Lens Compensation (still image/movie)

still image, movie, slow&quick motion

Compensates for shading in the corners of the screen or distortion of the screen, or reduces color deviation at the corners of the screen caused by certain lens characteristics.

  1. MENU (Shooting) → [Image Quality][Lens Compensation] → desired setting.

Menu item details

Shading Comp.:
Sets whether to automatically compensate for darkness in the corners of the screen. ([Auto]/[Off])
Chromatic Aberration Comp.:
Sets whether to automatically reduce color deviation at the corners of the screen. ([Auto]/[Off])
Distortion Comp.:
Sets whether to automatically compensate for distortion of the screen. ([Auto]/[Off])
Breathing Comp. (only when shooting movies):
Sets whether to automatically compensate for the phenomenon in which the angle of view changes according to the focusing distance during movie recording. ([On]/[Off])

Note

  • This function is only available when using an automatic compensation compliant lens.
  • Darkness in the corners of the screen may not be corrected with [Shading Comp.], depending on the lens type.
  • Depending on the attached lens, [Distortion Comp.] is fixed to [Auto], and you cannot select [Off].
  • If [SteadyShot] is set to [Active] in the movie recording mode, [Distortion Comp.] will become locked to [Auto].
  • When [Breathing Comp.] is set to [On], the angle of view and the image quality change slightly.
  • Depending on the lens, changes in the angle of view may not be fully compensated for even when [Breathing Comp.] is set to [On].