User manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the camera
- Getting started
- Basic operations of shooting and playback
- Shooting features
- Selecting a shooting mode (mode dial)
- Auto mode (standard shooting)
- P, S, A, and M modes
- Shooting with the Bulb setting or Time setting (when in M mode)
- U (user settings) mode
- Creative mode (applying effects when shooting)
- Scene mode (shooting suited to the shooting conditions)
- Setting the flash mode, self-timer, focus mode, and exposure compensation
- Flash mode
- Self-timer
- Smile timer
- Using autofocus
- Using manual focus
- Exposure compensation
- Default settings (flash, self-timer, and focus mode)
- Using the Fn (function) button
- Using the zoom
- Functions that cannot be used simultaneously when shooting
- Playback features
- Movies
- Using the menu
- Menu operations
- Menu lists
- The shooting menu (common across shooting modes)
- The shooting menu (P, S, A, M, or U mode)
- The Movie manual mode menu
- The movie menu
- The playback menu
- The network menu
- The setup menu
- Time zone and date
- Slot empty release lock
- Monitor settings
- EVF auto toggle
- Date stamp
- Self-timer: after release
- Vibration reduction
- AF assist
- Digital zoom
- Assign side zoom control
- Snap-back zoom
- Assign side dial
- AE/AF lock button
- Sound settings
- Auto off
- Format card
- Language
- HDMI
- Charge by computer
- Image comment
- Copyright information
- Location data
- Toggle Av/Tv selection
- Reset file numbering
- Peaking
- Reset all
- Conformity marking
- Firmware version
- Connecting the camera to a TV or computer
- Accessories
- If there is a problem
- Technical notes
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Shooting features
Using the zoom
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T
he zoom ratio of the digital zoom is limited to approximately 3.6× when [Movie
options] is set to [2160/30p] (4K UHD) or [2160/25p] (4K UHD) while recording a
movie.
Digital zoom and Dynamic Fine Zoom
T
he zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it changes to
yellow when the zoom magnication is increased further.
•
Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic
Fine Zoom.
•
Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably
reduced.
•
The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.
•
The zoom indicator may not change to blue when using certain continuous shooting
settings or other settings.
Using the side zoom control
The zoom can also be operated by moving the side zoom control toward
or
instead of the zoom control.
Zoom speed
•
Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction adjusts the zoom faster than the
side zoom control.
•
The zoom speed of the side zoom control while recording movies or in Movie manual
mode can be set in the setup menu [A
ssign side zoom control].