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
Scene mode (shooting suited to the shooting conditions)
2
F
rame the subject and take a picture.
•
The focus mode (
Available focus modes (page 107)) setting is changed to
[M
acro close-up] and the camera automatically zooms to the closest position at
which it can focus.
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You can move the focus area. Press the
button, use the multi selector
or rotate it to move the focus area, and press the button to apply the setting.
•
F
or [Noise reduction burst]:
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While the
icon on the shooting screen is displayed in green, press the shutter-
r
elease button all the way to capture a series of images which are combined into a
single image and saved.
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Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera still until a
still image is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera o before
the screen switches to the shooting screen.
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For [Single shot]:
One image is captured when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way.
Notes about [Noise reduction burst]
•
I
f the subject moves or there is a signicant camera shake during continuous shooting,
the image may be distorted, overlapped, or blurred.
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The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower
than that seen on the shooting screen.
•
Continuous shooting may not be possible in certain shooting conditions.
Food
Use this mode when taking pictures of food. You can also change the hue.
Rotate the mode dial to
button Food button
1
Adjust hue by using the command dial.
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T
he hue setting is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned o.