elliottnewcomb
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I need them written for myself, here is what I have done with my new to me RX1r.
Jpeg Only until I learn the camera, then I will try RAW + Jpeg
Please note any errors so I can fix them. Nigel, skip item 15 please.
Changes from Default
1. Quality: Extra Fine (Jpeg only) (much less compression, allows more aggressive cropping). RAW + Jpeg defaults to Jpeg Fine Compression. After testing XF, I will try RAW + Jpeg Fine
2. Panorama Direction: UP: (to take ‘Tall’ Pano’s), a nicely proportioned Wide shot: set direction up, turn camera vertically, and sweep right. Top dial must be in Pano to change Pano size and direction in the menu.
3. Clear Image Zoom: ON. Jpeg only. (see item 15)
4. AF Illuminator: Off (avoid blinding people like I did to Cassandra Wilson on stage).
5. Movie File Format: MP4. David Pogue, Gary Friedman and I agree, AVCHD not much better, not worth the larger files, or need to open with specific software. Fixed 35mm movie?
Movie Audio: The built in mics cannot record music well, for me, it’s just memory clips: MP4. RX1r has mic jack, and hot shoe for External Mics: then AVCHD? Now I use my Sony HD Movie Camera with lots of zoom/decent built-in mic. Newer ones are better and smaller.
6. SteadyShot: ON. RX1r has no IS for Stills, it is for Movies only. Turn off if using Tripod.
7. Auto Review: 5 secs, important while learning. Gives time to press Mag button to see results (AEL button is Mag in playback). Half press shutter button any time: back to live view.
Btw: learning this beast: have several batteries ready. It needs a bigger battery.
8. Display Button (monitor): All, None, Level. IF have viewfinder, check box: For viewfinder.
9. Display Button (finder): All, None, Level. (see items 29 and 30: Fn button and Quick Navi)
10. Peaking Level: High. I use low on my rx100’s, great while magnified, but I needed High for RX1r to see peaking well, not sure why.
11. Peaking Color: Yellow. (my preference, all my Sony’s)
12. MF Assist: On. RX1r initial magnification is 5.9X (smaller than rx100 start of 8.6x). rx100’s MF mag can toggle between 8.6x and 17.2x by pressing the rear center button while magnified. RX1r, somewhere, not figured out yet, you can mag to 11.7x, (option for MF assist, or, 11.7x just for playback? )
13. Focus Mag Time: No limit. (return to framing view anytime, by shutter button half press).
14. C Button: AF/MF Control Hold. (intuitive location next to shutter button). AF/MF Control Hold is needed to use BBF back button focus method. (See BBF item 28)
15. AEL button: Smart Telecon/Zoom. Jpeg Only. ‘effortless, occasional, good enough’ .
Heresy I know, but, I like both extra zooms (as well as Oly’s 2X, similar to CIZ). Not trying to sell it, but explain it here, all in one place. I always encourage everyone to at least try it. Or go to item 16.
a. Smart Zoom (optical sensor crop, no upscaling) (only available at medium or small image sizes. Works in steps: 24mp = 35mm optical; 10mp = 52mm; 5mp = 80mm.
b. CIZ, clear image zoom, Jpeg Only. Double Heresy, Nigel might confiscate my RX1r.
Sensor crop, combined with in-camera upscaling, better than old fashioned Digital Zoom. Works progressively, starts after Smart Zoom. Zoom using the right/left rockers.
Press AEL button (nice mag symbol next to the button to remind me). AEL button is assigned to Smart Telcon/Zoom. A zoom scale shows up on lcd, use rockers to zoom.
You see a linear scale: optical, then SZ step(s), then CIZ progressive zoom.
a. 24mp: no SZ; CIZ to 70mm
b. 10mp: SZ step to 52mm; then CIZ progressive zoom to 105mm;
c. 5mp: SZ two steps: 52mm; then 80mm; then CIZ progressive zoom to 157mm.
Note, ‘effortless’. cropping RAW shot is one extra step, then upscaling it if needed, is step two, if you have the software, and PP skills. Using in-camera Zooms: both focus and metering is taken using the zoomed area, a possible benefit, as well as you noticing an unseen detail if zoomed.
16. Left Rocker: AEL Toggle. If you use AEL, and you re-assign the AEL button, this is an intuitive location: When AEL is engaged, an * shows up, on the bottom info line of the lcd, at the right end. So, your * and AEL button are adjacent. Works for me. Note: left rocker default of drive mode is in both the Fn button, and Quick Navi menus for quick change, nothing lost.
