Enlarging a photo, Starting a slide show

Playing back

Viewing ﬁles by rotating the photo automatically

You can view vertical photos in landscape view without rotating your camera. Vertical photos will be automatically rotated to an upright position in landscape view once you set this option and take vertical photos.

To activate the automatic rotation,

1 In Shooting or Playback mode, select M

2 Select Auto Rotate On.

3 Select .

This option may not be effective for:

-photos taken when you hold the camera parallel to the ground

-photos taken with the motion capture option set

-videos

Enlarging a photo

In Playback mode, push [Zoom] right to enlarge a photo (push [Zoom] left to reduce a photo).

The enlarged area and zoom ratio are indicated on the top of the screen. The maximum zoom ratio may vary depending on the resolution. Select arrows or draw a diagonal to move the enlarged area.

Icon	Description
	Delete the ﬁle.
	Delete the ﬁle.

	Crop the enlarged photo (it will be saved as a new ﬁle).

	Go back to the original view.

Starting a slide show

You can apply effects and audio to your slide show. This function does not work for videos or voice memos.

1 In Playback mode, select .

2 Set a slide show effect.

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EC-ST500ZBPSDX, EC-ST500Z, ES-ST500ZSASCN, ES-ST500ZSAUCN, EC-ST500ZBPRDX specifications

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