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EN
Menu operations
You can take a sequence of pictures at one time while holding down the shutter button. The camera
will take pictures in sequence until you release the shutter button.
• In [
i
], the settings will be changed as follows.
• The flash mode is fixed at [
$
].
• [ISO] is fixed at [AUTO].
• [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to [2048 × 1536].
The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger magnification than the optical
zoom. (Optical zoom × Digital zoom: the maximum approximately 28×)
ISO ......................................................................................
Changing the ISO sensitivity
AUTO
Sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the conditions of the
subject.
80/100/200/
400/800/1600
A low value lowers the sensitivity for daylight shooting of clear, sharp
pictures. The higher the value, the better the camera’s light sensitivity and
ability to shoot with a fast shutter speed and in low light conditions. However,
high sensitivity introduces noise into the resulting picture, which may give it
a grainy appearance.
DRIVE
.......................................................................................................... Continuous shooting
o
Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is pressed.
j
Focus and exposure are locked at the first frame. The sequential shooting
speed varies depending on the setting of record mode.
i
Pictures can be taken at a faster speed than normal sequential shooting.
ESP/
n
.............................
Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject
ESP
Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding area
separately to create a picture with balanced brightness. When taking pictures
against strong backlight, the center of the picture may appear dark.
n
Only the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a picture of the
subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.
DIGITAL ZOOM
............................................................................ Zooming in on your subject
OFF /ON
P
P
[IN
IN]
44
[
]
HQ
HQ 3072
3072
×
2304
2304
P
P
[IN
IN]
44
[
]
HQ
HQ 3072
3072
×
2304
2304
White area: The optical zoom area
Red area: The digital zoom area
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
Zoom bar
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