Camera Operation

Format SD Card

This will delete everything on the SD card. Make sure you have already transferred all files to your computer.

1. Click the “MENU” button

2. Tap the 4th icon (tool icon, yellow, "Function Settings")

3. Tap “OK” 

4. Tap “Format card” > “OK”

Disable Beep

1. Click the MENU button

2. Go to “Function Settings” (4th icon: tool)

3. Tap “OK”

4. “2” > “Beep” > “Disable”

Set to Manual Movie Mode

1. On the top dial, switch to video mode (video camera icon)

2. Click the MENU button

3. Go to the first icon (camera icon, red, “Shooting Settings") and tap “OK”

4. Tap “Shooting Mode"

5. Tap “Movie manual exp.” > “OK”

Set the Movie rec quality

1. Click the MENU button

2. Go to “Shooting Settings” (1st icon: camera) and tap “OK”

3. Tap “1” > “Movie rec quality”

4. Tap “FHD 29.97P” (1920 x 1080 29.97 fps) > “OK”

Set the Shutter Speed

Shutter speed impacts the motion blur. Your eyes naturally see a certain amount of blur. The rule is to set your shutter speed to double your frame rate. (ex: 30 fps x 2 = 60)

1. Tap the bottom-left number on your screen

2. Drag to “60” (1/60) 

Set to AWB: Auto White Balance

White balance sets the color temperature so objects on film actually look white (and other colors look correct).

1. Tap "Q"

2. Tap the icon in the top right below the back arrow.

3. Tap "AWB"

Set up Auto Focus

1. Click the "AF MF" button to switch between manual focus (MF) and auto focus (AF). Click to set to "Autofocus" on the screen

2. Keep "SERVO AF" on

3. Set the AF Method

   1. Click the MENU button

   2. Go to “Shooting Settings” (1st icon: camera) and tap “OK”

   3. Tap “5" > "AF method"

   4. Tap the "(face icon) + Tracking"

4. Enable "Eye detection"

   1. Click the MENU button

   2. Go to “Shooting Settings” (1st icon: camera) and tap “OK”

   3. Tap “5" > "Eye detection"

   4. Tap "Enable"

Set Aperture & ISO

We will learn about aperture and ISO later. For now:

1. Tap on the second number (ISO) and adjust to 1.4

2. Tap on ISO in the bottom right and select "AUTO"