Orientation Sensor

An electro-mechanical device in the camera determines whether the camera is being held horizontally or vertically when a still picture is taken. The camera uses the reading from this sensor to automatically rotate the image to its proper orientation when saving the file.

TIP: You can also manually rotate still images using the Rotate option in the Playback Menu. See Rotate on page 102.

NOTE: The orientation sensor is not used when recording video clips, nor in the Panorama or Document shooting modes.

Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips

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