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Marker
If you press the ZEBRA button while zebra patterns 
are displayed, a marker appears near the center 
of the display (if you have set the setup menu, 
SW&DISP SETUP, MARKER to ON). 
The brightness of the areas near the screen center 
can be checked as a percentage (0 % to 99 %).
“99%↑” appears if the percentage is over 99.
Image level detection area
Image level
Marker
The normal display reappears if you press the 
ZEBRA button again.
The marker does not appear when the face 
detection function is set to ON.
Checking and displaying shooting 
status
 DISP/MODE CHK button
If you press and hold the DISP/MODE CHK button 
in recording standby mode or while recording, the 
configuration status of all recording functions, a 
list of USER button function assignments, focus 
ring function, and all other camera information will 
be displayed. Release the button to return to the 
normal display.
Pressing the DISP/MODE CHK button during 
recording or while recording is paused will 
remove all displays from the screen except for the 
operation status, counter, marker, and safety zone 
display. Press the button again to return to the 
normal display. (Page 99)
The display mode selected using the DISP/MODE 
CHK button is retained even if you turn off the 
camera by setting the POWER switch to OFF, or 
change the operating mode.
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PRE REC
Record video and audio from three seconds before 
the time of the operation to begin recording.
Operation to start 
recording
Operation to stop 
recording
Actual recording 
time
PRE REC time
(Time)
1
  Select ON for the PREREC MODE item in the 
setting menu RECORD SETUP screen, and 
then press the ENTER button.
PRE REC is displayed on the screen.
When the TCG item on the RECORD 
SETUP screen has been set to REC 
RUN in AVCHD mode, the setting will be 
automatically changed to FREE RUN.
2
  Press the START/STOP button.
Video and audio from approximately 3 seconds 
previously will be recorded.
Recording of the previous 3 seconds of video 
and audio may not be possible if recording is 
started immediately in the following cases.
Immediately after switching from another 
mode to CAMERA mode
Immediately after turning power on
Immediately after changing to PREREC 
MODE item
The thumbnail for clips recorded using the 
PREREC function will display the image from 
when the START/STOP button was pressed.
Optical Image Stabilizer
Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce 
the effects of camera shake when shooting by 
hand.
Press the OIS button to turn the function on and 
off. The   appears on the viewfinder when this 
function is on. Turn the function off when using a 
tripod for more natural images.
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