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To assign roles to the function buttons, press and hold the [DISP/BACK] button until the menu below is displayed. Select buttons to choose their roles.

The options available include:

  • [PREVIEW DEPTH OF FIELD]
  • [ISO AUTO SETTING]
  • [SELF-TIMER]
  • [AE BKT]
  • [IMAGE SIZE]
  • [IMAGE QUALITY]
  • [DYNAMIC RANGE]
  • [FILM SIMULATION]
  • [GRAIN EFFECT]
  • [WHITE BALANCE]
  • [PHOTOMETRY]
  • [AF MODE]
  • [AF-C CUSTOM SETTINGS]
  • [FOCUS AREA]
  • [FOCUS CHECK]
  • [FLASH FUNCTION SETTING]
  • [TTL-LOCK]
  • [MODELING FLASH]
  • [SELECT CUSTOM SETTING]
  • [MOVIE]
  • [FACE/EYE DETECTION SETTING]
  • [RAW]
  • [APERTURE SETTING]
  • [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION]
  • [SHUTTER TYPE]
  • [PREVIEW EXP./WB IN MANUAL MODE]
  • [PREVIEW PIC. EFFECT]
  • [HISTOGRAM]
  • [BRIGHT FRAME SIMULATOR]
  • [BRIGHT FRAME BRIGHTNESS]
  • [NONE]

To disable the selected button, choose [NONE].

The roles played by the six function buttons can also be selected using [BUTTON/DIAL SETTING] > [FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING].

Viewing Function Button Options

You can also display options for any of the function buttons by pressing and holding the button (but note that in focus mode [M], pressing and holding function buttons will instead display MF assist options). The above does not apply to any button to which [FOCUS CHECK] is currently assigned.

[TTL-LOCK]

If [TTL-LOCK] is selected, you can press the control to lock flash output according to the option selected for [FLASH SETTING] > [TTL-LOCK MODE].

[MODELING FLASH]

If [MODELING FLASH] is selected when a compatible shoe-mounted flash unit is attached, you can press the control to test-fire the flash and check for shadows and the like (modeling flash).