2. D780 Online Manual
  3. Basic Photography and Playback
  4. Playback

Playback

Press the K button to view photos and movies recorded with the camera.

  1. Press the K button.

    • A picture will be displayed in the monitor.

    • The memory card containing the picture currently displayed is shown by an icon.

  2. Press 4 or 2 to view additional pictures.

    • Additional pictures can also be viewed by flicking a finger left or right over the display ( Touch Controls ).

    • To end playback and return to shooting mode, press the shutter-release button halfway.

Image Review

When [On] is selected for [Image review] in the playback menu, pictures are automatically displayed in the monitor after shooting without the user pressing the K button.

Viewing Movies

Movies are indicated by a 1 icon. Tap the a icon in the display or press J to start playback (a progress bar shows your approximate position in the movie).

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1 icon

2

Length
3

a icon

4

Current position/total length
5

Progress bar
6

Volume
7

Guide

Movie Playback Operations

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Description

Pause

Press 3 to pause playback.

Resume

Press J 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×.

  • 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.

Start slow-motion playback

Press 3 while the movie is paused to start slow-motion playback.

Jog rewind/ advance

  • Press 4 or 2 while the movie is paused to rewind or advance one frame at a time.

  • Keep 4 or 2 pressed for continuous rewind or advance.

Skip 10 s

Rotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s.

Skip to last or first frame

If the movie contains no indices, you can skip to the first or last frame by rotating the sub-command dial.

Skip to index

If the movie contains indices, rotating the sub-command dial takes you to the next or previous index.

  • Indices can be added or removed from the [EDIT MOVIE] menu, which can be displayed by pausing playback and pressing the i button.

Adjust volume

Press X (T) to increase volume, W (Y) to decrease.

Trim movie

To display the [EDIT MOVIE] menu, pause playback and press the i button.

Exit

Press 1 or K to exit to full-frame playback.

Exit to shooting mode

Press the shutter-release button halfway to exit playback and return to shooting mode.
Indices

Indices can be added when playback is paused by pressing the i button and selecting [Add index]. You can quickly jump to indexed locations during playback and editing. The presence of indices is indicated by a p icon in the full-frame playback display.

Deleting Unwanted Pictures

Pictures can be deleted as described below. Note that once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.

  1. Display the picture.

    • Press the K button to start playback and press 4 or 2 until the desired picture is displayed.

    • The location of the current image is shown by an icon at the bottom left corner of the display.

  2. Delete the picture

    • Press the O (Q) button; a confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press the O (Q) button again to delete the image and return to playback.

    • To exit without deleting the picture, press K.