2. D6 Online Manual
  3. Camera Controls
  4. The G Button

The G Button

Press the G button to view the menus.

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D [PLAYBACK MENU]

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C [PHOTO SHOOTING MENU]

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1 [MOVIE SHOOTING MENU]

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A [CUSTOM SETTING MENU]

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B [SETUP MENU]

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N [RETOUCH MENU]

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O [MY MENU] /m [RECENT SETTINGS] *
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d Help icon

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Current settings

  • You can choose the menu displayed. The default is [MY MENU].

Using the Menus

You can navigate the menus using the multi selector and J button.

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Move cursor up
2

Center of multi selector: select highlighted item
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Display sub-menu, select highlighted item, or move cursor right
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Move cursor down
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Cancel and return to previous menu, or move cursor left
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J button: select highlighted item

  1. Highlight the icon for the current menu.

    Press 4 to highlight the icon for the current menu.

  2. Select a menu.

    Press 1 or 3 to select the desired menu.

  3. Position the cursor in the selected menu.

    Press 2 to position the cursor in the selected menu.

  4. Highlight a menu item.

    Press 1 or 3 to highlight a menu item.

  5. Display options.

    Press 2 to display options for the selected menu item.

  6. Highlight an option.

    Press 1 or 3 to highlight an option.

  7. Select the highlighted option.

    • Press J.

    • To exit without making a selection, press the G button.

    • To exit the menus and return to shooting mode, press the shutter-release button halfway.

The J Button

While pressing 2 or the center of the multi selector generally has the same effect as pressing J, there are some items for which selection can only be made by pressing J.

Grayed-Out Items

  • Some items and menu options may be unavailable depending on camera status. Unavailable items are displayed in gray.

  • In some cases, pressing J when a grayed-out item is highlighted will display a message explaining why the item is unavailable.

Text Entry

A keyboard is displayed when text entry is required. Enter text as described below.

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Text display area
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Keyboard area
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Keyboard selection

  • Enter characters at the current cursor position by highlighting them with the multi selector arrow keys and then pressing the center of the multi selector.

  • To move the cursor left or right in the text display area, rotate the main command dial.

  • To cycle through the upper- and lower-case and symbol keyboards, highlight the keyboard selection icon and press the center of the multi selector. The keyboard selection icon may not be available in some cases.

  • If a character is entered when the text display area is full, the rightmost character will be deleted.

  • To delete the character under the cursor, press the O (Q) button.

  • To complete entry, press J.

  • To exit without completing text entry, press G.

The d (Help) Icon

  • Where available, a description of the currently-selected item can be viewed by pressing the g (h/Q) button.

  • Press 1 or 3 to scroll.

  • Press g (h/Q) again to return to the menus.

Touch Controls

You can also navigate the menus using touch controls (Navigating the Menus).