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Basic Operation
Turn the dial while holding down 
the lock release button at the 
center of the dial.
(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
 dial.
When you press a button such as < f> 
< R > , the respective function 
remains selected for the duration of the 
timer ( 9). During this time, you can 
turn the < 6> dial to set the desired 
setting.
When the function selection ends or if 
you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera will be ready to shoot.
  Use this dial to select or set the AF 
operation, drive mode, ISO speed, 
metering mode, AF point selection, 
etc.
(2)Tu r n  t h e  < 6> dial only.
While looking at the viewfinder or LCD 
panel, turn the < 6> dial to set the 
desired setting.
  Use this dial to set the shutter speed, 
aperture, etc.
Mode Dial
6 Main Dial
The operations in (1) are  also possible while the  switch is set to 
the right (Multi fu nction lock, p.43).
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(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
 dial.
When you press a button such as < f> 
< R > , the respective function 
remains selected for the duration of the 
timer ( 9). During this time, you can 
turn the < 5> dial to set the desired 
setting.
When the function se lection ends or if 
you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera will be ready to shoot.
  Use this dial to select or set the AF 
operation, drive mode, ISO speed, 
metering mode, AF point selection, 
etc.
(2)Tu r n  t h e  < 5> dial only.
While looking at the viewfinder or LCD 
panel, turn the  dial to set the 
desired setting.
  Use this dial to set the exposure 
compensation amount, the aperture 
setting for manual exposures, etc.
5 Quick Control Dial
The operations in (1) are  also possible while the  switch is set to 
the right (Multi fu nction lock, p.43).
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Basic Operation
The Multi-controller  has eight keys which tilt in the directions 
shown by the arrows.
 Use the eight keys to select the AF 
point, correct the white balance, 
move the AF point or magnifying 
frame during Live View shooting, 
scroll around magnified images 
during playback, etc.
  For menus and the Quick Control, the 
Multi-controller works only in the 
vertical and horizontal directions 
 . It does not work in 
diagonal directions.
With [8 C.Fn III -3: Multi function lock ] set and the  switch 
set to the right, it prevents the Main  Dial, Quick Control Dial, and Multi-
controller from moving and changing a setting inadvertently.
 switch set to the left:
Lock released
< R > switch set to the right:
Lock engaged
9 Multi-controller
R  Multi function Lock
If the  switch is set to the right and  you try to use one of the locked 
camera controls, < L> will be displayed in th e viewfinder and on the LCD 
panel. On the shooting function settings disp lay (p.44), [LOCK] will be 
displayed.
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Turn on (9)/off the LCD panel 
illumination by pressing the < U> button. 
During a bulb exposure, pressing the 
shutter button completely will turn off the 
LCD panel illumination.
After you press the < B> button a number of times, the shooting 
function settings will be displayed.
With the shooting settings displayed,  you can turn the Mode Dial to see 
the settings for each shooting mode.
Pressing the < Q> button enables Quick Control of the shooting 
function settings (p.45).
Press the < B> button again to turn off the display.
U LCD Panel Illumination
Displaying Shooting Function Settings
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You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the 
LCD monitor. This is called the Quick Control screen.
1Press the  button.
XThe Quick Control screen will appear 
(7 ).
2Set the desired function.
 Press the < V>  key to select 
a function.
XThe setting of the selected function is 
displayed.
  Turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to 
change the setting.
3Take the picture.
  Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
XThe captured image will be displayed.
Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
Basic Zone modes Creative Zone modes
For the functions settable in Basic Zo ne modes and the setting procedure, 
see page 75.
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  Select the desired function and press 
. The function’s setting screen 
will appear.
 
Turn the  or  dial to 
change the setting. You can also press 
the <
U> key to change some of the 
settings. Also, some functions can be 
set by pressing the <
B> button.  Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to the Qu ick Control screen.
 
