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Recommended pages in the Help Guide

  • Finding functions from MENU

    You can check the list of the menu items. You can also move to the explanation page for each item from the menu item on the list.

  • Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl

    You can operate the camera using a Bluetooth compatible remote commander (sold separately) or shooting grip (sold separately).

  • File Format (movie)

    You can select the movie file format.

  • S&Q Settings

    You can record a moment that cannot be captured by the naked eye (slow-motion recording), or record a long-term phenomenon into a compressed movie (quick-motion recording).

  • Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key Setting)

    You can assign frequently used functions to the desired buttons.

  • Vertical Display

    You can set the camera to rotate the information display of the shooting screen automatically for easy viewing when holding the camera vertically.


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  • How to use the “Help Guide”
    • Precautions
    • Lending, transferring or discarding the camera and/or memory card to others (Notes on protecting private information)
    • Notes on the battery pack and charging the battery
    • Notes on memory card
    • On cleaning
  • Checking the camera and the supplied items
    • Identifying parts
    • Basic icons displayed on the monitor
    • Touch function icons
    • Touch panel
    • Touch function icons
    • Control wheel
    • Still/Movie/S&Q button
    • MENU button
    • Main menu (shooting setting list)
    • Fn (function) button
    • C (custom) buttons
    • DISP (Display Setting) button
    • Delete button
    • Keyboard screen
    • In-Camera Guide
      • Inserting/removing the battery pack
      • Charging the battery with a commercially available AC adaptor or mobile battery
      • Using the battery charger abroad
    • Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
    • Memory cards that can be used
    • Inserting/removing a memory card
    • Performing initial setup for the camera
      • Confirmation before shooting
      • Shooting movies (Intelligent Auto)
      • Shooting still images (Intelligent Auto)
  • Finding functions from MENU
    • Contents of this chapter
      • Shoot Mode (still image)/Shoot Mode (movie)/Shoot Mode (S&Q)
      • Shoot Mode: Intelligent Auto
      • Shoot Mode: Scene Selection
      • Adjusting images in the auto mode (My Image Style)
      • Shoot Mode: Program Auto
      • Shoot Mode: Aperture Priority
      • Shoot Mode: Shutter Priority
      • Shoot Mode: Manual Exposure
      • Product Showcase Set
      • Background Defocus
      • Cinematic Vlog Set.
      • Self-timer (movie)
      • Selecting the focus method (Focus Mode)
      • Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
      • Tracking subject (Tracking function)
      • Manual Focus (Set Focus)
      • Direct manual focus (DMF)
      • Focusing on human eyes
      • Subject Recog in AF (still image/movie)
      • Recognition Target (still image/movie)
      • Right/Left Eye Select (still image/movie)
      • Sbj Recog Frm Disp. (still image/movie)
      • Face Memory
      • Regist. Faces Priority (still image/movie)
      • Focus Standard
      • Focus Area Limit (still image/movie)
      • Circ. of Focus Point (still image/movie)
      • Focus Area Color (still image/movie)
      • AF Area Auto Clear
      • AF-C Area Display
      • Phase Detect. Area
      • AF Transition Speed
      • AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity
      • AF/MF Selector
      • Pre-AF
      • Auto Magnifier in MF (still image/movie)
      • Focus Magnifier
      • Focus Magnif. Time (still image/movie)
      • Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
      • Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
      • Peaking Display
      • Exposure Comp. (still image/movie)
      • Histogram display
      • D-Range Optimizer (still image/movie)
      • Metering Mode (still image/movie)
      • Face Priority in Multi Metering (still image/movie)
      • ND Filter (still image/movie)
      • AE lock
      • Auto Slow Shutter
      • Zebra Display
      • ISO (still image/movie)
      • ISO AUTO Min. SS
      • White Balance (still image/movie)
      • Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance)
      • Priority Set in AWB (still image/movie)
      • Shutter AWB Lock
      • Creative Look (still image/movie)
      • Picture Profile (still image/movie)
      • Soft Skin Effect (still image/movie)
      • Drive Mode
      • Cont. Shooting
      • Self-timer(Single)
      • Self-timer(Cont)
      • Cont. Bracket
      • Single Bracket
      • Indicator during bracket shooting
      • WB bracket
      • DRO Bracket
      • Bracket Settings
    • Self-timer (movie)
    • Interval Shoot Func.
      • File Format (still image)
      • JPEG Quality
      • JPEG Image Size
      • Aspect Ratio
      • Color Space
      • File Format (movie)
      • Movie Settings (movie)
      • S&Q Settings
      • Proxy Settings
      • Touch Operation
      • Shooting Screen
      • Playback Screen
      • Menu Screen
      • Focusing using touch operations (Touch Focus)
