Basic
When the subject is When the subject
focused is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area White--Green White--Red
Sound Beeps 2 times Beeps 4 times
@ Focus indication
@ AF area [normal)
© AF area (when using the digital zoom or when it is dark)
@ Aperture value
C© Shutter speed
C© ISO sensitivity
1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter button halfway to fix the
focus and exposure.
2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you
compose the picture.
• You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1
before pressing the shutter button fully,
We recommend that you use the face L_
detection function when taking pictures of
people. (P63)
• Subject and recording condition which are difficult to focus
• Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast
• When the recordable range display has appeared in red
• When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects
• When it is dark or when jitter occurs
• When the camera istoo close tothe subject or whentaking apicture ofboth distant andnear subjects
When the jitter alert [l([_3l}] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P66), a tripod or the self-timer (P44).
• Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend
using atripod.
-In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [STARRY SKY] or
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P47)
• Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only
when [ROTATE DISR] (P78) is set to [ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
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