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    Time Zone and Date
    Set the camera clock.
    Setting the Time Zone
    1Use the multi selector  HI to 
    select  Time zone  and press the  k 
    button.
    The Setup Menu
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M Time zone and date  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    Date and time •
    Select a field: Press the multi 
    selector  JK. 
    • Edit the date and time: Press 
    HI . Date and time can also 
    be changed by rotating the 
    multi selector or command 
    dial.
    • Apply the setting: Select the 
    minute field setting and press 
    the  k button or  K.
    Date format Select 
    Year/Month/Day , Month/Day/Year , or Day/Month/
    Year .
    Time zone Set time zone and daylight saving time. 
    •
    When  Travel destination  (
    x) is set after having set the 
    home time zone ( w), the time difference between the travel 
    destination and the home time zone is automatically 
    calculated, and the date and ti me are saved for the selected 
    region.
    152015
    15 11 10
    Edit
    mh
    DM Y
    Date and time
    London, Casablanca
    15/11/2015 15:30
    Time zone Date format
    Date and time
    Time zone and date 
    						
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    2Select  wHome time zone  or 
    x Travel destination  and press 
    the  k button.
    •The date and time displayed in the monitor 
    changes depending on whether the home 
    time zone or travel destination is selected.
    3Press  K.
    4Use  JK  to select the time zone.
    •Press  H to enable daylight saving time 
    function, and  W is displayed. Press  I to 
    disable the daylight saving time function.
    • Press the  k button to apply the time zone.
    • If the correct time is not displayed for the 
    home or travel destination time zone 
    setting, set the appropriate time in  Date 
    and time .
    London, Casablanca
    15/11/2015 15:30
    Travel destination Home time zone
    Time zone
    London, Casablanca
    15/11/2015 15:30
    Travel destination
    Home time zone
    Time zone
    New York, Toronto, Lima -5:00
    10:30
    Back 
    						
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    Slot Empty Release Lock
    Set whether or not the shutter can be released when no memory card is 
    inserted in the camera.Press the 
    d button  M z menu icon  M Slot empty release lock  M k  
    button
    OptionDescription
    Release locked
    (default setting) Unless a memory card is insert
    ed in the camera, the shutter 
    cannot be released.
    Enable release Even when no memory card is inserted in the camera, the 
    shutter can be released. However, 
    Demo mode is 
    displayed on the image captured when no memory card is 
    inserted and the image cannot be printed or saved on a 
    memory card, although the image is displayed on the 
    monitor. 
    						
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    Monitor Settings
    BNotes About View/Hide Framing Grid
    When the enlarged center of the image is displayed in  E (manual focus), the 
    framing grid is not displayed.
    BNotes About View/Hide Histograms
    Histograms are not displayed in the following situations:
    • A  (auto) mode
    • When recording a movie
    • When the enlarged center of the image is displayed in  E (manual focus)
    • When shooting with  easy panorama
    • When the flash mode, self-timer or focus mode menu is displayed
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M Monitor settings  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    Image review Set whether or not to display the captured image immediately 
    after shooting.
    •
    Default setting:  On
    Monitor options Adjust the monitor brightness and hue.
    •
    Use the multi selector  HI to adjust brightness,  JK to 
    adjust hue and then press the  k button.
    • Default setting: Brightness  3
    Hue  0
    • Cannot be set when the viewfinder is used.
    EVF options Adjust the viewfinder brightness and hue.
    •
    Use the multi selector  HI to adjust brightness,  JK to 
    adjust hue and then press the  k button.
    • Default setting: Brightness  2
    Hue  0
    • Cannot be set when the monitor is used. 
    View/hide 
    framing grid Set whether or not to display a 
    boxed guide for framing on the 
    shooting screen.
    • Default setting:  Off
    View/hide 
    histograms Set whether or not to display a graph that shows the 
    brightness distribution in the image (
    A44) on the shooting 
    screen.
    • Default setting:  Off 
    						
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    EVF Auto Toggle (Automatically Switching the 
    Display to the Viewfinder)
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M EVF auto toggle  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    On
    (default setting) When you bring your face close to the viewfinder, the eye 
    sensor responds to it and the display is automatically 
    switched from the monitor to viewfinder.
    Off Even when you bring your face close to the viewfinder,  the 
    display is not switched to the viewfinder.  
    						
