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You can display a grid in the viewfinder to help you check the camera tilt or compose the shot.
1Select [Viewfinder display].
Under the [52] tab, select 
[
Viewfinder display], then press 
<
0>.
2Select [Grid display].
3Select [Show].
When you exit the menu, the grid will 
appear in the viewfinder.
Displaying the Grid
You can display a grid on the LCD monitor during Live View shooting and 
before you start shooting a movie (p.270, 331). 
						

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You can display the electronic level on the LCD monitor and in the 
viewfinder to help you correct the camera tilt. Note that you can check 
only the horizontal tilt and not the forward/backward tilt.
1Press the  button.
Each time you press the  
button, the screen display will 
change.
Display the electronic level.
If the electronic level does not 
appear, set [
5 3: z button 
display options
] so that the 
electronic level can be displayed 
(p.450).
2Check the camera’s tilt.
The horizontal tilt is displayed in 1° 
increments. The tilt scale is marked in 
5° increments.
When the red line turns green, it 
indicates that the tilt is almost 
corrected.
Q  Displaying the Electronic Level
Displaying the Electronic  Level on the LCD Monitor
Horizontal level
Even when the tilt is corrected, there may be a margin of error of approx. 
±1°.

If the camera is very tilted, the electronic level’s margin of error will be larger.
During Live View shooting and before movie shooting (except with u+Tracking), 
you can also display the electronic level as described above (p.259, 301). 
						

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Q Displaying the Electronic Level
A simple electronic level using a camera icon can be displayed in the 
viewfinder. Since this indicator is  displayed during shooting, you can 
take the picture while checking the camera tilt.
1Select [Viewfinder display].
Under the [5 2] tab, select 
[
Viewfinder display], then press 
.
2Select [Electronic level].
3Select [Show].
4Press the shutter button halfway.
The electronic level will appear as 
shown in the illustration.
This level also works with vertical 
shooting.
3  Displaying the Electronic Level in the Viewfinder
Electronic level
Horizontal
Tilt 1°
Tilt 2° or higher
Even when the tilt is corrected, there may be a margin of error of approx. ±1°. 
						

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If you set this function,  will appear in the viewfinder when 
the camera detects flicker caused by the blinking of the light source. By 
default, flicker detection is set to [Show].
1Select [Viewfinder display].
Under the [5 2] tab, select 
[
Viewfinder display], then press 
.
2Select [Flicker detection].
3Select [Show].
Displaying the Flicker Detection N
If you set [z4: Anti-flicker shoot. ] to [Enable ], you can shoot with 
reduced unevenness of exposure  caused by the flicker (p.179). 
						

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The Feature guide and Help display information about camera features.
The Feature guide appears when you change the shooting mode or set 
a shooting function, Live  View shooting, movie shooting, or Quick 
Control for playback, and displays  a brief description of that mode, 
function or option. It also displa ys a description when you select a 
function or option with Quick Contro l. The Feature guide turns off when 
you tap on the description or proceed with the operation.
 Shooting mode (Sample)
Quick Control (Sample)
Select [Feature guide].
Under the [53] tab, select [Feature 
guide
], then press .Select [Disable], then press .
Feature Guide and Help
Feature Guide
3  Disabling the Feature Guide
Shooting settings Live View shooting Playback 
						

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When [zHelp] is displayed at the bottom of the menu screen, 
pressing the <
B> button displays the function’s description (Help). If 
the Help fills more than one screen, a sc roll bar will appear on the right 
edge. You can turn the <
5> dial or press the   keys to scroll.
 Example: [ z3: Long exp. noise reduction]
 Example: [ 8C.Fn I-1: Exposure level increments]
 Example: [ 8C.Fn II-1: Tracking sensitivity]
v Help
B
Scroll bar
B
B 
						

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2
Basic Shooting
This chapter explains how to use the Basic Zone modes 
on the Mode Dial for best results.
With Basic Zone modes, all you do is point and shoot, and the camera sets everything automatically (p.107, 460). Also, to 
prevent botched pictures due  to misoperations, advanced 
shooting function settings cannot be changed.
Basic Zone
Before Shooting in the < 8> or < v> Mode
When the LCD monitor is turned off, press the < Q> button or 
< B > button (p.88, 101, 450) to check which shooting mode is 
set before shooting.
*< 8 > : Special scene
*< v> : Creative filters 
						

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 is a fully automatic mode. The camera analyzes the scene 
and sets the optimum settings automatically. It also adjusts focus 
automatically by detecting whether the subject is still or moving (p.81).
1Set the Mode Dial to < A>.
Turn the Mode Dial while holding 
down the lock release button at the 
center.
2Aim the Area AF frame over the 
subject.
All the AF points will be used to focus, 
and the camera will focus on the 
closest object.
Aiming the center of the Area AF 
frame over the subject will make 
focusing easier.
3Focus on the subject.
Press the shutter button halfway. The 
lens focusing ring will rotate to focus.
When achieving focus, the AF point 
that has achieved focus will be 
displayed. At the same time, the 
beeper will sound and the focus 
indicator <
o> in the viewfinder will 
light up.
In low light, the AF point(s) will light 
up briefly in red.
If necessary, the built-in flash will be 
raised automatically.
A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)
Area AF frame
Focus indicator 
						

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A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)
4Take the picture.
Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
The captured image will be displayed 
for approx. 2 sec. on the LCD 
monitor.
After you finish shooting, push down 
the built-in flash with your fingers.
The focus indicator < o> blinks and focus is not achieved.
Aim the Area AF frame over an area with good contrast, then press 
the shutter button halfway (p.50). If  you are too close to the subject, 
move away and try again.
 When focus is achieved, the AF points do not light up in red.
The AF points light up in red only w hen focus is achieved in low-light 
conditions.
 Multiple AF points light up simultaneously.Focus has been achieved at all those points. You can take the 
picture as long as an AF point cove ring the target subject is lighting 
up.
FAQ
The < A> mode makes the colors look more impressive in nature, outdoor, 
and sunset scenes. If you do not obtai n the desired color tones, change the 
mode to a Creative Zone mode and select a Picture Style other than 
< D >, then shoot again (p.154). 
						

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The beeper continues to beep softly. (The focus indicator < o> 
does not light up.)
It indicates that the camera is  focusing continuously on a moving 
subject. (The focus indicator <
o> does not light up.) You can take 
sharp pictures of a moving subject.
Note that the focus lock (p.81) will not work in this case.
 Pressing the shutter button halfway does not focus on the 
subject.
If the focus mode switch on the lens is set to  (manual focus), 
set it to  (autofocus).
 The flash fired even though it was daylight.
For a backlit subject, the flash may  fire to help lighten the subject’s 
dark areas. If you do not want the flash to fire, use the Quick Control 
to set [
Built-in flash firing] to [b] (p.106) or set the  (Flash 
Off) mode and shoot (p.83).
 The built-in flash fired and the picture came out extremely 
bright.
Move further away from the subject and shoot. When shooting with 
flash, if the subject is  too close to the camera, the picture may come 
out extremely bright (overexposure).
 In low light, the built-in flash fired a series of flashes.Pressing the shutter button halfway  may trigger the built-in flash to 
fire a series of flashes to assist  autofocusing. This is called the AF-
assist beam. Its effective range is approx. 4 meters / 13.1 feet. The 
built-in flash will make a sound when  firing continuously. This is 
normal and not a malfunction.
 When flash was used, the bottom part of the picture came out 
unnaturally dark.
The shadow of the lens barrel was captured in the picture because 
the subject was too close to the camera. Move further away from the 
subject and shoot. If a hood is attached  to the lens, remove it before 
taking the flash picture.