Basic Shooting Functions

4Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.

Press the shutter-release button halfway to acquire focus and exposure and press it all the way down to release the shutter.

BNote on Touch AF/AE

When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not be in focus (A29).

CShooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function

The touch AF/AE can be used in G(easy auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.

Shooting mode

Touch AF/AE operation

 

• When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by

 

a border can be selected. When the camera detects

 

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

G(easy auto) (A24)

border to set focus and exposure for that face. The

 

single border changes to a double border.

 

• When no face is detected, focus is set for the area

 

tapped.

A(auto) mode (A51), Sports, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow,

Close-up, Food, Museum, Copy, Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped. and Backlighting scene modes

(A61)

Portrait and Night portrait scene

Only a border displayed by the face detection function

can be selected. When the camera detects more than

modes (A61), smart portrait mode

one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move

(A72)

the focus area to that face.

 

Landscape, Sunset,

 

Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,

Touch AF/AE cannot be enabled.

Fireworks show, and Panorama

 

assist scene modes (A61)

 

Mode Auto) (Easy GPlayback: and Photography Basic

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