Mode dial
There are 8 recording modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as Intelligent Scene, Scene mode, Continuous Shooting, Photo Stitch, Manual Exposure, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Program. Once turning the Mode dial, it will enter the selected mode immediately even in Playback mode or during movie recording.
For detail operation, please see the following sections.
The table below shows the available settings for Mode dial.
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| Intelligent Scene |
| to the appropriate scene mode. See "Using Intelligent Scene" on page |
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| Turns the mode dial to enter last used Scene mode. Press the MENU |
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| Scene mode |
| button to select other scene mode. See "Setting the Scene Mode" on |
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| Continuous |
| Turns the mode dial to enter last used Continuous Shooting mode. See |
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| "Using Continuous Shooting" on page 36 for more details. |
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| Photo Stitch |
| This feature creates a panoramic photo from multiple shots. See "Using |
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| This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and aperture value to |
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| Manual Exposure |
| correctly expose your images. See "Using Manual Exposure" on page 37 |
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| This feature lets users to adjust the aperture value and the camera |
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| Aperture Priority |
| automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness. See |
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| "Using Aperture Priority Mode" on page 38 for more details. |
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| This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and the camera |
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| Shutter Priority |
| automatically selects the aperture value to match the brightness. See |
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| "Using Shutter Priority Mode" on page 38 for more details. |
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| Program |
| The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter |
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