Taking Pictures (B AUTO Mode)

AF-assist illuminator

Use this illuminator to focus on the subject in dimly lit conditions.

When pressing the shutter button down halfway, the camera fires the AF-assist illuminator (orange) while focusing on your subject.

AF-assist illuminator

MEMO

•Even when the AF-assist illuminator fires, the camera may have difficulty focusing in some conditions.

•The camera focuses most easily when a picture is taken at a distance of around 2.4 m (7.9 ft.) with wide-angle or telephoto.

•Even though there is no danger to safety, do not expose it directly in someone’s eyes.

•When using the AF-assist illuminator in Macro mode, the camera may have difficulty focusing to take close- up shots.

•See p.113 for information on turning the AF-assist illuminator off.• AF-assist illuminator does not fire in ,, .,, , , , or mode.

Using zoom function

Use the zoom dial to take pictures with zoom function. The zoom bar appears on the screen while the zoom dial is being used.

 

T: tele zoom dial

 

 

W: wide zoom dial

 

(zoom in)

 

 

(zoom out)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N 16

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoom bar

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Optical zoom focal length (35 mm camera equivalent)Approx. 38 mm to 380 mm Max. zoom scale: 10×

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