Contents
Lenses you can use
For Using Your Camera Safely
Precautions for Battery Usage
Precautions for Battery Charger Usage
Care to be Taken During Handling
Precautions for D-LI50 Battery Usage
Memo
Before Using Your Camera
Contents
Getting Started
Basic Operations
Shooting Functions
Shooting Settings
Using the Flash
Playback Functions
Processing Images
Camera Settings
Printing from the Camera
Resetting to Default Settings
Appendix
Composition of the Operating Manual
Shows reference page number explaining a related operation
Shows precautions to take when operating the camera
Shows useful information
Before Using Your Camera
Camera Characteristics
Shake Reduction SR
Cmos sensor 23.4×15.6 mm
Checking the Contents of the Package
Names and Functions of Working Parts
Camera
Shutter release button
Capture Mode
Green button Main switch
Front e-dial
Metering mode lever
Focus mode lever
Mode dial
Shake Reduction switch
Playback Mode
Green button
Flash mode Shake Reduction p.65 Active mode appears p.61
Display Indicators
At Start-up or when Operating the Mode Dial
Monitor
Capture Mode
Detailed information display p.1
Detailed information display p.2
Playback Mode
Detailed information display
Histogram Display
RGB
Viewfinder
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Before Using Your Camera
LCD Panel
A Rec. Mode menu appears on the monitor
How to Operate the Menu
Displaying the Menu screen Press the 3button Capture mode
Press the four-way controller
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item
Selecting and Setting a Menu Item
Turn the front e-dial to navigate the menu a page at a time
Function
Using the Mode Dial
Lets you capture images with settings that you set
Priority
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Using the Battery
Charging the Battery
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Open the battery cover
Stow the battery cover unlock lever when finished closing
Battery Level Indicator
Using the AC Adapter Optional
Close the card cover
Inserting/Removing the SD Memory Card
Lift the card cover unlock lever 1 and turn it towards Open
Push the SD Memory Card in once to remove
Precautions When Using the SD Memory Card
When the File Format is Jpeg
Recorded Pixels and Quality Level
When the File Format is RAW
Move the main switch to on position
Turning the Camera On and Off
Setting the Display Language
Initial Settings
Default setting is English
Press the 4button
Press the 4button twice
Press the 3button once
When an Incorrect Language is Set
Press the four-way controller 5 twice
Frame moves to mm/dd/yy
Setting the Date and Time
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose the date style
Frame returns to Date Style
Set the day and year in the same manner
Use the four-way controller 23 to set the month
Frame moves to the month
Next, set the time Depending on the time
Attaching the Lens
GettingStarted
Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter
Basic Operations
Basic Shooting Operation
Holding the Camera
Set the mode dial to B
Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings
Set the focus mode lever to l
Press the shutter release button fully
Look through the viewfinder to view the subject
Picture is taken
Review the captured image on the monitor
Operating the shutter release button
Histogram Display p.227
Subjects that are Difficult to Focus on
Using a Zoom Lens
Turn the zoom ring to the right or left
Using the Built-in Flash
Compatibility of built-in flash and lens
Selecting Flash Mode Press the button
Fn menu appears
Flash options screen appears
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose a flash mode
Camera is ready to take a picture
Focus indicator appears in the viewfinder when focused
Using Built-in Flash Press the Kbutton
Press the shutter release button halfway
Daylight-Sync Shooting
Using Red-eye Reduction Flash
Taking pictures Hyper-program
Shake Reduction
Taking Pictures Using the Shake Reduction Function
Shake Reduction Function and Lens Focal Length
Turn on the Shake Reduction switch
Turning On the Shake Reduction Function
Setting the Shake Reduction Function
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Playing Back Images
Playing Back Still Pictures
Press the Q button after taking a picture
Previous image appears Next image appears
Deleting a Single Image
Deleting Images
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Delete
Shooting Functions
How to Operate the Shooting Menus
Rec. Mode Menu Setting Items
