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Backlight Compensation
This mode is useful when your subject is backlit or when there is a white background (such as a
Exposure is compensated to +1.5 EV overexposure to normal.
Closing the lens barrier restores the Auto Exposure mode.
USING THE SELFTIMER/REMOTE CONTROL 17
| How to select the mode |
| Press the selftimer/remote control |
| button ( ). The mode switches in |
| the order shown below. The selected |
| mode is displayed on the LCD panel. |
Mode display | Mode |
No display | |
| Selftimer |
| Remote Control |
Infinity
The camera automatically sets the working distance at infinity.
The flash does not fire except in the
Selftimer
Secure the camera on a tripod or other support. Compose your shot in the viewfinder. Press the shutter release button halfway (the focus and exposure are locked at this time). Then press the shutter release button all the way. The selftimer indicator lights for about 10 seconds and then blinks for about 2 seconds. After this, the shutter will release.
Remote Control (Optional)
Closing the lens barrier restores the Auto Exposure mode.
30˚
5m (16.4 ft)
20˚
Compose your shot in the viewfinder. Position the autofocus frame on your subject. To take a picture, point the remote control at the camera and press the button on the remote control. The selftimer/remote control indicator starts blinking, and the shutter will release about 3 seconds later.