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Selecting the Recording Mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings
[Intelligent Auto] Mode Recording Mode:

Turn on the power ( )

Slide the [REC/PLAY] switch

( ) to

Switching the mode by rotating

the mode dial ( )

[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings.
[Program AE] Mode
The subjects are recorded using your own settings.
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you
set.
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you
set.
[Manual Exposure] Mode
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which
are manually adjusted.
[Custom] Mode
Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered setting.
[Scene Mode]
Take pictures according to scene.
[My Scene Mode]
Take pictures in frequently-used Scene Modes.
[Motion Picture] Mode
Take motion pictures.
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.
Turn on the power ( ) Shutter button

Slide the [REC/PLAY] switch

( ) to

Set the mode dial ( ) to

Take pictures

Press halfway
(press lightly and focus) Press fully
(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 ( )
(In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing)
• The AF area ( ) 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: 3 cm (0.10 feet)/
Max. T: 1 m (3.28 feet) and above
(7 × to 11 × is 2 m (6.57 feet) to ∞)
Basics