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1Select Movie settings .
Press the G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Movie settings  in the shooting 
menu and press  2.
2Choose movie options.
Highlight the desired item and press  2, then 
highlight an option and press  J.
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Viewing Movies
Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in full-frame playback ( 0163). Press  J to start 
playback.
The following operations can be performed:
1  icon Length Current position/total length
Volume Guide
ToUseDescription
Pause Pause playback.
Play JResume playback when movie is
 paused or during rewind/
advance.
Advance/ rewind Speed doubles with each press, from 2× 
to 4× to 8× to 16×; keep pressed to skip 
to beginning or end of movie. If playback is paused, movie 
rewinds or advances one frame at a time; keep pressed for 
continuous rewind or advance.
Adjust volume X/
W Press 
X to increase volume, 
W to decrease.
Edit movie LTo edit movie, press  L while movie is paused ( 063).
Return to full-
frame playback  /
K Press  1 or  K to exit to full-frame playback.
Exit to shooting  mode Press shutter-release button halfway.
 Monitor will turn off; 
photographs can be taken immediately.
Display menus GSee page 195 for more information.
AThe 2 Icon
2  is displayed in full-frame and movie playback if the movie was 
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Editing Movies
Trim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills.
Tr i m m i n g  M ov i e s
To create trimmed copies of movies:
1Display a movie full frame.
Press the K button to display pictures full 
frame in the monitor and press  4 and  2 to 
scroll through pictures until the movie you 
wish to edit is displayed.
2Choose a starting or end point.
Play the movie back as described on page 
62, pressing  J to start and resume playback 
and  3 to pause.
 If you intend to trim the 
opening footage from the copy, pause on 
the first frame you wish to keep; if you will be 
editing out the ending footage pause on the 
last frame you wish to keep.
OptionDescription
Choose start point Create a copy from which the opening footage has been removed.
Choose end point Create a copy from which the ending footage has been removed.
Save selected frame Save a selected frame as a JPEG still.
AStarting and Ending Frames
The first frame is shown by a  h, the final frame by 
a  i  icon.
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3Display the retouch menu.
Press L to display the retouch menu.
4Choose an option.
To create a copy that includes the current 
frame and all following frames, highlight 
Choose start point  in the edit movie menu 
and press  J.
 Select  Choose end point  to 
create a copy that includes the current frame 
and all preceding frames.
5Delete frames.
Press  1 to delete all frames before ( Choose 
start point ) or after (Choose end point ) the 
current frame.
6Save the copy.
Highlight  Ye s and press  J to save the edited 
copy.
 If necessary, the copy can be trimmed 
as described above to remove additional 
footage.
 Edited copies are indicated by a  9 
icon in full-frame playback.
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DTrimming Movies
Movies must be at least two seconds long.
 If a copy can not be created at the current 
playback position, the current position will be displayed in red in Step 5 and no copy will be 
created.
 The copy will not be saved if there is  insufficient space available on the memory 
card.
To prevent the camera from turning off unex pectedly, use a fully-charged battery when 
editing movies.
AThe Retouch Menu
Movies can also be edited using the  Edit movie option 
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Saving Selected Frames
To save a copy of a selected frame as a JPEG still:
1View the movie and choose a frame.
Play the movie back as described on page 
62.
 Pause the movie at the frame you intend 
to copy.
2Display the retouch menu.
Press  L to display the retouch menu.
3Choose  Save selected frame .
Highlight Save selected frame  and press J.
4Create a still copy.
Press  1 to create a still copy of the current 
frame.
5Save the copy.
Highlight  Ye s and press  J to create a JPEG 
copy of the selected frame.
 Movie stills are 
indicated by a  9 icon in full-frame playback.
ASave Selected Frame
JPEG movie stills created with the  Save selected frame option can not be retouched.
 JPEG 
movie stills lack some categories of photo information ( 0165).
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P, S, A, and M Modes
P,  S,  A , and  M modes offer different degrees of control over shutter 
speed and aperture:
ModeDescription 
P
Programmed auto ( 068): Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for 
optimal exposure.
 Recommended for snapshots and in other 
situations in which there is little  time to adjust camera settings.
SShutter-priority auto (069): User chooses shutter speed; camera selects 
aperture for best results.
 Use to freeze or blur motion.
