Setting the Screen Display Level

You can set how information is displayed on the screen according to your preference. Change the settings as necessary.

  1. Display the main tabs.

    • Press the MENU button to display the menu screen.

  2. Select the [Display level settings] tab.

    • Turn the Main dial dial or press Left key Right key on the Quick control dial dial to select the [Display level settings] tab, then press SET.

Shooting Screen

You can select [Standard] or [Guided] (user-friendly) for the Quick Control screen in viewfinder shooting. By default, it is set to [Guided].

  1. Select [Display level settings: Shooting screen].

  2. Select the display type.

Sample screens

Creative filters: Guided

Creative filters: Standard

Aperture-priority AE: Guided

Aperture-priority AE: Standard

Note

  • In Creative Zone modes, when [Guided] is set, only the functions particular to the set shooting mode are displayed on the Quick Control screen. Note that items that cannot be set from the Quick Control screen when [Guided] is selected can be set via the menu screen ().

Menu Display

You can select the display type from [Standard] or [Guided]. If you set [Guided], main tab descriptions are provided when you press the MENU button. If you set [Standard], you proceed directly to the menu screen when you press the MENU button. By default, it is set to [Guided].

  1. Select [Display level settings: Menu display].

  2. Select the display type.

    (1) Main tabs

Note

  • The [My Menu] tab (My Menu tab) is not displayed when [Guided] is set. To set My Menu (), change the menu display level to [Standard].

Shooting Mode Guide

A brief description of the shooting mode can be displayed when you switch shooting modes. By default, it is set to [Enable].

  1. Select [Display level settings: Mode guide].

  2. Select [Enable].

  3. Turn the Mode dial.

    • A description of the selected shooting mode will appear.

  4. Press Down key.

    • The rest of the description will appear.
    • To clear the mode guide, press SET.
    • In or Creative filters mode, the shooting mode selection screen is displayed.

Feature Guide

A brief description of functions and items can be displayed when you use Quick Control or menu settings. By default, it is set to [Enable].

  1. Select [Display level settings: Feature guide].

  2. Select [Enable].

Sample screens

Quick Control screen

Menu screen

(1) Feature guide

Note

  • To clear a description, either tap it or continue performing operations.

Shooting tips

With [Display level settings: Shooting screen] set to [Guided] (), shooting tips are displayed if the camera anticipates any of the following situations under the current camera settings. In Basic Zone modes, shooting tips appear regardless of the [Display level settings: Shooting screen] setting.

  • You want to blur the background further (when you have set the lowest aperture value in Aperture-priority AE mode).

  • The image is likely to be overexposed.

  • The image is likely to be underexposed.

  • Camera shake is likely to occur (only in Basic Zone modes).

  1. Tap the area within the frame.

    • The shooting tips will appear.

  2. Check the shooting tips.

    • Long tips can be scrolled by tapping on the screen.
    • You can also scroll by turning the Quick control dial dial or pressing the Up key Down key keys.

  3. Tap [Return].

    • Shooting tips will disappear, and the screen in step 1 will reappear.
    • You can also hide the shooting tips by pressing SET.

Caution

  • Shooting tips are not displayed when touch operations are disabled.