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C.Fn III -10     Switch to registered AF point
You can instantly switch to the registered AF point with  while the metering 
timer is active. (AF is activated at the moment when AF point is switched.)
0: Disable
1: Enable
By pressing < 9>, you can switch to the registered AF point. Press it 
again to switch to the previous AF point.
C.Fn III -11     AF point auto selection
For AF point selection, you can enable or disable automatic selection. 
The setting before the slash (/) applies to the < 5> dial’s function with C.Fn 
IV -3-1 set. And the setting after the slash applies to the < 6> dial’s 
function when the < S> button is pressed.
0:  5 direct:disable/ 6:enable
When metering is active, the < 5> dial cannot select automatic 
selection. You can select automatic selection with < 6>.
1:  5 direct:disable/ 6:disable
Automatic selection cannot be selected.
2:  5 direct:enable/ 6:enable
When metering is active, the < 5> dial can select automatic selection. 
You can select automatic selection with < 6>.
C.Fn III -12     AF point display during focus
0: On
1: Off
The AF point will not light in red other than during AF point selection.
2: On (when focus achieved) The manually selected AF point will not dimly light during autofocusing. 
(The AF point will light only when AF is started or focus is achieved.)
Registering the AF point  (Multiple AF points cannot be registered.)
You can register an AF point you use frequently.
1. Select the AF point to be registered. (p.84)
2. While holding down the < S> button, press the < Z> button.
•   HP : Automatic selection,  SEL [  ] : Center AF point, 
  SEL HP  : Off-center AF point
If you change the C.Fn III -9 setting, the registered AF point will be 
canceled. The camera will switch  to the center AF point.
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C.Fn III -13     AF point brightness
0: Normal
1: Brighter
C.Fn III -14     AF-assist beam firing
Enables or disables the EOS-dedicated Speedlite’s AF-assist beam.
0: Enable
The external Speedlite will emit the AF-assist beam when necessary.
1: Disable
C.Fn III -15     Mirror lockup
See page 104 for the mirror lockup procedure.
0: Disable
1: Enable
2: Enable: Down with SET (button)
C.Fn III -16     Continuous shooting speed
Disable: Continuous shooting will be enabled: < o>: Approx. 5 fps, 
< p >: Approx. 3 fps
Enable:
The continuous shooting speed set with [Register] will be enabled.
Register:  can be set within 2 fps to 5 fps, and < p> can be set 
within 1 fps to 4 fps. After entering the settings, select [ Apply].
C.Fn III -17     Limit continuous shot count
Disable:  No limit is set on the continuous shot count. (Continuous 
shooting will be possible up to the maximum burst indicated.)
Enable: The continuous shooting will be limited to the number set with 
[Register ] after which the shooting will stop automatically.
Register: The continuous shot count can be limited to 2 to 99. After 
entering the settings, select [ Apply].
The external Speedlite’s Custom Function [ AF-assist beam firing] set to 
[ Disable ] will override this Custom Function’s 0 setting.
With setting 1 and 2, the < 2> icon will appear on the top LCD panel.  
						

							
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C.Fn IV: Operation/Others
C.Fn IV -1     Shutter button/AF-ON button
0: Metering + AF start
1: Metering + AF start/AF stop
During autofocusing, you can press the  button to stop the autofocusing.2: Metering start/Meter + AF start
This is useful for subjects which keep moving and stopping repeatedly. 
In the AI Servo AF mode, you can press the < p> button to 
repeatedly start or stop the AI Servo AF operation. The exposure is set 
at the moment the picture is taken. Thus, the optimum focusing and 
exposure will always be achieved as you wait for the decisive moment.
3: AE lock/Metering + AF start
Convenient when you want to focus and meter at different parts of the 
picture. Press the < p> button to meter and autofocus, and press 
the shutter button halfway to attain AE lock.
4: Metering + AF start / disable
The < p > button will not function.
C.Fn IV -2     AF-ON/AE lock button switch
0: Disable
1: Enable
The functions of the < p> and < A/y > buttons will be switched 
with each other’s function.
C.Fn IV -3     Quick Control Dial in metering
The Quick Control Dial’s function while the metering is active can be changed.0: Exposure compensation/Aperture
1: AF point selection
You can select the AF point directly with the  dial without first pressing 
the  button. While metering is active, turning the  dial will select a 
horizontal AF point. Automatic selection cannot be selected. However, if 
C.Fn III -11-2 has also been set, automatic selection can be selected.
Press the <
O> button and turn the  dial to set the aperture for 
exposure compensation or manual exposure.
2: ISO speedWhile metering is active, you can turn the  dial to change the ISO speed in real-time.  
						

