# Sony Alpha 7 III Settings

## Setup and Custom Buttons

### Camera 2

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* Photo: Custom Key
- Control Wheel: ISO
- Control Btn 1: Focus Mode
- Control Btn 2: Focus Magnifier
- Control Btn 3: Metering Mode
- Control Btn 4: Touch Operation Sel.
- Multi-Slc Center Btn: Focus Standard
- Center Button: White Balance
- Left Button: Drive Mode
- Right Button: ISO Auto Min. SS
- Down Button: Creative Style
- AEL Button: Recall Custom Hold 1
+ ShootMode: Shutter Prio
+ Shutter Speed: 1/2000
+ Drive Mode: Continues Shooting
+ ISO: Auto
+ Metering Mode: Multi
+ Focus Mode: AF-C
+ Focus Area: Lock-on AF Wide
+ AF-On: On
- AF-ON Button: AF On
- Focus Hold Button: Eye AF
* Playback: Custom Key
- Custom Btn 1: Rating
- Custom Btn 2: Fllw. Cust.
- Custom Btn 3: Protect
- Fn-Button: Send to Smartphone
* Function Menu Set.
- Function Upper1: Interval Shooting
- Function Upper2: Subject Detection
- Function Upper3: Focus Area
- Function Upper4: Live View Display
- Function Upper5: Zebra Display
- Function Upper6: Silent Shooting
- Function Lower1: File Format
- Function Lower2: Flash Comp
- Function Lower3: Face/Eye Prty in AF
- Function Lower4: Peaking Display
- Function Lower5: Peaking Level
- Function Lower6: SteadyShot
* Dial Setup: Av Tv
* Av/Tv Rotate: Normal

### Setup

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## Landscape Settings

Mode: M
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/125
ISO: 100

### Camera 1

1:
* File Format: RAW
* RAW File Type: Uncompressed

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* Drive Mode: Self Timer 2sec

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* Focus Mode: Manual Focus
* Priority Set in AF-S: Balanced Emphasis
* Priority Set in AF-C: Balanced Emphasis
* Focus Area: Expand Flexible Spot

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* AF Illuminator: Off
* Face/Eye AF Set.
- Face/Eye Prty: Off
- Subject Detection: Human
- Face Dtct Frame Dsp: On
- Animal Eye Display: On
* AF Track Sens: 3
* AF w/ shutter: On

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* ISO: 100
* Metering Mode: Spot
* Face Prty in Mlti Mtr: Off

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* Spot Metering Point: Focus Link Point

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* White Balance: Auto
* Priority Set in AWB: Standard
* DRO/Auto HDR: DRO Lv3 - Better Histogram
* Creative Style: Standard (Contrast -2) - Better Histogram

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* Focus Magnif. Time: No Limit
* Initial Focus Mag.: 1.0
* AF in Focus Mag.: On
* Peaking Settings:
- Peaking Display: On
- Peaking Level: On
- Peaking Color: Yellow

### Camera 2

4:

* Silent Shooting: Off
* e-Front Curtain Shut.: On
* Steady Shot: Off

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* FINDER/MONITOR: Auto
* Grid Line: Rule of 3rds Grid
* Exposure Set. Guide: Off
* Live View Display: Setting Effect ON

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* Cont. Shoot. Length: Always Display
* Auto Review: 2 Sec

## Wildlife Settings

Mode: M
Aperture: f/4
Shutter: 1/400
ISO: AUTO

### Camera 1

1:
* File Format: RAW

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* Drive Mode: Continues Shooting Hi

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* Focus Mode: Continues Focus
* Priority Set in AF-S: Balanced Emphasis
* Priority Set in AF-C: Release
* Focus Area: Lock-on AF

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* AF Illuminator: Off
* Face/Eye AF Set.
- Face/Eye Prty: Off
- Subject Detection: Human
- Face Dtct Frame Dsp: On
- Animal Eye Display: On
* AF Track Sens: 3
* AF w/ shutter: On

