This section lists the indicators that may be displayed during shooting.
For illustrative purposes, displays are shown with all indicators lit.
IS mode
Flash (TTL) mode
Flash compensation
Self-timer indicator
Continuous mode
Shutter type
AF+MF indicator
White balance
Film simulation
Dynamic range
Location data download status
Date and time
Movie mode
Time remaining
Card slot options
Number of available frames *
Image quality and size
Temperature warning
Control lock
Histogram
Battery level
Sensitivity
Exposure compensation
Aperture
Shutter speed
AE lock
TTL lock
Metering
Shooting mode
Focus mode †
AF lock
Distance indicator
Recording level
Exposure indicator
Virtual horizon
Focus frame
Depth-of-field preview
Focus check
* Shows “9999” if there is space for over 9999 frames.
† In-focus (
) or manual focus (
) indicator may also be displayed.
Control Lock
Pressing a locked control displays a 
icon.
When ON is selected for 
SCREEN SETTING > AUTOROTATE DISPLAYS, the indicators in the viewfinder and LCD monitor automatically rotate to match camera orientation.
IS mode
Focus check
Depth-of-field preview
Recording level
Distance indicator
Location data download status
Focus frame
Date and time
Movie mode
Time remaining
Card slot options
Number of available frames *
Temperature warning
Image quality and size
Film simulation
White balance
Dynamic range
Control lock
Histogram
Battery level
Sensitivity
Exposure compensation
Aperture
Shutter speed
AE lock
TTL lock
Metering
Shooting mode
Focus mode †
AF lock
AF+MF indicator
Shutter type
Continuous mode
Exposure indicator
Self-timer indicator
Flash (TTL) mode
Flash compensation
* Shows “9999” if there is space for over 9999 frames.
† In-focus () or manual focus () indicator may also be displayed.
Control Lock
Pressing a locked control displays a icon.
Press the VIEW MODE button to cycle through the following display modes:
EYE SENSOR: Putting your eye to the viewfinder turns the viewfinder on and the LCD monitor off; taking your eye away turns the viewfinder off and LCD monitor on.: Putting your eye to the viewfinder turns the viewfinder on; taking it away turns the viewfinder off. The LCD monitor remains off. EYE SENSOR + LCD IMAGE DISP.: Putting your eye to the viewfinder during shooting turns the viewfinder on, but the LCD monitor is used for the display of images once you remove your eye from the viewfinder after shooting.
The Eye Sensor
The eye sensor may respond to objects other than your eye or to light shining directly on the sensor.
Eye sensor
The brightness and hue of the viewfinder and LCD monitor can be adjusted using the items in the SCREEN SETTING menu. Choose EVF BRIGHTNESS or EVF COLOR to adjust viewfinder brightness or hue, LCD BRIGHTNESS or LCD COLOR to do the same for the LCD monitor.
The DISP/BACK button controls the display of indicators in the viewfinder and LCD monitor.
| Full screen | Full screen (no indicators) |
| Dual display (manual focus mode only) | Standard indicators |
Standard (no indicators)
| Standard indicators | No indicators |
| Dual display (manual focus mode only) | Info display |
The Dual Display
The dual display consists of a large full-frame window and a smaller close-up of the focus area.
To choose the items shown in the standard indicator display:
Display standard indicators.
Press the DISP/BACK button until standard indicators are displayed.
Select DISP. CUSTOM SETTING.
Select SCREEN SETTING > DISP. CUSTOM SETTING in the setup menu.
Choose items.
Highlight items and press MENU/OK to select or deselect.
Save changes.
Press DISP/BACK to save changes.
Exit the menus.
Press DISP/BACK as needed to exit the menus and return to the shooting display.
Virtual Horizon
Selecting ELECTRONIC LEVEL displays a virtual horizon. The camera is level when the two lines overlap. Note that the virtual horizon may not be displayed if the camera lens is pointed up or down. For a 3D display, press the function button to which ELECTRONIC LEVEL is assigned (
FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING, Assigning Roles to the Function Buttons).
Roll
Pitch
Framing Outline
Enable FRAMING OUTLINE to make the borders of the frame easier to see against dark backgrounds.
Histograms
Histograms show the distribution of tones in the image. Brightness is shown by the horizontal axis, the number of pixels by the vertical axis.
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Number of pixels
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Shadows |
Pixel brightness |  Highlights |
To view separate RGB histograms and a display showing areas of the frame that will be overexposed at current settings superimposed on the view through the lens, press the function button to which HISTOGRAM is assigned (FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING, Assigning Roles to the Function Buttons).
Overexposed areas blink
RGB histograms
The secondary LCD monitor shows eight camera settings, four as text (items to ) and four as icons (items to ). Use SCREEN SETTING > SUB MONITOR SETTING to choose the items displayed. Items for display when you are taking photographs can be selected separately from those shown in movie mode; in the lists that follow, items not available in movie mode are indicated by asterisks (“*”).
At default settings, the secondary LCD shows the following:
Text: SHUTTER SPEED, APERTURE, EXPO. COMP., ISO
Icons: FILM SIMULATION, WHITE BALANCE, IMAGE SIZE *, SHOOTING MODE
The following options are also available:
Text: MOVIE MODE (icon only)*, FRAMES REM.*, REC. TIME, NONE
Icons: PHOTOMETRY, DRIVE MODE *, FOCUS MODE, IMAGE QUALITY *, BATTERY LEVEL, CARD SLOT OPTIONS, SHUTTER TYPE *, DYNAMIC RANGE *, MOVIE MODE *, NONE
The Secondary Monitor Backlight
To turn on the secondary monitor backlight when you find the secondary LCD monitor too dark to read, press the secondary monitor backlight button. Press the button again to turn the backlight off.
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