Operating Instructions

Mounting and Detaching a Lens Dioptric Adjustment

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Remove the caps.

• Remove the rear lens cap and the

camera body cap.

Mount the lens.

• Align the red dots on the lens and

camera and turn the lens as shown

by the arrow until it snaps in place.

Red dots

On the lens, set the focus mode

switch to <

• If the focus mode switch is set to

> (or <

> on older lenses),

autofocus will not operate and < >

will be displayed on the LCD panel.

Remove the front lens cap.

Mounting a Lens

• Keep the removed caps where you will not lose them.

•“AF” stands for Autofocus.

•“MF” (or “M”) stands for Manual Focus.

If the viewfinder still does not look sharp after you turn the dioptric adjustment

knob, use one of the Ed-series dioptric adjustment lenses (sold separately).

Detaching the Lens

While pressing the lens release

button, turn the lens as shown by

the arrow.

• When the red dot on the lens is at the

top, remove the lens.

By adjusting the diopter, eyeglass wearers will not need their eyeglasses to

see a sharp viewfinder image. The camera’s adjustable dioptric range is

–2.5 to +0.5 dpt.

Remove the eyecup.

• While grasping both sides of the

eyecup, slide it upward to remove.

Turn the dioptric adjustment

knob.

• Turn the knob to the right or left until

the focusing points look sharp in the

viewfinder.

• The diagram shows the knob set at

the standard diopter (–1 dpt).

Reattach the eyecup.

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