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Things to Watch Out for When Taking Pictures

Under certain conditions the auto focus system may not perform
as expected.
- When photographing a subject that has little contrast.
- If the subject is highly re ective or shiny.
- If the subject is moving at high speed.
- When there is strong re ected light, or when the background is
very bright.
- When the subject matter has only horizontal lines or the subject
is very narrow (such as a stick or agpole).
- When the surroundings are dark.

Using the camera buttons to set the camera

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 50 for more information
about the auto power off function.

POWER button