Scene Recognition:

If the product recognizes a scene, icons and guides such as (Portrait), (Infant),

(Night Portrait), (Night Scene), (Backlight Portrait), (Backlight), (Landscape), (Macro), (Spotlight), or (Low Light) are displayed on the first line.

If the product recognizes a condition, icons such as (Tripod) , (Walk)* , (Move),

(Move (Bright)) or (Move (Dark)) are displayed on the second line.

*The condition (Walk) is recognized only when [SteadyShot] is set to [Active] or [Intelligent Active].

Note

When [Smile/Face Detect.] is set to [Off], the [Portrait], [Backlight Portrait], [Night Portrait], and [Infant] scenes are not recognized.

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Shooting

Selecting a shooting mode

The advantages of automatic shooting

In [Superior Auto] mode, the product shoots with higher quality than [Intelligent Auto] mode and performs composite shooting as necessary.

In [Program Auto] mode, you can shoot after adjusting various functions, such as white balance, ISO, etc.

(Intelligent Auto):

Select this mode when you want the camera automatically recognize the scene.

(Superior Auto):

Select this mode to shoot scenes under difficult circumstances, such as when it is dark or the subjects are back-lit. Select this mode to shoot a higher quality image than that provided by (Intelligent Auto).

P (Program Auto):

Select this mode to shoot with various functions other than the exposure (shutter speed and aperture) adjusted.

Note

In [Intelligent Auto] mode, you may not be able to shoot dark scenes or back-lit subjects clearly.

In [Superior Auto] mode, the recording process takes longer, since the product creates a composite image.

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Shooting

Selecting a shooting mode

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