Hey everyone,

Here is an old post from Wetpixel-- which I thought was worth porting over to the new forum for new information exchange now that these cameras are well adopted in the community. With the new firmware there is also the option to share your settings with other members, which I thought might be valuable for those wanting to participate. I just updated my A7siii to FW version 4.0 and my A1 to version 3.01-- and will share my settings once I get them setup once again.

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I'm working on setting up my new Sony Alpha camera's custom buttons, menus, and memory recall settings.  In a search of the forum, I couldn't locate any past topics on this subject-- if anyone knows of similar threads, please let me know!   

I'm curious what other members here use for their custom settings.  With my initial setup I used some suggestions from Colby Brown, and also downloaded his custom setup.  With that post I also noticed that you can share these custom settings among users, which I would be more than happy to do if others are interested.  

As I've set my system up I've focused the my menu system on file management and remote shooting (menu 1), video settings (my menu 2), and photo settings (my menu 3).  

I'll detail my custom dial settings in another reply to help organize this thread.

 

 

 

For my custom key settings I have prioritized the following: ISO adjustment, white balance, eye focus select, APS-C shooting, auto iso minimum shutter settings, and finder/monitor select.  I still haven't modified the #6 button (on the first page), but as we all know, touch functions don't work for us underwater.  I also don't have anything to replace the tracking function set, but would love to hear if anyone has made that work for them underwater.

What do other settings do Sony shooters use for their camera systems? 

I have two videos about my setup (for Sony A1) - where UW stills photography is the priority use:

and

That’s for the resources, Alex! Have you made your setup files available anywhere?

On 5/18/2025 at 4:22 PM, Alex_Mustard said:

I have two videos about my setup (for Sony A1) - where UW stills photography is the priority use:

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Great reminder - been meaning to do that for a while!

Ran through both of these for my A7RV on Friday after work and most of the settings menus were relevant for that body too.

The strobe settings video sounded very interesting but I'm assuming that would be bit more difficult to cover multiple triggers and strobes etc.

Does anyone have an A7siii setup file that they'd be willing to share from Alex's recommendations?