Advanced (Recording pictures)

[AF/AE LOCK]

Fixing the focus and exposure

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71) This is a technique for setting the focus and the exposure in advance when the subject is outside the focus area or when the contrast is too sharp and the appropriate exposure cannot be achieved.

MENU

SET

∫When [AF] is selected (Fixing the focus only)

1Aim the AF area at the subject.

2Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus.

•Press [AF/AE LOCK] again to cancel it.

•The AF lock indication [ ] lights when the subject is focused.

3Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter fully.

∫When [AE] is selected

(Fixing the exposure only)

1Aim the AF area at the subject.

2 Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the exposure.

•Press [AF/AE LOCK] again to cancel it.

•The AE lock indication [ ], the

aperture value and the shutter speed appear when the exposure is set.

3Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter fully.

∫When [AF/AE] is selected

(Fixing the focus and the exposure)

1Aim the AF area at the subject.

2Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and the exposure.

•Press [AF/AE LOCK] again to cancel it.

•When the subject is focused and the

exposure is set, the AF/AE lock indication [ ], the aperture value

and the shutter speed appear.

3Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter fully.

•The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.

•The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked.

•Program shift can be set even when AE is locked.

•The AF/AE lock function cannot be used

in the intelligent auto mode [], advanced scene mode or scene mode.

•The AE lock function cannot be used in the Manual exposure mode, advanced scene mode or scene mode.

[COL.EFFECT]

Setting color effects for the recorded pictures

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71) Select a color effect that matches the recording conditions and your image of the recording.

[OFF]

This is the standard setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[B/W]

The picture becomes black and

white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SEPIA]

The picture becomes sepia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[COOL]

The picture becomes bluish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WARM]

The picture becomes reddish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•When in intelligent auto mode [], only [B/W] or [SEPIA] can be selected.

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