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6. Stabiliser, Zoom and Flash
• The Image Stabiliser may produce operational sound or cause vibration during its
operation, but these are not malfunctions.
• It is recommended to disable the Image Stabiliser when using a tripod.
• The stabiliser function may not be effective in the following cases.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.
– When there is a lot of jitter
– When the zoom magnification is high
– When using the Digital Zoom
– When taking pictures while following a moving subject
– When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places
• The panning effect in [ ] is more difficult to achieve in the following cases.
– In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day
– When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second
– When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly (The
background will not become a blur)
– When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily
Not available in these cases:
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Even when [Stabilizer] is set to [ ] (Normal), if you set Scene Guide Mode to [Panorama
Shot], the setting will change to [ ] (Panning).
• In the following cases, the [Stabilizer] will switch to [ ] (Normal), even if it is set to [ ]
(Panning):
– When recording motion pictures
– When recording 4K photos
– When recording with the Post Focus function
• The 5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabiliser function is not available in the following cases:
– When using the Digital Zoom