Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode)4Shoot with the shutter button.

Aside from an Original Image, a small size Album Image is recorded in the internal memory (page 7).

Still image:

1Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus.

The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and

remains lit.

2Press the shutter button fully down.

The shutter sounds.

AE/AF lock indicator

Movie:

Press the shutter button fully down.

To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.

If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on

•The shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches). Shoot in the close-up (Macro) mode or Magnifying Glass mode (page 20) when you shoot a subject closer than the shooting distance.

•When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly and the beep does not sound. The AF range finder frame disappears from the LCD screen. Recompose the shot and focus again.

Subjects difficult to focus on are:

–Distant from the camera and dark

–The contrast between the subject and its background is poor.

–Seen through glass

–Moving fast

–Reflective light or with a lustrous finish

–Flashing

–Backlit

Using the zoom

Press the zoom button.

•When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function. For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality, see page 67.

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