AShooting with the LCD Monitor

Scene Icons

During Live View shooting in the <A> mode, an icon representing the scene detected by the camera will be displayed. For certain scenes or shooting conditions, the icon displayed may not match the actual scene.

 

Subject

Portrait*1

Non-Portrait

 

Background

 

 

 

Movement

Nature and

Movement

Close

*2

Color

 

 

 

Outdoor Scene

 

 

Bright

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue sky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

included

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light blue

 

Backlit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset

*3

 

 

 

*3

 

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With tripod

*4*5

*3

*4*5

*3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1: Displayed only when the AF method is set to [u+Tracking]. If another AF method is set, the “Non-Portrait” icon will be displayed even if a person is detected.

*2: Displayed when the attached lens has distance information. With an Extension Tube or Closeup Lens, the icon displayed may not match the actual scene.

*3: The icon suiting the scene detected will be displayed.

*4: Displayed when all the following conditions apply: The shooting scene is dark, it is a night scene, and the camera is mounted on a tripod.

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