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❚❚Scene Modes
kPor trait
Use for portraits with soft, natural-
looking skin tones.
 If the subject is far 
from the background or a telephoto lens 
is used, background details will be 
softened to lend the composition a 
sense of depth.
lLandscape
Use for vivid landscape shots in daylight.
 
The built-in flash and AF-assist 
illuminator turn off; use of a tripod is 
recommended to prevent blur when 
lighting is poor.
pChild
Use for snapshots of children. Clothing 
and background details are vividly 
rendered, while skin tones remain soft 
and natural.
mSports
Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for 
dynamic sports shots in which the main 
subject stands out clearly.
 The built-in 
flash and AF-assist illuminator turn off.
 
To take a sequence of shots, select 
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nClose Up
Use for close-up shots of flowers, insects, 
and other small objects (a macro lens can 
be used to focus at very close ranges).
 
Use of a tripod is recommended to 
prevent blur.
oNight Portrait
Use for a natural balance between the 
main subject and the background in 
portraits taken under low light.
 Use of a 
tripod is recommended to prevent blur 
when lighting is poor.
rNight Landscape
Reduce noise and unnatural colors when 
photographing night landscapes, 
including street lighting and neon signs.
 
The built-in flash and AF-assist 
illuminator turn off; use of a tripod is 
recommended to prevent blur.
sParty/Indoor
Capture the effects of indoor 
background lighting.
 Use for parties and 
other indoor scenes. 
						

							
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tBeach/Snow
Capture the brightness of sunlight 
expanses of water, snow, or sand.
 The 
built-in flash and AF-assist illuminator 
turn off.
uSunset
Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets 
and sunrises.
 The built-in flash and AF-
assist illuminator turn off; use of a tripod 
is recommended to  prevent blur when 
lighting is poor.
vDusk/Dawn
Preserves the colors seen in the weak 
natural light before dawn or after sunset.
 
The built-in flash and AF-assist 
illuminator turn off; use of a tripod is 
recommended to pr event blur when 
lighting is poor.
wPet Portrait
Use for portraits of active pets.
 The AF-
assist illuminator turns off. 
						

							
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xCandlelight
For photographs taken by candlelight.
 
The built-in flash turns off; use of a tripod 
is recommended to prevent blur when 
lighting is poor.
yBlossom
Use for fields of flowers, orchards in 
bloom, and other landscapes featuring 
expanses of blossoms.
 The built-in flash 
turns off; use of a tripod is 
recommended to prevent blur when 
lighting is poor.
zAutumn Colors
Captures the brilliant reds and yellows in 
autumn leaves.
 The built-in flash turns 
off; use of a tripod is recommended to 
prevent blur when lighting is poor.
0Food
Use for vivid photographs of food.
 Use of 
a tripod is recommended to prevent 
blur; the flash can also be used ( 0143). 
						

							
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1Silhouette
Silhouette subjects against bright 
backgrounds.
 The built-in flash turns off; 
use of a tripod is recommended to 
prevent blur when lighting is poor.
2High Key
Use when shooting bright scenes to 
create bright images that seem filled 
with light.
 The built-in flash turns off.
3Low Key
Use when shooting dark scenes to create 
dark, somber images that bring out 
highlights.
 The built-in flash turns off; 
use of a tripod is recommended to 
prevent blur when lighting is poor. 
						

							
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Basic Playback
1Press the K button.
A photograph will be displayed in the 
monitor. The memory card containing the 
picture currently displayed is shown by an 
icon.
2View additional pictures.
Additional pictures can be displayed by 
pressing  4 or  2.
To view additional information on the 
current photograph, press  1 and  3 (0 165).
To end playback and return to shooting 
mode, press the shutter-release button 
halfway.
AImage Review
When  On is selected for  Image review in the playback menu ( 0200), photographs are 
automatically displayed in the monitor for about 4 s after shooting.
ASee Also
See page 164 for information on choosing a memory card slot.
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Deleting Unwanted Photographs
To delete the photograph currently displayed in the monitor, press the O button. 
Note that photographs can not be recovered once deleted .
1Display the photograph.
Display the photograph you wish to delete 
as described on the preceding page.
2Delete the photograph.
Press the O button. A confirmation dialog 
will be displayed with an icon at bottom left 
showing the location of  the current picture; 
press the  O button again to delete the image 
and return to playback (to exit without 
deleting the picture, press  K).
ADelete
To delete selected images ( 0176), all images taken on a selected date ( 0177), or all images 
in a chosen location on a selected memory card ( 0176), use the  Delete option in the 
playback menu.
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Live View
Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.
1Rotate the live view switch.
The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will 
be displayed in the camera monitor.
 The subject will no 
longer be visible in the viewfinder.
Framing Photographs in the Monitor
Note : For illustrative purposes, 
monitor is shown with all 
indicators displayed.
ItemDescription0
q Shooting mode
The mode currently selected with the mode dial. 6
w “No movie” icon
Indicates that movies can not be recorded. 57
e Audio recording 
indicator
Indicates whether sound is being recorded with movies. 60
r Time remaining The amount of time remaining before live view ends 
automatically.
 Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less. 54, 59
t AF mode
The current autofocus mode. 50
y AF-area mode
The current AF-area mode. 50
u Focus point The current focus point. The display varies with the option 
selected for AF-area mode (
050). 51
i Time remaining 
(movie mode)
The recording time remaining in movie mode. 58
o Movie quality
The frame size and quality of movies recorded in movie mode. 60
! 0Monitor 
brightness Displayed while the 
L button is pressed; keep the button 
pressed and press  1 or  3 to adjust brightness (this applies to 
the monitor only; exposure is not affected). —
Live view switch 
						

							
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2Choose a focus mode.
To choose an autofocus mode, rotate the focus-
mode selector to AF, and then press the AF-mode 
button and rotate the main command dial until 
the desired mode is displayed in the monitor.
To use manual focus, rotate the focus-mode selec tor to  M and proceed to Step 6 
after focusing as described on page 55.
3Choose an AF-area mode.
To choose an AF-area mode, press the AF-mode 
button and rotate the sub-command dial until 
the desired mode is displayed in the monitor.
ModeDescription 
AF-S Single-servo AF
: For stationary subjects. Focus locks 
when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
AF-F Full time-servo AF
: For moving subjects. Camera 
focuses continuously until shutter-release button 
is pressed. Focus locks when shutter-release 
button is pressed halfway.
ModeDescription
! Face-priority AF
: The camera automatically detects 
and focuses on portrait subjects facing the 
camera.
 Use for portraits.
$ Wide-area AF
: Use for hand-held shots of 
landscapes and other non-portrait subjects.
 Use 
the multi selector to select the focus point.
% Normal-area AF
: Use for pin-point focus on a 
selected spot in the frame.
 A tripod is 
recommended.
& Subject-tracking AF
: Track a selected subject as it 
moves through the frame.
ALive View AF and AF-Area Modes
The AF and AF-area modes for live view can also be 
chosen using Custom Setting a8 ( Live view/movie 
AF ; 0 211).
Focus-mode selector
AF-mode 
button Main command dial
Monitor
AF-mode 
button Sub-command dial
Monitor