ACustom Setting Menu Setting Items
Turned to the preview position
Shooting Fn Menu Setting Items
Using faster shutter speed
Setting the Exposure
Using slower shutter speed
Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed
Opening the aperture reduce the aperture value
Depth of Field
Effect of Aperture
Closing the aperture increase the aperture value
Setting the Sensitivity
Setting the Range of Automatic Correction in Auto
Changing the Sensitivity in Capture Mode
Expanding the Dynamic Range
Noise Reduction
Changing the Exposure Mode
Exposure EV Com Change Sen Description Shutter Mode
Slow Shutter Speed NR
Priority Exposure according to
Exposure Description EV Com Change Sen Shutter Mode
Aperture to the proper Yes
Lets you set shutter
About Program Line
Using the B Green Mode
Using the e Hyper-program Mode
Set the mode dial to e
Hyper-program
Using the K Sensitivity Priority Mode
Set the mode dial to K
To change the shutter speed
Turn the rear e-dial and adjust the sensitivity
Using the b Shutter Priority Mode
Exposure Warning
Using the c Aperture Priority Mode
Exposure Warning
Using the L Shutter & Aperture Priority Mode
About the Green Button
Using a Hyper-manual Mode
Set the mode dial to a Press the Green button
EV Bar
Combining with L
Using the p Bulb Mode
Set the mode dial to p
Using the MFlash X-Sync Speed Mode
Set the mode dial to M
Center and determines the exposure
Using the Multi-Segment Metering
Selecting the Metering Method
Measures only the center of the viewfinder
Using the Spot Metering
Setting the Meter Operating Time
Using the Center-Weighted Metering
Linking AF Point and AE During Multi-Segment Metering
Adjusting the Exposure
100
EV Compensation for a Hyper-manual and M Flash X-sync speed
101
Changing the Exposure Steps
Recording the Exposure Before Shooting AE Lock
102
Press the Lbutton
Use the four-way controller 5 to select the number of shots
Shooting in Multi-exposure Mode
103
Take the picture
Using the Autofocus
Focusing
Set the focus mode lever to l or k
105
AF Adjustment
106
Sets the focusing area to the center
Selecting the Focusing Area AF Point
Sets the focusing area to one of the eleven points
107
Fixing the Focus Focus Lock
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Lock the focus
Using the Focus Indicator
Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual Focus
Locking Exposure when Focus is Locked
Set the focus mode lever to
Using the Viewfinder Matte Field
111
How to Take Pictures
Using the =Button
Shooting in Catch-in Focus Mode
112
Focus Before Shooting
Checking the Composition, Exposure
Selecting the Preview Method
114
Focus on the subject, and then turn the main switch to
Displaying the Preview
Displaying the Live View
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Continuous Shooting
Use the four-way controller 45 to select g
118
Camera is ready to take pictures continuously
119
Burst Shooting
Interval Shooting
121
Focus indicator appears when the subject is in focus
Camera is ready to take a series of interval pictures
Self-Timer Shooting
Mount the camera onto a tripod Press the button
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Control F Sold Separately
Remote Control Shooting Remote
On the remote control unit is pressed
Use the four-way controller 45 to select h
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Using Mirror Up Function to Prevent Camera Shake
1Self-Timer Shooting p.122
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Shooting in Exposure Bracket Mode
Changing the Shooting Conditions
Set the number of frames
130
Set the step interval
131
Shooting in Extended Bracket Mode
Rec. Mode menu and press
Taking Only Overexposed or Underexposed Pictures
Press the 4button twice Press the 3button
132
Three frames are saved
Changing the Settings in a Mode
Storing User Settings
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134
Using the Flash
Turn the rear e-dial to set Flash Mode in the Fn menu p.75
Compensating Flash Output
Allowing Shooting while Charging
Flash
Using the Flash in b Shutter Priority Mode
Flash Characteristics in Each Exposure Mode
Using the Flash in c Aperture Priority Mode
Using b/L/amode
Using the Slow-Speed Sync
Using e/K/c mode
139
Using Trailing Curtain Sync
140
Calculating Shooting Distance from Aperture Value
Distance and Aperture when Using
Built-in Flash
Calculating Aperture Value from Shooting Distance
Lens Name
Unavailable due to vignetting
Available depending on other factors
Lens Name Compatibility
