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56 Essential Configuration

in focus are “lit up” in Live View. I keep this set to
“Mid”. (Section 6.7)
Peaking Color Used in conjunction with Peaking Level above.
Specifies which color to display when things are in
focus. I prefer Yellow unless my subject is yellow.
(Section 6.7)
Exposure Set. Guide This determines whether a fancy ribbon display
appears when you change things like shutter speed
and f/stop in certain modes. It doesn’t do anything
useful but it does look pretty. I keep it OFF
because when I’m in manual exposure mode and
adjusting the f/stop and shutter speed, this ribbon
blocks the histogram so I can’t see what I’m doing.
(Section 6.8)
Live View Display Do you want live view to show you how your image
will look before you shoot? Turn “Setting Effect
ON”. (The only reason to turn it OFF is if you’re
shooting with studio strobes.) (Section 6.9)
(Stills) AF Rng. Ctrl Used in conjunction with the AF Range Control
Assist function, turns focus points yellow if your subject is
within the specified range (Section 6.10)

Custom Menu 3

Function Setting
AF Area Auto Clear Clears the display of focus area (the green
rectangles over the focus points) after a focus lock.
(Section 6.11)
AF Area Points Switches between 79 and 61 AF points when AF
Area = Wide (Section 6.12)
Flexible Spot Points Switches between 79 and 15 points for Spot
Focus (Section 6.13)
Wide AF Area Disp. Lets you see the focus points when AF area is set to
Wide. I keep this On just because I like to know.

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