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Advanced Features
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11Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Set the Mode dial to “B”, “m”, “,”, “.”,
/”, “N”, “M”, “<” or “>” mode.
3Press the “p” button.
1Press “d” or “c” to select the “y” quality setting
and then press “a” or “b” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
setting.
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The numbers to the right of each setting show the number of
available frames.
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When changing the quality setting, the number of available
frames also changes (P.25).
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yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)

pPHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
The quality setting is retained even when the
camera is off or the Mode dial setting is changed.

Quality settings in Photography mode

Quality mode
Printing at up to 14 ×17 in. (35.6 ×43.2 cm) / A3 size
TN (4048 ×3040)
N (3968 ×2232)
Printing at up to 14 ×17 in. (35.6 ×43.2 cm) / A3 size
For better quality, select “TF” or “F”
TF (4048 ×3040)
F (3968 ×2232)
Printing at up to 10R (25.4 ×30.5 cm) / A4 size
5(2848 × 2136)
µ(3200 × 1800)
Printing at up to 4R (10.2 ×15.2 cm) / A6 size
2(1600 × 1200)
(2048 × 1152)
To use for e-mail or web site
`(640 × 480)
E(768 × 432)
Printing at up to 6R (15.2 ×20.3 cm) / A5 size
3(2048 × 1536)
£(2304 × 1296)
Sample Uses
For full-screen playback on a wide-screen or high-definition TV or to print at HV (Hi Vision) size, select a quality
setting for Widescreen mode shooting.
While the “C-AF” button is pressed, the camera continues to focus on the main subject in the AF
frame. Use this button to take pictures of a moving subject.

CONTINUOUS AF

PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Available Photography mode:
Set the Power switch to “q”.
Set the Mode dial to “B”, “m”, “,”, “.”, “/”,
N”, “M”, “<” or “>” mode.
Frame the shot so that the subject fills the center of
the image or the entire AF frame.
Press the “C-AF” button.
While the “C-AF” button is held down, the camera
continuously focuses on the main subject inside the
AF frame.
Press the shutter button down halfway (AF/AE lock)
without releasing the button, press the button down
fully to take the picture.
This allows you to shorten the focusing time.
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Continuous AF is disabled in the AF AREA or MF (Manual
Focus) modes.
See P.61 for information on changing focus mode.
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Using the “WIDE/STD” switch while the “C-AF” button is
pressed cancels Continuous AF mode.
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Because you cannot check the focusing using the
viewfinder, continuous AF is only available when
the LCD monitor is used.
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See P.20 for information on changing the setting to WIDE/STD.
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See P.79 for information on printing images shot as Widescreen mode images.

Quality setting in high-sensitivity mode

When a high-sensitivity setting (ISO 800) is selected, the “5”, “T”, “µ” and “” quality modes are
no longer available. The “`”, “2”, “3”, “E”, “” and “£” quality modes can be selected.