Taking Pictures
Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot. The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and brightness to optimal levels.
Turn on the camera.
● Press the ON/OFF button.
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Choose A mode.
● Set the mode dial to A.
● When you point the camera toward the subject, the camera will make a slight noise as it determines the scene.
The camera focuses on the subject it judges to be the main subject, and the icon for the determined scene appears in the upper right of the screen.
When faces are detected, a white frame appears on the face of the main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces.
A white frame will follow a detected face that is moving and the gray frames will disappear.
Compose the shot.
● Moving the zoom lever toward i will zoom in on your subject, making it appear larger. Moving the lever toward j will zoom out from your subject, making it appear smaller.
● You can turn the Ï ring to zoom in on your subject (Step Zoom, p. 64).
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