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Taking Still Pictures
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Focus Modes
1 Press the ) button in Capture mode.
The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the icon
appears on the LCD monitor.
The camera is ready to take pictures in the selected focus mode.
Selecting the Focus Mode
(No
icon)
Autofocus mode
The camera focuses on the object in the focusing area
when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Use
this mode when the distance to the subject is more than
40 cm (16 in) when zoomed out and more than 120 cm (47
in) when zoomed in.
q
Macro mode
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 10 cm – 50 cm (4 in –20 in) when zoomed out and
approx. 60 cm – 150 cm (24 in – 59 in) when zoomed in.
The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area
when the shutter release button is pressed halfway.
r
Super Macro
mode
This mode is used when the distance to the subject is
approx. 0 cm – 15 cm (0 in – 6 in). The camera focuses
on the object in the focusing area when the shutter
release button is pressed halfway.
s
Infinity-Landscape
mode
This mode is used for taking distant objects. The flash is
automatically set to a (flash off).
z
Manual Focus
mode
This mode lets you adjust the focus manually with the
four-way controller.
Make sure that the surface of the lens is clean as any dirt on the lens
in r mode may cause the camera to focus on the dirt rather than on
the subject.
• The default setting is Autofocus mode.
• Only the digital zoom can be used in r mode.
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