4 TakingPictures

5 Press the OK button.

The Picture mode is selected.

6 Press the shutter release button.

The picture will be taken.

• In Picture mode, you also can press the shutter button halfway or press any button other than the four-way controller to set the selection.

•In Picture mode, saturation, contrast, sharpness, and white balance are automatically set to the optimum values for each mode (you can change set values but these changes are not reflected in the operation).

Taking Self-Portraits

You can rotate the LCD monitor while you take a self-portrait or a two- shot, checking yourself in the LCD monitor while you take the picture.

1 Select [Picture Mode] on the virtual mode dial, and set it to [Self-portrait (M)].

2 Rotate the LCD Monitor.

You can check yourself in the LCD monitor.

The image in the LCD monitor will also rotate when you rotate the LCD monitor.

Look into the lens before taking the picture to ensure a natural facial expression.

3 Press the shutter release button.

The picture will be taken.

• The captured image is recorded without being rotated.

• When pressing the shutter release button causes the camera to shake, particularly for taking pictures in low light conditions, secure the camera to a tripod or other surface and use the self- timer.

Rotating the LCD Monitor 1p.18

Optimizing Pictures for the Scene Type (Picture Modes) 1p.55

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