Chapter 2
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Auto Focus Area—Selects between a wide, multi-zone focus region and a spot focus region. For more information, see Focusing on the subject
on page 12.
●Multi (Default)—Use this setting for general-purpose picture taking or to focus on a subject not in the center of the scene. The camera searches for focus in each of five zones.
●Spot—Use this setting when the camera keeps focusing on something other than your subject. The camera focuses on a small area in the center of the scene.
AE Metering—Specifies which region of a scene the camera uses to calculate the exposure.
●Average—Useful when you want the entire scene to be used when calculating exposure.
●Center-Weighted(Default)—Useful when the subject of the picture is in the center of the scene. Exposure is based more on the subject than its surroundings.
●Spot—Useful in backlit scenes or when the subject is very dark or light compared to the rest of the scene. For best results, use Focus Lock (see Using Focus Lock on page 13) with Spot.
ISO Speed—Adjusts the camera’s sensitivity to light. For more information, see ISO speed on page 22.
●Auto (Default)—Camera selects the best ISO speed for scene.
●ISO 100—For best quality.
●ISO 200—For lower light conditions.
●ISO 400—For lower light conditions and/or action when short shutter speeds are desired.
Saturation—Controls the saturation of colors in your pictures.
●Low—Mutes colors to give a softer, more natural look to the subject.
●Medium (Default)—Leaves colors normally saturated.
●High—Emphasizes more vivid colors.
Sharpness—Controls how sharp the fine detail is in your images.
●Low—For taking portrait pictures with softer, more natural edges.
●Medium (Default)—For edges with normal sharpness.
●High—For images with crisp edges.
Contrast—Controls amount of contrast between light and dark colors.
●Low—Dark and light colors in the image are less distinct, and highlights and shadows have more detail.
●Medium (Default)—Images have normal contrast.
●High—Dark and light colors in the image are more distinct, and highlights and shadows have less detail.
Date & Time Imprint—Imprints date in lower left corner of image.
●Off (Default)—No date or time imprinted on the image.
●Date Only—Date permanently imprinted.
●Date & Time—Date and time permanently imprinted.
