To choose the functions assigned to the following controls in movie mode, whether used individually or in combination with the command dials, highlight the desired option and press J.

w Fn1 button
y Fn2 button
j AE-L/AF-L button
k OK button
l Lens control ring

The roles that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:

Option w y j k l
t Power aperture (open)
q Power aperture (close)
i Exposure compensation +
h Exposure compensation –
n Subject tracking
b Framing grid display
K Select center focus point
A AF-ON
F AF lock only
E AE lock (Hold)
C AE lock only
B AE/AF lock
p Zoom on/off
1 Record movies
m White balance
h Set Picture Control
y Active D-Lighting
w Metering
c Release mode (save frame)
z Focus mode/AF-area mode
H Microphone sensitivity
W Peaking highlights
X Focus (M/A)  1, 2
q Power aperture  2
E Exposure compensation  2
9 ISO sensitivity  2
  None  2

Available only with compatible lenses.

Regardless of the option selected, in manual focus mode the control ring can only be used to adjust focus.

The following options are available:

Option Description
t Power aperture (open) Aperture widens while the control is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g2 (Custom controls) > Fn2 button > Power aperture (close) for button-controlled aperture adjustment.
q Power aperture (close) Aperture narrows while the control is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g2 (Custom controls) > Fn1 button > Power aperture (open) for button-controlled aperture adjustment.
i Exposure compensation + Exposure compensation increases while the control is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g2 (Custom controls) > Fn2 button > Exposure compensation − for button-controlled exposure compensation.
h Exposure compensation – Exposure compensation decreases while the control is pressed. Use in combination with Custom Setting g2 (Custom controls) > Fn1 button > Exposure compensation + for button-controlled exposure compensation.
n Subject tracking

Pressing the control during auto-area AF enables subject tracking; the focus point will change to a targeting reticle and the monitor and viewfinder to subject-tracking displays.

  • To end subject-tracking AF, press the control again.
b Framing grid display Press the control to turn the framing grid display on or off.
K Select center focus point Pressing the control selects the center focus point.
A AF-ON Pressing the control initiates autofocus.
F AF lock only Focus locks while the control is pressed.
E AE lock (Hold) Exposure locks when the control is pressed, and remains locked until the control is pressed a second time or the standby timer expires.
C AE lock only Exposure locks while the control is pressed.
B AE/AF lock Focus and exposure lock while the control is pressed.
p Zoom on/off Press the control to zoom the display in on the area around the current focus point. Press the control again to zoom out.
1 Record movies Press the control to start movie recording. Recording ends when the control is pressed again.
m White balance Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose a white balance option (in some cases, a sub-option can be selected using the sub-command dial).
h Set Picture Control Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose a Picture Control.
y Active D-Lighting Press the control and rotate a command dial to adjust Active D-Lighting.
w Metering Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose a metering option.
c Release mode (save frame) Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose the release mode for photographs taken during movie recording.
z Focus mode/AF-area mode Press the control and rotate the main and sub-command dials to choose the focus and AF-area modes.
H Microphone sensitivity Press the control and rotate a command dial to adjust microphone sensitivity.
W Peaking highlights Press the control and rotate the main command dial to choose a peaking level and the sub-command dial to select the peaking color.
X Focus (M/A) Use the control to focus manually, independent of the option selected for focus mode. To refocus using autofocus, press the shutter-release button halfway or press a control to which AF-ON has been assigned.
q Power aperture Use the control to adjust aperture.
E Exposure compensation Use the control to adjust exposure compensation.
9 ISO sensitivity Use the control to adjust ISO sensitivity.
  None The control has no effect.

Power Aperture

Power aperture is available only in modes A and M (a 6 icon indicates that power aperture cannot be used). The display may flicker while aperture is adjusted.