Taking Pictures (AUTO Mode)

ZIndicator lamp display

The indicator lamp lights or blinks when pressing the shutter button, etc. The indicator lamp shows the camera status.

Indicator lamp

MEMO

Only the slip stopper on the left side lights as the indicator lamp. The other two slip stoppers are for holding the camera only and do not light.

MEMO

Detailed warning messages appear on the LCD monitor (➝p.131-134).

Using Intelligent Face Detection when taking pictures

Intelligent Face Detection allows you to focus on and adjust the brightness of people’s faces. Intelligent Face Detection is effective with the camera held horizontally or vertically.

Available Shooting modes: AUTO, ,,, H, , , , , , s

ATo activate Intelligent Face Detection, press once.To turn Intelligent Face Detection off, press again.

Display

Status

Lit green

Locking the focus

 

 

Blinking green

Camera shake warning, AF warning,

 

or AE warning (ready to shoot)

 

 

Blinking green and

Recording to xD-Picture Card or

orange alternately

internal memory (ready to shoot)

 

 

Lit orange

Recording to xD-Picture Card or

 

internal memory (not ready)

 

 

Blinking orange

Charging flash (flash will not fire)

 

 

Lit red

Charging battery

 

 

Blinking red

• Warnings for xD-Picture Card and

 

internal memory

 

Card not formatted, incorrect format,

 

memory full, xD-Picture Card or

 

internal memory error

 

• Lens operation error

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AUTO

N 10

Green frame

When there are multiple people in the frame, Intelligent Face Detection will set a green frame around the face nearest to the center of the picture. This face has focusing priority.