My Menu And User Settings; Custom Function Controls - Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 Tutorials Manual

V. CONTROLS AND CONVENIENCE
My Menu and
User Settings
Custom Function
and Controls
Up to six frequently used menu items and Custom Functions can be registered in the My Menu
custom control. It provides nearly immediate access to settings a photographer finds he or she
frequently needs to access and change on-the-fly, and eliminates the need to move from one
menu screen to another when changing multiple settings. When the custom function "Display
from My Menu" is enabled, pressing the menu button will display the My Menu screen first,
regardless of which menu items were most recently viewed. Modifying or registering items
in the My Menu control can be done manually, or by using the supplied Canon EOS Utility
software, allowing you to save multiple "My Menu" registrations for a variety of users or
shooting situations.
Another short-cut for photographers are the two available Camera User settings, which are
the C1 and C2 positions on the Main Dial (the EOS 5D Mark II adds a third C3 setting).
With these settings, a photographer can set his or her camera up for almost any situation
they may frequently encounter, register (memorize) the active settings, and then through the
"Camera User Setting" menu option, apply them to one of the available settings on the Mode
Dial. A wedding photographer who frequently shoots flash-on-camera images, for example,
could register settings like Manual exposure mode at 1/250th and f/8, ISO 400, +1/3-stop
flash exposure compensation, Neutral Picture Style, Large/Normal JPEG image quality, and
any combination of Custom Functions they like to use for this shooting. Now, whenever that
photographer goes indoors and needs to take flash pictures, all that's needed to get back to
those settings is to turn the Mode Dial to the appropriate "C" setting.
Almost all functions, including image quality, Live View Function, video recording (on the EOS
5D Mark II) and Custom Function settings can be registered into the User Settings. And any of
these pre-registered settings can be changed as needed during shooting, when taking pictures in
the C1, C2 or C3 Camera User modes. Custom Functions: A longer list of new features on the
EOS 5D Mark II have led to the several new Custom Function controls. High ISO speed noise
reduction settings include Standard, Low, and Strong, and there are now Custom Functions for
Highlight Tone Priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer and the AF Microadjustment settings. In all,
there are 25 custom functions on the EOS 5D Mark II with a total of 71 settings.
The EOS 50D likewise has an expanded range of available Custom Functions for the creative
photographer. For example, flash sync speed in Av mode can be now be set to work similarly
to some competitive digital SLRs, automatically choosing a flash sync speed between 1/60 sec.
and the maximum of 1/250 sec. based on the lens focal length and ambient lighting conditions.
(Previous options for flash in Av mode, such as locking flash sync at the camera's fastest sync
speed or the default slow-sync in low light, remain available as well.)
The Auto Lighting Optimizer Custom Functions are the same on the EOS 50D as on
the EOS 5D Mark II. However, a new FUNC. button has been added to the EOS 50D,
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