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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
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The shutter speed is fixed at four seconds.
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The zoom is restricted to four fixed positions.
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The flash always fires.
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When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the pet’s face and focuses
on it. By default, the shutter is automatically released when a dog or cat face is detected
(pet portrait auto release).
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On the screen displayed when
O
Pet portrait is selected, select
U
Single or
V
Continuous .
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U
Single : Whenever a dog or cat face is detected, the camera captures one image.
-
V
Continuous : Whenever a dog or cat face is detected, the camera captures three
images continuously.
B
Pet Portrait Auto Release and Self-portrait Timer
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Press the multi selector
J
(
n
) to change the Pet portrait auto release and Self-
portrait timer settings.
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Y
: The camera detects a dog or cat face and automatically releases the shutter.
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r
5s : The camera detects a dog, cat, or human face. The shutter is automatically released
5 seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed.
- OFF : The camera does not release the shutter automatically, even if a dog, cat, or human
face is detected. Press the shutter-release button.
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Pet portrait auto release is set to OFF after five bursts have been taken.
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Shooting is also possible by pressing the shutter-release button, regardless of the Pet
portrait auto release setting. When
V
Continuous is selected, you can take pictures
continuously while holding down the shutter-release button all the way.
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Fireworks show
o
Backlighting
O
Pet portrait