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< > stands for “AF stop button” provided on super telephoto lenses 
equipped with Image Stabilizer. 
						

							
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When you press the button assigned to  this function, metering and AF 
are performed.
*1:  When assigned to the < p> or  button, 
pressing the < B> button while the setting 
screen is displayed will enable you to set the 
detailed AF settings. When shooting, pressing the 
< p > or  button will perform AF as it 
was set.
  AF start position
When [ Registered AF point ] is set, you can press the < p> or 
< A > button to switch to the registered AF point.
Registering the AF Point
1. Set the AF area selection mode to one of the following: Single-point  Spot AF (manual selection), Single- point AF (manual selection), AF 
point expansion (manual selection  ), AF point expansion (manual 
selection, surrounding points), or Automatic selection AF. Zone AF 
and Large Zone AF cannot be selected.
2. Select an AF point manually.
3. Hold down the < S> button, then press the < U> button. A beep will 
sound, and the AF point will be registered, then the registered AF 
point will blink.
AF
: Metering and AF start
  When the AF point is registered, the following will be displayed:
• Automatic selection AF:    HP (HP: Home Position)
• Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual  selection), AF point expansion (manual selection  ), AF point 
expansion (manual selection, surrounding points):  SEL (Center), 
SEL HP  (Off center)
  To cancel the registered AF point, hold down the < S> button, then 
press the < m> button. The registered AF  point will also be canceled 
if you select [ 55: Clear all camera settings ]. 
						

							
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 AI Servo AF characteristics  (p.127)
Press the < p> or  button to perform AF with the set case 
from [ Case 1 ] to [Case 6 ].
  AF operation  (p.100)
Press the < p> or  button to perform AF with the set AF 
operation.
  AF area selection mode  (p.104)
Press the < p> or  button to perform AF with the set AF 
area selection mode.
If you want to keep using the currently selected AF point when you 
press the < p> or  button, set [ AF start position ] to 
[ Manually selected AF point ]. If you want to keep the currently set AI 
Servo AF characteristics, AF operation, and AF area selection mode, 
select [ Maintain current setting ].
The AF will stop while you hold down the button assigned to this 
function. Useful when you want to  stop the AF during AI Servo AF.
: AF stop
 If [2 4: Orientation linked AF point ] is set to [Separate AF pts: 
Area+pt ] or [Separate AF pts: Pt only ], you can separately register the 
AF points to be used for vertical (grip up or down) and horizontal 
shooting.
  If [Registered AF point ] and [AF area selection mode ] are both set for 
[ AF start position ], [Registered AF point ] will take effect. 
						

							
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Only while you hold down the depth-of-field preview button or the lens’s 
AF stop button, you can apply AF with the following settings: AF area 
selection mode (p.104), Tracking sensitivity (p.132), Acceleration/
deceleration tracking (p.133), AF point  auto switching (p.134), Servo 1st 
image priority (p.136), and Servo 2nd image priority (p.137). Useful 
when you want to change the AF characteristics during AI Servo AF.
*2: On the setting screen, press the < B> button to 
display the detailed settings screen. Turn the 
< 5 > or < 6> dial to select the function to be 
registered, then press < 0> to add a checkmark 
[ X ]. When you select a function and press < 0>, 
you can adjust the setting. By pressing the < L> 
button, you can revert the settings to their defaults.
You can switch the AF operation. In One-Shot AF mode, when you 
press the button to which this functi on is assigned, the camera switches 
to AI Servo AF/Servo AF mode. If you press the button in the AI Servo 
AF/Servo AF mode, the camera switches to One-Shot AF mode. Useful 
when you need to keep switching between One-Shot AF and AI Servo 
AF/Servo AF for a subject that keeps moving and stopping.
*3: On the setting screen, when you press the < B> button, you can select [ Switch 
only when btn is held ] or [Switch each time btn is pressed ].
:  Switch to registered AF function
:  ONE SHOT  z  AI SERVO/SERVO
This function does not work during Live  View shooting if Multi Shot Noise 
Reduction is set. 
						

