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You can magnify the image and focus precisely with manual focus.
1Set the lens focus mode switch to 
.
 Turn the lens focusing ring to focus 
roughly.
2Display the magnifying frame.
 Press the < u> button.
3Move the magnifying frame.
  Press < 9> to move the magnifying 
frame to the position where you want 
to focus.
  To return the magnifying frame to the 
center, press < 0> or the < L> 
button.
4Magnify the image.
  Each time you press the < u> button, 
the magnification within the frame will 
change as follows:
Focusing Manually
Magnifying frame
AE lock
Magnified area position
Magnification
5x10x Normal  view1x
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5Focus manually.
 While looking at the magnified image, 
turn the lens focusing ring to focus.
  After achieving focus, press the < u> 
button to return to the normal view.
6Take the picture.
  Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.104).
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Shooting Movies
Movie shooting is enabled by 
setting the Live View shooting/
Movie shooting switch to . 
The movie recording format will 
be MOV.
  For cards which can record movies, see page 3.
Under the [ 53] tab, if you set [ Wi-Fi] to [Enable ], you cannot shoot 
movies. Before shooting movies, set [ Wi-Fi] to [Disable ].
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When the shooting mode is set to other than , autoexposure control will take effect to suit the scene’s current brightness.
1Set the shooting mode.
  Set the Mode Dial to any shooting 
mode except < a>.
2Set the Live View shooting/Movie 
shooting switch to < k>.
XThe reflex mirror will make a sound, 
then the image will appear on the 
LCD monitor.
3Focus the subject.
 Before shooting a movie, focus with 
AF or manual focus (p.106-112).
  When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will focus with 
the current AF method.
4Shoot the movie.
 Press the < 0> button to start 
shooting a movie.
XWhile the movie is being shot, the 
“ o ” mark will be displayed on the 
upper right of the screen.
  To stop shooting the movie, press the 
 button again.
k Shooting Movies
Autoexposure Shooting
Recording movie
Microphone
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k Shooting Movies
You can manually set the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO speed for 
movie shooting. Using manual exposure to shoot movies is for 
advanced users.
1Set the Mode Dial to < a>.
2Set the Live View shooting/Movie 
shooting switch to < k>.
3 Set the ISO speed.
  Press the < i> button.XThe ISO speed setting screen will 
appear on the LCD monitor.
  Turn the < 6> dial to set the ISO 
speed.
4Set the shutter speed and aperture.
  Press the shutter button halfway and 
check the exposure level indicator.
 
To set the shutter  speed, turn the 
 dial. The settable shutter speeds 
depend on the frame rate .
• 6  5  4 : 1/4000 sec. - 1/30 sec.
• 8  7 : 1/4000 sec. - 1/60 sec.
 
To set the aperture, turn the  dial.  If it cannot be set, set the < R> 
switch to the left, then turn the < 6> 
or < 5> dial.
5Focus and shoot the movie.
  The procedure is the same as steps 3 
and 4 for “Autoexposure Shooting” 
(p.114).
Manual Exposure Shooting
Shutter speed
Aperture
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With [Z2: Movie rec. size ], you can 
set the movie’s image size, frame rate 
per second, and compression method. 
The frame rate switches automatically 
depending on the [ 53: Video system ] 
setting.
  Image size
A  [1920x1080 ] : Full High-Definition (Full HD) recording quality. 
The aspect ratio will be 16:9.
B  [1280x720] : High-Definition (HD) recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 16:9.
C  [640x480 ] : Standard-definition recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 4:3.
  Frame rate  (fps: frames per second)
6 /8 : For areas where the TV format is NTSC (North America, 
Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
5 /7 : For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe, Russia, 
China, Australia, etc.).
4 : Mainly for motion pictures.
  Compression method
X  IPB : Compresses multiple frames at a time 
efficiently for recording. Since the file size will 
be smaller than with ALL-I, you can shoot 
longer.
W  ALL-I (I-only) : Compresses one fr ame at a time for recording. 
Although the file size will be bigger than with 
IPB, the movie will be more suited for editing.
3  Setting the Movie-Recording Size
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3 Setting the Movie-Recording Size
 About Movie Files Exceeding 4 GB
Even if you shoot a movie exceed ing 4 GB, you can keep shooting 
without interruption.
During movie shooting, approx. 30 sec. before the movie reaches 
the 4 GB file size, the elapsed shooting time or time code displayed 
in the movie-shooting image will st art blinking. If you keep shooting 
until the movie file size exceeds 4 GB, a new movie file will be 
created automatically and the elapse d shooting time or time code 
will stop blinking.
When you play back the  movie, you will have to play each movie file 
individually. Movie files cannot play  back consecutively automatically. 
After the movie playback  ends, select the next movie to be played.
 Movie Shooting Time Limit
The maximum recording time of one mo vie clip is 29 min. 59 sec. If 
the movie shooting time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting 
will stop automatically. You can st art shooting a movie again by 
pressing the < 0> button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
Total Movie Recording Time  and File Size Per Minute
Movie-
Recording SizeTotal Recording Time (approx.)File Size 
(approx.)4 GB Card8 GB Card16 GB Card
A 65
4
X
16 min. 32 min. 1 hr. 4 min. 235 MB/min.
65
4 W
5 min. 11 min. 22 min. 685 MB/min.
B 87 X
18 min. 37 min. 1 hr. 14 min. 205 MB/min.
87 W 6 min. 12 min. 25 min. 610 MB/min.
C65 X 48 min. 1 hr. 37 min. 3 hr. 14 min. 78 MB/min.
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Image Playback
This chapter explains basic procedures to play back 
images and movies.
About images shot and saved with another deviceThe camera may not be able to properly display images captured 
with a different camera, edited with a computer, or had their file 
names changed.
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1Play back the image.
 Press the < x> button.XThe last captured image or last image 
viewed will appear.
2Select an image.
 To play back images starting with the 
last image, turn the < 5> dial 
counterclockwise. To play back 
images starting with the first captured 
image, turn the dial clockwise.
  Each time you press the < B> 
button, the display format will change.
3Exit the image playback.
  Press the < x> button to exit the 
image playback and return to 
shooting-ready state.
x  Image Playback
Single-Image Display
No information
Histogram With basic information
Shooting information display
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