Advanced (Recording pictures)
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•The batter y will be consumed faster than
usual.
•It may take time to focus on the subject if
you rotate the zoom lever from Wide to
Tele or suddenly change the subject from
a distant one to a nearby one.
•Press the shutter button halfway again
when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
•The [CONT.AF] setting is fixed to [OFF] in
[PANNING] (P64), [NIGHTPORTRAIT]
(P64), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P65),
[STARRYSKY] (P67) and [FIREWORKS]
(P68) in scene mode, in simple mode [ ]
and when manual focus is set.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for
the camera to focus when recording in low
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
•If the AF assist lamp is
set to [ON], an AF area
with a size wider than
usual is displayed and the
AF assist lamp A turns
on when you press the
shutter button halfway in dark places etc.
•Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
–Do not look at the AF assist lamp from
close up.
–Detach the lens hood.
–Do not cover the AF ass ist lamp with
your fingers or other objects.
•When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of
animals in dark places), set the
[AFASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case,
it will become more difficult to focus on the
subject.
•The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
•A vignetting effect may appear on the
circumference of the AF assist lamp
because the AF assist lamp may be
obscured by the lens, however, this does
not cause a problem with the performance
of the camera.
•The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P63),
[PANNING] (P64), [NIGHTSCENERY]
(P65), [SUNSET] (P67), [FIREWORKS ]
(P68) and [AERIAL PHOTO] (P69) in
scene mode.
•The initial setting for [PET] (P67) in scene
mode is [OFF] .
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
Select a color effect that matches the
recording conditions and your image of the
recording.
[AFA SSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions
becomes easier
[ON] The AF assist lamp turns on in low
light conditions. At this time, the
AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears
on the screen. The effective range
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m
(4.92 feet).
[OFF] The AF assist lamp does not turn
on.
MENU
SET
[COL.EFFECT]
Setting color effects for the
recorded pictures
[COOL] The picture becomes bluish.
[WARM] The picture becomes reddish.
[B/W] The picture becomes black and
white.
[SEPIA] The picture becomes sepia.
MENU
SET
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