Operating Manual
Regarding trademarks
Regarding copyrights
To users of this camera
For Using Your Camera Safely
About the Camera
About the Battery Charger and AC Adapter
About the Usage of AA Batteries
About the Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
Precautions for D-LI109 Battery Usage
Care to be Taken During Handling
Before Using Your Camera
Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera
About the Battery and Charger
Cleaning Your Camera
Storing Your Camera
About Eye-Fi Cards
Write-protect switch
About SD Memory Cards
Regarding User Registration
Memo
Getting Started
Contents
Before Using Your Camera
Shooting Functions
Basic Operations
Shooting Settings
Playback Functions and Image Editing
Connecting to a Computer
Changing Additional Settings
Appendix
Using the Flash
Composition of the Operating Manual
Indicates useful information
Symbols used in this Operating Manual are explained below
Indicates precautions to take when operating the camera
How to Change Function Settings
Before Using Your Camera
Checking the Contents of the Package
Names and Functions of the Working Parts
Main switch
Capture Mode
EV Compensation Button
DGreen button
Focus mode switch
Mode dial
Front e-dial R
Lens unlock button
3button
Playback Mode
Four-way controller
I Delete button
Monitor Display
Capture Mode
Control panel
Shooting Info Display Selection screen
Camera
Settings for shooting with the viewfinder are displayed
Status screen
Your
Live View
AF frame
Button guide AE Metering p.97 AE Lock p.96
Before Using Your Camera
Before Using Your
Still picture capture mode
Control panel
Mode
Red
Shooting Info Display
Return to the status screen
Display Off Nothing is displayed on the monitor
Single image display Standard Information Display
Playback Mode
Display Indicators are displayed Detailed Information
Still picture
Use the four-way controller 23 to switch between pages
Detailed Information Display
Focus mode p.101/AF point p.104/Contrast AF p.106
Histogram Display/RGB Histogram Display
Using the Histogram
Histogram shows the brightness
Histogram before and after shooting
Guide Indicators
Viewfinder
Sensitivity/Remaining image storage capacity
Before Using Your Camera 10 ISO/ISO Auto p.87
AE Lock p.96
Changing AF point p.105
Electronic Level Display
Using the Direct Keys
How to Change Function Settings
Press the four-way controller Standby mode
Press the 4button
Press the Mbutton Standby mode
Using the Control Panel
Setup screen of the selected item appears
Control panel appears
Press the 3button in standby mode
Using the Menus
Press the 3button or the shutter release button
Halfway
Press the four-way controller 5 twice
Use the four-way controller 23 to select a setting
Use the four-way controller 23 to select an item
Press the four-way controller
Press the 3button
Attaching a Lens
Attaching the Strap Inserting the Battery
Turning the Camera On and Off Initial Settings
Attaching the Strap
Using the Lithium-ion Battery
Inserting the Battery
Charging the Battery
Battery charger
GettingStarted
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Close the battery cover
Using the AA Batteries
Battery cover is locked
Available Batteries Characteristics AA lithium batteries
Battery Level Indicator
Open the battery cover
Using the AC Adapter
GettingStarted
Inserting/Removing an SD Memory Card
Push the SD Memory Card in once to remove
Close the card cover 3, Then slide it in the direction Arrow
Attaching a Lens
Pushing the indicated portions
Remove the front lens cap by
Inward
To remove the lens
Getting Started
Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter
Turning the Camera On and Off
Turn the main switch to on
Always turn the camera off when not in use
Setting the Display Language
Initial Settings
Initial Setting screen appears in the selected language
W Hometown screen appears
Use the four-way controller
Initial Setting screen reappears
To select a city
Press the four-way controller 3 to select DST, and use
Use the four-way controller 23 to set the month
Setting the Date and Time
Set the current date and time and the display style
Choose mm/dd/yy, dd/mm/yy or yy/mm/dd
TimeTime 10001000
Memo
Basic Operations
Basic Shooting Operation
Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings
Taking Pictures Using the Viewfinder Set the mode dial to n
Flash
Set the focus mode switch to l
