Special Modes for Other Purposes

Using the Face Self-Timer

 Still Images   Movies

The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area (=56). This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar shots.

1 Choose [].

●●Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes” (=43) and choose [].

2 Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway.

●●Make sure a green frame is displayed around the face you focus on and white frames around other faces.

3 Press the shutter button all the way down.

●●The camera now enters shooting standby mode, and [Look straight at camera to start count down] is displayed.

●●The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound is played.

4 Join the subjects in the shooting area and look at the camera.

●●After the camera detects a new face, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.) About two seconds later, the camera will shoot.

●●To cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer, press the

[] button.

●● Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.

●● To change the number of shots, after choosing [] in step 1,

press the [] button, press the [][] buttons to choose the

number of shots, and then press the [] button again. [Blink Detection] (=39) is only available for the final shot.

Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)

 Still Images   Movies

Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent camera shake.

1 Choose [].

●●Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes” (=43) and choose [].

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

 

 

2

Auto Mode

 

 

3

Other Shooting Modes

 

 

4

P Mode

 

 

5

Playback Mode

 

 

6

Setting Menu

 

 

7

Accessories

 

 

8

Appendix

Index

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