      • Starting tracking with touch operations (Touch Tracking)
      • Shooting with touch operations (Touch Shutter)
      • Adjusting the exposure with touch operations (Touch AE)
      • Silent Mode (still image/movie)
      • Release w/o Card
      • The zoom features available with this product
      • Zoom
      • Zoom Range (still image/movie)
      • Zoom Speed
      • Step Zoom Magnif. (still image/movie)
      • About zoom scale
      • Using flash (sold separately)
      • Flash Mode
      • Flash Comp.
      • Exp.comp.set
      • SteadyShot (movie)
      • High ISO NR
      • Auto Review (still image)
      • Grid Line Display (still image/movie)
      • Grid Line Type (still image/movie)
      • Live View Display
      • Bright Monitoring
      • Emphasized REC Display
      • Marker Display
      • Gamma Display Assist
      • Gamma Disp. Assist Typ.
      • Audio Recording
      • Audio Rec Level
      • Wind Noise Reduct.
      • Microphone Directivity
      • Mic Direct Select Setting
      • TC/UB
      • TC/UB Disp. Setting
    • Livestreaming video and audio (USB Streaming)
    • Contents of this chapter
    • Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key Setting)
      • Camera Set. Memory
      • Recalling registered shooting settings (Cam.Set)
      • Fn Menu Settings
      • Add Item
      • Sort Item
      • Delete Item
      • Delete Page
      • Delete All
      • Display From My Menu
      • REC w/ Shutter (movie)
      • Monitor Flip Direction
      • Vertical Display
      • DISP (Screen Disp) Set
    • Contents of this chapter
      • Playing back still images
      • Enlarging an image being played back (Enlarge Image)
      • Enlarge Initial Mag.
      • Enlarge Initial Position
      • Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation)
      • Playing back movies
      • Volume Settings
      • Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show)
      • Cont. Play for Interval
      • Play Speed for Interval
      • Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index)
      • Switching between still images and movies (View Mode)
      • Display as Group
      • Disp Specified Time Img.
    • Protecting recorded images (Protect)
      • Rating
      • Rating Set(Custom Key)
      • Rotating an image (Rotate)
      • Photo Capture
      • Deleting multiple selected images (Delete)
      • Delete pressing twice
      • Delete confirm.
      • Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable
      • Format
      • Recover Image DB (still image/movie)
      • Display Media Info. (still image/movie)
      • File/Folder Settings
      • Select REC Folder
      • Create New Folder
      • File Settings
      • Write Serial Number (still image/movie)
      • WPS Push
      • Access Point Set.
      • Display Wi-Fi Info.
      • SSID/PW Reset
      • Bluetooth Settings
      • Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl
      • Airplane Mode
      • Edit Device Name
      • Importing root certification to the camera (Import Root Certificate)
      • Wi-Fi Direct Settings
      • Reset Network Set.
      • Monitor Brightness
      • Auto Monitor OFF (still image)
      • Power Save Start Time
      • Power OFF w/ monitor
      • Auto Power OFF Temp.
      • USB Connection Mode
      • USB LUN Setting
      • USB Power Supply
      • HDMI Resolution
      • HDMI Output Settings (movie)
      • HDMI Info. Display
      • CTRL FOR HDMI
      • Language 
      • Area/Date/Time Setting
      • NTSC/PAL Selector
      • Audio signals
      • REC Lamp
      • Version
      • Privacy Notice
      • Screen Reader (For some models only)
      • Setting Reset
    • Functions available with a smartphone (Creators' App)
    • Pairing the camera with a smartphone (Smartphone Connection)
      • Using a smartphone as a remote commander
      • Remote Shoot Setting
      • Select on Cam & Send (transferring to a smartphone)
      • Reset Transfer Status (transferring to a smartphone)
      • Cnct. while Power OFF (smartphone)
    • Reading location information from a smartphone
    • Recommended computer environment
      • Connecting the camera to a computer
      • Disconnecting the camera from the computer
      • Introduction to computer software (Imaging Edge Desktop/Catalyst)
      • Importing images to the computer
      • Operating the camera from a computer
      • Remote Shoot Setting
    • Livestreaming video and audio (USB Streaming)
    • Creators' Cloud
    • Creating an account for Creators' Cloud and linking your camera to the account (Cloud Initial Setting)
    • Connecting to Creators' Cloud to upload images (Cloud Connection)
    • Displaying cloud connection information (Cloud Information)
    • Notes on using the cloud service (Creators' Cloud)
    • Battery life and number of recordable images
    • Number of recordable images
    • Recordable movie times
      • List of icons on the screen for shooting movies
      • List of icons on the screen for shooting still images
      • List of icons on the playback screen
    • Specifications
    • Trademarks
    • License
    • Troubleshooting
    • Self-diagnosis display
    • Warning messages

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