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* ISO: 100
* Metering Mode: Spot
* Face Prty in Mlti Mtr: On

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* Spot Metering Point: Center

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* White Balance: Auto
* Priority Set in AWB: Standard
* Creative Style: Standard

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* Focus Magnif. Time: No Limit
* Initial Focus Mag.: 1.0
* AF in Focus Mag.: On
* Peaking Settings:
- Peaking Display: On
- Peaking Level: On
- Peaking Color: Yellow

### Camera 2

4:

* Silent Shooting: Off
* e-Front Curtain Shut.: On
* Steady Shot: Off

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* FINDER/MONITOR: Auto
* Grid Line: Rule of 3rds Grid
* Exposure Set. Guide: Off
* Live View Display: Setting Effect ON

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* Cont. Shoot. Length: Always Display
* Auto Review: 2 Sec

## Portrait Settings

Mode: M
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/200
ISO: Auto

### Camera 1

1:
* File Format: RAW

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* Drive Mode: Continues Shooting Hi

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* Focus Mode: Continues Focus
* Priority Set in AF-S: Balanced Emphasis
* Priority Set in AF-C: Release
* Focus Area: Expand Flexible Spot (for Eye AF)
* Swt. V/H AF Area: AF Point + AF Area

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* AF Illuminator: Off
* Face/Eye AF Set.
- Face/Eye Prty: Off
- Subject Detection: Human
- Face Dtct Frame Dsp: On
- Animal Eye Display: On
* AF Track Sens: 3
* AF w/ shutter: On

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* ISO: 100
* Metering Mode: Spot
* Face Prty in Mlti Mtr: On

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* Spot Metering Point: Center

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* White Balance: Auto
* Priority Set in AWB: Standard
* Creative Style: Standard

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* Focus Magnif. Time: No Limit
* Initial Focus Mag.: 1.0
* AF in Focus Mag.: On
* Peaking Settings:
- Peaking Display: On
- Peaking Level: On
- Peaking Color: Yellow

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* Anti-flicker Shoot.: On

### Camera 2

4:

* Silent Shooting: Off
* e-Front Curtain Shut.: On
* Steady Shot: Off

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* FINDER/MONITOR: Auto
* Grid Line: Rule of 3rds Grid
* Exposure Set. Guide: Off
* Live View Display: Setting Effect ON

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* Cont. Shoot. Length: Always Display
* Auto Review: 2 Sec

## Street Settings

Mode: M
Aperture: f/16
Shutter: 1/400
ISO: 400

### Camera 1

1:
* File Format: RAW & JPEG

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* Drive Mode: Single Shooting

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* Focus Mode: Continues Focus
* Priority Set in AF-S: Balanced Emphasis
* Priority Set in AF-C: AF
* Focus Area: Expand Flexible Spot
* Swt. V/H AF Area: Off

6:

* AF Illuminator: Off
* Face/Eye AF Set.
- Face/Eye Prty: On
- Subject Detection: Human
- Face Dtct Frame Dsp: On
- Animal Eye Display: On
* AF Track Sens: 5
* AF w/ shutter: Off

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* ISO: 100
* Metering Mode: Spot
* Face Prty in Mlti Mtr: On

10:

* Spot Metering Point: Center

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* White Balance: Auto
* Priority Set in AWB: Standard
* Creative Style: Standard

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* Focus Magnif. Time: No Limit
* Initial Focus Mag.: 1.0
* AF in Focus Mag.: On
* Peaking Settings:
- Peaking Display: On
- Peaking Level: On
- Peaking Color: Yellow

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* Anti-flicker Shoot.: On

### Camera 2

4:

* Silent Shooting: Off
* e-Front Curtain Shut.: On
* Steady Shot: Off

6:

* FINDER/MONITOR: Auto
* Grid Line: Rule of 3rds Grid
* Exposure Set. Guide: Off
* Live View Display: Setting Effect ON

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* Cont. Shoot. Length: Always Display
* Auto Review: 2 Sec

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