Quick Start Guide

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SQT0787 (ENG)
Contents
Information for Your Safety .................2
• Cautions for Use ..............................4
Preparation/Basic
Care of the camera ...............................8
Standard Accessories ..........................9
Names and Functions of
Components........................................10
Preparation..........................................13
• Attaching the Shoulder Strap .........13
• Charging the Battery......................13
• Inserting/Removing the Battery......14
• Inserting/Removing the Card
(Optional).......................................14
• Formatting the card
(initialisation)..................................15
• Attaching/Removing the Lens ........16
• Opening the Monitor ......................16
• Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) .......17
Basic Operations ................................18
• Using the Viewfinder ......................18
• Shutter button (Taking pictures).....19
• Motion picture button
(Recording motion pictures) ..........19
• Mode dial
(Selecting a Recording Mode) .......20
• Cursor buttons/
[MENU/SET] button.......................20
• Front Dial/Rear Dial .......................21
• [LVF] button (Switching the
Monitor/Viewfinder)........................22
• Touch screen (Touch operations)...22
Setting menu items ............................23
Calling frequently-used menus
instantly (Quick Menu) .......................24
Assigning frequently used
functions to the buttons
(function buttons)...............................24
Recording
Taking Pictures using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)...... 25
• Recording night scenes
([iHandheld Night Shot])................ 25
• Combining pictures into a single
picture with rich gradation
([iHDR]) ......................................... 26
• Taking a picture with a blurred
background (Defocus Control) ...... 26
• Recording images by changing
the brightness (Exposure) or
colour tone .................................... 26
Recording motion pictures with
manually set aperture value/
shutter speed
(Creative Video Mode) ....................... 27
Setting the Picture Quality
and Size .............................................. 28
• Setting the aspect ratio of
pictures ......................................... 28
• Setting the number of pixels ......... 28
• Setting the compression rate of
pictures ([Quality])......................... 29
Adjusting Focus Manually ................ 30
Select a Drive Mode ........................... 31
Recording 4K Photos ........................ 32
• Selecting pictures from
4K burst file and saving................. 33
Image Stabiliser.................................. 34
Recording Motion Picture ................. 36
• Recording motion pictures in 4K ... 38
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