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    Date Stamp
    The shooting date and time can be stamped on 
    images when shooting. 
    BNotes About Date Stamp
    •Stamped dates form a perman ent part of image data and cannot be deleted. The 
    date and time cannot be stamped on images after they have been captured.
    • The date and time cannot be stamped in the following situations:
    - When the scene mode is set to  Night landscape (when set to Hand-held), 
    Night portrait  (when set to Hand-held ), Sports , Museum , Backlighting  
    (when  HDR is set to  On), Easy panorama , Pet portrait  (when set to 
    Continuous ), or Bird-watching  (when set to Continuous)
    - When  Pre-shooting cache , Continuous H: 120 fps  or Continuous H: 60 fps  
    is selected for Continuous  (E 66)
    - When recording movies
    - When saving still images during movie recording
    - When extracting still images from a movie during movie playback
    • The stamped date and time may be difficult  to read when using a small image size.
    CPrinting a Shooting Date on Images Without a Date Stamp
    You can transfer images to a computer and use the ViewNX 2 software ( E53) to 
    imprint the shooting date on the images when they are printed.
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M Date stamp  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    f Date
    Date is stamped on images.
    S Date and time Date and time are stamped on images.
    Off (default setting) Date and time are not stamped on images.
    15.11.20151 5 . 1 1 . 2 0 1 515.11.2015 
    						
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    Vibration Reduction
    Select the vibration reduction  setting used when shooting.
    Select  Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
    BNotes About Vibration Reduction•After turning on the camera or after switching from playback mode to shooting 
    mode, wait for the shooting mode screen to be displayed completely before 
    taking pictures.
    • Images in the camera monitor may be displayed blurry immediately after shooting.
    • Vibration reduction may be unable to comp letely eliminate the effects of camera 
    shake in some situations.
    Press the  d button M  z menu icon  M Vibration reduction  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    g Normal
    (default setting)
    Compensates camera shake that commonly occurs when 
    shooting at telephoto zoom positions or slow shutter 
    speeds. The camera automatically detects the panning 
    direction and only compensates for vibration caused by 
    camera shake.
    When the camera is panned horizontally, for example, 
    vibration reduction only redu
    ces vertical shake. If the 
    camera is panned vertically , vibration reduction only 
    compensates for horizontal shake.
    Z Active
    Camera shake is automati cally compensated during 
    shooting if a comparatively large camera shake is likely to 
    occur when shooting from a ca r or under poor foothold 
    conditions.
    Off Compensation is not performed. 
    						
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    AF Assist
    Digital Zoom
    BNotes About Digital Zoom
    •Digital zoom cannot be used in the following scene modes.
    - Scene auto selector , Portrait , Night portrait , Easy panorama , Pet portrait
    • Digital zoom cannot be used in other shooting modes when using certain settings 
    (A 48).
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M AF assist  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    Auto
    (default setting) The AF-assist illuminator automatically lights up when 
    you press the shutter-release button under dim 
    lighting. The illuminator has a range of about 5.0 m 
    (16 ft) at the maximum wide-angle position and about 
    5.0 m (16 ft) at the maximum telephoto position.
    •
    Note that for some scene modes or focus areas, the 
    AF-assist illuminator may not light.
    Off The AF-assist illuminator does not light.
    Press the d button  M z menu icon  M Digital zoom  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    On
    (default setting) Digital zoom is enabled.
    Off Digital zoom is disabled. 
    						
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    Assign Side Zoom Control
    Choose the function to be performed  during shooting when the side zoom 
    control is moved.
    Sound Settings
    Press the  d button M  z  menu icon  M Assign side zoom control  M k
    button
    OptionDescription
    Zoom (default setting) When shooting, use the 
    side zoom control (A20) to 
    adjust the zoom.
    Manual focus When the focus mode is set to 
    E (manual focus), use 
    the side zoom control to focus ( A42).
    • Move the side zoom control toward g  to focus on 
    distant subjects.
    • Move the side zoom control toward f  to focus on 
    near subjects.
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M Sound settings  M k  button
    OptionDescription
    Button sound When 
    On (default setting) is selected, the camera 
    produces one beep when operations are performed, 
    two beeps when focus is acquired on the subject, and 
    three beeps when an error occurs. 
    • Sounds are disabled when using  Pet portrait or 
    Bird-watching  scene mode.
    Shutter sound When 
    On (default setting) is selected, the shutter 
    sound is produced when the shutter is released.
    • The shutter sound is not produced when using 
    continuous shooting mode, when recording 
    movies, or when using  Easy panorama, Pet 
    portrait  or Bird-watching  scene mode. 
    						
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    Auto Off
    Set the amount of time that elapses before the camera  enters standby mode 
    ( A 18).
    You can select  30 s, 1 min  (default setting),  5 min, or 30 min .
    CSetting the Auto Off Function
    The time that passes before the camera enters standby mode is fixed in the following 
    situations:
    •When a menu is displayed: 3 mi nutes (when auto off is set to 30 s or 1 min )
    • When the AC adapter is connected: 30 minutes
    Format Card
    Use this option to format a memory card.
    Formatting the memory cards permanently deletes all data. Data that 
    has been deleted cannot be recovered. Make sure to save important 
    images to a computer before formatting.
    To start formatting, select  Format on the screen that is displayed and press the 
    k  button.
    • Do not turn the camera off or open the battery-chamber/memory card slot 
    cover during formatting.
    Language
    Select a language for display  of camera menus and messages.
     Press the 
    d button  M z menu icon M  Auto off M k  button
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M Format card  M k  button
    Press the  d button  M z menu icon  M Language  M k  button 
    						
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