But after a few outings with the camera and many trips to the manual for setting details, I've got it working about as close to my DSLRs as I can get. So, I thought I'd share how I set it up.
- I'll start with the touch screen. I don't really like them. I'm much more used to changing settings through the menus. They are constantly unintentionally touched thereby either opening a menu or changing the focusing area. So, I configured the lock switch so that it deactivates the touch aspects of the LCD screen and nothing else. [6th wrench menu]
- Something I do with all my cameras is called back button focus, which is kind of a misnomer since back button focusing is always present by pressing the "focus on" button. What really is involved is removing the starting focus operation from the shutter button. [C.Fn. III-5]
- Something else I do with all cameras is disable the exposure bracketing auto cancel feature which cancels bracketing when the camera is shut off. This is important with the RP because after a period of time (I leave it at the default of 1 minute) the camera doesn't just go to sleep like DSLRs, it shuts off although it turns back on with the touch of any control. [C.Fn. I-3]
- Other preferred settings common to all camera bodies are 1/2 stop exposure level increments [C.Fn. I-1], 1 stop ISO Speed setting increments [C.Fn. I-2], 5 bracketed shots [C.Fn. I-5] and Safety Shift on [C.Fn. I-6] Update: I'm currently using 1/3 stop ISO increments since the control ring is so easy to use.
- RF lenses (and the adapter with control ring) have a control ring that you can configure for different functions. I chose ISO adjustments. I shoot in aperture priority and the aperture is adjusted with the main dial just behind the shutter button so that's taken care of. With a maximum shutter speed of 1/4000th of a second, and my frequent 5 file bracketing sequences, adjusting ISO is something that needs to be easy. [C.Fn. III-6] Update: I modified this a bit so the you need to half press the shutter button while turning the control ring. Now that I have a control ring adapter, it was too easy to accidentally change the ISO.
- When using EF lenses with the regular adapter there is no control ring so I programmed the * button to enable ISO adjustment while pressing the * button and turning the main control dial. [C.Fn. III-5]
- WIth the * button no longer providing an exposure lock function, I set exposure lock to be included in the shutter button half press. Exposure is locked as long as the shutter button is half pressed and released when the button is lifted. [C.Fn. III-5] The only time I've found this doesn't work is with fireworks where you want to half press for the IS but definitely don't want the exposure locked on a dark sky.
- I use the depth of field preview button on my DSLRs a lot. There is no dedicated DOF preview button on the RP but you can re-program lots of buttons. I chose the multi function button for DOF preview which is right next to the shutter button. [C.Fn. III-5]
- When the touch screen is active or the camera is on a tripod and the focus point has been moved from the center, it's handy to be able to re-center the focus point with a single touch. I programmed the movie button, which starts and stops movie recording when in movie mode, to re-center the focus point when in photo mode. [C.Fn. III-5]
- On the RP body that I use with my 70-300mm lens I programmed the "Q" button to toggle normal, 5X or 10X magnification on the viewfinder image. This lets me see if a distant object like a bird is in focus when I'm planning to crop in later on.
- Some other functions are frequently used but you need to delve into the menus to find them. The My Menu function adds one or more menu screens which you can add functions you desire. I added the following items to My Menu pages.
- Exposure bracketing
- Cropping/aspect ratio
- Format card
- Beep (on and off)
- Battery Info
- Date & Time (it's handier than your watch or phone)
- ISO settings
- AF method
- Eye detect AF
- Image review (on and off)
I also activated manual focus peaking which outlines in-focus objects in red, something which will be useful when shooting macro-ish subjects with a tripod. I also will add the focus bracketing feature to My Menu once I get around to utilizing that feature.
I will modify this page as I discover things about the camera and change my settings.
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