Basic
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VQT1C14
Basic
Taking pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter
speed and the aperture value according to
the brightness of the subject.
1: S hutter button
•The status indicator 3 lights for about
1 second when you turn this unit on 2.

1Hold this unit gently with both

hands, keep your arms still at

your side and stand with your feet

slightly apart.

A:Flash
B: A F assist lamp
C: When holding the camera vertically

2Aim the AF area at the point you

want to focus on.

3Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

•The focus indication 2 lights green and
the AF area 1 turns white to green.
3: Aperture value
4: Shutter speed
•The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet)
to .
•The subject is not focused in the
following cases.
–The focus indication blinks (green).
–The AF area tur ns white to red or
there is no AF area.
–The focus sound beeps 4 time s.
•If the distance is beyond the focus
range, the picture may not be properly
focused even if the focus indication
lights.

4Press the shutter button fully to

take a picture.

∫Using the flash
If the camera determines that the place
where the picture is being taken is dark, the
flash is activated when the shutter button is
pressed fully. (When the flash is set to
AUTO [ ]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction
[].)
ON
OFF

C

A

B

1/30F2.8
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