Taking Pictures

Setting the Shooting Functions

Switching Between Modes

Capture mode is for taking pictures and playback mode is for playing back or erasing images.

Switching between Capture Mode and Playback Mode

•Press the Playback button to switch from Capture mode to Playback mode.

•Press the Playback button or press the shutter release button halfway to switch from Playback mode to Capture mode.

Selecting a Capture Mode

Capture modes are selected by displaying the virtual mode dial. There are 6 different Capture modes.

A

Program mode

You can set all functions and take

 

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pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

Picture modes

Matches your settings to the situation.

 

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(Default

There are 7 different Picture modes.

 

Setting)

 

(The default setting is H.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

Night-scene mode

Takes dark scenes such as pictures

 

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taken at night.

 

C

Movie mode

Takes movie pictures.

 

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F

Panorama assist

Takes panorama pictures.

 

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mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

Digital Filter mode

Takes pictures using a color filter

 

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(default setting is B&W).

 

1 Press

the four-way

controller (23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Capture mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The virtual mode dial appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Use the four-way controller (23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to select a mode.

 

OK OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The selected Capture mode icon will be displayed magnified.

When selecting [Picture Mode] or [Digital Filter], press the four-way controller (5) again for more settings. See page 58 for more details

3 Press the OK button.

The icon for the selected Capture mode appears and the camera is ready to take pictures.

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