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How to use the MANUAL mode ( )
You can manually confi gure all functions, aperture value and shutter
speed.
1. Select the MANUAL mode by rotating the mode dial.
2. Press the Fn button and menu for the shutter speed
and aperture value will be displayed.
Up / Down button : changes aperture
value
Left / Right button : changes shutter
speed.
3. Press the Fn button twice and take an
image.
Smaller Aperture values make the object sharp but blur the
background. Larger Aperture values make both the object and
background sharp.
High Shutter speeds can capture a moving object in a still image
as if the object is not moving. Low Shutter speeds can capture a
moving object with an ‘active’ effect.
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Starting the recording mode
How to use the DIS mode ( )
This mode will reduce the effect of camera shake and help you get a
well-exposed image in dim conditions.
1. Select the DIS mode by rotating the
Mode dial.
2. Point the camera towards the subject and compose
the image by using the LCD monitor.
3. Press the shutter button to capture an image.
Things to watch out for using the DIS mode
- The digital zoom will not operate in the DIS
mode.
- If the lighting condition is brighter than
fl uorescent lighting conditions, the DIS will not
activate.
- If the lighting condition is darker than in fl uorescent lighting conditions,
camera shake warning indicator () will display. For best results only
take pictures in situations where the camera shake warning indicator
() is not displayed.
- If the subject is moving, the captured image may be blurred.
- Avoid moving the camera while the [Capturing!] message is displayed
to achieve a better result.
- As the DIS uses the camera’s digital signal processor, it may take a
little longer for the camera to process and save the images.
- If the image size is (
) or (
), the DIS mode can't be selected.