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 |
| V | AF-ON button |
| 8 | Center of sub-selector |
| G | Shutter-release button |
| l | Lens control ring |
The roles that can be assigned to these controls are as follows:
| Option | w | y | V | 8 | G | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | Power aperture (open) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| q | Power aperture (close) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| i | Exposure compensation + | — | — | — | — | — | |
| h | Exposure compensation – | — | — | — | — | — | |
| n | Subject tracking | — | — | — | — | ||
| b | Framing grid display | — | — | — | |||
| g | Protect | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| C | Take photos | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Record movies | — | — | — | |||
| J | Choose image area | — | — | — | |||
| m | White balance | — | — | — | — | ||
| h | Set Picture Control | — | — | — | — | ||
| y | Active D-Lighting | — | — | — | — | ||
| w | Metering | — | — | — | — | ||
| z | Focus mode/AF-area mode | — | — | — | — | ||
| H | Microphone sensitivity | — | — | — | — | ||
| W | Peaking highlights | — | — | — | — | ||
| c | Rating | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 control assignment) > 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 control assignment) > 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 control assignment) > 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 control assignment) > 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 to a subject-tracking display. To end subject-tracking AF, press the control again or press the W (Q) button. |
| b | Framing grid display | Press the control to turn the framing grid display on or off. |
| g | Protect | Press the control during playback to protect the current picture. |
| 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. |
| C | Take photos | Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take a photograph with an aspect ratio of 16 : 9. |
| 1 | Record movies | Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus (autofocus mode only) and press it all the way down to start or end movie recording. The shutter-release button cannot be used for other purposes in movie mode. The shutter-release button on an optional wireless remote controller or remote cord functions in the same way as the camera shutter-release button. |
| J | Choose image area | Press the control and rotate a command dial to choose the image area. Note that the image area cannot be changed while recording is in progress. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| c | Rating | Press the control and rotate the main command dial to rate the current picture during playback. |
| X | Focus (M/A) | Use the control to focus manually, independent of the option selected for focus mode. Press the shutter-release button halfway or press the AF-ON button to refocus using autofocus. |
| 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.