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 set the effect level to [2] or higher, display of the recording screen will be delayed more 
than usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping.
– Since recording with this effect requires extra image processing, if you take a picture with the 
effect level set to [2] or higher, 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:
•
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
– 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.
Taking pictures with the [Fn1] button
The [Fn1] button works as a shutter button in Self Shot 
Mode. (It can only be pressed fully.) The button allows you 
to take pictures of yourself while holding the camera with 
your right hand.
Enabling/disabling the Self Shot Mode
> [Custom] > [Self Shot] > [ON]/[OFF]
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When [OFF] is set, the Self Shot Mode is not set even if the monitor is rotated.
ON