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Tilt Indicator

Use the tilt indicator to level the camera when photographing buildings or landscapes. It is particularly useful for compositions in which the horizon is visible.

 1 Display options.

Press and hold the O(DISP.) button until level setting options are displayed.

  2

Select an option.

 

 

 

 

Press + or – to highlight an option, and press

 

C/Dto select the highlighted option.

 

Option

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Tilt indicator is not displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tilt indicator is shown in the picture display. The amount

 

 

 

and direction of tilt can be checked in the tilt indicator.

 

 

 

The indicator turns green when the camera is level, orange

 

Display

 

when the camera is tilted, and red if the degree of tilt

 

 

 

exceeds the maximum degree that can be displayed with

 

 

 

the indicator. Tilt indicator is not shown if the display is

 

 

 

off, indicators are hidden, or the framing grid is displayed

 

 

 

(page 42).

 

 

 

 

 

Disp +

 

Same as Display, except that a beep sounds periodically

 

Snd

 

when the camera is level.

 

 

 

 

 

Sound

 

A beep sounds periodically when the camera is level. The

 

 

 

tilt indicator is not displayed in the picture display.

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