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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Parts of the camera
Principle functions of the controls
Control Main function
(snap-back zoom)
butt
on
For shooting
W
iden the angle of view temporarily.
Using the snap-back zoom (temporarily widening the
visible range) (page 126)
Side zoom control
For shooting
M
ove toward
(telephoto) to zoom in closer to the subject,
and mo
ve toward
(wide-angle) to zoom out and view a
lar
ger area.
Using the side zoom control (page 125)
Side dial
For shooting
•
When the f
ocus-mode selector is set to
: Change the
setting that is selec
ted in [Assign side dial].*
•
When the focus-mode selector is set to
: Adjust the
f
ocus manually.
* This function is not available with some shooting modes.
Assign side dial (page 236)
Shutter-release
butt
on
For shooting
When the butt
on is pressed halfway: Set focus and exposure.
When the button is pressed all the way: Release the shutter
(start and stop movie recording in Movie manual mode).
Shooting still images (page 48)
The shutter-release button (page 108)
For playback
Return to shooting mode.
( movie-record)
butt
on
For shooting
Start and stop movie recording.
Recording movies (page 53)
Basic operations of movie recording and movie playback
(page 145)
For playback
R
eturn to shooting mode.