A
Aperture-priority auto ( 070): User chooses aperture; camera selects 
shutter speed for best results.
 Use to blur background or bring both 
foreground and background into focus.
MManual ( 071): User controls both shutter speed and aperture. Set 
shutter speed to “bulb” or “time” for long time-exposures.
ALens Types
When using a CPU lens equipped with an aperture ring ( 0269), lock the aperture ring at the 
minimum aperture (highest f-number).
 Type G lenses are not equipped with an aperture 
ring.
Non-CPU lenses can only be used in modes  A (aperture-priority auto) and  M (manual), when 
aperture can only be adjusted using the lens aperture ring.
 Selecting any other mode 
disables the shutter release.
AShutter Speed and Aperture
The same exposure can be achieved with different combinations of shutter speed and 
aperture.
 Fast shutter speeds and large apertures freeze moving objects and soften 
background details, while slow shutter speeds and small apertures blur moving objects and 
bring out background details.
Fast shutter speed  (
1/1,600s) Slow shutter speed 
(1 s) Large aperture (f/3) Small aperture (f/36)
(Remember, the higher the f-number, the  smaller the aperture.)
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Mode P (Programmed Auto)
In this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture for 
optimal exposure in most situations.
 This mode is recommended for snapshots and 
other situations in which you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed 
and aperture.
 To take photographs in programmed auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  P.
2Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
AFlexible Program
In mode  P, different combinations of shutter speed 
and aperture can be selected by rotating the main 
command dial while the exposure meters are on 
(“flexible program”).
 Rotate the dial to the right for 
large apertures (low f-numbers) that blur background 
details or fast shutter speeds that “freeze” motion.
 
Rotate the dial to the left for small apertures (high 
f-numbers) that increase depth of field  or slow shutter speeds that blur motion.
 All 
combinations produce the same exposure.
 While flexible program is in effect, a  U indicator 
appears in the control panel.
 To restore default shutter speed and aperture settings, rotate 
the main command dial until the indicator is no  longer displayed, choose another mode, or 
turn the camera off.
ASee Also
See page 298 for information on the built- in exposure program. For information on 
activating the exposure meters, see “Auto-Meter Off ” on page 39.
Mode dial
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Mode S (Shutter-Priority Auto)
In shutter-priority auto, you choose the shutter speed while the camera 
automatically selects the aperture that will produce the optimal exposure.
 Use slow 
shutter speeds to suggest moti on by blurring moving subjects, fast shutter speeds to 
“freeze” motion.
To take photographs in shutter-priority auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  S.
2Choose a shutter speed.
While the exposure meters are on, rotate the 
main command dial to  choose the desired 
shutter speed from “ p” or values 
between 30 s and 
1/8,000s.
3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Fast shutter speed (1/1,600s) Slow shutter speed (1/6s)
ASee Also
See page 306 for information on what to do if flashing “ A” or “%” indicator appears in 
the shutter-speed displays.
Mode dial
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Mode A (Aperture-Priority Auto)
In aperture-priority auto, you choose the aperture while the camera automatically 
selects the shutter speed that wi ll produce the optimal exposure.
 Large apertures 
(low f-numbers) reduce depth of field, blurring objects behind and in front of the 
main subject.
 Small apertures (high f-numbers) increase depth of field, bringing out 
details in the background and foreground.
 Short field depths are generally used in 
portraits to blur background details, long  field depths in landscape photographs to 
bring the foreground and background into focus.
To take photographs in  aperture-priority auto:
1Rotate the mode dial to  A.
2Choose an aperture.
While the exposure meters are on, rotate the 
sub-command dial to  choose the desired 
aperture from values between the minimum 
and maximum for the lens.
3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Large aperture (f/2.8) Small aperture (f/36)
ANon-CPU Lenses ( 0270)
Use the lens aperture ri ng to adjust aperture.
 If the maximum 
aperture of the lens has been specified using the  Non-CPU lens 
data  item in setup menu ( 0159) when a non-CPU lens is attached, 
the current f-number will be displayed in the viewfinder and 
control panel, rounded to the nearest full stop.
 Otherwise the 
aperture displays will show only the number of stops ( F, with 
maximum aperture displayed as  FA) and the f-number must be 
read from the lens aperture ring.
Mode dial
Sub-command dial