BASIC IMAGE RECORDING

This section describes the basic procedure for recording an image.

Recording an Image

Your camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in accordance with the brightness of the subject. Images you record are stored in the camera’s built-in memory, or to a memory card if you have one loaded in the camera.

•When an optionally available SD memory card or MultiMediaCard (MMC) is loaded in the camera, images are stored on the card (page107).

3. Compose the image

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on the monitor

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screen.

 

•The focusing range of the camera is

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approximately 80 cm 12:58 (2.6 feet) to infinity (∞ ).

• When performing this step, take care so your fingers do not block the lens or any of the sensors.

1.Press the power button to turn on the camera.

•This causes an image or a message to appear on the monitor screen.

2.Align the mode selector with “REC”.

Power button

Mode selector

•You can compose images using either the monitor screen or the optical viewfinder.

•When using the optical viewfinder, you can turn off the monitor screen to save power (page 23).

•This enters the REC mode for image recording.

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