Basic
When
the subject
is
When the subject
focused is not focused
Focus indication
On
Blinks
AF
area
White~Green
White~Red
Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
® Focus indication
® AF area (normal)
© AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it
is
dark)
@ Aperture value
® Shutter speed
® ISO sensitivity
1
Aim
the
AF
area
at the subject,
and
then press the shutter button halfway to fix
the
focus and exposure.
2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while
moving
the
camera
as you
compose
the picture.
•
You
can repeatedly retry the actions
in
step 1
before pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face
detection function when taking pictures of
people. (P63)
• SUbject and recording condition which are difficult to focus
• Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or sUbjects without contrast
• When the recordable range display has appeared
in
red
• When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects
• When it is dark or when jitter occurs
•
When
the
camera
is
too
close
to
the
subject
or
when
taking a picture
of
both
distant
and
near
sUbjects
When the jitter alert [H@ll] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P66), a tripod or the self-timer (P44).
• Shutter speed will be slower particularly
in
the following cases. Keep the camera still from the
moment the shutter button
is
pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend
using a tripod.
-In
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or
[FIREWORKS]
in
scene mode (P47)
• Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with
the
camera
held vertically are played
back
vertically
(rotated). (Only
when
[ROTATE
DISP]
(P78) is
set
to [ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed
up
or down.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
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