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Basic
∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P42)
∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P34)
∫ When taking pictures using Touch AF/AE (P47)
Note
•
Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.
• Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.
• Do not touch the front of the lens.
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
•
[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 
8 seconds. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
• Most appropriate scene is selected for the touched subject during Touch AF/AE (P47).
∫ Face detection
When [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will 
adjust the focus and exposure (P72).
Under backlight conditions, the lighting is automatically corrected so 
that the brightness of the faces will be optimal.
Note
•
Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be 
identified for the same subject.
– Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of the 
subject, The distance to the subject, The contrast of the subject, 
When the subject is moving, When zoom is used
– Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the camera is 
shaken
• To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the 
appropriate recording mode.
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark so this function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture.
Move 3.
• Backlight can also be compensated by touching 
[BACKLIGHT].
• When the backlight compensation function is activated, [ ] 
appears. 
Move 3 again to cancel this function.
Scene detection
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[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-MACRO]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]
•
Only when [‡] is selected
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
•
Only when [Œ] is selected
The Backlight Compensation
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