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Using functions for shooting
Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 41
• When the Face Detect function is activated
– You cannot use the AF illuminator.
– You cannot use the Digital Zoom function.
• In (Soft Snap) mode, the default setting is [Continuous].
• In the (Smile Shutter) mode, the Face Detect function activates continuously.
• The camera can detect up to 8 subject faces. However, in (Soft Snap) mode, it can detect only up to
4 subject faces.
• When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge which is the main subject and set
focus by priority.
• The frame which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button half way down. Even when
the frame does not turn green, if the distance of the subject which the focus is set on and other subjects are
the same, the focus is set on all subjects.
• Face Detection may fail, depending on the conditions under which it is used.
• When the shooting mode is a mode other than (Auto Adjustment), (Smile Shutter), and
(Soft Snap) mode, the Face Detect function is always off.
Selects the anti-blur mode.
• In Auto Adjustment mode, [SteadyShot] will be set to [Shooting].
• For movies, the options are limited to [Continuous] and [Off].
The default setting is set to [Continuous].
• The anti-blur function may not work properly in the following cases.
– When camera shake is too strong
– When the shutter speed is slow, for example, shooting night scenes
Selects the settings for the shooting function. These items appearing in this menu are same
ones as those in [ Shooting Settings] in (Settings) on the HOME screen. See page 40.
SteadyShot: Selecting the anti-blur mode
(Shooting)
Activates the anti-blur function when pressing the shutter
button halfway down.
(Continuous)
Always activates the anti-blur function. You can stabilize
images even when zooming up a far subject.
• Battery consumption is faster than in [Shooting] mode.
(Off)
Does not use anti-blur mode.
Setup: Selecting the shooting settings