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RX10 V Setup: How I Get Sharp Bird Photos Every Time

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Want the best Sony RX10 V settings for bird and wildlife photography? In this step-by-step setup guide, I show you exactly how I configure my Sony RX10 Mark V for sharp bird photos, fast action, 30 fps shooting, autofocus tracking, and quick changes in the field.

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If you photograph birds or wildlife with the **Sony RX10 V**, this video walks you through the camera settings I actually use in the field—from RAW image quality and electronic shutter to Auto ISO, AF-C, bird subject recognition, focus area settings, zebras, back-button focus, custom buttons, and My Menu.

I’ll also show you how I set up the RX10 V for two very different situations: *fast-moving birds and wildlife* and **perched or stationary subjects**. The goal is simple: spend less time digging through the Sony menu and more time getting the photograph.

SONY RX10 V SETTINGS COVERED

• RAW compressed for full 30 fps shooting
• Electronic shutter
• Continuous AF / AF-C
• Bird and animal subject recognition
• Focus Area Limit
• Small Spot AF for birds in branches
• Auto ISO
• Exposure compensation
• 5500K white balance
• Zebras at 100+ to protect highlights
• Back-button focus
• Custom Hold settings
• Custom buttons and dials
• 5 fps setup for perched birds
• Image stabilization / SteadyShot
• Grid lines
• Monitor brightness
• Auto Review settings
• Display as Group OFF
• Saving your RX10 V settings to an SD card

Whether you're considering the **Sony RX10 V as an all-in-one bird photography camera**, upgrading from the **Sony RX10 IV**, or already own the RX10 Mark V and want to get it dialed in for wildlife, this setup will give you a solid starting point.

Chapters

00:00 — RX10 V settings I trust when time is short.
00:32—Come join me in the AC
01:02—My Menu + Add to My Menu shortcut
02:40—Image Quality: RAW compressed for 30 fps
04:50 — Register Custom Hold: 5 fps for perched birds
07:30—Drive Mode & Electronic Shutter for 30 fps
09:15 — Exposure: Auto ISO + IS & grid lines
11:00—White Balance 5500K + Zebras 100+
13:00 — AF-C + Focus Area Limit
15:00 — Subject Recognition: Bird / Animal / Insect
17:18 — Custom Keys & Dials
19:00—Rec with Shutter + Save to SD + Display As Group OFF
20:00 — Final RX10 V setup

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13 Comments

@wtfstop Creator 1 month ago Pinned

That 5fps trick on the red Record button is the one my workshop folks always steal first—leave burst at 30fps, then HOLD to drop to 5fps for perched birds. No menu diving.

Which one are you trying first—the 5fps Hold or trimming your Focus Area list down to just 3?
Tell me below, and I'll reply with how I'd set it for your style of shooting.

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@petervalaris8496 12 days ago

Excellent, thank you 🙏

@KoolJourney 1 month ago

Thanks for your efforts to produce this video. Now I have to do a deep dive on my camera settings!

@AndreTabare-t6v 4 weeks ago

Thank you +++Very practical and interesting, I will appreciate this Sony better following your video.😀🙏

@jacksseawheeze2911 4 days ago

The only part I understood was the “bird” setting 😂😂😂

@robhemsley9181 3 weeks ago

Try this - set camera in normal operation to manual . So you can shift shutter speed iso exposure comp accordingly. But set c1 at shutter speed priority 3500 and c1 at 2500 - you can immediately shoot fast action at those shutter speed immediately when you need to act fast - by holding down button with index finger and triggering a shot with middle finger . Set the back button auto focus to focus “ with tracking “ and only set to tab through non tracking focus points large medium small . Pressing that button shifts the tracking once you’ve locked into the subject . I use the kens button in left to tab through focus areas .

@iclickedit 1 month ago

I absolutely love this video on settings for RX10 V..This camera has been ordered. Just waiting. I was wondering if you have such a video for RX10IV? If you do please help as until I get my Mark V I have borrowed a Rx10IV for my birding trip to Ecuador. (Finger's crossed that you so have a settings video for markiv)

@RalphAlfors 1 month ago

Enjoyed your step by step setup. Got this camera for when I don’t want the extra weight of my full sensor equipment and to share with my Birder wife. I like to use back button focus but my wife isn’t sold on its use. Turning off focus with shutter seems to be a global setting affecting all,shooting modes and memory recall slots. I have tried to set up mr1 to still have the focus on the shutter button for my wife and Mr2 for back button by turning off the focus with shutter. It is one or the other but not both that I can figure out how to set. Any ideas? Also a minor nit, at the 7:05 mark you show turning off AEL w/Shutter when you are talking about turning off the focus with shutter to achieve back button focus. Turning off AEL W/Sutter only affects the exposure lock with or without a half press of the shutter. I know what you meant, but others following along might not understand the distinction and that the focus with or without shutter option is found elsewhere in the menu. Another great feature that I activated was the zoom assist feature. I mapped it to the focus hold button on the side of the lens. When pushed the lens zooms out wider and reveals a white box that you place your subject in, then when you let the button go the lens automatically zooms back to the previous tighter focal length. This is extremely handy when trying to locate your subject when zoomed at the higher focal lengths. Push the button to see the wider view to locate your subject, let go and let the lens zoom back to the tighter view with your subject in the frame. Think birds in flight as just one of the uses. This back and forth zoom happens much faster than using the zoom toggle. Options also include how wide you want the lens to zoom back when you push the button. Great job in explaining and showing how to add items to “my menu” and how to set up the hold recall options

@americansoldier7776 1 month ago (edited)

Thank you for your help! I went through your settings and set mine up that way as well! After all was finished when i push the record button or now the C1 recall button my camera goes to all the settings, but when i release the button all
Settings return to what ever the default settings are to the dial. I apologize for sounding like a newbie, but do I have to hold that button while I’m taking the pictures or is there specific knob setting that I should put my camera on and it will hold that setting? Thank you! Lou

@joannebartkus3382 1 month ago

I am having a conceptual difficulty. If you set record with shutter, then how do you get still shots? I must be missing something.

@lalyreamicaledepoissy523 1 month ago

Hello,
I have just bought an RX10 V and am looking for a guide to help me understand and configure my camera. Could you recommend one?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,