Parts of the camera
Camera body
| 1 | Eyelet for camera strap (Attaching the strap) |
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| 2 | E (focal plane mark; The focal plane mark and flange-back distance) |
| 3 | Stereo microphone (Recording videos (b auto)) |
| 4 | S button (The S button, The S button) |
| 5 | Power switch (Turning on the camera) |
| 6 | Shutter-release button (Taking photographs (b auto)) |
| 7 | E button (The E (exposure compensation) button, The E (exposure compensation) button) |
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| 8 | Main command dial (The command dials) |
| 9 | Video-record button (Recording videos (b auto)) |
| 10 | Mode dial (The mode dial, The mode dial) |
| 11 | Accessory shoe (for optional flash unit; Using an on-camera flash, Compatible flash units) |
| 12 | Speaker (Video playback operations) |
| 1 | Sub-command dial (The command dials) |
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| 2 | Image sensor (Manual cleaning) |
| 3 | CPU contacts |
| 4 | Lens mounting mark (Attaching a lens) |
| 5 | REC lamp (The REC lamp, REC lamp brightness) Self-timer lamp (The self-timer) |
| 6 | Cover for microphone connector |
| 7 | Cover for HDMI and USB connectors |
| 8 | Connector for external microphone (Microphones) |
| 9 | HDMI connector (Connecting to HDMI devices) |
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| 10 | Charge lamp (Connecting the camera to a computer to charge the battery, Charging the camera battery with the AC adapter (available separately)) |
| 11 | USB connector (USB power delivery, Connecting to computers via USB) |
| 12 | Lens release button (Detaching lenses) |
| 13 | Lens mount (Attaching a lens, The focal plane mark and flange-back distance) |
| 14 | Body cap (Attaching a lens) |
| 15 | Fn2 button (The Fn1 and Fn2 buttons, Focus) |
| 16 | Fn1 button (The Fn1 and Fn2 buttons, White balance) |
| 1 | DISP button (The DISP button) |
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| 2 | Photo/video selector (Taking photographs (b auto), Recording videos (b auto)) |
| 3 | A (g) button (The A (g) button, Protecting pictures from deletion, The A (g) button) |
| 4 | i button (The i button (the i menu), The i menu) |
| 5 | J button (Using the menus) |
| 6 | Multi selector (Using the menus, Focus-point selection) |
| 7 | G button (The G button, Menu guide) |
| 8 | K button (Viewing photos, Viewing pictures) |
| 9 | W (Q) button (The X and W (Q) buttons, The d (help) icon, Viewing pictures, Using playback zoom) |
| 10 | X button (The X and W (Q) buttons, Manual focus, Viewing pictures, Playback zoom) |
| 11 | Memory card access lamp (The memory card access lamp, The memory card access lamp) |
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| 12 | Battery-chamber/memory card slot cover |
| 13 | Battery-chamber/memory card slot cover latch |
| 14 | Memory card slot (Inserting the battery and a memory card) |
| 15 | Battery latch (Inserting the battery and a memory card) |
| 16 | Tripod socket |
| 17 | Monitor (Monitor, Touch controls, The touch shutter) |
| 18 | c (E) button (The c/E (release mode/self-timer) button, The self-timer) |
| 19 | O button (Deleting unwanted pictures, Deleting pictures) |
Do not touch the image sensor
Under no circumstances should you exert pressure on the image sensor, poke it with cleaning tools, or subject it to powerful air currents from a blower. These actions could scratch or otherwise damage the sensor. For information on cleaning the image sensor, see “Manual cleaning” (Manual cleaning).
Product serial number
The serial number for this product can be found by opening the monitor.
Monitor
Photo mode
At default settings, the following indicators appear in the monitor. For more information, see “Display in the monitor” (Display in the monitor) in “Technical notes”.
| 1 | Shooting mode (The mode dial) |
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| 2 | Focus point (AF-area mode) |
| 3 | Release mode (The c/E (release mode/self-timer) button) |
| 4 | Focus mode (Focus mode) |
| 5 | AF-area mode (AF-area mode) |
| 6 | Active D-Lighting (Active D-Lighting) |
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| 7 | Picture Control (Set Picture Control, Set Picture Control) |
| 8 | White balance (White balance, White balance, White balance) |
| 9 | Image area (Choose image area) |
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| 10 | Image size (Image size) |
| 11 | Image quality (Image quality) |
| 12 | i icon (The i menu) |
| 13 | Exposure indicator Exposure (The exposure indicator) Exposure compensation (The E (exposure compensation) button) |
| 14 | “k” (appears when memory remains for over 1000 exposures; Number of exposures remaining) |
| 15 | Number of exposures remaining (Number of exposures remaining, Memory card capacity) |
| 16 | ISO sensitivity (The S button) |
| 17 | ISO sensitivity indicator (The S button) Auto ISO sensitivity indicator (Auto ISO sensitivity control) |
| 18 | Aperture (A (aperture-priority auto), M (manual)) |
| 19 | Shutter speed (S (shutter-priority auto), M (manual)) |
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| 20 | Subject-tracking AF (Subject-tracking AF) |
| 21 | Metering (Metering) |
| 22 | Battery indicator (Battery level) |
| 23 | Shutter type (d4: Shutter type) |
| 24 | 1 icon (The 1 icon) |
| 25 | Vibration reduction indicator (Vibration reduction) |
| 26 | Touch shooting (The touch shutter) |
| 27 | AF-area brackets (Choosing an AF-area mode) |
Video mode
| 1 | Recording indicator (Recording videos (b auto)) “No video” indicator (The 0 icon) |
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| 2 | Frame size and rate/Video quality (Frame size and rate/Video quality) |
| 3 | Time remaining (Recording videos (b auto)) |
| 4 | Release mode (still photography; Video mode) |
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| 5 | Sound level (Microphone sensitivity) |
| 6 | Microphone sensitivity (Microphone sensitivity) |
| 7 | Frequency response (Frequency response) |