17. Right Rocker: AF/MF Toggle. Works no matter what position the damnable dinky round front focus wheel is in. God I hate that thing. Should be a lever, properly positioned. Note: right rocker default of Flash mode is also in Fn and Quick Navi menus, nothing lost.
18. Down Rocker: Image Size. Not in Fn menu, or Quick Navi. I change to get SZ or more CIZ. Mostly for my rx100’s. I may not use it much here, but, I want to see CIZ on this sensor.
Quality is a good option to put here. Change from RAW to Jpeg, or to RAW + Jpeg instantly. Quality does not exist in Fn or Navi menus.
19. Smart Telecon/Zoom: Zoom (that activates CIZ). Default Smart Telecon setting blocks CIZ, and keeps ONLY SZ 52mm at 10mp; 80mm @ 5mp.
20. Movie Button: Movie Mode Only (dead unless top dial is in Movie Mode). Shame we cannot use it for something else. I never accidentally hit movie button, except when it ruins ___
21. Picture Effect: (Playback Menu, pg 2).
This is to make an additional alternate photo of any normal photo on the memory card. Either Watercolor, or Illustration. At any time, later at home. Press play button, select an image, then press Menu, go to Playback menu, page 2, Picture Effect, select either Watercolor, or Illustration, press rear center button, the alternate image is created. That’s the way the original rx100m1 works. Unfortunately, m2,3,4, you need to make a separate Effect Photo yourself, while shooting.
22. Menu Start: Previous, stays where you had it last. Change something, shoot, change it back.
23. Mode Dial Guide: Off
24. LCD Brightness: Sunny Weather. Auto doesn’t work well on my rx100s, or RX1r.
Dark Option: to be inconspicuous, I change to Manual, which I leave at -2. Enough image to frame with, you can still see peaking if using MF, or use AF, P&S, see what you got later.
25. Viewfinder Brightness: Manual, +1. Adjust manually while looking thru Viewfinder. Adjust viewfinder diopter to see the text on the EVf, not something beyond.
26. Power Saving Time: 5 min. Turn off by switch any time. Needed while learning camera, and, while strolling around shooting this and that. Don’t want it turning off just when needed. LCD still goes dark by itself to save power, tap shutter button to re-awaken.
Note: Viewfinder has a button, left side, that turns lcd off/on to save power.
27. Audio Signals: Off.
28. BBF: (Back Button Focus) (disables/separates focus from Shutter Button)
Once a shot is taken, using BBF, that focus distance is held for subsequent shots, until changed. No focus occurs at half shutter press, faster shutter.
BBF Setup (works similarly if you use different button assignments)
a. Front focus dial: MF.
b. C Button: AF/MF Control Hold (item 14).
c. Right Rocker: AF/MF Toggle (item 17)(not needed for BBF). Instant AF when front focus dial is in MF, instant back to MF. OR, instant MF when front focus dial is in AF. Instant back to AF.
BBF Operation:
1. Front focus dial MF
2. Turn on Camera. Use MF normally, shoot,
OR
3. Turn on Camera, Press C button. Camera automatically engages AF.
a. Shoot immediately using AF,
OR
b. refine Manual Focus, Shoot.
Advantage: less turning focus ring, less time using MF because AF gets the lens positioned quickly. Similar to DMF, except, you do not need to hold the C button, just press it once to engage AF.
4. Focus Distance is Held, for subsequent shots. If you or subject moves a bit, minimal turn is needed to refine MF focus. If subject moves a lot, press C button again, AF finds subject again, shoot or refine MF focus, shoot.
29. Fn Button: Unlike rx100’s, RX1r Fn Button items are NOT assignable. Unforgivable. Press Fn button, use rockers to item, center button to choose/set an option.
30. Quick Navi: A special screen, only available if the EVF is installed. Using it is a two step process. Step One: Press Disp top rocker, until Quick Navi screen appears. It is not active yet. Step two: Press Fn button. Now, it becomes active, can change settings like Fn button. It has other info, available because it is too much info to see via EVF.
31. Flash: Leave ON (fill) in menu, leave flash down, it cannot fire. Pop it up, ready to fire. It retains the +/- flash comp strength you last used. I use it cut back, and adjust shot to shot readily.
Note: even using cut back, flash needs a full charge to give consistent levels shot to shot.
