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Parts of the Camera

AFn1 button

BExposure compensation dial

CShutter button

DON/OFF switch

EShutter speed dial/Sensitivity dial

FAF-assist illuminator/Self-timer lamp

GHot shoe

HMicrophone

IFlash

JViewfinder window

KStrap eyelet

LFocus mode selector

MAperture ring

NControl ring
Focus ring

OFront ring (detachable)

PLens

QFn2 button

RViewfinder selector

SFront command dial

THot shoe cover

ULens cap

VDiopter adjustment control

WViewfinder window

XEye sensor

YDRIVE/DELETE button

ZAEL (exposure lock)/AFL (focus lock) button

aRear command dial

bIndicator lamp

cQ (quick menu) button

dConnector cover

eCable channel cover for DC coupler

fBattery-chamber cover

gBattery-chamber cover latch

hPLAY (playback) button

iDISP (display)/BACK button
x (Bluetooth) button

jMENU/OK button

kFocus stick (focus lever)

lTripod mount

mSpeaker

nLCD monitor
Touch screen

oMicrophone/remote release connector (Φ2.5mm)

pUSB connector (Type-C)

qHDMI Micro connector (Type D)

rBattery latch

sBattery chamber

tMemory card slot

uSerial number plate

The Viewfinder Window

Use the viewfinder selector to switch between the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and the optical viewfinder (OVF). In addition, a small electronic rangefinder (ERF) window can be displayed in the OVF.

Switching Between the EVF and OVF

To switch between the EVF and OVF, pull the viewfinder selector as shown.

EVF

OVF

The camera automatically switches from the OVF to the EVF during movie recording.

Turning the ERF On and Off

To turn the ERF on or off, pull the viewfinder selector as shown while the OVF is displayed.

ERF off

ERF on

The ERF is available only when rSINGLE POINT is selected for AF mode.

The Hybrid (EVF/OVF/ERF) Viewfinder

The features of the different displays are described below.

Display Description
OVF
  • The optical display shows the subject clearly. The subject is in sharp focus so that their expression is always visible.
  • The OVF shows the area just outside the frame, making it easier to compose shots.
  • Because the viewfinder window is a slight distance from the lens, the area visible in photographs may however differ slightly from the display in the viewfinder due to parallax.
EVF
  • The EVF offers 100% frame coverage for increased accuracy when composing shots.
  • It can be used to preview depth of field, focus, exposure, and white balance.
ERF As for the optical viewfinder but with a focus preview window.

The LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor can be tilted for easier viewing, but be careful not to touch the wires or trap fingers or other objects behind the monitor. Touching the wires could cause camera malfunction.

The LCD monitor also functions as a touch screen that can be used for:

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 not available when the LCD monitor is tilted.
  • The eye sensor can be disabled using DSCREEN SET-UP > VIEW MODE SETTING.

Eye sensor

The Focus Stick (Focus Lever)

Tilt or press the focus stick to select the focus area. The focus stick can also be used to navigate the menus.

To choose the role played by the focus stick, press and hold the center of the stick or use DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > FOCUS LEVER SETTING.

Use GAF/MF SETTING > xFWRAP FOCUS POINT to choose whether focus-area selection is bounded by the borders of the display or “wraps around” from one edge of the display to another.

The Shutter Speed Dial/Sensitivity Dial

Shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating the shutter speed dial/sensitivity dial. Lift and rotate the dial to adjust sensitivity.

Shutter speed

Sensitivity

Sensitivity

Shutter speed

The Exposure Compensation Dial

Rotate the dial to choose an exposure compensation amount.

Focusing the Viewfinder

Viewfinder focus can be adjusted by rotating the diopter adjustment control.

The DRIVE/DELETE Button

Pressing the DRIVE/DELETE button displays the drive-mode menu.

Mode
B STILL IMAGE (aTaking Photographs (Mode P))
J CH HIGH SPEED BURST (aContinuous Shooting (Burst Mode))
O CL LOW SPEED BURST (aContinuous Shooting (Burst Mode))
W ISO BKT (aISO BKT)
V WHITE BALANCE BKT (aWHITE BALANCE BKT)
s BKT (Bracketing)
h HDR (aHDR)
j Multiple exposure (aMultiple Exposures)
Adv. Adv. MODE (aPanoramas, Advanced Filters)
F MOVIE (aRecording Movies)

The Command Dials

Rotate or press the command dials to:

Rotate
  • Select menu tabs or page through menus
  • Adjust aperture 1, 2
  • Adjust exposure compensation 2, 5
  • Adjust sensitivity 2, 3
  • View other pictures during playback

Press

 Choose the operation performed by rotating the front command dial 2

Rotate
  • Highlight menu items
  • Choose the desired combination of shutter speed and aperture (program shift)
  • Choose a shutter speed 2
  • Adjust settings in the quick menu
  • Choose the size of the focus frame
  • Zoom in or out in full frame playback
  • Zoom in or out in multi-frame playback

Press
  • Perform the function assigned to the DIAL function button
  • Zoom in on the active focus point 4
  • Press and hold to choose the manual focus mode focus display 4
  • Zoom in on the active focus point during playback

Aperture set to A (auto) and COMMAND selected for DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > APERTURE RING SETTING (A).

Can be changed using DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > COMMAND DIAL SETTING.

C selected for sensitivity.

Available only if FOCUS CHECK is assigned to a function button.

Exposure compensation dial rotated to C.

The rotation direction for the command dials can be selected using DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > COMMAND DIAL DIRECTION.

The Indicator Lamp

Camera status is shown by the indicator lamp.

Indicator lamp Camera status
Glows green Focus locked.
Blinks green Focus or slow shutter speed warning. Pictures can be taken.
Blinks green and orange Camera on: Recording pictures. Additional pictures can be taken.
Camera off: Uploading pictures to a smartphone or tablet. *
Glows orange Recording pictures. No additional pictures can be taken at this time.
Blinks orange Flash charging; flash will not fire when picture is taken.
Blinks red Lens or memory error.

* Displayed only if pictures are selected for upload.

Warnings may also appear in the display.

The indicator lamp remains off while your eye is to the viewfinder.

The BMOVIE SETTING > TALLY LIGHT option can be used to choose the lamp (indicator or AF-assist) that lights during movie recording and whether the lamp blinks or remains steady.

The indicator lamp blinks green whenever the displays are off during interval-timer photography.

The Control Ring

Use the control ring for quick access to camera functions during shooting. The function assigned to the control ring can be selected by pressing the control ring options button (Fn2). Choose from:

  • STANDARD
  • WHITE BALANCE
  • FILM SIMULATION
  • DIGITAL TELE-CONV.

The function assigned to the control ring can also be selected using DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > CONTROL RING SETTING.

STANDARD

When STANDARD is selected, the function assigned to the control ring changes with the shooting mode.

Shooting mode Function
P, S, A, M/
Multiple Exposure		 Digital teleconverter
Advanced Filter Filter selection
Panorama Film simulation

Regardless of the option selected, when M (manual) is chosen with the focus mode selector in shooting mode P, S, A, or M, the control ring can be used only for manual focus.

The Serial Number Plate

Do not remove the serial number plate, which provides the CMIIT ID, serial number, and other important information.

Serial number plate