3. Recording Modes
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• Be careful not to look at the light from the flash and the AF Assist Lamp directly.
• When the [Soft Skin] is set
– If you select [ ] (Medium) or [ ] (High), display of the recording screen will be delayed
more than usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping.
– Recording with [ ] (Medium) or [ ] (High) requires extra image-processing time. This
means it takes some time until you can take the next picture.
– The smoothing effect is applied to the part that has a similar tone to the complexion of a
subject, as well.
– This mode may not be effective under insufficient lighting.
• If you set [Defocusing] to [ ] (On), display of the recording screen will be delayed more than
usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping. In addition, since recording with
[Defocusing] requires extra image-processing time, it takes some time until you can take the
next picture.
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following cases:
– When recording motion pictures
– When using [Multi Exp.]
– When using [Time Lapse Shot]
– When using [Stop Motion Animation]
• [Soft Skin] and [Defocusing] are not available in the following cases:
– [Glistening Water]/[Clear Nightscape]/[Cool Night Sky]/[Warm Glowing Nightscape]/[Artistic
Nightscape]/[Glittering Illuminations]/[Handheld Night Shot]/[Soft Image of a Flower]/
[Appetizing Food]/[Cute Dessert] (Scene Guide Mode)
– Creative Control Mode
– When an image effect in [Filter Select] of [Filter Settings] is set
– In Manual Focus
• If the distance to the subject is too close, the lens may fail to focus depending on the lens you
are using, such as a telephoto lens.