Reference Guide (PDF Edition)
Table Of Contents
- When your first photo can’t wait
- Package contents
- About this document
- Table of contents
- For your safety
- Notices
- Getting to know the camera
- First steps
- Basic photography and playback
- Basic settings
- Shooting controls
- The i menu
- Playback
- Menu guide
- Defaults
- The playback menu: Managing images
- The photo shooting menu: Shooting options
- Reset photo shooting menu
- Storage folder
- File naming
- Choose image area
- Image quality
- Image size
- RAW recording
- ISO sensitivity settings
- White balance
- Set Picture Control
- Manage Picture Control
- Color space
- Active D-Lighting
- Long exposure NR
- High ISO NR
- Vignette control
- Diffraction compensation
- Auto distortion control
- Flicker reduction shooting
- Metering
- Flash control
- Flash mode
- Flash compensation
- Release mode
- Focus mode
- AF-area mode
- Vibration reduction
- Auto bracketing
- Multiple exposure
- HDR (high dynamic range)
- Interval timer shooting
- Time-lapse video
- Focus shift shooting
- Silent photography
- The video recording menu: Video recording options
- Reset video recording menu
- File naming
- Frame size/frame rate
- Video quality
- Video file type
- ISO sensitivity settings
- White balance
- Set Picture Control
- Manage Picture Control
- Active D-Lighting
- High ISO NR
- Vignette control
- Diffraction compensation
- Auto distortion control
- Flicker reduction
- Metering
- Release mode (save frame)
- Focus mode
- AF-area mode
- Vibration reduction
- Electronic VR
- Microphone sensitivity
- Attenuator
- Frequency response
- Wind noise reduction
- Timecode
- Custom Settings: Fine-tuning camera settings
- Reset custom settings
- a: Autofocus
- b: Metering/exposure
- c: Timers/AE lock
- d: Shooting/display
- e: Bracketing/flash
- f: Controls
- g: Video
- The setup menu: Camera setup
- Format memory card
- Save user settings
- Reset user settings
- Language
- Time zone and date
- Monitor brightness
- Monitor color balance
- REC lamp brightness
- Information display
- AF fine-tuning options
- Non-CPU lens data
- Save focus position
- Image Dust Off ref photo
- Pixel mapping
- Image comment
- Copyright information
- Beep options
- Touch controls
- Self-portrait mode
- HDMI
- Airplane mode
- Connect to smart device
- Connect to computer
- Wireless remote (ML-L7) options
- Conformity marking
- USB power delivery
- Energy saving (photo mode)
- Slot empty release lock
- Save/load menu settings
- Reset all settings
- Firmware version
- The retouch menu: Creating retouched copies
- My Menu/Recent settings
- Establishing wireless connections to computers or smart devices
- Cabled connections to computers and HDMI devices
- On-camera flash photography
- Remote flash photography
- Troubleshooting
- Technical notes
- Compatible lenses and accessories
- Display in the monitor
- Compatible flash units
- Other compatible accessories
- Software
- Caring for the camera
- Caring for the camera and battery: Cautions
- Specifications
- Approved memory cards
- Portable chargers (power banks)
- Memory card capacity
- Available recording time
- Battery endurance
- Trademarks and licenses
- Notices
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (wireless LAN)
- Changes made via firmware updates
- Index
Problems and solutions
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Certain pictures cannot be selected as sources for preset manual
whit
e balance:
●
Pictures created with cameras of other types cannot serve as sources for
preset manual white balance.
White balance (WB) bracketing is unavailable:●
・ W
hite balance bracketing is not available when a RAW or RAW + JPEG
option is selected for image quality.
・ White balance bracketing cannot be used in multiple exposure and HDR
modes.
The eec
ts of [Set Picture Control] dier from image to image:●
[Auto] is selected for [Set Picture Control] or as the basis for a custom
Picture Control created using [Manage Picture Control], or [A] (auto) is
selected for [Quick sharp], [Contrast], or [Saturation]. For consistent
results over a series of photographs, choose a setting other than [A] (auto).
The option selected for metering cannot be changed:●
The option selected for metering cannot be changed during exposure
lock
.
Exposure compensation is not available:●
Changes to exposure compensation in mode M apply only t
o the
exposure indicator and have no eect on shutter speed or aperture.
Uneven shading may appear in long exposures:●
Uneven shading may appear in long exposures shot at shutter speeds of
“Bulb” or “Time”. The eect can be mitigated by selecting [On] for [Long
exposure NR] in the photo shooting menu.
Sound is not recorded with videos:●
・ Is [M
icrophone o] selected for [Microphone sensitivity] in the video
recording menu?
・ Was the video recorded with [Manual] chosen for [Microphone
sensitivity] in the video recording menu and a low sensitivity selected?