The i button (playback mode)

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.

  • During calendar playback, the i menu can be viewed by pressing the i button when thumbnails are displayed.

Photos

OptionDescription
[Quick crop]1Save 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 for upload to smart device]Select the current picture for upload (Select for upload). The option displayed varies with the type of device connected.
[Select for upload to computer]
[Retouch]Create a retouched copy of the current picture (N The retouch menu: Creating retouched copies).
[Choose folder]Choose a folder for playback. Highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
[Protect]Add protection to or remove protection from the current picture (Protecting pictures from deletion).
[Unprotect all]2Remove protection from all pictures in the folder currently selected for [Playback folder] in the playback menu.
[Side-by-side comparison]3Compare retouched copies to the originals.
  1. Available only during playback zoom.
  2. Not available during playback zoom.
  3. 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.

1Options used to create copy
2Source image
3Retouched copy
  • The source image is displayed on the left, the retouched copy on the right.
  • The options used to create the copy 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 zoomed in, press and hold the X button.
  • Press J to return to playback with the highlighted image displayed full-frame.
  • To exit to playback, press the K button.
  • 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.

Videos

OptionDescription
[Rating]Rate the current video (Rating pictures).
[Select for upload to computer]*Select the current video for upload (Select for upload).
[Volume control]Adjust playback volume.
[Trim video]Trim footage from the current video and save the edited copy in a new file (Choose start/end point).
[Choose folder]Choose a folder for playback. Highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
[Protect]Add protection to or remove protection from the current video (Protecting pictures from deletion).
[Unprotect all]Remove protection from all pictures in the folder currently selected for [Playback folder] in the playback menu.
  1. It will not appear if the camera and computer have never been connected via wireless link.

Videos (playback paused)

OptionDescription
9[Choose start/end point]Trim footage from the current video and save the edited copy in a new file (Choose start/end point).
4[Save current frame]Save a selected frame as a JPEG still (Save current frame).

Select for upload

Follow the steps below to select the current picture for upload to a smart device or computer.

  • The i menu items used to select pictures for upload vary with the type of device connected:
    • [Select for upload to smart device]: Displayed when the camera is connected to a smart device via built-in Bluetooth using [Connect to smart device] in the setup menu (Connect to smart device).
    • [Select for upload to computer]: Displayed when the camera is connected to a computer via built-in Wi-Fi using [Connect to computer] in the setup menu (Connect to computer).
  • Videos cannot be selected for upload when the camera is connected to a smart device via the SnapBridge app.
  • The maximum file size for videos uploaded by other means is 4 GB.
  1. Select the desired picture and press the i button.
  2. Highlight [Select for upload to smart device] or [Select for upload to computer] and press J.

    The picture will be marked with a W icon.

Removing upload marking

To remove upload marking, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

Choose start/end point

Trim footage from the current video and save the edited copy in a new file.

  1. Display a video full frame.
  2. Pause the video on the new opening frame.
    • Press the J button to start playback videos. Press 3 to pause.
    • Your approximate position in the video can be ascertained from the video progress bar.
    • Press 4 or 2 or rotate the main command dial to locate the desired frame.
  3. Select [Choose start/end point].

    Press the i button, highlight [Choose start/end point], and press J.
  4. Choose the start point.

    To create a copy that begins from the current frame, highlight [Start point] and press J.
  5. Confirm the new start point.
    • If the desired frame is not currently displayed, press 4 or 2 to advance or rewind.
    • Rotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s.
    • Rotate the sub-command dial to skip to the last or first frame.
  6. Choose the end point.
    • Press the A (g) button to switch to the end-point selection tool (x) and then select the closing frame (x) as described in Step 5.
  7. Press 1 to create the copy.
  8. Preview the copy.
    • To preview the copy, highlight [Preview] and press J (to interrupt the preview and return to the save options menu, press 1).
    • To abandon the current copy and return to Step 5, highlight [Cancel] and press J.
  9. Choose a save option.
    • Choose [Save as new file] and press the J button to save the edited copy as a new file.
    • To replace the original video with the edited copy, highlight [Overwrite existing file], press J, and then highlight [Yes] and press J.

Trimming videos

  • The copy will not be saved if there is insufficient space available on the memory card.
  • Videos less than two seconds long cannot be edited using [Choose start/end point].
  • Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.

Removing opening or closing footage

  • To remove only the closing footage from a video, choose [End point] in Step 4, press the J button, and proceed to Step 7 without pressing the A (g) button in Step 6.
  • To remove only the opening footage, proceed to Step 7 without pressing the A (g) button in Step 6.

The [Trim video] option (retouch menu)

Videos can also be edited using the [Trim video] item in the retouch menu.

Save current frame

Save a selected frame as a JPEG still.

  1. Pause the video on the desired frame.
    • Press 3 to pause playback.
    • Press 4 or 2 to locate the desired frame.
  2. Choose [Save current frame].

    Press the i button, then highlight [Save current frame] and press J to create a JPEG copy of the current frame.

[Save current frame]

  • Stills are saved at the dimensions selected for [Frame size/frame rate] in the video recording menu when the video was recorded.
  • They cannot be retouched.
  • Some categories of photo information are not displayed during playback.