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Buttons/Dials/Levers Used for Recording
 ■Automatic switching between viewfinder and monitor
For automatic switching between the viewfinder and monitor, the eye sensor 
automatically switches the display to viewfinder when your eye or an obj\
ect moves 
close to the viewfinder.
 • The eye sensor may not work correctly depending on the shape of your eye\
glasses, the way you hold the camera, or whether the eyepiece and nearby area are\
 exposed 
to strong light. In this case, press the [

LV F] button to switch the display.
 • During motion picture playback or Slide Show

, the eye sensor will not automatically 
switch the display to the viewfinder.
Setting the sensitivity of the eye sensor or setting to switch the 
display between the viewfinder and monitor
 →  [Custom] → [Eye Sensor]
[Sensitivity] Use this setting to set the sensitivity of the eye sensor.
[HIGH] / [LOW]
[LVF/Monitor Switch] Use this setting to switch the display between the viewfinder and monito\
r.
[LVF/MON AUTO] (Automatic switching between viewfinder and 
monitor) / [
LV F] (Viewfinder display) / [MON] (Monitor display)
 • After the display is switched using the [ LV

F] button, the setting of [LVF/
Monitor Switch] will also change.
Adjusting/not adjusting the focus automatically when the eye sensor 
is activated
 →  [Custom] → [Eye Sensor AF] → [ON] / [OFF]
 • Even when [

Eye  Sensor AF] is set and the camera automatically adjusts the focus, a 
beep will not sound.
 • [

Eye  Sensor AF] may not work when the lighting is low. 
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Touch screen (Touch operations)
Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
TouchTo touch and release the touch screen. Be sure to touch 
the center of the desired icon.
DragTo touch and slide your finger across the touch screen. 
This can also be used to forward or rewind a picture during 
playback, etc.
Pinch (spread/pinch)On the touch screen, spread (pinch out) your 2 fingers to 
zoom in, and pinch (pinch in) your 2 fingers to zoom out.
Enabling/disabling the touch operation
 →  [Custom] → [Touch Settings]
[Touch Screen]All touch operations. When set to [OFF], only button and dial operations\
 
can be used.
[ON] / [OFF]
[Touch Tab] Operation to display the touch icons by touching tabs such as [
  ] 
displayed on the right of the screen.
[ON] / [OFF]
[
Touch AF] Operation to optimize the focus or both the focus and brightness for a 
touched subject.
[AF] (→137) / [AF+AE] (→142) / [OFF]
[Touch Pad AF] Operation to move the AF area by touching the monitor when the 
viewfinder is in use. 
(→141)
[EXACT] / [OFFSET] / [OFF] 
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Touch screen (Touch operations)
 ●Touch the screen with the clean and dry finger. ●If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, please fol\
low the instructions that 
accompany the sheet. (Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibil\
ity or operability.)
 ●Do not press on the monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ballpoint pe\
ns. ●Do not press the touch screen with your fingernails. ●Clean the monitor with a soft, dry cloth if there are fingerprints or ot\
her kinds of dirt on it. ●Do not scratch or press the monitor too hard. ●The touch screen may not function normally in the following cases. • When touched by a gloved hand • When the touch screen is wet • When touched by multiple hands or fingers at the same time 
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Touch screen (Touch operations)
Touching the screen and recording (Touch Shutter function)
Recording mode: 
This function enables you to focus and record still pictures simply by t\
ouching the 
subjects that appear on the screen.
1Touch [  ]
2Touch [  ] • The icon changes to [  ] and you can now proceed with touch 
shutter recording.
3Touch the subject you want to record • To release the touch shutter function → Touch [  ].
 ●If shooting with the touch shutter fails, the AF area turns red and disappears. ●Measurement of brightness is performed on the spot touched when the [Metering Mode] (→158) is 
set to [  ]. At the edge of the screen, the metering may be affected by the brightness around the 
touched location. 
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Touch screen (Touch operations)
Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area  
([Touch AE])
Recording mode: 
You can easily optimize the brightness for a touched position. When the f\
ace of the 
subject appears dark, you can brighten the screen according to the brightness of the face.
1Touch [  ]
2Touch [  ] • The setting screen for the brightness optimization position is displayed.
 • [Metering Mode] is set to [  ], which is used exclusively for the 
[
Touch AE].
3Touch the subject you want to optimize the brightness 
for
 • Touching [Reset] will bring the brightness optimization position  back to the center.
SetSetResetReset
4Touch [Set]
 ■Canceling the [ Touch AE] function
Touch [
  ] • [Metering Mode] returns to the original setting, and the brightness optimization posit\
ion is  canceled.
 ●This function is not available in the following cases: • When using the Digital Zoom • During [High Speed V

