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 and the shooting will be adapted to that scene. For certain scenes or shooting conditions, the icon displayed may not match the actual scene.

 

Subject

Portrait*1

Non-portrait

Background

Background

 

Movement

Nature and

Movement

*2

Color

 

Outdoor Scene

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Bright

 

 

 

 

 

Gray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue sky

 

 

 

 

 

 

included

 

 

 

 

 

Light blue

 

Backlit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset

*3

 

 

 

*3

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark

 

 

 

 

 

Dark blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With

*4*5

*3

*4*5

*3

 

 

tripod

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1: Displayed only when the AF method is set to [uLive mode]. 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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