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Advanced
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eMACRO (CLOSE-UP)PHOTOGRAPHY dFLASH
STILL IMAGE MODE

eMACRO (CLOSE-UP)PHOTOGRAPHY

Selecting Macro mode allows you to take close-up
shots.
1Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Press the “e” Macro button (d). The “e” appears
on the LCD monitor indicating that you can take
close-up shots.
To cancel Macro mode, press the “e” Macro
button (d) again.
hEffective Photography range
Approx. 9 cm to 80 cm (3.5 in.to 31.5 in.).
hEffective flash range
Approx. 30 cm to 80 cm (11.8 in. to 31.5 in.).
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Macro photography is automatically cancelled in the following
situations:
iWhen you set the mode dial to a different mode.
iWhen the camera is switched OFF
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Select the appropriate Flash mode for the conditions.
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If you are shooting in a dark location (when the “|” camera
shake warning icon is displayed), use a tripod to prevent
camera shake.
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When you cancel Macro mode, the LCD monitor remains on.
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The lens is fixed at the wide-angle zoom setting and only the
digital zoom can be used.
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The LCD monitor is automatically switched ON and cannot be
switched OFF.

dFLASH

You can choose from 6 flash modes according to
the type of shot.
1Set the Power switch to “q”.
2The flash setting changes each time you press
the “d” Flash button (c). The last flash mode
displayed is selected.
hEffective flash range (for BAUTO)
Wide-angle: Approx. 0.3 m to 5.0 m (1.0 ft. to 16.4 ft.)
(Approx. 0.3 m to 0.8 m (1.0 ft. to 2.7 ft.):
Macro)
Telephoto: Approx. 0.6 m to 4.0 m
(2.0 ft. to 13.1 ft.)
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If you use the flash in very dusty conditions or when it is
snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to the flash
reflecting off the dust particles or snowflakes. Try taking the
shot using Suppressed Flash mode.
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The flash charging time may increase if the charge remaining
in the battery is low.
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When you take a shot using the flash, you may see the video
image disappear and the screen go dark as the flash charges.
At the same time, the viewfinder lamp flashes orange.
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If you use the viewfinder to take a picture
in Macro mode, the field visible through
the viewfinder does not match the field
actually photographed because the
viewfinder and lens are in different
positions. Accordingly, you should use
the LCD monitor to take pictures in
Macro mode.

Auto Flash Mode (no icon)

Use this mode for ordinary photography. The flash fires
automatically as required by the shooting conditions.
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If you press the shutter button while the flash is charging, the shot will
be taken without the flash.
Aperture
>MANUAL
STILL IMAGE MODE
Set the Mode dial to “>”.
Manual mode allows you to set any shutter speed
and aperture setting.
hShutter speed settings
3 sec. to 1/2000 sec.
hAperture settings
F2.8 to F8 in 1/3 EV steps (wide-angle)
Shutter speed

Setting the shutter speed

You can set the shutter speed by pressing the
“f”.
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In shots with long exposures, noise (dots) may appear on the
image.
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If the shutter speed is set to a speed faster than 1/1000 sec.,
the image may appear dark even if the flash is used.
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See P.101 for information on EVs.

Setting the aperture

To set the aperture setting, hold down the “D”
Exposure Compensation button 1and press “f”
2.

◆The exposure indicator ◆

Use the exposure indicator on the screen as a guide
when setting the exposure.
When the brightness of the subject is outside the
camera’s brightness metering range, the indicator
moves to the (+) end to show that the image will be
overexposed (the (+) turns yellow) or to the (–) end to
show that the image will be underexposed (the (–)
turns yellow).
Exposure indicator
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