Sony A7III Manual page 7

MR Recall:
Recall camera configurations from M1 to M4 from an SD card.
MR Memory
Save camera configurations to position 1 or 2 on the dial on top of the
camera, and an additional 4 to an SD card in locations M1 to M4. Once you
have save settings to some of these locations, the 'Recall' part of the menu
will become available.
Select Media:
Allows you to select what card you are recording media too.
AF1:
Focus Mode:
Continuous AF or Manual Focus
Tip: If you select 'Continuous Auto Focus' and then turn on 'Touch Operation'
in the 'Setup 2' menu, you can simply touch the screen to focus on the part of
the image you want and it will also track your finger across the screen.
'Flexible Spot' or 'Expand Flexible Spot' are best for this, although it does
work when using the other focus area options.
Focus Area:
Select between: Wide/Zone/Centre/Flexible Spot/Expand Flexible Spot
Swt. V/H AF Area:
AF Point + AF Area. This sets the camera so that if you turn the camera on its side, the AF
point will shift according to screen orientation and the ideal focus point. Not that important
unless your photographing.
Tip: If you are shooting in manual focus mode, you can still make use of the
cameras Auto Focus Continuous (AF-C) mode without switching out of
manual focus by setting up a custom button function. This allows you to use
AF quickly to get focus but stay in manual mode. This only works if you switch
to manual focus in camera and not on the lens itself.
With the camera set to Movie mode; Go to: Camera 2: Custom Operation
1/Custom Key (Video). Go to Page 3, and set 'AEL Button' (or another of your
choice) to 'AF/MF Control Hold'.
Set the camera to MF in the menu, not by using the switch on the lens. Now
when in MF, when you press the AEL button and keep it pressed, it will
behave like it is in AF-C. As soon as you release the button, it is back to MF.
Pressing the AEL button in this way doesn't offer you focus lock via the green
indicator as with normal AF mode. However, if you hold down the AEL button
and then press the shutter button at the same time, it will give you the focus
lock. Once achieved you just let go of both buttons.
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David Turner
5 Sony A7 III Settings Guide
October 2019