When you select < > (Custom 
Controls) or < > (AF point, p.79) and 
press the <
M> button, the shooting 
function settings display will reappear.
Sample Quick Control Screen
Function Setting Screen
Shutter speed (p.97)
AF operation (p.78) White balance correction
Shooting mode*1 (p.20)
Highlight tone priority*1 (p.92)
Metering mode
Picture Style (p.87)
Exposure
compensation/AEB setting (p.100) Flash exposure compensation
ISO speed (p.86)
Aperture (p.98)
Wi-Fi function*2
Drive mode (p.81) Custom Controls
White balance (p.88) AE lock*
1 (p.101)
AF point (p.79)Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.89)
Image-recording 
quality (p.84)
White balance bracketing
*1: These functions cannot be se
t with the Quick Control screen.
*2: Refer to the Wi-Fi Func tion Instruction Manual for Wi-Fi function settings.
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You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-
recording quality, date/time, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, use 
the < M > button, < V>  keys, and <
0> button on the camera back.
* Some menu tabs and menu items ar e not displayed in Basic Zone modes.
3 Menu Operations
Menus in Basic Zone Modes
Menus in Creative Zone Modes
 LCD monitor  button
 button
Ta b
Menu items Menu settings
z Shooting
5 Set-up
9 My Menu
3 Playback8
 Custom 
FunctionsA Live View shooting
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1Display the menu screen.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
  Press the < U> key to select a 
menu tab.
  For example, the [z 4] tab refers to 
the screen displayed when the forth 
tab from the left [ ] is selected.
3Select the desired item.
  Press the < V> key to select the 
item, then press .
4Select the setting.
 Press the < V> or < U> key to 
select the desired setting. (Some 
settings require you to press either 
the < V> or < U> key to select 
them.)
 
The current setting is indicated in blue.
5Set the desired setting.
  Press < 0> to set it.
6Exit the setting.
  Press the < M> button to return to 
the shooting function settings display.
Menu Setting Procedure
  In step 2, you ca n also turn the  dial to select a menu tab. In step 
4, you can also turn the < 5> dial to select certain settings.
  The explanation of menu  functions hereinafter assumes that you have 
pressed the < M> button to display the menu screen.
  To cancel, press the < M> button.
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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera. When the card is formatted, all images and data in the card will 
be erased. Even protected  images will be erased, so make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images and data to a comput er, etc., before formatting the 
card.
1Select [Format card].
  Under the [ 51] tab, select [ Format 
card], then press < 0>.
2Format the card.
  Select [OK ], then press < 0>.XThe card will be formatted.XWhen the formatting is completed, 
the menu will reappear.
  For low-level formatting, press the 
 button to append [ Low level 
format ] with a checkmark < X>, then 
select [OK ].
Before You Start
3 Formatting the Card
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 The card is new.
  The card was formatted by a diff erent camera or a computer.
  The card is full with images or data.
  A card-related error is displayed.
Execute [Format card] in the following cases:
About Low-level Formatting Perform low-level formatti ng if the card’s recording or reading speed seems 
slow or if you want to tota lly erase data in the card.
  Since low-level formatting will format  all recordable sectors in the card, the 
formatting will take slightly  longer than normal formatting.
  You can stop the low-level  formatting by selecting [Cancel]. Even in this 
case, normal formatting  will be completed and yo u can use the card as 
usual.
  Cards with 128 GB or lower capacity will be formatted in FAT format. 
Cards with a capacity higher than 12 8 GB will be formatted in exFAT 
format. If you format a card  with a capacity higher than 128 GB with this 
camera and then insert it  into another camera, an error may be displayed 
and you may not be able to use the card. Also, depending on the 
computer’s OS or card reader, it ma y not recognize a card formatted in 
exFAT format.
  When the card is formatted or data  is erased, only the file management 
information is changed. The actual  data is not completely erased. Be 
aware of this when selling or disc arding the card. When discarding the 
card, execute low-level formatting or destroy the card physically to 
prevent the personal da ta from being leaked.
  Before using a ne w Eye-Fi card, the software  in the card must be 
installed in your comp uter. Then format the card with the camera.
 The card capacity displa yed on the card format screen may be smaller 
than the capacity in dicated on the card.
  This device incorporates exFAT te chnology licensed from Microsoft.
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