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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.

  • During calendar playback, the i menu can be viewed by pressing the i button when thumbnails are displayed.

Photos

Option

Description

[Quick crop] 1

Save a copy of the current image cropped to the area visible in the display. This option is not available when RGB histograms are displayed (RGB Histogram).

[Rating]

Rate the current picture (Rating Pictures).

[Select to send to smart device]

Select the current picture for upload (Select to Send). The option displayed varies with the type of device connected.

[Select to send to computer]

[Retouch]

Create a retouched copy of the current picture (N The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies).

[Jump to copy on other card]

If the current picture is one of a pair created with [Backup] or [RAW Slot 1 - JPEG Slot 2] selected for [Role played by card in Slot 2], 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 (Protecting Pictures from Deletion).

[Unprotect all] 2

Remove protection from all pictures in the folder currently selected for [Playback folder] in the playback menu.

[Side-by-side comparison] 3

Compare retouched copies to the originals.

  1. Available only during playback zoom.

  2. Not available during playback zoom.

  3. 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.

1

Options used to create copy
2

Source image
3

Retouched copy

  • The source image 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 image and the retouched copy.

  • If the copy is an overlay created from multiple source images, press 1 or 3 to view the other images.

  • 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 image displayed full-frame.

  • To exit to playback, press the K button.

  • The source image will not be displayed if the copy was created from a photograph that is now protected.

  • The source image will not be displayed if the copy was created from a photograph that has since been deleted.

Movies

Option

Description

[Rating]

Rate the current picture (Rating Pictures).

[Select to send to computer]

Select the current picture for upload (Select to Send).

[Volume control]

Adjust playback volume.

[Trim movie]

Trim footage from the current movie and save the edited copy in a new file (Choose Start/End Point).

[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 (Protecting Pictures from Deletion).

[Unprotect all]

Remove protection from all pictures in the folder currently selected for [Playback folder] in the playback menu.

Movies (Playback Paused)

Option

Description

9

[Choose start/end point]

Trim footage from the current movie and save the edited copy in a new file (Choose Start/End Point).

4

[Save current frame]

Save a selected frame as a JPEG still (Save Current Frame).

Select to Send

Follow the steps below to select the current picture for upload to a smart device or computer.

  • The i menu items used to select pictures for upload vary with the type of device connected:

    • [Select to send to smart device]: Displayed when the camera is connected to a smart device via built-in Bluetooth using [Connect to smart device] in the setup menu (Connect to Smart Device).

    • [Select to send to computer]: Displayed when the camera is connected to a computer via built-in Wi-Fi using [Connect to PC] in the setup menu (Connect to PC).

  • Movies cannot be selected for upload when the camera is connected to a smart device via the SnapBridge app.

  • The maximum file size for movies uploaded by other means is 4 GB.

  1. Select the desired picture and press the i button.

  2. Highlight [Select to send to smart device], or [Select to send to computer] and press J.

    The picture will be marked with a W icon.

Removing Upload Marking

To remove upload marking, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

Choose Start/End Point

Trim footage from the current movie and save the edited copy in a new file.

  1. Display a movie full frame.

  2. Pause the movie on the new opening frame.

    • Press the J button to start playback movies. Press 3 to pause.

    • Your approximate position in the movie can be ascertained from the movie progress bar.

    • Press 4 or 2 or rotate the main command dial to locate the desired frame.

  3. Select [Choose start/end point].

    Press the i button, highlight [Choose start/end point], and press J.

  4. Choose the start point.

    To create a copy that begins from the current frame, highlight [Start point] and press J.

  5. Confirm the new start point.

    • If the desired frame is not currently displayed, press 4 or 2 to advance or rewind.

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

    • Rotate the sub-command dial to skip to the last or first frame.

  6. Choose the end point.

    Press the center of the sub-selector to switch to the end-point selection tool (x) and then select the closing frame (x) as described in Step 5.

  7. Press 1 to create the copy.

  8. Preview the copy.

    • To preview the copy, highlight [Preview] and press J (to interrupt the preview and return to the save options menu, press 1).

    • To abandon the current copy and return to Step 5, highlight [Cancel] and press J.

  9. Choose a save option.

    • Choose [Save as new file] and press the J button to save the edited copy as a new file.

    • To replace the original movie with the edited copy, highlight [Overwrite existing file], press J, and then highlight [Yes] and press J.

Trimming Movies

  • The copy will not be saved if there is insufficient space available on the memory card.

  • Movies less than two seconds long cannot be edited using [Choose start/end point].

  • Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.

Removing Opening or Closing Footage

  • To remove only the closing footage from a movie, choose [End point] in Step 4, select the closing frame, and proceed to Step 7 without pressing the center of sub-selector in Step 6.

  • To remove only the opening footage, proceed to Step 7 without pressing the center of sub-selector in Step 6.

The [Trim Movie] Option (Retouch Menu)

Movies can also be edited using the [Trim movie] item in the retouch menu.

Save Current Frame

Save a selected frame as a JPEG still.

  1. Pause the movie on the desired frame.

    • Press 3 to pause playback.

    • Press 4 or 2 to locate the desired frame.

  2. Choose [Save current frame].

    Press the i button, then highlight [Save current frame] and press J to create a JPEG copy of the current frame.

[Save Current Frame]

  • Stills are saved at the dimensions selected for [Frame size/frame rate] in the movie shooting menu when the movie was recorded.

  • They cannot be retouched.

  • Some categories of photo information are not displayed during playback.