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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...

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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...

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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)...

Feature Guide and Help
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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),...