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Camera Displays

This section lists the indicators that may be displayed during shooting.

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

The Electronic Viewfinder

IS mode

Flash (TTL) mode
Flash compensation

Self-timer indicator

Continuous mode

Shutter type

AF+MF indicator

Bluetooth ON/OFF

White balance 3

Film simulation

F-Log recording

Dynamic range

D-range priority

Movie mode

Full HD high-speed recording

Time remaining

Card slot options

Number of available frames 1

Image quality and size

Date and time

Temperature warning

Boost mode

Histogram

Battery level

Sensitivity

Exposure compensation

Aperture

Shutter speed

AE lock
TTL lock

Metering

Shooting mode

Focus mode 2

AF lock

Distance indicator

Recording level

Time code

Exposure indicator

Virtual horizon

Focus frame

Image transfer status

Location data download status

Depth-of-field preview

Focus check

“Charging” icon 4

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

2 In-focus () or manual focus () indicator may also be displayed.

3 When a color temperature is selected for white balance, the chosen value now appears in the display  (Color Temperature).

4 The camera now displays a “charging” icon when powered via USB or by the AC‐9VS AC adapter supplied with the VPB-XH1 vertical power-booster grip.

The LCD Monitor

IS mode

Focus check

Depth-of-field preview

Location data download status

Self-timer indicator

Time code

Bluetooth ON/OFF

Image transfer status

Movie mode

Full HD high-speed recording

Time remaining

Card slot options

Number of available frames 1

Image quality and size

Date and time

White balance 3

Film simulation

F-Log recording

Dynamic range

D-range priority

Temperature warning

Focus frame

Boost mode

Histogram

Distance indicator

Battery level

Sensitivity

Exposure compensation

Aperture

Shutter speed

AE lock
TTL lock

Metering

Shooting mode

Focus mode 2

AF lock

Recording level

AF+MF indicator

Shutter type

Continuous mode

Exposure indicator

Flash (TTL) mode
Flash compensation

“Charging” icon 4

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

2 In-focus () or manual focus () indicator may also be displayed.

3 When a color temperature is selected for white balance, the chosen value now appears in the display  (Color Temperature).

4 The camera now displays a “charging” icon when powered via USB or by the AC‐9VS AC adapter supplied with the VPB-XH1 vertical power-booster grip.

Display Rotation

When [ON] is selected for [SCREEN SET-UP] > [AUTOROTATE DISPLAYS], the indicators in the viewfinder and LCD monitor automatically rotate to match camera orientation.

Choosing a Display Mode

Press the [VIEW MODE] button to cycle through the following display modes:

  •  [EYE SENSOR]: Putting your eye to the viewfinder turns the viewfinder on and the LCD monitor off; taking your eye away turns the viewfinder off and LCD monitor on.
  • [EVF ONLY]: Viewfinder on, LCD monitor off.
  • [LCD ONLY]: LCD monitor on, viewfinder off.
  • [EVF ONLY] + : Putting your eye to the viewfinder turns the viewfinder on; taking it away turns the viewfinder off. The LCD monitor remains off.
  •  [EYE SENSOR + LCD IMAGE DISP.]: Putting your eye to the viewfinder during shooting turns the viewfinder on, but the LCD monitor is used for the display of images once you remove your eye from the viewfinder after shooting.

The Eye Sensor

The eye sensor may respond to objects other than your eye or to light shining directly on the sensor. The eye sensor is disabled while the LCD monitor is tilted.

Eye sensor

Adjusting Display Brightness

The brightness and hue of the viewfinder and LCD monitor can be adjusted using the items in the  [SCREEN SET-UP] menu. Choose [EVF BRIGHTNESS] or [EVF COLOR] to adjust viewfinder brightness or hue, [LCD BRIGHTNESS] or [LCD COLOR] to do the same for the LCD monitor.

The Eye Cup

To remove the eye cup, press the bottom in with both thumbs and slide eye cup up.

The [DISP]/[BACK] Button

The [DISP]/[BACK] button controls the display of indicators in the viewfinder and LCD monitor.

Indicators for the EVF and LCD must be selected separately. To choose the EVF display, place your eye to the viewfinder while using the [DISP]/[BACK] button.

Viewfinder

Full screen   Standard

Dual display (manual focus mode only)

LCD Monitor

Standard   Information off

Dual display (manual focus mode only)   Info display

The Dual Display

The dual display consists of a large full-frame window and a smaller close-up of the focus area.

The content of the large and small windows in the display can be switched using [SCREEN SET-UP] > [DUAL DISPLAY SETTING].

Customizing the Standard Display

To choose the items shown in the standard indicator display:

  1. Display standard indicators.

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

  2. Select [DISP. CUSTOM SETTING].

    Select  [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]
    • [LIVE VIEW HIGHLIGHT ALERT]
    • [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]
    • [TOUCH SCREEN MODE]
    • [WHITE BALANCE]
    • [FILM SIMULATION]
    • [DYNAMIC RANGE]
    • [BOOST MODE]
    • [FRAMES REMAINING]
    • [IMAGE SIZE/QUALITY]
    • [MOVIE MODE & REC. TIME]
    • [IMAGE TRANSFER ORDER]
    • [MIC LEVEL]
    • [BATTERY LEVEL]
    • [FRAMING OUTLINE]

  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. For a 3D display (shown), press the function button to which [ELECTRONIC LEVEL] is assigned ([FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING], Assigning Roles to the Function Buttons).

Roll

Pitch

Framing Outline

Enable [FRAMING OUTLINE] to make the borders of the frame easier to see against dark backgrounds.

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.

To view separate RGB histograms and a display showing areas of the frame that will be overexposed at current settings superimposed on the view through the lens, press the function button to which [HISTOGRAM] is assigned ([FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING], Assigning Roles to the Function Buttons).

Overexposed areas blink

RGB histograms

The Secondary LCD Monitor

The secondary LCD monitor shows eight camera settings, four as text (items to ) and four as icons (items to ). Use [SCREEN SET-UP] > [SUB MONITOR SETTING] to choose the items displayed. Items for display when you are taking photographs can be selected separately from those shown in movie mode; in the lists that follow, items not available in movie mode are indicated by asterisks (“*”).

At default settings, the secondary LCD shows the following:

Text: SHUTTER SPEED, APERTURE, EXPO. COMP., ISO

Icons: FILM SIMULATION, WHITE BALANCE, IMAGE SIZE *, SHOOTING MODE

The following options are also available:

Text: MOVIE MODE, FRAMES REM. *, REC. TIME, NONE

Icons: PHOTOMETRY, DRIVE MODE *, FOCUS MODE, IMAGE QUALITY *, BATTERY LEVEL, CARD SLOT OPTIONS, SHUTTER TYPE *, DYNAMIC RANGE *, MOVIE MODE *, NONE

The Secondary Monitor Backlight

To turn on the secondary monitor backlight when you find the secondary LCD monitor too dark to read, press the secondary monitor backlight button. Press the button again to turn the backlight off.

Background Color

The background color (black or white) for the secondary monitor can be selected using the [SCREEN SET-UP] > [SUB MONITOR BACKGROUND COLOR] option in the  (setup) menu. Note that the background is displayed in white whenever the secondary monitor backlight is on.