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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

ACrop factor

BIS mode 2

CFlash (TTL) mode

DFlash compensation

EMovie compression

FSelf-timer indicator

GContinuous mode

HShutter type

IAF+MF indicator 2

JBluetooth ON/OFF

KWhite balance

LAWB lock

MFilm simulation

NF-Log/HLG recording

ODynamic range

PD-range priority

QImage transfer status 4

RMovie mode

SHigh-speed recording indicator

TRecording time available/elapsed recording time

UDestination for movie recording

VNumber of available frames 1

WImage size

XFile format

YImage quality

ZHEIF format

aDate and time

bProduct priority mode

cTouch screen mode

dBackground defocus mode

eCooling fan settings

fTemperature warning

gControl lock 3

hBoost mode

iPower supply

jHistogram

kBattery level

lSensitivity

mExposure compensation

nAperture

oDistance indicator 2

pShutter speed

qTTL lock

rAE lock

sMetering

tShooting mode

uCustom modes

vFocus mode 2

wFocus indicator 2

xManual focus indicator 2

yAF lock

zTime code

0Microphone input channel

1Recording level 2

2Exposure indicator

3Virtual horizon

4Focus frame

5Bluetooth host

6Location data download status

7Depth-of-field preview

8Focus check

9Connection status (Frame.io) 5

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

Not displayed when [ON] is selected for D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [LARGE INDICATORS MODE(EVF)].

Displayed when controls have been locked by pressing and holding the [MENU/OK] button. Control lock can be ended by pressing and holding the [MENU/OK] button again.

The camera displays icons showing the status of files selected for or currently undergoing upload to Frame.io.

The camera displays an icon showing the status of the connection to Frame.io.

The LCD Monitor

ACrop factor

BLocation data download status

CFocus check

DDepth-of-field preview

EMovie compression

FImage transfer status 5

GBluetooth ON/OFF

HBluetooth host

IMovie mode

JHigh-speed recording indicator

KFocus frame

LRecording time available/elapsed recording time

MDate and time

NDestination for movie recording

ONumber of available frames 1

PBackground defocus mode

QImage size

RFile format

SImage quality

TProduct priority mode

UHEIF format

VCooling fan settings

WTouch screen mode 3

XAWB lock

YWhite balance

ZFilm simulation

aF-Log/HLG recording

bDynamic range

cD-range priority

dMovie optimized control 3

eVirtual horizon

fBoost mode

gTouch zoom 3

hTemperature warning

iControl lock 4

jBattery level

kPower supply

lSensitivity

mHistogram

nExposure compensation

oDistance indicator 2

pAperture

qTime code

rShutter speed

sTTL lock

tAE lock

uMetering

vShooting mode

wCustom modes

xFocus mode 2

yFocus indicator 2

zManual focus indicator 2

0AF lock

1Microphone input channel

2AF+MF indicator 2

3Shutter type

4Recording level 2

5Continuous mode

6Self-timer indicator

7Exposure indicator

8Flash (TTL) mode

9Flash compensation

-IS mode 2

^Connection status (Frame.io) 6

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

Not displayed when [ON] is selected for D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [LARGE INDICATORS MODE(LCD)].

Camera functions can also be accessed via touch controls.

Displayed when controls have been locked by pressing and holding the [MENU/OK] button. Control lock can be ended by pressing and holding the [MENU/OK] button again.

The camera displays icons showing the status of files selected for or currently undergoing upload to Frame.io.

The camera displays an icon showing the status of the connection to Frame.io.

Choosing a Display Mode

Use D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [VIEW MODE SETTING] to choose from the following display modes. You can choose separate display modes for shooting and playback.

You can also assign [VIEW MODE SETTING] to a function button and use it to switch between the EVF and LCD monitor.

[SHOOTING]

Option Description
E[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.
[LCD ONLY] LCD monitor on, viewfinder off.
[EVF ONLY] Viewfinder on, LCD monitor off.
[EVF ONLY + ]E Putting your eye to the viewfinder turns the viewfinder on; taking it away turns the viewfinder off. The LCD monitor remains off.
E[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 options selected for D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [IMAGE DISP.]apply to display in the LCD monitor.

Go to D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [VIEW MODE SETTING] in the setup menu and press the [Q] button to choose the view modes available.

[PLAYBACK]

Option Description
E[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.
[LCD ONLY] LCD monitor on, viewfinder off.
[EVF ONLY] Viewfinder on, LCD monitor off.

The Eye Sensor

The eye sensor may respond to objects other than your eye or to light shining directly on the sensor.

Eye sensor

Adjusting Display Brightness

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

Display Rotation

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

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

Standard indicators

Full screen (no indicators)

LCD Monitor

Standard indicators

No indicators

Info display (still photography only)

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

  3. Choose items.

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

    Item Default
    [FRAMING GUIDELINE] R
    [FOCUS FRAME] R
    [FOCUS INDICATOR] R
    [AF DISTANCE INDICATOR] R
    [MF DISTANCE INDICATOR] R
    [HISTOGRAM] R
    [LIVE VIEW HIGHLIGHT ALERT] R
    [SHOOTING MODE] R
    [APERTURE/S-SPEED/ISO] R
    [INFORMATION BACKGROUND] R
    [Expo. Comp. (Digit)] R
    [Expo. Comp. (Scale)] R
    [FOCUS MODE] R
    [PHOTOMETRY] R
    [SHUTTER TYPE] R
    [FLASH] R
    [CONTINUOUS MODE] R
    Item Default
    [DUAL IS MODE] R
    [TOUCH SCREEN MODE] R
    [WHITE BALANCE] R
    [FILM SIMULATION] R
    [DYNAMIC RANGE] R
    [BOOST MODE] R
    [COOLING FAN SETTING] R
    [FRAMES REMAINING] R
    [IMAGE SIZE/QUALITY] R
    [MOVIE MODE & REC. TIME] R
    [COMMUNICATION STATUS] R
    [MIC LEVEL] R
    [GUIDANCE MESSAGE] R
    [NO MEMORY CARD WARNING] R
    [DATE/TIME] R
    [BATTERY LEVEL] R
    [FRAMING OUTLINE] R

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

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

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 (aFunction Controls).

AOverexposed areas blink

BRGB histograms

Virtual Horizon

Check whether the camera is level. The display type can be chosen using D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [ELECTRONIC LEVEL SETTING]. Use the virtual horizon to level the camera when mounting it on a tripod or the like.

2D

3D

Pitch          Roll

  • [OFF]: The virtual horizon is not displayed.
  • [2D]: A white line shows the amount the camera is tilted left or right. The line turns green when the camera is level. The line may vanish if the camera is tilted forward or back.
  • [3D]: The display shows whether the camera is tilted left or right and forward or back.

[ELECTRONIC LEVEL SWITCH] can be assigned to a function button and the button then used to switch between the 2D and 3D displays.