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[z 4] Menu
When you select [ Movies] under [z4: 
LV   z/k  set.], the [ z4] [ z5] tabs for 
movie shooting will appear. The menu 
options are as follows.
  AF mode
The AF modes will be the same  as described on pages 209-215. 
You can select [ Live mode], [u Live mode ], or [Quick mode ]. Note 
that continuous focusing of a moving subject is not possible.
Even if the AF mode is set to [ Quick mode], it will switch to [ Live 
mode ] during movie shooting.
  Grid display
With [3x3  l] or [6x4  m], you can display grid lines to help you 
level the camera vertically  or horizontally. Also, with [3x3+diag n ], 
the grid is displayed together with  diagonal lines to help you align the 
intersections over the subject fo r better balance in the composition.
  Movie recording size
You can set the movie recording size (image size, frame rate, and 
compression rate). For detai ls, see pages 233 to 235.
  Sound recording
You can set sound recording setti ngs. For details, see pages 236 
and 237.
3  Menu Function Settings
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3 Menu Function Settings
 Silent LV shooting
This function applies to still photo shooting. For details, see page 
208.
  Metering timer
You can change how long the exposu re settings are displayed (AE 
lock time).
[ z 5] Menu
  Time code
You can set the time code. For details, see pages 239 and 240.
  Silent Control
When [Enable  h] is set, you can use the touch pad < h> and 
Quick Control screen to change  settings silently during movie 
shooting. For details, see page 238.
  Movie shooting button
When [ V/o ] is set, besides pressing the < B> button, you can 
also press the shutter button comple tely or use Remote Switch RS-
80N3 (sold separately) or Timer Re mote Controller TC-80N3 (sold 
separately) to start/stop the movie shooting (p.179). However, when 
[V /o ] is set, still photo shooting is not possible (p.230).
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Movie Shooting Cautions
White  and Red < E> Internal Temperature Warning Icons  If the camera’s internal temperatu re increases due to prolonged movie 
shooting or a high ambient  temperature, a white icon < s> will appear. 
Even if you shoot a movie while this icon is displayed, the movie’s image 
quality will hardly be affected. Howe ver, if you shoot still photos, the 
image quality of the still photos may  degrade. You should stop shooting 
still photos for a while and a llow the camera to cool down.
  If the camera’s internal temperatu re further increases while the white 
icon < s> is displayed, a red icon  may start blinking. This blinking 
icon is a warning that mo vie shooting will soon stop automatically. If this 
happens, you will not be able to shoot again until the camera’s internal 
temperature decreases. Turn off the  power and let the camera rest for a 
while.
  Shooting a movie at a high temperatur e for a prolonged period will cause 
the < s> and < E> icons to appear earlier.  When you are not shooting, 
turn off the camera.
Recording and Image Quality  If the attached lens has an Image Stabilizer, the Image Stabilizer will 
operate at all times even  if you do not press the shutter button halfway. 
The Image Stabilizer consumes battery  power and may shorten the total 
movie shooting time or decrease t he number of possible shots. If you 
use a tripod or if the Image Stabilizer  is not necessary, you should set the 
IS switch to < 2>.
  The camera’s built-in microphone will  also pick up camera operation 
noise. Using a commercially-availabl e external microphone can prevent 
(or reduce) these noises from being recorded.
  Do not connect anything other than an external microphone to the 
camera’s external micr ophone IN terminal.
  If there is a very bright  light source in the pict ure, the bright area may 
appear black on the LCD monitor. In movies, the br ight areas will be 
recorded in almost th e same way you see it  on the LCD monitor.
  In low light, noise or irre gular colors may appear in  the image. In movies, 
the bright areas will be recorded in  almost the same way you see it on 
the LCD monitor.
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Movie Shooting Cautions
Recording and Image Quality If you use a card with a slow  writing speed, a five-level 
indicator may appear on the right of the screen during movie 
shooting. It indicates how  much data has not yet been 
written to the card (remaining ca pacity of the internal buffer 
memory). The slower the card, the faster the indicator will 
climb upward. If the indicator  becomes full, movie shooting 
will stop automatically. 
If the card has a fast writing sp eed, the indicator will either 
not appear or the level (if disp layed) will hardly go upward. 
First, shoot a few test mo vies to see if the card can write fast enough.
Still Photo Shooting During Movie Shooting Regarding the image quality of still ph otos, see “Image Quality” on page 
217.
Playback and TV Connection  In autoexposure shooting, shutter-pr iority AE, or aperture-priority AE 
modes, if the brightness changes du ring movie shooting, the movie may 
freeze temporarily. In  such cases, shoot movies  with manual exposure.
