Principle functions of the controls

Control	Main function
Mode dial	For shooting Select a shooting mode (Selecting a shooting mode (mode dial)).
Focus-mode selector	For shooting Select (autofocus) or (manual focus) (Using autofocus, Using manual focus).
(AE-L/AF-L) button	For shooting Lock the exposure or focus (Focus lock, AE/AF lock button).
Zoom control	For shooting Move toward () (telephoto) to zoom in closer to the subject, and move toward () (wide-angle) to zoom out and view a larger area (Using the zoom control).
	For playback Move toward () to zoom in on the image, and move toward () to display images as thumbnails or the calendar (Playback zoom, Thumbnail playback/calendar display). Adjust the volume for movie playback.
(snap-back zoom) button	For shooting Widen the angle of view temporarily (Using the snap-back zoom (temporarily widening the visible range)).
Side zoom control	For shooting Use the function assigned in [Assign side zoom control] (Assign side zoom control). [Zoom] (default setting): Move toward (telephoto) to zoom in closer to the subject, and move toward (wide-angle) to zoom out and view a larger area (Using the side zoom control). [Manual focus]: When the focus-mode selector is set to MF, adjust the focus manually.
Shutter-release button	For shooting When the button is pressed halfway: Set focus and exposure. When the button is pressed all the way: Release the shutter (Shooting still images, The shutter-release button).
	For playback Return to shooting mode.
( movie-record) button	For shooting Start and stop movie recording (Recording movies, Basic operations of movie recording and movie playback).
	For playback Return to shooting mode.
Multi selector	For shooting While the shooting screen is displayed: Display the following setting screens (Setting the flash mode, self-timer, focus mode, and exposure compensation, Menu operations) by pressing: Up (): (flash mode) Right (): (exposure compensation) Down (): (focus mode) (Available only when the focus-mode selector is set to .) Left (): (self-timer/smile timer) When the shooting mode is , , or (Movie manual): Rotate the multi selector to set the f‑number.
	For playback While the playback screen is displayed: Change the displayed image using up (), down (), left (), right (), or by rotating the multi selector. While a zoomed image is displayed: Move the display area.
	For setting Select an item using or by rotating the multi selector, and then apply the selection by pressing the button.
(apply selection) button	For playback Display individual images of a sequence in full-frame playback mode (Viewing and deleting images captured continuously (sequence)). Scroll an image shot with easy panorama. Play back movies. Switch from thumbnail playback or zoomed image display to full-frame playback.
	For setting Apply the item that you selected by using the multi selector (Menu operations).
Command dial	For shooting When the shooting mode is (P, S, A, and M modes): Set the flexible program. When the shooting mode is , (P, S, A, and M modes), or [Manual] in (Movie manual): Set the shutter speed.
	For playback Change the magnification rate of a zoomed image.
Control ring	For shooting When the focus-mode selector is set to : Display the setting screen that is selected in [Control ring options]* (Control ring options). When the focus-mode selector is set to : Adjust the focus manually. This function is not available with some shooting modes.
(menu) button	For shooting/playback Display or close the menu (Menu operations, Menu lists).
(function) button	For shooting When the shooting mode is , , , , or : Display or close the setting menus such as [Continuous] or [Vibration reduction] (Using the Fn (function) button).
(monitor) button	For shooting/playback Switch between the monitor and viewfinder (Switching between the monitor and viewfinder).
(display) button	For shooting/playback Switch or hide the information displayed on the screen (Switching the information displayed on the screen (DISP button)).
(playback) button	For shooting Play back images (Playing back images).
	For playback Return to shooting mode. When the camera is turned off, press and hold down this button to turn the camera on in playback mode (Playing back images).
(delete) button	For shooting Delete the last image that was saved (Deleting images).
	For playback Delete images (Deleting images).