"Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus"
I assume "i-menu" means fn menu.
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Thanks.
Eric
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InFocus2014 wrote: old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
IAm I alone?
You are not alone. I'm thinking there's a market for someone reverse-engineering the format of Sony camset files and making a simple utility to transfer settings across cameras even if they're not the same model.
Although... to be perfecty honest, it took me less than 20 minutes to manually move all my settings from the A7RV to the A1 II and the same procedure can be repeated for the A7RVI:
- Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus
I swear it took me less than 20 minutes. It is a very dumb "mechanical" exercise. But it takes much longer if the reference camera is not laying in front of you.
Twenty minutes? You must be a real whiz kid!! I turned-off the sleep modes on my A1 II (my A7R5 is long gone), laid it on the table in front of me, and with my fingers flying, copied the settings over to my A7R6 in a bit over an hour. Of course, the difference in functions and menu labels took a few minutes to sort out. I also have five pages in my Custom Menu. I still need to program all the new settings opened-up by the Asterisk setting.
Lacking the front-facing Speed Boost button as on the A1 II, I was originally going to assign Speed Boost to the lens buttons, but finally decided to assign to C3, since I fumble so much with those lens buttons.
The thing that surprised me the most is that the R6 battery was at 96% when done and is still over 90% with a great deal of testing over several hours! The combination of combining processing chips to increase efficiency and the higher battery capacity is working wonders. The net effect is way more than the 25% that Sony is claiming.
On a somewhat related note, I do not like shooting with small Sony bodies, so I always install and use L-Brackets, vertical grips, etc. I assumed that I would not be using my R6 much until brackets become available - likely in a couple of months. I found a leather half-case in one of my cabinets that I used when I first acquired the A1 II (the case is labeled A9III and is a cheap Amazon sourced unit). It fits the A7RVI almost perfectly and will suffice until L-brackets are available.
Finally, I really liked the deeper eyepiece cup that came with the A1 II and had ordered one for my A7R5 (Sony FDA-EP21). I now have it on the R6. Highly recommended.
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old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Embarrassingly manually. Going down through the entire menu tree, one item at a time, comparing to the reference body. But again, without a reference camera it's a nighmare.
Can’t Sony’s Save/Load menu feature be used to set up the new camera if you already have another Sony customized the way you like? I used this to set up my 2nd A7RV body last year, but have not tried it when using two different camera models.
EDIT: as Snapsy pointed out below, doesn’t work with different models of camera
Jun 07, 2026 at 05:55 PM
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"Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus"
I assume "i-menu" means fn menu.
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Thanks.
Eric
---------------------------------------------
InFocus2014 wrote: old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
IAm I alone?
You are not alone. I'm thinking there's a market for someone reverse-engineering the format of Sony camset files and making a simple utility to transfer settings across cameras even if they're not the same model.
Although... to be perfecty honest, it took me less than 20 minutes to manually move all my settings from the A7RV to the A1 II and the same procedure can be repeated for the A7RVI:
- Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus
I swear it took me less than 20 minutes. It is a very dumb "mechanical" exercise. But it takes much longer if the reference camera is not laying in front of you.
Twenty minutes? You must be a real whiz kid!! I turned-off the sleep modes on my A1 II (my A7R5 is long gone), laid it on the table in front of me, and with my fingers flying, copied the settings over to my A7R6 in a bit over an hour. Of course, the difference in functions and menu labels took a few minutes to sort out. I also have five pages in my Custom Menu. I still need to program all the new settings opened-up by the Asterisk setting.
Lacking the front-facing Speed Boost button as on the A1 II, I was originally going to assign Speed Boost to the lens buttons, but finally decided to assign to C3, since I fumble so much with those lens buttons.
The thing that surprised me the most is that the R6 battery was at 96% when done and is still over 90% with a great deal of testing over several hours! The combination of combining processing chips to increase efficiency and the higher battery capacity is working wonders. The net effect is way more than the 25% that Sony is claiming.
On a somewhat related note, I do not like shooting with small Sony bodies, so I always install and use L-Brackets, vertical grips, etc. I assumed that I would not be using my R6 much until brackets become available - likely in a couple of months. I found a leather half-case in one of my cabinets that I used when I first acquired the A1 II (the case is labeled A9III and is a cheap Amazon sourced unit). It fits the A7RVI almost perfectly and will suffice until L-brackets are available.
Finally, I really liked the deeper eyepiece cup that came with the A1 II and had ordered one for my A7R5 (Sony FDA-EP21). I now have it on the R6. Highly recommended.
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old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Embarrassingly manually. Going down through the entire menu tree, one item at a time, comparing to the reference body. But again, without a reference camera it's a nighmare.
Can’t Sony’s Save/Load menu feature be used to set up the new camera if you already have another Sony customized the way you like? I used this to set up my 2nd A7RV body last year, but have not tried it when using two different camera models.
EDIT: as Snapsy pointed out below, doesn’t work with different models of camera
Jun 07, 2026 at 05:55 PM
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"Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus"
I assume "i-menu" means fn menu.
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Thanks.
