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