							
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While the metering timer is active, when you press the depth-of-field 
preview button or the lens’s AF stop button, the focusing point can be 
switched to the registered AF point.
*4: On the setting screen, when you press the < B> button, you can select [ Switch 
only when btn is held ] or [Switch each time btn is pressed ]. To register the AF 
point, see page 500.
While the metering timer is active, pressing the < p> (AF area 
selection) button will switch between the current AF point and the center 
AF point or registered AF point.
*5: On the setting screen, when you press the < B> button, you can select [ Switch 
to center AF point ] or [Switch to registered AF point ]. To register the AF point, 
see page 500.
While the metering timer is active, yo u can select an AF point directly 
with the < 5> or < 9> dial without pressing the < S> button.
*6: With the Quick Control Dial setting screen 
displayed, you can press the < B> button, then 
set the direction for switching the AF point for 
when the < 5> dial is turned. The [ Direction: AF 
point switching ] settings for [Horizontal] and 
[ Vertical ] will work for Single-point Spot AF, 
Single-point AF, Man. select. c: AF point 
expansion, and Expand AF area: Surround. The 
[ Direction: Zone AF frame switch ] settings for 
[ Cycle through the zones ], [Horizontal ], and [Vertical ] will work with Zone AF.
*7: On the Multi-controller setting screen, you can press the < B> button and select 
the AF point ([ Switch to center AF point ] or [Switch to registered AF point ]) the 
camera switches to when you press the center of < 9>. To register the AF point, see 
page 500.
: Switch to registered AF point
: Selected AF point  z Center/Registered AF point
:Direct AF point selection
If you assign [ Direct AF point selection ] to  and you want to change 
the aperture in the < a> mode, hold down the < A> button and turn the 
< 6 > dial. 
						

							
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If the metering timer is active, you can press the < p> (AF area 
selection) button to directly select an AF area selection mode without 
pressing the < S> button.
When Movie Servo AF is active, you  can pause the AF by pressing the 
Depth-of-field preview button or < 0>. Press the button again to 
resume Movie Servo AF.
When you press the shutter button halfway, exposure metering is 
performed (AF is not performed).
When you press the button assigned to  this function, you can lock the 
exposure (AE lock) while the metering  timer is active. Useful when you 
want to focus and meter the shot separately.
The exposure will be locked (AE lock) while you hold down the shutter 
button.
: Direct AF area selection
: Pause Movie Servo AF
Exposure
: Metering start
: AE lock
: AE lock (while button pressed)
If you assign [ AE lock (while button pressed) ] to the shutter button, any 
buttons assigned to [ AE lock] or [AE lock (hold) ] will also work as [ AE lock 
(while button pressed) ]. 
						

							
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When you press the button assigned to  this function, you can lock the 
exposure (AE lock). The AE lock will  be maintained until you press the 
button again. Useful when you want to set the focus and meter 
separately or take multiple shots at the same exposure setting.
When you press the button assigned to  this function, you can lock the 
exposure (AE lock) and the AF will stop.  Useful with AI Servo AF if you 
want to perform AE lock at the same time when AF stops.
For flash photography, pressing the button assigned to this function will 
fire a preflash and record the required flash output (FE lock).
You can set the ISO speed by holding down < 0> and turning the 
< 6 > dial (for still photo shooting only) . If this control is used with ISO 
Auto set, you can set the ISO speed manually. When the metering timer 
( 0 ) ends, ISO Auto will be restored.  If you use this function in the 
< a > mode, you can adjust the exposure with the ISO speed while 
maintaining the current shutter speed and aperture value.
You can set the ISO speed by holding down < p> (AF area selection) 
button and turning the < 6> dial (for still photo shooting only). The 
settable range is the same as with [ : Set ISO speed (hold btn, 
turn ) ].
: AE lock (hold)
: AE lock, AF stop
: FE lock
: Set ISO speed (hold button, turn  )
: Set ISO speed (hold button, turn  )
For movie shooting, setting [ : Set ISO speed (hold btn, turn ) ] or 
[ : Set ISO speed (hold btn, turn ) ] will not take effect. 
						

