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YourcameraisequippedwithanInteJJigentOrientationsensorthat
detectstheorientationofanimageshotwiththecameraonendand
automaticaJ[yrotatesittothecorrectviewingorientationinthedispJay.
Youcansetthisfunctionon/off.
H menu,
Inthe[] (Setup)
select8.
• SeeSelecting MenusandSettings (p. 38).
• Usethe _ or (_ button to select [On] or
[Off].
The display will return to the Rec.screen.
When the Auto Rotate function isset to
[On] and the LCD monitor is set to the
detailed display mode, the [] icon
(normal), [] icon (right end is down) or
[] icon (left end isdown) will appear in
the upper right of the display.
Orientation sensorjudges the upper end to be "up" and the
lower endto be "down." It then regulates the optimal white
balance, exposure and focusfor vertical photography. This
function operates regardlessof the On/Off statusof the Auto
Rotate function.
• When changing the camera'sorientation between the horizontal
and vertical positions, you may hear noisecoming from the
orientation detection mechanism. This isnot a malfunction.
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is pointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow is
pointing in the right direction and if it is not, then set the
Auto Rotate function to [Off].
• Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], the
orientation of images downloaded to a computer will
depend upon the software used to download the images.