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Using the camera buttons to set the camera

ZOOM button

The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons.
Used for turning the camera’s power on / off.
If there is no operation during the speci ed
time, the camera's power will be turned off
automatically to save battery life.
Refer to page 51 for more information
about the auto power off function.
Used for taking an image or recording voice in the RECORDING
mode.
In MOVIE CLIP mode
Pressing the shutter button down fully
starts the process for recording a movie
clip. Press the shutter button once and
the movie clip is recorded for as long
as the available recording time in the
memory allows. If you wish to stop recording, press the shutter
button again.
In STILL IMAGE mode
Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus
and checks the condition of the ash. Pressing the shutter button
down fully takes and stores the image. If you select voice memo
recording, the recording will start after the camera has nished
storing the image data.
If the menu is not displayed, this button
works as the OPTICAL ZOOM or
DIGITAL ZOOM button.
This camera has a 3X optical zoom and
a 3X digital zoom function. Using both
will offer a total zoom ratio of 9X.
TELE Zoom
Optical zoom TELE : Pressing the ZOOM T button. This will
zoom into the subject i.e. the subject will
appear nearer.
Digital zoom TELE : When the maximum (3X) optical zoom
is selected, pressing the ZOOM T button
activates the digital zoom software.
Releasing ZOOM T button stops the digital
zooming at the required setting. Once the
maximum digital zoom (3X) is achieved,
pressing the ZOOM T button will have no
effect.

POWER button

SHUTTER button

Pressing
the ZOOM
T button
Pressing
the ZOOM
T button
[WIDE zoom] [TELE zoom] [Digital zoom 3.0X]