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AF Mode

Selects the auto focus operation mode.

 

Single

Automatically adjusts the focus when you press and hold the

 

 

shutter button halfway down. This mode is useful for

 

 

shooting stationary subjects.

 

 

 

 

Monitor

Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the

 

 

shutter button halfway down. This mode shortens the time

 

 

needed for focusing.

 

 

• Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.

 

 

 

•AF Mode setting is invalid when:

–The Face Detection function or Smile Detection function is activated.

– (Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode.

•Regardless of the AF Mode setting, the auto focus operation becomes the same with when [Monitor] is selected when:

– (Advanced Sports Shooting) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode.

–[Flexible Spot AF] is selected in the Focus setting.

•When [Semi Manual] is selected in the Focus setting, the auto focus operation becomes the same with when [Single] is selected.

Digital Zoom

Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 15×). When the zoom scale exceeds 15×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.

 

Smart

Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image

 

(Smart zoom)

will not be distorted, according to the image size.

 

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)

This is not available when the image size is set to [9M], [3:2

 

 

 

(8M)] or [16:9 (6M)].

 

 

 

• The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following

 

 

 

table.

 

 

 

 

Precision

Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of

 

(Precision digital zoom)

approximately 30×, including the optical zoom 15×.

 

(

)

However, note that the picture quality deteriorates when the

 

 

 

optical zoom scale is exceeded.

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Does not use the digital zoom.

 

 

 

 

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