Using an External Flash Optional
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Using P-TTL Auto Mode
About the LCD Panel Display for AF360FGZ
Using in Wireless Mode
Using High-Speed Flash Sync Mode
Attaching and Using the AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ on the Camera
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Setting the Channel for the External Flash on the Camera
Using the Built-in Flash Wirelessly
Changing the Built-in Flash Discharge Method
147
Wireless Shooting
Using a Combination of External Flash Units
Flash connected to another flash unit
Red-Eye Reduction
Wireless Flash Control P-TTL Flash Mode
148
Trailing Curtain Sync
149
Using the Built-in Flash with the External Flash
Discharging Multiple Flashes
150
Contrast-Control-Sync Flash
151
Sync Socket
152
Setting the Image Processing Method in Capture
Mode Custom Image 154 Setting the File Format 156
Cyan, Infrared Color
Press the button in Capture mode
Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue
Shooting Fn menu appears
155
Use the four-way controller 45 to change the setting
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose the Image Tone
Setting the File Format
Setting the Jpeg Recorded Pixels
Setting the Jpeg Quality Level
157
Setting the File Format
158
Camera returns to the Capture or Playback mode
Setting the RAW Button Function
Select Button in the a Rec. Mode menu
159
Setting the White Balance
160
Press the four-way controller 23 and set
161
White Balance screen appears
Use the four-way controller 2345 to fine tune White Balance
Fine-Tuning the White Balance
162
White Balance fine tune screen appears
163
Adjusting the White Balance Manually
Use the four-way controller 3 to select K Manual
Appears when measuring is completed
White Balance fine-tuning screen
164
Screen to enter the color temperature appears
Adjusting the White Balance with Color Temperature
165
Adjust the Color Temperature with the front and rear e-dial
Color Temperature
166
Color Space
Setting the Color Space
167
SRGB Sets to sRGB color space
168
Playback Functions
How to Operate the Menus During Playback
Playback Menu Setting Items
Playback Fn Menu Setting Items
171
Press the Q button
Rotating Images
Image rotation information is saved
Enlarging Playback Images
173
Image enlarges at each calibration 1.2 times* to 32 times
174
Turn the rear e-dial to the right toward y
Four-way controller Moves area to enlarge
Turn the rear e-dial to the left toward f
Displaying Multiple Images
175
Multi-image display screen appears
Multi-image options screen appears
176
Full screen display of the selected image appears
Images Camera returns to the multi-image display screen
Turn the rear e-dial to the left
Displaying a Folder
177
Multi-image display screen
Comparing Images
Slideshow
179
Stop the slideshow
180
Start screen is displayed and slideshow Begins
Select Slideshow in the Q Playback menu
Setting the Slideshow Display Interval
181
To select the image display
Changing Playback Display Method
Using the Histogram
Adjusting the Exposure p.100
Histogram Display p.26
Understanding Contrast
183
Understanding Brightness
Understanding Color Balance
184
Setting the Playback Display
Camera is ready to take or play back images
185
Deleting Multiple Images
Deleting All Images
Press the Q button Press the i button twice
Deleting Selected Images from Multi-image Display
186
Appears on the images
187
Use the four-way controller To select Select&Delete
Selected images are deleted
188
Toward f in Playback mode to Display the folders
Deleting a Folder
Use the four-way controller 2 to select Delete
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Protect
Protecting Images from Deletion
Protect
Protect screen appears
Protect all images screen appears
190
All images saved in the SD Memory Card are protected
Connecting the Camera to AV
Equipment
192
Processing Images
Processing Images with Digital Filters
Press the button in Playback mode
Screen for selecting the filter appears
Adjust with the front e-dial and rear e-dial
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Save as
Editing One RAW Image
Editing RAW Images
197
Press the four-way controller Press the button
Editing All RAW Images
198
Edited image is saved under a different name
199
All selected RAW images are edited and saved in a new folder
200
Parameter setting screen appears
Specifying the Parameters
Contrast/Sharpness
Select Save as and press the 4button
201
Use the four-way controller 45 to change the parameter
