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Scene Recognition: Determining the scene to be shot and taking the shot

The camera automatically detects shooting conditions, such as backlight or an night scene, and then takes the shot.

(Off)

Does not use the Scene Recognition.

(Auto)

The camera detects conditions such as backlight or a night

 

scene and takes the shot using the optimal settings.

 

If the camera does not recognize the scene, it shoots the

 

image just as if scene recognition was set to [Off].

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current setting mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scene Recognition mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Advanced)

The camera shoots one image without using the scene

 

recognition function and another image using scene

 

recognition. is displayed next to a scene recognition mark.

 

(A total of two shots)

 

If the camera does not recognize the scene, it only shoots one

 

image.

 

In this case, the image is shot just as if scene recognition was

 

set to [Off].

About scenes that are recognized

The following scenes can be recognized. The camera identifies the optimum scene and displays each mark.

When the shutter is pressed halfway down while a mark is displayed, the mark color turns green and scene recognition is confirmed.

Twilight

Twilight Portrait

Twilight using a tripod

Backlight

Backlight Portrait

•Scene recognition does not function in the following situations:

–During burst shooting

–When using digital zoom

•The flash is set to (Flash Auto) or (Flash forced off).

•When the Face Detection function is set to [Off] and [Scene Recognition] is set to [Auto] or [Advanced], the [Face Detection] setting switches to [Auto].

•When the Face Detection function is [Off], (Twilight Portrait) and (Backlight Portrait) scenes cannot be detected.

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