Taking pictures with automatic settings, Focus display B

Taking pictures with automatic settings

Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘face,’ ‘movement,’ ‘brightness,’ and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.

[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode

Recording Mode:

■■Automatic scene detection

Camera identifies scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings automatically. The type of scene detected is indicated by a blue icon for two seconds.

Open the lens cover

The power is turned on.

Press	( A )
Take pictures
Press halfway		Press fully
(press lightly and focus)		(press the button all the
		way to record)

••If jitter becomes noticeable, use both hands, keep your arms close to your body, and stand with your feet at shoulder width.

••Focus display ( B )

(In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing) ••The AF area ( C ) is displayed around

the subject’s face by the Face Detection function. In other cases, it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus.

••Focus: Max. W: 10 cm (0.33 feet)/ Max. T: 50 cm (1.64 feet) and above

Shutter button

[i PORTRAIT]: People are	[i NIGHT PORTRAIT]: People and
[i PORTRAIT]: People are	night scenery are detected
detected	night scenery are detected
detected	(Only when	is selected)

[i SCENERY]: Scenery is detected	[i NIGHT SCENERY]: Night
[i SCENERY]: Scenery is detected	scenery is detected
	scenery is detected
[i MACRO]: A close-up shot is	[i SUNSET]: A sunset is detected
[i MACRO]: A close-up shot is
detected
detected

Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when scene does not correspond to any of the above.

If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as subjects in the picture ( or ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces.