When you hold the camera vertically, indications

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on the display are automatically displayed in

 

vertical orientation. Use the shutter release

 

button/zoom lever for vertical shooting. (In this

 

manual, they are generally described as the

 

shutter release button/zoom lever.)

 

When you hold the camera horizontally,

 

 

you cannot use the shutter release button/

 

 

zoom lever for vertical shooting.

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playing back still pictures/movies, the

 

 

display is not switched to vertical

 

 

orientation.

 

You can change the captured area

 

by turning either of the two zoom

 

levers to the left or right (p.74).

 

x(Right)

Enlarges the subject.

 

w(Left)

Widens the area that is

 

captured by the camera.

 

 

 

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3 Press the shutter release button halfway.

The camera emits focus assist light in dark shooting situations.

The focus frame (or face detection frame) on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance.

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4 Press the shutter release button fully.

The picture is taken.

The flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions. The captured image appears on the display (Instant Review) and is saved to the SD Memory Card or the built-in memory.

Press the Green button to switch to 9(Green) mode and let the camera set all the shooting functions automatically (p.72).

Using the Shutter Release Button

The shutter release button works in a two-step action as follows.

Press halfway

This refers to pressing the shutter release button gently to the first position. This locks the focus setting and the exposure. The green focus

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