Did you set up your PlayStation 5 console and immediately start playing games? You may have missed a few settings that can make your experience even better, save you space, or safeguard your privacy.

1Auto Capture Screenshots with Achievements

Stop your PS5 console from capturing screenshots every time you earn a trophy. Not only will this save you disk space, it will prevent you from having to sift through useless screenshots that you never wanted to capture in the first place.

To turn it off, head to Settings > Captures and Broadcasts > Captures and then disable auto captures for Trophies, Challenges, and Community Game Help.

Disable automatic capture for trophies on PS5.

2Log In to PS5 Automatically

Having your console sign you in automatically is ideal if you’re the one who uses it the most. While you’re logged in to your PS5 account, head to Settings > Users and Accounts > Login Settings then enable the “Log In to PS5 Automatically” toggle.

Just remember that anyone else who logs in will need to switch users each time they start the console.

Log into your PS5 console automatically.

3Account Privacy Settings

Head to Settings > Users and Accounts > Privacy > View and Customize your Privacy Settings to decide what level of PlayStation Network privacy you’re comfortable with. Start by changing who can see your real name and profile picture (which is separate from your user account icon).

Make your way through the various settings to decide who can see your friends list, who can see what you’re playing and your entire gaming history, who can send you friend requests or play online, and more.

Customize privacy settings on PS5.

It’s a good idea to review these settings on a semi-regular basis, especially if you notice an uptick in friend requests, spam, and other unwanted attention.

4Game Presets

The Game Presets option lets you automatically decide on a few important favorite default settings so that you spend less time in the Settings menu getting everything ready, and more time playing games.

Head to Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings > Game Presets to define default settings for preferred game difficulty, whether you want toprioritize frame rate or graphical fidelity, whether to invert the vertical or horizontal axis in first- and third-person games, whether subtitles should be enabled by default, and to create a list of players who can or can’t join your multiplayer sessions.

Set Game Presets on PS5.

5Limit or Disable Data Collection

While your PlayStation 5 console may have invited you to tweak a few of these settings when you first turned it on, one area you might have glossed over is data collection. Not to worry, you can manage your preferences easily under Settings > Users and Accounts > Privacy.

Scroll down to the “Control how your data is collected and used” section and change what happens to the data you provide, your personalization settings (including recommendations) and how Sony handles the voice data collected viayour DualSense controller’s microphone.

Data collection privacy settings on PS5.

6Enable Variable Refresh Rate

Variable refresh rate attempts tosync the frame rate of whatever game you’re playing with how often your TV or monitor refreshesthe display. This eliminates unsightly frame tearing and can even help minimize the impact of frame rate drops.

You can enable the setting, if you haven’t already done so, by heading to Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output and setting “VRR” to “Automatic.” Most people should leave this setting on “Automatic” for best results, thoughif you encounter particularly bothersome flickeringthen you might want to turn it off.

Enable variable refresh rate on PS5.

Initially, VRR support on PS5 required each game to explicitly support the technology, but you can also try forcing it by enabling “Apply to Unsupported Games” (disable it again if you encounter issues).

Unfortunately, the PS5’s VRR implementation is somewhat limited. It only works between 48Hz and 60Hz or 48Hz and 120Hz, depending on whether you have a 120Hz display or not. It also doesn’t workif you’re using your PS5 using a native 1440p monitor.

Enable HDR and other color settings on PS5.-1

7Enable 120Hz Output

If your TV or monitor supports it, setting “120Hz Output” to “Automatic” under Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output will give you frame rates of up to 120 FPS in supported games. The list of games isn’t huge, but you might as well enable it (especially if you’re usingthe more powerful PS5 Pro).

For best results use the HDMI cable that came with your console (or a third-party cable that’s certified HDMI 2.1). Your TV will need to support HDMI 2.1, and you’ll need to make sure you’re connected to high-speed HDMI 2.1 HDMI ports.

Dim screen while inactive settings on PS5.

8HDR Color Settings

The PS5 should enable high dynamic range (HDR) video for TVs and monitors that support it, but you may double-check this under Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output by making sure that “HDR” is set to “Always On” or “Automatic.”

Run the “Adjust HDR” wizard to configure your display by moving the sliders until the on-screen elements are barely visible. Both “Deep Color Output” and “RGB Range” (also under the Video Output menu) should remain on Automatic unless you’re having trouble, or your display explicitly does not support HDR.

Enable spoiler warnings on PS5.

Having trouble? You may need to enable expanded color mode on your TV for HDR to work at all, which you can do from your TV’s settings menu. Look for a setting called “HDMI Deep Color” or similar and make sure it’s enabled, then try enabling HDR again on your PS5 console.

9Dim Screen While Inactive

If you have an OLED display and you’re especially bad at leaving games sitting on the pause menu while you get distracted doing something else, head to Settings > Screen and Video > Screen > and set “Dim Screen While Inactive” to “5 minutes.”

This is recommended sinceOLED panels are more susceptible to image retentionthan LCD models, though it’s not something you should spend a lot of time worrying about. Alternatively, you might just want a less distracting glow from the TV if you decide to take a break but leave the TV on.

10Spoiler Warnings

Are you particularly sensitive to spoilers? Head to Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings > Spoiler Warnings and enable “Warn About Game Spoilers.” This only works with PS5 games, and only in some areas of your PS5 dashboard, but if it keeps memorable story moments under wraps then it’s probably worth a shot.