User manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- P, S, A, and M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Focus Mode
- Using the Creative Slider
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Fn (Function) Button
- Using the Zoom
- Using Touch Shooting
- Focusing
- Default Settings (Flash Mode, Self-timer, and Focus Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Movies
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Using the Menu
- Menu Operations
- Menu Lists
- The Shooting Menu (Common Across Shooting Modes)
- The Shooting Menu (P, S, A, or M Mode)
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Network Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Monitor Settings
- EVF Auto Toggle (Automatically Switching the Display to the Viewfinder)
- Date Stamp
- Self-timer: After Release
- Photo VR
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Assign Side Zoom Control
- AE/AF Lock Button
- Sound Settings
- Auto Off
- Format Card/Format Memory
- Language
- HDMI Output
- Charge by Computer
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Location Data
- Toggle Av/Tv Selection
- MF Peaking
- Reset All
- Touch-screen Controls
- Conformity Marking
- Firmware Version
- Technical Notes
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Shooting Features
Focus Mode
C E (Manual Focus)
• The digits displayed for the gauge on the right of the screen in step 2 serve as a guideline
for the distance to a subject that is in focus when the gauge is near the center.
• The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending on the zoom
position. At the maximum wide-angle zoom position, the camera can focus on subjects as
close as approximately 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens. At the maximum telephoto zoom
position, the camera can focus on subjects as close as approximately 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) from
the lens.
• The actual range at which the subject can be in focus varies depending on the f-number
and zoom position. To see whether the subject is in focus, check the image after shooting.
• Set Assign side zoom control (A126) in the setup menu to Manual focus to focus by
using the side zoom control instead of the multi selector in step 2.
C Manual Focus During Movie Recording
If you set the focus mode to E and press the b (e movie-record) button, you can focus
while recording movies by using the command dial or multi selector.
C Peaking
• The range of the contrast level considered to be in focus can be changed by adjusting the
peaking level. It is effective to set the level low for high contrast subjects, and high for low
contrast subjects.
• Peaking highlights high contrast areas of the image in white. Under some shooting
conditions, highlighting may not work properly or areas that are not in focus may be
highlighted.
• You can disable the peaking display using MF peaking (A126) in the setup menu.
• When Movie options (A124) in the movie menu is set to an HS movie option, peaking
cannot be displayed while recording movies.
C Operating the Touch Panel on the Manual Focus Shooting Screen
You can use the touch panel to operate the monitor (A7).
• Spread/pinch while a zoomed image is displayed to change the magnification rate.
• Slide while a zoomed image is displayed to view a different area of the image. When you
tap E, the display area returns to the center of the frame.
C To Focus Using the ML-L7 Remote Control (Available Separately)
• You can press the multi selector HI on the remote control to adjust the focus with the
remote control when using manual focus.
• If you press the k button on the remote control, you can lock the camera to the set focus.