Parts of the Camera

Introduction

The Monitor

The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and playback (actual display varies with current camera settings).

See “The xButton” (A8) for information on switching between the monitor and electronic viewfinder.

Shooting

1

Shooting mode* ....20, 33, 42, 43, 44, 54

2

Focus mode.....................................................

31

3

Focus indicator ..............................................

24

4

Exposure/focus lock ...................................

41

5

Zoom indicator..............................................

22

6

Flash mode.......................................................

28

7

Flash indicator................................................

29

8

Battery level indicator................................

20

9

Vibration reduction icon (still pictures)

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21,105

 

Electronic VR icon (movies)....................

56

10

Focus area.................................................

24, 86

Focus area (when a face is recognized)

 

.................................................................................

86

11

“Date not set” indicator .........................

117

 

Time zone indicator....................................

99

12

Date imprint/date counter..................

103

 

 

 

13

Image size..........................................................

77

14

Movie option...................................................

55

15

a Number of exposures remaining....20

 

b Movie length...............................................

54

16

Internal memory indicator......................

21

17

Aperture .............................................................

46

18

Image quality ..................................................

76

19

Shutter speed..................................................

46

20

Exposure display ...........................................

44

21

ISO sensitivity ..........................................

29, 83

22

Exposure compensation ..........................

32

23

Flash exposure compensation.............

89

24

Self-timer indicator......................................

30

25

Image optimization.....................................

79

26

White balance.................................................

81

27

Continuous shooting mode ..................

85

6* Differs according to the current shooting mode. Refer to the sections on each mode for details.