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42 Essential Configuration
OFF and I’m always ready to take the next
shot. (Section 6.4)
MENU 2 Mode Dial I find those “help” screens annoying.
Guide Off Therefore, you shouldn’t want them either.
(Section 9.8).
MENU 1 Playback When playing back vertical images, I want
Display Rotation Off the picture to fill the entire display (instead
of looking at a correctly-oriented postage
stamp). I’ll happily rotate the camera 90
degrees if it means I can look at large
versions of vertical images.
MENU 3 AF-A Setup When the focus mode knob (near the
DMF bottom of the lens) is set to “A”, after the
camera autofocuses it switches to manual
focus automatically (I’ll explain why in a
minute) (Section 5.13)
MENU 2 Peaking When in Manual Focus mode, the
Level Mid “Peaking” function highlights the areas that
are in focus using a bright color of your
MENU 2 Peaking
choice. (In my case, yellow.) (Section 6.7)
Color Yellow
The last two settings, when combined, make for a wonderfully stress-free
experience when you’re shooting things quickly. The Peaking Level
function shows you what’s in focus (or, more accurately, it shows you the
high contrast areas which the camera uses to determine focus) when you’re
in Manual Focus mode. And the “DMF” setting tells the camera to
immediately go into Manual Focus mode just as soon as it gets focus
confirmation. With this setup, as soon as you do a focus lock, you see
instantly what the camera decided to focus on, and it’s much more useful (if
not more intrusive) than just a highlighted green focus point. DMF +
Peaking Level let me know very quickly if the camera got it wrong so I can
re-focus and shoot.
There are other settings as well that I personally use, and they’re all listed
at the end of this chapter, along with section references which provide a
detailed explanation of what every feature does and why I prefer certain
settings in different circumstances.
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