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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.
MEMO
• Even when the AF-assist illuminator fires, the camera
may have difficulty focusing in some conditions.
• The camera fo cuses 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.
CHECK
Optical zoom focal length (35 mm camera
equivalent)
Approx. 38 mm to 380 mm Max. zoom scale: 10×
AF-assist
illuminator
N16
16
N16
16
AUTO
AUTO
N16
16
N16
16
AUTO
AUTO
T: tele zoom dial
(zoom in)
W: wide zoom dial
(zoom out)
zoom bar