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7. Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
• It is recommended to disable the Image Stabilizer when using a tripod.
• The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases:
Be careful of camera shake when you press the shutter button.
– When there is a lot of shaking
– When the focal length is long (Tele)
– When using Digital Zoom
– When taking pictures while following a moving subject
– When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places
• The panning effect in [
] is more difficult to achieve in the following cases.
– In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day
– When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100s
– When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly (The
background will not become a blur)
– When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily
Not available in these cases:
• In Panorama Shot Mode, the [Stabilizer] setting will switch to [
] ([Panning]) even if it is set
to [
] ([Normal]).
• In the following cases, the [Stabilizer] will switch to [
] ([Normal]), even if it is set to [
]
([Panning]):
– During video recording
– When recording 4K pictures
– When recording using [Post Focus]
