Best Shot Selector (BSS)

BSS

 

The options in the “best-shot selector” (BSS) menu are recommended for situ- ations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of the image are prone to under- or over-exposure.

Option

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Off

BSS off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera takes shots while shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

 

 

is pressed, to a maximum of ten. These images

 

 

 

 

 

 

are then compared and sharpest picture (pic-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ture with highest level of detail) is saved. Flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

turns off automatically and focus, exposure, and

 

 

 

 

 

On

white balance for all photos are determined by first picture in each se-

ries. Recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera move-

 

 

ment can produce blurred pictures, for example when:

 

• the camera is zoomed in

• macro close-up is in effect

 

• lighting is poor and the flash can not be used

 

 

 

 

 

 

May not produce desired results if subject moves or composition is

 

changed while shutter-release button is fully pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting this option displays sub-menu shown at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPOSURE BSS

 

right. Choose from:

 

 

 

 

Highlight BSS

 

 

• Highlight BSS: picture

with smallest area of

 

 

 

Shadow BSS

 

 

 

 

Histogram BSS

 

 

overexposure is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Shadow BSS: picture with smallest area of un-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit Confirm

 

derexposure is selected.

 

 

Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSS

• Histogram BSS: of pictures with least under- and over-exposure,

camera chooses picture with overall exposure closest to optimum.

 

 

Camera takes five shots each time shutter-release button is pressed,

 

but only picture that best meets selected criterion is saved. Flash turns

 

off automatically and focus and white balance for all photos are deter-

 

mined by first picture in each series. Recommended for high-contrast

 

subjects, when it is difficult to set exposure correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restrictions on BSS

BSS turns off when the self timer is activated ( 20) or a setting other than Single is selected for Continuous ( 61).

BSS

At settings other than Off, the current BSS setting is indicated by an icon in the display ( 4–5).

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