FujiFilm GFX 50s User manual

Owner’s Manual
BL00004880-203 EN

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Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of this product. Be sure that
you have read this manual and understood its contents be-
fore using the camera. Keep the manual where it will be
read by all who use the product.
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Menu List iv
1Before You Begin 1
2First Steps 23
3Basic Photography and Playback 39
4Movie Recording and Playback 45
5Taking Photographs 51
6The Shooting Menus 85
7Playback and the Playback Menu 119
8The Setup Menus 145
9Shortcuts 175
10 Peripherals and Optional Accessories 187
11 Connections 207
12 Technical Notes 217
P Chapter Index

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Menu List
Menu List
Camera menu options are listed below.
Shooting Menus
Adjust settings when shooting photos or movies.
N
See page 85 for details.
HIMAGE QUALITY SETTING P
1⁄
1⁄
IMAGE SIZE 86
IMAGE QUALITY 87
RAW RECORDING 87
FILM SIMULATION 88
GRAIN EFFECT 89
COLOR CHROME EFFECT 89
DYNAMIC RANGE 89
WHITE BALANCE 90
2⁄
2⁄
HIGHLIGHT TONE 93
SHADOW TONE 93
COLOR 93
SHARPNESS 93
NOISE REDUCTION 94
LONG EXPOSURE NR 94
LENS MODULATION OPTIMIZER 94
COLOR SPACE 94
3⁄
3⁄
PIXEL MAPPING 95
SELECT CUSTOM SETTING 95
EDIT/SAVE CUSTOM SETTING 96
GAF/MF SETTING P
1⁄
1⁄
FOCUS AREA 97
AF MODE 97
STORE AF MODE BY ORIENTATION 98
RAPID AF 98
AF POINT DISPLAYyz 98
NUMBER OF THE FOCUS POINTS 99
PRE-AF 99
FACE/EYE DETECTION SETTING 100
2⁄
2⁄
AF+MF 101
MF ASSIST 101
FOCUS CHECK 102
INTERLOCK SPOT AE & FOCUS AREA 102
INSTANT AF SETTING 102
DEPTH-OF-FIELD SCALE 103
RELEASE/FOCUS PRIORITY 103
TOUCH SCREEN MODE 103

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Menu List
Menu List
ASHOOTING SETTING P
1⁄
1⁄
SELF-TIMER 104
SAVE SELF-TIMER SETTING 105
INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING 105
AE BKT SETTING 106
FILM SIMULATION BKT 106
PHOTOMETRY 107
SHUTTER TYPE 108
IS MODE 109
2⁄
2⁄
ISO AUTO SETTING 109
MOUNT ADAPTOR SETTING 110
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION 112
FFLASH SETTING P
FLASH FUNCTION SETTING 113
RED EYE REMOVAL 113
TTL-LOCK MODE 114
LED LIGHT SETTING 114
MASTER SETTING 115
CH SETTING 115
BMOVIE SETTING P
MOVIE MODE 116
MOVIE AF MODE 116
HDMI OUTPUT INFO DISPLAY 117
HDMI REC CONTROL 117
MIC LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 117
The Playback Menu
Adjust playback settings.
N
See page 126 for details.
CPLAY BACK MENU P
1⁄
1⁄
SWITCH SLOT 126
RAW CONVERSION 127
ERASE 129
CROP 131
RESIZE 132
PROTECT 133
IMAGE ROTATE 134
RED EYE REMOVAL 135
CPLAY BACK MENU P
2⁄
2⁄
VOICE MEMO SETTING 136
COPY 137
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION 138
PHOTOBOOK ASSIST 139
PRINT ORDER (DPOF) 141
instax PRINTER PRINT 142
DISP ASPECT 143

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Setup Menus
Adjust basic camera settings.
N
See page 145 for details.
DUSER SETTING P
FORMAT 146
DATE/TIME 147
TIME DIFFERENCE 147
a148
MY MENU SETTING 148
SENSOR CLEANING 149
BATTERY AGE 149
RESET 150
DSOUND SETTING P
AF BEEP VOL. 151
SELF-TIMER BEEP VOL. 151
OPERATION VOL. 151
HEADPHONES VOLUME 152
SHUTTER VOLUME 152
SHUTTER SOUND 152
PLAYBACK VOLUME 152
DSCREEN SETTING P
1⁄
1⁄
EVF BRIGHTNESS 153
EVF COLOR 153
LCD BRIGHTNESS 153
LCD COLOR 153
IMAGE DISP. 154
AUTOROTATE DISPLAYS 154
PREVIEW EXP./WB IN MANUAL MODE 155
PREVIEW PIC. EFFECT 155
2⁄
2⁄
FRAMING GUIDELINE 156
AUTOROTATE PB 157
FOCUS SCALE UNITS 157
DISP. CUSTOM SETTING 158
SUB MONITOR SETTING 159

