Using touch operations to take selfies

By tilting the monitor approximately 180°upward, you can check the image displayed as you take selfies by touch.

It is convenient to use the Self-portrait/ -timer function when shooting still images.

Self-portrait/ -timer

Setting the camera

  1. [Touch Operation]

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] → [On].

    MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Panel/Pad] → [Touch Panel+Pad] or [Touch Panel Only].

  2. [Focus Mode]

    MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Mode] → [AF-S], [AF-A], [AF-C], or [DMF].

  3. [Focus Area]

    MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area] → select [Wide], [Zone], or [Center].

  4. [Self-portrait/ -timer]

    MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Self-portrait/ -timer] → [On].

  5. Selfie position

    Pressing the MENU button.(Switch this product to shooting mode.)
    Tilt the monitor of the camera approximately 180°upward, and then point the lens at yourself (selfie position).

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Guide to using the camera

Shooting with [Self-portrait/ -timer]

[Self-portrait/ -timer] is available when shooting still images after you set [Self-portrait/ -timer] to [On] and tilt the monitor approximately 180° upward. When you are ready to shoot, check the image displayed and touch the monitor. Shots with less camera shake are possible, because the camera focuses on you in the position when you touch the monitor and shoots three seconds later, using the self-timer.*
When [Focus Area] is set to [Zone], press the center of the control wheel to lock the focus frame, and then touch the monitor.

You can also shoot by pressing the shutter button. In this case, press the shutter button halfway down to focus before pressing it all the way down to shoot. The camera will shoot three seconds later, using the self-timer.*

* The self-timer uses [AF-S] autofocus, which is locked once subjects are in focus.

Focusing on faces or eyes

If you set [Focus Area] to [Wide], [Face/Eye AF Set.] to [On], and [Subject Detection] to [Human] in advance before setting [Self-portrait / -timer] described above, you can change the self-timer* setting so that it releases the shutter three seconds after you touch a face on the monitor to focus on that face or the eyes.

* The self-timer uses [AF-S] autofocus, which is locked once subjects are in focus.

Main settings

  1. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Focus Area] → [Wide].

  2. MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face/Eye AF Set.] → [Face/Eye Prty in AF] → [On].
    To enable the [Self-portrait / -timer] function: MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Face/Eye AF Set.] → [Subject Detection] → [Human].

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Using function of touch operation other than [Touch Shutter]

[Touch Shutter] is the function for touch operations on the screen that is enabled by setting [Self-portrait/ -timer] to [On] and tilting the monitor approximately 180°upward. To use [Touch Focus] or [Touch Tracking], set [Self-portrait/ -timer] to [Off] and specify your preferred function for [Func. of Touch Operation].

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*The menu screen images on this web page have been simplified for display purposes, and do not exactly reflect the actual screen display of the camera.