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.
•
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.
Fireworks show
The camera captures reworks at a slow shutter speed.
Rotate the mode dial to button Fireworks show
button
• The shutter speed is x
ed at 4 seconds.
• It is recommended that you use manual focus.
Using manual focus (page 113)
•
Use of a tr
ipod is recommended because the shutter speed is slow (
Using a
tr
ipod (page 51)). When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting,
select the setup menu
[V
ibration reduction]
[O
].
Notes about [Fireworks show]
Exposur
e compensation cannot be used.
Backlighting
Use this mode to shoot backlit subjects. Use when taking pictures with very bright
and dark areas in the same frame.
Rotate the mode dial to
button Backlighting
button
Option Description
On High dynamic range (HDR) compositing is applied. Use when taking
landscapes with v
ery bright and dark areas in the same frame.
O
(default
setting)
High dynamic range (HDR) compositing is not applied. The ash r
es to
prevent the subject from being hidden in shadow. Raise the built-in ash
before shooting.
1
S
elect [On] or [O] for high dynamic range (HDR) compositing.