To Shoot a Snapshot

Your camera has a variety of different recording modes to suit various shooting conditions and objectives (page 39). This section explains general shooting procedures using the auto recording mode.

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

You can select one of two auto recording modes (Auto or Premium Auto Pro) according to your digital imaging needs.

 

Setting

REC Screen

Description

 

Icon Display

 

 

 

Auto

 

This is the standard Auto recording mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Premium Auto Pro recording, the camera

 

 

 

 

 

automatically determines whether you are shooting a

 

 

 

Premium

 

subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Pro recording delivers higher image quality than

 

Auto Pro

 

 

 

standard Auto recording.

 

 

 

 

 

It also requires more power (and runs down the battery quicker) than Auto.

1.Press [p] (Power) to turn on the camera.

2.Touch the second icon from the top (second icon from the right in the case of landscape display orientation) (Recording mode).

If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

Recording mode icon

3.Touch “Auto” or “Premium Auto Pro” to select the auto recording mode you want.

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