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Menu List
Menu List
DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING P
1⁄
1⁄
FOCUS LEVER SETTING 160
EDIT/SAVE QUICK MENU 161
FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING 162
SELECTOR BUTTON SETTING 164
COMMAND DIAL SETTING 164
SHUTTER AF 164
SHUTTER AE 165
SHOOT WITHOUT LENS 165
2⁄
2⁄
FOCUS RING 165
AE/AF-LOCK MODE 165
EXPO. COMP. BUTTON SETTING 166
TOUCH SCREEN SETTING 166
LOCK 166
DPOWER MANAGEMENT P
AUTO POWER OFF 167
SHOOTING STAND BY MODE 167
AUTO POWER SAVE 168
DSAVE DATA SETTING P
FRAME NO. 169
SAVE ORG IMAGE 170
EDIT FILE NAME 170
CARD SLOT SETTING (STILL IMAGE) 170
SWITCH SLOT (SEQUENTIAL) 170
MOVIE FILE DESTINATION 171
COPYRIGHT INFO 171
DCONNECTION SETTING P
WIRELESS SETTINGS 172
PC CONNECTION SETTING 173
GEOTAGGING SET-UP 173
instax PRINTER CONNECTION
SETTING 173
PC SHOOT MODE 174

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P Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................... ii
For the Latest Information............................................................................................ ii
Menu List................................................................................................................ iv
Shooting Menus................................................................................................................iv
The Playback Menu ..........................................................................................................v
Setup Menus........................................................................................................................vi
Supplied Accessories......................................................................................xvii
About This Manual..........................................................................................xviii
Symbols and Conventions.....................................................................................xviii
Terminology....................................................................................................................xviii
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Before You Begin 1
Before You Begin 1
Parts of the Camera............................................................................................. 2
The Selector...........................................................................................................................5
The Focus Stick....................................................................................................................5
The Shutter Speed and Sensitivity Dials..............................................................5
The Command Dials ........................................................................................................6
The Drive Button................................................................................................................7
The Indicator Lamp ..........................................................................................................8
The LCD Monitor................................................................................................................9
The Viewnder ....................................................................................................10
Attaching the Viewnder...........................................................................................11
The Eye Cup .......................................................................................................................11
Focusing the Viewnder.............................................................................................11
Camera Displays.................................................................................................12
The Electronic Viewnder.......................................................................................... 12
Display Rotation...............................................................................................................13
The LCD Monitor.............................................................................................................14
Choosing a Display Mode .........................................................................................16
Adjusting Display Brightness...................................................................................16
The DISP/BACK Button ................................................................................................17
Customizing Standard Indicators .........................................................................19
The Secondary LCD Monitor.................................................................................... 21
Using the Menus ................................................................................................22

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First Steps 23
First Steps 23
Attaching the Shoulder Strap........................................................................24
Attaching a Lens.................................................................................................26
Charging the Battery ........................................................................................27
Inserting the Battery.........................................................................................30
Inserting Memory Cards..................................................................................32
Using Two Cards..............................................................................................................33
Compatible Memory Cards......................................................................................34
Turning the Camera On and O ...................................................................35
Checking the Battery Level.............................................................................36
Basic Setup ...........................................................................................................37
Choosing a Dierent Language.............................................................................38
Changing the Time and Date..................................................................................38
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Basic Photography and Playback 39
Basic Photography and Playback 39
Taking Photographs (Mode P).......................................................................40
aViewing Pictures...........................................................................................43
bDeleting Pictures...........................................................................................44
4
Movie Recording and Playback 45
Movie Recording and Playback 45
FRecording Movies........................................................................................46
Adjusting Movie Settings...........................................................................................48
aViewing Movies ............................................................................................49
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Taking Photographs 51
Taking Photographs 51
P, S, A, and M Modes..........................................................................................52
Mode P: Program AE.....................................................................................................52
Mode S: Shutter-Priority AE ......................................................................................54
Mode A: Aperture-Priority AE..................................................................................58
Mode M: Manual Exposure.......................................................................................60
Autofocus..............................................................................................................62
Focus Mode........................................................................................................................63
Autofocus Options (AF Mode)................................................................................65
Focus-Point Selection...................................................................................................67
Touch Focus Controls .......................................................................................70
Manual Focus.......................................................................................................71
Checking Focus................................................................................................................73

