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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Basic operations of shooting and playback
Shooting still images
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Press the shutter-release button halfway.
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T
o press the shutter-release button “halfway” means to press and hold the button at
the point where you feel a slight resistance.
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When the subjec
t is in focus, the focus area or focus indicator is displayed in green.
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When y
ou are using digital zoom, the camera focuses in the center of the frame and
the focus area is not displayed.
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If the focus area or focus indicator ashes, the camera is unable to focus. Modify the
composition and try pressing the shutter-release button halfway again.
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W
ithout lifting your nger, press the shutter-release button all
the way down.
Notes about saving images or movies
T
he indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing the
remaining recording time ashes, or [Please wait for the camera to nish recording.] is
displayed while images or movies are being saved. Do not open the battery-chamber/
memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory card while an indicator
is ashing. Doing this could result in loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the
memory card.