Basic Operations

Holding the Camera

  • As you shoot, you can tilt the screen to adjust it. For details, see Using the Screen.

    • (1) Normal angle
    • (2) Low angle
    • (3) High angle

Caution

  • Be careful not to cover the intake vent or the exhaust vent with your hands or fingers.

Zoom Lever

Operate the zoom lever while viewing the screen to determine the size of what you wish to shoot.

  • During shooting: W (wide-angle) / T (telephoto)
  • During playback: Index (index) /Magnify (magnify)

Movie Shooting Button

Press the movie shooting button to start recording a movie. Press it again to stop recording.

Shutter Button

The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter button halfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.

Pressing halfway

This activates autofocusing and the automatic exposure system that sets the shutter speed and aperture value.

The exposure value (shutter speed and aperture value) is displayed on the screen for 8 sec. (metering timer/Timer 8 sec.).

Pressing completely

This releases the shutter and takes the picture.

  • Preventing camera shake

    Hand-held camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake. It can cause blurred pictures. To prevent camera shake, note the following:

    • Hold the camera still, as shown in Holding the Camera.
    • Press the shutter button halfway to autofocus, then slowly press the shutter button completely.

Note

  • The camera will still pause before taking a picture if you press the shutter button completely without pressing it halfway first, or if you press the shutter button halfway and immediately press it completely.
  • Even during menu display or image playback, you can return to shooting standby by pressing the shutter button halfway.

Control dialControl Dial

Turn the control dial to select an item or switch the image. With the exception of some operations, you can perform the same operations as .

RingControl Ring

In P, Tv, Av, and M mode, you can set the shutter speed and aperture value.

On the Quick Control screen, you can change the AF area, AF operation, and other settings. In addition, you can switch the settings with the [Custom Functions: Customize control dial/ring] ().