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NSensitivity.......................................................................................................74
Auto Sensitivity (A).........................................................................................................75
CMetering .........................................................................................................76
dExposure Compensation...........................................................................77
Focus/Exposure Lock........................................................................................78
The AF-L and AE-L Buttons.......................................................................................79
BKT Bracketing......................................................................................................80
OAE BKT............................................................................................................................80
WISO BKT..........................................................................................................................80
XFILM SIMULATION BKT ........................................................................................80
VWHITE BALANCE BKT............................................................................................81
YDYNAMIC RANGE BKT..........................................................................................81
IContinuous Shooting (Burst Mode)......................................................82
jMultiple Exposures......................................................................................83
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The Shooting Menus 85
The Shooting Menus 85
HIMAGE QUALITY SETTING ..........................................................................86
IMAGE SIZE..........................................................................................................................86
IMAGE QUALITY ............................................................................................................... 87
RAW RECORDING ............................................................................................................87
FILM SIMULATION...........................................................................................................88
GRAIN EFFECT...................................................................................................................89
COLOR CHROME EFFECT............................................................................................89
DYNAMIC RANGE............................................................................................................89
WHITE BALANCE..............................................................................................................90
HIGHLIGHT TONE ............................................................................................................93
SHADOW TONE................................................................................................................93
COLOR....................................................................................................................................93
SHARPNESS.........................................................................................................................93
NOISE REDUCTION......................................................................................................... 94
LONG EXPOSURE NR.....................................................................................................94
LENS MODULATION OPTIMIZER............................................................................94
COLOR SPACE ....................................................................................................................94
PIXEL MAPPING................................................................................................................95
SELECT CUSTOM SETTING.........................................................................................95
EDIT/SAVE CUSTOM SETTING..................................................................................96

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GAF/MF SETTING .............................................................................................97
FOCUS AREA ...................................................................................................................... 97
AF MODE..............................................................................................................................97
STORE AF MODE BY ORIENTATION.......................................................................98
RAPID AF...............................................................................................................................98
AF POINT DISPLAYyz...........................................................................................98
NUMBER OF THE FOCUS POINTS ..........................................................................99
PRE-AF....................................................................................................................................99
FACE/EYE DETECTION SETTING .......................................................................... 100
AF+MF ................................................................................................................................ 101
MF ASSIST ......................................................................................................................... 101
FOCUS CHECK................................................................................................................ 102
INTERLOCK SPOT AE & FOCUS AREA................................................................ 102
INSTANT AF SETTING ................................................................................................. 102
DEPTH-OF-FIELD SCALE........................................................................................... 103
RELEASE/FOCUS PRIORITY ..................................................................................... 103
TOUCH SCREEN MODE............................................................................................. 103
ASHOOTING SETTING.................................................................................. 104
SELF-TIMER....................................................................................................................... 104
SAVE SELF-TIMER SETTING...................................................................................... 105
INTERVAL TIMER SHOOTING.................................................................................. 105
AE BKT SETTING............................................................................................................106
FILM SIMULATION BKT.............................................................................................. 106
PHOTOMETRY................................................................................................................. 107
SHUTTER TYPE ............................................................................................................... 108
IS MODE............................................................................................................................. 109
ISO AUTO SETTING...................................................................................................... 109
MOUNT ADAPTOR SETTING.................................................................................. 110
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ............................................................................... 112
FFLASH SETTING........................................................................................... 113
FLASH FUNCTION SETTING...................................................................................113
RED EYE REMOVAL ...................................................................................................... 113
TTL-LOCK MODE........................................................................................................... 114
LED LIGHT SETTING .................................................................................................... 114
MASTER SETTING ......................................................................................................... 115
CH SETTING..................................................................................................................... 115