Look through the viewfinder to View the subject
Review the captured image on the monitor
Press the shutter release button fully
Available operations
Is available. p.72
Live View image is displayed on the monitor
Setting the Flash Mode
Using the Built-in Flash
Capture Mode Selectable Flash Mode E/F/r G/H/I/r A/p K/r
Press the four-way controller 4 in standby mode
Press the four-way controller 3 in on p.69
Compensating Flash Output
Turn the rear e-dial S
Operations
Take a picture
Using the Built-in Flash
Press the Ebutton
Playing Back Images
Reviewing Images
Press the Q button
You can play back captured images with the camera
You can delete images one by one
Deleting a Single Image
Delete confirmation screen appears
Image is deleted
Memo
Checking the Depth of Field Preview
Setting the Exposure Focusing
Camera Shake
Taking Pictures Continuously
Direct Keys Setting Items
How to Operate the Shooting Functions
Rec. Mode Menu Items
GPS
Framerate *1 Sets the number of frames shot per Second 130
Movie Menu Items
Quality Level *1 Sets the quality level of the movie
Sets the microphone sensitivity Movie SR *1
Custom Setting Menu Items
215
Save Menu Location
Capture Mode Characteristics NAuto Picture mode
Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode
Mode for the subject
Dial indicator
Auto Picture Modes
HDR
Scene Modes
Camera switches to the Hmode status screen
Selecting a Scene Mode Set the mode dial to H
Scene Mode selection screen appears
Press the Mbutton
Functions
Exposure Modes
Priority
Automatic Exposure Aperture value Manual Exposure
Setting the Sensitivity
Setting the Exposure
Press the four-way controller 2 in standby mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select ISO Auto or ISO
ShootingFunctions
Available # Restricted × Not available
Changing the Exposure Mode
Set the mode dial to e, K, b, c, L, a or p
Turn the front e-dial R
Shutter speed can be changed in b, L, or a mode
Exposure ends
Bulb Shooting
Take your finger off the shutter release button
Press the m button 1, and then turn the rear e-dial S
Adjusting the Exposure
Exposure is adjusted
Standard exposure Underexposure Overexposure
+ Standard Underexposed Overexposed default setting
Press the shutter release button halfway
Press the four-way controller 5 in standby mode
Set the bracket value
Press the shutter release button fully
Locking the Exposure Before Shooting AE Lock
Refer to Setting the =/LButton Operation p.169 for details
Assign AE Lock to the =/Lbutton
Set the exposure, and press the =/Lbutton
Selecting the Metering Method
Press the Mbutton in standby mode
AE Metering screen appears
Camera returns to the control panel
Reducing the Image Noise Noise Reduction
Reduces noise at high ISO sensitivity settings
High-ISO NR
High-ISO NR screen appears
To set the level of noise reduction
To select a sensitivity value,
Which is applied to the selected
Sensitivity value
Slow Shutter Speed NR
100
Reduces noise during long exposures
Shooting Functions
Setting the Focus Mode
Focusing
TTL phase-matching autofocus
101
102
Autofocus Modes when Shooting with the Viewfinder
FPS
103
AF Active Area screen appears
Selecting the Focusing Point AF Point
104
Select the desired AF point
105
Contrast AF screen appears
Setting the Contrast AF during Live View
106
107
108
Selecting the Desired Focusing Area
Select G in on p.106, and press the 4button
Select the AF area
109
Checking the Focus
Turn the rear e-dial S to change the magnification
Autofocus system operates
110
Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual Focus
Focusing Using the Viewfinder
Image on the monitor is magnified
111
Press the 4button or the shutter release button halfway
Press the four-way controller 5, and adjust the value
AF Fine Adjustment
21. AF Fine Adjustment screen appears
112
How to Take Pictures
Adjustment value is saved
113
Press the 3button three times
Displaying the Optical Preview
Checking the Depth of Field Preview
Take your finger off the V/Ybutton
Preview Method Description Optical Preview
115
Displaying the Digital Preview
Assign Digital Preview to the V/Ybutton
Focus on the subject, and press the V/Ybutton
Shake Reduction screen appears
Using the Shake Reduction Function to Prevent Camera Shake
Taking Pictures Using the Shake Reduction Function
117
Self-timer shooting
You can also change the setting from the a Rec. Mode 3 menu
