Shooting images with the AF illuminator

The AF illuminator is fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. The ON appears on the LCD screen and the AF illuminator emits red light when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked.

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ON

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When this function is not needed, set [AF Illuminator] to [Off] on the Setup screen (page 124).

•If AF illuminator light does not reach the subject sufficiently or the subject has no contrast, focus will not be achieved. (A distance up to approximately 2.4 m (7 feet

10 3/8 inches) (W)/3.7 m (12 feet 1 5/8 inches)

(T) is recommended.)

•Focus is achieved as long as AF illuminator light reaches the subject, even if the light is slightly off the center of the subject.

•When the focus preset distance is set (page 59), the AF illuminator does not function.

•The AF range finder frame does not appear.

The , or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center.

•The AF illuminator operates only when

(Camera) is set to [Auto], [Program],

(Magnifying glass mode),

(Twilight portrait

mode), (Snow mode),

 

 

(Beach mode)

 

 

 

 

or (Candle mode) in the menu.

•The AF illuminator emits very bright light. Although there are no problems with safety, directly looking into the AF illuminator emitter at close range is not recommended.

Inserting the date and time on a still image

Program

Auto

Camera

Mode

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Set the mode switch to , then press MENU.

The menu appears.

•When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later.

•The date and time are not inserted in Multi Burst mode.

•The date and time do not appear on the LCD

screen during shooting, instead, indicator appears on the LCD screen. The actual date and time appear in red on the lower-right corner during playback only.

•You can also carry out this operation with the mode switch set to or .

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