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    4Position the cursor in the 
    selected menu.
    Press 2 to position the 
    cursor in the selected 
    menu.
    5Highlight a menu item.
    Press  1 or  3 to highlight a 
    menu item.
    6Display options.
    Press  2 to display options 
    for the selected menu 
    item.
    7Highlight an option.
    Press  1 or  3 to highlight 
    an option. 
    						
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    8Select the highlighted item.
    Press J to select the highlighted 
    item.
     To exit without making a 
    selection, press the  G button.
    Note the following points:
    • Menu items that are displayed in gray are not currently 
    available.
    • While pressing  2 or the center of the multi selector generally 
    has the same effect as pressing  J, there are some cases in 
    which selection can only be made by pressing  J.
    • To exit the menus and return to shooting mode, press the 
    shutter-release button halfway.
    J  button 
    						
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    Basic Photography and Playback
    1Ready the Camera.
    When framing photographs in the 
    viewfinder, hold the handgrip in your 
    right hand and cradle the camera 
    body or lens with your left.
    When framing photographs in 
    portrait (tall) orientation, hold the 
    camera as shown at right.
    2Frame the photograph.
    At default settings, the camera will 
    focus on the subject in the center 
    focus point.
     Frame a photograph in 
    the viewfinder with the main subject 
    in the center focus point.
    “Point-and-Shoot” Photography
    Focus point 
    						
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    3Press the shutter-release 
    button halfway.
    Press the shutter-release 
    button halfway to focus (if 
    the subject is poorly lit, 
    the AF-assist illuminator 
    may light).
     The in-focus 
    indicator ( I) will appear in 
    the viewfinder when the focus operation is complete.
    4Shoot.
    Smoothly press the 
    shutter-release-button the 
    rest of the way down to 
    take the photograph.
     The 
    memory card access lamp 
    will light and the 
    photograph will be 
    displayed in the monitor 
    for a few seconds.
     Do not eject the memory card or remove or 
    disconnect the power source until the lamp has gone out and 
    recording is complete.
    Viewfinder displayDescription
    I Subject in focus.
    F Focus point is between camera and subject.
    H Focus point is behind subject.
    FH
    (flashes) Camera unable to focus on subject in focus point 
    using autofocus.
     See page 99.
    Focus indicator
    Memory card access 
    lamp 
    						
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    1Press the K button.
    A photograph will be displayed in the 
    monitor.
     The memory card 
    containing the picture currently 
    displayed is shown by an icon.
    2View additional pictures.
    Additional pictures can be 
    displayed by pressing  4 
    or  2.
     To view additional 
    information on the current 
    photograph, press  1 and 
    3  (0 238).
    To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the 
    shutter-release button halfway.
    Basic Playback 
    K  button 
    						
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    AImage Review
    When  On is selected for  Image review in the playback menu ( 0287), 
    photographs are automatically displayed in the monitor for a few 
    seconds after shooting.
    ASee Also
    See page 237 for information on choosing a memory card slot. 
    						
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    Deleting Unwanted Photographs
    To delete the photograph currently displayed in the monitor, 
    press the O (Q ) button.
     Note that photographs can not be 
    recovered on ce deleted.
    1Display the photograph.
    Display the photograph you wish to 
    delete as described on the preceding 
    page.
     The location of the current 
    image is shown by an icon at the 
    bottom left corner of the display.
    2Delete the photograph.
    Press the  O (Q ) button.
     A 
    confirmation dialog will be displayed; 
    press the  O (Q ) button again to 
    delete the image and return to 
    playback.
     To exit without deleting 
    the picture, press  K.
     
    ADelete
    To delete multiple images or to select the memory card from which 
    images will be deleted, use the  Delete option in the playback menu 
    ( 0 252).
    O (Q ) button 
    						
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    AThe Standby Timer (Viewfinder Photography)
    The viewfinder indicator display and control panel 
    shutter speed and aperture di splay will turn off if no 
    operations are performed for  about six seconds, reducing 
    the drain on the battery.
     Press the shutter-release button 
    halfway to reactivate the display. The length of time 
    before the standby timer expires automatically can be selected using 
    Custom Setting c2 ( Standby timer, 0 319).
    Exposure meters offExposure meters on 
    						
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    Live View Photography
    Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.
    1Rotate the live view selector to C 
    (live view photography).
    2Press the  a button.
    The mirror will be raised and the view 
    through the lens will be displayed in 
    the camera monitor.
     The subject will 
    no longer be visible in the viewfinder.
    3Position the focus point.
    Position the focus point over your subject as described on 
    page 40.
    Live view selector
    a  button 
    						
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    4Focus.
    Press the shutter-release button 
    halfway to focus.
    The focus point will flash green while 
    the camera focuses.
     If the camera is 
    able to focus, the focus point will be 
    displayed in green; if the camera is 
    unable to focus, the focus point will 
    flash red (note that pictures can be 
    taken even when the focus point 
    flashes red; check focus in the 
    monitor before shooting).
     Exposure can be locked by 
    pressing the  AAE-L/AF-L  button ( 0128); focus locks while the 
    shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
    AExposure Preview
    During live view photography, you can 
    press  J to preview the effects of shutter 
    speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity on 
    exposure.
     Exposure can be adjusted by 
    ±5 EV ( 0130), although only values 
    between –3 and +3 EV are reflected in 
    the preview display.
     Note that the 
    preview may not accurately reflect the 
    final results when flash lighting  is used, Active D-Lighting (0182), 
    High Dynamic Range (HDR;  0184), or bracketing is in effect,  A 
    (auto) is selected for the Picture Control  Contrast parameter 
    ( 0 174), or a value other than  0 is selected for  Clarity (0 174), or 
    p  is selected for shutter speed.
     If the subject is very bright or 
    very dark, the exposure indicators will flash to warn that the 
    preview may not accurately reflect exposure.
     Exposure preview is 
    not available when  A or & is selected for shutter speed.
    AAE-L/AF-L  button 
    						
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