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SQW0550
Basics
Buttons/Dials/Levers Used for Recording
Using the level gauge
If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for example, when you
take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a reference.
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Press [DISP.] button to display the level gauge
The yellow line indicates the current angle. Correct the angle of the camera so that it
matches the white line.
Tilting up or down
•In this case, it is facing upward.
Tilting left or right
•In this case, the right side has
dropped.
•When the camera is tilted very little or not at all, the level gauge will turn green.
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Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of about ±1 degree.
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When [Level Gauge] is assigned to a function button, you can turn the level gauge on and off
every time you press the function button.
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The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect function
(→
may not
operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sharply up or down.