Use the four-way controller 45 to select P Off or O On
118
Correcting the Tilt of the Images
Camera is ready to take a picture
Shooting with the Self-timer
119
120
121
Shooting with a Remote Control Unit Optional
122
123
Taking Pictures Continuously
Continuous Shooting
124
Interval Shooting
Press the 4button to complete the setting
125
Interval Shooting screen appears
Camera is ready to take a series of interval pictures
126
If you selected Now, proceed to Step
127
128
Multi-exposure
Multi-exposure screen appears
Select from 2 to 9 shots
Take the picture
129
Multi-exposure is ended
Exposure Bracketing and Lens Correction are not available
Set the mode dial to C, and press the 3button
Changing the Settings for Movie Recording
Movie Capture Settings screen appears
Compensation value. default setting
Select Recorded Pixels
131
Select Framerate
Set Quality Level to C, D, or E Press the 3button
Recording Movies
Set the mode dial to C
132
Press the shutter release button again
Flash is not available
133
Interval Movie screen appears
Interval Movie
134
135
136
Playing Back Movies
First frame of the movie is displayed on the monitor
Movie playback starts
Capturing a Still Picture from a Movie
137
Press the m button
Save confirmation screen appears
138
Select a point where you want to divide the movie
Editing Movies
139
140
Setting the White Balance
Setting a File Format
Setting the Image Finishing Tone
Correcting Images
Settings
Setting a File Format
Image Capture Settings screen appears
Jpeg Recorded Pixels
File Format
143
You can set the format of image files
Color Space
Jpeg Quality
144
You can select a color space to use
145
Setting the White Balance
146
Press the four-way controller 3 in standby mode
Use the four-way controller 45 to select the white balance
Fine-tune the white balance
147
Adjusting the White Balance Manually
Select K in on p.146, and press the four-way controller
Use the four-way controller 45 to select K1 to K3
Turn the front e-dial R to select an image
Saving the White Balance Settings of a Captured Image
148
149
Adjusting the White Balance with Color Temperature
Use the four-way controller 45 to change the settings
Brightness Adjustment
Correcting Images
Highlight Correction or Shadow Correction screen appears
High Dynamic Range Image Capture
This section explains how to set HDR Capture
151
HDR Capture screen appears
152
Select from ±1 EV, ±2 EV default setting or ±3 EV
153
Lens Correction
Distortion
Lateral chromatic aberration
Use the four-way controller 45 to select Off or On
154
Select Start adjustment, and press the 4button
Composition Adjustment
Adjust the composition
Composition Adjust. screen appears
156
157
Setting the Image Finishing Tone
Custom Image
158
Screen to adjust the parameters appears
159
You can check the saturation and hue with the radar chart
Turn the front e-dial R to select a cross processed image
Saving the Cross Processing Settings of a Captured Image
160
161
Digital Filter
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select a filter
Shooting Settings
162
163
Use the four-way controller 23 to select an exposure mode
Setting the E-dials Operation
Screen for the selected exposure mode appears
Customizing the Button/E-dial Functions
165
Following settings can be selected for each exposure mode
ESHIFT ELINE
Auto
166
Depends on the Exposure Setting p.130 of the C Movie 1 menu
Press the 4button Press the 3button
BSHIFT CSHIFT
167
Setting the V/YButton Operation
Select , and press the four- way controller
Button Customization screen appears
Is taken. default setting
Setting the One Push File Format
168
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a file format
Off the =/Lbutton to return to normal autofocus operation
Setting the =/LButton Operation
169
Saving the Settings
Saving Frequently Used Settings
Save User Mode screen appears
A mode cannot be set when the mode dial is set to n, Hor C
Rename User Mode screen appears
Editing a Setting Name
171
Text-entry screen appears
Four-way controller Moves the text selection cursor
172
Cursor at the position of the text input cursor
Cursor
Using Saved User Settings
Checking the Saved User Settings
Set the mode dial to Bor C
173
Change the settings as necessary
Resetting to Default Settings
Resets the settings saved as a mode to the default settings
Reset User Mode screen appears
Functions
