Viewing Pictures

Full-Frame Playback

Press the K button to view the most recent picture full frame.

Additional pictures can be viewed using the multi selector: press 2 to view pictures in the order recorded, 4 to view pictures in reverse order.
To view more information on the current picture, press 1 or 3 ( Photo Information ).

Thumbnail Playback

To view multiple pictures, press the W (M) button when a picture is displayed full frame.

The number of pictures displayed increases from 4 to 9 to 72 each time the W (M) button is pressed, and decreases with each press of the X button.
Highlight pictures using 1, 3, 4, or 2.

Playback Controls

1	O (Q): Delete the current picture ( Deleting Pictures ).
2	G: View the menus ( The G Button ).
3	g (h/Q): Protect the current picture ( Protecting Pictures from Deletion ).

4	X: Zoom in (Using Playback Zoom).
5	W (M): View multiple pictures ( Thumbnail Playback ).
6	J button

The J Button and Multi Selector

The following operations can be performed by holding J and pressing the multi selector as indicated.

Option	Description
J +	Display [Choose slot and folder] options. Highlight a slot and press 2 to display a list of the folders on the memory card in the selected slot. You can then highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
J +	If the current picture is a photograph, retouch options will be displayed.
J +	View the IPTC presets created using the [IPTC] option in the setup menu. To embed an IPTC preset in the current photo, highlight the preset and press J (any preset already embedded in the current photo will be replaced).
J +	Upload the current picture to a computer or ftp server over a wireless or Ethernet network in image transfer mode (Selecting Pictures for Upload).

Touch Controls

Touch controls can be used when pictures are displayed in the monitor ( Touch Controls ).

Rotate Tall

To display “tall” (portrait-orientation) photographs in tall orientation, select [On] for [Rotate tall] in the playback menu.

Two Memory Cards

If two memory cards are inserted, [Choose slot and folder] options can also be viewed by pressing the W (M) button when 72 thumbnails are displayed.

Image Review

When [On] is selected for [Image review] in the playback menu, photographs are automatically displayed in the monitor after shooting; there is no need for you to press the K button.

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modes and during burst photography in mode Q, display begins when shooting ends, with the first photograph in the current series displayed.
Because the camera will already be in the correct orientation, images are not rotated during image review even if [On] is selected for [Rotate tall] in the playback menu.

Playback Touch Controls

During playback, the touch-sensitive monitor can be used for the operations below.

Viewing Other Pictures

Flick left or right to view other pictures.

Scrolling Rapidly to Other Pictures

Touching the bottom of the screen in full-frame view displays a frame advance bar. Slide your finger left or right along the bar to scroll rapidly to other pictures.

Zoom (Photos Only)

Double-tap or use stretch gestures to initiate zoom during full-frame playback ( Playback Zoom ).

Stretch again to zoom in further.
Pinch to zoom out.
Glide to scroll.
Double-tap to cancel zoom.

Viewing Thumbnails

Use a pinch gesture to “zoom out” from full-frame playback to a thumbnail view ( Thumbnail Playback ).

Use pinch and stretch to choose the number of images displayed from 4, 9, and 72 frames.

Viewing Movies

Tap the on-screen guide to start movie playback (movies are indicated by a 1 icon).

Tap the display to pause. Tap again to resume.
To exit to full-frame playback, tap Z.
Note that some of the icons in the movie playback display do not respond to touch-screen operations.

Vertical Flick Gestures

To choose the operations performed by flicking up or down during full-frame playback, use Custom Setting f12 [Full-frame playback flicks].

Choose from the following options.
- [Rating]: Assign the current picture a previously-selected rating.
- [Select to send (wired LAN/WT)]: Select the current picture for upload to a computer or ftp server via Ethernet or wireless transmitter.
- [Protect]: Protect the current picture.
- [Voice memo]: Record a voice memo or play the voice memo for the current picture.
- [None]: Flicking in the selected direction has no effect.
In the case of [Rating], [Select to send (wired LAN/WT)], and [Protect], the operation can be undone by flicking again in the same direction.

