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Basic Shooting Functions
Basic Photography and Playback: G (Easy Auto) Mode
4 Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to acquire focus and exposure
and press it all the way down to release the shutter.
B Note on Touch AF/AE
When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not
be in focus (A29).
C Shooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function
The touch AF/AE can be used in G (easy auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE
operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode Touch AF/AE operation
G (easy auto) (A 24)
• When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by
a border can be selected. When the camera detects
more than one face, tap a face framed by a single
border to set focus and exposure for that face. The
single border changes to a double border.
• When no face is detected, focus is set for the area
tapped.
A (auto) mode (A 51), Sports,
Party/indoor, Beach, Snow,
Close-up, Food, Museum, Copy,
and Backlighting scene modes
(A 61)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait scene
modes (A 61), smart portrait mode
(A 72)
Only a border displayed by the face detection function
can be selected. When the camera detects more than
one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
the focus area to that face.
Landscape, Sunset,
Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,
Fireworks show, and Panorama
assist scene modes (A61)
Touch AF/AE cannot be enabled.