Camera Displays

During shooting, the viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor can function either as standard or touch menu displays.

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

The Standard Shooting Display
The Touch Menu Display
Choosing a Display Mode
Adjusting Display Brightness
Display Rotation
The DISP/BACK Button
Customizing the Standard Display

The Standard Shooting Display

Icons that are displayed in both the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor have the same meaning in both displays.

AFocus frame

BDate stamp

CFocus check

DLocation data download status

EImage transfer status

FBluetooth ON/OFF

GMovie mode

HTime remaining

IDate and time

JPower zoom indicator

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

VExternal power source in use

WBattery level

XDistance indicator ⁵

YSensitivity

ZExposure compensation

aAperture

bShutter speed

cAE lock

dMetering

eShooting mode

fMovie mode

gFocus mode ⁵

hFocus indicator ⁵

iManual focus indicator ⁵

jAF lock

kRecording level

lAF+MF indicator ⁵

mShutter type

nExposure indicator

oContinuous mode

pSelf-timer indicator

qMicrophone

rRemote release

sFlash mode

tFlash compensation

uIS mode ⁵

vDigital gimbal

wTouch 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.

⁵ Not displayed when ON is selected for DSCREEN SET-UP > LARGE INDICATORS MODE (EVF) or LARGE INDICATORS MODE (LCD).

The camera shows “External power source in use” in place of the battery level when a DC coupler is connected (aINTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING).

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).
BQ menu	View the options assigned to the Q menu (aThe Quick Menu).
CPortrait enhancer Lv	Choose the portrait enhancement level (aPORTRAIT ENHANCER LV).
DExposure 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.
JT.B. Fn2	View the options assigned to the function buttons using DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING (aTouch Function Buttons).
KT.B. Fn1
LTouch screen mode	Choose a touch-screen mode from TOUCH SHOOTING, AF, AREA, and OFF (aShooting Touch Controls).

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

Icons that are displayed in both the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor have the same meaning in both displays.

The touch menu can also be navigated using the focus stick (focus lever).

Choosing a Display Mode

Press the VIEW MODE button to cycle through the following display modes.

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.
EVF ONLY	Viewfinder on, LCD monitor off.
LCD ONLY	LCD monitor on, viewfinder 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 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 when the display in the monitor is reversed (a The Self-Portrait Display).

Eye sensor

Adjusting Display Brightness

The brightness and hue of the viewfinder and LCD monitor can be adjusted using the items in the DSCREEN 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.

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

Display Rotation

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

The DISP/BACK Button

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

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

Information off

LCD Monitor

Standard

Information off

Info display

Customizing the Standard Display

To choose the items shown in the standard display:

Display standard indicators.

Use the DISP/BACK button to display standard indicators.
Select DISP. CUSTOM SETTING.

Select DSCREEN SET-UP > DISP. CUSTOM SETTING in the setup menu.

Choose items.

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

Item	Default
FRAMING GUIDELINE	R
ELECTRONIC LEVEL	R
FOCUS FRAME	R
AF DISTANCE INDICATOR	R
MF DISTANCE INDICATOR	R
HISTOGRAM	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
DUAL IS MODE	R
WHITE BALANCE	R
FILM SIMULATION	R
DYNAMIC RANGE	R
FRAMES REMAINING	R
IMAGE SIZE/QUALITY	R
MOVIE MODE & REC. TIME	R
IMAGE TRANSFER ORDER	R
MIC LEVEL	R
BATTERY LEVEL	R

Save changes.

Press DISP/BACK to save changes.
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.