Advanced Operating 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
- Basic Operation
- [LVF] button (Recording pictures using the viewfinder)
- Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)
- [Zoom Compose Assist] button (Using the Zoom Compose Assist function)
- Shutter button (Taking pictures)
- Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
- Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
- Front Dial/Rear Dial
- Control ring
- Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button (Selecting/setting items)
- [DISP.] button (Switching the display information)
- Touch screen (Touch operations)
- Taking pictures using the touch function
- Setting the menu
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (Function buttons)
- 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
- Selecting a Drive Mode
- Burst function
- Recording with the 4K Photo function and selecting pictures to save
- Adjusting the focus after recording ([Post Focus]/[Focus Stacking])
- Taking pictures with Time Lapse Shot/Stop Motion Animation
- Taking pictures with self-timer
- Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting Automatically (Bracket Recording)
- 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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Basics
Basic Operation
Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)
You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using the zoom or control ring.
• You can also use the zoom function from the touch panel. (→148)
• For details about zoom types and use, refer to (→145).
Zoom lever
Control ring
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1
Move the zoom lever
1
Turn the control ring
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You can perform zoom operations by assigning
[Zoom] or [Step Zoom] to the control ring.
(→43)
T side: Telephoto, Enlarge the subject
W side: Wide-angle, Capture a wider area
Turning angle is large: Zoom speed is high
Turning angle is small: Zoom speed is low
Clockwise: Telephoto, Enlarge the subject
Counterclockwise: Wide-angle, Capture a wider
area
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Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming.
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Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
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The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever or control ring is
operated. This is not a malfunction.