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Camera Displays

During shooting, the viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor can function either as standard or touch menu displays.

For illustrative purposes, displays are shown with all indicators lit.

The Standard Shooting Display

Icons that are displayed in both the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor have the same meaning in both displays.

AFocus frame

BDate stamp

CFocus check

DLocation data download status

EImage transfer status

FBluetooth ON/OFF

GMovie mode

HTime remaining

IDate and time

JPower zoom indicator

KNumber of available frames 1

LImage size
Image quality

MFocus warning

NTemperature warning

OWhite balance

PPlayback mode button 2

QFilm simulation

RDynamic range

STouch menu button 3

TSound and flash indicator

UHistogram

VExternal power source in use

WBattery level

XDistance indicator 5

YSensitivity

ZExposure compensation

aAperture

bShutter speed

cAE lock

dMetering

eShooting mode

fMovie mode

gFocus mode 5

hFocus indicator 5

iManual focus indicator 5

jAF lock

kRecording level

lAF+MF indicator 5

mShutter type

nExposure indicator

oContinuous mode

pSelf-timer indicator

qMicrophone

rRemote release

sFlash mode

tFlash compensation

uIS mode 5

vDigital gimbal

wTouch zoom 4

1 Shows “9999” if there is space for over 9999 frames.

2 Tap to start playback when shooting in self-portrait (“selfie”) mode.

3 Tap to switch to the touch menu display (aThe Touch Menu Display).

4 Adjust digital zoom settings.

5 Not displayed when [ON] is selected for D[SCREEN SET-UP]  > [LARGE INDICATORS MODE (EVF)] or [LARGE INDICATORS MODE (LCD)].

The camera shows “External power source in use” in place of the battery level when a DC coupler is connected (a[INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING]).

The Touch Menu Display

Select the touch menu display to use touch controls.

Touch control Description

ABack

 Return to standard shooting mode (aThe Standard Shooting Display).

B[Q] menu

 View the options assigned to the [Q] menu (aThe Quick Menu).

C[Portrait enhancer Lv]

 Choose the portrait enhancement level (a[PORTRAIT ENHANCER LV]).

D[Exposure compensation]

 Adjust exposure (aExposure Compensation).

EDepth control

 Adjust depth of field.

FImage aspect

 Choose the aspect ratio for new pictures.

GPlayback mode

 Switch to playback mode (aViewing Pictures).

HHelp

 View function button help.

IBright mode

 Turn bright mode on or off.

J[T.B. Fn2]

 View the options assigned to the function buttons using D[BUTTON/DIAL SETTING]  > [FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING] (aTouch Function Buttons).

K[T.B. Fn1]

L[Touch screen mode]

 Choose a touch-screen mode from [TOUCH SHOOTING], [AF], [AREA], and [OFF] (aShooting Touch Controls).

Tap the “image aspect” icon (F) to choose from aspect ratios of [16 : 9], [1 : 1], [4 : 3], and [3 : 2].

Icons that are displayed in both the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and LCD monitor have the same meaning in both displays.

The touch menu can also be navigated using the focus stick (focus lever).

Choosing a Display Mode

Press the [VIEW MODE] button to cycle through the following display modes.

Option Description
E [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.
[EVF ONLY] Viewfinder on, LCD monitor off.
[LCD ONLY] LCD monitor on, viewfinder off.
[EVF ONLY] + E Putting your eye to the viewfinder turns the viewfinder on; taking it away turns the viewfinder off. The LCD monitor remains off.
E [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.

The eye sensor is disabled when the display in the monitor is reversed (a The Self-Portrait Display).

Eye sensor

Adjusting Display Brightness

The brightness and hue of the viewfinder and LCD monitor can be adjusted using the items in the D[SCREEN SET-UP] 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.

Holding the [DISP]/[BACK] button during shooting sets [LCD BRIGHTNESS] to [+5] and displays [LCD BRIGHTNESS] options.

Display Rotation

When [ON] is selected for D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [AUTOROTATE DISPLAYS], the indicators in the viewfinder and LCD monitor automatically rotate to match camera orientation.

The [DISP]/[BACK] Button

Press [DISP]/[BACK] to cycle through display modes as follows.

Indicators for the EVF and LCD must be selected separately. To choose the EVF display, place your eye to the viewfinder while using the [DISP]/[BACK] button.

Viewfinder

Standard   Information off

LCD Monitor

Standard   Information off

Info display

Customizing the Standard Display

To choose the items shown in the standard display:

  1. Display standard indicators.

    Use the [DISP]/[BACK] button to display standard indicators.

  2. Select [DISP. CUSTOM SETTING].

    Select D[SCREEN SET-UP] > [DISP. CUSTOM SETTING] in the setup menu.

  3. Choose items.

    Highlight items and press [MENU]/[OK] to select or deselect.

    Item Default
    [FRAMING GUIDELINE] R
    [ELECTRONIC LEVEL] R
    [FOCUS FRAME] R
    [AF DISTANCE INDICATOR] R
    [MF DISTANCE INDICATOR] R
    [HISTOGRAM] R
    [SHOOTING MODE] R
    [APERTURE/S-SPEED/ISO] R
    [INFORMATION BACKGROUND] R
    [Expo. Comp. (Digit)] R
    [Expo. Comp. (Scale)] R
    [FOCUS MODE] R
    [PHOTOMETRY] R
    [SHUTTER TYPE] R
    [FLASH] R
    [CONTINUOUS MODE] R
    [DUAL IS MODE] R
    [WHITE BALANCE] R
    [FILM SIMULATION] R
    [DYNAMIC RANGE] R
    [FRAMES REMAINING] R
    [IMAGE SIZE/QUALITY] R
    [MOVIE MODE & REC. TIME] R
    [IMAGE TRANSFER ORDER] R
    [MIC LEVEL] R
    [BATTERY LEVEL] R

  4. Save changes.

    Press [DISP]/[BACK] to save changes.

  5. 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.

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.

Number of pixels

  
Shadows Pixel brightness Highlights

Optimal exposure: Pixels are distributed in an even curve throughout the tone range.

Overexposed: Pixels are clustered on the right side of the graph.

Underexposed: Pixels are clustered on the left side of the graph.