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BMOVIE SETTING .......................................................................................... 116
MOVIE MODE.................................................................................................................. 116
MOVIE AF MODE .......................................................................................................... 116
HDMI OUTPUT INFO DISPLAY............................................................................... 117
HDMI REC CONTROL.................................................................................................. 117
MIC LEVEL ADJUSTMENT ........................................................................................ 117
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Playback and the Playback Menu 119
Playback and the Playback Menu 119
The Playback Display..................................................................................... 120
The DISP/BACK Button ............................................................................................. 121
Viewing Pictures.............................................................................................. 123
Playback Zoom.............................................................................................................. 124
Multi-Frame Playback................................................................................................ 124
Playback Touch Controls ......................................................................................... 125
CThe Playback Menu................................................................................... 126
SWITCH SLOT .................................................................................................................. 126
RAW CONVERSION ...................................................................................................... 127
ERASE................................................................................................................................... 129
CROP.................................................................................................................................... 131
RESIZE.................................................................................................................................. 132
PROTECT............................................................................................................................ 133
IMAGE ROTATE ............................................................................................................... 134
RED EYE REMOVAL ...................................................................................................... 135
VOICE MEMO SETTING ............................................................................................. 136
COPY.................................................................................................................................... 137
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ............................................................................... 138
PHOTOBOOK ASSIST .................................................................................................. 139
PRINT ORDER (DPOF)................................................................................................. 141
instax PRINTER PRINT................................................................................................. 142
DISP ASPECT ................................................................................................................... 143
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The Setup Menus 145
The Setup Menus 145
DUSER SETTING ............................................................................................. 146
FORMAT ............................................................................................................................. 146
DATE/TIME........................................................................................................................ 147
TIME DIFFERENCE ........................................................................................................ 147
a..................................................................................................................... 148

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MY MENU SETTING..................................................................................................... 148
SENSOR CLEANING ..................................................................................................... 149
BATTERY AGE.................................................................................................................. 149
RESET ................................................................................................................................... 150
DSOUND SETTING ........................................................................................ 151
AF BEEP VOL.................................................................................................................... 151
SELF-TIMER BEEP VOL................................................................................................ 151
OPERATION VOL............................................................................................................ 151
HEADPHONES VOLUME ........................................................................................... 152
SHUTTER VOLUME....................................................................................................... 152
SHUTTER SOUND......................................................................................................... 152
PLAYBACK VOLUME .................................................................................................... 152
DSCREEN SETTING ........................................................................................ 153
EVF BRIGHTNESS........................................................................................................... 153
EVF COLOR ....................................................................................................................... 153
LCD BRIGHTNESS.......................................................................................................... 153
LCD COLOR ...................................................................................................................... 153
IMAGE DISP....................................................................................................................... 154
AUTOROTATE DISPLAYS............................................................................................ 154
PREVIEW EXP./WB IN MANUAL MODE............................................................. 155
PREVIEW PIC. EFFECT................................................................................................. 155
FRAMING GUIDELINE................................................................................................. 156
AUTOROTATE PB ........................................................................................................... 157
FOCUS SCALE UNITS.................................................................................................. 157
DISP. CUSTOM SETTING............................................................................................158
SUB MONITOR SETTING........................................................................................... 159
DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING ........................................................................... 160
FOCUS LEVER SETTING............................................................................................. 160
EDIT/SAVE QUICK MENU.......................................................................................... 161
FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING .........................................................................................162
SELECTOR BUTTON SETTING................................................................................ 164
COMMAND DIAL SETTING.....................................................................................164
SHUTTER AF..................................................................................................................... 164
SHUTTER AE..................................................................................................................... 165
SHOOT WITHOUT LENS............................................................................................ 165
FOCUS RING .................................................................................................................... 165
AE/AF-LOCK MODE..................................................................................................... 165

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EXPO. COMP. BUTTON SETTING..........................................................................166
TOUCH SCREEN SETTING........................................................................................ 166
LOCK..................................................................................................................................... 166
DPOWER MANAGEMENT............................................................................ 167
AUTO POWER OFF....................................................................................................... 167
SHOOTING STAND BY MODE................................................................................ 167
AUTO POWER SAVE..................................................................................................... 168
DSAVE DATA SETTING.................................................................................. 169
FRAME NO. ....................................................................................................................... 169
SAVE ORG IMAGE ......................................................................................................... 170
EDIT FILE NAME............................................................................................................. 170
CARD SLOT SETTING (STILL IMAGE).................................................................. 170
SWITCH SLOT (SEQUENTIAL)................................................................................. 170
MOVIE FILE DESTINATION....................................................................................... 171
COPYRIGHT INFO ......................................................................................................... 171
DCONNECTION SETTING............................................................................ 172
WIRELESS SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 172
PC CONNECTION SETTING..................................................................................... 173
GEOTAGGING SET-UP ................................................................................................ 173
instax PRINTER CONNECTION SETTING ......................................................... 173
PC SHOOT MODE......................................................................................................... 174
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Shortcuts 175
Shortcuts 175
Shortcut Options............................................................................................. 176
The Q (Quick Menu) Button.........................................................................177
The Quick Menu Display ......................................................................................... 177
Viewing and Changing Settings......................................................................... 178
Editing the Quick Menu........................................................................................... 179
The Fn (Function) Buttons ...........................................................................180
Assigning Roles to the Function Buttons...................................................... 182
EMY MENU...................................................................................................... 184
MY MENU SETTING..................................................................................................... 185

