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316 “Custom” (Gear icon) Menu Settings

Monitor f/stop and shutter speed info along the bottom are still being
displayed!). Well, maybe it saves on battery power then because
the camera isn’t constantly updating it via Live View? Nope! I
tested it. Current consumption is the same no matter what is on
the display. This feature is useless. The best way to disable the
rear screen is to move it so the face touches the camera body.
Not available in a menu.
Zebra Brings up the zebra settings menu (Section 6.1).

Grid Line Lets you choose between one of three grids (compositional aids)
or turn it off. (Section 6.3.)

Peaking Level Lets you set the Peaking Level to high-medium-low (page 272).
Peaking Color Lets you set the Peaking Color to yellow-red-white (Section 6.7)

Send to Shortcut to MENU  1  Send to Smartphone. (Section 7.1.)
Smartphone There’s no need to assign this anyway – when you’re playing back
you can just hit the Fn button and you’ll get the Send to
Smartphone menu. Voila!

Ctrl w/ Shortcut to MENU  1  Ctrl w/ Smartphone. Use in
Smartphone conjunction with PlayMemories App on your smartphone.
(Section 7.4.)
Monitor Shortcut to MENU  1  Monitor Brightness (Section 9.1.)
Brightness
Not Set The assigned button does nothing.

6.31.1 FLASH EXPOSURE LOCK
This is a feature that can be assigned to a button and does not appear
ANYWHERE else in this book. So, this seems like a reasonable place to
explain it.
Flash Exposure Lock (all 4 permutations) is a very handy feature, and you
use it the same way you would use the Autoexposure Lock (AEL) button
(page 390). Just like with normal exposure, sometimes your subject does
not constitute the majority of your composition, and the camera will have a
hard time figuring out when your subject has had enough light. When this

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