5
• Playing Back Pictures..................................................................................65
• Playing Back Motion Pictures ......................................................................68
• Changing the information displayed on the playback screen.......................69
Deleting Pictures ................................................................................................71
4. Recording Modes
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode).......................................................................................73
• Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot])........................................76
• Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])..........77
• Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control) ....................78
• Recording images by changing the brightness or color tone.......................79
• About Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Auto Mode.......................81
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode).................83
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)...........90
• 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)...................................................................................104
Recording motion pictures with manually set aperture value/shutter
speed (Creative Video Mode) ..........................................................................116
• Minimizing operational sounds during motion picture recording................117
Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode) ....................................118
• Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings)..........118
• Recording using registered custom set......................................................119
5. Picture Quality and Color Tone Settings
Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an Effect ([Photo Style])..............120
Adjusting the White Balance...........................................................................123
Setting the Picture Quality and Size...............................................................128
• Setting the aspect ratio of pictures.............................................................128
• Setting the number of pixels......................................................................128
• Setting the compression rate of pictures ([Quality])...................................129
Using Image Correction Functions.................................................................130
• Compensating the contrast and exposure ([i.Dynamic])............................130
• Raising the resolution ([i.Resolution]) ........................................................130
• Combining pictures with different exposures ([HDR])................................131
• Reducing the long shutter noise ([Long Shtr NR]) .....................................133
• Correcting the brightness on the screen periphery ([Shading Comp.])......133
• Setting the color space ([Color Space]) .....................................................134