Setting the menu (➝p.54)

Adjusting color balance

(TWHITE BALANCE)

Available Shooting mode: s(➝p.47)

Adjust the color balance based on white to suit the color of the ambient light around the subject.

WHITE BALANCE

AUTO

AUTO: Automatic adjustment

6: Shooting outdoors in good weather

7: Shooting in shade

9: Shooting under Daylight fluorescent lamps

0: Shooting under Warm White fluorescent lamps

-: Shooting under Cool White fluorescent lamps

8: Shooting in incandescent light

MEMO

•In AUTO mode, the correct white balance may not be achieved for subjects such as close-ups of people’s faces and pictures taken under a special light source. Select the correct white balance for the light source.

•When the flash fires, the white balance setting for the

flash is used. Consequently, to achieve a particular effect, the flash mode should be set to C Suppressed flash (➝p.49).

•The color tones may vary depending on the shooting conditions (light source, etc.).

•We recommend playing back images after shooting to check the color tones (white balance).

•Explanation of Terms “White Balance” (➝p.149)

Focusing the shot quickly

( HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING)

Available Shooting modes:

All (except for .) (➝p.44 – 47)

Use this mode to reduce the time required for focusing when pressing the shutter button down halfway.

It is useful to avoid missing snapshot opportunities.

SHOOTING MENU

 

SHOOTING MODE

AUTO

HIGH - SPEED SHOOTING

 

CONTINUOUS

ON

 

SET - UP

OFF

 

 

 

CAUTION

The LCD MODE function on the USET-UP menu cannot be set in this mode (➝p.100).

MEMO

•The available shooting distance is from about 1 m (3.3 ft.) to infinity.

•When taking pictures while the High-speed shooting mode is set to ON, the battery will run down more quickly.

CHECK

When setting .Sport mode, the camera sets to High-speed shooting mode automaticallly.

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