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Focus indication:

AFocus indication
± (The white lamp flashes.):
Focusing
¥ (The green lamp lights up.):
When in focus
No mark:
When focusing is unsuccessful.
BFocus area (area inside brackets)
5Press the button fully.
≥The sound cannot be recorded while recording
still pictures.
≥If the button is pressed fully all at once, it
may take time to record still pictures.
≥It is recommended using a flash or tripod when
recording still pictures in dark places because
the shutter speed becomes slow.
≥The screen will become darker when the
button is pressed halfway if the shutter speed
is 1/25 or slower.

∫About the screen indications in

still picture recording

: Still picture operation indicator
(l127)
ß: Flash (l60)
ßj: Flash level (l60)
: Red eye reduction (l60)
: MEGA optical image stabilizer
(l56)
: Quality of still pictures (l50)
: Size of still pictures
R3000: Remaining number of still pictures
(Flashes in red when [0] appears.)
: AF assist lamp (l69)

∫About the focus indication

≥The focus indication indicates the status of the
auto focus.
≥The focus indication does not appear in
manual focus mode.
≥The focus indication does not appear or has
difficulty focusing in the following cases.
jWhen the zoom magnification is high.
jWhen the unit is shaken.
jWhen the subject is moving.
jWhen the subject stands in front of a light
source.
jWhen close subjects and far subjects are
included in the same scene.
jWhen the scene is dark.
jWhen there is a bright part in the scene.
jWhen the scene is filled with only horizontal
lines.
jWhen the scene lacks contrast.

∫About the focusing area

When there is a contrasting object ahead or
behind the subject in the focus area, the subject
may not be focused. If so, move the contrasting
object out of the focus area.
≥Focus area is not displayed in the following
conditions.
jWhen the intelligent auto (portrait mode) is
used.
jWhen the digital zoom (more than approx.
12k) is used.
jWhen AF tracking is used.
jWhen the Extra optical zoom is used.
jWhen the unit determines that the AF assist
lamp is necessary.

R3000R3000R3000

MEGA
10.6
M
MEGA
10.6
M
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