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Recording modes
[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings.
You can switch to the [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode on the menu to adjust the
brightness and color settings to your liking.
[Program AE] Mode
Take pictures with automatic shutter speed and aperture value settings.
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
Determine aperture, then record pictures.
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
Determine shutter speed, then record pictures.
[Manual Exposure] Mode
Determine aperture and shutter speed, then record pictures.
[Custom] Mode
Record pictures using pre-registered settings.
[Panorama Shot] Mode
Record panorama pictures.
[Scene Mode]
This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.
[Creative Control] Mode
Take pictures by selecting your preferred picture effect.
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Holding the camera
Do not block the flash or the lamp.
Do not look at it from close range.
Hand strap
AF Assist LampFlash
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To avoid camera shake, hold it with both hands keeping your arms close to
your body while standing with your feet slightly apart.
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Do not touch the lens.
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Taking pictures with automatic settings [Intelligent Auto] Mode
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Zoom types
You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using zoom.
Capture a wider area
(wide-angle)
Enlarge the subject
(telephoto)
Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 30x is possible if pictures without [ ] have been selected
by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 71.7x is possible when pictures with [ ] have been
selected by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
[i.Zoom]
Increase the zoom ratio up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with
limited deterioration of picture quality. Set the [i.Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to
[ON].
[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. Note that, with Digital
Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the
[Rec] menu to [ON].
[Step Zoom]
Each time the control ring/control dial is operated, the zoom stops at the
position for one of the preset focal lengths.
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Menu convenient for taking pictures
[Picture Size]
Recording capacity guidelines (still pictures)
Save location 18M 5M 0.3M
Built-in Memory 1 3 69
Card (2 GB) 270 650 10050
(When [Aspect Ratio] is set to [ ] and [Quality] is set to [ ])