Basic Operations

The xButton

To hide or show monitor indicators during shooting and playback, press x.

With Shooting

Current settings

E

1/125 F2.8

26

1/125 F2.8

Framing guides

(B, P, and M modes only)

Monitor off* (P and M modes only).

View through lens only

*Shooting is available only when camera is in focus (AF lamp is lit). At an [AF area mode]

(A93) setting of [Face priority] or [Auto], turning the monitor off changes [AF area mode] to [Center].

With Playback

 

 

Shooting data displayed

 

Photo information displayed

(see below)

Photo information hidden

 

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P

 

 

 

1/125

 

 

 

F2.8

 

 

Q

o+1.0

 

E

4 4

AUTO

 

Shooting data: Shows the folder name, file name, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, ISO sensitivity, and histogram for the current picture. Shooting data are not displayed if the current picture is a movie.

Exposure mode: P or M (A41). P is also displayed on pictures shot in A(auto), B(high sensitivity), and y(scene) modes.

Histogram: A graph showing tone distribution. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right; the vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in image.

Introduction

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