.SHOOTING SETTING (Still Photography)
Adjust shooting options for still photography.
To display shooting settings, press MENU/OK in the photo shooting display and select the A (SHOOTING SETTING) tab.
The options available vary with the shooting mode selected.
AUTO MODE SETTING
Choose a scene position when the auto mode selector lever is in AUTO (aY (AUTO)).
SPORTS FINDER MODE
Take pictures using the crop in the center of the display. Choose this option for pictures of athletes, birds, and other moving subjects.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| ON | Pictures are taken using a 1.29× crop, reducing the picture angle by an amount equivalent to increasing lens focal length by 1.29×; the crop is shown by a frame in the display. |
| OFF | The 1.29× crop is disabled. |
The HIMAGE QUALITY SETTING > IMAGE SIZE item in the shooting menu is fixed at P.
The sports finder is not available in modes that offer an electronic shutter.
PRE-SHOTsJ
To reduce the lag between your pressing the shutter button all the way down and the resulting picture being recorded to the memory card, the camera starts shooting with the electronic shutter when the shutter button is pressed halfway and saves a series shots starting just before the shutter button is pressed the rest of the way down.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| ON | OFF |
Pre-shot photography is available only when sELECTRONIC SHUTTER is selected in CH(high speed burst) drive mode (aSHUTTER TYPE).
Flash photography is disabled.
SELF-TIMER
Choose a shutter release delay.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| R2 SEC | The shutter is released two seconds after the shutter button is pressed. Use to reduce blur caused by the camera moving when the shutter button is pressed. The self-timer lamp blinks as the timer counts down. |
| S10 SEC | The shutter is released ten seconds after the shutter button is pressed. Use for photographs in which you wish to appear yourself. The self-timer lamp blinks immediately before the picture is taken. |
| OFF | Self-timer off. |
If an option other than OFF is selected, the timer will start when the shutter button is pressed all the way down. The display shows the number of seconds remaining until the shutter is released. To stop the timer before the picture is taken, press DISP/BACK.
Stand behind the camera when using the shutter button. Standing in front of the lens can interfere with focus and exposure.
The self-timer turns off automatically when the camera is turned off.
SAVE SELF-TIMER SETTING
If ON is selected, the setting chosen for SELF-TIMER will remain in effect after the camera is turned off.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| ON | OFF |
SELF-TIMER LAMP
If ON is selected, the self-timer lamp will light during self-timer photography. Select OFF when shooting night scenes or in other situations in which you would prefer that the lamp remain unlit.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| ON | OFF |
AE BKT SETTING
Adjust exposure bracketing settings.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| FRAMES/ STEP SETTING |
Choose the number of shots in the bracketing sequence and the amount exposure is varied with each shot.
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| 1 FRAME/ CONTINUOUS |
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| SEQUENCE SETTING | Choose the order in which the shots are taken. |
FILM SIMULATION BKT
Choose the three film simulation types used for film simulation bracketing (aFILM SIMULATION).
FOCUS BKT SETTING
Choose from AUTO and MANUAL focus bracketing modes (aZFOCUS BKT).
PHOTOMETRY
Choose how the camera meters exposure (aMetering).
SHUTTER TYPE
Choose the shutter type. Choose the electronic shutter to mute the shutter sound.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| tMECHANICAL SHUTTER | Take pictures with the mechanical shutter. |
| sELECTRONIC SHUTTER | Take pictures with the electronic shutter. |
| tE-FRONT CURTAIN SHUTTER | Take pictures with the electronic front curtain shutter. |
| uMECHANICAL + ELECTRONIC | The camera chooses the mechanical or electronic shutter according to shooting conditions. |
| rE-FRONT + MECHANICAL | The camera chooses the mechanical or electronic front curtain shutter according to shooting conditions. |
| wE-FRONT + MECHANICAL + ELECTRONIC | The camera chooses the mechanical, electronic, or electronic front curtain shutter according to shooting conditions. |
If sELECTRONIC SHUTTER, uMECHANICAL + ELECTRONIC, or wE-FRONT + MECHANICAL + ELECTRONIC is selected, shutter speeds faster than 1/4000 s can be chosen by rotating the shutter speed dial to 4000 and then rotating the rear command dial.
When using the electronic shutter, note the following:
- Distortion may be visible in shots of moving subjects.
- Distortion may also be visible in hand-held shots taken at high shutter speeds; use of a tripod is recommended.
- Banding and fog may occur in shots taken under fluorescent lights or other flickering or erratic illumination.
- When taking pictures with the shutter muted (aSHUTTER VOLUME), respect your subjects' image rights and right to privacy.
When using the electronic front-curtain shutter, note the following:
- Faster shutter speeds are more likely to result in uneven exposure and loss of resolution in out-of-focus areas of the frame.
