Touch controls
The touch-sensitive monitor offers a variety of controls that can be operated by touching the display with your fingers.
- Focusing and releasing the shutter
- Adjusting settings
- Playback
- Viewing videos
- The i menu
- Text entry
- Navigating the menus
Focusing and releasing the shutter
- Touch the monitor to focus on the selected point (touch AF).
- In photo mode, the shutter will be released when you lift your finger from the display (touch shutter).
- Touch shutter/AF settings can be adjusted by tapping the W icon (The touch shutter).
Adjusting settings
- Tap highlighted settings in the display.
- You can then choose the desired option by tapping icons or sliders.
- Tap Z or press J to select the chosen option and return to the previous display.
Touch Fn
When [ON] is selected for Custom Setting f4 [Touch Fn] > [Enable/disable touch Fn], you can use monitor touch controls to adjust settings while framing pictures in the viewfinder.
- Touch Fn is available only when the monitor is in storage position with the screen facing outward.
Playback
- Flick left or right to view other pictures during full-frame playback.
- In full-frame playback, touching the bottom of the display brings up a frame-advance bar. Slide your finger left or right over the bar to scroll rapidly to other pictures.
- To zoom in on a picture displayed during full-frame playback, use a stretch gesture or give the display two quick taps. You can adjust the zoom ratio using stretch gestures to zoom in and pinch gestures to zoom out.
- Use slide gestures to view other parts of the image during zoom.
- Giving the display two quick taps while zoom is in effect cancels zoom.
- To “zoom out” to a thumbnail view, use a pinch gesture during full-frame playback. Use pinch and stretch to choose the number of images displayed from 4, 9, and 72 frames.
Viewing videos
- Videos are indicated by a 1 icon; to start playback, tap the on-screen guide.
- Tap Z to exit to full-frame playback.
The i menu
- Tap the i icon to display the i menu during shooting (The i button (i menu)).
- Tap items to view and change options.
- You can choose the items displayed in the i menu (Customizing the i menu).
Text entry
- When a keyboard is displayed, you can enter text by tapping the keys.
1 | Text display area |
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2 | Keyboard area |
3 | Keyboard selection |
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- To position the cursor, tap e or f or tap directly in the text display area.
- To cycle through the upper- and lower-case and symbol keyboards, tap the keyboard selection icon.
Navigating the menus
- Slide up or down to scroll.
- Tap a menu icon to choose a menu.
- Tap menu items to display options. You can then choose the desired option by tapping icons or sliders.
- To exit without changing settings, tap Z.
Cautions: The touch screen
- The touch screen responds to static electricity. It may not respond when touched with fingernails or gloved hands.
- Do not touch the screen with sharp objects.
- Do not use excessive force.
- The screen may not respond when covered with third-party protective films.
- The screen may not respond when touched simultaneously in multiple locations.
Enabling or disabling touch controls
- Touch controls can be enabled or disabled using the [Touch controls] item in the setup menu.
- Touch Fn is available when [ON] is selected for Custom Setting f4 [Touch Fn] > [Enable/disable touch Fn], even if [Disable] is selected for [Touch controls] in the setup menu.