If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.

Changing the Display with

the DISP. Button

Pressing the DISP. button allows you to change the screen display mode and toggle the information displayed on the LCD monitor. Each time you press the DISP. button, the display changes in the following order: Grid Guide, No Display, LCD Monitor Off, and Normal Symbol Display.

Normal Symbol Display

 

Grid Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Monitor Off

No Display

(Synchro-Monitor Mode)

 

Grid Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This displays auxiliary lines on the LCD monitor to help you compose your picture. These lines are not recorded with images.

Synchro-Monitor Mode -------------------------------------------------------------------------

This turns the LCD monitor off except when the camera is operated. This mode is effective for saving power consumption. In this mode, pressing the shutter release button halfway turns the LCD monitor on. Subsequently, pressing the shutter release button fully displays the shot image on the LCD monitor and then turns the LCD monitor off.

Maximizing the LCD Monitor Brightness

Hold the DISP. button down to maximize the display brightness. When the brightness is at the maximum setting, holding the DISP. button down returns the brightness to the level set in [LCD

54 BRIGHTNESS] (GP.111).

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