The following restrictions apply when the electronic shutter is used:
- Sensitivity is restricted to values of ISO 125–12800.
- Long exposure noise reduction has no effect
- The flash cannot be used
INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING
Configure the camera to take photos automatically at a preset interval.
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Highlight INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING in the A (SHOOTING SETTING) tab and press MENU/OK.
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Highlight WITH IN-CAMERA TIMER and press MENU/OK.
Interval-timer settings will be displayed.
If you are using a remote release with its own timer, select WITH EXTERNAL TIMER. You will be returned to the shooting display, where you can start interval-timer photography using the remote release.
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Use the focus stick (focus lever) to choose the interval and number of shots. Press MENU/OK to proceed.
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Use the focus stick to choose the starting time and then press MENU/OK. Shooting will start automatically.
Interval timer photography cannot be used at a shutter speed of “bulb” or with multiple exposure photography. In burst mode, only one picture will be taken each time the shutter is released.
Use of a tripod is recommended.
Be careful not to run out of battery while shooting.
To view the pictures taken so far, press the a button during interval-timer photography. To return to the shooting display, press the a button again or wait until the start of the next interval.
The display turns off between shots and lights a few seconds before the next shot is taken.
The display can be activated at any time by pressing the shutter button.
The indicator lamp blinks green whenever the displays are off during interval-timer photography.
To continue shooting until the number of shots taken equals the number of exposures remaining at the time interval-timer photography started, set the number of shots to ∞.
INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING EXPOSURE SMOOTHING
Select ON to automatically adjust exposure during interval-timer photography to prevent it changing dramatically between shots.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| ON | OFF |
Large changes in subject brightness may make exposure appear erratic. We recommend that you choose shorter values for INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING > INTERVAL with subjects that brighten or dim dramatically during shooting.
In manual mode (mode M), exposure smoothing is only available if an AUTO option is selected for ISO.
INTERVAL PRIORITY MODE
If ON is selected, the camera will adjust shutter speed during interval-timer photography to ensure that exposures are not longer than the interval between photographs.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| ON | OFF |
This option takes effect only when shutter speed is set to A (auto).
FLICKER REDUCTION
Reduce flicker in pictures and the display when shooting under fluorescent lighting and other similar light sources.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| ALL FRAMES | Flicker reduction is applied to all frames continuous shooting frame rate reduces. |
| FIRST FRAME | Flicker measurement is taken prior to the first frame only and the same reduction amount is applied to all subsequent frames that flicker may occur. |
| OFF | Flicker reduction disabled. |
Flicker reduction increases the time needed to record pictures.
OFF is selected for FLICKER REDUCTION when the electronic shutter is used.
Flicker reduction is not available during movie recording.
FLICKERLESS S.S. SETTING
Select ON to allow shutter speed to be fine-tuned to reduce flicker caused by LED lighting and the like.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| ON | OFF |
This option takes effect only in modes S and M.
IS MODE
Reduce blur caused by camera shake or subject motion.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| LCONTINUOUS + MOTION | Image stabilization on. If + MOTION is selected, the camera will adjust shutter speed to reduce motion blur when moving objects are detected. |
| lCONTINUOUS | |
| MSHOOTING + MOTION | As above, except that image stabilization is performed only when the shutter button is pressed halfway (focus mode C only) or the shutter is released. If + MOTION is selected, the camera will adjust shutter speed to reduce motion blur when moving objects are detected. |
| mSHOOTING ONLY | |
| OFF | Image stabilization off. Choose this option when using a tripod. |
+ MOTION has no effect when sensitivity is set to a fixed value, and may also be unavailable at some other combinations of settings. The effect may vary with lighting conditions and the speed at which the object is moving.
The setting selected with the lens image stabilization switch, if any, takes priority over the setting chosen with IS MODE.
Note that vibration or camera sounds may be noticeable as image stabilization takes effect.
ISO
Adjust the camera's sensitivity to light (aSensitivity).
DIGITAL TELE-CONV.
Zoom in on your subject during shooting using ultra-high-resolution digital zoom.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.0x | Take pictures using 2× zoom. O- and P-size pictures are automatically cropped to size Q. |
| 1.4x | Take pictures using 1.4× zoom. O-size pictures are automatically cropped to size P. |
| OFF | Digital teleconverter off. |
Image quality may drop when the digital teleconverter is used.
The digital teleconverter cannot be used when a 1.29× crop is selected during burst photography or when ON is selected for SPORTS FINDER MODE.
xFWIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Connect to smartphones running the latest version of apps. The smartphone can then be used to:
- Control the camera and take pictures remotely
- Receive pictures uploaded from the camera
- Browse the pictures on the camera and download selected pictures
- Upload location data to the camera
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