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Video Playback

Video playback controls are described below.

Pause Press to pause playback.
Resume Press the button to resume playback when playback is paused or during rewind/advance.
Rewind/advance Press to rewind, to advance. Speed increases with each press, from 2× to 4× to 8× to 16×.
Start slow-motion playback Press while the video is paused to start slow-motion playback.
Jog rewind/advance
  • Press or while the video is paused to rewind or advance one frame at a time.
  • Keep or pressed for continuous rewind or advance.
Skip 10 s Rotate the sub-command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s.
Skip 10 frames Rotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 frames.
Skip to last or first frame
  • Keep or pressed to skip respectively to the first frame or last frame.
  • The first frame is indicated by a in the top right corner of the display, the last frame by a .
Zoom in Press to zoom in on the current frame while playback is paused.
Adjust volume Press to increase volume, () to decrease.
Edit video To display video menu, pause playback and press the button.
Exit Press or to exit to full-frame playback.
Exit to shooting mode Press the shutter-release button halfway to return to shooting mode.

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Using the Command Dials

During video playback, the command dials can be used to skip ahead or back a few seconds or a few frames at a time.

Skip 10 Seconds

Rotate the sub-command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s.

Skip 10 Frames

Rotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 frames. Use this feature to review video footage in detail.

Customizing the Command Dials for Video Playback

Choose the roles played by the command dials during frame advance.

Settings can be adjusted using Custom Setting f3 [Custom controls (playback)] > [Main command dial]/[Sub-command dial] > [Video playback].

[1 frame] Advance or rewind a frame at a time.
[5 frames] Advance or rewind 5 frames at a time.
[10 frames] Advance or rewind 10 frames at a time.
[2 s] Skip forward or back 2 s at a time.
[5 s] Skip forward or back 5 s at a time.
[10 s] Skip forward or back 10 s at a time.
[First/last frame] Skip to the first or last frame.