Connecting the Camera to an AV Device
Selecting the Playback Functions
Deleting Multiple Images
Playback Mode Palette Items
How to Operate the Playback/Edit Functions
Playback Functions and Image Editing
Function Image Rotation *1
177
Playback Menu Items
Select from ×16, ×8, ×4, ×2 or Off default setting
Setting the Playback Display Method
Based on the rotation information when 18. Save
Rotation Info in the ACustom Setting 3 menu is
Selecting the Playback Functions
Images can be magnified up to 16 times in playback mode
Magnifying Images
179
180
Displaying Multiple Images
Select the images to display
Turn the rear e-dial S to the right toward y
Changing the Multiple Image Display Style
181
Press the Mbutton in on p.180
Use the four-way controller To select the display style
182
183
Setting the Slideshow Display
Playing Back Images Continuously
Start screen is displayed and the slideshow starts
184
Image rotation information is saved
Rotating Images
185
Deleting Selected Images
Deleting Multiple Images
Select images to delete
You can delete multiple images at once
187
Deleting a Folder
Selected images are deleted
Folder display screen appears
Confirmation screen for deleting all images is displayed
Deleting All Images
188
Changing the Number of Recorded Pixels Resize
Processing Images
189
Screen to select the recorded pixels appears
190
Cutting Out Part of the Image Cropping
Cropped image is saved as a new image
Four-way controller Moves the cropping frame Rear e-dial S
191
Processing Images with Digital Filters
Extracted Color 2 OFF/Red
White Magenta/Blue/Cyan/Green/Yellow
192
193
Four-way controller 45 to Adjust the value
To select a parameter
Screen to select a filter appears
Recreating Filter Effects
194
Filter effects used for the selected image appear
Image Editing
To check the parameter details, press the Mbutton
195
Image selection screen appears
Filter-processed image is saved as a new image
Joining Multiple Images Index
Index setting screen appears
196
Press the four-way controller 3 in the single image display
197
Processing may take a while when creating an index image
You can select a white or black background
Index image is created and a confirmation screen appears
Screen to select a development method is displayed
Developing RAW Images
Developing One RAW Image
Use the four-way controller 45 to change the value
199
Following parameters can be changed
RAW image is developed and saved as a new Jpeg image
Developing Multiple RAW Images
You can develop multiple RAW images with the same settings
200
Select the RAW images to be developed
Pixels and Jpeg Quality
201
Use the four-way controller To set Jpeg Recorded
Connecting the Camera to a Video Input Terminal
Connecting the Camera to an AV Device
203
Setting the Video Output Format
Turn the AV device and camera on
Interface Options screen appears
204
File Management Settings
How to Operate the Set-up Menu
Camera Settings
Changing Additional Settings
How to Operate the Set-up Menu
Set-up Menu Items
USB
224 Folder File Name
207
Menu Function Create New
Setting the Sound Effects
Camera Settings
Use the four-way controller 45 to adjust the volume
Sound Effects 1 screen appears
Use the four-way controller 45 to select a destination city
Setting the World Time
209
210
Region City
211
List of World Time Cities
Setting the Electronic Level Display
Setting the Monitor and the Menu Displays
Setting the LCD Display
212
Use the four-way controller 45 to adjust the value
Adjusting the Brightness and the Color of the Monitor
Adjusts the brightness and the color of the monitor
LCD Display Settings screen appears
Instant Review screen appears
Setting the Display for Instant Review
214
ARec. Mode 1 menu C Movie 1 menu
Setting the Initial Menu Tab to be Displayed
215
19. Save Menu Location screen appears
Minimizing Battery Consumption
Battery Settings
Setting the Battery Type
AA Battery Type screen appears
Function Default
Selecting Settings to Save in the Camera Memory
217
Memory 1 screen appears
218
Settings are saved even when the camera is turned off
Turn the rear e-dial S to display the Memory 2 screen
Turned off
Resetting the Rec. Mode/Movie/Playback/Set-up Menus
Resetting the Camera Settings
Resetting the Custom Menu
219
Checking the Camera Version Information
Additional Settings
220
Changing
Formatting an SD Memory Card
File Management Settings
221
