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Camera Displays

During shooting, you can choose between standard and touch menu displays.

For illustrative purposes, displays are shown with all indicators lit.

The Standard Shooting Display

AFocus frame

BDate stamp

CFocus check

DDepth-of-field preview

ELocation data download status

FImage transfer status

GBluetooth ON/OFF

HMovie mode

ITime remaining

JDate and time

KNumber of available frames 1

LImage size
Image quality

MFocus warning

NTemperature warning

OWhite balance

PPlayback mode button 2

QFilm simulation

RDynamic range

STouch menu button 3

TSound and flash indicator

UHistogram

VDistance indicator

WBattery level

XSensitivity

YExposure compensation

ZAperture

aShutter speed

bAE lock

cMetering

dShooting mode

eMovie mode

fFocus mode

gFocus indicator

hManual focus indicator

iAF lock

jPower zoom indicator

kAF+MF indicator

lShutter type

mExposure indicator

nContinuous mode

oSelf-timer indicator

pMicrophone

qRemote release

rFlash mode

sFlash compensation

tIS mode

uTouch zoom 4

1 Shows “9999” if there is space for over 9999 frames.

2 Tap to start playback when shooting in self-portrait (“selfie”) mode.

3 Tap to switch to the touch menu display (aThe Touch Menu Display).

4 Adjust digital zoom settings.

The Touch Menu Display

Select the touch menu display to use touch controls.

Touch control Description

ABack

 Return to standard shooting mode (aThe Standard Shooting Display).

B[Q] menu

 View the options assigned to the [Q] menu (aThe Quick Menu).

C[Portrait enhancer Lv]

 Choose the portrait enhancement level (a[PORTRAIT ENHANCER LV]).

D[Exposure compensation]

 Adjust exposure (aExposure Compensation).

EDepth control

 Adjust depth of field.

FImage aspect

 Choose the aspect ratio for new pictures.

GPlayback mode

 Switch to playback mode (aViewing Pictures).

HHelp

 View function button help.

IBright mode

 Turn bright mode on or off.

J[T.B. Fn2]

 View the options assigned to the function buttons using D[BUTTON SETTING]  > [FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING] (aTouch Function Buttons).

K[T.B. Fn1]

L[Touch screen mode]

 Choose a touch-screen mode from [TOUCH SHOOTING], [AF], [AREA], and [OFF] (aTouch Screen Mode).

Tap the “image aspect” icon (F) to choose from aspect ratios of [1 : 1], [3 : 2], [4 : 3], and [16 : 9].

Adjusting Display Brightness

Use the items in the D[SCREEN SET-UP] menu to adjust the brightness and hue of the LCD monitor when changes in ambient brightness make the display difficult to read. Choose [LCD BRIGHTNESS] to adjust brightness or [LCD COLOR] to adjust hue.

Holding the [DISP]/[BACK] button during shooting sets [LCD BRIGHTNESS] to [+5] and displays [LCD BRIGHTNESS] options.

The [DISP]/[BACK] Button

Press [DISP]/[BACK] to cycle through display modes as follows.

Standard   Information off

Customizing the Standard Display

To choose the items shown in the standard display:

  1. Display standard indicators.

    Use the [DISP]/[BACK] button to display standard indicators.

  2. Select [DISP. CUSTOM SETTING].

    Select D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [DISP. CUSTOM SETTING] in the setup menu.

  3. Choose items.

    Highlight items and press [MENU]/[OK] to select or deselect.

    • [FRAMING GUIDELINE]
    • [ELECTRONIC LEVEL]
    • [FOCUS FRAME]
    • [AF DISTANCE INDICATOR]
    • [MF DISTANCE INDICATOR]
    • [HISTOGRAM]
    • [SHOOTING MODE]
    • [APERTURE/S-SPEED/ISO]
    • [INFORMATION BACKGROUND]
    • [Expo. Comp. (Digit)]
    • [Expo. Comp. (Scale)]
    • [FOCUS MODE]
    • [PHOTOMETRY]
    • [SHUTTER TYPE]
    • [FLASH]
    • [CONTINUOUS MODE]
    • [DUAL IS MODE]
    • [WHITE BALANCE]
    • [FILM SIMULATION]
    • [DYNAMIC RANGE]
    • [FRAMES REMAINING]
    • [IMAGE SIZE/QUALITY]
    • [MOVIE MODE & REC. TIME]
    • [IMAGE TRANSFER ORDER]
    • [BATTERY LEVEL]

  4. Save changes.

    Press [DISP]/[BACK] to save changes.

  5. Exit the menus.

    Press [DISP]/[BACK] as needed to exit the menus and return to the shooting display.

Virtual Horizon

Selecting [ELECTRONIC LEVEL] displays a virtual horizon. The camera is level when the two lines overlap. Note that the virtual horizon may not be displayed if the camera lens is pointed up or down.

Histograms

Histograms show the distribution of tones in the image. Brightness is shown by the horizontal axis, the number of pixels by the vertical axis.

Number of pixels

  
Shadows Pixel brightness Highlights

Optimal exposure: Pixels are distributed in an even curve throughout the tone range.

Overexposed: Pixels are clustered on the right side of the graph.

Underexposed: Pixels are clustered on the left side of the graph.