ideo] recording
 • When [

Touch AF] in [Touch Settings] of the [Custom] menu has been set to [AF+AE] (→52) 
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Setting the menu
You can use the menu to set camera and recording functions, operate playb\
ack functions, 
and perform other operations.
In this Owner’s Manual, steps for setting a menu item are described as follows:
Example:  To change the [Quality] setting from [  ] to [  ] in the [Rec] menu
 →  [Rec] → [Quality] → [  ]
How to set the menu
You can set the menus using two types of operation—touch operations in\
 which you 
touch the screen, and button operations in which you press the cursor bu\
tton and rotate 
the side dial and rear dial.
 • The menu types and items that are displayed vary according to the mode. • The setting methods vary depending on the menu item.
1Press [MENU/SET] to bring up the menu
[Rec]
(→336) You can perform settings for the aspect ratio, number of pixels, 4K 
Photo, etc.
[Motion Picture]
(→337)You can select the recording format and picture quality and other 
settings.
[Custom]
(→338)Operation of the unit, such as displaying of the screen and button 
operations, can be set up according to your preferences. Also, it is 
possible to register the modified settings.
[Setup]
(→339)You can perform settings that make usage more convenient, such 
as the changing the clock settings and beep volume. You can also 
perform Wi-Fi function-related settings.
[Playback]
(→339)You can specify picture protection, cropping, print settings, and other 
settings for pictures you have taken. 
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Setting the menu
 ■Switching menu type
Press 
Menu type
Press   to select a menu switch icon such as [  ] • Items can also be selected by rotating the side dial.Press [MENU/SET]
With touch screen operations
Touch a menu switch icon, such as [
  ]
2Press   to select the menu item and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • The menu item can also be selected by rotating the rear  dial.
 • Y

ou can also switch to the next page by pressing [DISP.] 
button or rotating the zoom lever.
With touch screen operations
Touch the menu item
 • You can switch to the next page by touching [  ]/[  ].
Page
Item
3Press   to select the setting and press [MENU/SET]
 • The setting can also be selected by rotating the rear dial.
With touch screen operations
Touch the setting to set
Selected setting
Settings 
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Setting the menu
4Press the [Q.MENU  ] button repeatedly until the 
recording or playback screen reappears
 • During recording, the menu screen can also be exited by 
pressing the shutter button halfway .
With touch screen operations
Touch [
  ]
 ●When [Menu Resume] (→72) in the [Setup] menu is set to [ON], the screen 
displayed last after you selected the menu item will reappear.
It is set to [ON] at the time of purchase.
 ●When the [Menu Information] (→72) in the [Setup] menu is set to [ON], 
descriptions of the menu items and settings will appear on the menu scre\
en. 
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Calling frequently-used menus instantly  (Quick Menu)
You can easily call some of the menu items and set them. • Some items or settings can not be selected depending on the mode or disp\
lay style the camera is in.
You can operate the [Q.MENU  ] button/[Fn3] button in two ways, using it either as 
the [Q.MENU] or as a function button [Fn3].
You can use this button as the [Q.MENU
  ] button at the time of purchase. • For details on the function button, refer to (→ 61).
1Press [Q.MENU  ] button
2Rotate the side dial or zoom lever to 
select a menu item
 • The menu item can also be selected by pressing  .
60p
3Rotate the rear dial to select the setting
 • The setting can also be selected with    .
60p
4Press [Q.MENU  ] button to close the 
Quick menu
Using the Quick menu on the monitor recording information 
screen (→46) of [  ] (monitor style)
(Press the [DISP
.] button repeatedly until the screen appears.)
Press [Q.MENU  ] buttonRotate the rear dial to select an itemRotate the side dial to select a settingPress the [Q.MENU  ] button to fix th e setting
 • Y

ou can also set with 
    and [MENU/SET]. 
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Calling frequently-used menus instantly  (Quick Menu)
Switching the method for setting Quick Menu items
 →  [Custom] → [Q.MENU]
[PRESET]:
 The default items can be set.
[CUST

OM]:
 The Quick Menu will co
 nsist of desired items (below).
Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
When [Q.MENU] in the [Custom] menu is set to [CUSTOM] (above), the Quick Menu can 
be changed as desired. Up to 15 items can be set to the Quick Menu.
1After pressing the [Q.MENU  ] button, press  to 
select [  ], and press [MENU/SET]
2Press     to select the menu item in the top row 
and press [MENU/SET]
 • Items displayed in the top row can be set even if displayed in 
gray . Top row:  
Items that can be set
Bottom row: Set items
3Press   to select the empty space in the bottom row 
and press [MENU/SET]
 • You can also set the menu item by dragging it from the top row to 
the bottom row.
 • If there is no empty space in the bottom row

, you can replace an 
existing item with a new select item by selecting the existing item.
 • T

o cancel the setting, move to the bottom row by pressing 
 and 
select an item to cancel, and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [Q.MENU  ] button • It will return to screen of step 1. Press [MENU/SET] to switch to the recording screen. 
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