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Taking Pictures (AUTO Mode)
By only pressing the shutter button, the
exposure (shutter speed and aperture value)
will be automatically adjusted and the picture
will be taken.
[Preparations]
• Insert the card. (P16)
• Set the power switch to [ON]. (P18)
• Set the operational mode dial to the single mode
[]. (P25)
1
Set the REC mode dial to AUTO mode
[].
2
[
A
Optical
finder]
Center the subject in the AF target 1
inside the optical finder and press
the shutter button halfway.
[
B LCD monitor]
After centering the subject in the
focus area 3
on the LCD monitor,
press the shutter button halfway.
• When the focus is adjusted, the focus
indication [¥] 2 appears.
• The shutter speed and the aperture value
are automatically adjusted and displayed on
the LCD monitor.
• When the subject is out of the AF target or
the focus area, use the AF/AE lock. (P50)
3
Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
• After taking a picture, when the auto review
(P78) is set to [ON], the picture is displayed
on the LCD monitor for about 2 seconds.
• When power saving time is set, if you do not operate the camera for a while, it is
automatically turned off at the set time. To operate the camera again, press the shutter
button or turn the power switch first to [OFF] and then to [ON]. (P80)
• There are times when the brightness of the LCD monitor differs from that of the recorded
pictures. In particular, when taking pictures in dark places with a long time exposure,
darkness appears on the LCD Monitor, but the recorded pictures are bright.