Format screen appears
To select Protect, and press Button
Protecting Images from Deletion Protect
222
If you selected Date, proceed to Step
Setting the Naming System of the Folder
223
224
Creating New Folders
Folder name is changed
Create New Folder screen appears
225
Setting the File Name
Folder with a new number is created
File Name screen appears
Selecting the File Number Setting
Setting the Photographer Information
226
Change the text
Enter the text
227
Eye-Fi screen appears
Using an Eye-Fi Card
228
Transferring Selected Images
229
Screen to select the unit of transfer appears
Folder selection screen appears
230
Transferring process cannot be canceled once started
Select the images to transfer
Images to be transferred are specified
231
Setting the Dpof Settings
You can set up to 99 copies
Press the Mbutton to select P or O for printing the date
232
Saving Images on a Computer
Using the Provided Software
Computer
Windows
Manipulating Captured Images on a Computer
Macintosh
Computer
Saving Images on a Computer
Setting the USB Connection Mode
235
Unless otherwise specified, select MSC
236
Connecting the Camera and a Computer
Turn the camera on
Save the captured images to the computer
Installing the Software
Using the Provided Software
237
Turn the computer on
Click Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0 LE
Connecting to a Computer
238
Regarding User Registration
239
240
Using the Flash
Using the Slow-speed Sync Flash
Flash Characteristics in Each Exposure Mode
Using the Flash in bMode
Using the Flash in cMode
Using the Flash
Set the flash mode to Gor H
243
Built-in flash pops up
Calculating Shooting Distance from Aperture Value
244
Calculating Aperture Value from Shooting Distance
ISO Sensitivity Built-in Flash Guide Number Approx
Slave flash High-speed sync Wireless flash
Using an External Flash Optional
245
Flash Built-in
246
Using the P-TTL Auto Flash
247
Using the High-speed Sync Flash
Setting the Channel for the External Flash
Using Flash in Wireless Mode
248
First, set the channel for the external flash unit
Off Discharges the built-in flash as a control flash
249
250
Connecting an External Flash with an Extension Cord
Master
Control
When combining with the built-in flash
Multiple Flash Shooting Using Extension Cords
When combining two external flashes
251
252
Using the Contrast Control Sync Flash
Connect the external flash to the camera indirectly
Refer to p.250 for details
Cleaning the Cmos Sensor
Default Settings
Using the GPS Unit
Error Messages
Rec. Mode Menu
Default Settings
Direct Keys
Appendix
AF.A
255
Tracer GPS
256
Astro
257
Playback Mode Palette
Movie Menu
Dpof
Set-up Menu
258
Playback Menu
259
ACustom Setting Menu
260
261
Functions Available with Various Lens Combinations
FA J
DA L
Lens names and mount names
Lenses and accessories that cannot be used with this camera
262
Lens and Built-in Flash
263
Unavailable due to vignetting
Available with some restrictions
264
Setting the Focal Length
Attach a lens, and turn the camera on
Turn the rear e-dial S to set the focal length
265
Dust Removal screen appears
Removing Dust by Shaking the Cmos Sensor Dust Removal
Shaking the Cmos sensor removes dust from the sensor unit
Do not clean the sensor when the mode dial is set to p
Sensor Cleaning screen appears
Removing Dust with a Blower
267
268
Clean the Cmos sensor
Turn the camera off
Attach the lens or body mount cover
Astrotracer
Using the GPS Unit
269
Select ASTROTRACER, and press the four-way controller
Shooting Celestial Bodies Astrotracer
270
Press the shutter release button fully again
271
Error Messages
273
274
Available space on
Troubleshooting275
There is no
276
Problem Cause Remedy
Subject is outside the AF area, aim
AF area
Use a tripod
277
Appendix Model Description
Main Specifications
Image Capture Unit
File Formats
279
Focusing System
Live View
LCD Monitor
280
Drive Mode
Appendix Exposure Control
Shutter
Movie
281
Capture Functions
Customization
282
Appendix Playback Functions
Dimensions and Weight
Power Supply
Accessories
283
284
285
Index
286
287
288
289
290
291
Warranty Policy
CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Union
293
For customers in USA
294
For customers in Canada
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
295
Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals
296
Memo
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