About the screen indications in Still Picture Recording
MEGA
10.6M R3000
: Still picture operation indicator ( 139)
: Flash ( 68)
: Flash level ( 68)
: Red eye reduction ( 69)
MEGA 
: MEGA optical image stabilizer ( 63)
: Quality of still pictures ( 57)
10.6M : Size of still pictures
R3000: Remaining number of still pictures (Flashes in red when [0] appears.)
: AF assist lamp ( 79)
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.
When the zoom magnification is high. When the unit is shaken.
When the subject is moving.
When the subject stands in front of a light source.
When close subjects and far subjects are included in the same scene.
When the scene is dark.
When there is a bright part in the scene. When the scene is filled with only horizontal lines.
When 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.
When the Intelligent Auto (Portrait Mode) is used.
When the Digital Zoom (more than approx. 12 ) is used.
When AF tracking is used.
When the Extra Optical Zoom is used. When the unit determines that the AF assist lamp is necessary.
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Aspect ratio/Picture size
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback method. The higher the number of pixels, the higher the clarity of the picture when printing.
(When setting aspect ratio)
Select the menu. ( 33)
[PICTURE] [ASPECT RATIO] desired setting
(When setting picture size)
Select the menu. ( 33)
[PICTURE] [PICTURE SIZE] desired setting
It is possible to set from the quick menu. ( 34)
Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio
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*Extra optical zoom cannot be used. The maximum zoom magnification is 12 . Refer to page 62 for Extra Optical Zoom.
When the aspect ratio is set to [4:3] or [3:2], black bands may appear on the left and right of the screen.
The edges of still pictures recorded on this unit with a 16:9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing. Check the printer or photo studio before printing.
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