  If you connect the  camera to a TV set (p.269 , 272) and shoot a movie, 
the TV will not output any sound  during the shooting. However, the 
sound will be p roperly recorded. Indicator
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Image Playback
This chapter explains how to play back and erase 
photos and movies, how to display them on a TV 
screen, and other playback-related functions.
About images taken with another cameraThe camera may not be able to properly display images captured 
with a different camera or edited with a computer or whose file name 
was changed.
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1Play back the image.
 Press the < x> button.
X The last captured image or last image 
viewed will appear.
2Select an image.
  To play back images starting with the 
last image, turn the < 5> dial 
counterclockwise. To play back 
images starting with the first captured 
image, turn the dial clockwise.
  Each time you press the < B> 
button, the display format will change.
x  Image Playback
Single-Image Display
No information
Histogram With basic information
Shooting information display
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x Image Playback
3Exit the image playback.
 Press the < x> button to exit the 
image playback and return to 
shooting-ready state.
With single-image display, you can 
overlay the grid on the image during 
playback.
With [ 33: Playback grid ], you can 
select [ 3x3 l ], [6x4  m ], or [ 3x3+diag  
n ].
This function is convenient for checking 
the image’s tilt and composition.
3  Grid Display
The grid is not displayed during movie playback.
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* When you shoot in RAW+JPEG image quality, the RAW  image file size will be 
displayed.
* During flash photography withou t flash exposure compensation,  will be 
displayed.
* < P > will be displayed for  multiple-exposure photos.
* For still photos taken during movie shooting, < G> will be displayed.
* For JPEG images develo ped with the camera’s RAW processing function or 
resized, and then saved, < u> will be displayed.
B : Shooting Information Display
Sample Information for Still Photos
Flash exposure
compensation amount
Metering mode
Shooting mode
Shooting date and time
Picture Style/Settings Histogram 
(Brightness/RGB)
White balance correction
ISO speed
FE Microadjustment
File size
Image size
Playback number/
Total images
recorded
Folder number - File number
Voice memo
Aperture
Shutter speed Rating
Exposure compensation
amount
Card
AF Microadjustment
Highlight tone priority
Color space
Color temperature 
when <
P> is set
AE Microadjustment
Protect images
White balance
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B: Shooting Information Display
 About the Highlight Alert
When [3 3: Highlight alert ] is set to [Enable], overexposed 
highlight areas will blink. To obtain more image detail in the 
overexposed areas, set the exposure compensation to a negative 
amount and shoot again.
  About the AF Point Display
When [3 3: AF point disp.] is set to [ Enable], the AF point that 
achieved focus will be displayed in  red. If automatic AF point 
selection was used, multiple AF points may be displayed.
Sample Information for Movies
Shooting mode
Movie file size
Movie recordingsize
Shutter speed 
Compression method
Frame rate
Shooting time, Playback time/Time code
Playback
Aperture
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B: Shooting Information Display
 About the Histogram
The brightness histogram shows the  exposure level distribution and 
overall brightness. The RGB histogram is for checking the color 
saturation and gradation. The display can be switched with [ 33: 
Histogram ].
[Brightness] Display
This histogram is a graph showing the 
distribution of the image’s brightness level. The 
horizontal axis indicates the brightness level 
(darker on the left and br ighter on the right), 
while the vertical axis indicates how many 
pixels exist for each brightness level. The more 
pixels there are toward  the left, the darker the 
image. And the more pixels there are toward the 
right, the brighter the image. If there are too 
many pixels on the left, the shadow detail will be 
lost. And if there are too many pixels on the 
right, the highlight detail will be lost. The 
gradation in-between will  be reproduced. By checking the image and 
its brightness histogram, you can se e the exposure level inclination 
and the overall gradation.
[RGB] Display
This histogram is a graph showing  the distribution of each primary 
color’s brightness level in the im age (RGB or red, green, and blue). 
The horizontal axis indicates the co lor’s brightness level (darker on 
the left and brighter on the right) , while the vertical axis indicates 
how many pixels exist for each color’s brightness level. The more 
pixels there are toward the left,  the darker and less prominent the 
color. And the more pixels there are toward the right, the brighter 
and denser the color. If there are  too many pixels on the left, the 
respective color information will be lacking. And if there are too 
many pixels on the right, the co lor will be too saturated with no 
gradation. By checking the image’s RGB histogram, you can see the 
color’s saturation and gradation condition and white balance 
inclination.
Sample Histograms
Dark image
Normal brightness
Bright image
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