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

  • 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

Text entry

  • When a keyboard is displayed, you can enter text by tapping the keys.
1Text display area
2Keyboard area
3Keyboard selection
  • 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.