PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Available Photography modes:

eMACRO (CLOSE-UP)
B, √, À, N, M, <, >

Use this mode to take close-up shots.

1

Set the Power switch to “q”.

 

2

Set the Mode dial to “B”, “√”, “À”, “N”, “M”,

“<” or “>” mode.

 

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The Macro mode setting changes each time you

 

 

press the “e” button.

 

 

 

 

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●! Any of the following cancels Macro mode:

 

 

 

i Changing the Mode dial to “U”, “,”, “/” or “r” mode

 

 

 

i Turning the camera off

 

 

 

●! If the flash is too bright, use flash brightness adjustment

 

 

 

(➡P.69).

 

 

 

 

●! Use a tripod to prevent camera shake when shooting in the

 

 

 

dark (when “” appears).

 

 

 

●! Selecting MULTI in the AF mode, the focusing position

 

 

 

remains near the center of the screen.

 

 

 

Focal range

Effective flash range

 

Wide-angle:

 

Wide-angle:

e Macro

Approx. 10 cm-3 m (3.9 in. to 9.8 ft.)

Approx. 30 cm-3 m (1.0 ft.-9.8 ft.)

Telephoto:

 

Telephoto:

 

 

 

Approx. 90 cm-3 m (3.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)

Approx. 90 cm-3 m (3.0 ft.-9.8 ft.)

¤ Super macro

Approx. 1 cm-1 m (0.4 in.-3.3 ft.)

Flash not available

(Wide-angle only)

 

 

◆ Super macro ◆

 

 

 

 

 

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Use the lens at the wide-angle zoom setting in Super

 

macro mode. If your camera select any other

 

ISO 200

 

settings, “d” appears on the screen. Turn the zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

ring to adjust zoom setting as indicated “d”.

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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Available Photography modes:

dFLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
B, √, U, /, N, M, <, >

Flash photography is useful for taking pictures at night or indoor dark locations. Choose from 5 flash modes according to the type of shot.

1

Set the Power switch to “q”.

 

2

 

 

Set the Mode dial to “B”, “√”, “U”, “/”, “N”,

 

 

“M”, “<”, or “>” mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

●! 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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Press the Flash pop-up button to pop-up the flash.

 

 

hEffective flash range (“û”: AUTO)

 

 

 

Wide-angle: approx. 30 cm to 5.6 m

 

 

 

(1.0 ft. to 18.4 ft.)

 

 

 

Telephoto: approx. 90 cm to 3 m

 

 

 

(3.0 ft. to 9.8 ft.)

 

 

 

●! When the flash pops up, the image may disappear and go

 

 

 

dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp blinks

 

 

 

orange during charging.

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1Hold down the “d” button.

 

2Turn the Command dial to select the flash mode

 

 

 

setting.

 

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●! See P.72 for information on using an external flash.

 

 

 

The available flash modes are limited depending on

 

 

 

the Photography mode selected (➡P.39).

 

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“x”, “b”, “d”, “c” or “n” appears on the screen

 

when using flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

●! If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing,

 

 

 

white dots may appear in the image due to flash reflecting off

 

 

 

the dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed flash mode

 

 

 

to fix the problem.

 

 

 

●! The flash charging time may increase when the batteries are

 

 

 

low on charge.

 

 

 

●! When taking a picture using flash, the image may disappear

 

 

 

and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp

When pressing the shutter button down

blinks orange during charging.

halfway, “∑” appears on the screen

●! The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).

Do not move the camera until the picture is taken.

before the flash fires.

 

 

 

 

 

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