Camera Body
- Mode dial (0 Choosing a Shooting Mode)
- Mode dial lock release (0 Choosing a Shooting Mode)
- Stereo microphone (0 Recording Videos (b Mode))
- Focal plane mark (E; 0 The Focal Plane Mark and Flange-Back Distance)
- Video-record button (0 Recording Videos (b Mode))
- Power switch (0 Camera Setup)
- Shutter-release button (0 Taking Photographs (b Mode))
ISO sensitivity button (S; 0 ISO Sensitivity)
- Exposure compensation button (E; 0 Exposure Compensation)
- Speaker
- Eyelet for camera strap (0 Attaching the Strap)
- Main command dial
- Illuminator button (D; 0 The LCD Illuminator)
- Control panel (0 The Control Panel, The Control Panel)
- Accessory shoe (for optional flash unit; 0 Using an On-Camera Flash, Compatible Flash Units)
- Monitor mode button (M; 0 The Monitor Mode Button and the Eye Sensor, Limit Monitor Mode Selection)
AF-assist illuminator (0 The AF-Assist Illuminator, a11: Built-in AF-Assist Illuminator)
Red-eye reduction lamp (0 Flash Modes)
Self-timer lamp (0 Using the Self-Timer (E))
- Cover for accessory terminal and USB and HDMI connectors
- Cover for microphone and headphone connectors
- Lens mounting mark (0 Attaching a Lens)
- Charge lamp (0 Charging the Battery)
- Threaded hole for HDMI/USB cable clip (0 The HDMI/USB Cable Clip)
- External microphone/line input connector (0 Audio Input Selection, Microphones)
- USB connector (0 Computers: Connecting via USB, USB Power Delivery)
- HDMI connector (0 Connecting to HDMI Devices)
- Headphone connector (0 Headphone Volume)
- Accessory terminal
- Body cap (0 Attaching a Lens)
- Monitor (0 Touch Controls, The Touch Shutter)
Delete button (O; 0 Deleting Unwanted Pictures, Deleting Pictures)
Release mode button (c; 0 Release Mode)
Protect button (g; 0 Protecting Pictures from Deletion)
- Rubber eyecup (0 Viewfinder Eyepiece Accessories)
- Viewfinder (0 The Viewfinder)
- Eye sensor (0 The Monitor Mode Button and the Eye Sensor)
- Diopter adjustment control (0 The Diopter Adjustment Control)
- DISP button (d; 0 Choosing a Display)
- Photo/video selector (0 Taking Photographs (b Mode), Recording Videos (b Mode))
- AF-ON button (B; 0 Locking Focus with the AF‑ON Button)
- Sub-selector (0 The Sub-Selector, Focus Lock, Autoexposure (AE) Lock)
- “i” button (i; 0 The i Button (i Menu), The i Button (Playback Mode))
- Memory card access lamp (0 The Memory Card Access Lamp, The Memory Card Access Lamp)
- OK button (J; 0 Using the Menus)
- Multi selector (0 Using the Menus)
- MENU button (G; 0 The MENU Button)
- Playback button (K; 0 Playback, Viewing Pictures)
Playback zoom out/thumbnails button (W; 0 Thumbnail Playback, Using Playback Zoom)
Help button (Q; 0 The d (Help) Icon)
- Playback zoom in button (X; 0 Manual Focus, Thumbnail Playback, Playback Zoom)
- Lens release button (0 Detaching Lenses)
- Lens mount (0 Attaching a Lens, The Focal Plane Mark and Flange-Back Distance)
- CPU contacts
- Image sensor (0 Image Sensor Cleaning)
- Tripod socket
- Battery chamber cover
- Battery chamber cover latch
- Memory card slot cover (0 Inserting Memory Cards)
- Fn2 button (k; 0 The Fn1 and Fn2 Buttons)
- Fn1 button (j; 0 The Fn1 and Fn2 Buttons)
- Sub-command dial
Under no circumstances should you exert pressure on the image sensor, poke it with cleaning tools, or subject it to powerful air currents from a blower. Failure to observe this precaution could scratch or otherwise damage the sensor. For information on cleaning the image sensor, see “Image Sensor Cleaning” (0 Image Sensor Cleaning).
The serial number for this product can be found by opening the monitor.
Press the D button to light the control panel. Press the button again to turn off the lights.