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Setting the Display Overlays

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124 Various Shooting Methods Setting the Display Overlays See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 238). You can display vertical and horizontal grid lines, a 3:2 print area guide, or both on the LCD monitor while shooting to help check the position of your subject. Off - Displays grid lines to divide the screen into 9 parts. Helps Grid Lines confirm the vertical and horizontal positioning of the subject. 3:2 Guide Helps confirm the print area for a 3:2 print.* Areas outside the printable area are grayed out. Both Displays both the grid lines and the 3:2 guide simultaneously. * Images are still recorded at the standard aspect ratio of 4:3. 1 Select [Disp. Overlay]. 1. Press the button. 2. In the [ ] menu, use the or button to select [Disp. Overlay]. 2 Accept the setting. 1. Use the or button to select [Off], [Grid Lines], [3:2 Guide] or [Both]. 2. Press the button. z The grid lines and 3:2 guide will not be recorded in the image. z Only [Grid Lines] can be used when or is selected, or in movie mode

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Various Shooting Methods
124
See
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
(p. 238).
You can display vertical and horizontal grid lines, a 3:2 print area
guide, or both on the LCD monitor while shooting to help check the
position of your subject.
*
Images are still recorded at the standard aspect ratio of 4:3.
Setting the Display Overlays
Off
Grid Lines
Displays grid lines to divide the screen into 9 parts. Helps
confirm the vertical and horizontal positioning of the
subject.
3:2 Guide
Helps confirm the print area for a 3:2 print.*
Areas outside the printable area are grayed out.
Both
Displays both the grid lines and the 3:2 guide
simultaneously.
1
Select [Disp. Overlay].
1.
Press the
button.
2.
In the [
] menu, use the
or
button to select [Disp. Overlay].
2
Accept the setting.
1.
Use the
or
button to select
[Off], [Grid Lines], [3:2 Guide] or
[Both].
2.
Press the
button.
The grid lines and 3:2 guide will not be recorded in the image.
Only [Grid Lines] can be used when
or
is selected, or
in movie mode