Playback

Press the K button to view photos and videos in the monitor or viewfinder after shooting.


  • Press 4 or 2, or flick left or right on the monitor to view other images.
  • Videos are indicated by a 1 icon at the upper left of the monitor. Press the J button, or tap the a icon in the monitor to play back videos.
  • To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the shutter-release button halfway.

Viewing videos

Monitor display and operation during video playback are as follows.

Monitor display during video playback

The following information is displayed during video playback, allowing you to confirm the video length and playback time. Your approximate position in the video can also be confirmed from the video progress bar.

11 icon
2Length
3a icon
4Current position/total length
5Volume
6Progress bar
7Guide

Video playback operations

You can perform the following during video playback.

ToDescription
PausePress 3 to pause playback.
ResumePress the J button to resume playback when playback is paused or during rewind/advance.
Rewind/ advance

Press 4 to rewind, 2 to advance. Speed increases with each press, from 2× to 4× to 8× to 16×.

Start slow-motion playbackPress 3 while the video is paused to start slow-motion playback.
Jog rewind/advance
  • Press 4 or 2 while the video is paused to rewind or advance one frame at a time.
  • Keep 4 or 2 pressed for continuous rewind or advance.
Skip 10 sRotate the sub-command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s.
Skip 10 framesRotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 frames.
Skip to last or first frame
  • Keep 4 or 2 pressed to skip respectively to the first frame or last frame.
  • The first frame is indicated by a h in the top right corner of the display, the last frame by a i.
Zoom inPress X to zoom in on the current frame while playback is paused.
Adjust volumePress X to increase volume, W (Q) to decrease.
Trim videoTo display the video i menu, pause playback and press the i button.
ExitPress 1 to exit to full-frame playback.

Deleting unwanted pictures

Press the O button to delete the current picture. Note that pictures cannot be recovered once deleted.

  • Display a picture you want to delete and press the O button to display a confirmation dialog. Press the O button again to delete the picture and return to playback.
  • To exit without deleting the picture, press K.

The playback menu [Delete] item

Use [Delete] in the playback menu to:

  • delete multiple pictures,
  • delete all pictures currently rated c (candidate for deletion),
  • delete all pictures taken on selected dates, or
  • delete all pictures in selected folders.