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Customizing Your Sony a1 II -Fn Menu 2

Leave a Comment / By Colby Brown / December 18, 2024

Fn Menu settings For the Sony a1 II by Colby Brown Photography. AF Level for Crossing - This setting allows me to change the sensitivity or "stickiness" of the AF system as other objects cross in front of my subject as I am tracking it. AF Tracking for Speed Change - This allows me to change how fast I want the AF system to react to the movement of my subject. Touch Function in Shooting - Adjust the functionality of the Touch support for the rear LCD screen. I can change from "Touch Focus" to "Touch Tracking" to "Touch Shutter" very quickly. Shutter Type - This setting lets me jump from shooting with the Electronic Shutter to a Mechanical shutter. ISO Auto Minimum Shutter Speed - Sets the minimum shutter speed I want to maintain when using AUTO ISO in Aperture Priority mode. This feature is popular with many wildlife photographers who enjoy shooting in Aperture Priority mode to maintain a shutter speed that is fast enough to photograph their subjects. Zebra Display - Turn on and off the Zebra display with the a1 II. I have my Zebra set to a custom lower limit of 107+, unique to the a1 and a1 II, to help me not blow out the highlights in my images. I share more info about this in my Setup Guide for the a1 II.

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About Me

Colby is a photographer, photo educator and author based out of Eastern Pennsylvania. Specializing in landscape, travel and wildlife photography, his body of work spans the four corners of the globe and covers all 7 continents. He has been a Sony Ambassador and Sony Artisan since 2015.

He is also the founder of the humanitarian photo organization The Giving Lens, which blends the art form of photography with the focus and purpose of giving back to those in need around the world.



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