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Taking Pictures in Auto Select Mode (Auto Select Mode)
-(Auto Select Mode) lets the camera automatically recognize the shooting scene and set the optimal settings for the scene.
1 Set the mode dial to
2 Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame on the LCD monitor changes to green if the subject is in focus, the settings are selected for the shooting scene automatically recognized by the camera, and one of the following icons appears.
H: The camera chooses the optimal settings for a landscape view.
=: The camera chooses the optimal settings for a portrait shot.
. : The camera chooses the optimal settings for a night view.
3 Press the shutter release button down fully.
The picture is taken.
•You can set the recorded pixels and the quality together in Auto Select Mode. (Page 51, “Image Quality”) The white balance, sharpness, saturation, contrast, etc. are automatically set to the optimum values for each scene.
•In Auto Select Mode, settings other than [Image Quality] in [ARec. Mode] Menus cannot be set.
•You are recommended to set the mode dial to .and secure the camera on a tripod etc. when taking night views. If the camera recognizes the scene as the .in the Auto Select Mode, pictures of night views may be dark because the shutter speed is controlled in a range to prevent camera shake.
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