Eric
---------------------------------------------
InFocus2014 wrote: old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
IAm I alone?
You are not alone. I'm thinking there's a market for someone reverse-engineering the format of Sony camset files and making a simple utility to transfer settings across cameras even if they're not the same model.
Although... to be perfecty honest, it took me less than 20 minutes to manually move all my settings from the A7RV to the A1 II and the same procedure can be repeated for the A7RVI:
- Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus
I swear it took me less than 20 minutes. It is a very dumb "mechanical" exercise. But it takes much longer if the reference camera is not laying in front of you.
Twenty minutes? You must be a real whiz kid!! I turned-off the sleep modes on my A1 II (my A7R5 is long gone), laid it on the table in front of me, and with my fingers flying, copied the settings over to my A7R6 in a bit over an hour. Of course, the difference in functions and menu labels took a few minutes to sort out. I also have five pages in my Custom Menu. I still need to program all the new settings opened-up by the Asterisk setting.
Lacking the front-facing Speed Boost button as on the A1 II, I was originally going to assign Speed Boost to the lens buttons, but finally decided to assign to C3, since I fumble so much with those lens buttons.
The thing that surprised me the most is that the R6 battery was at 96% when done and is still over 90% with a great deal of testing over several hours! The combination of combining processing chips to increase efficiency and the higher battery capacity is working wonders. The net effect is way more than the 25% that Sony is claiming.
On a somewhat related note, I do not like shooting with small Sony bodies, so I always install and use L-Brackets, vertical grips, etc. I assumed that I would not be using my R6 much until brackets become available - likely in a couple of months. I found a leather half-case in one of my cabinets that I used when I first acquired the A1 II (the case is labeled A9III and is a cheap Amazon sourced unit). It fits the A7RVI almost perfectly and will suffice until L-brackets are available.
Finally, I really liked the deeper eyepiece cup that came with the A1 II and had ordered one for my A7R5 (Sony FDA-EP21). I now have it on the R6. Highly recommended.
---------------------------------------------
old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Embarrassingly manually. Going down through the entire menu tree, one item at a time, comparing to the reference body. But again, without a reference camera it's a nighmare.
Can’t Sony’s Save/Load menu feature be used to set up the new camera if you already have another Sony customized the way you like? I used this to set up my 2nd A7RV body last year, but have not tried it when using two different camera models.
Jun 07, 2026 at 05:52 PM
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"Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus"
I assume "i-menu" means fn menu.
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Thanks.
Eric
---------------------------------------------
InFocus2014 wrote: old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
IAm I alone?
You are not alone. I'm thinking there's a market for someone reverse-engineering the format of Sony camset files and making a simple utility to transfer settings across cameras even if they're not the same model.
Although... to be perfecty honest, it took me less than 20 minutes to manually move all my settings from the A7RV to the A1 II and the same procedure can be repeated for the A7RVI:
- Put both cameras on a desk
- Replicate the i-menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the home menu by looking at the reference
- Replicate the custom button assignment, again - looking at the reference
- Go through the rest of the shooting menus
I swear it took me less than 20 minutes. It is a very dumb "mechanical" exercise. But it takes much longer if the reference camera is not laying in front of you.
Twenty minutes? You must be a real whiz kid!! I turned-off the sleep modes on my A1 II (my A7R5 is long gone), laid it on the table in front of me, and with my fingers flying, copied the settings over to my A7R6 in a bit over an hour. Of course, the difference in functions and menu labels took a few minutes to sort out. I also have five pages in my Custom Menu. I still need to program all the new settings opened-up by the Asterisk setting.
Lacking the front-facing Speed Boost button as on the A1 II, I was originally going to assign Speed Boost to the lens buttons, but finally decided to assign to C3, since I fumble so much with those lens buttons.
The thing that surprised me the most is that the R6 battery was at 96% when done and is still over 90% with a great deal of testing over several hours! The combination of combining processing chips to increase efficiency and the higher battery capacity is working wonders. The net effect is way more than the 25% that Sony is claiming.
On a somewhat related note, I do not like shooting with small Sony bodies, so I always install and use L-Brackets, vertical grips, etc. I assumed that I would not be using my R6 much until brackets become available - likely in a couple of months. I found a leather half-case in one of my cabinets that I used when I first acquired the A1 II (the case is labeled A9III and is a cheap Amazon sourced unit). It fits the A7RVI almost perfectly and will suffice until L-brackets are available.
Finally, I really liked the deeper eyepiece cup that came with the A1 II and had ordered one for my A7R5 (Sony FDA-EP21). I now have it on the R6. Highly recommended.
---------------------------------------------
old-gregg wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
How do you replicate an entire menu by "looking at the reference"? Is it done manually or with a copy-paste method?
Embarrassingly manually. Going down through the entire menu tree, one item at a time, comparing to the reference body. But again, without a reference camera it's a nighmare.
Can’t Sony’s Save/Load menu feature be used to set up the new camera if you already have another Sony customized the way you like? I used this to set up my 2nd A7RV body last year, but have not tried it when using two different camera models.
Jun 07, 2026 at 05:49 PM
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