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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
9
Appendix
Index
● If you prefer to shoot at the zoom factor of the screen in step 1,
press the shutter button all the way down.
● You can adjust the zoom factor that the camera reverts to when
you release the [
] button by moving the zoom lever to resize
the white frame while you hold the [
] button.
● To adjust the area displayed when the [
] button is pressed,
access MENU (
=
27) > [ ] tab > [ Display Area], and
choose one of the three options (
=
27).
● The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [
] button after
you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode
(
=
39).
Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming
(Framing Assist – Lock)
Still Images
Movies
You can reduce camera shake at the telephoto end, which makes it easier
to compose shots.
1
Compensate camera shake at the
telephoto end.
● Press and hold the [ ] button. [ ] is
displayed, and image stabilization optimal
for shooting at the telephoto end is
applied.
2
Shoot.
● While holding the [ ] button, press the
shutter button halfway to focus on the
subject, and then press it all the way
down.
Easily Reacquiring Subjects after Manual
Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek)
Still Images
Movies
If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can nd it more easily
by temporarily zooming out.
1
Look for the lost subject.
● Press and hold the [ ] button.
● The camera zooms out and displays
a white frame around the area shown
before you pressed the [
] button.
2
Reacquire the subject.
● Aim the camera so that the subject enters
the white frame, and then release the
[ ] button.
● The previous magnication is now
restored, so that the area within the white
frame lls the screen again.
● Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is
zoomed out.
● During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you
press the [
] button. Also note that a changed zoom factor and
camera operating sounds are recorded.