							
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While the metering timer is active,  you can set the ISO speed by turning 
the < 5> dial. If this control is used with ISO Auto set, you can set the 
ISO speed manually. (Even after the metering timer ( 0) ends, ISO 
Auto will not be restored.) If you use this function in the < a> mode, you 
can adjust the exposure with the  ISO speed while maintaining the 
current shutter speed and aperture value.
You can set the exposure compensation by holding down < 0> and 
turning the < 6> dial. Useful when you want to set exposure 
compensation in < a> manual exposure with ISO Auto set.
You can set the exposure compensation by holding down < p> (AF 
area selection) button and turning the < 6> dial. Useful when you 
want to set exposure compensation in < a> manual exposure with ISO 
Auto set.
In < a> manual exposure, you can set the shutter speed with the 
< 6 > or < 5> dial.
In < a> manual exposure, you can set the aperture with the < 5> or 
< 6 > dial.
: Set ISO speed (  during metering)
: Exposure compensation (hold button, turn  )
: Exposure compensation (hold button, turn  )
: Shutter speed setting in M mode
: Aperture setting in M mode
The following will work even while the < R> switch is set to the right 
(Multi function lock, p.62): [ : Set ISO speed (hold btn, turn  ) ] 
(p.505) and [ : Exposure compensation (hold btn, turn  ) ]. 
						

							
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Pressing the depth-of-field preview button or  button will switch to 
enable shooting with the image-recor ding quality set here. If [Show/hide in 
viewfinder
] has [Image quality] checkmarked [X] (p.84), the image-
recording quality (JPEG or RAW image type) will blink in the viewfinder. After 
the shooting ends, the One-touch imag e quality setting will be canceled and 
the image-recording quality will be sw itched back to the previous quality.
*8: On the setting screen, when you press the < B> button, you can set the image-
recording quality for this function.
Pressing the depth-of-field preview button or < B> button will switch 
to enable shooting with the image-recording quality set here. If [ Show/
hide in viewfinder ] has [Image quality ] checkmarked [ X] (p.84), the 
image-recording quality (JPEG or RAW image type) will blink in the 
viewfinder. Even after shooting, the  One-touch image quality setting will 
not be canceled. To revert to the previous image-recording quality 
setting, press the button assigned to this function again.
*8: On the setting screen, when you press the < B> button, you can set the image-
recording quality for this function.
Press < 0> to display the image-recording quality setting screen 
(p.169) on the LCD monitor.
Images
: One-touch image quality setting
: One-touch image quality (hold)
: Image quality
If RAW or RAW+JPEG is set for the image-recording quality to be switched 
to with [ One-touch image quality setting ] or [One-touch image quality 
(hold )], [Multi Shot Noise Reduction ] (p.202) will be canceled when 
switching is performed. For [ z3: High ISO speed noise reduct’n ], 
[ Standard ] will be applied for shooting.
You can set the camera to display < z> in the viewfinder and on the LCD 
panel for when the image-recording quality is switched with the One-touch 
image quality setting (p.489). 
						

							
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Press  to display the Picture Style selection setting screen on the 
LCD monitor (p.183).
When you press the depth-of-field preview button or < 0>, the aperture 
will stop down and you can check the depth of field (p.250).
If you press the depth-of-field preview button or the lens’s AF stop 
button with the lens’s IS switch set to < 1>, the lens’s Image 
Stabilizer will  be activated.
Press < 0> to display the menu on the LCD monitor.
You can manually set the main shooting functions, such as the shutter 
speed, aperture, ISO speed, metering mode, and AF area selection 
mode, and can register them to the camera. Only while you hold down 
the < p > or  button, you can recall and use the registered 
shooting function settings to take a picture.
*9: On the setting screen, press the < B> button to 
display the detailed settings. Turn the < 5> or 
< 6 > dial to select the function to be registered, 
then press < 0> to add a checkmark [ X] to it. 
When you select a function and press < 0>, you 
can adjust the setting. By pressing the < L> 
button, you can revert the settings to their defaults.
By selecting [ Register current settings ], the 
camera’s current settings will be registered. To 
register the AF point, see page 500.
: Picture Style
Operation
: Depth-of-field preview
: IS start
: Menu display
: Register/recall shooting function