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
Front Dial/Rear Dial
Rotating:
Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the
various settings.
Front Dial
Rear Dial
Allows you to set the aperture, shutter speed, and other settings when in [ ] / [ ] / [ ] /
[ ] modes.
Mode dial Front dial Rear Dial
Program Shift Program Shift
Aperture value Aperture value
Shutter speed Shutter speed
Aperture value Shutter speed
Temporarily changing the operation of the front/rear dials ([Dial Operation
Switch])
Preparations
Assign [Dial Operation Switch] to the function button (→54)
• [Dial Operation Switch] is assigned to [Fn5] at the time of purchase.
1
Press the function button
• A guide will be displayed showing the items temporarily assigned
to the front/rear dials.
• If no operations are performed, the guide will disappear in a few
seconds.
2
Rotate the front/rear dials while the guide is displayed
3
Press [MENU/SET] and set
• You can also complete this step by performing either of the
operations below:
– Press the shutter button halfway
●
You can set the items to be assigned temporarily to the front/rear dials in [Dial Operation Switch
Setup] in [Dial Set.] in the [Custom] ([Operation]) menu. (→42)