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Shooting with the finder

The finder is convenient when you want to

save battery power, or when it is difficult to

confirm the image using the LCD screen.

Each time you press the DISPLAY/LCD

ON/OFF button, the display changes in the

following order.

When the LCD screen display is off (only

warning messages are displayed)

•For further details on the items displayed, see
page103.
•Just as with the AE/AF lock indicator on the
LCD screen display, when the AE/AF lock
lamp of the Finder section stops flashing and
remains lit, you can start shooting again
(page26).
•When the LCD screen display is turned off, the
digital zoom does not function (page28).
•When the LCD screen display is turned off, if
you press the (Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/
(Macro, DSC-P71) or (SPOT
METER, DSC-P51/P31), the image will be
displayed on the screen for approximately 2
seconds so you can check or change the setting.
Shooting with the date and time inserted,Set the mode dial to SET UP.

The SET UP menu is displayed.

•When images are shot with the date and time
inserted, the date and time cannot be removed
later.
•When shooting images with the date and time
inserted, the actual date and time are not
displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is
displayed in the upper left portion of the LCD
screen. The actual date and time are displayed
when the image is played back.
•When you have chosen a date format, you can
choose [Insert the correct date and time]
(page21), and the information will be inserted
in the format you chose.
•The “DIGITAL ZOOM” item is not displayed
on the SET UP screen of the DSC-P31
(page28).
Finder
DISPLAY/
LCD
ON/OFF
button
2048 4
F2.8
30
F2.8
30
r
LCD screen display is OFF
r
Screen display is set to ON. 1
CAMERA
MOVING IMAGE :
DATE/TIME :
DIGITAL ZOOM :
RED EYE REDUCTION :
AF ILLUMINATOR :
MPEG MOVIE
OFF
ON
OFF
AUTO
SELECT