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My Sony A7 IV settings

I wanted to summarize my notes about the Sony A7 IV settings.

Settings are separate into Photo and Video section to have them separated.

Photo

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    AA1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AA2(Add Item)                --> AA3(Drive Mode)                  --> AA4(Interval \n Shoot Func.)
    AB1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AB2(Add Item)                --> AB3(Drive Mode)                  --> AB4(Bracket \n Settings)
    AC1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AC2(Add Item)                --> AC3(Finder / Monitor)            --> AC4(Monitor \n Brightness)
    AD1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AD2(Add Item)                --> AD3(Zebra Display)               --> AD4(Zebra Display)
    AE1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AE2(Add Item)                --> AE3(Zebra Display)               --> AE4(Bluetooth)                --> AE5(Bluetooth \n Function)
    AF1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AF2(Add Item)                --> AF3(Finder Monitor)              --> AF4(Select \n Finder/Monitor)
    AG1[My Menu \n Setting] --> AG2(Add Item)                --> AG3(Face/Eye AF)                 --> AG4(Face/Eye Subject)
    AH1[Shooting]           --> AH2(Image Quality)           --> AH3(JPEG/HEIF Switch)            --> AH4("HEIF (4:2:0)")
    AI1[Shooting]           --> AI2(Image Quality)           --> AI3(Image Quality \n Settings)   --> AI4(Slot 1)                   --> AI5(File Format)                        --> AI6(RAW)
    AJ1[Shooting]           --> AJ2(Image Quality)           --> AJ3(Image Quality \n Settings)   --> AJ4(Slot 1)                   --> AJ5(RAW \n File Type)                   --> AJ6(Losseless \n Comp)
    AK1[Shooting]           --> AK2(Image Quality)           --> AK3(Lens \n Compensation)        --> AK4(Distortion Comp.)         --> AK5(Auto)
    AL1[Shooting]           --> AL2(Media)                   --> AL3(Rec. Media \n Settings)      --> AL4(Auto Switch Media)
    AM1[Shooting]           --> AM2(File)                    --> AM3(File/Folder \n Settings)     --> AM4(Set File Name)            --> AM5("A74")
    AN1[Shooting]           --> AN2(File)                    --> AN3(Copyright Info)              --> AN4(Write Copyright \n Info)  --> AN5(On)
    AO1[Shooting]           --> AO2(File)                    --> AO3(Copyright Info)              --> AO4(Set Photographer)         --> AO5("My Name")
    AP1[Shooting]           --> AP2(File)                    --> AP3(Copyright Info)              --> AP4(Set Copyright)            --> AP5("CC BY-SA")
    AQ1[Shooting]           --> AQ2(File)                    --> AQ3(Write \n Serial Number)      --> AQ4(On)
    AR1[Shooting]           --> AR2(Drive Mode)              --> AR3(Drive Mode)                  --> AR4(Cont. Shooting:)          --> AR5(Mid)
    AS1[Shooting]           --> AS2(Drive Mode)              --> AS3(Drive Mode)                  --> AS4("Self-timer(Single):")    --> AS5(2 sec)
    AT1[Shooting]           --> AT2(Drive Mode)              --> AT3(Interval Shoot \n Func.)     --> AT4(Shooting \n start time)   --> AT5(2 sec)
    AU1[Shooting]           --> AU2(Drive Mode)              --> AU3(Interval Shoot \n Func.)     --> AU4(Shooting interval)        --> AU5(5 sec)
    AV1[Shooting]           --> AV2(Drive Mode)              --> AV3(Interval Shoot \n Func.)     --> AV4(Shooting interval)        --> AV5(Number of shots)                    --> AV6(300)
    AW1[Shooting]           --> AW2(Drive Mode)              --> AW3(Interval Shoot \n Func.)     --> AW4(Shooting interval)        --> AW5(AE Tracking \n Sensitivity)         --> AW6(Low)
    AX1[Exposure/Color]     --> AX2(Exposure)                --> AX3(ISO Range Limit)             --> AX4(50)                       --> AX5(12800)
    AY1[Exposure/Color]     --> AY2(Zebra Display)           --> AY3(Zebra Display)               --> AY4(On)
    AZ1[Focus]              --> AZ2(AF/MF)                   --> AZ3(Focus Mode)                  --> AZ4(Continuous AF)
    BA1[Focus]              --> BA2(AF/MF)                   --> BA3(AF Illuminator)              --> B4(Off)
