Shooting in Smart Auto Mode

Still Images/Movies

•To activate the screen when the camera is on but the screen is blank,

press the lbutton.

•To restore camera sound if you have accidentally deactivated it (by holding the lbutton down while turning the camera on), press the nbutton and choose [Mute] on the 3tab, and then press the qrbuttons to choose [Off].

•The camera makes a slight noise if shaken, but this is the sound of the lens moving and does not indicate mechanical damage.

Still Images

•A flashing icon warns that images are more likely to be blurred

by camera shake. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still.

•If your shots are dark despite the flash firing, move closer to the subject. For details on the flash range, see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide.

•The subject may be too close if the camera only beeps once when you press the shutter button halfway. For details on the focusing range (shooting range), see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide.

•To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may be activated when shooting in low-light conditions.

•A blinking hicon displayed when you attempt to shoot indicates that shooting is not possible until the flash has finished recharging. Shooting can resume as soon as the flash is ready, so either press the shutter button all the way down and wait, or release it and press it again.

•Restart the camera if the message [Wrong flash position. Restart the camera] displayed, which indicates that your finger or some other object is obstructing the movement of the flash.

• The flash firing during shots indicates that the camera has automatically attempted to ensure optimal colors in the main subject and background (Multi- area White Balance).

•The shutter sound will not be played when the Sleeping and Babies (Sleeping) icons (p. 59) are displayed.

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