Basic Operation
5Quick Control Dial
(1) After pressing a button, turn the <5> dial.
When you press a button such as <n>
<o> <m>, the respective function remains selected for 6 seconds (9). During this time, you can turn the <5> dial to set the desired setting. When the function selection ends or if you press the shutter button halfway, the camera will be ready to shoot.
Use this dial to select or set the white balance, drive mode, flash exposure compensation, AF point, etc.
(2) Turn the <5> dial only.
While looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel, turn the <5> dial to set the desired setting.
Use this dial to set the exposure compensation amount, the aperture setting for manual exposures, etc.
The operations in (1) are also possible while the <R> switch is set to the right (Multi function lock, p.47).
hTouch Pad
During movie shooting, the touch pad provides a quiet way to adjust the shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, exposure compensation, sound recording level, and headphone volume (p.236). This function works when [z5: Silent Control] is set to [Enable h].
After pressing the <Q> button, tap the <5> dial’s inner ring at the top, bottom, left, or right.
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