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Peripherals and Optional Accessories 187
Peripherals and Optional Accessories 187
Lenses.................................................................................................................. 188
Lens Parts .......................................................................................................................... 188
Lens Care........................................................................................................................... 189
Removing Lens Caps................................................................................................. 189
Attaching Lens Hoods..............................................................................................189
Vertical Battery Grips.....................................................................................190
Attaching the VB-GF1................................................................................................ 191
Inserting a Battery ....................................................................................................... 192
Viewnder Tilt Adapters ............................................................................... 194
Attaching the EVF-TL1 .............................................................................................. 195
Using the EVF-TL1........................................................................................................196
External Flash Units........................................................................................ 197
Flash Settings ................................................................................................................. 198
SYNC TERMINAL............................................................................................................ 199
SHOE MOUNT FLASH ................................................................................................ 200
MASTER(OPTICAL) ....................................................................................................... 203
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Connections 207
Connections 207
HDMI Output .................................................................................................... 208
Connecting to HDMI Devices .............................................................................. 208
Shooting............................................................................................................................ 209
Playback............................................................................................................................. 209
Wireless Transfer.............................................................................................. 210
Wireless Connections: Smartphones............................................................... 210
Connecting to Computers via USB........................................................... 211
Tethered Shooting ...................................................................................................... 211
Copying Pictures to a Computer........................................................................ 212
Connecting the Camera.......................................................................................... 213
instax SHARE Printers .................................................................................... 215
Establishing a Connection ..................................................................................... 215
Printing Pictures............................................................................................................ 216

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Technical Notes 217
Technical Notes 217
Accessories from FUJIFILM .......................................................................... 218
For Your Safety ................................................................................................. 221
Product Care ..................................................................................................... 230
Cleaning the Image Sensor ......................................................................... 231
Firmware Updates........................................................................................... 232
Checking the Firmware Version.......................................................................... 232
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 233
Warning Messages and Displays ...............................................................239
Memory Card Capacity ................................................................................. 242
Specications ................................................................................................... 243

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Supplied Accessories
The following are included with the camera:
• NP-T125 rechargeable battery
• BC-T125 battery charger
• Plug adapter
• EVF-GFX1 interchangeable electronic viewnder
• Body cap
• Strap clips (× 2)
• Clip locks (× 2)
• Shoulder strap
• Cable protector
• Hot shoe cover (comes attached to hot shoe)
• Sync terminal cap (comes attached to camera)
• Vertical battery grip connector cover (comes attached to
camera)
• Owner’s Manual (this manual)
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The plug adapter supplied with the camera varies with the country
or region of purchase; be sure to use the adapter appropriate to your
country or region as described in the enclosed notice. The viewnder
can be removed, but the text that follows assumes that it is attached.

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About This Manual
This manual contains instructions for your FUJIFILM GFX 50S
digital camera. Be sure you have read and understood its
contents before proceeding.
Symbols and Conventions
The following symbols are used in this manual:
O
Information that should be read to prevent damage to the
product.
N
Additional information that may be helpful when using the
product.
PPages on which related information may be found.
Menus and other text in the displays are shown in bold. Illustrations
are for explanatory purposes only; drawings may be simplied,
while photographs are not necessarily taken with the model of
camera described in this manual.
Terminology
The optional SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards the camera uses
to store pictures are referred to as“memory cards”. The electronic
viewnder may be referred to as the “EVF” and the LCD monitor
as the “LCD”.

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Before You Begin
Parts of the Camera
A
Secondary LCD monitor................................21
B
Drive button........................................................7
C
Secondary monitor backlight button....... 21
D
Dial lock release .................................................5
E
Shutter speed dial
....................................................... 5, 52, 54, 58, 60
F
Hot shoe .................................................194, 200
G
Microphone.............................................47, 117
H
Sensitivity dial.....................................5, 74, 109
I
Connector cover 1..................29, 57, 208, 213
J
Connector cover 2.........................47, 117, 152
K
Tilt lock release....................................................9
L
Battery-chamber cover latch...................... 30
M
Battery-chamber cover.................................30
N
Remote release connector cover................57
O
Sync terminal.................................................199
P
Lens signal contacts..............................26, 188
Q
Lens release button ........................................ 26
R
Self-timer lamp .............................................104
S
Fn2 button......................................................180
T
Front command dial............................... 6, 164
U
ON/OFF switch .................................................35
V
Shutter button.................................................42
W
Fn1 button......................................................180
d(exposure compensation) button......77
X
Body cap............................................................ 26
Y
Hot shoe cover......................................194, 200