Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures
■Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not perform as expected.
-When photographing a subject that has little contrast.
-If the subject is highly reflective or shiny.
-If the subject is moving at high speed.
-When there is strong reflected light, or when the background is very bright.
-When the subject matter has only horizontal lines or the subject is very narrow (such as a stick or flagpole).
-When the surroundings are dark.
Using the camera buttons to set the camera
■The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons.
POWER button
● Used for turning the camera’s power on / off. ● If there is no operation during the specified time,
the camera's power will be turned off automatically to save battery life.
Refer to page 62 for more information about the auto power off function.
Shutter button
●Used for taking an image or recording voice in the
RECORDING mode. ● In MOVIE CLIP mode
Pressing the shutter button down fully starts the process for recording a movie clip. Press the
shutter button once and the movie clip is recorded for as long as the available recording time in the
memory allows. If you wish to stop recording, press the shutter button again.
●In STILL IMAGE mode
Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus and checks the condition of the flash. Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and stores the image. If you select voice memo recording, the recording will start after the camera has finished storing the image data.
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