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Taking Pictures
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Taking Pictures
Setting the Shooting Functions
Adjusting the Viewfinder
If the indicators in the viewfinder are hard to see, you can adjust
the diopter in the range of -3m
-1
+1m
-1
(per meter).
z Aim the camera towards the light
and move the diopter adjustment
lever to the left or right while look-
ing through the viewfinder.
Adjust the focus frame in the middle
of the viewfinder to the optimum
position.
Focus frame
Viewfinder
z
Shooting Time-lapse Movies (Time-lapse Movie)
With the time-lapse movies, the frame rate (number of pictures
taken for one second) is slowed down.When you play back these
pictures, the subject appears to move much more quickly. This
effect may be useful for taking blooming flowers, for example.
z Set the mode dial to in Capture mode.
x Press the Menu button.
The [Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed.
c Press the four-way controller ( ) to select [Time-lapse
Movie].
v Use the four-way controller ( )
to select [Off (×1)], [×2], [×5], [×10],
[×20], [×50], or [×100].
b Press the Playback/OK button.
n Press the shutter release button.
The time-lapse movie shooting
starts.
[Off (×1)] is the typical movie setting (15 frames/second). As you
select [×2], [×5]..., the number of pictures taken for a second
decreases from 1/2, 1/5...
The images of movie pictures are always played back at the rate
of 15 frames per second.This means those taken at ×2 appear to
be played back twice faster and those at ×5 five times faster than
×1.
memo
Mode dial
Menu button
Shutter release
button
Four-way
controller
Playback/OK button
MENU OK
Memory
AE Metering
ISO Speed
Instant Review
0.5sec
Auto
×5
Exit
Interval Shooting
Time-lapse Movie
Ok
Rec.Mode
Set-up
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2048×1536
MENU OK
Rec.Mode
Memory
Set-up
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
Multiple
On
Exit
Focusing Area
Digital Zoom
Ok
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