User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Finding the information you need
- How to use this manual
- Contents
- Contents by Function
- Before Use
- Preparations
- Basics
- Holding the camera
- Buttons/Ring/Dials/Levers Used for Recording
- [LVF] button (Recording pictures using the viewfinder)
- Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)
- Shutter button (Taking pictures)
- Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
- Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
- Control ring / Rear dial
- Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button (Selecting/setting items)
- [DISP.] button (Switching the display information)
- Touch screen (Touch operations)
- Setting the menu
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (Function buttons)
- Changing the settings assigned to the control ring/rear dial
- Entering Text
- Recording mode
- Taking pictures with automatic settings (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- Taking pictures after automatically setting the aperture value and shutter speed (Program AE Mode)
- Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed
- Taking pictures by setting the aperture value (Aperture-Priority AE Mode)
- Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed (Shutter-Priority AE Mode)
- Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed (Manual Exposure Mode)
- Checking the effects of the aperture value and shutter speed (Preview Mode)
- Easily set aperture value / shutter speed for suitable exposure (One Push AE)
- Recording panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode)
- Taking pictures according to the scene (Scene Guide Mode)
- Taking Pictures with different picture effects (Creative Control Mode)
- Recording motion pictures by setting the aperture/shutter speed/ISO sensitivity (Creative Video Mode)
- Registering your own settings and recording (Custom Mode)
- Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
- 4K Photo and Drive Settings
- Recording with the 4K Photo function and selecting pictures to save
- Adjusting the focus after recording ([Post Focus]/[Focus Stacking])
- Selecting a Drive Mode
- Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting Automatically (Bracket Recording)
- Taking pictures automatically at set intervals [Time Lapse Shot]
- Creating stop motion animation [Stop Motion Animation]
- Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
- Recording motion pictures
- Playing Back and Editing Pictures
- Using Menu Functions
- Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® function
- Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Function
- Connecting the camera to a smartphone
- Controlling with a Smartphone
- Turning on/off the camera using a smartphone
- Operating the shutter button of the camera using a smartphone (remote recording)
- Playing back or saving images stored on the camera, or uploading them on social media sites
- Transferring recorded images to a smartphone automatically
- Writing location information of a smartphone on a recorded image
- Synchronizing the camera’s clock with a smartphone
- Combining motion pictures recorded with Snap Movie according to your preference on a smartphone
- Displaying still pictures on a TV
- Sending pictures
- Sending pictures to a smartphone
- Wireless printing
- Sending pictures to AV device
- Sending pictures to a PC
- Using WEB services
- About Wi-Fi connections
- [Wi-Fi Setup]
- Connecting with other devices
- Others
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Recording motion pictures
Recording Motion Picture/4K Motion Picture
Recording mode:
You can record full high-definition quality images that comply with the AVCHD standard,
as well as motion pictures recorded in MP4. You can also record a 4K motion picture in
MP4. (→149)
Audio is recorded in stereo.
1
Press the motion picture button to start
recording
Recording state indicator
Elapsed recording time
Remaining recording time
• Recording of motion picture appropriate for each
motion picture mode is possible.
• Immediately release the motion picture button after
pressing it.
• While you are recording motion pictures, the recording
status indicator (red) will flash.
2
Press the motion picture button again to
end recording
• With recording in a quiet environment, the
sound of aperture, focus and other actions may
be recorded in motion pictures. This is not a
malfunction.
The focus operation during recording of motion
pictures can be set to [OFF] in [Continuous AF].
(→151)
About operation sound when recording ends
If the operation sound of the motion picture button pressed to end recording bothers you, try the
following:
●
Record the motion picture about three seconds longer, and then divide the last part of the motion
picture using [Video Divide] (→220) in the [Playback] menu.
■
Recording motion picture in Creative Video Mode
You can record a motion picture by setting the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
sensitivity using touch operation. (→77)