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Elliott
Jpeg Only until I learn the camera, then I will try RAW + Jpeg
Please note any errors so I can fix them. Nigel, skip item 15 please.
Changes from Default
1. Quality: Extra Fine (Jpeg only) (much less compression, allows more aggressive cropping). RAW + Jpeg defaults to Jpeg Fine Compression. After testing XF, I will try RAW + Jpeg Fine
2. Panorama Direction: UP: (to take ‘Tall’ Pano’s), a nicely proportioned Wide shot: set direction up, turn camera vertically, and sweep right. Top dial must be in Pano to change Pano size and direction in the menu.
3. Clear Image Zoom: ON. Jpeg only. (see item 15)
4. AF Illuminator: Off (avoid blinding people like I did to Cassandra Wilson on stage).
5. Movie File Format: MP4. David Pogue, Gary Friedman and I agree, AVCHD not much better, not worth the larger files, or need to open with specific software. Fixed 35mm movie?
Movie Audio: The built in mics cannot record music well, for me, it’s just memory clips: MP4. RX1r has mic jack, and hot shoe for External Mics: then AVCHD? Now I use my Sony HD Movie Camera with lots of zoom/decent built-in mic. Newer ones are better and smaller.
6. SteadyShot: ON. RX1r has no IS for Stills, it is for Movies only. Turn off if using Tripod.
7. Auto Review: 5 secs, important while learning. Gives time to press Mag button to see results (AEL button is Mag in playback). Half press shutter button any time: back to live view.
Btw: learning this beast: have several batteries ready. It needs a bigger battery.
8. Display Button (monitor): All, None, Level. IF have viewfinder, check box: For viewfinder.
9. Display Button (finder): All, None, Level. (see items 29 and 30: Fn button and Quick Navi)
10. Peaking Level: High. I use low on my rx100’s, great while magnified, but I needed High for RX1r to see peaking well, not sure why.
11. Peaking Color: Yellow. (my preference, all my Sony’s)
12. MF Assist: On. RX1r initial magnification is 5.9X (smaller than rx100 start of 8.6x). rx100’s MF mag can toggle between 8.6x and 17.2x by pressing the rear center button while magnified. RX1r, somewhere, not figured out yet, you can mag to 11.7x, (option for MF assist, or, 11.7x just for playback? )
13. Focus Mag Time: No limit. (return to framing view anytime, by shutter button half press).
14. C Button: AF/MF Control Hold. (intuitive location next to shutter button). AF/MF Control Hold is needed to use BBF back button focus method. (See BBF item 28)
15. AEL button: Smart Telecon/Zoom. Jpeg Only. ‘effortless, occasional, good enough’ .
Heresy I know, but, I like both extra zooms (as well as Oly’s 2X, similar to CIZ). Not trying to sell it, but explain it here, all in one place. I always encourage everyone to at least try it. Or go to item 16.
a. Smart Zoom (optical sensor crop, no upscaling) (only available at medium or small image sizes. Works in steps: 24mp = 35mm optical; 10mp = 52mm; 5mp = 80mm.
b. CIZ, clear image zoom, Jpeg Only. Double Heresy, Nigel might confiscate my RX1r.
Sensor crop, combined with in-camera upscaling, better than old fashioned Digital Zoom. Works progressively, starts after Smart Zoom. Zoom using the right/left rockers.
Press AEL button (nice mag symbol next to the button to remind me). AEL button is assigned to Smart Telcon/Zoom. A zoom scale shows up on lcd, use rockers to zoom.
You see a linear scale: optical, then SZ step(s), then CIZ progressive zoom.
a. 24mp: no SZ; CIZ to 70mm
b. 10mp: SZ step to 52mm; then CIZ progressive zoom to 105mm;
c. 5mp: SZ two steps: 52mm; then 80mm; then CIZ progressive zoom to 157mm.
Note, ‘effortless’. cropping RAW shot is one extra step, then upscaling it if needed, is step two, if you have the software, and PP skills. Using in-camera Zooms: both focus and metering is taken using the zoomed area, a possible benefit, as well as you noticing an unseen detail if zoomed.
16. Left Rocker: AEL Toggle. If you use AEL, and you re-assign the AEL button, this is an intuitive location: When AEL is engaged, an * shows up, on the bottom info line of the lcd, at the right end. So, your * and AEL button are adjacent. Works for me. Note: left rocker default of drive mode is in both the Fn button, and Quick Navi menus for quick change, nothing lost.
