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YourcameraisequippedwithanInteJJigentOrientationsensorthat
detectstheorientationofanimageshotwiththecameraonendand
automaticaJ[yrotatesittothecorrectviewingorientationinthedispJay.
Youcansetthisfunctionon/off.
H menu,
Inthe[] (Setup)
select8.
•SeeSelecting MenusandSettings (p.38).
• Usethe _ or (_ button to select [On] or
[Off].
Thedisplay will return to the Rec.screen.
When the Auto Rotatefunction isset to
[On] and the LCD monitor is set to the
detailed display mode, the [] icon
(normal), [] icon (right end isdown) or
[] icon(left end is down) will appear in
the upper right of the display.
Orientation sensor judges the upper end to be "up" and the
lower end to be "down." Itthen regulates the optimal white
balance,exposure and focusfor vertical photography. This
function operates regardlessof the On/Off statusof the Auto
Rotatefunction.
• When changing the camera'sorientation between the horizontal
andvertical positions,you mayhear noisecoming from the
orientation detection mechanism. This isnot a malfunction.
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ispointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow is
pointing in the right direction and if it is not, then setthe
Auto Rotate function to [Off].
• Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], the
orientation of images downloaded to acomputer will
depend upon the software used to download the images.