							
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C.Fn IV -4     SET button when shooting
You can assign a frequently-used function to < 0>. When the camera is 
ready to shoot, you can press < 0>.
0: Normal (disabled)
1: White balance
While looking at the rear LCD panel, you can change the WB.
2: Image size While looking at the rear LCD panel, you can change the memory card 
and image size.
3: ISO speed
While looking at the top LCD panel or in the viewfinder, you can change 
the ISO speed.
4: Picture Style The [ 1 Picture Style ] menu will appear.
5: Record func. + media/folder
The [ 5 Record func+media/folder sel. ] menu will appear.
6: Menu display Gives the same function as the < M> button.
7: Image playback Gives the same function as the < x> button.
C.Fn IV -5     Tv/Av setting for Manual exposure
0: Tv= 6/Av= 5
1: Tv= 5/Av= 6
Convenient when you use studio flash and frequently change the 
aperture. 
Also, when you use AEB in the manual exposure mode, the shutter 
speed can stay fixed while only the aperture is shifted for AEB. The 
shutter speed can also be set by pressing the < O> button and turning 
the < 6
/5> dial.
If the [ Live View shoot. ] menu has been set to [ Enable], the Live View 
shooting will override any setting from 1 to 7 above. Pressing < 0> will 
show the Live View image instead.  
						

							
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C.Fn IV -6     Dial direction during Tv/Av
0: Normal
1: Reverse direction
The dial’s turning direction for setting the shutter speed and aperture can be 
reversed. 
In the manual exposure mode, the direction of the <
6> and  dials 
will be reversed. In other shooting modes, the  dial will be reversed. 
The direction of the  dial will be the same in the manual exposure 
mode and for setting exposure compensation.
C.Fn IV -7     Av setting without lens
0: Disable
1: Enable
You can set the aperture setting with the camera even when a lens is not 
attached. Convenient especially if you use a super telephoto lens with 
more than one EOS-1Ds Mark III camera body.
C.Fn IV -8     WB + media/image size setting
When you press the < B> button to set the white balance, memory 
card, or image size, you can choose to do it with the rear LCD panel or with 
the menu screen.
0: Rear LCD panel
1: LCD monitor
When you press the < B> button, the menu screen will appear. Each 
time you press the button, the screen will change for the White balance, 
Image size, and Record func+media/folder sel.
C.Fn IV -9      H button function
0: Protect (holding:sound rec.)
Press the < H> button for 2 sec. and the sound recording will start.
1: Sound rec. (protect:disable) To start the sound recording, press the < H> button. To protect an 
image, use the [ 3 Protect images ] menu.
Even with setting 1, if you press the < B> button during Live View 
shooting, you can set the settings above while looking at the rear LCD 
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C.Fn IV -10     Button function when  5 
0: Normal (enable)
1: Disable  6,5 ,Multi-controller
When the power switch is set to < 1>, the < 6>, , and < 9> 
will be disabled from setting anything. The shutter button can still be 
used to shoot. This prevents any settings to be changed inadvertently, 
so it is convenient when you keep shooting with the same settings.
C.Fn IV -11     Focusing Screen
If you change the focusing screen, change this setting to match the 
focusing screen type. This is to obtain the correct exposures.
0:  lEc-C IV
Standard focusing screen (Laser-matte).
1:  lEc-A, B, C, C II, C III, D, H, I, L
For Laser-matte screens.
2:  pEc-S
For Super Precision Matte screens.
3:  kEc-N,R
For New Laser-matte screens.
Even with setting 1, if the power switch is set to < J>, you can use < 6>, 
< 5 >, and < 9> to change settings.
The pEc-S focusing screen is optimized for lenses whose maximum aperture 
is f/1.8 to f/2.8. If the lens maximum aperture is brighter than f/1.8, the center 
spot metering circle and Area AF ellipse might become difficult to see.
Also, if the lens maximum aperture is slower than f/2.8, the viewfinder will 
look darker.
  Even if all the Custom Functions are cleared, this setting will be retained.
  Since the Ec-A, Ec-B, Ec-I, and Ec-L  focusing screens have a prism at 
the center, correct exposures c annot be obtained with evaluative 
metering and center spot metering. Use either center-weighted average 
metering or AF point-linked spot me tering (except the center AF point).
  To change the focusing screen, refer to the instructions that came with 
the focusing screen.  
						

