Using the Stabilizer Feature

The Stabilizer feature is for Photo mode only. This feature is designed to help reduce the blurring effects on photos caused by slight camera movement. It is important to note that this feature cannot compensate for all movement and lighting situations and that in many cases may slow the camera’s ability to auto focus.

How does it work? It works according to the luminance of the target object. This function uses special image data processing to optimise the high sensitivity of CCD sensor (also known as the digital film). High sensitivity allows the use of faster shutter speeds compared to the default mode, so it may reduce blurring caused by camera movement.

Stabilizer button

To activate Stabilizer

Press the Stabilizer button located on the top of the camera to enable/disable stabilizer.

If Stabilizer is enabled, the stabilizer icon is displayed on

the LCD screen and the ISO setting is automatically setStabilizer on to Automatic. See “ISO” on page 28 for more details.

Setting the Zoom Control

Using a combination of 4 times optical zoom and 5 times digital zoom permits zoom photography at up to 20 times magnification. While the digital zoom can be a useful feature, the more an image is enlarged (zoomed), the more pixelated (grainier) the image may appear. Please refer to “Setting the Digital Zoom” on page 23 on how to setup digital zoom.

To adjust the optical zoom:

1.Press the Zoom buttons to zoom in or zoom out.

2.The zoom indicator appears on the LCD monitor .

Zoom buttons

1. Press the “T” button to zoom in.

2. Press the “W” button to zoom out.

To adjusts the digital zoom:

1.Activate digital zoom. See “Setting the Digital Zoom” on page 23.

2.Press the T button to optically zooms in until maximum 4X limit is reached.

3.Momentarily stop pressing the T button then press again to now initiate the Digital Zoom feature .

4.Pressing the W button will zoom out until and return the camera to optical zoom.

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