Sony RX10 1V the new boy. (2 Viewers)

[Cuckoo-shrike]

So I'm trying to set up the recommended settings for BIF and perched birds as per the article in dpreview quoted by GiG. I think I'm programming them into custom memory 1 and 2. How do I recall them? I thought it would be by pressing the C1/C2 buttons but that doesn't work. Also, when setting the ISO where do I find "Auto ISO minimum shutter speed"= Faster?

Sorry, but I really struggle with this stuff!

 

[Swissboy]

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Sorry, but I really struggle with this stuff!

You are not alone!

 

[MalR]

So I'm trying to set up the recommended settings for BIF and perched birds as per the article in dpreview quoted by GiG. I think I'm programming them into custom memory 1 and 2. How do I recall them? I thought it would be by pressing the C1/C2 buttons but that doesn't work. Also, when setting the ISO where do I find "Auto ISO minimum shutter speed"= Faster?

Sorry, but I really struggle with this stuff!

Regarding your question about Auto ISO – Faster, go into Camera 1 in the menu, Page 7 of 14. Scroll down to ISO Auto Min SS and click the OK button (centre of the rear four-way control dial). This should bring up ISO Auto Min SS Standard. Click on the right of the four-way control dial to scroll through the various options.

You need to be in A or P mode for this. If you're in Manual or Shutter Priority, this option is greyed out in the menu.

As for your other question, that is one of the things that I abandoned with the Sony. I did manage to assign settings to C1 and C2, but I had to hold the button down to access them. As soon as I let go, they disappeared. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what, if anything, I was doing wrong. Given that I need my thumb for back button focus and another finger to fire the shutter, this just wasn't workable.

I now tend to walk around with the camera set up for birds in flight. If I see a perched bird, I can quickly change the focus mode and shutter speed if necessary, and I find this works okay most of the time.

Malcolm

 

[Cuckoo-shrike]

Regarding your question about Auto ISO – Faster, go into Camera 1 in the menu, Page 7 of 14. Scroll down to ISO Auto Min SS and click the OK button (centre of the rear four-way control dial). This should bring up ISO Auto Min SS Standard. Click on the right of the four-way control dial to scroll through the various options.

You need to be in A or P mode for this. If you're in Manual or Shutter Priority, this option is greyed out in the menu.

As for your other question, that is one of the things that I abandoned with the Sony. I did manage to assign settings to C1 and C2, but I had to hold the button down to access them. As soon as I let go, they disappeared. I couldn't for the life of the figure out what, if anything, I was doing wrong. Given that I need my thumb for back button focus and another finger to fire the shutter, this just wasn't workable.

I now tend to walk around with the camera set up for birds in flight. If I see a perched bird, I can quickly change the focus mode and shutter speed if necessary, and I find this works okay most of the time.

Malcolm

Thanks so much Malcolm, perfect!

 

[GiG]

So I'm trying to set up the recommended settings for BIF and perched birds as per the article in dpreview quoted by GiG. I think I'm programming them into custom memory 1 and 2. How do I recall them? I thought it would be by pressing the C1/C2 buttons but that doesn't work. Also, when setting the ISO where do I find "Auto ISO minimum shutter speed"= Faster?

Sorry, but I really struggle with this stuff!

It's been a while since I set this up but try as follows:

To programme the settings such as BIF: set up your required selections such as A, Iso, Focus Area etc. Then in the menu, go to Camera Settings 1, page 3 of 14 and go to the "Memory" option. Select which Memory location (1, 2 and 3 are on the camera and M1, M2, M3 and M4 will save to the SD card) you want to save that specific set up. Repeat for each different set up, but choose a new memory location.

I have set 1 to BIF, 2 to static birds, 3 to scenic shots, M1 using Shutter. To use the various saved options the mode dial needs to be set to the "MR" position.

Instead of C1 or C2 buttons I have programmed Memory Recall into the Fn button. To switch between configurations I press the Fn button, which brings up Recall and scroll left or right to the memory setting you want: 1, 2, 3 or M1 and press enter.

To programme the function button: press menu, go to Camera Settings 2, page 9 of 10 and go to the "Function menu set" option. Set (Function Upper 1) as "Shoot mode".

Gi