The i Button

Pressing the i button during playback zoom or full-frame or thumbnail playback displays the i menu for playback mode. Highlight items and press J or 2 to select.

Press the i button again to return to playback.

Photos

Option	Description
[Quick crop] ¹	Save a copy of the current image cropped to the area visible in the display. This option is not available when RGB histograms are displayed ( RGB Histogram ).
[Rating]	Rate the current picture ( Rating Pictures ).
[Select to send to smart device]	Select the current picture for upload. The option displayed varies with the type of device connected.
[Select to send to computer]
[Select to send (wired LAN/WT)]
[Filtered playback]	View only pictures that match selected criteria ( Filtered Playback ).
[Filtered playback criteria]	Choose filter criteria.
[Record voice memo]	Add a voice memo to the current picture (Manual Recording).
[Play voice memo]	Play the voice memo for the current picture (Playing Voice Memos).
[Retouch]	Create a retouched copy of the current picture ( N The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies ).
[Jump to copy on other card]	If the current picture is one of a pair created with [Backup], [RAW Slot 1 - JPEG Slot 2], or [JPEG Slot 1 - JPEG Slot 2] selected for [Role played by card in Slot 2], choosing this option displays the copy on the card in the other slot.
[Choose slot and folder]	Choose a slot and folder for playback. Highlight a slot and press 2 to display a list of the folders on the memory card in the selected slot. You can then highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
[Select R, G, B] ²	Press 4 or 2 to choose a color channel for the highlight display.
[IPTC]	Embed a selected IPTC preset in the current photo ( IPTC ).
[Side-by-side comparison] ³	Compare retouched copies to the originals.

Available only during playback zoom.
Available only when highlights or RGB histograms are displayed.
Available only when a retouched copy (indicated by a p icon) or the source picture for a retouched copy is selected.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Choose [Side-by-side comparison] to compare retouched copies with the unretouched originals.

1	Options used to create copy
2	Source image

3	Retouched copy

The source image is displayed on the left, the retouched copy on the right.
The options used to create the copy are listed at the top of the display.
Press 4 or 2 to switch between the source image and the retouched copy.
If the copy is an overlay created from multiple source images, press 1 or 3 to view the other images.
If the source has been copied multiple times, press 1 or 3 to view the other copies.
To view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button.
Press J to return to playback with the highlighted image displayed full screen.
The source image will not be displayed if the copy was created from a photograph that is now protected.
The source image will not be displayed if the copy was created from a photograph that has since been deleted or hidden.

Movies

Option	Description
[Rating]	Rate the current picture ( Rating Pictures ).
[Select to send to computer]	Select the current picture for upload. The option displayed varies with the type of device connected.
[Select to send (wired LAN/WT)]
[Filtered playback]	View only pictures that match selected criteria ( Filtered Playback ).
[Filtered playback criteria]	Choose filter criteria.
[Volume control]	Adjust playback volume.
[Trim movie]	Trim footage from the current movie and save the edited copy in a new file ( Editing Movies ).
[Choose slot and folder]	Choose a slot and folder for playback. Highlight a slot and press 2 to display a list of the folders on the memory card in the selected slot. You can then highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
[Select R, G, B] ^*	Press 4 or 2 to choose a color channel for the highlight display.

Available only when highlights or RGB histograms are displayed.

Movies (Playback Paused)

Option		Description
9	[Choose start/end point]	Trim footage from the current movie and save the edited copy in a new file ( Editing Movies ).
4	[Save current frame]	Save a selected frame as a JPEG still (Saving Selected Frames as JPEG Stills).
r	[Add index]	Add indices to movies during playback. Indices can be used to quickly locate frames during playback and editing (Adding Indices to Movies).
o	[Delete index]	Delete indices (Deleting Indices).