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Taking pictures with automatic settings[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode
Recording Mode:
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.
Press the Power button ( )
The power is turned on.
Press button ( )
Take pictures
: Shutter button
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: 10 cm (0.33 feet)/
Max. T: 50 cm (1.64 feet) and above
■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.
[i PORTRAIT]: People are
detected
[i NIGHT PORTRAIT]: People and
night scenery are detected
(Only when is selected)
[i SCENERY]: Scenery is detected [i NIGHT SCENERY]: Night
scenery is detected
[i MACRO]: A close-up shot is
detected [i SUNSET]: A sunset is 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. (Note that underwater, faces may be detected more slowly, or
they may not be detected at all.)