17. Right Rocker: AF/MF Toggle. Works no matter what position the damnable dinky round front focus wheel is in. God I hate that thing. Should be a lever, properly positioned. Note: right rocker default of Flash mode is also in Fn and Quick Navi menus, nothing lost.
18. Down Rocker: Image Size. Not in Fn menu, or Quick Navi. I change to get SZ or more CIZ. Mostly for my rx100’s. I may not use it much here, but, I want to see CIZ on this sensor.
Quality is a good option to put here. Change from RAW to Jpeg, or to RAW + Jpeg instantly. Quality does not exist in Fn or Navi menus.
19. Smart Telecon/Zoom: Zoom (that activates CIZ). Default Smart Telecon setting blocks CIZ, and keeps ONLY SZ 52mm at 10mp; 80mm @ 5mp.
20. Movie Button: Movie Mode Only (dead unless top dial is in Movie Mode). Shame we cannot use it for something else. I never accidentally hit movie button, except when it ruins ___
21. Picture Effect: (Playback Menu, pg 2).
This is to make an additional alternate photo of any normal photo on the memory card. Either Watercolor, or Illustration. At any time, later at home. Press play button, select an image, then press Menu, go to Playback menu, page 2, Picture Effect, select either Watercolor, or Illustration, press rear center button, the alternate image is created. That’s the way the original rx100m1 works. Unfortunately, m2,3,4, you need to make a separate Effect Photo yourself, while shooting.
22. Menu Start: Previous, stays where you had it last. Change something, shoot, change it back.
23. Mode Dial Guide: Off
24. LCD Brightness: Sunny Weather. Auto doesn’t work well on my rx100s, or RX1r.
Dark Option: to be inconspicuous, I change to Manual, which I leave at -2. Enough image to frame with, you can still see peaking if using MF, or use AF, P&S, see what you got later.
25. Viewfinder Brightness: Manual, +1. Adjust manually while looking thru Viewfinder. Adjust viewfinder diopter to see the text on the EVf, not something beyond.
26. Power Saving Time: 5 min. Turn off by switch any time. Needed while learning camera, and, while strolling around shooting this and that. Don’t want it turning off just when needed. LCD still goes dark by itself to save power, tap shutter button to re-awaken.
Note: Viewfinder has a button, left side, that turns lcd off/on to save power.
27. Audio Signals: Off.
28. BBF: (Back Button Focus) (disables/separates focus from Shutter Button)
Once a shot is taken, using BBF, that focus distance is held for subsequent shots, until changed. No focus occurs at half shutter press, faster shutter.
BBF Setup (works similarly if you use different button assignments)
a. Front focus dial: MF.
b. C Button: AF/MF Control Hold (item 14).
c. Right Rocker: AF/MF Toggle (item 17)(not needed for BBF). Instant AF when front focus dial is in MF, instant back to MF. OR, instant MF when front focus dial is in AF. Instant back to AF.
BBF Operation:
1. Front focus dial MF
2. Turn on Camera. Use MF normally, shoot,
OR
3. Turn on Camera, Press C button. Camera automatically engages AF.
a. Shoot immediately using AF,
OR
b. refine Manual Focus, Shoot.
Advantage: less turning focus ring, less time using MF because AF gets the lens positioned quickly. Similar to DMF, except, you do not need to hold the C button, just press it once to engage AF.
4. Focus Distance is Held, for subsequent shots. If you or subject moves a bit, minimal turn is needed to refine MF focus. If subject moves a lot, press C button again, AF finds subject again, shoot or refine MF focus, shoot.
29. Fn Button: Unlike rx100’s, RX1r Fn Button items are NOT assignable. Unforgivable. Press Fn button, use rockers to item, center button to choose/set an option.
30. Quick Navi: A special screen, only available if the EVF is installed. Using it is a two step process. Step One: Press Disp top rocker, until Quick Navi screen appears. It is not active yet. Step two: Press Fn button. Now, it becomes active, can change settings like Fn button. It has other info, available because it is too much info to see via EVF.
31. Flash: Leave ON (fill) in menu, leave flash down, it cannot fire. Pop it up, ready to fire. It retains the +/- flash comp strength you last used. I use it cut back, and adjust shot to shot readily.
Note: even using cut back, flash needs a full charge to give consistent levels shot to shot.
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Elliott
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