Basic
∫When you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area (AF/AE
Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture, you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the AF area.
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In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure.
•The focus indication lights when the subject is focused.
3Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
•You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully.
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∫Direction detection function Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P74) is set to [ON].)
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera pointed up or down.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
∫Preventing jitter (camera shake)
•Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button.
•If jitter could occur because of slow shutter speed, the jitter alert A appears.
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•When the jitter alert appears, we recommend using a tripod. If you cannot use a tripod, be careful how you hold the camera (P24). The use of the
•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.
–[NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P48)
–[NIGHT SCENERY] (P48)
–[PARTY] (P49)
–[CANDLE LIGHT] (P49)
–[STARRY SKY] (P51)
–[FIREWORKS] (P51)
–When the shutter speed is slowed in [SLOW SHUTTER] (P67)
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