Taking Pictures (Smart Auto)

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 power button.

XThe start-up screen will appear.

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.

XThe icon for the determined scene will appear in the upper right of the screen.

XThe camera will focus on detected faces and display frames on them.

Compose the shot.

 

Moving the zoom lever toward i

 

(telephoto) will zoom in on your subject,

 

making it appear larger. Moving the lever

 

toward j(wide angle) will zoom out from

 

your subject, making it appear smaller.

 

(The zoom bar showing the zoom position

 

appears on the screen.)

 

You can turn the Ïring to zoom in on your

Zoom bar

subject (Step Zoom, p. 57).

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