5
• Playing Back Pictures.....................................................................................68
• Playing Back Motion Pictures.........................................................................70
• Changing the information displayed on the playback screen.........................71
Deleting Pictures.....................................................................................................73
4. Recording Modes
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ...................75
• Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot]) ..........................................80
• Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation ([iHDR]).............81
• Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control).......................82
• Recording images by changing the brightness or color tone .........................83
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode)...........................84
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/Shutter Speed.....................................86
• Aperture-Priority AE Mode .............................................................................86
• Shutter-Priority AE Mode................................................................................87
• Manual Exposure Mode .................................................................................88
• Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode).............91
• Easily set aperture/shutter speed for suitable exposure (One Push AE) .......92
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being recorded (Scene Guide Mode)..........93
Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode)...................107
Recording motion pictures with manually set aperture value/shutter speed
(Creative Video Mode) ..........................................................................................118
• Recording slow motion pictures (High Speed Video) ...................................119
Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode).............................................120
• Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings) ............120
• Recording using registered custom set........................................................121
5. Image and Picture Quality Settings
Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an Effect ([Photo Style]).........................122
Adjusting Bright/Dark Portions ([Highlight Shadow]).............................................124
Adjusting the White Balance.................................................................................126
Setting the Picture Quality and Size .....................................................................131
• Setting the aspect ratio of pictures...............................................................131
• Setting the number of pixels.........................................................................131
• Setting the compression rate of pictures ([Quality]) .....................................132
Using Image Correction Functions........................................................................134
• Compensating the contrast and exposure ([i.Dynamic]) ..............................134
• Raising the resolution ([i.Resolution])...........................................................134
• Combining pictures with different exposures ([HDR])...................................135
• Reducing the long shutter noise ([Long Shtr NR])........................................136
• Setting the color space ([Color Space])........................................................137
6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus...........................................................................138
• About the focus mode (AFS/AFF/AFC)........................................................139