5Shoot images easily (Auto adjustment mode)

Holding the camera
1 Select a mode.

 

Still image (auto adjustment mode):

Select .

Movie:

2Shoot with the shutter button.

Still image:

Press and hold

AE/AF lock indicator

Press fully down

halfway down to

Flashing t lit/beeps

The shutter sounds.

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Shoot still images (Scene Selection)

1Select the desired mode of Scene
Selection ( , , , , , , ).

• For details on modes, see below.

6View/delete images

1 Select

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2 Select an image with b/B.

 

 

 

 

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Still image: the image size is displayed

 

 

button

Movie: is displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

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button

 

 

 

 

 

Movie:

 

Position the subject in the center of the focus frame.

Control button

Select .

Zoom button

S AF

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AF range finder frame

Movie:

Press fully down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

2Shoot with the shutter button.

To cancel the Scene Selection

 

To play back a movie, press z.

 

 

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STOP REV/CUE

VOLUME

 

button

Rewind/Fast forward: b/B

 

(Return to normal playback: z)

Control button

Volume: v/V

Stop playback: z

•Movies with the image size [160] are displayed a size smaller.

To delete images
Using the control button

 

 

 

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Checking the last

 

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Shooting close-up

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Using the zoom

Zoom button

 

 

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•You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting a movie.

•When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses [Digital Zoom].

For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 46)

Set the mode dial to other than the mode of Scene Selection.
1Display the image you want to delete and press (delete).2Select [Delete] with v, then press z.

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To cancel the deletion

Select [Exit], then press z.

Delete

Exit

BACK/NEXT

Checking the last still image you shot (Quick Review)Press b () on the control button.To cancel, press b again.

•The image may appear rough right after playback starts.

•To delete the image, press (Delete) and select [Delete] with v on the control button, then press z.

Selecting a flash mode for still images

Before step 2, press v ( ) on the control button repeatedly until the desired mode is selected.

No indicator Strobes if it is dark or against light (default setting)

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

•If the subject is closer than approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches), use the Macro mode (left column).

•When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly and the beep does not sound. Recompose the shot and focus again.

Subjects difficult to focus on are:

– Distant from the camera and dark

– Reflect light or have a lustrous finish

– The contrast between the subject and its

– Flashing

background is poor.

– Against light

– Seen through glass

 

– Moving fast

 

Scene Selection modesThe following modes are predetermined to match the scene conditions.
Twilight*

 

 

 

 

 

Beach

Shoots night scenes at a distance

 

Shoots seasides or lakesides, the

without losing the dark

 

blue of the water clearly recorded.

atmosphere of the surroundings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twilight portrait*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landscape

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shoots portraits in dark places.

 

Shoots landscapes, etc., by

 

 

 

focusing on a distant subject.

To view an enlarged image (playback zoom)While displaying a still image, press to zoom in on the image.To undo the zoom, press .Adjust the portion: v/V/b/BCancel playback zoom: zTo store enlarged images: [Trimming] t “User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 44)Viewing an index screenPress (index), then select an image with v/V/b/B.

To return to the single-image screen, press z. To display the next (previous) index screen, press

SL

Forced flash

Slow synchro (Forced flash)

The shutter speed is slow in a dark place to clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light.

No flash

To identify items on the screent“User’s Guide/Troubleshooting” (page 17)To turn off the LCD screen

Press (Display/LCD on/off) repeatedly. Use the finder for saving battery power, or shooting images when it is difficult to confirm images using the LCD screen.

Candle*

 

Soft snap

 

Shoot candlelit scenes, without

 

Shoots portraits of people,

spoiling the atmosphere.

 

flowers, etc., with a gentle

 

 

atmosphere.

 

 

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If you press again, the sixteen-image index screen appears.

•Shooting distance (when [ISO] is set to [Auto])

W side: Approx. 0.2 to 4.5 m (7 7/8 to 178 1/2 inches)

T side: Approx. 0.5 to 2.5 m (19 3/4 to 98 1/2 inches)

•The flash strobes twice. The first time is to adjust the light quantity.

Shooting close-up (Macro)Before step 2, press B () on the control button.To cancel, press B again.

•Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is recommended.

•The in-focus range becomes narrow, and the complete subject may not entirely be in focus.

•The AF speed drops.

Shortest shooting distance from the lens surface

Setting all the way to the W side: Approx. 10 cm (4 inches)

Setting all the way to the T side: Approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches)

Using the self-timerBefore step 2, press V () on the control button.

Press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes, and a beep sounds until the shutter operates (approximately 10 seconds later).

Self-timer lamp

button

Snow

Shoots whitish scenes brightly.

* The shutter speed becomes slower, so using a tripod is recommended.

To use the functions set by the control button with Scene Selection

Before shooting in step 2, select the settings with the control button. Some functions are not available, depending on the Scene Selection mode. When you press the button to select functions that cannot be combined with Scene Selection, a beep sounds. t “User’s Guide/ Troubleshooting” (page 27)

To delete images in index mode

1While an index screen is displayed, press (Delete) and select [Select] with v/V on the control button, then press z.

2Select the image you want to delete with v/V/b/B, then press z to display the (Delete) indicator on the selected image.

To cancel a selection

Select an image you have previously selected for deletion, then

press z to delete the indicator from the image.

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3Press (Delete).4Select [OK] with B, then press z.

•To delete all the images in the folder, select [All In This Folder] with v/V in step 1 instead of [Select], then press z.