							
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C.Fn IV -12     Timer length for timer
You can change how long the function settings remain in effect after you let 
go of the respective button.
Disable: The timer length is set to the default.
Enable: The timer length is set to the time set with [ Register].
Register: You can set the 6-sec. and 16-sec. timer length and the timer 
length for after the shutter release. The timer length can be set to 
0 sec. to 59 sec. or 1 min. to 60 min. After entering the settings, 
select [Apply].
• 6-sec. timer: Works with the metering while you shoot through  the viewfinder. Also works when you press the 
 button for AE lock.
• 16-sec. timer: Works when you press the < I> button for 
multi-spot metering and FE lock. Also works 
during Live View shooting for metering and 
pressing the < A> button for AE lock.
• Timer after release: Normally, the timer is 2 sec. after the  picture is taken. A longer timer length will 
make it easier to use AE lock at the same 
exposure.
C.Fn IV -13     Shortened release time lag
Normally, stabilization control is executed for the shutter-release time lag. 
This stabilization control can be omitted to make the shutter-release time 
lag shorter.
0: Disable
1: EnableWhen the aperture is stopped down to no more than 3 stops from the 
maximum aperture, the shutter-release time lag will be as much as 
about 20% shorter than normal.  
						

							
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C.Fn IV -14     Add aspect ratio information
During Live View shooting, vertical lines corresponding to the aspect ratio will 
be displayed. You can thereby simulate framing for medium- and large-format 
film sizes such as 6x6 cm, 6x4.5 cm, an d 4x5 in. This aspect ratio information 
will be appended automatically to the captured image. (The image will not 
actually be saved to the memory card as a cropped image.) When the image is 
transferred to a personal computer and the Digital Photo Professional (provided 
software) is used, the image will be displayed in the aspect ratio you specified.
0: Off 4: Aspect ratio 6:7
1: Aspect ratio 6:6 5: Aspect ratio 10:12
2: Aspect ratio 3:4 6: Aspect ratio 5:7
3: Aspect ratio 4:5
C.Fn IV -15     Add  original decision data
0: Off
1: On
Data for verifying whether the image is original or not is appended to the image 
automatically. When the shooting info of an image appended with the verification 
data is displayed (p.117), the <
L> icon will appear. To verify whether the image 
is original, the Original Da ta Security Kit OSK-E3 (sold separately) is required.
C.Fn IV -16     Live View exposure simulation
0: Disable (LCD auto adjust)
1: Enable (simulates exposure)
During Live View shooting, the real-time picture shows the brightness 
corresponding to the exposure setting. This enables you to check the 
image’s exposure right before you take the picture.
  Aspect ratio information will also be appended if you shoot through the 
viewfinder.
  During image playback on the camera, vertical lines for the respective 
ratio will be displayed.
 When you press the depth-of-field preview button, the simulated 
exposure is displayed regardless of the C.Fn IV -16 setting. 
  Even if 1 is set, the exposure simu lation will not be displayed when an 
external flash is used nor during bulb exposures.  
						

							
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You can register up to three sets of Custom Function settings.
You can register a different set of Custom Function settings for different 
shooting situations such as sports, snapshots, and landscapes.
You can then instantly apply a registered set of Custom Function 
settings.
1Select [C.Fn setting register/
apply].
  Under the [ 8] tab, select [ C.Fn 
setting register/apply ], then press 
< 0 >.
2Select [Register].
XTurn the < 5> dial to select 
[ Register ], then press < 0>.
3Select [Set].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Set * ], 
then press < 0>.
4Select [OK].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ OK], 
then press < 0>.
X The Custom Function settings will be 
registered under [ Set * ], and the 
Custom Function  settings will be 
displayed in a list. To return to the 
screen in step 2, press < 0>.
3  Registering and Applying Custom Function Settings
Registering Custom Function Settings  
						

							
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In step 2, select [ Apply] and select the [ Set * ] of the Custom Function 
settings to be applied. Select [ OK], and the Custom Function settings 
will switch to those registered under Set *.
Applying Custom Function Settings
The settings for C.Fn III -7 [ AF Microadjustment] and C.Fn IV -11 
[ Focusing Screen ] will not be included in the registered Custom Function 
settings.
To view the registered Custom Function settings, select [ Confirm settings].
The numbers of options changed from the default setting are displayed in 
blue. 
If the option’s settings include [ Disable/Enable/Register] and it is set to 
[ Enable ], a blue [  * ] will be displayed. (A blue [  * ] will also be displayed if 
the C.Fn III -2 setting has been changed.)