Step 2 Frame a Picture

Basic Photography and Playback: G (Easy Auto) Mode

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1Ready the camera.

Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF- assist illuminator, microphone, and speaker.

When taking pictures in portrait (“tall”) orientation, turn the camera so that the built-in flash is above the lens.

2 Frame the picture.

Shooting mode icon

When the camera automatically selects the

 

optimum scene mode, the shooting mode

 

icon will be changed (A 49).

 

When the camera detects a face, that face will

 

be framed by a yellow double border (focus

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area).

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Up to 12 faces can be detected. If more than

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one face is detected, the face closest to the

camera will be framed by a double border, and the others by a single border.

When taking pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no face is detected, a focus area will not be displayed. Frame the picture so that the intended subject is at or near the center of the frame.

BNotes on G (Easy Auto) Mode

The desired scene mode may not be selected in certain condition. In this case, select another shooting mode.

When digital zoom is in effect, shooting mode is G.

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