    BB1[Focus]              --> BB2(Focus Area)              --> BB3(Tracking:)                   --> C4(Spot S)
    BC1[Focus]              --> BC2(Focus Area)              --> BC3(Focus Area Color)            --> D4(Red)
    BD1[Focus]              --> BD2(Peaking \n Display)      --> BD3(On)
    BE1[Focus]              --> BE2(Peaking \n Display)      --> BE3(Peaking Color)               --> BE4(Red)
    BF1[Playback]           --> BF2(Magnification)           --> BF3(Enlarge Initial \n Position) --> BF4(Focused Position)
    BG1[Playback]           --> BG2(Delete)                  --> BG3(Delete pressing \n twice)    --> BG4(On)
    BH1[Playback]           --> BH2(Playback \n Option)      --> BH3(Focus \n Frame Display)      --> BH4(On)
    BI1[Network]            --> BI2(Smartphone \n Connect)   --> BI3(Smartphone Regist.)
    BJ1[Network]            --> BJ2(Smartphone \n Connect)   --> BJ3(Remote \n Shoot Setting)     --> BJ4(Still Img. \n Save Dest.) --> BJ5(Camera Only)
    BK1[Setup]              --> BK2(Operations \n Customize) --> BK3(Custom Key/Dial \n Set.)     --> BK4(Rear1)                    --> BK5(4)                                  --> A6(Shutter/Silent) --> A7(Switch \n Silent Mode)
    BL1[Setup]              --> BL2(Operations \n Customize) --> BL3(Custom Key/Dial \n Set.)     --> BL4(Dial/Wheel)               --> BL5(4)                                  --> B6(Exposure)       --> B7(ISO)
    BM1[Setup]              --> BM2(Operations \n Customize) --> BM3(Custom Key/Dial \n Set.)     --> BM4(Dial/Wheel)               --> BM5(Separate M mode \n and other modes)
    BN1[Setup]              --> BN2(Operations \n Customize) --> BN3(Fn Menu Settings)            --> BN4(Face/Eye AF)              --> BN5(Face/Eye \n Subject)
    BO1[Setup]              --> BO2(Operations \n Customize) --> BO3(Fn Menu Settings)            --> BO4(Zebra Display)            --> BO5(Zebra Display)
    BP1[Setup]              --> BP2(Operations \n Customize) --> BP3("DISP (Screen Disp) \n Set") --> BP4(Finder)                   --> BP5(Display All \n Info.)
    BQ1[Setup]              --> BQ2(Touch \n Operation)      --> BQ3(Touch Operation)             --> BQ4(On)
    BR1[Setup]              --> BR2(Touch \n Operation)      --> BR3(Touch Panel/Pad)             --> BR4(Touch Pad Only)
    BS1[Setup]              --> BS2(Touch \n Operation)      --> BS3(Touch Func. \n in Shooting)  --> BS4(Touch Focus)
    BT1[Setup]              --> BT2(Touch \n Operation)      --> BT3(Touch Pad Settings)          --> BT4(Operation Area)           --> BT5(Left 1/2)
    BU1[Setup]              --> BU2(Display \n Option)       --> BU3(Auto Review)                 --> BU4(2s)
    BV1[Setup]              --> BV2(Power Setting \n Option) --> BV3(Auto Power OFF \n Temp.)     --> BV4(High)
    BW1[Setup]              --> BW2(Sound Option)            --> BW3(Audio signals)               --> BW4(Off)
    BX1[Setup]              --> BX2(Setup Option)            --> BX3(Anti-dust Function)          --> BX4(Shutter When \n Pwr OFF)  --> BX5(On)
    BY1[Setup]              --> BY2(USB)                     --> BY3(USB Connection \n Mode)      --> BY4("MassStorage(MSC)")

Video

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    A1[Shooting]         --> A2(Image Quality)           --> A3(File Format)                   --> A4(XAVC HS 4K)
    B1[Shooting]         --> B2(Image Quality)           --> B3(Movie Settings)                --> B4(Record Setting)         --> B5(140M 4:2:2 10bit)
    C1[Shooting]         --> C2(Image Quality)           --> C3(S&Q Settings)                  --> C4(Frame Rate)             --> C5(1fps)
    D1[Shooting]         --> D2(File)                    --> D3(File Name Format)              --> D4(Date + Title)
    E1[Shooting]         --> E2(File)                    --> E3(File Name Format)              --> E4(Title Name \n Settings) --> E5(A74_)
    F1[Exposure / Color] --> F2(Color / Tone)            --> F3(Picture Profile)               --> F4(PP11)
    G1[Setup]            --> G2(Operations \n Customize) --> G3(Different Set \n for Still/Mv) --> G4("(Select all)")
    H1[Setup]            --> H2(Operations \n Customize) --> H3(REC w/ Shutter)                --> H4(On)
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