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Table of contents

  • When your first photo can’t wait
  • Package contents
  • About this document
  • For your safety
  • Notices
  • Getting to know the camera
    • Parts of the camera
    • Camera controls
  • First steps
    • Attaching the strap
    • Inserting the battery and a memory card
    • Charging the battery
    • Attaching a lens
    • Opening the monitor
    • Turning on the camera
  • Basic photography and playback
    • Taking photographs (b auto)
    • Recording videos (b auto)
    • Viewing photos
  • Basic settings
    • Focus
    • White balance
    • Silent photography
    • Rating pictures
    • Protecting pictures from deletion
  • Shooting controls
    • The mode dial
    • The S button
    • The E (exposure compensation) button
    • The c/E (release mode/self-timer) button
    • The A (g) button
  • The i menu
    • The i menu
    • Still images
    • Videos
  • Playback
    • Viewing pictures
    • Photo information
    • The i button (playback mode)
    • Playback zoom
    • Deleting pictures
  • Menu guide
    • Defaults
    • D The playback menu: Managing images
      • Delete
      • Playback folder
      • Playback display options
      • Picture review
      • Rotate tall
      • Slide show
      • Rating
    • C The photo shooting menu: Shooting options
      • Reset photo shooting menu
      • Storage folder
      • File naming
      • Choose image area
      • Image quality
      • Image size
      • RAW recording
      • ISO sensitivity settings
      • White balance
      • Set Picture Control
      • Manage Picture Control
      • Color space
      • Active D-Lighting
      • Long exposure NR
      • High ISO NR
      • Vignette control
      • Diffraction compensation
      • Auto distortion control
      • Flicker reduction shooting
      • Metering
      • Flash control
      • Flash mode
      • Flash compensation
      • Release mode
      • Focus mode
      • AF-area mode
      • Vibration reduction
      • Auto bracketing
      • Multiple exposure
      • HDR (high dynamic range)
      • Interval timer shooting
      • Time-lapse video
      • Focus shift shooting
      • Silent photography
    • 1 The video recording menu: Video recording options
      • Reset video recording menu
      • File naming
      • Frame size/frame rate
      • Video quality
      • Video file type
      • ISO sensitivity settings
      • White balance
      • Set Picture Control
      • Manage Picture Control
      • Active D-Lighting
      • High ISO NR
      • Vignette control
      • Diffraction compensation
      • Auto distortion control
      • Flicker reduction
      • Metering
      • Release mode (save frame)
      • Focus mode
      • AF-area mode
      • Vibration reduction
      • Electronic VR
      • Microphone sensitivity
      • Attenuator
      • Frequency response
      • Wind noise reduction
      • Timecode
    • A Custom Settings: Fine-tuning camera settings
      • Reset custom settings
      • a: Autofocus
        • a1: AF-C priority selection
        • a2: AF-S priority selection
        • a3: Focus tracking with lock-on
        • a4: Focus points used
        • a5: Store points by orientation
        • a6: AF activation
        • a7: Limit AF-area mode selection
        • a8: Focus point wrap-around
        • a9: Focus point options
        • a10: Low-light AF
        • a11: Manual focus ring in AF mode
      • b: Metering/exposure
        • b1: Easy exposure compensation
        • b2: Center-weighted area
        • b3: Fine-tune optimal exposure
      • c: Timers/AE lock
        • c1: Shutter-release button AE-L
        • c2: Self-timer
        • c3: Power off delay
      • d: Shooting/display
        • d1: CL mode shooting speed
        • d2: Maximum shots per burst
        • d3: Exposure delay mode
        • d4: Shutter type
        • d5: File number sequence
        • d6: Apply settings to live view
        • d7: Framing grid display
        • d8: Focus peaking
        • d9: View all in continuous mode
      • e: Bracketing/flash
        • e1: Flash sync speed
        • e2: Flash shutter speed
        • e3: Exposure comp. for flash
        • e4: Auto c ISO sensitivity control
        • e5: Auto bracketing (mode M)
        • e6: Bracketing order
      • f: Controls
        • f1: Customize i menu
        • f2: Custom controls (shooting)
        • f3: Custom controls (playback)
        • f4: Customize command dials
        • f5: Release button to use dial
        • f6: Reverse indicators
      • g: Video
        • g1: Customize i menu
        • g2: Custom controls
        • g3: AF speed
        • g4: AF tracking sensitivity
        • g5: Highlight display
    • B The setup menu: Camera setup
      • Format memory card
      • Save user settings
      • Reset user settings
      • Language
      • Time zone and date
      • Monitor brightness
      • Monitor color balance
      • REC lamp brightness
      • Information display
      • AF fine-tuning options
      • Non-CPU lens data
      • Save focus position
      • Image Dust Off ref photo
      • Pixel mapping
      • Image comment
      • Copyright information
      • Beep options
      • Touch controls
      • Self-portrait mode
      • HDMI
      • Airplane mode
      • Connect to smart device
      • Connect to computer
      • Wireless remote (ML-L7) options
      • Conformity marking
      • USB power delivery
      • Energy saving (photo mode)
      • Slot empty release lock
      • Save/load menu settings
      • Reset all settings
      • Firmware version
    • N The retouch menu: Creating retouched copies
      • RAW processing: Converting RAW to JPEG
      • Trim
      • Resize
      • D-Lighting
      • Red-eye correction
      • Straighten
      • Distortion control
      • Perspective control
      • Monochrome
      • Overlay pictures
      • Trim video
    • O My Menu/m Recent settings
  • Establishing wireless connections to computers or smart devices
    • Network options
    • Connecting to computers via Wi-Fi
    • Connecting to smart devices
    • Troubleshooting
  • Cabled connections to computers and HDMI devices
    • Connecting to computers via USB
    • Connecting to HDMI devices
  • On-camera flash photography
    • “On-camera” versus “remote”
    • Using an on-camera flash
    • Flash control mode
    • Flash modes
    • Flash compensation
    • FV lock
  • Remote flash photography
    • What is remote flash photography?
    • Controlling remote flash units
  • Troubleshooting
    • Before contacting customer support
    • Problems and solutions
    • Alerts and error messages
  • Technical notes
    • Compatible lenses and accessories
    • Display in the monitor
    • Compatible flash units
    • Other compatible accessories
    • Software
    • Caring for the camera
    • Caring for the camera and battery: Cautions
    • Specifications
    • Approved memory cards
    • Portable chargers (power banks)
    • Memory card capacity
    • Available recording time
    • Battery endurance
    • Trademarks and licenses
    • Notices
    • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (wireless LAN)
  • Changes made via firmware updates
    • “Firmware version”
    • Features available with “C” firmware version 1.10
  • Z 30 Reference Guide
  • Menu guide
  • 1 The video recording menu: Video recording options
  • Release mode (save frame)

Release mode (save frame)

  1. G button
  2. 1 video recording menu

In video mode, you can choose the operation performed (Video mode) when the shutter-release button is pressed (Taking photos in video mode).

1 The video recording menu: Video recording options

  • Reset video recording menu
  • File naming
  • Frame size/frame rate
  • Video quality
  • Video file type
  • ISO sensitivity settings
  • White balance
  • Set Picture Control
  • Manage Picture Control
  • Active D-Lighting
  • High ISO NR
  • Vignette control
  • Diffraction compensation
  • Auto distortion control
  • Flicker reduction
  • Metering
  • Release mode (save frame)
  • Focus mode
  • AF-area mode
  • Vibration reduction
  • Electronic VR
  • Microphone sensitivity
  • Attenuator
  • Frequency response
  • Wind noise reduction
  • Timecode
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  •  Term of Use

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