36. Operate at AF Point “SEL”] and press four-way controller right then select either [1 Calling Function Preference] or [2 Select AF Point Preference]. Press OK for setting. [1 Calling Function Preference] is default setting. ●When selected [1 Calling Function Preference] and AF point switching dial is set at [SEL], Calling Function can be operated priority by the four-way controller.
