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AdvancedFeatures
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*SELF-TIMERPHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
A countdown appears on the LCD monitor indicating
the time remaining until the picture is taken.
Self-timer mode is cancelled after each shot.
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1Position the AF frame over the subject.
2Press the shutter button down halfway to focus
on the subject.
3Without releasing the shutter button, press the
button all the way down (fully pressed) to start
the self-timer.
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The AF/AE lock can be used (➡P.25).
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Take care not to stand in front of the lens when pressing the
shutter button as this can prevent the correct focus or
brightness (exposure) from being achieved.
The self-timer lamp lights and then starts blinking
until the picture is taken.
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To stop the self-timer, once it has started running, press the
“DISP/BACK” button.
The self-timer is used in situations where the
photographer is included in the shot.
When photographer is away from the camera,
place the camera on a stable surface to prevent
camera fall.
1Set the Mode switch to “q”.
2The self-timer setting changes each time you
press the “*(b)” button. The last displayed
setting is the selected mode.
*: The picture is taken after 10 seconds.
(: The picture is taken after 2 seconds.
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Any of the following cancels the self-timer setting:
iCompleting the shooting
iChanging the Mode switch setting
iSetting the camera to Playback mode
iTurning the camera off
◆Using the 2-second self-timer ◆
This is useful to prevent camera shake.
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Available Photography modes:
AUTO, À, m, ,, ., ©, s
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dFLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
dForced flash
Use this mode in backlit scenes, such as a subject against
a window or in the shade of a tree, or to get the correct
colors when taking a picture under bright lighting. In this
mode, the flash fires in bright as well as dark conditions.
vSuppressed flash
Use this mode for taking pictures using indoor lighting, for
shots taken through glass, and for photography in places
such as theaters or at indoor sporting events where the
distance is too great for the flash to be effective. When
you use Suppressed flash, the selected white balance
function (➡P.47) operates so that natural colors are
captured along with the ambience of the available light.
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Place the camera on a stable surface to prevent camera shake when
shooting in Suppressed flash mode in the dark condition.
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See P.24, 101 for information on the camera shake warning.
cSlow synchro
This is a flash mode that uses a slow shutter speed. This
allows you to take pictures of people at night that clearly
show both your subjects and the night time backdrop.
Place the camera on a stable surface to prevent camera
shake.
hSlowest shutter speed
“©” NIGHT:up to 4 sec.
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro
Use this mode for Slow synchro shots with Red-eye reduction.
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The image may be overexposed when shooting bright scenes.
To take a picture of a main subject at night with the
background brightly lit, use the “©” (NIGHT) setting in
Photography mode (➡P.46).