Basic Shooting Functions
CShooting Modes That Support Touch Shutter
The touch shutter can be used in G(easy auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch shutter operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode | Touch shutter operation | |
| • When a face is detected by the camera, it is framed by | |
| a border. Tap a detected face to set the focus and | |
G(easy auto) mode (A24) | exposure on that face. | |
| • When no face is detected, focus is set for the area | |
| tapped. | |
A(auto) mode (A51), Sports, | Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for | |
Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, | ||
the area tapped. When the camera detects more than | ||
one face, tap a face framed by a single border to set | ||
and Backlighting scene modes | ||
focus and exposure for that face. | ||
(A61) | ||
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| Only a border displayed by the face detection function | |
Portrait and Night portrait scene | can be selected. When the camera detects more than | |
modes (A61) | one face, tap a face framed by a single border to set | |
| focus and exposure for that face. | |
Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, | Focus and exposure are set for the same focus area used | |
Night landscape, Fireworks show, | when pictures are taken by pressing the | |
and Panorama assist scene modes | button. See “Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures | |
(A61) | (Features)” (A64) for more information. | |
Smart portrait mode (A72) | Touch shutter cannot be enabled. | |
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CTouch Shutter Function When Recording Movies
Touch shutter is also available when recording movies. Movie recording can be initiated or stopped by tapping the monitor (A124).
CTouch Shooting Setting
The touch shooting setting applied in A(auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.
Mode Auto) (Easy GPlayback: and Photography Basic
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