Best Shot Selector (BSS)

The “best-shot selector” takes a series of photographs and selects the sharpest picture or the picture with the best exposure.

BSS

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Off

On Exposure BSS

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 (picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

with highest level of detail) saved to memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

card. Flash turns off automatically and focus,

 

 

 

 

 

On

exposure, and auto white balance for all photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

are determined by the first picture in each series. Recommended for

 

situations in which inadvertent camera movement 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting this option displays sub-menu shown at

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPOSURE BSS

 

 

 

right. Choose from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlight BSS: picture with

smallest area of

 

 

 

 

 

Highlight BSS

 

overexposure is selected.

 

 

Shadow BSS

 

 

 

 

Histogram BSS

 

 

 

 

Shadow BSS: picture with smallest area of un- derexposure is selected.

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

BSS camera chooses picture with overall exposure closest to optimum. Camera takes five shots each time shutter-release button is pressed. These images are then compared and picture that best meets selected criterion saved to memory card. Flash turns off automatically and fo- cus and auto white balance for all photos are determined by the first picture in each series. Recommended for subjects containing areas of high contrast, when it is difficult to set exposure correctly.

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