Adjusting the A(Auto) Mode setting

CShooting Modes That Support Touch Shutter

The touch shutter can be used in A(auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch shutter operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.

Shooting mode

Touch shutter operation

A(auto) mode (A26),

 

Sports, Party/indoor,

Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for the

Beach, Snow, Close-up,Food,

area tapped. When the camera detects more than one face,

Museum, Black and white

tap a face framed by a single border to set focus and exposure

copy, and Backlighting scene

for that face.

modes (A59)

 

Scene auto selector scene

• When a face is detected by the camera, it is framed by a

border. Tap a detected face to set the focus and exposure

mode (A59),

on that face.

smart portrait mode (when

• When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area

Smile timer is set to Off; A76)

 

tapped.

Portrait and Night portrait

Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be

selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a

scene modes (A59)

face framed by a single border to set focus and exposure for

 

that face.

Landscape, Sunset,

Focus and exposure are set for the same focus area used

Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,

when pictures are taken by pressing the shutter-release

Fireworks show, and

button. See “Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures

Panorama assist scene modes

(Features)” (A64) for more information.

(A59)

 

Smart portrait mode (when

Touch shutter cannot be enabled. When the camera detects

Smile timer is set to On)

more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to

(A76)

move the focus area to that face.

 

Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for the

Pet portrait scene mode

area tapped.

However, if the camera detects a pet when pet portrait auto

(A59)

release is set to On, the camera focuses on the detected face

 

 

and releases the shutter automatically.

 

 

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