RAW image is edited and saved as a new image
202
Printing from the Camera
Setting the Printing Service Dpof
Printing Single Images
Settings for All Images
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Screen for making Dpof settings for all images appears
Dpof screen appears
Printing Using PictBridge
207
Setting Transfer Mode
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Connecting the Camera to the Printer
PictBridge menu appears
Print single image screen appears
210
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose an image to print
You can print up to 99 copies
Select Paper Size and press the four-way controller
Screen for changing print settings appears
211
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose the paper size
212
Press the 4button on the print settings confirmation screen
Printing All Images
Print all images screen appears
213
Printing Images Using the Dpof Settings
Disconnecting the USB Cable
Turn off the camera
214
10Camera Settings
RSet-up Menu Setting Items
How to Operate the RSet-up Menu
Storing images
Function Sensor Cleaning
217
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format
Turning the Beep On and Off
Setting the Beep Setting, Date
Time, and Display Language
Select Beep in the R Set-up
Changing the Date and Time and the Display Style
220
Selection frame moves to X Destination setting
Setting the World Time
221
World Time setting is saved
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List of World Time Cities
224
Setting the Guide Display Time
Adjusting the Monitor and the Menu
Setting the Text Size
Display
Adjusting the Color of the Monitor LCD Color Tuning
Adjusting the Brightness of the Monitor
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227
Setting the Instant Review
Press the 4button
228
Setting the Live View
Select Live View in the Q Playback menu
Setting the Digital Preview
229
Selecting the File Number Setting
Setting the Image File Naming Convention
Selecting the Folder Name
Setting the File Name
231
After entering the desired characters, press the button
232
Text is changed
Selecting the Video Output Format
Power Settings
Setting Auto Power Off
Selecting the Video Output Format
234
Selecting a Battery
Press the 4button Press the 3button twice
235
Using Pixel Mapping
Defective pixels are mapped and corrected
Selecting Capture Mode Settings to Save in the Camera
Memory screen appears
11Resetting to Default Settings
Resets the camera settings
Resetting Rec. Mode/Playback/Set- up Menu
Resetting the Custom Function Menu
Resetting Other Settings
Resetting Saved User Settings
File name is reset
Resetting the File Name
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12Appendix
280
Reset Setting
Default Settings
Rec. Mode Menu
Playback Menu
245
Set-up Menu
ACustom Setting Menu
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Fn Menu
Lens Combinations
Functions Available with Various
Lenses that can be used with this camera
Lens names and mount names
250
Lens and Built-in Flash
251
Exposure error may occur.
Aperture Ring Use
Removing Dust by Shaking the Cmos Sensor
Cleaning the Cmos Sensor
Detecting Dust on the Cmos Sensor Dust Alert
Select Dust Alert in the R Set- up menu
253
Image is saved and Dust Alert is exited
Removing Dust with a Blower
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255
Sensor Cleaning screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Mirror Up
Power Supply Accessories
Optional Accessories
Battery Grip D-BG2
AC Adapter D-AC50
Auto Flash AF540FGZ Auto Flash AF360FGZ
Flash Accessories
257
Auto Flash AF200FG
258
For Viewfinder
Remote Control F
Interchangeable Focusing Screen
Cable Switch CS-205
259
Camera Case/Strap
Imagesensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1
260
Others
Error Messages
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262
Printer has run out of ink. Replace ink and print
Data error has occurred during printing
263
Paper is jammed in the printer. Remove paper
Troubleshooting
265
Capacity Pixels
Main Specifications
512MB 256MB 128MB
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NTSC/PAL
Glossary
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Vignetting
274
SRGB standard RGB
White Balance
Index
Symbols
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Warranty Policy
281
For customers in Canada
282
For customers in USA
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
Declaration of Conformity
Information on disposal for users
Memo