The i Button (Playback Mode)

Pressing the i button during playback zoom or full-frame or thumbnail playback displays the i menu for playback mode. Highlight items and press J or 2 to select.

Press the i button again to return to playback.

Photos

Option	Description
[Quick crop] ¹	Save a copy of the current picture cropped to the area visible in the display. This option is not available when RGB histograms are displayed (0RGB Histogram).
[Manage series]	If [ON] is selected for [Series playback] > [List series as single thumbnails] in the playback menu, you can use this option to delete, protect, or mark for upload the current picture and all other pictures in the same burst. Note that the pictures can be marked for upload to a computer or FTP server only.
[Rating]	Rate the current picture (0Rating Pictures).
[Select for upload to smart device]	Select the current picture for upload (0Selecting Pictures for Upload). The option displayed varies with the destination currently selected for upload.
[Select for upload to computer]
[Select for upload (FTP)]
[Select all for computer upload]	Mark for upload all pictures meeting the current filter criteria (0Filtered Playback). These options are displayed only if the camera is connected to a computer or FTP server. Videos over 4 GB in size cannot be selected for upload.
[Select all for upload (FTP)]
[Filtered playback]	View only pictures that match selected criteria (0Filtered Playback).
[Filtered playback criteria]	Choose filter criteria.
[Record voice memo]	Add a voice memo to the current picture (0Recording Voice Memos).
[Play voice memo]	Play the voice memo for the current picture (0Playing Voice Memos).
[Retouch]	Create a retouched copy of the current picture (0Creating Retouched Copies).
[Jump to copy on other card]	If the current picture is one of a pair created with [Backup], [RAW Slot 1 - JPEG Slot 2], or [JPEG Slot 1 - JPEG Slot 2] selected for [Role played by card in Slot 2] in the photo shooting menu, choosing this option displays the copy on the card in the other slot.
[Choose slot and folder]	Choose a slot and folder for playback. Highlight a slot and press 2 to display a list of the folders on the memory card in the selected slot. You can then highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
[Protect]	Add protection to or remove protection from the current picture (0Protecting Pictures from Deletion).
[Unprotect all] ²	Remove protection from all pictures in the folder currently selected for [Playback folder] in the playback menu.
[IPTC]	Embed a selected IPTC preset in the current photo (0IPTC).
[Side-by-side comparison] ³	Compare retouched copies to the originals.
[Slide show]	View a slide show; the current picture and all following pictures are displayed one at a time in the order recorded (0Viewing Slide Shows).

Available only during playback zoom.

Not available during playback zoom.

Available only when a retouched copy (indicated by a p icon) or the source picture for a retouched copy is selected.

[Side-by-Side Comparison]

Choose [Side-by-side comparison] to compare retouched copies with the unretouched originals.

Options used to create copy
Source picture

Retouched copy

The source picture is displayed on the left, the retouched copy on the right.
The options used to create the copy listed at the top of the display.
Press 4 or 2 to switch between the source picture and the retouched copy.
If the copy is an overlay created from multiple source pictures, press 1 or 3 to view the other pictures.
If the source has been copied multiple times, press 1 or 3 to view the other copies.
To view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button.
Press J to return to playback with the highlighted picture displayed fullframe.
To exit to playback, press the K button.
The source picture will not be displayed if the copy was created from a photograph that is now protected.
The source picture will not be displayed if the copy was created from a photograph that has since been deleted.

Videos

Option	Description
[Rating]	Rate the current picture (0Rating Pictures).
[Select for upload to computer]	Select the current picture for upload (0Selecting Pictures for Upload). These options are displayed only if the camera is connected to a computer or FTP server.
[Select for upload (FTP)]
[Select all for computer upload]	Mark for upload all pictures meeting the current filter criteria (0Filtered Playback). These options are displayed only if the camera is connected to a computer or FTP server. Videos over 4 GB in size cannot be selected for upload.
[Select all for upload (FTP)]
[Filtered playback]	View only pictures that match selected criteria (0Filtered Playback).
[Filtered playback criteria]	Choose filter criteria.
[Volume control]	Adjust playback volume.
[Trim video]	Trim footage from the current video and save the edited copy in a new file (0Editing Videos).
[Choose slot and folder]	Choose a slot and folder for playback. Highlight a slot and press 2 to display a list of the folders on the memory card in the selected slot. You can then highlight a folder and press J to view the pictures it contains.
[Protect]	Add protection to or remove protection from the current picture (0Protecting Pictures from Deletion).
[Unprotect all]	Remove protection from all pictures in the folder currently selected for [Playback folder] in the playback menu.
[Slide show]	View a slide show; the current picture and all following pictures are displayed one at a time in the order recorded (0Viewing Slide Shows).

Videos (Playback Paused)

Option		Description
9	[Trim video]	Trim unwanted footage (0Trimming Videos).
4	[Save current frame]	Save a selected frame as a JPEG still (0Saving the Current Frame as a JPEG Still).
8	[Save consecutive frames]	Save the frames in a selected length of footage as a series of individual JPEG images (0Creating Stills from a Selected Length of Footage).
[Volume control]		Adjust playback volume.